The New York herald., 1867-03-09

acterize both By fnusndoes and charges Mr. thompson
who, 81 lately 10 their cost, attempted 70 destroy
our governmentf
AS 70 Mr. 4. @ Johnson we have but little to say-n
is q matter OF his concern with which have nothing
10 do and which he 10 abundantly able TO answer.
Why the committee should have expended 20 much
which u is not claimed 10 have consummated we
are al loss TO perceive other than that was capital
soe one through ether partes We cansos say or their
refort as they did Of Mr.. Johnson thai would well
rspsy % pssusai ou, must admit IN considering % sls
'some men are strange, complex thirgan
In looking over the testimony OF Ar E. G. Johnsen 1t
will be seen that he fatty oontrados Bxby, upon whose
testimony alone the whole report Is based Where ex
cept IN Bixbys testimony Is lhe anything TO sebstan-
,a,e the ss,oent that johnson proposed to him Bxby
system OF extortionY johnson denies IT, and the faces
are with hn Yet all this rgmaroe against Johnson
not evendeged 70 have been brought to the knowledge
purposes, under the grave statement Of a relort
made upon testimony. What, then, becomes Of
sghts justice, protection Of trade 30 Was lot
testimony before that cemmttee that Johnson = Co.
had tas business but time, and that The Cos,scLor
why but SO little Of IN Ftimony has been published
Why all that part Of Il which showed the acts OF the
-vernment and so merchants has been suppressed
They may we'll askat whose instance was mat COM
+, why merchants wore not examined before that com
mtteef These ana many other questions :. would be
an sD
falsehood and foolishness
And now wero,ae 70 the time whom we received tho
general order business and the committee 6nd complaint
In almost rss official act viz noce TO the
chants inviting complaints and notice OF tho reduc
the Collector not for the interest OF the merchants
for whose coudit bef But because about that time this
published with View 10 sppease them, or Withdraw
public private scrotny We asked then and we ask
ss az snS the very fact 'na,
the two little matters before alluded to is sufficient
evidence % safety that we are trying 20 do right in she
matter Heads OF departments In the Custom House not
very friendly 10 tho Collector and many merchants and
brokers doing Custom House brokerage, ready 10
state and have frequently stated that the general order
business by has been only satisfactory but
Quoted with DESPATCH promptness and fairness equal
any previous period and In many very many instances
far more fairly and better than heretofore
And here again Alr. Bxby Is brought forward TO SUBJ
stantate the incorrectness Of those two little bills with
hs tabular statement based rates made before
stated ten not charging that charges
have been swced 10 thousand per cent over the legal
they not produce the testimony OF merchants,
showing exorbtant chargcsY We hold number Of bills
made by and paid to this Mr. Bixby during his ad
mnisration Of the general order business in of
which his charges ess than and in many above
them-these bulls having been obtained by as from tho
importers that we might ascertain how this "Danicl
como 70 Judgment had made up his bills
Continuing tins has'y review OF that report they say
fhat the principal warehouse employed by Is situated
at the foot Of Bank street. the extreme west side OF
the city, and away from where the shippers and i'm
location additional expense is thereby incurred loss
time In cartng insecurity OF goods; that numeroua
thoir peril, and thoy ask, At whose bc6oof, and for
whose benefit are all these exacons and jeopardies2"
Now this same Mr. Bixby who furnishes the testimony
for this charge knows that this sorehouse is the
very best in New York that completely isolated:
that II k in the Immediate vicinity Of tho vessels bring
carriage seldom exceeds eighty eight per load In
many eases only sixty cents that the rates for
ho had the business that insurance upon
goods be bctcr cneccd in that than in his old
stores, completely surrounded by cotton warehouses;
and 10 whose Immediate neighborhood almost milion
Of dollars have lately been lost by fire. All these things
s we and ye Is asssd for whose benefit al
else have been brought forth substante one OF
his staements' Tho merchants having goods in that
perverson Of fscta should the ssorehouse be in the
Central Park or IN Che Custom House, "where they
district where most of the vessels arivc9 he well knew
hat there arc various sorehozses In every district OF
hs 5 port expressly 70 acoommoasse The vessels why
Great efforts were made TO show that The general order
business was very big plum IL is not largo as
ncnsc sum expended for rents very many outays for
abor and on the whole business there has yet been but
onmos we are compelled &c % receive sns ea
u the night time, and every one, from employer
ploye. must necessarily be kept from homo and those
hours Of rest and comfort which all and need
when we are called 70 pay for extra labor does not
como back, and they who hold the business have no
sinecure either a. 70 responsibility expense labor
Why then, all these charges against the Collector about
this big plum when Il appears by the testimony of every
examined by that committee that he has not received
,nyhingi why Is our testimony suppressed that we
have never given him, any on his BEHALF any.
hing, nor promised to do 20, directly or indirectly.
How Is II that only garblcd portions Of the simony
re allowed TO be published? Mr. Bixby even testified
hat the whole business Is not worth $4,000, and Mr.
sowen that the Eastern district OF tho city hardly yielded
he expenses and yet with these facts the committee
re anxious to create false opinion as to Its immense
ronts.
We have briefly referred 70 what seemed the most i'm.
oftaut charges, and have no desire but, business |
ION, TO present the facts that may be misjudged
any not knowing US, confidently believing that the
,ercbants knowing MS or the nature Of our business
ouid readily see In that report mere political move
We deeply regret the necessity thus TO appear. but
70 have had no other recourse and in dismissing this
njust charge, we feel assured that the merchants Of
Jew York are already convinced that these rumpery
harges have no foundation in truth. xt8N
MEYER SMITH, ss7 Greenwich street
surveyor Wakemnn Knocks Another Inuu.
endo Of the Investigating Committee in she |
Hcnd.
The following appeared part the Collectors letter
70 the Prcsidsnt:-
The committee alege in evidence Of my bad appoint
mcnts that an indicted murderer might have had'
place In the Custom House. For that eaddes smight
have beenn was indebted 70 the Surveyor Of this port
and 70 the most venerable politician In these parts
ind upon inquiry that this ''might have beenn is
known 10 nee, and more for his eako than my own or
even that Of the venerable politician referred to,
beg leave 10 ray upon the Trustworthy authority
that the person alluded TO committed was ever
Indicted for any such offence He served In the Union
army faithfully during the war. in numerous bat
les and Was several times serously wounded Al the
battle Of Balls Blu he rescued and carried from tho
held the body Of Colonel Baker and afterwards received
The commendation Of President Lincoln for courage
Al the close Of the he honorabiy discharged
Knowing these facts and that he was q man Of un-
questioned honesty, Joined with the venerable poll
Lcian" In recommending his appointment
am happy 70 say be was appointed, and that, upon
Inquiry his superior officer states he 10 Of the
faithful and reliable men in his department.
ABRAM wAKEMAN
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
General Crooks Victory I'm Idaho.
BAN rRARusCo March g. 1857