Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-15

on Friday evening, MARCH, losni Iom 70 II /
ms. BIAINE's RECEPTIONS.
Mrs.. Blaiue's receptions will be held every |
Wednesday Of the season, between the hours |
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WHAT THE OVEN COURr OF IN.
QUAY HAS COST the GOVERN
MEaT.
General MeForrin, the disbursing quar-.
termsster In this city, has Just furnished to
the Department tho account Of expenses In
the Dyer Court Of Inquiry. It IL some
what remarkable document, not so from
what appears on lts face merely, but from
what Il hidden under tho surface, aud TO
which We shall hereafter Invite the readers
attention. II will DO we'll 10 remember,
however, that this eli, sOo.S6 is not 1.-THE
Of the amount this trial cost tho Govern.
menL II tho injury done 10 the service, by
taking from their commands the officers
comprising the court, as we'll as those sum
moued before Il as witnesses, could be estl-
mated by dollars and cents, some idea might
b formed Of what It's real cost to the Gov.
eminent was.
II these very modest and very patriotic
gentlemen, (Measrs. Arrick and Wlard,)
could have got tho present chief Of ordnance
out and one OF their own way Of thinking
In, why their fortunes would have been
made. But they could not do that, and
there was where the trouble came In. That
Arriek IL q man Of Inventive genius Is shown
In the fact that he first procured for himself
tho position Of a witness In order to secure
any fees that might accrue, and then ap.
psared In the double capacity Of prosecuting
attorney. You would not, OF course, have a
man Starvo while serving his country so
periodically, aud never for once thinking Of
himself. Nor was Norman Wizard to be .
whit behind Arrlck, when his genius was
needed for his couutry's good. Having
caused himself to be summoned az a wit
ness TO give important testimony, the prose
cution kept him In attendance to the very
end Of the trial without daring to put him
on the stand. And WHOM, as last resort,
the defence proposed 10 put him on the stand
the prosecution very modestly defeated the
effort. Between Mr.. Wizard aud the little
matter Of S40S.50 witness fees, no little
twinge Of conscience stood in the way.
Hence 1t Is that We ind him quietly putting
II In bis pocket and taking his departure,
happy in the thought that we had Govern
msnt 30 kind and 50 generous.
Genius, wisely bestowed, Is something 10
thank Heaven for. But when we see gentle
men using Il TO further their designs on the
treasury, as has become common In wash
iuEton, We cannot but wish 1t were employed
Ia some more honest aud useful occupation,
something by which mankind might he ben.
Gifted. Messis. Wizard and Anek, we are
Informed, want TO get up another court Of
Inquiry. This docs not surprise uS at all
Indeed II would be very strange II they did
not, considering the amount Of expenses to
be got from II, and the relief they would DO
to gentlemen In frightened circumstances. 1t
ls something TO know, however, that both
these gentlemen have applied TO Congress
for relief. II the Interests Of the people wer'
matter which might enter into cousidera
tlon, Congress might with equal prophet,
ask to be relieved from them, and polltel!
hand than over to the church, With the ad
vice that they seek In religion that relief fol
their couscIences which they are eontinu all!
asking may be given to their pockets.
It would be Interesting as we'll as lnstruc
tive to know exactly what these two gentle
men (Arlek with his Eureka projectlle, ant
Wizard with bis seml-steel Euns) have done
for the Government, and what amount they
have cost 1t In the aggregate.
In conclusion we beg To call Gen. Butler'l
attention to the blu Of charges we have In
serted, and which the people have had Il
pay, and, appealing TO his experience as
successful soldier during the war, ask hin
whether he does not Join US In the belief tina
Il would have been cheap for the Govern
ment to have given MesSrs. Arrlck ant
Wizard a million dollars and sent then
through our lines to manufacture guns and
proiectlles for the enemy. We ask THU
question In view Of the weakness this species
OF ordnance had for exploding In the wrong
place and at the wrong time.
Statement Of PavAsHn made 10 di6SrsHf psrEonI
bg Gen. J. c. MeFoTaH, DspOi QIarisrntSisr
WGsAiHgiOH, ID. C., on account ofths Dyer C0uT
den. Hancock, sSSO.OS; Gen. ThorAs, o. q OF
Gen, Terry, t3dT.0si Gen. Holt, slos.ooi qen
g. 5. RabcFt., Is "a GoI. 5. BsiIit. IS y
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l.. Tracy, Is7.Ioi Aoratlo AmeS, ts1OsS o, Q
= AIS: q Amen, slSis5 Tota III So s.
ssnaIlsy was, a, the time he was in attend
Anes a. Witness, clerk to the OfdnEEce Con
mittse, aud drsp pay as such.
wiArd, one Of the AccuseTs Of Gen. Dye
was Summoned as a witness al Ms OIOa reqSsI
(sss his letter to Arriek, page sTa, part seeoHt
Dyer court OF InqulryD remained In attend
Ahee a. wit1ess nearly yoW months, and va
T Ea HTrsf Sis 9SanSsi, REUSED to put hi ia
on the stand, and Buceessfully resisted ever!
effort Of the defence to have the court plAc
him on the witness stand, (See page 3Ti, par
second, Dyer court OF Inquiry
ward was the sole partner Of Arrlek in tn
EdTekA proJeetile patents, aud was not Gu
page lOt, part second, Pro0esdtugs Of Court o
1nQuiryD His testimony was wholly impa
!srisl sHd va, given 10 isT @lap hI
for more than three months. Tbs dele &C
stated On several occasions that he would ~
his discharge. ATTiek insisted upoa his be 10
kept until the close Of the defenee, when
was diseharged
EHaIlstt was q clerk 10 the Sixth Auditor
odiee, and residing In Washington. (5ee b
tsstimony, page 2dO, part seoOnd, Proceeding
Of Court Of lnqulTYD He was not entltled
per diem. HIS testimony was wholly INN
teTiAl, and was given In 4 few mlnutesi An
yet he was kept IN Attsndancs aH witness,
The Instance Of Arrlek, whose special fTlcf
he was, for period OF IiIiy.sigh days.
ArTiuk was aeeuser and counsel TOT the
ouhers. He kept himself In attendance ~ wi
ness more hdR four m1HhS
We ARE INDEBTED to the Wheeling Intel
gaesS for calender for 1870. Enterprlslr
publishers In these parts are getting the
designs ready for 1871.
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