The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-24
GaIphimIsn.

The Wings are called alphins; Whiggery,
Galphnisrn; and everything connected with
the party Galphinic in nigh degree. This
Galphinc battery al pears TO be really a
shocking afair-to those experimenting with
it. There is something, indeed, really horri
bic in the idea. that the WhiE party must be
demolished. all through that Internal Yankee
pedar, Gulphin. Yet it will be, we hope. a
source of some comfort to the party now in
power, that Of the multitude of serious
charges made against it by the bitter-end
ers, this is the Only one which has not been
dropped like q het potato, and to the shame
Of the great oTiginators. The pertinacity
with which it is adhered to, is strong evidence
that it is the only thing out Of which they
ever have a hope to make Political capital liz
this administration Judging from the past,
their hopes of the future are sEaall. Gen.
Taylor, instead Of proving the imbecle man,
and tool for ether hands, as they had almost
coaxed themselves to believe he might be,
has in every case acted with such determn-
alton and excellent sense, that Democracy
feels the full bitterness Of its disappointment,
and the natural hate consequent upon their
vexed feelings To-be-sure even admitting
for moment that this Galphln charge were
true in its entire extent and that it is a most
ubiquitous affair, some might even then dis
pute that The Wing party should be tetotally
annihiated for the single error Of single
man. But we presume these cruel Demo
Gratis will pursue their relentless work of des-
truction till not vestige OF Whiggcry large
enough to be abused by the name Of Galphin-
ism, shall be left.
But seriously, we are inclined to believe
with the Louisville Journal, that the Demo-
cratic editors have been particularly perth
nacious in exhibiting their ignorance Of the
Galphin claim. While abusing the Wing
party for this rascally act Of enc Of its mem
bers they preserve profound silence in rela-
ton to the fact that under the administration
of Gen. Jackson the Galphin claim received
very distinguished favor and support. The
Harrisburg Telegraph enters into some details
relative to the support lent this claim by Gen.
Jackson and his Secretary Of State, MIR. For
syth, who was interested IN the claim and a
devout Locofoeo.
There was an investigating eommittee APP
pointed by the House of Representatives ia
1886 the last year OF the Jackson dynasty,
at the head of which was Henry A. Wise, at
that time most uncompromisIng Wing and
now most uncompromisng LocOfoco. The
Harrisburg paper contains series ofextracte
from the report eff that committee which bear
directly on the Gaiphin business. These ex-
tracts show that Mr. Forsyth, who was Sec
fetary Of State under Jackson had person
al interest in the Galphln clam. He applied
to Gen. Cass, who was at that time mem
Der of Jackson's Cabinet, to examine the
claim, furnishing him with the means of form
lng an opinion with respect to its validity
Gen. Cass called Gen. Jacksons attention t.
the subject The old hero thought the claim
Just one. He thought it was rather agains
the State Of Georgia than against the United
States On that ground Jackson refused Il
give his consent to the inser son of an article
in the treaty Of New Echela, concluded viii
the Cherokee Indians in 1885 An article
however was inserted in that treaty providing
for the payment Of the claim out Of the fund
Of the United States, if it should appear O.
examination that either the United States O
the State of Georgia had derived benefi
from the lands originally eeded by the Indi
ans TO secure the payment eff the claim
This article was inserted with the under
standing that if the United States Senat
di<approved Of it, it might be rejected with
out impa:ring any of the other provisions O
the treaty, or affecting the Indians in an
way whatever. = The treaty with the Gap phi
article in it was submitted by Gen. Jackso
TO the Senate for the ratification Of that body
That body by vote Of 20 to y refuse
TO continue the article in the body of tn
treaty.
We conclude by giving the Journals al
Ter remarks, which followed copious extract
from the report of the Committee:
Mr. Forsyth has always stood very hg
in the regard OF the LocoIoco party. He wa
one OF the most able advocates in the Scnat
of that party during the administration
Jackson The opinion Of Gen Jackson.
whose sagaciiy and insight into the charaC
tiers of men his admirers have eften eelogizeC
as to the ability and honesty eli FORSYTH
seen in the fact of his selecting him for tn
office of Secretary of State. No Locofoc
ever dared TO assail the character of Forsytl
for he wis one of the most admired of til
leaders of their party. Well, what has NJ
Crawford Done that was not sanctioned
Mr.. Forsyth If the great and honest Flo
syth could insist on the payment OF the Ga
phin claim in which he held a c0nsderab
interest, may not Mr.. Crawford also be hone
notwithstanding his interest in that claim.