New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-09
Mr.. Van Wyck's Attack ON Collector
Barney.

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nr. Van Wyck's Attack ON Collector
Barney.
| To the Editor of The ". Y Tribune
VIII you kindly give me space enough TO expose
the snner end Of the bitter attsck uadsSy
Consfosgm,n Charles II. Van Wyck upon Mr. barney the
Collsctofi tie has printed In The Wa'haston DAILY Gs
size, The adiournn,nt Of Congress- snd this mon in Tua
TsinrsR q speech which r@ delivered but whsa
uuroogts to Lave been msdo the 23d Of February
This sp.ech which coarse TRADE ugan.. Mr. Barney
fed with false accusations and founded chiefly on eat
ony never taken before the Committee authorized b.
them bat picked UP by Van WICK himself in msnaes
characterized By Ito Chairman Of the Committee Mr. Wsh
burns on the door Of the House. as dsacefas In itssh
fraud on the House of Representatives and on the puSia
The Hose gave Mr. Van Wyck permission on the I'D Feb
rlary to print speech Of that cay The speech PRIMES
contains statements Of occurrences the Committee sndh
Consress which happened tho ID Of March this d.sss
ing given in ae speech This shows that 1t was kept bask
until ses the adjournment to prevent the Feasibility
reIy 10 s slanders the floor OF the House and ~
under the apparent sanction Of the House. te pro
tect the ssndefer.
The above fact, the sbseuce from the city oi bust
ness of Mr. Barney and the further crcumstanee thas h
Van Wyok in the Of his INDUCES IN sous
comments IN regard to myss make 1t proper for ms In ~
drcc. way to intervene in this matter. SO far e
,ousv concerned have only say that the charge ~
be that the transfer OF tho unexpred term Of IL
soeed Labor Contract" for the work in tho Apprsfssrs
stores By the original contractors to other parties In which
aapesed o. professional adviser" by the proeurensas
OF Mr. Barney or under his direction, for bis benefit
utterly fse. The in,eres in question which
Mr. Barney had CONTROL an in It's transfer from the hands
Of political opponents to persons friendly to the Admaasr
ton 10 had agency interest direct or Indirect nor W.
ever any interested in matter or thins dsps
dent upon the sction or patronage OF the Collector
to every other charge contained in this speech Ts
evidence taken BY the Committee md the public records
which every his access show then''o be false
They are charges In stance that the Collector Surveyor
and Naval Ocer in the hsbt Of receiving oribe' thai
they make fraudulent and coasive settlements with sHasui
the. they levy black sccused importers &c. &c Al
these discoveries made by Mr. Van wyck alone In The
course of bis unauthorized and dsssceful gaicaA
nd apply TO revenue officers OF past Administrations wa
~ to thooc OF the present pronounce them infsmo~
ssnders and refer 10 the records o. the Committee, wheU
they ere proved be such II he will dare to repeat them
except IN Ter the shield of congressional privilege hs will b
held legal accountability for them He aso charges hsa
Mr. Barney agent has received large coum!ssoes
on the se o. cotton shipped him for Govern ent account
This he has charged received cent 9
any services comnss connected with this business
But tn question arises why this minority Of report
and Ibis nyocve and slandsrous sPeechf The key ht'
Collector possession Of the facts and will STATE them
have no privilege to plead aud will prove all that ssym
auy Court or place wh,tever Mr.. Barney being Collect@
Mr. Van Wyck wanted places the for SONS
OF IA, constituents He made application for such sppohS
mens TO appoint man IL was necessary to removed
incumbsr. Van Wyck stated and represented to MT Bar
ney that o. Winston. storskeeper. Secessionst
Of tho made at the time by Mr.
Barney. and In Van "ycks presence AnsI"Hd 10 wros
follows;
20 Winston should DO removed and David ,, HSliy
pointed. {. H. VAN WIN"
At later date ho wrote ssan follows:
wrote you long since that u. Is Winston should y
removed Wilson's friends Seees's"''s. az hea,f sss
hIgs no doubt sueh 10 WINSTON " Ia v w.
Winston removed this. lie sought for the ground I"
hs removal aud heard that his representative In Ces
ess had elected by charge OF disloyaty He wrote
him asking IL 1t WA true. Van Wyck replied follows
quote lsoul his letter;
"WsSniNaroy, Monday. Jsn. IA, 1853
ITO @. WasroS, esq: Nothing could surprise me ~
than shs siaement IN your letter this day received ~
ere reInovedf the CssIou House my suggestion "
cause You Secessionit Whatever may Dc ths ~
truo never asked for your renewals never .Ad you "'
a Secessionisti never believed you were one"
Not content with this and not remembering that the soss
would show tho utter fasty OF kis denial he goes on
nounos MIR. barney or base conduct In removing =" a
aud refusing t. make appointments for him. Ths ''''
published lu Tax TRIBUNE at the time.
The facts however to bght and though tno' 80
before been pusshod they suced to put an o."
any possible infnsnce Of Mr.. Van Wyck In references
House appointments aud to place him In p0's
wher. any charge resting his owa word was osn'''A
necessity Of retaliation. Dat OF revenge be thres"1
pr cure tho removal Of Mr.. Barney instiysted Custom
g,Cn aud In order 70 make Of ss'tns h' ".
OF some awful disclosures he came to Nswforf HOo''
mened bsgors him discharged CustomHouss on'o''' -.
poated applicants for ohcs, and political 0Pp0neH'
Collect or aud accumulated mas Of hsarsay evidence -
gossip aud common scandal all Of which no sought
poat. iuo the records Of his Committee. but when 'n'
ectsd lilo seeks to got ts car Of the pu0.S ,,Sv
poison their minds asslns, honest public omse i
this private rrudse Other facts which ere psTsine0'
which exhibit the true character Of this outrage ~ RI
reach and on ,r.oord. but cannot dwell on 'ns~
LONG a. the MISTER was kept within the boands Oh
.lonal invss,sation Il peedlsss to expose w.
nature but th. exposure has now been r'aos n,~Yaa
. lam. yours truly. WIN ALLEN
Trinity Buaains Mes. Y'Vk. March 7. 1909