The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-06
Fitzpatrick Rediivivus.

turb the sweetness of his temper. But Gene
raj Fitzpatrick saw proper to wind up his
Grafton at the Academy of Music on the even
Tag Of January q by denouncing an article in
these columns as a string of falsehoods, and
subsequently authorized the Erening Bulletin
to correct certain "rumors industriously cir
Culated by his enemies''--a course on his part
which has prompted an Investigation, the
result of which We proceed to detail.
The first point laid down by authority of
General Fitzpatrick is to the effect that he
'does not receive one cent-while on a leave
of absence-from his salary of $4,000 per
sBDum." We have before us an official
abstract Of the cor diton of his account with
tie Treasury Department, certified to by G..
M. Walker, the Fifth Auditor of the depart
ment, which will probably be regarded as
better authority ON that subject than
General Fitzpatrick himself. From this
document it appears that the ostensible Minis
ter to Chilli has drawn upon the Treasury
between the dates OF December Is, 1865, aud
November Z, 1868, for the sum of $32, 10l'3l,
on account Of salary, contingent expenses and
Joss by exchange. In addition to this, he is
charged, ON the books of the Treasury De-
partment, with 1854 90 as tax on salary, and
with $1G4.73 for difference between American
and Chilean gold, making a grand total of
$50, ,600'97. Of the amount received by him, all
excepting $193O'9O was in gold. He is
credited with $26, $50 for salary 10 June 80,
1868; with $169S'39 for postage, stationery
newspapers ETC., betw,en April l, 1866, and
,;.l e. TO-.
exchange on drafts, making total of
S29, ,862'93. The difference between the debit
and credit sides of his account is therefore
s393S.04 in favor of the United States.
As his leave OF absence did not
commerce until about August 20,
1868, he is entitled TO further credit Of
about $lS90-still leaving balance agains:
him of about $254S. Iut we believe that,
under the law as it stands, he is entitled to
two months full salary during his leave of
absence. This makes a further reduction of
about $l630--leaving him indebted to the
Government in the sum of S9l8 only; but
while the amount is thus reduced, General
Kilpatrick's assertion that he does not re-
osive one cent by way of salary during his
Iesvs of absence is disproved, and shown to
be one of the "rumors industriously circu-
lated by his enemies which he unfortunately
oorroborates, instead of denying.
1t is next declared that, con the contrary
he General Kilpatrick) pays the expenses to
and from Santiago, Chilli for himself and
family, O sum amounting to not less than
$500 in gold" II the expenses of his jour
nsy to and from Santiago--we have not yet
heard of his return-are correctly stated here,
it shows that his ''family' is somewha'
larger than we had imagined it to bs. The
entire statement on this point, however, is
slightly counteraoted by another statement,
for which we have good authority. When
fitzpatrick commenced his negotiations with
tho Republican Committee for stumping the
country in behalf of Grant and Colfax, he de-
mandsd that they should pay all the expenses
of his wife and children to and from Chill, and
his salary for the time of his absence, Vhe did
not receive ii from The Government. The COM
mittee, desiring to uphold the Minister to
Chill in his laudable desire to serve the good
cause at his own expense, declined to comply
with this demand, but finally compromised
the matter by paying him $1,000, for which
they now have his drafts.
Next in order, the 'enemies'' of Fitzpatrick
are reminded that che never received leave
OF absence during the whole time Of the war,
except when wounded, and once to attend the
funt raj Of his wife," The ''enemies' in aues-
ton assert, however, that he was once absent
from his post in the field, while engaged in a
certain mule speculation; but as Fitzpatrick
authorizes no statement on that point, we are
at liberty, We suppose, to believe that he was
not absent on leave for that purpose. The late
General L. C. Baker, Chief of the National
Detective Police, 1t is understood, was more
familiar with the circumstances OF this specu
lation than any other person saving Fitzpatrick
himself.
Then we come to the following sentences il
the authorized statement: Almost immedi
ately after the war he left for Chilli, where b
has remained until within less than fv
months. In other words, he has been at hi
post almost three years." We fear that thi
assertion, like some of the others made b
authority OF General Fitzpatrick, is somewhs
sxtrsvagant. Before leaving for Chill he Gel
tainly stumped New Jersey, during the ia
campaign of 1866, and his first draft on th
Treasury from Santiago was dated March
1866, while his ample allowance for contiI
Renoiss In the way of "postage, stationery
newspapers, etc." did not begin until April
1866. On this point, however, we have made 4