New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-22
SHORT YORK WITH 4 TRADER

The Ne,c- York Independent is an earnest adj
vocate of the denomination of President Grant
With its vehement support of its own cOnyic-
lions on this question we can find no fault
But The Independent chooses, in pursuance OF
the policy thus adopted, to indulge in an
attack upon the journalistic integrity OF The
TRIBUNE, which we shall dispose OF In lew
words 1t begins by frankly pronOunclng false
the daily charges which The New- York Times
has been making for months against HE
TRIBUNE, and admits that it cannot parallel
this case by similar wantOn misrepresentation
of The Times by THE TRIBUNE But alter
this it charges THE TRIBUNE with unfair re-
porting of the French Arms Investigation,
instrumentation Of the new order sub
stituting other warehouses for those OF
Leet, and systematic garbling and
Misrepresentation in It's washington
dispatches That THE TRIBUNEs reports OF
the French Arms investigation have been alb
solutely fair, making due allowances Tor the
necessities Of condensation and telegraphing,
no reader who examines the official report, now
accessible, Will for moment question. That Its
statements concerning the continued interest OF
Leet g. Stocking in the General Order business
were substantially correct, is now admitted on
all hands, That an occasional error appears III
its Washington dispatches is unquestionaDie;
that one has been shown to be such without
prompt correction is false. If The Independent
did not parade half a dozen assertions, which
could only arise from inaccuracy or ignorance
in the very article in which it makes these
charges it might deserve more detail.
But it is not necessary to notice them. me
Independent announces that it is owned and
edited by Mr.. Henry c. Bowen. Before Mr..
Bowen says anything more about our inaccuTa-
cies on the General Order business, we re-
spectfully invite his attention to the following
documents His advocacy of Gen. Grant will be
more effective when he shall have shown that
the transactions Herewith connected were in
the line of the Civil Service Reform which the
President advocates
OFFICE OF BOWEN, HOLMES & Co.
Nos 800 and 322 BROADWAY. NEw-foRK, sept b, ls6l)
Messrs SQUIRE & JomEsOS-Gentlemen: Mr.. +. Lam
bert the bearer consent and sanction TO the ar
rngement made with you regard the General Order
busincss and hope it will prove for your mutual adj
vantage. Anything can do to promote your interests
at any time will do with pleasure have this day
explained the matter to the Collector. Yours respect
fully, H. u Do"LN
Memorandum OF agreement made the 9th day OF
scpember A. D. 1861 by and between Squire and John
SON parties Of the first part and Henry c. Bowen, f. T.
Bowen and Frederick Lambert, parties OF the second
part VINO do hereby that the parties OF the hrs
part shall pay to parties of the second part or their
heirs and assigns thirty per cent on the storage OF oil
General Order unclaimed goods sent TO the STORE Oh
the parties OF the first part and after this date in
monthly payments the goods 20 out, so long as the
direction of General Order unclaimed goods subject
to the control Of said parties Of the second part And
said parties second part do agree that the parties
of the first part shall continue in undistmbed receipt OF
said unclaimed goods during the time above specined
HENRY e.. BOWEN, FREDERICK LAMBERT.
f.. SQUIRE JOHNSON
Mr. Bowen has orr consent and sanction
"to any arrangement made with regard to
"his General Order" muddle which may
bleach his reputation again.