The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-19
CABINET CORRUPTIOyS.
AhysAer Letter Grom Thurlow weeds
Wroa she Albany Evening Journal July l6.
kl-AECRHrARY

Froa ne Erooklyp DAILY union.l


~ross the Albany Evening Journal, July 1871
a-~--a-sa...as kx-sEcRErARY CHASE. -
Mr. Weed We mean ray Iss ouy de.posm ..
sheh there has been any complaint 10 this period OF
Sshry OF Slate which sor.our part haveuever found
fsen With, but which Secretary Chase Las consistently
nsss 4saa does Mt Weed msa eb.sss llss
says 50 IS plainly he without distinctly framing
an accusation he does, be is sssy Of very con.
have in another column taken occon to charaoerize
lie sy 'nsssaaioo u We have sad anything 70 make
s'snls.sce aud present i as our estimate Of this asser
Tue -oeepotissss from whics, felt, IN common with
ems1rpated n ssands seuse OF relief, Is well under
stoos NJ Nssn'oston Mr. CHASE IN the exercise OF the
shrsais rsssp M Lincoln unaet the erroasous
in resson that be cond not dist arsc With the services
o. bis Secretary OF rss Treasury, yRsded and endured
.sn.I human patience was exhausted. Mr. Chase
iptoih's error was living so long ~ torment
he naRi breach Was casoned ~ the refusal OF Mr.
10 ACCEPT Mr. chsse's romiuec Mr. Lincoln suggested
Rictrrd h.arhtord, Dudley S. Gregory or Thomas
hifsouse as Assistant Treasurer; but Mr.. Chase
hesiole-despesic-Ar. Field er resignation
:, N view y &c VIGOROUSLY unworthy men with whom
y,ously, hx the sarsc poini in relation View
yeaed. ns orsaDizassa a Of tho New York Custom
aouse isr living barnias dissrsce Mr. Cnass Mad evil
When csarees showing that The onemy was receiving
supplies through Che Custom House rife that the
President in December ss called the secretssys aiten
tion &c them, be Iepd CURLY he s,no informa
tion Getting tho integrity q we Collector He had
however, abundance .. nlor mxton affecting the integ
ri,y OF ether lciss but !nncad Of removing them his
SPEC al agent sponrronths u efforts srsps- investi
gat'ors and over cp rascshes Mr.. Chrse knew that
there the Custom whose only service
wes 70 sign payroll He knew thst Others were dis
nonest-thst detected in leaving s department
With goods eoneoacd spou his person. ne has known
Ter three rears that gross custom house dishonesty
ISIS at osNesc. But he gsye mo sign.
Dir. Clsfk, wlom be placed the head OF the Money
Bureau 81 Wash neon, had becs exposed officially for
work progressing under the eye Mr. Chase yet
he placed at ran IN position OF overwhelming pecuni
airy ifust. he not eniy placed stooed man IN such
poson sr. refused 60 remove hin, the report OF his
osn soEcuor OF the treasury MIR Jcrdan who, April
last, 10 a-eter to Mr.. Chase, oaid>-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, &c LIciToRs OFFICE.
e !. u y o e. srnir z to s
her of Is ahes,ins heconduc and character Of NJ
IN .esord.nce via ns,rac.ions exhibited these
% So and ce s be n ss' have an s unity
propss
him eaehing haracer as an officer 81 this
D. parta, nt ne denie uteriy and that any other
have further IN obea g Your order called before
m,,ed and made such eshsr injuries il has been my
The e voc aif a be IN most ss
20 he "a E yr soss sa aua
facts Is course not question for me 10 consider.
1AhaVe ne nonoI vs. oe win n gu respect
hon p. CHASE Secretary Of the Treasury.
There other and grave reasous fr rejoicing that
NJ chase out Of ,he Cabinet He abolitionize that
bi,e, and if our government should be overthrown
which sumner, Greeley Philips &c. &c. belong, will be
respos bic for the calamity-drecty responsible for
waeed against rebellion uto for abolition, lacking
the wisdom TO perceive that the whole North could
gramme the people divided. In other wiser
had ruled, rebellion would have divided the South
and united the Norin- As II s, the South is intensely
united VII 10 The North is unhappny divided
But Tor Mr.. Chase and his followers, the rebellion
srlr and the Mississippi states But for their
influence TWO Union from border states would have
Tennessee North Carolina western Virginia ana North
crn Alabama. were full OF un,on mep, denounced
every discomagement-amid rapne and murder-,nis
has proved 10 be true. Mr.. Chase would not however
70 return to IL IS states For the truth Of my
that Mr. Chase would not allow the border states to re-
main IN the Union, suemt ihe following letter.
WASHINGTON, February 9, 1861
DEAR sIa-Thanhs for note ana explanation thai,
compromiss see Ba hope The best I maf
ana Bfs,ow: q ksanets ei@er Norm Carolina ina
Why sscrce permnnen, large power Ie 70
oss Yours o eol ss q gaining cnasE
When this letter was written, bold. devoted Union
man 10 North Carolina and Tennessee Struggling 10
keep their States in the JEion, sustain The
sovenment and TO sand by the stars and stripes The
stilt Wofnsstion," aooppd Dy congress, would
nave he'd hem Their members Of Congress went per.
scaaliy 70 four roo M rAporing aid. Mr. Chases
ssympathy' was excied, out be 'tsaw reason for
''sacrhcng' aboinlonism for the Union
wat followed is Historical We have been involved for
nearly tour years abolition war The Influences that
drore North Carolina and tennessee from the Union ex
torcd sa emancipation procamst on, practical eec-
live ony 10 giving union, strength aud determination
rebelloua Proclamation TO who5 the first slave not
owed his irecdoTnor II is only operative where
mics 60 a without the armies would have gore
faster and further. Ard let II be remeu bered that ali
tie w5le these hbot demagogaes ard fanatcs we're
AIDING both rebellion and slavery Tae North unitcd,
and free ~ the incubus Of aboiitionsn. would have
brushed tue rebellion and with II The cursed tsss0n
which struck al and sought g. di, ide the Union If the
south avert the punishment due toe great national
crane OF rebellion ibey will their escape the 10.
insanity 81 lholonists, IL is thus that ansagonism
w5r. retber
Ard here guard agairsi hose who lay ia wal, 70
Serveri all j cay, 1T exemp GERM Smith, with
OF efs who have lobby given Themselves duty OF
Fust1ntng tie government ~ We ~ar against rebellion
Had the same degree VI patriotism and governed
BIZ Ch1se ins members Of congress. and Influential
l9rrueis shoud this day rejoice Triumph Of the
government the varquiseei armies of the coueae
ray, conslgGiug rebellion and slavery 70 q common
grave.
did not, three years ago, mistake magnify the evil
y abolition rhnenccs, nor, though herceiy denounced
did sbrinS from the outy OF warning the people What
ther only p-opbeuc history Abolition 10
Erences, torgress and the Cabset have daub ID
ihe psfus ~ d4rs and deepebed tie rivers OF blood
spent and she'd IN war which SO long such influences
aud unset sway the government, promises hing but
al uteTm aaoe conflict VI an iBgoT.oas termination.
W.
L,uS-H Ct CAPTAIN rs GRooT's Nav STEAMER TIE new
ocean giesmer building 1t Maiden, the Hudson
riser, VIII be launched at that place Thursday
noon. July 81. two O'clock M Van Sanford III The