Show wo washington r 11 1 11 9 to n cor or the M missouri iii J washington july y I 1 U the entire black reau ca n press arc H coith have seize dupon a late letter inter of of ih ca camp mp loyd to byoir charges therein herein contained ap against dinst the B t 1 distinguished secretary ot of iva avar r mho ho it pr S its is 13 to bw be tile the peculiar mark for attack b I 1 I 1 opposition i oh your corres correspondent 1011 dent at 7 I 1 floyd wrote under an evident miscon biscon 81 of all 11 we facts surrounding the tal flo capt 11 II tract as aa he is pleased to terra tero if ourt justice to seel Secie eta tary ry floyd I 1 be bw ii aff and e 1 give you yon the true version of this inet e of I 1 fil fraud and upon the public tr arcas as ciry ro sr at the commencement of the mormons cormons Mor mons a contract was entered enteles 11 I 1 with ith russel Riisa ell 1 majors AV addell in the rm the transportation of all the subsistence other supplies needed tor for the army in utah ni 4 it was stipulated that 9 such t jell a price per peri sho should uld be paid the them ar and d on receiving that the government required subsistence be forwarded these 6 parties should dial ma eat mediate provision for the tran transports line f the same if after preparations xer ova the government failed to furnish alie em of transportation mentioned in notice abe tl tile the contractors were to be indemnifier indemnified aaili all loss by the government taking J ff their hands at costy cost all the stock iva wagons gone ac provided for the tra train i in 0 or r trains I 1 it t was well a ascertained I 1 ned the t cha a s ed at sa s1 louis by tile the government an and for or warded to utah beca or less I 1 are and a great part of it was tot totally a I 1 ly furl us use by either man mail or beast the h amid mj at I 1 mo phere sphere in the tha month of A april i at t hick time the trains liatto had to leave it not ota only r surel the flour but caused it tot to i hake bake a and a be beco iii unfit even for th the and it then a qi question of serious importance ith ili ibi govern government ment how the dilli difficulty culty could be eye ome come notice had bad been given the coti trac tors ora to prepare for transporting k N of it flour and they had incurred an to buy the flour in in st louis aw transport tian sport it would certainly involve ot of a large portion spoiled while ing this state of facts the contractor lor russell M majors jors waddell 1 lolu t art aril I 1 5 came lomand a proposition pio position b neniah flour and deliver in campat rish provided the government would alloi the he same compensation to winch they elo ent in filled i tied under tinder the existing contract contra cr they would obligate rhems alefs clefs to atlow ne T j ei a aTO sweet and merchantable sup afine article subject to inspection on delivery at tile the gat gai rison at st louis prices wi with all the cosmot transportation tran under present contracts a if tied ded the prong proposition was v submitted to enar asb general e era J jessip n P who h 0 ca me to ite following conclusion as endorsed on thiela pers j when troops are ili m the field them be supplied by means of Gover government rim cl i Ir r airi 1 but ni when lien posts have been established put manent ly lyp their garrisons ga should be with subsistence and all ther other articles leaile ly damaged by the tl e weather bj contract for the season as a contractor who is at the raa I himself self will furnish a better ai article ait icle bythe meas measures ures proposed thi hie public will a saie ave at least the loss loss of all damaged well veil as the trans portion on them april aprill 1859 1839 such was the recommendation of general Je S caup an officer whose lias has never ever been tarnished by the breath of suspicion during an all official life of half hair a century not only did russell russel I 1 majors release lease the government by the proposed change their contracts contract from all liability for in emilty already amounting to but in the opinion of general jesup the Is 6 gorg r eminent would actually save the heavy es resulting from damaged supplies a aa ws E as the heavy transportation on the same came i seeh was the stati state of the case when lien it came before secretary floyd for his atol action on the of the sime same month april it was not an ordinary case of letting outa contract for flour as was waa supposed by byj camp floyd flod correspondent it 11 was rail irti an attempt to compromise a hard bargain with those who already held the contract art frt of transportation and who had tile the go in ent in their the difficulty in steini of the war department was as I 1 taro ready stated an uncertainty in securing ing vv wholesome holesome for our troops in i utah and to ascertain by what means this dainty could be avoided the proposition ot of russell majors waddell to meet the difficulty fully and secretary secretary floyd in approving general jesups J ejup I 1 s re cull A emendation men datul dation says I 1 As this proposition will result in in a cevall an and d large saving to the united states to tl t l toe amount of all damas damages to flour a and ad theo atie price of transportation oi on the stores dating dai naci ed the proposition is accepted april W 1859 11 such are the plain facts involved in in this ann grand flour speculation in in which it tt va charged that secretary floyd would reil liAa no candid reader can do otherwise other than laugh at tile the folly of such a conr lav a against the distinguished head of the department it was peili pel haps aps a bork v ork ot but EB per pere ero rogation gation to defend him against i ir t your correspondent deemed it due to the M ca ube of truth to possess himself of all the facto and to place them succinctly before lis rea d ers era the records of the quarter blaster basw generals Gene raPs Off office icely are arc responsible for the i above statement it is due to cot 0 arn or floyd who is is now absent to say I 1 have bae spoken to him on the subject 0 of f these cb chii r es a against his official action A I 1 |