New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-16
WASHINGTON.
The Rumored Resignation of Mr. Webster-Mr.
Clayton. Second Auditor-Whigs keeping
Democrats i'm PIace-The Gardiner Claim.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

&c. &c.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday, July Il.
The authentic looking statement published
bv the Courier that Mr. WEBSTER had resigned, crea-
ted no small furry in the political circles of the Capt.
tai Knowing that Mr. WEBSTER had recently been
so deeply engaged in Central American affairs, that
he had spoken H.futtro with reference to those ne
gotiatons and that usry intimate friends OF his knew
nothing of any such intention, | could not help
doubling the whole story, rs was ntimated IN my
dispatch of Friday evening
II was implicitly credited here, however, by al
most every one from the fact that there Is general
belief that Mr.. WEBSTER will resign not long after
the meeting Of Congress. II is well known that
some of his friends In Massachusetts, have urged him
to do So 1t is probably Mr.. WEBsrER's present in
tention to take coaStlng voyage, landing ut Han
fax and perhaps making tour of the Canadas
Mr. PHILIP CLAYTON Second Auditor OF the Treas
ury will understand resign his post, either to take
effect in November, when November arrives. He
then leaves for England and returns at the sitting OF
the Supreme Court to attend TO important lawsuits.
II had been the intention Of Mr. Secretary CORwIN,
with the assent of the President, to have made two
or three changes III the Heads OF BuTeauX many
months since When this became known, such was
the pressure navOr of the retention OF the OppoSl-
ton incumbenlS who have long enjoyed these places
from hlgS In dnd out 0f Congress- that the inten
ton frustrated. The fact that Mr.. CLArroN
found AS many Whlg friends as were necessary, on
one needfu occasion, shows that he now resigns
only because II his pleasure and interest TO do So
But Mr.. CLAYTON, aS | have lntlmaied, Is not the
only gentleman among the old timers IN the lreaSu
~ who are indebted to the zeal OF Wings for their
safety.
The Gardiner claim, after much severe handling
is still right side up The attacks which have been
made upon Il have mostly proceeded fromdlSappont-
ed claimants their friends and conireres, at least
far as il has been assaied from this city.
This onslaught Is but part OF aSyStemailzei efor.
on the part OF the disappointed To throw doubt and
suspicion upon the whole proceedings OF the Board
of Commissioners III hopes of obtaining arehearlng,
so that they can have another chance Tor thelr
claims. If Congress can be induced to Investigate
the matter, and IN some moment OF indignation al
supposed corruption, upset the dOngS OF the Com
mlssioners the satisfaction OF the disappointed would
be complete The late outcry against the Secre-
tary of the Treasury part of the same game,
and we shall doubtless, have other phases and fail
ures of these Spasmodlc efforts before the public
have heard the last of them. Another feature OF
this business IS, that the Opposition press Jump open
mouthed at each OF these new Developments OF
Wing corruption, and 90 Rowling with them through
the land Indeed nearly every money transaction
of the Government, since the inauguration OF zen.
TAYLOR has been made 10 appear Ii some way as u
suspicious affair. Even the most ordinary trans
aciions-in pursuance OF the same usages, and IN
compliance with the same laws which have govern
ed the departments through twenty years OF almost
simplest decisions of the Heads Of Department,
where money was involved, have been dragged from
the archives OF the Government, by trcacherouS
officials of the Opposition, and msrepresened' dis
torted, made to appear as If corruption stared out
from every corner of the record by the entire press
OF the Opposition, acting IN beautiful concert with
the Bradburys Of the Senate. and the Richardson's OF
the House.
This is the most # not the only edectua battery
which the Opposition can play upon the Wing party
at the North. This game of making II appear that
the Wings are such awfully corrupt public servants.
The Commissioners were Wings, appointed by
Wing Administration the disappointed claimants
have therefore, but little difficulty in finding plenty
of friends to help them out IN their revengetul en-
deavors The sO-caled neutral presses Of the Allan
tic cities, which conducted by Democrats and
which, though they are principally sustained by
Wings have proved such powerful aids OF the Oppo-
ston, take care 10 scatter their charges oroadcas'
from one end of the country TO the other.
The writer has no friend among the successful, or
enemy among the disappointed claimants. What Is
SAID, therefore, is spoken independently
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