The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-18
THE UNION.


government who charged with its adjustment. By
bic authority or with his consent
On the sih Of May, Gov Crawford addressed CON-
manication to The committee informing hem that he de-
sired 70 state conversation OF hs with the President
March, 1850. FIom ihis siaiement, IL appears that
ne sl,er COMPENSATION, The President had The impress
sons from the bst conversation. that the claim be-
fore Congress, although, TO this bis memory was n-
DISTINCT the matter having passed from his mind until the
claim attracted public notice, thai the President told
Gov Ctsyio,d although he did not tecollee, 10 have
been told by him that the claim had been allowed by
menf. yet be did not see. he bad been 50 informed,
how he could have given any other opinion than he had
given that being at the head OF the War Department
and agent OF the claimants, did not deprive him OF the
rights he may have had as such agent nor would have
justified him in having the examination and decision OF
the claim by the Secretary Of the Treasury suspended
The President added that in bis opinion il the claim
just one under the law OF Congress il should have
been paid matter who were the parties interested in
and that this due 10 the credit and good faith OF
the government
The decision Of the question Of interest on the claim
by Mr. Walker the late Secretary OF the Treasury, was
urged by Gov. Crawford. and some OF his friends inss-
ted on with much earnestness induced Mr.. Wal
ker TO conclude that Gov. Crawford would be member
of the present cabinet Gov Crawford alluded to j on
one OCCASION in connexion with the Attorney General as
| one in which some of his Georgia friends were con-
cerned but only 10 ask hun 10 examine al his leisure he
alluded TO it three or four times in conversation with Mr.
Meredith, before its decision but only 10 ask that might
be decided without delay. Mr.. johnson, Mr. Meredith
and Mr. Whttesey, testified that Gov. Crawford did not
any act or expression, make known to them his Interest
or agency in the claim, were they informed Of il by
any other person, whilst it undecided and there il
no evidence before the committee 10 the contrary The
bundle OF papers relating to the claim was sent by the
Comptroller TO the Secretary OF the Treasury and by him
TO the Attorney General Amongst them was the power
OF attorney already referred to another from Mledge
Gaphin to Gov Crawford, dated 3oth December. is4s
and or two letters written by Gov Crawford to some
officer Of the Treasury Department, in the month Of
February 1S49 Neither of these papers Stipulated any
compensation for his services Judge Joseph Bryan ap
peared all occasions the agent and counsel oil the
claim and submitted all the arguments in support Of it
No other person known to the officers OF the gov
eminent as agent or counsel for II.
The committee have not been able to discover any
evidence that Gov Crawford ever ayailed himself
of his Official position, or Of the social relation,
/ it established between himself and the other mem
hers oil The cabinet, to influence the favorable deter
mnation Of this claim. The claim was never the sub
ject OF cabinet deneraon and it is due to candor and
truth that the committee express their conviction tina
nothing has been disclosed by the testimony to induce
them to believe that the Secretary OF the Treasury The
Attorney General were aware, until this claim had beer
adjudcated that Gov Crawford had any agency orin,er
est in it.
There was nothing unusual in the circumstances at
tending the adjustment payment OF the principal or in
tees Of this claim any departure from the ordinary
course OF business in the Treasury Department.
draft for the prncpal-being forty three thousand
five hundred and eighteen dollars and ninety cents
was delivered by the Hon. A. II. Stevens TO Gov. Craw
ford in the city OF Augusta, Georgia, early in March
Is49. From that sum was deducted seven hundred and
fifteen dollars composed of the following items, 10 wit
Five hundred dollars paid TO The legal representatives o
agent, who died in lS4l, for services prior TO hii
death; one hundred and fy dollars to agent IN
Georgia. Tor services in 1884 and slxtyye dollars fo
Transcripts OF records and the collection OF testimony
Georgia OF the residne Gsv Crawford retained twenty
thousand four hundred and one dollars and ninety
eight and half CENTS being half and the other hal
he paid 10 Mlledge Galphin, executor OF Thomas Gar
phn, by whom il believed have been promptly pait
To the iegatees OF Georxe Galphin.
The following is statement OF the amount OF the in
terest. and how and to whom it was pads
II statement Of the interest paid on the Gaphis claim.
and i2 DAYS sIsI $50 s.
| Less fee oil Joseph Bryan 800 D.
Slss.a52 8
lord si,i1s 4
ss..l70 :
| Less commissions of DR.. Galphin, as executor
| OF George Galphin. At per cent 470S 8
sss.ae7 8
award, &c. -(s,2s.s22 s
Balance to heirs OF T. Giphiu S5s,6.5 O
/ or Mrs. Milledge's portion, as executrx, paid
10 her son and asent, lin casb) $50 n
| Ia treasury DRAFT, tNo. 6saj) 29,572 s.
"a, sa0,s2a s
ofDr Galphin, as executor, &C.
Ia Ia treas Gea.ury dran, (No. sS2D s i,ssS 3
ss.,s5s o
GEO W. CRAWFORD.
wAsuiseros CRY, March q 1850.
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