New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-20
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Gaiphin Claim aud Reports

"A he Omnibus -. The trcthcHs" 49, -
Galphin Claim aud REPORT
Cor,ssocudeuce THE Tribune.
W.smSeros, Friday, May n.
Tb;s !. amazing. Who shall say tdere is no dii-
to,enca between the Omnibus and the Presidents
pIong or if there be any, that the advantage is
,i,b the Omnibus, because u takes care Of New
Mexico ard the other plan don't
The Boundary question we have disposed o. IL
can be settled on it's own bottom. But Terrific
rial Government without the Provisol What
comes Of it, First and foremost q great Northern
row. Every man sent to Congress from toe Free
States will come down here under Instructions 10
put on the Wilmot- Call you this settling the
Question The wilnant viii be put on. or it won't.
II is, the South viii foam more than ever and the
political storm below more loudly than ever. If it
is not, the agtations Of the North will be deeper,
and their demands more exacting aud intense than
heretofore. Either way, besides an increase OF
agitation, this result follows The Wing party is
rent asunder. The South will 60 IN one direction
and the North in another. You do not precisely
understand or appreciate the party endorsements
or party damage of the case This is odd. No
man should see them more clearly. They are en-
tirely apparent to far duler apprehensions and
they are vivid and substantive TO the keen-sghted
But another thing and e greater thing Give New
Mexico an undsturbed Territorial Government,
without the Proviso, Of ten years, or fifteen years,
and if Slavery possibly live in New Mexico, 1t
will be Struggled 10. Should we NOS avoid the pos
sibilities Of this long apprenticeship Let New
Mexico establish her institutions now, while she is
Gil e.. e
Territorial Government, when she may be pro-
Slavery.
"Factious and selfish indeed Are not these
reasons strong, valid, substantial pressing, con-
elusive We do not want 10 sever and thus de-
stroy the nationality Of the Wing party, if it can
be avoided. We do not wish TO increase political
agitation on the Slavery question to no purpose
whatever but to raise storm to drown ourselves.
We do not wish to increase the chances Of New.
Mexcos becoming Slave State, by doing what
Mr.. CALHOUN so earnestly desired giving q" time
to get IN This is what re wanted +" Time to get
m." Does not the apprenticeship under Terrific
rial Government give it This is what we do n0s
want But is what we do want "sactious and
selfish 7" What is it we so for ? First, the imme-
date Admission of California Second, the estab.
lishment of the Boundary between New-Mexico
and Texas. If we choose 10 do more, there are
three things that can be done. First, extend the
Post Office Laws over New-Mexico: Second, es-
tablish District Court Third, put in force your
Indian Agency. With these simple regulations
New.Mexico will have all she needs. And the
Presidents plan is here perfected. 1t is simple,
Just, wise, beneficent, unexceptionable, tranquil
ing harmonising 10 all sections. IL will save the
integrity and nationality OF the party No reason
able man can deny it. Nothing in the word is
wanting to its complete and triumphant success,
and the consequent success OF the party, now and
hereafter, bat the riH OF the Wings In Congress TO
have it successful. Fear not This we shall have
in due time. The policy is bound TO triumph as
soon as theremains OF the Omnibus can be shoveled
off the track. The Administration has hitherto
been acting upon the notion that it is not worth
while to shovel path while the snow is falling.
The clouds having broken it is now likely some
thing will be done
The tialphin Committee reported today. the
only difficulty in this case to be that this Adj
ministra.ion is too honest. The heirs of Galphin
had a claim. 1t was good, or il was not. Con-
gress passed an act by which il was recognized.
The last Administration recognized it and paid
torty-One thousand dollars on it, which was al
mtted 10 be what was due Se0enty-threc gears ago.
The Committee agree that so far this was all right.
This Administration says, if the principal was due
the interest was due, and they pay IL accordingly.
All agree a debt was due the heirs of Galphin The
only question was, How much Now if forty odd
thousand dollars was due them the latter part Of
the last century, it would certainly seem to be very
clear that considerable sum in addition must be
due in the middle of this 1t would be simpler and
more common process, perhaps to cheat them out
ofthe interest but to the Justice Of the proceed
ing there can han hardly be but one opinion. This
Administration have been so green as to suppose
that if the Government owed the debt at all, they
owed the rh0le Of it. And having been back ed in
the opinion that they did owe it by the action of
Congress, who directed the examination and ad-
justment of the claim, aud by the opinion and &C.
ton OF the last Administration, why they paid It.
And this is the whole Of the matter.
But notwithstanding all this Mr.. CRAWFORD is
not relieved from the indecacy Of pressing a claim
upon the Government while he was a member Of
it. In the eyes Of some this indecacy rises TO i'm
propriety. The fact exists characterize it as you
will. The Committee distinctly exonerate the
other members OF the Cabinet from the possession
Of any knowledge that Mr.. CRAWFORD had an In
terest in the claim.
so far as the Report goes, we must say that il is
in all respects such an one as we had right to cx
pect from the manliness, impartiaty and ability of
Mr.. BURT. No exception can be taken " it. The
resolution accompanying it, saying the interest
ought not to be paid, while acknowledging the JUS
ice OF the principal, is wonder 1t will not stand
tne TEST olTlme or scrutiny J.s.P.
The GRiphip Claim and MIR. Crawford-1Ir
Clay and The President-ilr. Soule and Cal.
ifornia-MelArs. BuIiiu IL sargenr-,Ir.
Burke and the Union.
Correspondence OF The Tribune