The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-20


growing out OF the allowance of the Galphn claim the
writers for the distant wing press seem to have
no proper conception OF the real facts OF the
regard for the truth There is end TO their contra
dctions OF each other There seems to be general
misunderstanding Of the wing press with regard TO this
matter Indeed the same genius Of Confusion seems 10
preside over the dongs OF the serbes OF the wing press
as prevails in the affairs OF the administration itself For
instance the Republic OF this city, the personal and con-
fdenal organ OF General Taylor asserts positively that
the President knew nothing OF Secretary Crawfords in
tees in the claim when that gentleman took his seat in
the cabinet On the contrary, eiter.wrter for the
Boston Courier, signing himself -. s p" in letter
from this city, dated April -, just the opposite
In giving statement Of the facts with regard to that
claim, he says:
In May last Mt Crawford called upon the President and
informed him he interested In claim against the
government then before the treasury for its consideration
and asking him whether he Che Pfesden) saw any inn
proprety in his being in the position of cabiEet officer
circumstances The President made no inquiries
in relation 70 the of the claim, but
piled that did that his being Interested Ia claim
the cons Iteration oil which belonged separate and In
dependent part Of the government from that of which he
was the head necessarily involved any DISQUALIFICATION or
improperly in his holding his place.
The claim accordingly prosecuted by another gen.
teman as attorney for The OF Galrhin, Mr. Crawford
furnishing the fact, and arguments In the case.
Again it is asserted that none Of the cabinet knew
that Mr. Crawford had interest in the claim when il
was allowed Thus, the regular correspondent OF the
New York Express, signing himself 'Juvenal," in his
letter dated April is, states:
II Is now established doubt that single mem
her Of The cabaet knew Of the interest Mr. Cfawoid in
the Gaphin claim Hon Reverdy Johnson on his part has
sworn 10 this before the commitee will be readily seen
that was policy OF the prosecutor OF the claim Judge
Bryan TO conceal this important fact from the President and
the cabinet, which he did
But 81 s. p" Of the Boston Courier in his letter be-
fore mentioned, says
Mr. Meredith was informed that Mr. Crawford had for
merly acted attorney in the but he ayows that This
was all the information he possessed the subject and
ha, he dismissed the fact from his mind, as OF no con-
sequence, way the other in the discharge OF ms
duty.
what the truth is we cannot know unit, the committee
of investigation make their report.
In the extracts which have made from the cores.
pondence OF the Courier and Express, fact is stated
worthy Of note in connection with this affair The
Courers correspondent says that after Mr.. Crawford
had minated to General Taylor his interest in the Gal
phn claim which the latter, in his verdant simplicity.
regarded as no objection on the Of principle pro-
preiy, the former employed another gentleman 10
prosecute the claim, he MR. Craword) furnishing the
facts and arguments IN tue Case hHu VI TUG
Express says that gentlemen Judge Bryan. and that
was the policy OF the prosecutor (meanng, evdent-
", Mr. Craword) conceal that important fact from
the President and the cabinet, which he did"
Now, these are most important statements, deeply i'm
pcatng the honor of MIR. Crawford. if they are true
We know nothing Of them. except what we have derived
from the whg sources above referred to. II they
true, we cannot see how Mr. Crawford can escape from
the charge Of keeping back this important information
from the knowledge Of General Taylor and OF his col
leagues If not true, betrays the part OF the north
ern wing supporters OF the administration base design
to save the residue Of the cabinet and the administration
by the hearess sacrifice of Mr. Crawford In every
pect in which il can be viewed, il is melancholy bust
ness We will not say, in reference to this that
'here should be honor among thieves for even the
quotation OF that trte adage which would be applicable
to this only by analogy would too closely resemble
the language used by the correspondent OF the New
York Express in the extract which copied yesterday
from one Of his letters But do say that there should
be honor in all cabinets, General Taylors not excepted