The New York herald., 1850-04-13


anxious TO do him Justice agreed TO this arrangement
and thus the Gslphin extortion whipped in over
the shoulders Of Col. johnson.
In the basement of the Capitol. the committee Of
nine are holding their examination. Among the
witnesses examined or to be examined, the Attor
ney General the Secretary Of the Treasury. the &C.
cretary Of War land perhaps Old Lack and Mr.. Clay
TOM Mr. Whittlesey. present second comptroier aud
Mr.. McCuloch his predecessor, both Of whom refused
the interest and Mr. Anderson, the wreworker of the
whole machinery Ia getting fairly into the Tressary,
port Of the West Point Academy and all its officers
and cadets for u whole year And some cay the fund
has been divided as follows
To Mr.. Crawford ..........,.... HlOO 600
To Judge Bryan (shareholder). - $1,000
Total. leSoO0
Add Mr.. Ewing's Chickasaw claims Of. 10000
And we have upon two claims Of. S3ol go
And under the same decision, concurrent deci-
sions of the Attorney General, payments being
made Of from 10 900 to $50 600 pile claims the
principal upon which has already been paid amount
ing in the aggregate interest to 100000.
AZ this rate we shall have heavy item to add TO the
tee Of investigation going with the work very
comfortably-thsy have their toddies and pale ale
their crackers and cheese and cigars and altogether
they have M happy time Of II - jury upon .
doubtful case Of murder.
The Secretary Of War i- only holding on for d~e,-
sion If there Is not clear aoquitt by the committee
and by the House he must and all in the cabinet
implicated In the TRANSACTION must 60 That General
Taylor will freely consent to an adverse report, We
have no doubt. Scrupulously exact In his hnances-
honest and rigid to the last sHpence against taking
In any Transaction than strict justice
may well imagine that he has very favorable OPT
nion Of the Gslphln claim
Nor are the wings Of the House in much better tenn
per The cabinet IL impotent and what II IL 10
hopelersly unpopular 1t ~eghs like milestone about
the neck Of the whg party They, too deeire change
But they know slso that upon whstever hnicstes
In law the Gaphin enormity may be whitewashed, IL
be satisfactorily excused to the country II
tempt to vindieats and assume tbs rs.ponsbiity Of
this business IL will carry them down In the future
elections Of the country this cabinet is SUSTAINED
burden Of this Gsphin claim into every election 70 ths
next general paian
We anticipate therefore. In the anal action Of the
Hou-e this phin claim expression OF dissent
equivalent TO u rejection Of the cabinet
wAsxrrGroS, April 10, 1880.
Cabinet Rumors--.s~rSl Do,nss-oS zsek InSssnara--
.etoIificni,m ia ne Senate Oh Ha! Wrsay Passage
Of Ceasss B2l-Donf Dc too Insu,s,ict ssos,s ~ Ne
sroes.
very general rumor prevails to-day ths, the eabi-
net has actually exploded-we have many veryons of
the immediate upsho. Of the rupture, and numerous
statements Of the extent of the damage but nothing
Of very reliable cast II Is not improbable however
that the cabinet s virtually Dissolved and that the
President s only waiting the action Of tho House upon
the SRha IN sfi sSa e .Ssn thu G %
announced Thomas Ewing ~ the man who had po~h-
disnsntl, repe.Sd the charge Tom Evns wss ,, an
honest for that Well. the indictment wa sxed upon
Crawford, and Father kitche somebody else insinn
ste~ that the Prfsident must have known that this
cabinet ofBcer interested in this splendid haul
and ought not 20 have permitted the thing. Then
declares that The Pre.dsns hnsr % Sssnio1
and thst the assertion 20 the contrary was
false and malicious; Crawford poeketed his siooOoo
That was comfortable but the insinuations Of the
RsTrbLe were too broad TO bear. They wer. Just -.
broad as the Irishman hint which kick repeated
And what did Mr.. Crawford do! He had his Si0O OOO
In bsnk-the Metropolis Bank was all right
good bsnkit held fast even . deposit bank In s7
with 100000 in bank can afford to biustsr; and be
can afford to stand upon his integrity Mr. Crawford
therefore, went cr-r 20 Old xack 70 bring him
count.
scrNr.-oid Tack over . table, covered with pap~rs
reading the Iirad Enter Mr. Crawford.
Old Zack-Ah, Mr.. Crawford. good morning
Mr.. Crawford Good morning sir. (eooiy,
Old Yack-Anythng out, to day.
Mr.. Crawford-fe- cir. desire word Of cxplsns-
ton. Am l. General Taylor TO understsnd that Arti
editorial srsicieu of the Reraec, are written
ty your su,hority'
OLD Zach Mr.. huni,t /. a friend Of mine oon,er..
With him very ofioni but I never sathorise him 10
write anything
Mr.. Crawford c,rs,lins up)-weii Mr. President,
there have recently srpcnred several articles in the
Rrubhc. Indirectly rejecting upon me in th. matter
Of thls Galphin claim
old zaek-oh, ye-, I have heard -om.thas asou. the
.Ghiplng' claim. i have just been reading about IT,
Wns there such thing (holding up the Heysid)
Mr. Crawford The Rsrutiie deuie. that you had any
knowledge of my interest in that claim bid you Mr.
President, authorize that declaration.
Old Laek don't authorize Col Bullitt TO write any.
Had on nv fufa
est Ia ruch maud as thst'
Mr.. Crawford-I have not another word 70 ssy G.-
neral Nhen the Iou.e committee shall have report
90 you viii plse-e consider my department ct your
0ld zaek-oh very yell. Nov, n you pi.s.e. cir.
nov ana every msn infercsiedin this 0alping claim
Substantially this l. the report that I. In circulation
o. the innediste cause of the cabinet explosion which
hss taken place or is 10 take place In few days Mr.
clayton has been very melancholy today and closely
{ ~ bringing up The posting Of his boob. for
r.-ignstlon and n retreat 10 buens Vista
ple of abolition petitions presented in tb. s.na,.
to-day BY Hale. brought up old Henry Clay In speech
sgain-t them upon hch Hale raised point of order
that was SUSTAINED by the chair Clay ~aa perfectly
rrothy but was evidently Of loss what 10 DO when
kuk happily referred to petition presented By seward
yesterday for enrolling the saves Of the south in the
nited states militia The him va sdor,ni Al once
friend In need is f-tnd Indeed Mr. clay moved
20 lin that re,.soa nom the table IA speech must be
made upon somethinr and Hsies petitions bad bseu
disposed ofl II wa done lie ncrt moved that tho |
prayer of that petition be rejected snd ~ sr.ed
- .o,n mnsnmou,n ss generous thing IN kusk TO
taught .Peaking With nothing before the senate and
~ a Joe. for motion upon which 70 hinge h- Just
ndignyon rgninst the sbclitionsts The unan snous
.otc 81 The Senate complete Offset against the
aeeision q the chair ON the point 81 order
tsn,ial, The sane a. th., s.S,,r. s sob
n1sf, With the exception of the following s,ncnd-
strike on, the provision which rcoulrc. On. nam. q
he slave ropulstio 70 b. given
strike out the cauee requiring their plscs Of birth
STRIFE ou, the clause which requires the degree Of
emorsl 81 muisttc~s from pure blood 10 b. put do~n
strike out the clsuee which requires each slave
nan to report the pumt~r q children she has h-3
he number living. and the number dead
The North plust not te 90 very inquisltlve about
'outhern slhvcs let the lsnke-s mind thtir own
'usiness Seward ~ss opposed 20 STRIKING out thee
me ndnents. and argued In favor % the information
ne routh attacked him. aud. - usual he replied 49,
.sy on. gentlemen, sbu-~ you plsase: 4 |
hall fthl respect you ss much There Il oniy
ne way 10 rs<h such msn. fcote has hit upop IA
= IL a. q.
ions TO cfhoe nsdcunder nj. inr usnce
The census ga restored 60 the futsyor Dep~rtmsot
IN the r"e that " this Department W abolished, tb-
'usiuste must necessarily 10 20 some cther
1he printing. by snlendaent IL 20 be dcp< by con
rsct According 70 the original I'm " sil nicely
ranged for the odice q the RsrsSifc. sni Trum.a
NTH pcrrieied 60 the lest that such innina paper
they had could not BE- got BY contract The hiu
oes 90 the House wbeye " ell probably b. swsll,~-s
y In The espseious NAV Of the slavery Qu.~si.u
CITY TRADE RERORT.