New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-16
NFxv WORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. JANUARY IT, 1863

which the Government has right expect from those to
whom i<nportsnt trusts are confded.
Ths dirty Of the general supervision and outfit" was de
vo,ved rpop Commodore Van Bunt assisted by Mr.. Has
VOL, He con6de1 the inspection Of the vessels to Mr. Has
well and he confaD the representations Of her owner "
10 her condition and Of epar' made but partial nspec
tioo Of her
Il NAV wei. be doubted whether the responsibility that at
10 the ,pecs trus. Com Vac Brunt would be Who'll
devolyed upon no,hsr and whether tho duty implied
in the epoymsnt of Hs.we could be properly waived on
the Of the Of tho vessels that there was
IN this case nsconcepon of duty ct least In allowing ths
Niagara to proceed her voyage with large "u''e "
troops sad board Is quite apparent; also '" '
bsse,er Of tie report Of her by Mr. Easwcl to Com van
Bun. In which the word far 10 used 10 relation 70 het
Condition" aud sssworthinea In contradisinction W
good" In other The act Of Congress OF tho @h Of
February last coutemplatss tho detailing Of" three competent
nay officers for the service Of the War Department in the in
,.con ofranspor. vesses 1t obviously the design Of
s enactment to secure the Government the services OF
persons who should be responsible to by official relation
Is porsnce 10 Illustrated in this instance. In tue employ
nent Of Mr. Ha,we instead Of de!acng an engineer and
in the naval service who would share the respon'
sibihy with Com. Van Brunt
Although bovcd the obligations Of the charter the
oyeme nt may not be indifferent to Transaction so dst
mental to the public servc the tendency OF which Is 80 fatal
TO tho success OF INC erolN IL IL W
thority against the assaults Of open enemies.
The owner Il cannot be doubted ia fairly chsgeabe BY the
Government With the damages consequent upon delay d'em'
hs-k ,on Of troops kc not mention the weishty
con erons posue the troops and hazsds to the
expedition.
There Is di.csrnbe from the facts elected in this Inquiry
practice supposed have obtained to extent In this class
of transactions greatly tho prejudice OF the Government
detrimental tho service. and Of evil tendency every way
namely the Intervention of middle mon soEt OF secon't
,ued aud officially gnled sgeot between the Govern.
a. ns and the owners Of vessels BY which competition
/. prevented snd commission imposed upon the owner
In all such case. the Government. buffers In two waysby
being deprived Of competition without which the rates
always be les. arbitrary, and by being ccni
pesd bear portion least OF such Imposition on the
All needu pecaatIon, seem to have been observed
In this instance by tho Government for its own protection
aud OF the bpownc The contracts for transport Ve'
sci. were be effected BY Mr.. Vanderbilt who voluntarily
undertook the service without compensation. sc,u4tej by
d.,r. to aid the Government He states tina. che did not
employ any broker" but eudesvored in case, to
deal directly with the pse To aid him he employed Mr
T. J. southard recommended to him having bad expert
onee In fitting up horse ships aid who had an interest In
seysral ships which no was DESTROYS Of chsrterns
IN regard to M Southsrds employment Mr. Vanderbilt
said to him. want you to understand that feel
strong in this controversy that we have got INTO
and feel be duty to my country to do all the service
can. am going to do 1t voluntarily without any pay
How do you feel that We ought TO hnd patriotism
enough ia our country do something for g. without every
bodv making money out Of IN. tho Government He
SAYS will give my tins Government without any pay
10 he Won with this thing There will be commission or
snyhnf the kind ged Now, whether he has CONFORM
ed 70 that 1. for him to answer"
Mr. southards statement Of his employment IL harmony
with the above.
Now II will be seen. from tho testimony OF Mr. sou'hsEd
and that OF hi. son. commission Of Ave per ceat In most
add Of six aud quarter 10 the other cases was eXacted
nom the owners Of the vessels chartered
Il, 4, assumed that Il q communion 10 the FIRM Of
sou'hard Wight Hussey shipbrokers but Mr Soutbad'
q tina. sr the son Of T. j. Southland states that the own
ere offered ,hsr through my father and he took them
through Us, dou, know why DONE received the
commsion money and gave receipts In the name Of my
father"
There little evidence to justify such assumption, and the
committee are compelled regard the transaction In relation
10 the Commissions tie set OF T. - Southerd. In no
eaeral particular relieved by the manner in which it was
effected He DO regarded the agent OF the Govern
n bound to respect it, faith aud honor and 70 deal with
had business with It becomes the character OF
the nation needless .dd that require the payment
Of by those who ofssd their vessels was TO
violate the express spuatons Of his emPoymsn. and would
have been equally violation OF the Government in the alb
was wholly unauthorized By any facts known to eris! paid
without consideration aud should be refunded to the owners
where received aud retained Government. for the owners
In case. where payment has not been made The transaction
l. clearly within the intent Of the act Of Congo" o; 10th July
C62 proven, officers Of the Government from taking con
.idera,ions for procuring contracts
The terms the charters Of the steam vssscs are under
stood to compare voby with those effected by the Govern
neut In similar transactions But IL IL undoubtedly true
general proposition that hi rates demanded and paid
for Government service than received In the ordinary en-
ploym.nt Of such vessels Th, IL attributable doubtless In
part TO the character and condition Of the erycs and the de-
usnd created by the and additional employment but In
main the result Of the method pursued oF procuring the
charters which has had tho eee, to shut on, competition
Tn. NEEDY suggested and TO which much Importance 10 at
sohed l. that Of inviting petition giving the shpowneTs
country opportunity make proposals ~ithoa, To-
tsenou OF Government agents and enforcement OF the
law which Imposes and imprisonment upon those In the
ymont Of the Government, who, for consideration
proc are contracts Of every description.