New-York tribune., 1876-03-07
BELKNAP'S FALL.
GEN. sHERMAN'S OPINION OF TT.
WASHINGTON EXTRAvAGANCE-A BAD PLACE 10
REAR A FAMILY IN-DRFERENCES BETWEEN

vv.suINGTox ExTRAVAGANCE-A BAD PLACE TO
REAR FAMILY N-DFFERENCES BkI"EES
SHERMAN AND BELKNAP.
From The 81 LOufs Globe DenaoeTd. -.
Knowing the great value the reading pubic
would place upon the oplnlos ana % ~ See
retary Belknaps official denquences dtOOeDe"sDVIu'
representative called upon him yesterday lor az iVei-
Said the General" have never had anything to shock
this shameful disclosure am as9nisnea @ Seysr
had occasion doubt his integrity know tnt ms pre-
yOgs record is without ~ SoT baSop mS rs
" Can you think OF cause for Belknaps oemora"]%
tioni ,,.,o,,,,, ,,vod IN
Washington during his tonure OF Office, can form
pretty good idea OF IT. In my opinion MS Iin
ciety than anything else refer TO the ridiculous eh
IT. S Sf Ss Trv TeS eS Sne officers are 70 i've
within their means none can Degin ~ 10 % I've %s"n an'
Der Of the Cabinet who could stand it Fish with his
income Of 100000 year he could aHOfd 10 pay hVst
any price for social PRIVILEGES one to the
Cabinet since came to St Louis, s another one WHOSE
private fortune 80 ample that his salary no 9csG
him Outside of thes two. none Of tue public onicas
in Washington live within their salai1es. "a =
not smpport me and because did not consider the So
oely there tie proper place In which 70 rear @
received $4,000 regular salary, besides $500 Ior te
and hores making 81 500 in all Outlived tis amount
every year by several thousand dollars had 70 Keep
from Entertaining people OF them utter strangers
in whom we could foeI no interest Besides everybody
upon any person who holds prominent place In wash
ington Gas companies hOuse-furIishers, markcters,
TS %s sTys eye or Ss Ar hP9y now BeSnap got 5000
year. and had outside resources lie nad Iasnlon-
money and there was no other mode OF getting IL except
by rcsOrtDg unlawful practees In my mlhd tnls s
war"
GKS. smERMASs APPoINTEE oUsTED BY BEEKNAP:
Do you attribute to some extent tue cOIrdptlon
which las been discovered m the sale OF trading p0sI TO
the present system Of managing that service y -.
one Tine Old an was much safer aud made dishonesty
improbable No man could get tue appol 1eut Vi
he ad secured recommendation OF the three senior
officers next tine comlnandant OF the post Tac name
ted 30 tho Post COmIDandInt He ndOrsod aud iofarGed
1t to secretary OF War The Recommendation aIwa5
secured the appointment The officers always seceteo
some applicant who known To tIein aud 10 ~ho.e
society lney dill not object quite 1i.en ~ was sVie
amy. During the war th9 matter was eIt pfetiy Guy
mucn 10 tins General Of the Army, as ,, was aiso o
service Of Gen. Rawlins Secretary of War when Cen
Brlknap into Office. in 1869 he removed, with1t
csulfiug me- the suCer Fort Laramie, putiins Ia MS
place a who was ODnOAOus 10 Jhe OHccis ~ Chc
iost i ousted Belknaps appolnteo and restored |
iJ,e old tradsr though after t.e Congress OF 1870
passed Tie act deprfving the General o. t1e Army O MI
iiiisiirton In tae matter, and giving exclusive control
tere f1 the War Department, Belknlp rcnstated his
man. thought 10 unfair ~ deprive inc Oincers Oh
G 5h ~ in "ccoPanee win the genius Of our repubcan
institutions Lvns IN the lar frontier, as u were IN
a little world to themselves, looked upon Il a. wrong
20 frca tie soldiers O. take any person they ad not
want. But passed, ana the army officers Ol
lIls thCIe been much complaint about Belknaps post
traleFsF'
Some u tho fellows appointed were regarded as susp
cous chaactcfs, and their sOciety obnoxious 10 tLc
officers bit tbs question had Den taken entirely Out Oi
my hands and could ~ nothing without interfering
with the business Of the Secretary Of war"
Ia recent deyclVInienis, womb you not re-
commend reGst.Dishmcnt Of tho old syst IN OF aI-
pOi,meut-'
would. 1t wouid. In my opinion, be more satisfac-
tory not only 10 army. bat the people generally IL
would make find almost impossible, and would De more
inst ran think Il "A good many other changes IN the
aua cement OF frontier affairs That would Dc sanitary
fuJsnnc a. tho army las fiLt tue Indians, tuink
IL should have soin thing about Their ma Sedebt
Department - all wrCBg. But thlS Is subject he lis-
cussiOn when would be useless a1d POintieSs noA
PERSONAL. FEEIING TOWARD BELkS&P.
q neal, what we're your personal leeiiASs toward
BClkAdpT
quite friendly. have not approved everything done
by l. lhap Ia some stances lnJgCd Yncre |
snoui not nave teu. and tlCc strong disposition
ileiuelit army. POI sOnLy. however, h.H ohy
Aindiy feelings for HeiEuag and nis disgrace Is cause
us /. yJr Oplon that there has been any corruption
In connection with tIo appointments OI OJhsr post
tladafs y
:. 10 i, impossible that should know anything posi-
tye oa tins subject Jus it quite nGey that tie oOt-
ton has not cUDfnt tV the io>b at Fort oi fhe
40 trading posts Oh the iUntser Sahy Oh
tLcu are perLs too 60 te the uNIce OI tEld
e. A. bur aE idrge ptupUIuOn OF them there - iicri
i've taGe. good d m oi fraud Wbieh hGs
10. ycs been developed but ave aus as heGe spVcd
iaiiOa Oh Ely prL'