Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-10

RcluruuCe has bocu made to the evidence
sworn TO before Senator Patterson In New
York In 1870 and the carly part OF 1871. II
may not BE- unintorestlng to quote from inc
puiIlslied report especially that portion OK
onrratlnr uiiiccrs IN this city having any
share In any SORT Of "prodt-" arising out OF
general orders, or anything cleo c"nneeied
with the rustOm-hnuse.
Tnthe inquiry oisenator Patterson, whether
any part Of the pr, iis Of the business was
shared with anybody, the answer came irOin
Colonel Ieet, then under examinations
mo, str; not a rent, except with Mr.; stock
ing, and we have not DIVIDED, because the artl.
year. Not soul he's ever received q cent from
me u division Of he profits Of business.
"Ry sir. sheldon q. Have you any agree.
ment with any enc that they are to receive any
~. some OF the newspapers have mentioned
Cen Porter and Den, BabcOck as Interested IN
thiS buslness7 A. They have no more to with
il than either ofyou gentlemen
When Colonel Porter was cvamlncd in
March, 1871, distinct denial was made that
Collectors ariuncll or Murphy were solicited
10 give business to Colonel Leet, and the fol.
lowing letter was offered In evidence
"E1scvrvE M,sstoS,,
wAsuIsaroS, ID. ", July u, t-iu,
aDEAR StRi You re about to enter upon the
duties OF collector Of customs In New York.
Many persons in seeking once may NAM S'e ,h,, sGs
claims. wish to state 70 you disuncsly, NJ the
outset, that no ons is aHiAori=Sd 10 DO %,
"MAny irisnds o. mlne whom should beyery
letters In their behalf, but have pcrsistebtly
refused TO add 10 your present embarrassment
"y'sYoa viii never hear from me on the subject
oI offsc. Ny oaly dcslfe II 10 SEQ you 90 diltri.
bnte the patronage ot your oiiice as 10 render
tho most efielsnt sarvice 70 the country, and the
cause Of the Administration; p
"H-n, g.ona' SsrpAg. c',l,'tO' oI cs''ON'. N'.
IL Collector Murphy saw 1T to send goods
to the warehouses Of Messrs. Leet & Com
pany. Il was becauso the business character
and standing Of llcse gentlemen was we'll e..
talllshed, and no reference was had 10
ancient friondship between the President and
his stait In any manner, shape, or furm. To
direct questions equally direct answers were
given by General Porter last spring, and IL
would be well for the committee to compare
this evidence with the "mysterious mods,
shrugs and whlsperlngs FROM inflated busy
bodies like Mr.. John Lindsay" referred to by
the New York Times, or the iour-hours' Ir-
relevant babble Of Whitelaw Reid.
To conclude, we wlsh our readers to notice
tho extremely childish character OF charges
made by the opposition and sore-headed Re
publicans, iu the face Of evidence Of the most
positive kind that the President was not, and
could not be, In any way connected with at
tompts to use his name to influence appoint
mcuts. In support OF thia, we quote the fol-
lowing final order
"ExrcuTIvE MLSaUIr,l
"WNHt~urnN, 10, ~ Oct %, lsl0. I
"DKAR SIR. am directed by the President to
forward TO you the marked portion of the 10.
closed newspaper article.
"While tho President does not for moment
suppose that you ever uttered the language Il
imputes to you, he deems II we'll 10 take this
npp1rtun nlty 10 say that II any persons have been