New-York tribune., 1867-03-09


many years interested form in profits derived
press thai agreed promised to give the Coee nor
friend , .Eys ' G or , s G ~ sg as S the
Collector he only testimony yen Committee ePo, otherwise
tli simply stating that T. their sagss
spirit congen they been that
cannot feel Indignation, but contempt ouxsoy W. p.,,.
YewYorh March Q, 1867 -,
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON THB CUSTOM
always an unpleasant task to be compelled presen. Oun
public print though may be defend against wicked
enter into any extended statement Whereby any may be
held forth eIemPas Of good men but shall merely eonnns
rres.iona Being il the charge Of
the General Order business conceive to be duty 20 ourselves
matter Of asceO Mr. Collector smybe that this public denial 'bOu4
That repor. starts with ehOod "I may be well to ar.
present and possible so etpos as TO arrest one abuse when on
dcult to under,and what Committee means by abuse
report shows which fact designate certain
stores General Order stores and Why there must be such stores has
too frequently been shown 90 need comment y1 accommodation the
designating certain persons friends we're 10 participate the profits
sultg from the business Is alleged that such the case Govern.
suffer by Of the existence Of General Order stores which sd
siorss. under the circumstances that they are eIost above those
charged @ the BIb The Squares or helnte or hamPhresi No
the parties holding the General Order business to make eIbn.
%a h. charges must ar and c,ss any eo
aint The charges noa be ngd setnId ana be made 20 sa'
Ard the undersigned charge stores on.
played by BIby' small ass charges
made we're n oar Judgment excessive bat which complaint.
were Immediately reduced aod . 70 iss.s charges. 1 the parties have
aassi With ,5s s. " paid he% word s' or % tso on bs rate q
charges viii not be Of place The Of charges made BY the
present prices, TSeS orts now rented By Us Tom
% present 1 These 5 were - suos Sssn 70 o Sa
g the person .so s,ets the report to the BI6 as 70 the pabc a.
the BI5y OF BY either Of me parties ae. IN making this
% sSdl ;Es s 81 S.s .: estimate Of far rates storage or carriage made
The Ccmues begin by stating that Mr. smyihe was the sr.. Collector
to Ut this business No, only ST smyhs r. C. johnson Co..
expressly stated before that Committee that bargain
.S Ss TO- % be e. OILY So s S s
Hs nos ;PPag y tss cara Of NJ S%y.a' and y other
ends the Bhby have for many been engaged in that business
Collector Barney va. a,srsi, hsicn ard tA cIcoecr Drap
cannot unds,SG is card q NJ Is1 c Bc~tu % prominently pub
.hi ponouaeag the statement that be bad an interest the General
tered into the ca, Of september 1851 -h SQUIRE Johnson
sos ' 'li'5y rs De- "n % .,, ~ Ns No AS & % 3 per s s s S 90 ,S %
SPUR, Johnson" And ihi. agreement viii Be noticed made
nov vs known The Committee Why then DID
T & g nA s mt e Il, ~ b G M 49, % g & M & az AZ I've s, n. Gen,
Order business, Dooe bad
o'e ud lave publicly pronounced
TIE voi that the Is false in every particular
NJ Collector smyiae y he letter Ae President Of the United
eh nent sIest that Of fea, NJ B,by Sd whats h He does
testimony : NEE m.mopllInr stout rnatre ALLEGED 10 have
sss9 gwen hR By gOn.s nov deceased A;a simply Toe Ra%sI.;
that those sss, Represented interest Nj S@ybe denied
orrobOe these gentlemen grhvs eag those senators whit having
% ss, be- va. s I 10 & a ' aeSe, s spRs Ss, /. " stated S. S
hey rtre bis snioui aq,9of'phe aaraS thus h wia
which II the soris Of the senators false parieallr
Ihray S'9, ,rss f,Sny made =, 70 me pArSph0s 5 o.
fleet Constant 'lU'on made TO hn as late Of Ths Dady
m oupson curing th past w years Ian Of which was IN The ksow
ss of the Comm they neither fair
honorable h The frequent auon to m a. see'h a. 80 improper
help We briefly quote rom his answer aud bis testimony given
editor he Duy Ns' from 1885 to September 1890 and
he PeseS Stree Sy Sii6rs~. ia iO have never written or
wor n for ,aat engagements having been for
much Of the time With the COUNTY Committee on Volunteering raising
Nov We s public H. only testimony before them
A or toned dealg On We par tns aPPOnu
in,esle The aaa o. an ssq y
interest With those who 50 lately to their own cost attempted to de-
Ato Mr. 4 c Johnson we have say matter oths
With which Nc ba' nothing do aud Which be Aoundn
wby The Committee should expended much time and
y, & are b, a. s t 70 , . % ,n om. % one srousb
.s S p.9 We We nSo' % ss o % they i JSRScu
s6,S dictated T. tG Gy stated
4 loo as over the testimony ofMr C johnson will be ha.
based Where rreptn biIhys testimony there anything TO sub
Of ,I,olon johnson denies ana with him Yet all
& ] sS. Ss & r manifest purposes. under
the grave sseurut Of report upon testimony What then be-
is potsc,oa Of trade testimony before t5at Com
cosoI s0Sa '9ok away IRON @ s" pnhs wb All hst ps of
the ent and o The merchants ha, been suppressed They
petition merchants Sby merchants not examined before that
Committee These and many other question:, would be hard 70 an
brough, forth this farri g Of fhsehood aud foolShncss
business and the COMMITTEES complaint official act
M ] SJ Of h directed to be made public BY order Of the Coz
not torae Interests Of the %ehans for whose could Se
published with view To Appease them, withdraw
ratay ad the very e, that cat Of hSadr bills they been
on able % present The two little matters before ,ade TO- sahsa
Departments the Custom House not friendly 10 the Collector
ady TO state frequently stated the General Order business
hA been not only ato but ondud With dispatch prompt
instances far fairly snd better than heretofore.
of those little bills with bis tabular statement based upon
ude as before aed ten ago not charging that our charges
that ug may BE- B to do So Why did they not produce the tes
nOny merchant shaving eIOrbian chsg,s We hold
Der b, made BY and paid this Mr. BIb, during his admins
hon Of the General O business In none l which are bis charge;
from the importers that We might ascertain how hs Daniel come
tonlug hasty report that the principal
employed situated the foot Bank st. the extreme
from where the shippers and importers do
conegate that by Of h location additional expense
thereby incurred los, ting Of goods that nume
ons piles Of fconbustr yans ADJ peril
hey whose behoof and for whose benefit all THESE zaeons
Now IN, amo Bby furnishes 'he testimony charge
Knows that this or house OF c best NcA-iok hatH
completely Isolated mat 10 On, umeli''e "ynl oi tue N's,s
bringing goods destined or General Oue business that the carriage %
teris ai Pc load, only bo cents tiat
ar the paid TO huu I
when bee Ind the h,l that Insurance goods can be better
n that his old stores completely surrounded by
warehouses, and whose immediate ncluhood almost nit
ui loan have lately been lost By Gre All these things lc well
anew a.hei brurht a ht.e and
uuaIs Nl else have been brought forth 10
his sarnruts The merchants having goods IN
knew that the statement not fair aud peyerson OF
es Should The the Central Park IN the Custom
House where they cougrg should be convenient 60
he district where vessels anye lie Well knew that there
Il
ths Vessels WHY uo refer 10 them aud their characteri
Great efforts were that the General Or business
very hie plum H large eame profitable
rLareI There expended for rents out
whole business has bat uue
rrab certainly cough Ia the Onentnc
goods The hight time and one from
enpayd sy be Kept om home and those hours
b r,t ari which H aud need when called TO