New-York tribune., 1872-03-12
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY MARCH l2 1872

treaties or representations part could move nun
from his purpose to remain entirely neutral as fegaeu
| my aspirations to Office Though did not personally
visit Washington am very positive that even alter tne
Senator was urged by my friends To exert hs ihnu,
ence in my behalf he could not be induced
TO- do more than simply indorse my character sreg
| Tor integrity and capacity. / was assureu
OF this position Of Senator schurz by the gentleman who
my nomination and i%r ce
and inactivity Of the Senator with reference to the mat
solely to the exertons Of my Chicago friends That
ihs must have been true subsequent events proved
lying the fact that they alone procured my appoint
nen sought TO convince me. very after assumed
had the honor and rcsponsbity Of the Once they must
insist upon division of the profits To what extent
quenty they worked as sedulosy u remove they
had labored TO have me appointed simply because de-
clned 10 b. "bed 10 DEATH" Is a pOin. winch prefer TO
| discuss at some other time and place.
TIE CASE OF DIR. LAMPEE.
Having said this much il may he amss 10 disclose
the additional Reasons for removal from Office; not
that think my personal fortunes be OF any interest
to the pubic, but merely because believe the recital
will form valuable addition the many illustrations
OF the rottenness OF Civil Service The first mistake
which made-as the world goes In our fair Republic
was that caused the removal of certain Dr. Llmper,
who United States Guager in my district had de-
tected him In frandulcntly apprOpriating highwines.
He boased that would not dare to touch him. he
cousin Of President Grant and offered To bet $500 that
he could De touched the same day reported him
for removal and at revoked his assignment 10 duty
| lie lie fesigned nmediately, to escape dagrace-
Hon. &. DcaDo, then COmDissOnerof Internal Revenue.
lie approved Of my course and added that action IN
the premises was entirely satisfactory to the President
few months LATER this same DR. Lamper. cousin Of the
President appointed Receiver Of Public Moneys in
the United States Land Office Washington Territory.
1t but fair 10 presume that the President in the hurry
and press OF business mad forgotten the official record
| Of his cousin. However, he reminded OF IL when,
subsequently, Dr. Lanper loaned the moneys OF Govern
Where Yampcr nav be empl"ycd now TO guard the inter-
rss OF the Government am unable to tell II Is TO be
hoped however that ms eminent talents Will not be lost
| TO the country.
oRvMLE GRANT WANTS TO Ers DIs1uLEHY on
| sHARLs
Bnt this Iamper affair not ny only mistake
committed several others much more damaging IN their
consequences few months after taking charge of the
duties my Oce the brother OF the President, Oryille
Grant esq., honored with call, talked revenue bus
ness generally and quite uentiy and finally invited me
to his lie repeated this invitation three or four
times, by letter before complied with s request
when visited his store, Mr.. Grant, though somewhat
embarrassed, but the whole with the graceful arr OF
an accomplished business man, proposed 70 NE 10 JON
him in defr.uding the Government by permitting Ger
| in other words. to collect the tax for only one
! hIlf of its actual product. II You decline,
gain nothing. for. IN that event, the dis
iillery will not increase It's product If you conso It, the
same which you collect viii still be paid, ana
the receipts OF the Government will therefore not be
diminished few barrels more or less on the market
cannot depress quotations. and the competitors who do
snfyer Tberc can Therefore really be no fraud in the
transaction proposed Moreover. shall Il, that
all il SAFE in Washington" ! humbly informed the tai
ented mOralis that begged diier with him to the
incns GnGn,t1n of fraud and pcrcinptorily and pos,
! tTely refused his tempting offer MIR Grants c6bar
| rassilcnt had some nat Increased when l took my
| Leave. ! deemed IT advisable to inform the Com
| missioner OF internal Revenue, United states As-
SCISSOR, Gen. Webster, Supervisor Bloomfield, and my
fiud Senator Schurz. immediately OF the olcr ana lis
| result. And here | must do Mr.. Orvllle Grant the
Justice TO say that after he had ascertained that had
| reported his proposition at headquartcrs AMI to my
brother officers. ne called upon me and volunteered the
explanation that he had made the sand oponIon TO me
solely the purpose Of testing my Integrity Ihis
apology place about six months after the testing
process II Is but fair to presume tbat h' br0thef Oi
! the President, by his happy method or testug the
honesty Of rey'nue olIcers mas rendered vai1anG M 5i
vices 10 the Government mat ne under axes thiS oor
in capacity private citizen, wiiEou hope OF re-
ward and simply for tho pure purpose Of improving the
civil Service under the administration Oh beloved
brother. ii truly noble example oi ratcrmii love ana
The third and last great mistake which committed
not mentioning such minor ofrnscs prosecuting all
revenue frauds in district To the best OF 10y ability,
and dismssng lnc"inITtcni Onichis consisted IN my
refusal 10 obey tne commands Of slr Far"e member Of
election Mr. Farwcll under dictate me- through
friend of his successful, silent politician Of Chicago.
warehouses positively refused to be thus contoled.
Being personally responsible for the proper collection
the ward politicians recOnmended by Farwell::
men men to whose keeping I could safely counde
either ny reputation or the interests Of the Government
From that moment all the forces heretofore secretly IN
trigung against me Joined hands Mr.. FarNcl was the
properor, rather Is Senator Carpenter would say the
constitutional INSTRUMENT 10 carry out the purpose
and he had hardly taken his seat IN the House when the
news Of my renoy al reached me- WIN President Grant
my relationship "ith senator schurz was proDADly
urged the on5 ground of removal So that. atter ALL
The Nclr-l 10 the contrary Notwithstanding,
| appointed because l the brother-in-law OF
such relationship. This last assertion Is easily proven
The Ne,r- York Times will certainly maintain that
dents brother. No one cin successfully that
as decapated ineiciency for the annual report Of
slO@s as of record. that the Chicago District
w, h,d to DE- the best u the Union egcd increase
col JusskS's SUCCESSOR.
Another possible explanation. namely: that
moved because INV and Is editor in-chirf
| of The Illinois StadtsZcih,ng, influential German
newspaper In Chicago and l. expected to support the
President for denomination. | discard for the
that II would be unjust 10 that President Grant
would SuOp such 10 further bis personal pros
pccs. II remain, therefore only 10 assume that The o
eiiou Of Senator Schurl had become dangerous to
that Administration which alone nn the opinion of its
frirnIs) depends the present and future safety of the
fpuDc, hat IL became ucompstiDlc win the public
interest 10 retain rotation oi the Mi'S"'r heretc 10
oDicc. III, Aeic iOTE 1a.s, from iis pee nar stand
polui VIII not Ind difficult Ia look ts cause OF
removal S uly consistent with the dignity ot the Chief
Magistrate oi "A great natoh
COL. JUsSEN's CoMrEss trIoN WITHHELD
Eut more feature Of my Official experience remains
to disclosed. The Government still owes Inc. after
have out OF office nearly year, several thousand
dollars. and withholds payment the fmsiest redape
pretext imaginable In the summer of 1870 the dstil-
lery of Hass Powell and several hundred barrels Of
hghwines contained in their bonded warehouse were
destroyed bJ lire and although me department ADMITS
that il has no claim against the dsueries for the tax
upon the wines thus destroyed II has, up 10 this Tune,
insisted this stand charged against me
until the distlcrs released by act OF Congress This
the and the only reason gwen Tor wthnodlng
the Justly due Another reason reaches me
| from another source. a friend who has been KIND
enough look after interest In Washington writes
! me Your matter must 60 10 Congress. wish carr
schurz and his Internal agitation were at the bottom or
the because you are identified with schurz by the
Administration Ring" dc. DC Snch motives OF delay
| in paying just claim would be SAD commentary
, upon any GovernmcDt; under republican instltli-
| tions the insinuttion simply absurd and
| incredible. II, however the opinion or my IN
formant is well founded it ia not impossible that this ex.
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