Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-27
THE GARDINER CASE.

THE GARDINER CASE.
TIE position Of SECRETARY to the Mexican
Claps Commission, before which the GARDINER
clai4 was examined and allowed, occupied by the
presnt Editor Of the Richmond Whig, gives au-
thenicisy and consequence to whatever the Editor
Of ttts print may affirm Of his own knowledge
touching the character Of that claim, about to be
she subject Of Judicial investigation in shr crimiusf
Court for the District Of Columbia. And in this
view Of the matter it seems proper TO placs be-
fore euI readers the following saH'4 n
rraon raz n1cnxoSD WHO or sxrrxMHxR 20.
TEE GARDIsER CAsE-We rejoice, not merely for the
sske of The eminent persons whom the Gardiner caumny
as been turned but for the public honor Of the country and
for what almost ko be the Of truth and justice
find that this pretended schsver Of what would be the most
astonishing and gigantic series of geres ever heard Of has
after all the inventions against him. his fictitious information
against himself and bis fabulous fight Europe with the
fruits Of his iraudcome voluntarily back and cooy present.
ed himself Washington, meet the ampest investigation
Of his alleged mpoaures.
We ourselves probably know much Of the in ques
ton any body but the claimants counsel for
Secretary Of the Commission which tried the claim
Thus a nobody has pretended to ncupae n the
which some, and he corruption which others yet rasher
Malignant inpue those most eproachabe men, the
Commissioners. Thus far then, their slanderers have left
untouched By keeping client, therefore, should doubt
less keep SAFE accept no such safety, however, at any
such price, Of failing TO- lear testimony what believe
10 be true and right. sa..e. is
Wehsse, thel say that the proofs in favor Of the Gar
diner claim wer9perhaps, in multiplicity in completeness
10 the sources, AID in the apparent authenticity Of their evil
IL .L- n e..
ton looked with suspicion but that suspicion
gradually forced give way before the scrutiny ohe facts and
the repeated examinations Of the claimant himself them
who met with much seeming integrity real and
skill every doubt md difficulty which the Boardthe acute
George Evans practical Caleb Smith, the surdy hon.
est COL Paine-Ild raise Nor this all DR.. Gardi-
ner less heir respect by the ability and the rectude
with which be eDbrced his claim, than by the singular
desy and dcscyof all his conduct in his entire intercourse
with the Cbmmisaon. We have known many rogues, but
have yet known who in part so difficult to play,
played mselousy the character Of the gentleman
and the man Of honor We do believe it possible that be
should have been any thing else .
AS to ourselves w originally shared in all the preudices
Of the Commissioners against the claim These personal pre-
JUDGES even, TO ourselves, heightened BY spe
cia iconduct towards the par. Of Dr.. Gardrers
Junior counsel, in relation to that and another The
quarrel ITSELF however, afforded US through the wrong pur
poses which prompted it the counsels part, decisive
hood o vnleh ssss,hs whole charge against Dr. Gs.dnsl
the reality Of his mining operations IN Mexico. For wher
the awd (not then finally first made to Dr.. g. about
year SINCE his counsel applied to to withhold the fact from
publication alleging that would be injurious to Dr.. G I
interests He was answered that the Secretays practice
publishing the awards for all the worlds information could
be deviaed FROM except just were shown Forced
sbandon bis object speak out the counsel then explain
ed (what we already knew hat Dr. G. had carried on biz
mining by means Of large loans made him in the city o
Mexico: that be wished make compromise with his cred
tors that if they learned that award was given in h
favor they would suppose it to the full amount Of The
claim, aud would no longer compound with HIM and that
would thus be great injury TO Dr. G. to publish the fact o.
an award To all this was made that the reasons
urged in favor Of the application decisive against
that the Secretary could alter bis usual aid any
such purpose as that avowed Thereupon the counsel lost
bis temper threatened njure the Secretary in sundy
ways was laughed for his pains and set at defiance He
did endeavor afterwards secretly to njue but finally
apooezed and made such amends he could. Now, the
facts thus trsnspng to Us powerful confirmation Of
what Dr. G. had before avowed in his examinations by the
Boadthe heavy debs which he bad contracted in Mexico
| and the reality Of his mining opera ions. as
Besides all this we, who knew all the facts OF the
and the relations Of Mr. Corwa, Mr.. Corcoran, and all the
rest to it, knew that every fraudulent fact alleged 10 the story
published was folly fiction and not single matter
has YET come to knowledge affect clear Persussol
that Dr. Gardiner perfectly innocent and that will be &c
| established beyond doubt.