. . . . - - • .... 41 ... , . , -;',4, ~, 7': - . .. - ~. , . --„,-. .. 4 ,. .., ~, • . ~ „.., •.: ILE R •- , • A, '''4•4111111n0P4117114,11,111 .1 . 3 .. b Mb , 41 ""a7' MositaT by #l:fix L Busts, at $1 75 per 11114011.1-.0-paii ark 4 47 u OPTASZI.42 00 per Pat la Mmes. lie votocriptioe 4111111batialled, Woes at tha option of as pub. Hair, until allirrearegm WV paid. ,assruarisiuuters inserted at the usual Was, • 441 PaiSTUNI 40.0 with Obillitll and dis patch. eilics In South Baltimore street, directly oi*eite Wamplers' Tinning Establishment— "Cmtru.ss" on the sign. Wanted. 209,000 BUSHELS WHEAT, Rig, CORN, OATS, SEEDS, Le. Also, our and Country Prod ace 'generally, fur which the highest market prices will be paid. We have constantly on hand at wholesale and retail, Fish, Salt, Guano, Plaster,Coffee,Sugars, Molasses, Cedar-ware, Tobacco, Burning Fluid, Matches, Spices, Breinig k Fronefield's Cattle Powder, ic., to which we respectfully invite the attention of Merchants, as we arc determin ed to sell at as lowafigure as the same articles can be bought elsewhere. We have also on baud a supply of the BEST QUALITY OF COAL, for Cook, Parlor and liar-room Stoves, sad for Blacksmith's use, which we are gelling low, as we receive it direct from the mines. 411ULL FEED also for sale. DASTI:ESS k WINTER. New Oxford, Jaa. 10, 1855. 3in* Blanks ! ‘10%.310N Blank Deeds, tingle and double tic k/ kstowiedipsent— Administrator's Decd*--- tawnier's Deeds, sod fur Administrators with the will annexed—Common and Judgment Bonds —Eteentions, Summonses, Sublxruils, ‘14,„ for ants at Tun Coupling office. Also, blank SALE NOTES. Gettysburg, Feb. 14, 18:.9. J. W. Scott, ((((((rate of the Firm of Witicheiter & geolt.)' AZSTLEMEN'S FURNIS1111%(; MTORE, and ' SHIRT MANI:PAVTORY, No. 814 Cntaxr? STREET, inellrly opposite the Girard House.) Pill I. A DE LPGIA, J. W. SCOTT would respectfully 401 the at tention of Las former patrons and frteeds to his new Store, and is prepared to till ortiors fbr SHIRTS at short notice. A perfect tit guarantied. COUSTRY MADE supplied with Faze Stuns and COI.LA ILA. [Out, 4, 1 4:19. // Good and Cheap! TUE undersigned would Infuriu his friends &lathe public generally, that he cuntiunes the CARRIAGE-MAKING BUSINESS, in all its brutal:it. et his estahlishineut, iu Kurt Mid. die &Peet, (near the en-t end.) Gettysburg, PA., Where tie has on baud a first-rate lot of work, anti is prepared to put up to order whatever may be desired in his line, vita ;-,-.RockaWay and Boat-body Carriages. Falling. Top, Rockaway and Trotting Bug gies, Jersey Wagons, Lc. With good west:men and good material*, he con pledge his work to be of the best quality—and his prices are Among the lowest, `Repairing done et short notice, nod et reasonable rates. Country produce taken In ezehange for work. Cull! June 15,'67. JACOB TROXEL, --._• • -- - To the Country, G 001) NEWS.—I hare rented the Foundry for the ensuing year, nod am prepared la make the different kinds of Castings usnally made ail a Foundry. I will keep ronsfantly on hand the different kinds of PLOCGAS, Points, eihares, Cutters, kc.; l'ots, Kettles. Pans, Wash ing Machines, ke.; Stores and Nlnehinory ; Noe. ahem, Verandah's and Cemetery Fencing made and pat up with dispatch. All orders will be attended to promptly; but being without capital; and money being novas. sary to carry on the business. I will be eukii. yelled to sell for cash, but on all cooutry Murk h per cent. will be deducted. Suitable trade will be taken, it delivered at the time of pnr. c basing. Give us a call. E.. 11. WARREN. Gettysburg, June 1, '57. lliettsabtirg Railroad. lIPIIANGX OF TlllE.— Horning train with passengate forlork,Columbia, Philadelphia, I arrisburg, Baltimore and the North and West, leaves Gettysburg daily-, (Sunday excepted.) at 1.30. A. 31., returning at 1.30, r. ,u., with passen gers from Baltimore. Afternoon train leaves Getty-bv,rg, a, 4 ao P. W. for Ilanrives, returning with n t-..ewger, fmm fort, Berri/drug. r oltntlida, PhilaMphist, and the Worth and West. Tile shore tirrangememt has of necessity to be Hired' arlfreetifft, but 1 . It uiportest that early to march such 1% spring alWilajiagiotte will he atte on the N..l`. R. R. as to ettabte passeugori rer the tlettyshurg R. R. to go through to Bald- Nore without way de/ay such as the present er. lapiement Mill oceesion. ilttittlAT )IcClNtictr, "eels Feb. 21, ';i9. tt =3 Family Grocery ND PROVISION STORE.—GILLESPIE IIiOIIAS respecttully inform, the people t.ettyshurn , and the instgiu iposieralsy. stint they hare just returned fru.% toe city wish ti general tl'a i .rtment of GROCElitila petty's- INS and VKIiETABLES, which they are pre ,k.tred to sell as low as the lowest. FLOUR end V LIED al w'syr on hand. and sold at small profits. Store on York street, one door east 4.4 V: il kgn )les' Hotel. Gettysburg, Aug. 3, '57. New Livery . YreASTABLISIIIIENT.—Cnasann47* M. Tan has opened a new ariestablish meet, at the stables pu Washington street, occupied in part by the i• Eagle Hotel," and has made such arrange pleats as will enable him to accommodate the public at all times, on reasonnWp tqw, w i t i k Horses, Boggles, Hacks, Ac. Ili- stock is good. On fuaeral occasions, Sc., he a ill be able to 'apply* want which has Oren much needed. 1107" Terms CASH. play 21, '5B. Fine 014 130:indiell, MEE subscrihco, kruporters and k:ketissit iy WINES LAQ : U - OltS, would most respect.. tally call the attg,tion of purchasers to their )rid Establishment, No. 5 _Vorf/i Frosi Sired, .rkaoriCipksa, where they have e lotto" s,asort- Fent of Wines and Liquors of the chtOcest ,wads and qualities. Haring made arrange- Foam with some of the tkrak houses in Cognac and Rochelle, eoahkeAthcot tq frosoith to their Flyttatirra. upon 04 gr. 1,01% lih al terms, the fallowing brands of Cognac and *panne: BRANDIES: Otard, llennesy, Peliecsion, rinet, Castillion ;J. J. Depuy Co., T. Mimes, Sergnettc, Martel, Matett, kc., kc., of carious brands ant/sea/Ries. WDIES: Champagne, Madeira, Lisbon, Old Oporto, reneriffe, Burgundy, Hock, Muscat, Claret, Sherry, and Malaga. Wines. Holland Gin, Scheidam Schnapps, Jamaica Spirits, Scotch and Irfth Whiskey, Peach, Ap ple, Blackberry, Cherry, Ginger, atild Raspberry Brandies • Cordials, Wine Bitters, Amsterdam Bitten, k.c. Alto, Agents irnd Sole Proprietors of the Old !Nat Whiskey. constantly on band an ex- W b e stock of fine ofMonongahela, Rre and . on Whiskey, of wituts grades, some of arilka are griaraniet4 to be euperior to any in ilt• cmilaoilt of *itch are Improved TO, , I 1159. 17 1101111* eigNT..-Jfaquire or !N . ago. E. 8R1N43Y4411., .* . _ _ .• •1111GA8 8 i Of Taw -brands, -.1 IT. dhistbea bapotiminaik rikeissala, mall. No, 04 . - albs bklaWilleMet •• VA Ilif 'MEP; • BY H. I. STABLE. 417. YEAR. SELLLNG OFF!—The almierstried, heti' g dis posed of his Store at New Oxford, and in teudlog to retntAe West, will sell off the goods in his lianiptun Store actually at cost ! He is desirous of closing out the stuck as speedily as 'possible. The assortment is very large, and not to be surpassed in quality. It embraces Dry Goods. of all kinds. such as Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings Satins, Silks, Delaines. Cashmeres, Al paccas. Marmots. Domestics, ; Hardware and Lirelcarias, Queenswate, Woodenware. Hata and Cupi, Huuta uad :Awed, Watches and Jewelry, Periemery. Cutlery, Stationery, Notions and Fancy Goods. In almost endless variety ; in short, every article that is to be found in a first class Dry Goods, Grocery said Hardware Store.— Country Merchants are Invited to call and ex amine these Goods. A rare chance wHllkbe of fered to purchasers. The actual City coat prices will only be asked, stircoulo One I Cow All! Feb. 21, '59. 2m• LIQUOR STORR.—The undersigned respect fully announce to the citizens of Gettysburg and the public generally, that they hare opened a hew LAVOR STORE - se Railroad street, south side, and midway between the Passonger and Freight Depot, sod have inuilo arrangements to keep rinistcallyvn hand * 4th supply of all kinds of Liquors, Foreign and Domestic, inch as Bran dies, Wine, Holland and Damestit Ulna, Old Rye and Re ctified Whiskey, Champagne, Ginger Brandy, Cherry Brandy, Cordials, Kimmel, Juice, • and Wines of every grade. The abate Liquors will be tarnished at the most reasonable rates and warranted good. Ity strict attention to business and an effort to please, we hope to meet{ Ile patronage of the public. gar All orders promptly attended to. Feb. 21, '69. COVER. A KCHN. Great Reduction IN nip: plug OF THE I. M. SINGER k CO.'S SIOYLIiO MACHINES.—R. Ittan.u.t., pro prietor of the State of Pennsylvania, the counties of Philadelphia, Erie and Allegheny excepted. The undersigned would respectfully inform the citizens of York, Adams, Cumberland and Lan ce/der counties, that be will sell Sower's Some Alsokuras vt rsdisivid price+. Persons desirous of purchasing a good Awing liachlue should by nll means purchase one of Singer's. fbr they are the only machines that will do the work that is required of a Sewing Machine. Call and examine and see Air yourselves before purchasing else where. For beauty they eannot he surpassed, and for durabilit i. cannot be beat—there being now in use over I of Singer's Machines, which recommend" to be far superior to any other in use. A I ask is en examination of the Machine, and if you have any notion of one you will b °attain to buy. Machines of every variety of Singer's oa bead. Every fatally should have one of the Family Machismo, flu they are certainly a handsome and useful piece of furniture.. They are not liable to get out of re pair, and will last you a life time, Machine Silk, Needles, Thread, Rolihlsts, Oil, &c.. kr.. at all times on hand. .411 orders at. teuded to with dispatch. W. F. RF.ISINGER, Agent, 42 Market street, York, Pa. Jan. 3. 1859. Gm Dr. A. W, Dorsey, j[ 4 IOII3IERIX of Nero): county, bid,. having permanently located in Gettysburg, o ff ers is professional services to the citizens of the tows and surrounding country in the practice of the various brunches of his profession. Office and Tendency, Baltimore street, next door to The Compiler °Mee, where he may he !band at all times when not professionally engaged, races. Prof,Natban IL Smith, lisitimore, )Id. Rev. Augustus Webster, I). D., Raßimers Yd Dr..l. L, Westminster, lid. 11r. AV. A. Mathias, " - ‘4, Jib Reese, Esq., it it John K. Longwell,Esq., ' 4 (co. F.. Walopler, Keg.. " Rev. Thomas Fiorren, Gettysburg OM 24r Ma. Bm Win. B. Xcelellan, AsEY AT LAW,-- )Nice on the south side* the putlite square, 2 doors west of the 'nine! GiK• Clettysburg,_Autisst 12. 11EX711 . TUC:AU& ATTORNEY.AT LAW, (olden assn door mei% of huehler's drug and book,slure,Cbant. Imrsbarg street,) ACTOR/ST AND SOLICITOR FOR Nam', .say rwtstoas. Bost! Land War semlik tkaclt.pay anspeadevi Cla.4 a sad all other clams against the Government at Wash ington. IX C.; also Americas Claims in England. Land Warrants locatedand sold, or bought,ond bdainesA p,tkos given. Agents engaged In kir Naito* warrants in lowa, Illinois and other western States. INI"Apr.4 tO. blot I, I 4eISWAAHY or by lottesk.. QvAlisburg, Nov. 21,.'43. ATTO , RNEY AT will faithfully alVit promptly attend to all business entrusted uim. Be speaks th'e German language.-- ()Ace at the same place, in South Baltimore *Wet, near Wirnef's deb! store, and Iteetkr °WOO Danner tt. Ziegier's strihtc, tiettyaburg, )larch 20. J. Lawrenee Bill, M. D. AShis office one door aMt of the ''' tit er3V. Charnbersbw street, and opposite Picking's store, where those a isbing to hare any Dental Operation performed are respectfully invited to call. Rereassess : Drs. Horner, Rev. C. P. Kranth, D. D Rev. H. L. Baugher, D. D., Rer. Prof. 11. Jacobs, Prof. 31. L. St(erer. Gettysburg, April 11, '33. Removals. TILE undersigned, being the authorized person to make removals into Ever Green 'Ceme tery. hopes that such as contemplate the removal of the remains of deceased relatives or friends, will avail themselves of this seaivou of the year to have it done. Removals made with promptness —terms low, and no effort spared to please, PETER THORN, Feb. 14, less. Koper V" his evaticry., XD444 i tECHAN CST ONN, Fredena t eo,n64,lld. iVI, Having bout renovated and mfoktniskied. the proprietor assures the puhHugsat a call is only needed, as be guaraMeetiguit aatiafaction in W. 17 ChAr)Z9l9 4 e4Mo• I]' HESS ; l'stiegitvg,. Fab , 3 t4a, ItaPP. P'*nit, A CO.IIIINARTABAt Dwelling Monte. ./"X imwza 9/4 AUCtLI34. - - NTENVVErtisrAvrr,:—Thi , iiiiipsigisea has _ A A otheit a• first-eleek US , ea the Miser i•or XeCOnangliol bailMag,lll Carlisle street, Gettysburg, se* st shoe of Vie pebilegliattotage , ?be mesirtieeit jest beau fitted up. la the mileteflorgitiltltse, aed wflkeiggasize !Lime* with. sae cif* hist la the *O4, IthrOystera, Ate char ges otinekireys be Os =lf ( lahls dnealshMMl hb e I l li o ke b r e ue e o to 6 ,II6:OBII9OI.6INOVIVMakt f . Feb. lc 1658, Dr MUHL "F+Y.+F~lt At Cost I JACOB ALTI.A.BA.CGII Mi l frrrMrri ' Ml ix MoCalutughy, Edward B. Buehler, ` 4 1410. 001116, a gtmonatir, `J no and tandig #ournal. GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, MAR. 21, 1859. Peat' C3c:rr3aer. 110111111111110 1S 1.057. Nothing is lost ; the drop of dew Which trembles on the leaf or dower Is but exhaled to fall anew In summer's thunder shower; Perchaue to &bine within the bow That frosts the sun at fall of day; Perchance to sparkle in the Low Of fountains fat away. Nothing is lost; the tiniest seed, By wild birds bora. or breams blown, Finds something suited to its need, Wherein 'tis sown su►dgrown. The language of some household song, The perntine of twine cherished dower, Though gone from outward tease, belong To memory's after hater. • So with our words; or harsh or kind, Uttered, they are not ail forgot; They leave their influence on the mind, Pass on, but perish not! Flo with our deeds ; for good or 11l They hare their pourer, soiree understood ; Then let us use our better will To mike them rib with good! Ml..scalla.n.ec•ll.s_ yWhatos the Pilo° of *UI. On'n Saturday afternoon, as the Fa kir of Ave was walking down Main street, ho met a broad-brimmod coun trymai horn the Dunker settlement, with a basket of eggs under his arm. The Fakir mopped him and looked into his basket. "Those are remarkable-looking eggs you hare, ear; what do you ask for them!" “liit.a dozen,” replied broad brim. "Let mo try a single one—hero's a dime fur it," said the Fakir. Taking out his knife, he eoolly pro ceeded to crook it, when to the aston ishment of tho Dunker, out rolled a dozen shi n im; half-eagles. Pluei ug them in his pocket, and handing out another dime, the Fakir remarked try another, if you please., sir." This, too, he cracked open, with the same phenomenon of half-eag les. I'll take all your eggs," said the Fakir, apparently much excited. 4 . No, you don't," said broad-brim, who had just recovered his speech ; and spreading the falls of his woollen 4 , warmos" -over the basket, he made tracks down the streets as fast as his burtlion, the amplitude of his breeches, and his hobnailed shows would allow him. He hits ; doubtless ascertained by this tim9 that "eggs is eggs," however much uppear.►uces way sometimes bo against tho hug: wantsh to sehipp in the La ie.lia," ashi.a Dutchman to n Work in a shipping office. "Weil," said the *lark, pen iu hand, "what's your name?" "It is Hans Vauaddsmahandordan neseraneymondyrnitehitensehinyfuluti- mildesimpuudromp!" said llutehy, spit ting out his old quid and taking a flvah one. "Jo-rn-sa-lom '." said the astonished clerk, ••1 cannot write that. Look a Lure mister, what is it in English—do you know 2" ••Ick does. It ish Shon Smidth !" A Yankee A nswer.--A wuger was laid on the Yankee pemsliarity of answering one question by_ asking another. To decide the bet, a down.oaster was inter rogated. want _Ton," said the bettor, "to give me a straightforward answer to a plain question." "I kin dal it, mister," said the Yankee. "Then, why is it Now Englanders al ways, matter a question by asking sae in raters rt. " Da they r) was JanaiLen'e reply. illiirOne of the guests, at a late bril liantparty in Washington eity, a Mrs. New York, is said to have worn gems worth fully $lOO,OOO, and several others were docked with fortunes in %Mitt alVacitivo This gasp voshi =Ate five hundred poor, starving, freezing &allies is her o% n tit.); cotatortable for a whole win ter. It would educate and render self. supporting five hundred orphan girls. It would rescue as many scarnstresees from destitution or crime. Extrava gance is the national curs©, and all vi ces moat unworthy of Acr.erieses.- An Amusing Mistale.—The editor of the Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth, re cently, when somewhat forcibly ex pressing his opinions, trot© " we will defend our views to the last," but the printers made him say, " wo will defend our wires. to the last," whienwenkieer taitily have been Packe.t twel() and gal. detemioAti 944 4' Ow fair laciatikixi been in any danger; but it appears %bat the editor In RiAost.ton hut b 4 *Ad othe4. m i en's niezeaaxe.not alarmed qi ;k3- xery imminent peril, and conse -01404AT tki.e languaite rooks a little oat or Plac4- AC4l.ctelittia kill haPPreil it the best regulated trig offices. Mir& groet owe ek AcwiNem *wit city is the folly or, in many inateuinee, rather the crime, ofi appearance cak ing. How many& ruined family might bo well doing and happily circumstanc ed but for this folly !—how many a crime would never have been cornrait ted if it had not e ' been for this social curse I g , Gentle ifizmoo 4M: Xicd."—Pc. gene relates timt whelk One day; in ll l .o4 out with frAigoe % he turned itequhismix haute get. Oita& steer, the good-lastall4 hostess , of the vivito* covered him IR with =dim of heiP:awit lakiliumotii h iud tki4 l kw bagel' "TRUTH 111 WIGHTY, MID WILL pasvax..." MWMT I.II , I M7r7 - rrrTl DITTY/MIL 4 Letter frees Inee. leilhae Teeetry S. the NAVY DIPARTMENT . , Feb. 14, 1859. Sir : I have received your letter of the Bth and sth instant, with copies of certain testimony, and an expression of the desire of the committee over which you preside to mealy° from me any statement or information in regard to it which I may wish to present. I now comply with the request, and first with reference to the contracts ter live-oak timber, made under the advertisement of June 14, 1858. .No live-oak 'timber had been purchas ed by advertised contract for the last sixteen years, excepting in those in stances : let. A contract made September 12, 1848, fur .11,000 cubic feet. 2d. A contract' made in September, 1855, for the frames of six large sleeps of-war' eat to moulds to replace that which had been taken fbr the six largo steam frigates built in 1855, of which two have since been used for the sloops of-war " Lancaster" and "Pensacola, authorized in 1857, and the other four can only be used for ships of that clam 3d. The want of additional quantities of live-oak having been repeatedly urg ed by the Bureau of Construction, tho department on the let of July, 1857, authorized a contract to be made for such timber as would replace in part what had been taken from the complete frames of ships-of-the-line and frigates, which the' wants of the service had made it necessary to break in upon, and also to provide crooked timber suitable for there ..paire of vessels of the larger classes , of irlaeli the supply was wholly insufficient. For,everal years past the repairs on the sloops-of-war and smaller vessels have been very great, and have gradual ly absorbed the best and the most of the small size timber, and the want of that timber was every day becoming more appareut. Thus, this kind. of timber being absolutely wanted, it became ad vantageous and economical to purchase that which had been refused on tho ex isting contracts for being below the contract size, rather than to cut the larger and more valuable pieces that remained of the old stock, or that was then coming in on the new contracts. So.great was the want of this smaller timber that it had been used to a con siderable extent in the Norfolk and Kittery yards ; in the latter to the amount of $3,972 47, before authority was obtained in proper form to make the purchase,lhe officers ie-4hose yards believing that the public iiitirosts war ranted taut course. And so great was the deficiency of live-oak timber in the Navy Yard at Pensacola, that there is not now a stick of that kind in the yard which has not been . purchased since. While this deficiency of timber in the Navy Yard was known to exist, re liable information was- received in the mouth of May last., that the British government had ravived the peetend.id right of search, and that the *WA cruisers were exercising it upon the merchant vessels of the United States ►in the neighborhood of Cuba. Tbia•in• formation created great excitement throughout the country. It is only n • to refer to the warlike debates in both Houses of Congress to appreci ate its extent. To resist the exercise of this right a fleet of twelve war Tea sels was fitted out and despatched to the neighborhood of Cuba, with in structions given them front time to time, between the 14th of May and the 15th of June, to protect all vessels of the United States against the exercise of the right of search on the high seas in time of peace, by the armed vessels of any power. These instructions wouldprobady have produced a collis ion had not the right been abandoned by the British government. While this was going on,Congress, on the 12th of June, passe an act re (pairing the Secretary of tho Navy to cause to be constricted, "as speedily as may be consistent with-the public interests," eight war steamers of light draught, "combining the heaviest armament and greatest speed compatible with their character and tormaga." On the 3d of July orders were given to all the navy yards that they should be launch ed by the next meeting of Congress, and that nothing should be permitted to prevent it. By the same act Congress made an appropriation to defray the expenses and compensation of a spacial Commis sioner in execution of the joint resolu tion passed on the 3d of June, authoriz ing the use of force ' if necessary, " for the adjustment of difficulties with the Republic of Paraguay." Independent ot this resolution,, LAO Vtilkii(toßt cle teMiAod to ae-tsvoickpo,T.,. 444 ropoures write taken to increase ttio attaadroa.<lot the east coast of Soath ArnoricN so. that it should consist of twenty armed vessels, iucluding two store ships, most of them to be ti4t.44 for the purpose of the expeditioii, in this threateatoopiastersokafileirs, with tlei pohlip mind excited by the re viral of the pretended right of search, with ziA izertairity that the attempt to suppress it, would. not bring us into cot lisipA with (Bait Britrin, with a sioAd rou o t i wetve ships in the vicin ity Gig* raatat it, with s larger K 1 oti tvisnty abips to be prepared endow. oentruod in the direction of Paraitqtiypi 4024 with eight war akisulteiw t he Make ebasea..to be constructed, sto , cozding to the inpinetien of Congeals, svislei a ly ae might be 001)SiStega, with 14te littorals ' 4. ttoeblet4 is lay daty, aPon oßasultatio.‘ with Oro r . of tue..Ualon of. CoitasameMattnintio,.. piresamps l al th 4 • - - - vice by promptly dieting on the day of the adjournment of Congress, June 14, that an advertisement be issued call ing for a supply, in as short a time as Practicable, of live-oak timber, most of it of smaller dimensions then had been usually required, each as was adapted to the construction of the smaller ves sels, which {be exigencies of the service would be likely to require. I would have resigned my place before I would have failed to act with the promptitude which the occasion seemed to demand. The list was made out by the Chief of the Bureau of Construction, according to his own judgment of what the in- .rests and necessities of the service re quire:l, without interference by me in its details, and the advertisement was Nailed on the 14th of June, calling for one-half on the let of September, and' the other half on the let of February following, giving to bidders two and a half months' notice to make contingent arrengernedts for the first delivery, and seven and a half mouths' notice for the other. Time allowed in the advertise =rfor this timber was sufficient for who were setaeldealers in snob timber, and who in making offers in tended to comply with them, or were in any degree prepared, but was much too short for any speculator who had it in view to dispose of his contract to other parties. - Thew were the reasons which Influenced the department in the exercise of its discretion in this particu lar case, and when the contracts were executed I was seared by the experi enced officer in tharge of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, that the mea sure bad proved highly economies! and beneficial to the governmentilsaving to it probably about twenty-five thousand dollars beyond what could have been boon accomplished by an open puichase. Alter the contract had been awarded to the lowest bidders, a question arose to which I applied the principle of a decision I had previously made, viz : that When the department advertised for a contract upon certain terms, and one of the bidders applied to a subordi nate officer and obtained assurances of more favorable terms at variance with those advertised, had regulated his bid accordingly, the department would en force the advertisement and not the as surances of the suirordinate, and the as surances thus obtained would constitute no ground of relief, because unfair to other bidders. When therefore, it ap peared that those to whom the contracts • wore awarded had neither performed them nor intended to perform them when they bid, but bad acted upon in formation or assurances obtained at the navy yards from subordinate officers at variance with the terms of gm adver tisement, the department sot aside the forfeited contract and instead of pur chasing or contracting in open market or of the next highest bidder, and charging the difference to the default ing parties, accepted a contract with Mr. Swift for the whole amount at the lowest bid, which was much lower than the bids which he had made, thereby saving the defaulting contraeters from lees, securing the best terms for the Government, and requiring him to ea jeept as low a prim for the timber to be delivered immediately as if time had been given to go into the live oak forests of Florida or Louisiana, to out it. The department did not advise any one of the contractors as to the course he should pursue, but apprised them, un eirivocally, at all Limos, that the time of delivery, as advertised, would not be posjponed, for the reasons I have stated. When I came into the Department I found a system established, which con menced during the administration of Mr. Fillmore, of purchasing coal for the use of the Navy by the inetzumestality of two coal agents—one 16r anthracite, the other for bitansiooes ma--with a compensation of Ave per cent. mamas sion on the cost of purchase and trans portation oontracted far by the agent. There was also during Mr. ,Fillmore's administration a special agebpy for sup plying with coal the East India and Pacific squadrons during the 'Jam Expedition. Messrs. Howland k or New York, were the special agents employed by Mr. Graham, Sec retary of the Navy, under an agreement of the date of April 8, 1852, by which they were allowed ten per cent. Qom- mimions on the purchase money,cceiel transportation, insummee and other an avotduble expenses, deducting there- i from the commissions allowed the agents for supplying coal within the United States. This agreement was modified by Mr. Dobbin on the 11th of August, 1853, by which after the Ist of September following, the agents. were i to ship not exceeding one thousand bushels per month, the Department agreeing to pay the cost of the coal, tlaerage, cartage, freight, primage, and demurrage, and a commission of trim per oeta• on the cost of the coal, including freight ci tra,n.apprtAticu. The com.• miosstimannglor this agency in the ynra 1852 ? , 18.5 A and 18511, tologuted to, 1,51.1, 7 075 36, while the eau:missions of all other coal agents for supplying our steam vessels of war with goal (Wring the whale period from 1659 to. thft present time, amounted 04 ut the sum of $19 L. 851 59, and for supply the the Navy 'Y ards to the further sum of CS,- 358 47. This special agency was abol- Libel by Mc. Dobbins, iii 1844. There has been nu other change in the system except only that, in platinum of the policy expressed to the sot of Congress of September 38,1860, of giving prefer ence to American productions, I. bare cansed , anthraisits coal to be seat from Pennsylvania mines, by American vca. eels chartered by the Department, and, withoes say specnalegeney, to the &sty and all other foreiga alatkoht Whet• itmidhot tellglikd 40.410,134.14t, --hr s Milli TWO DOLLARS A.YEAR no greater cost than that of foreign coal delivered at the same place. This has ceased an increase of purchases of coal in this country, bat it bas proved mast decidedly an economical and beneficial improvement, as will appear by detail ed returns which are now probably be fore tho committee, securing, without any increase of oost to the government, what is deemed tho boat coal in the world for war steamers—the anthracite coal of Pennsylvania. No change has been made in tbe.hit uminons coal agency, nun in that fur anthracite,except that theformeragent, Mr. Tyson, at the end of four years from his Appointment, was succeeded by Mr. Hunter, the present agent, whom I appointed in May last, upon his own responsibility. I was not aware until the present Investigation, that ho had employed another person to aid him, allowinghien to share in his commissions as his predecessor had done, nor any want of attention on his part. It was well known to the de partment that the Navy was supplied with ooal of the best kind and qu:dity for naval purposes, at less cost than form erly, at what was deemed in the, Bu reaus, reasonable prices, and that the bills Passed under the inspection, and required the approval of the most faith ful and vigilant officers of the govern ment, who were in the constant prac tice of instituting inquiries into reason ableness of prices, and of refusing pay ment when they were excessive. It is now the opinion of the Bureaus, after full inquiry, that the price paid, *8 85 per ton, for the beet, anthracite coal for steam purpoles, screened, selected, and delivered at Le vessel in Philadelphia, has not been excessive or unreasonable. The Department has at all times left both those agents for the purchase of coal perfectly free in tho discharge of their duty upon their own responsibili ty, with such assistance as they might choose to employ at their own expense; subject °night* the checks which exist on ship-board and at the naval stations, whore it is the duty of the proper officer to report any deficiency in quantity or quality and also to the constant super vision of the Chiefs of the Bureaus, un der whose orders the purchases are made, and by whom the bills must be examined and approved before they eon be passed. Both these high officers en joy my entire couffdance--confidenee not only in their capicity, but in their vigilance and uprightness. 1 shouldebe very willing to give fall details of the action of the Department in reference to the Navy Yards aad to the contracts for steam machinery fir vessels-of-war, but as no evidence has been transmitted to me on those sub jects, I shall content myself with a brief general statement. - The system by which the Navy Yards are managed is the same which I found established wiled I came into office, with some improvements. The com mandant of the yard is responsible for its general condition. It is his duty to correct or report any abuse which may come to his knowledge. I/e receives all orders from the Department, and is authorised to use the proper means to execute them. If an order is given that a vessel be built or repaired, or other work done, be direct., the employ ment of the men, and Axes the number to be employed, without interference by the Department. He is authorised and required to dismiss any workman, and to report any master for neglect or misconduct. When a master is thus reported to the department, an investigation is or dered, Ls is uotified, witnesses are ex amined, and the testimony returned to the department -for its action. Tho master las the selection of the men, subject to the approval of superior offi cers, and is held responsible for thorn and the work done by them under his charge, and has therefore authority to diss~L them. This system of responsi bility is found to work well in the navy yards generally, although there is greater difficulty and embarrassment, in the Brooklyn yard from this super-a tsu debt possolatitas of the great adjacent cities pressing for employment, and re sorting to all legitimate means to iktain it. This difficulty will not be otivieted. Men must be emp4oyed ; they must Comm from the neighbormg Cosign's skmal districts; they must, be selected by souse one; thei( j ild seleeted by the master wor lOnn, who is respon sible for them, subject, indeed, to proper restrictions and supervision; and this master workman must always feel and have to contend with the presence of vast numbers seeking employ-men t, and especially during periods of commercial distress. lie is also exposed to the ea erations of dismissed and ilisappoiniAxi workmen, and to the scrutiny of vigi lant competitors seeking his places, and, if there be any well-founded charge against him, it is quite sure to be made known to the ()Meer whose duty it is to iftq L ogo , " There has hems no report against any master workman of arty of the Atlantic Navy Yards since I have been in the Dietairtment, except in tire eases ; one foe laved, misconduct 'eventl years ago, which was folly investigated by my predecessor; one for intoxication which has been investigated and follow ed by 4 new appidintteren.te ;, one for tem porary insanity where the =liter was at%erwards restored upon his recovery and producing a certificate fronthts phy sieian that it woold not be likely to re cur, and the other two MOW reeently for neglect of duty, which has been lg. vestigated and the returns lastrincies& owns ma will sopa be disposed of. Time ago the only instances of 'barges pal pitated to the Department, and if there be ant presented to' the ,Uotamilsedk Abkiwe sakteit. pregovell adissiganedormi#,Viallid =4laitygiveatothaparslealesposs .4lsimed themselves, lt is at least very doubtinbekelhojerjYoit . sharps can or ought tote sesti t hiel stall sirens, Gehl* the Digartamatesr the Oaken of the yard bees had ady heerithodge of thorn. Theater' beets alp *scrams at the number otmen:4ll, %j a rs Wren place Amu! Jae' the yards and for the reasons natty tel —the increased activity of the *mice, the expedition to the neighborhood of Cuba, the expedition to Paraguay, the construction of eight screw steamers "as speedily as might be eenaimmia With the public interests, "' In theinjunctions of one instance who.re ham induced to departflyat the &tend rule of non-interference with the number tit moo to bo an mad. that eras in the Navy I at Philadelphia, to as inconsiderable eacteati jta nselhl work, upon the argent plea et necessity, hu manity and utility, pressed by wrestle man of high and honorable cluuseter, incapable of falsehood. The coarse of the Department in ler crone° to contracts for steam machin ery for vessels of war, has been to phi scribe certain conditions, advertise for plans and proposals subject to such eon di tions, and award the contracts accord mg to the merits of such plans, and proposals, having due regard to pricy They cannot, from the nature of the case, be awarded to the lowest bidder, having reference to the price only, be cause no two persons bid for the same thing, each plan being different from the others, and it being the object of the Government to obtain the result of the highest ski/L. The bids are given under seal ;' aro not opened until the time for receiving them has expired; and, of course, Sao .oac can know what, they contain, except tie party mama( and those to WhODI lie may commas* este it. A board of engineers is Ipl, pointed, and each is required to, give his individual opinion and his mooed for it. Often they are unanimous, sometimes there is a single dissenting opinion, and sometimes they are equally divided. I have in no case, that lam aware of, awarded a contract in oppo• sition to the opinion of a majority, at. though I should feel at liberty to do OM The contract given to Messrs. Merrick & Sons, of Philadelphia, in regard be which a letter from Col. Patterson to the President was by him in the usual course, without an intimation of-an * wish on his part, referred to this depart ment, was awarded to them upon thii merits of their plan and proposals--in accordance with the unanimous opinion of the board of engineers—their bid be ing lower than those of the other bid- , den whose plans were approved. The President did not in any manner interfere in this case nor has he in any other case of contract since I have Wee. in the 'Department. In all contrasts made under the set of the last session, the Department obtained an absolute guarantee of the number of revolutions: of the propeller in a minute ; instead of . the usual number of about forty, the contractors guarantee eighty, and, its one instance, a hundred. In one con. tract—that for the vessel under con. atm-dm at Norfolk—awarded. to Messrs. Murray & liaxleburst, of Balt& more, there is a guarantee of the speed of fifteen statute miles an hour, under a forfeiture of twelve thousand five hun dred dollars, to be deducted from the price if the speed fall to fourteep ranee per hour, and half that sum if it full td fourteen and a half miles. In the contract for the vessel at Pldr adelphis awarded to Messrs. liesney; Neade & Co., there is a guarantee, not only for one hundred revolutiousof the propeller per minute, but also for the speed of sixteen statute miles per hour, under the forfeiture of fifteen thousand dollars, to be deducted from the price if the peed fall to fifteen miles an hour, and half that sum if it fall to Atwell and a half miles. A more stringens I and advantageous contract for the tine' eminent has not been made. EMI 91 NO • „.,,,,• the awarding of this contract having been the subject of comment, I will take the occasion to say, that the dune made against a very wmpetent °Meer, the engineer-in,chief, by an excited and interested party, was telly investigated by me and found to be without the slightest foundation, except in a misap pruhen.sion of that party, fully explain ed, and that the eNitraet was awarded Ew e to the lowest price, to the best, null tee, to the highest experie ' the . construction of marine engines,. net. no experidlice at all, and in accordanee with the opinion of a majority of the engineers whom I oonsigted ea the subject. I have the honor to be, sir, very re spectfully, your obedient servant, ISAAC TOUCHY, • Secretary of the . Navy. lion. .Ilonir SHIMMAN, larA Rae orphan girt died, as was supposed, in the hospital of the Siitara of Charity, at Wheeling,. Va. Her, funeral was arrsaged, but owing to tficia ineientuaey of the weather it was pate:: pooed. In the meantime, while one 61' the Sisters was arranging something. about the coffin, the little girl raised up and asked for a drink of water. It is supposed that she was in a treat*, sad' it was nothing but the heavy nes al►aC averted her horrible fate aiming basis& alive. An Upstart Beast.—A gro boy Was driving a mule, when the animal Ileid• denly stopped and refused to budgist—... "Won't go hey ?" said the doy. . 10 •FeeP grand, do you ? I suppose . you intaoll4 your lather vu ***ass." ifirMake friends of none in Wimp", have not implicit confidence; wbunilyett cannot tract in all place., and si alt seasons. The best frtendship yea tom make la that which is based on, Uses* feelings which springs from the tilimier vance of seared truths. sarThsCibio Cultic/wormy., !Iliese inm 4 farina half tilled, have be the eget, the we s t." The same remark e apply with equal force to oth of the eountry , irirSigiosvor iiinirsid of satunitiale aunt volition, civil or raligious s iswels toss at free dismission, Le more 11111 . with big awn. opinion thaw► *IA Arddlifti Pao''"` Chairman Committee Intreatiwition, Le., House of RepresontaiWal. iti~MlMil ttlAti -d 3 l=l lol )v2l =II J
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