The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-28


Tho Committee appointed by tina House Of
Roprtset ts,iyts TO i,tret ont the disunions
bill lurking in GJvorsment offices have com
pletod their report, and ~ero 20 pIosent il TO
Congress yesterday. Charges Of disloyaiy
sganst more than 500 persons have bsen invos-
tiga'ed but tho evidence ia macy eiei docs
rot appear in tho report, having bean touni
too unsatisfactory TO 10 sntrustd TO any bu.
tho proper au horities, who have .Lo,n pa! %
their guard against possible danger.
The most in p,rtant casss arc those Of Dh
trict Attorney CARRIN0ToS and Li'u.en,nt
Colond MArSApIKR, assistant Chi,f OF Orb
nance. The evidence against CARHrsGroE
goes to show that while holding the oili-, Of
District Attorney and drawing pay as captain
in volunteer company, he refused TO 60 with
I his con psny when ordered TO Seneca Mlls, in
Maryland, saying that "ho would rot invade
| his native state," anil that ho could not lift
| his hand against his mother" At smother time
ai.s are dizzy saSyiPs hs could no. invade
trusted TO repres tho rebellion OF 70 deisni tn.
| Constitution AID tho lava"
The charges proven against MAYrApfsE Az,
oil much moro serious nature, showing active
co-operation on his part III the plan, Of tho re-
bel leaders. lie wa, party to thu ell. IT maie
in December, 1860, by JoHN u FLoYp. then
Secretary OF War, to transfer cannon 20 Tn.
south, under tho pretence OF arming ro.tiica-
tons at Galveston and Slip leland, which had
no existence but, In reality, TO furnish tho
munitions Of war for tho intended rebellion =.
and he was also priyy 10 the sale by FLoYD Of
lOo,COO or more muskets, to A. A. BEI,kSAr
and 10000 TO other parties, in violation Of law
ana 10 tho great detrimont Of the public service,
the object being to disarm the government AMI
to arm its rebel enemies.
MArNAnrrR attempts to shelter himself m
der the plea OF obedience to the orders of hi.
superior, Secretary FLOYD, but there is Tot tb,,
least doubt that he knew that the forts hs WI.
orceTed to arm had no existence. and IL i.
scarcely less clear that he must have known or
believed that the object Of FLOYD in giving tho
order was to dsarm the Government and TO
arm its rebel enemies Yet he male no proteat
nor entered complaint in any manner; and
ihseed, has not attempted to show that he wa,
not fully conscious Of the REASONABLE object O
the sales TO VIII ch he was PRIV.
The charges against MAYNADIER were for
mally preferred by Col. CRAIG, Chief Of the
Ordnance Department, in June last but ia.
Secretary OF War, by the advice of the Adiu
tant General, dismissed them as friy, lous and
unworthy of investigation. lie has not e4cap
cd so readily at tho hards Of the PorrEl,
Committee.
Among tho minor officers tried by the Com
mittee, are JAM, ". DEtuIE, a clerk In the
Navy Department, LLOYD HARkIsoN, a second
lieutenant in SngRMAs's battery, aud ions
WAIT, formerly gardiner at the President
House; all Of whom are shown 10 have che.
rished reasonable sentiments. WATT has been
recently appointed to ,econd leutenancy in
the army, in spite o. thi fac. that the ey.
dence against lin wa sen. in eco season to
the President by the Z, mmitteo who ,er,
justly complained that, in the face Of such
testimony, man clearly disloy al, instead OF
being Instantly removed, should have been Gle
waited to a higher and more responsible con.
dision.
1t is very evident that there has long been
something wanting at Warrington to protect
US against tho Vaccinations of traitors in Ia,
camp, and the Committee will have done good
service il they secure for Us greater vigilance
In the future,