New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-07

gwen professional opinion ON legal propositions
arising under the treaty with Spain by winch Florrls
was acquired, upon which 4 was supposed the pay
meni OF certain claims for SpoliatiOnS provided that
treaty might depend HIS counsel fee was s2,ooo 70
y paid N the event Of the claims beng admitted
before entering upon the duties OF Secretary OF The
Treasury. he made application 20 his clients 70 BE rc-
heved nom al obligations aS their attorney, and he
released them nom all ObilguIonS 10 HIM for any fee
IN the case Mr Coryln n the same time took Occa-
SION 20 inform his clients that Re could hold
nCCuCn with these claims DUNG his tenure Of ONCE,
and hence ms refusal 20 entertain their consideration
since they have been pTeSeniedto The Treasury De-
parmCLt.
Il viii De seen from this exposition that Mr. Cor
win acted throughout not only with icvTee OF deli
cacy which may well De regarded ~ taStitious bQi
under sense OF honor which entities him 20 The high.
est regard IN the country. ana which calact De- too
warmly applauded II he had entered the Cabinet
without dlVeStlng himself of these connections. his
present cUlpulOuS aSSailant would have been the
very first to accuse him Of eXertng official nAuence
10 SubSeve personal interest. Their only resort
Is calumny and thar they have employed with rs
reckless disregard OF the appearance Of truth OF
plauSibllty they have exhibited toward decency
and the comm0neSl prOpreteS Of life But n ailtat
Is alleged mad been true, what does u amount 20 but
this that MI COTWin sold his rights and property 10
a purchaser for valuation fixed bV the chosen
friends Of that purchaser Let ME say there are
few men public hfe, or m private life, who would
have adopted SlmllaT cOvrSe-few who would have
made the voluntary Sscnsce, that was then believed
by Mir. COrwlns friends ~ he involved IN the sale 10
vi Law MS WoESl pOiRicA enemies. IN 1ll Ilc
hcrco conflicts Of party OHIO, never vet had the
haTdihoOd to sSSall his integrity
While they reSorted 10 every political expe hent,
they ali conceded, what pure and exemplary career
had long and practically illustrated iihat his honor
was pure and above the reach Of suspicion. He -
aSsaled now because he has guarded the Treasury
with fidelity, and closed rs doors against the selhsA
traficerS, some Of them processing - De friends OF
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS only object - To specu-
late upon, politics and principles being the wares
which they yend AZ the Sham0leS OF party. They
known and are marked The day NAV not be
distant when fuller exposure may be necessary
and II should come the public will be enlightened
as 10 some historical features connected with these
Mexican claims. which have never yet seen the light
OF day. Certain II j.. that there many attorneys
who have received much larger fees than the sum
paid 10 Mr Corwin by the purchaser Of his interest
ana for far less amount OF service than he had rem
deTed To his clients before the sale Of ms interest
There remains much more to De SAID on this subject
on the incidental considerations belonging 10 Il. and
concerning the persons who, while .tabbng IN the
dark. suppose themselves 10 be safe from detection
let them beware in time and learn 10 seek security
for the future by repentance for the past.