The New York herald., 1863-12-08

| great pOlltlcal reVOiutlOn, WnCn remains 10
be shaped into the new order of things that ia
to come.
| QUESTIONS FOR SECRETARY CHASE 70 ANswae -
Will the Secretary Of the Treasury furnish the
public a direct answer to the following
queries:
Has any person in a certain street in this
city ever returned two hundred and fifty seven
thousand dollars and sixty-ave cents made
out Of the government by swindling comlnis-
sions?
Has any person in Boston returned one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars that he swim
died the government out OF in furnishing sup
plies, &C.?
Have the consciences of any of those Philadel-
phians who furnished shoddy army blankets or
| wagons troubled them 80 much that they have
refunded their ill-gotten gainss
Have any Of those BaltimOreans who engaged
in supplying the government with rotten ships
or spawned horses exhibited desire to repent
of their sins by Isending remittance to the
United States Treasury?
| Have any of the army coffee contractors Of
| Cincinnati shown any signs of troubled con-
science by paying over to the government some
| of their enormous profits on the adulterated
! coffee furnished the soldiers:
Have any of those men who have swindled the
government by purchasing or furnishing those
rotton ships for transports which went to the
bottom of the ocean with all on board, been
moved to realize the enoemity Of their crimes
by visit from the ghosts OF their victims. and
endeavored to ease their consciences by return
ing portion of their fraudulent gains to the
! Treasury?
| Have any Of the swinders in horse feed forage
beef and other matters in Washington exhibited
a desire to repent Of their sins by walking up
to the Treasury building and making payment
of tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars of
their corrupt gains? Or must we consider that
the City Of Magnificent Distances is so COM
pletely debased by the politicians that it is I'M
possible to find man who is not lost to all
sense of honor or has any conscience left e.
| Have any of those men who have palmed off
shoddy uniforms upon our gallan. soldiers be-
come penitent and sought forgiveness by re-
funding to the government their hundreds of
|
expense of the suffering soldiers
We might continue this list for two or three
columns; but the above will answer for COM
mencement Will Secretary Chase answer these
questions categorically, in order that Congress
may have the dates to work upon in making up
their appropriations for carrying on the war
| during the next fiscal year?
| GENERAL Scorr AND Ouw Civu WAe-t is
| stated that General Scott, in recent converse
ton on the developments Of the war, remarked
that the fighting had only commenced, and tina.
the real hard fighting was yet to take place
He also added thai the administration had
fooled away nearly every golden opportunity
and thus, instead Of ending the rebellion as they
could have done long since. have extended it
TO the distant future
This opinion Of General Scott is worthy Of
the attention of the administration Had James
Buchanan followed the advice of General Scott
the rebellion would have been nipped in the
bud and the nation saved the disgrace 6 the
war, the immense expenditure OF money aud
the sacrifice of the hundreds OF thousands OF
valuable lives. In fact, we may add, had either
the administration OF James Buchanan or
Abraham Lincoln acted upon the advice OF
| the veteran Scott we should have long since
settled o.r troubles. The public fully resiEe
that the politicians in power at Washington
have frittered away the strength of the North,
aud have become tired and disgusted with
them, and are now looking around for some
scientific and practical man for candidate for
the Presidency, believing that the only saliva
tion OF the country is in electing President
some such man a. Mcclellan, Banks or Grant.
WANrEn--SoE BaANsFos THE CRoroy WArER
CowaIssIoNBRs-If any table Upper spiritual
medium. or other progressive person of any
class whatever can furnish brains to order, we
| appeal to such on the part Of the Croton Water
Commissioners, who are sadly in need Of the
article. Who are those missionersg Can
any one furnish their names: Last year the
Legislature passed law for the introduction
| OF the Croton water into the Twelfth ward: but
no steps have been taken towards the execution
OF this law. Another law provides for the
manner in which part OF the street shall 6s
kept open for travel while the pipes are being
aid down No notice whatever is taken of it.
All this might be different il the Commissioners
had even ever so little bsains; and therefore. If
Judge Edmonds or any Of his conireres have
any to spare, We hope that they may be put up
nicely in glass case and sent to the Crotoa
Board.
HAVE WI A STREET CouaissioNta- is gea-
orally supposed that person by the name of
Cornell has official charge of the streets of this
city; but II is doubtless popular error II 10
more than probable that Mr.. Cornell is defAnc,
and buried out Of the way and out OF sight We
are led to this conclusion by an observation Of
the condition Of The Fifth avenue o, the Park
entrance. Our laws provide thai the Stree,
Commissioner shall see that all distractions
are removed from the streets; and as this law i.
| F.