Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-08
Light Wanted C0rWin and The Gardi-
uer Fraud

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; ed.and ably edited independent whig paper,
published al Washington City. The edi'.
io- seens 10 understand the whole case,
nnd talks in q way that will be understood
Ee says:
s.Msseannol suffer this Administration
20 wink the Gardiner claim out Of sight,
and thus leave it as legacy to be over
hauled by Congress. .hsPresident Fillmore
intends TO keep away, with a portion Of
his Cabinet, oil the season, he must depu-
.nze such Cabiaet ministers as remain al
their eticial posts to carry on vigorously
the business Of finding out all tha: can be
found ou. relative 10 the true character Of
the Gardiner claim.
6sW esrely much upon Secretary sCorwin
in this matter. tIe is at his post now, and
doubtless knows as much about the Gardi.
sner claim, and also the Mears claim, as
anybody else. We shah expect him, then,
s:ss zia- anhonest and upright man, and
/ The Secretary ofsthe Treasury to make q
,clean bre,st Of il, for the enlightenment Of
! the peaple. who have been made 10 believe
Ihal they have. in some way been swinded
3 sous.af more than sis hundred thousand
dollars, by the Awards oil the Gardiner
and Mears claifas.,
&c Dr.. Gardiner is expected 10 arrive in the
next steamer from Europe. Letters have
hesn received from him by the Hon. Philip
r. Fendall, United States district Attorney
s for this. District; and the Hon. Edward
Curtis, OF New York, 10 which DR.. Gardi
ner expresses willingness 10 return to the
United States, and attend to the matter
h.. l.; II
on this side7ofthe Atlantic deemsit necessa.
'ry for him to do so. He had, however,
only seea what was contained in the New
York Herald of the 5h Of duly, when he
wrote, and his impression then was that
the storm would soon blew over. and there
would be no. necessity for bis saamed:ate
return to the United States. But the re.
.eeipt Of later inteliigence may have in.
-duced him TO change bis mind and his
Steps.
tIfbe returns here the public shall ex-
pecf that he md Mr.. Secretary Corwln
will come before the public, under their
lse,xn proper signatures, and not by proxy,
nor eytcnploy ed lelter-writefs, with clear,
riain and unvarnished statement Of all the
lending. facts in the matter of the Gardiner
claim, and the manner in which both of
said claims were prosecuted to successful
award.
s .The public will be glad to know all
aboutthe following posnts in the matter,
TO vii:
/. Whether George Law. ESQ, the
Sseaae MAIL millionare. who purchased
erss,r ,t,rmin,s inn erss, in the MEXICAN
tss.aa.ns. oaxe $Ise0 600 (,he price which
The referees- Nessrs. ,bn Young and las.
IS rbas er, adindred said interest to be
worth. I or only-wbet would be
left Of thai sum. after deduction Of twea.
ty>one her cen, and interest s1y SET. 600.
If AR. Law forked over the SIOo..
900 il cash. ,clso ,pock eled ,ha, part which :,
Mr.. Secretary Jorwin did not get? J
s. Did Mr. Law purchase all of Gov.
:orwin,s interest in The MEXICAN claims as
counsel and owner. or onlu his interest as ,
co,nssI2 -. /
Did Gov Crwin alone. or with his |
ro,,sif,. purchase one onar,erof The Card.
her CHIN. with money obtained Of Mr.
I,orcora 4. The bank err. on loan 1t six per i
ean, s;n, erest-ssad if 80. was all. or anv Ia
Is arr,,on &c sa;a han .o,iyanced.,o n.. Gar. /
s;,sr E, 80 5s9,rs e Gov Coswin went into the
Preas,,ry sDepar,nenta +
5 AaIlr. Gardner vent TO Mexico q
vlca 10 con,nlete the vouchers for his t
.l,;,,,. non, nrobahlv received an ndvance $
.,...l, lime ,a.be.r b;s exnenses. was not !
"a of his rims Al. least made affer Gov. 9
6s,,rvir, wen, ;s,to,he T, easnry yDenartmentq /
"a; fsoy. corwin did not sell out 10
l!r NV his entire interest in, The Mexi.
!, tla;ras os mol; t;caI .co,,usyl und ne ,,ort
,,rner9 10 m,rchns. of ,he Gardner :
,,l.;n, IS. : = ha no, ;n,arastad .. mart
s..na, .., ofs I'll lie f,ard;nsr. Cla;rn Wills bs
=. .ssrcr..,arv of tte Treasurva ,
8 rhssa soinis and mysteries we feel {
.ure Mr seesetary Corwin will fully and t
sn.;falv s lear nm i, is due from him 10
Re Whiy parlv. ,brouob whose success s
ii ,,,,,.er 81 be bos haen enah,ad 70 re.ch
his present exalted position. .
-. W trust tnat ne VIII De readv ana VIII !