Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-05
THE ALLEGED cUsroMHoUsE FRAUDS.

The New York Times of Saturday has the following
paragraph in reference to the alleged custom house frauds
in the city OF New York
MIR. Jourdon Solicitor Of the Treasury has received
information that extensive frauds have committed
by official IN the custom house in this city, SAID to
occupy high position The frauds said have been
perpetrated by ase entries, and 800 900 aud
upwards Ii also charged that munitions of have
been furnished to the rebels through the conuvance Of
Custom house officials This not at all strange in view
OF the fact that notorious copperheads have been retained
In the customhouss by the present Collector after their
secesh procvihes made known through the medium
oil Trustworthy and loyal citizens deputy collector
said 10 have been arrested IN conurxlon with these
charges"
The New York Journal of Commerce, in commenting
on the above paragraph makes further disclosures
We copy what it says, as follows:
The above is cool, even for the New York Times
The notorious copperheads here alluded to are Hon
Henry D. Stanton noted abolition orator of the Cheever
STRIPE, VINO was appointed by Hiram Barney deputy
collector in the New York customhouse and his son. D.
G Stanton Esq clerk 10 the custom house. under his
father and living at his house Both have been officially
suspended.
The Times charges these gentlemen with having con-
nved ut the furnishing OF munitions of to the rebels
The method OF operation be explained as follows
When shipper sends cargo of munitions of war or
other supplies out of this port the Collector may require
him to give bond, with two good and sufficient surees
that they shall be landed in good faith neutral port be-
yond the reach of Confederate fingers at domestic
port now under Government authority When 80 landed
certificate TO this effect is returned by the proper auho
ty, and the bond is then surrendered 1t appears that
some uneasy copperheads of secesh proclvites msrk
how they were Connected undertook to supply the
bells with means to carry the and cargoes into
rebel ports or course, they could not return the re-
CURED certificate at the New York customhOuse and take
up the bonds. These bonds, Ito the amount the Times
says, of 100000 but told to much larger ex-
ten) it is now charged therefore surrendered to
these traders OF secesh procyities by their
house copperhead allies. The charge is made that the
Stantons received part of the proceeds of these ship
ments IN return for giving up the bonds which in
their custody
I'VE know nothing personally of the guilt of this Mr.
Stanton but the fact that he has been suspended by Mr.
Barney, aud the open and universal knowledge of the
charge made by the New York Times make it fit sub
ject of comment.
Our readers will have scarcely forgotten political
meeting, held year ago in New York which an ora
tor In the presence OF appaudng masses, and the
platform with respectable citizens too proposed to
place arms in the hands of slaves, and pointing them
the Southern plantations, shout, Descendants Of the
homeland of Toussant rOuverture for God and Liberty
strike home The applause with which this mans pro-
posa received by his Republican audience was only
equaled by the horror it excited in the minds Of tho ute
hgent conservatism of tho whole country. The orator
was the Mr. Stanton who is accused by the New
York Times of actually connvng at sending munitions of
war to the rebels OF such stuff s it that radical po-
clans are made Are not perhaps justified in suspect
ing all of these shrekers of treason traitor
to be dubious characters For the past years the
person charged with treason by the radical has
been their most prominent working orator and stump
speaker In this State and elsewhere
The New York Times in it's issue Of the 81 instant
makes further explanation Of the affair, rs follows:
The allegations OF fraud by high official in the Gus
house, which being made intended to reflect
upon Henry Stanton, special deputy collector. The
facts stated to be these: Mr. Stanton in his official
capacity has been requiring and taking bonds from parties
who ship goods to neutral places the rebel ports pro-
vldng against change of destination the latter He
has taken some four thousand such bonds and within
short time of them have been abstraced On this
being discovered it communicated to Secretary Chase
Mr. Jourdan Solicitor Of the Treasury, on here and
made an investigation This resulted in tracing the alb
stracton to young man. clerk in the custom house.
This youth had been induced to do So is alleged by the
parties giving the bonds who expected by securing them
TO escape the pecuniay penalty of their violation. OF
course compensation made for the abstraction The
bonds, however have not been cancelled still hold good
against the parties record and if violated eau be-
prosecuted OF all the transaction until the discovery of
the loss Mr. Stanton was ignorant"