New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

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turncy generally pit IN paos whore ~ Is nara 70
0cces 10 them tho ground that 1t would De al INJURY
20 the merchant.
senator Cassorly- What object can be subSeryra py
this extraordinary secrecy that you speak o-wbht or
icct. good bad 4. Public Judgment. THINK woul1
hardly approve Of such frequent compromises OF
@ in other words. improper compromises arc facli
ttfcd by secret proceedings A. Certainly iDeho'o
have nov gone through tho arbc'c.
Mr. Reid al Senator uOwes request. explained now
Senator Howe happened to overlook tho article oaponeu'
Why Smuggling not Suppressed" and had NOT there
fore marked II for explanation the other article hAu
been married. ell Of which was owing TO an her'o"'"S
cap head"
Rof ring To the subject Of the patronage OF tue Gus
tom-kousc, upon which the Committee are inqGrihg'
Mr. Reid said: might say in general way that the
Information which IL that tnere are eoou
many men employed there who have beon thero Tor
many years who cannot DO discharged because their
services are valuable IN technical details g09d many
others are there with very strong pOncd DhcthlF VIZ
whom no Collector win lkclyt Interfere unless under
strong prOyocalion; there are great mnS "' 81
fine piensure of the Collector. IL has oeeh
INC understanding at the Custom-house that men thns
appointed hold their Offices at the VIII OF the Colect
and on the condition that thoy ~ npaihlze. not WIN
his GENERAL political Views, in other words, the
views of the Republican party: ,.D Dns
political faction in NcwYOrk ho may be connected WIN
il has been my distinct understanding. and ! think !
Committee that these men hold their offices distinctly
upon that tenure, and that in mauy INSTANCES wnere
lo-t their Offices because they have 1aleu 20
oney the direct behcsts OF the faconal management OF
the one or the other wing OF the party to which they
belong. might mention, as the first one OF these Gen.
Merritt late Naval Officer VI the port no charges were
ever made against him, to my knowledge, and have
been assured by him there were no CHARGES na'o
against him; he wac removed solely 10 MAKE room
tor the Collector of the port, who Ia turn had been dlS-
placed in order to make room for more decided sup
porter of one of the factions. thk might po nlch
toned ~ q good reason believing that there was
nothing in his official conduct or his personal character
to warrant the displacement; that nave uhuer-
stood from him. ] might say, that senator Conklns
at the Syracuse Convention stated he would be giaI 10
Offer compromise, that the gentleman rom LAY
renee (isn. McritD should head the ticket whoh ne
declined; might mention the second gentleman have
e nSagC a I'm linn until alter he was re-
moved; then there were some charges hpoht Wnth
there good deaf OF talk; hut they never came 10
any hing publicly at least; it f. well enough 10 nave
Gen. Palmer before you 10 testify upon ms matter,
though would rather have gwen mn mVrnlatiG Pi
privately n had not been -upenaed Gen Palmer VIII
testify. nave no doubt I" the removals OF lhrce men
from lis department, Joseph H. FORBES, eNtn'ncr
II. j. Coutant, clerk; samuel Nash, packer ana
examiner they ordered 10 be discharged from MS
other than that they failed to vote ~ the kepnD-
noan General Committee as required by Mr. Murpny,
then Collector OF the Port; cen P"Inler mas staten 10
me, aud have doubt viii state To you under Ohth II
lei upon, hat he believes the Gl-,hirGp 81 tn'7c mn
act teu by an authority even higher tha secretary
Boutwell, -
Another point, upon which I have heard Cen Palmer
speak. and on wEich think ho viii testify HuD OeI3T9
you j. the Of an officer by the maine Oi harcs III.
hcyser, in the employ Of the Goneral APPRAISAL nom
he discharged upon charges maze ana uS,au,u' au
who VIZ suDscq ucny appointed 10 some oli'r by COL
lcctor Murphy after he had been removed Tor oau'e
REMOVAL, ny TIE PRESIDENT
have another cl.c 70 which think Gen. Panar can
testify the case Of James Cor,san IN the appraisers
store MIR. Murphy desired 10 ne him IN the district
snoyyu As the Grdloy District" in primary meeting;
a. Gen. Palmer understood it, Mr. Murphy told Gen.
Palmer that the President had instructed him,
Murphy. to tel him. Palmer to tell Ccrticau
mai M, was ONLY retained 10 oblieo Murphy; the point
Of I'M; beng that Mir. Corr-an belonged to the other
W,at M KIT seem to he tie hint involved in this state
msnt until II was given 10 Inn by Cen Palmer 'pP1-e1
and defeated the side Mr. Murphy favored IN me Olu-
ley primary; he retained IN oce uutll Gen Palmer
was removed, and Was removed mmtdatr{ alierS ard.
senator Baynrd-Do YOU mean the fItslHsnt oi INC
United states when you speak oi the PRESIDENT "a.
Branch to the President and the president wished
him Gen. Palmer, win this Inessdge
Con Palmer in detailing the CONVEX, uon 10 me. ad-
ded that Mr.. Murpl had acclaimed. " The President Is
Is taking LAUGH deeper Interest IN Ne"-IOrk matters
meyer produce 81 aler iu1hrdl'e, near thirty nuth-
IL. his man was IN business aud Gld not want any
the Port Dir. Murphy voluntarily 0Hcied MN Eo.lAo
senator Howo'ls his to be proved b. Gen. Palmer
Nmscii Nj. Murphy sad Rightmcyer could have
any position he would accept; he replied he. vac vac
attention. and he could not give up ms a roSd
but with devotion wmGh occ,,n Inv INV
that ala not require personal service to which
Mr. Murphy replied he could arrange the matter about
wec after this The Collector told him lac had sent hs
name to Washington for ttOrekeeper ana IL hau Just
been returned wi;h Secretary Boutwers approval he
was sworn In with understanding his part that he
TO perform duties about ten days after MS ap-
meyer and Mr. Murphy belonged the association,
the XVlilth Assembly Districts both were present at
the election two tickets were run; one known as me
Van Ceft ticket. the other AZ the Murphy ticket Mr;
MURPHY asked hn4 fhf was a,ords, the he v Psi
he replied that he would vote the Van Cleft ticket;
Murphy told hun II be did he would be sorry; he did
vote the Van Cleft ticket aud four DAYS aferward he
received from Mr.. Murphy notice OF his removal AS
OTHER REMARKABLE CASES.
Another man. WIN II. Do Camp. was deputy under Mr.
Gnnne IN Naval once. after Mr. Grinnells trans
fer he lived il Harlem; don't know his exact address
he says he knows o. no reason Tor ms removal sys t
against Nh. Grhncus wish, MI Grinneh being MS
senator Bayard-By whose order A. I do not know,
except that came from Washn Eton the next Is
that % man named william Atkinson. President OF the
Nh Hurlbut Mr. Atkinson tells the same story Mr..
Murphy said 10 hr'. wanting to make arrangements
lor delegates TO the saratoga CoANenloh-tLe C9lVeh
ton year ago that be would make ,, nun
would slde with him MI Atkinson belonged TO the
other Idle, and refused finally he was removed, hf
Hurlbot, lis suPerQr telling hun II was very much
agdinst his Tili and he was sorry for H. 80,
The next caso 10 that Of John Duke PRESIDENT OF the
s:eputlcsn Association In the Eleventh Wardl Wheh Mr.
Murphy into Office he required certain things
from Duke thr Saratoga Convention and Dnko
asScd especially 10 perform service III carrying
primaries; which Nj. Duke failed 10 do, ana ne WAS Te-
moved; his friends ucl and thnk he believes he
Wa rlmoI ed for that cause.
CASES.
1.-Two. memorandum Of another case. George II. Van
t,t athe Navy Yard he his told personally, but
l"mcIedy informed that BE- was told by Collector Muir
ply that he would lose his place he did not do certain
things with the Saratoga Convention, to which he helped
ATE ward at primary meeting. elect delegates Mr..
murphy dtnanded some action which Van Cleft refused,
ana murphy told him he would Ice removed
a. lie was IN no way connected with the CllstomhOuse
A. supposed 1t TO be u similar case with that Of Mr..
Townsend.
q DO you know whether Mr. Van C1eft was n commits
stoned officer fl ne United AZ fgs .orVtcol y,