The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-24
Our WashiDgton Correspondence.
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VhrhiNeioN, Nioy ~, lou.
Ten Years Ago-Whig Harmony-Toombs, Congo,
Brooks, Kaufman, Crawford, Johnson, Meredith
--Csrssre, Impeachment. aud so on-Changs in
the Cabinef-HdAs Debuf-EriWg and Fifnan,.
Ten years ago this day was Monday, as this day
is. A great mass convention Of wings assembled
at Nashville, Tennessee. Ephraim II. Foster was
president Of the convention The principal orators
on the occasion were Henry Clay, John J. Critten-
den, Arthur r. Hopkins Of Alabama, Judge Under
wood Of Kentucky; Baltic Peyton, and Joseph l..
White, then Of Indiana, now OF New York There
were many other orators who spoke on the first or
the second day Of the convention.
They were all harmonious and united in support
Of General Harrison for the Presidency. So were
all the wings OF the country. They triumphed
But where are the wings Of the country now In
power; but not sufficiently united to retain power
The Galphin question was up before the House
again to-day. Mr. Toombs made motion, which
enabled him 10 take the floor and deliver himself
Of the pent-up speech which was within him, in
justification Of the conduct Of and the allowance 10
his friend Crawford, the Secretary of War He
fumed. fretfed, clustered and stormed, at his usual
rate, and quarter over. The claim and interest
were Justly due. and ought TO have been paid.
The law passed through both houses Of Congress,
properly and regularly, and the money was
paid, PRINCIPAL and interest, lawfully and right.
fuly MT Crawford's morality was Of Car diff
terent order from that Of the gentleman from New
York who had assailed him. IL was so high
and pure, that u did not allow hun 20 inform his
colleagues IN the cabinet OF his interest in The claim
they were TO decide upon, but induced him 10 EN-
ploy an attorney TO attend to the claim before them
lie had no respect for that species of morality
which inculcated the sentiment that MessrS. John
son and Meredith could have been swayed in their
ofhcia action, one way or another by the know
ledge that MIR. Crawford had large interest in
the claim before them. He intended at the earliest
opportunity to oier resolution to the House
hlly justiying the conduct of Mr. Crawford in the
whole Transaction, and he would then see how Ear
the morality laid down by that gentleman from
New York would be sustained AS for the whg
party. " they should not. upon the test, sustain
the system Of morality by which Mr.. Crawford
was governed, no one would pray more ferventy
for them to fall than he would
These are not his exact words, but they constr
tute the gist of what he uttered. so The wings OF
the House will know what they will have TO do, u
they would prevent Mr. Toombs from praying for
the downfall of the wing party.
But will they exeu themselves TO avert MS
threatened prayerl Nous iorons.
MIR. Coneer, OF New York. followed MT. Iofnbs,
end assured that gentleman that " he thought
that Mr.. Brooks was alone on that side OF
the House in the sentiments he had avowed, lac
would find his mistake to be a great one For
himself he endorsed every word uttered by Mr..
Brooks on Friday. against the conduct Of Mr.. Craw
ford and he went st further, and would NJ the pro-
PER time II he could gefihe floor to do sopruvusc or
support resolution censurng the conduct IT Mr.
Crawford, the Secretary of War, Mr. Walker, late
Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr. Meredith. the pre-
cent Secretary, and particularly Mr.. johnson, the
Attorney General lie, by no means, held that the