New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-07
FRAUDS ON THE TREASURY
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tbe oup;dity OF tie lvar.ions would take advantage
of the Decessiies Of ihe nat Ou and for time pn'
reyel and grow ca ami the gr0aus and gilei oil lhe
pNopl that pressing wan's must yield to ibe tN'oI
lion OF the base; thai tie ca i,al wac thres'-
ened railroad communication cut I'll. the lnoN
exmbijant prices could suiciy lie depanu q Tor
steam end SLING vesselr; that when orr hfsenais
had been 70 bed Of nrais gold could not be weighed
against cannon and nuskei.; ttat tie Government
must be xcused Ii itsutrrrd Seli ,oh OIcl1eacutG
Yet after the lap,e OF two v ars We hho tue suiAe
system of exIoruou prevailing. and robbery has
grown more unblustlng IT. It's eX9cl"Ds 10 II feels
secure in IFS iIlnnuity from Onls meDt, and that
snec;ee of fraud which shocked tie ud'ion in the
S,rug of 1851 has aeen hcr' aslng. tbs httin9 out
of each expedition by wafer a. we'll as land lie out
rein, meut upon tie eXOf ION and iUIn-l &c profits
which preceded il. The f'eedom IRON punishment
by which the Fl ST greedy and rap ciOus horde were
uttered TO run at large wi h i'll got en- gates seems
10 have demoraZ-d too many of those who deal
with the Government. The itiaIr of The Catl.
line has grown 10 be vftuocs tsueacli,n,
compared With the chatter of 'ear,y every vessel
stree. The two ana half per ceLt COM
missions of tue brother ip.law If the Secre'
try Of the Navy tave teen eleyaied iItv generous
patriotism by the lager suns continually Aio IRON
that time. Some one 81 oulo be held es,onsibo for
this iucesssDt plund.rng. There is more necet'
sty for "a nation be uveIrcached than for slarge
corporation uGiyl .ud L. rs idle md childish,
nay, erin nal, 70 sly these things must be borne.
No, Sir; the Government Gun procure no est men III
its various offices Of ,rust. Nheiy-hiue huudrtdhs
Of all tho fuuls committed ars done by the Gem
plicty aud cOJnivance If persons Ia 4 $ employ
And tie Government unst be- bli indeed not TO
see that fact, and Iban iubtcie 20 suffer |!
osy. What good does detection and exposure do II
the whole system ,tl goes Oh IL Is the certainty
OF punishment alOue tuat prev nts The commission
Of crime Before 1860 We talk d much, and VIII
truth, of tie corrupiors Il the Buchanan Aduinis-
tration. We promised The people reform and re
treuchmeat. We believed the Curtom House IN tue
Oily OF New.Yolk was u source OF political power
aid political corruption. l was opposed TO paying
such isrge TO tie revenue Oice,s and on tie
day OF JAY, 1861, iulloeuced bill to limit them to
salary OF about 5000 each, aud re-
quire then 10 pay all hues penlues, and for
feiturrs into TIE Treasury Of The United States.
Satisfied that th- old abuses existed III iuil force,
the Is b day Of February, Loo! l moved resou.
tion oi inquiry into valVas natters connected there
with, aaQ ia March last eXau,lnrd MY WI nesses.
regret TO say that an Compelled TO d FIR VII 10y
colleagues on the Committee rs TO that evidence,
and the subjects OF iGquiry. On the part Of some OF
them there has been persistent effort 10 suppress
that evidence. The mohve indutii such course
must leave the public 10 Juose. l obtained consent
from the ilOuse u pubsu nllnori report, and 10
that refer for The history of The whole matter and
the more impor ant evidence touching tie subjects
under cOns icratior. few days after taking that
testimony went with hy regiment 10 the Peuin-
sula. Letters caue 10 from VARIOUS thai
the evi tonce " be suppressed. 50 frequent and
earnest was tie statement, thai wrote 10 Il colleague
on tue CoUmittce alng tic rumoIS but tctived no
ADsW NnrlCus ne0s, have chsr. ed that il
was to be suppressed, aud that ] WIS instrumental
for that object. desire 10 STATE thns publicly that
amajority vi TIE Con0lt;ee not only Intended 10
suppress The evidence, bot that should not lie al
lowed 10 Use H. Contrary TO xpectatiOps did
obtain aud Hse IL. My report will chow fully the
history and result OF the unlostiabls and unparlia
meltary course vi the COnulistee secure tie end
they desired.
MONEYS RECEIVED BY REVENUE OFFICERS
There was difie ence Of opinion among the WIT
neosee ae TO tue amount OF MONEYS received by the
revenue officers Mr.. Cargili, Il very candid man,
formerly III the Custom House under Sche l. dep.
utv. iii n position which entitled hun t. know,
states II ~ Si5O0VO 10 EACH for four Ysarr, indepen.
cent OF the salary Aleo Mr.. Bayaid, then and nov
In the seizure bure.u oi the Custom House, eau
tlous, pi udeLt witness, whOse ttice gave him tn,
means OF Knowing aid who had previously mad'
calculations as to the anoG4 likes 1t at $50 Co0 pc
aDnum 10 each, while Mr.. Barney, Auorews, am
DenIlison, eaeh decline t. swear low muc
they receive, saying they do not know and re
ferfing 10 the boOhs Of the auditor, Mr. Ogden
to ascertain The AMOUNT Tie IgGfes, ulaae by
Ar. OGDEN, 81 ow from luce, penalties, aud forfeit
ures between twenty.oLe AID twenty-five tuous.
anu dollars per aonup, beside the salary Of $500.
In addt on the Collector receives from Commissions
on the Hsrbof-MiseIs, Health UEeegr, ana Seamen 0
hetreal HpepIlal Fees, abJlt tour thousand do lars
more, maxi Z according - their own figures shout
thriy thousand dollars per anuum for tho Collector
aud s Z 900 each 10 tie Surveyor and Naval Officer
Possibly there shoad DC 40 censurr for the officers
who take these fabulous sm0uots Wien tie law
gives il 10 then, but what outrage ard enormiy ia
Tue law which eau tolerate suob thing! a party
la power VA creates or continues such Il law
ought 10 he rebuked. Ii those gentlemen worth
$780, 900 year 10 themselves they certainly are not
10 the Government. Without ADy iaiGra cement to
them. woo WI pretend that tuelr places could Tot
be hlled with men equally competent for the salary
OF $J,O0Jf Dad b. slen Is souglt 10 be upheld by
worse argument. H. III the mouth vi the Custom
Officials AMI Lber friends that Revenue laws cannot
be enforced unless the Collector, Surveyor, and
Naval Officer encouraged, mol by their oath and
sense oi duty, kui tue prospect OF eurichlng TEN
selves.
BY WHOM VIOLATIONS OF THE REVENUE LAWS
AXE DETECTED.
Most Of the fgauQ5 aIe deleced and seizures made
by the sobordlnates, who Lave not the hope OF gam
before their eyes, but wLOse only motive for the
fthiul and Jealous discharge Of duty is the hope OF
retaining position with the salary. Let such be
the 18th the revenue officers themselves; let
item understand that negllscm aid careless dig
Charge OF duty will work iLelr removal, and your
laws will 10 enforced. ThUsc lnws eau bc enforced
wih0u. brbiDg men 10 do tneir duly at the
nous sum Of $4,000 yeAly. We co not 50 with
ju gee and ponce officers BeslGes tue present sys
TEN leads 10 aD increase o! smugglog. Suuegleis
unde rbtaad they are not 10 be punished except in
dollars and cents tbey understand that revenue
officers do their work only Tor money, aud if that be
the acknowledged ruling motive, the more viola
tons the more money. Smuggling 10 on the IN
crease yet the fttlIg out OF sayeis IN the port Of
New.York, which existed for many years, has
been broken up by tho efficiency Of The Marshal Of
that city. And toe evidence clearly establishes that
II ID a. easy, If not easier, TO prevent smuggling
than stop si,vers. There Is but little sDuggl ny
oept invoicing goods undervalued, and IL ~ also IN
proof that suca violations stould DO detected BY the