Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
SPEECH Mr.. STANLY, ~
OF NORTH CAROLINA,
ON THE GALPHIN C "A I'M.

ON THE GALPHIN CLAIM.
HOUSE OF REPREsEsTATIvEs, JULY 8, 1880
The report of Select Committee, made on the letter Of
the Secretary Of War; concerning the payment Of the Gaphn
claim, being under consideration
Mr.. STANLY said I regret very much, Mr.. Speaker,
hat the House refused lay the table the epor qf the
Gsiphn claim. Ivoted In small minority dispose Of this
matter by laying the table, and did with the view
Of enabling the House to proceed with the public business
The appropriation bills, which indispensable for the
support Of Govenment yet acted California
is still cruelty kept out of the Union Thousands OF laborng
in country begging us to protect them from the
effects Of the British tariff of lS46-a tariff which in
formed gives great satisfaction England Hundreds of
honest claimants sappcang upon bills reported
for their relief All these matters demanding a,ten-
ton, while wasting our time in ridiculous efforts to
make, prevent makng party capital out Of the Gaphn
report Let the Government stand st-let California wait
let the British lion complaceny smile the folly the Anne
ricans who boasng Of their freedom making them
selves dependant England if we were still her colo
nies-e honest creditors sufe-he Galphn claim alone de-
mands all patriotic consideration. If gentlemen the
other side Of this hail. who have elected their Speaker and
their Clerk and have control here, will insist in thus spend
ing tme is becoming and proper that look into other
matters Of improper conduct among their friends.
But first, few words the Galphin claim. regret,
every gentlemen in the country must that the Secretary Of
War continued to act agent of this claim while he held his
place in the Cabinet matter of taste and Of decacy,
about which may differ it do differ. But
becoming in Mr. Crawford to agent of this claim
while he in the Cabinet As member Of party, his
conduct nconsderae if not unknd towards the other
members of the Cabinet But honorable man has imputed
any thing dshonorable Mr. Crawford His conduct has
been unfortunate and unwse but his integrity stands fair and
unmpeached.
The Wing party to blame for this act Of HE,
than the Democratic party is for Mr. Van Burens bad
duct or for the indecacy improperly which marked the
conduct Of General Cass in obtaining sirtegM thousand
dollars for extra allowances which Congress authorized
to be paid nor for his forming company, while in the Ca
bne speculate public lands Neither the conduct of
Mr.. Crawford Of General Cass has been criminal Both,
in my Judgment have been unustfable. As Secretary of
War; General Cass could have advantages which citizens
the country could not have He had opportunities Of enabling
his company to monopoze the choice tracts of land to know
when they would be in Market and then raise the price
and sell them TO settlers who compelled TO purchase.
The Wing party have not endorsed and will endorse
sanction. Mr. Crawfords conduct The Democratic party
made General Cass their standard bearer unanonted and
unaneaed," with all these sins on his head When they
shout "Galphn, Galphin not justified in etorting,
Sixyegh thousand dollars extra
in public lands do not intend assai General Cass per-
sonaly. only refer to well-known facts No Wing, who
has any self respect, any regard for public opinion, will
violate all the decences of life by utteng caumnes in ela
ton to this gentleman And he who mputes dishonesty
either Mr. Crawford Mr.. Cass merits and will receive the
contempt Of all fairmnded They will both comfort
themselves with the reflection =.
",Ts IT but the fate of place, and the rough brake
That virtue must 60 through" '..',
reHeCt,
that ."'
" ". "Things done well, ., T..
And with care, exempt themselves from fear ....
Are to be feared"
They to be blamed for bad example; they forgot
that call things lawful unto me, but all things
expedent." ..'s
A few words on the Galphin claim.
The act for the relief Of Gaphn in the following words
"Be enacted sc. That the Secretary the Treasury
be- and ne hereby and required examine and
made By the Gopenor Of Georgia aith The Creek and Cherokee
Indians in the year 773 and the dmoxn which may be
found due to Mledge Gaphn executor of the said George
Gaphin out of any money in the Treasury otherwise
"Approved, August IA, is4s."
The wrong this case, any wrong has been done,
in passing this act do understand it is denied that
George Galphin had claim II is admitted that under the
treaty referred to- the claim Of Gaphin admitted to be
DUE Then the act of Congress authorized and "reQuired"
the Secretary Of the Treasury to adjust the claim under the
treaty made by the Governor Of Georgia with the Creek and
Cherokee Indians in l773 and "to pay the which
may be found DUE" The Secretaries who paid the principal
and interest," (Mr Walker and MI. Meredith be
blamed for oheying act Of Congress Congress blame,
not the Secretaries if blame rests any where And let it not
be forgotten, M.. Speaker, that Mr. Polk approved this bill;
ne seems TO have been informed Of the merits Of the claim
How this s can be explained, perhaps by the honorable
member from South Carolina, the chairman Of the Galphn
COMMITTEES, (Mr. BuRT,) when he addresses the House.
That gentleman now thinks that the claim of the repre-
sentaves Of George Galphn just demand against
the United States. The gentleman did not think Au-
gust ls4s for have before letter. published evidently
by authority, from Georgia paper, which, part of the
history OF this case, will read to the House.
Here is the article which Mr.. s. had before him j
From the augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and Sentinel
=" THE GALPHIN cLAIM-MR BURT.
You requested publish the following letter. The
original has been sent to Washington:
6 Washington, -4uszsf IA, 1s4s.
DEAR SIN have the pleasure to say that the bill in
which interested has just been signed by the Speaker
ot the House. and will be approved BY the President.
With great respect, Jour obedient servant,
- DR. NJ. GALrHis. ARMISTEAD BURT
Fraii memories require remembrancers They are now
soppIreeo Ie be- because they are refreshing.
Dill tor the relief of Galphn passed Saturday. the
lAa OF August It approved the 4th Sunday inter-
nose heifer poughed with n the time
VIII OF the then President spoken ofa fixed fact
was known IN advance, the guessing
ciose as TO nave astonished the artistic skill OF the East
dolphin Of the woods wild boar Of the seas we
subjoln the following resolution
the claim OF the representatives OF George Galpbin
was not just demand against the United States
Veriiy, the pleasure OF 4s acdifed in 80 II had a
vinegar twapg, and fit only for common pick;no,
"In good sooth the will Of the President o. n,ebsd
IN S4S into an approved FORM In 1850 has been snub
bed or smashed. ~
% Oddsbodkins Mr. Burt is clever on eonoro,,o,;o,
and resolution Let be thankful, and watch. oMrsAn
Now, sir Continued Mr. SrAsLr) does seem thu, IN.
gentleman from South Carolina had informed the Pres;dent
Mr. Polk, OF the merits OF this BILL
Mr.. BURT (Mr. srASLr yielding the floor for explana
tom desired to say single word and It was
family In his remembrance that such letter the gentle
from North Carolina had read hastily written by
him at his desk in this hail. for the purpose Of saving the
mail But he considered due to the President to say that
he had had word with that high funcionary the
subject and that be had peculiar Of information.
What he wrote was a mere expression OF opinior.