The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-02
The Cabinet of Mr.. FiIImore-Its Condition
and Prospects.

The few remarks we made. few days ago, re
spectng certain Florida interest claims, the allow
ance and payment r whichis about being decided at
Washington, and also respecting the settlement q
come Mexican claims, We notice have RULED the
feathers of a good many Of the game cocks and
turkey buzzards in and about Washington. We
perceive that one of our contemporaries there, who
is usually considered the lineal descendant-the
hereditary successor-of John Jones Of the Tyler
era, has undertaken 70 offer explanations q some
Of the matters alluded to- and solemnly assures the
public that there i no difficulty whatever in tie
cabnet-not the least in the word-that all i con
cord and harmony, and peace, and love, and unity;
and further, he has yentured e. deny that any
cause for suspicion exists against any
body, and particularly against Mr.. Corwin, in Re-
gard TO the Florida interest claims. Here il the
article
Prom the Washington Republic
Dean Swift In "a his pamphlet defines political
lying the art Il convincing the people u .autary
fals.hoods for some good end Thing. have chansei
since Ills day We any amount u falsehOnd
fdently circulated which IN aspect b. considered
II saiutary or leading t. any good end
One Of these We saw copied from the kec York
Ji.,sla1 into the Jaton q Saturday. in relation
Mr. Corwin's alleged connexion With certain fiorda
claims nov In the course q adjudication before the
Tr,astry Department There i Florida claim for
Uncomfortable amount now pending before that
department. alleged . grow out 4 the treaty q lsl4
which took t. this for The establishments q precedent
T. whether the law and practice n nations the
claimants entitled - damages flr the detention II
thsir dues and the lowest measure x damages i az
g.d 10 b. the legal interest ~ the country Mr Corn
before he became member e the cabinet had given
opinion a. counsel on ths question bat b. has - IN
ter.st direct indirect positive contingent II any
nature In IL settlement. This are sutho-
rlfed g. say We viii add that from feelings IL decacy
in the premises and T. remove The mot remote su-p.
cion II any improper bias ir his adjudication the whole
SUBJECT during the Illness Il Nr Covn referred at
- h ~ h.
the point the opinion IL the Attorney General We
arr entirely tiaed that the couuexion ii Mr Corwin
with ths matter vii b. found that in every point
Gvlcw will tear the light"
50, Sour cotemporary denic. that Mr. Co-win
the Secretary e the Treasury. i in any degree ia
setestod in these caim. but he also states that he
has declined having anything ~ with their st.
tlement. and that they have been referred r. Nr
Gr.Lam, the Secretary q the Navy because q BIZ
% declining Why, We ask, if d. l. Mt in fact r.
crested, docs he 50 decline deciding upon these
claims Why does he evade and shrink from the
performance Of his Official duties WAT legal
authority has the Secretary Of the Navy - decide
upon them az all : The act q Congress uPon which
tss claim ID l. said il founded. refers them solely
- the Secretary q the Treasury, and lie Secretary
ofthe Navy has NJ more right - power 10 tae mat
ter the President, either than the editor Il
the Washington 7cbgyaph The Attorney General
may be called in for bis opinion to legal points,
for the information Of the Secretary Of thC Treasury,
and that i the limit r Bis power in the business
10 would be we'll i The departmental officers a.
Washington would now and thea reflect that they
are mere 8n'ste az isnc9narics. placed in Office e.
exesu,c tie acts 4 Congress; ard they would look
AZ those laws little more attcntiyely, they would
get along better.
II j. admitted, We perceive, that Mr. Corwin
gave opinion IL favor 81 the al1 wance II interest
in tli. case. ~ counsel for the claimant This Il
the excuse offered or hs declining to act n the Gaze
a. Secretary ofthe Treasury. We very well reco-
Iect, that about the time Mr. Corwin wa appointed
Secretary If the Treasury, bis interest q these
interest claims was the sahiec, q notice u smlly
rsf,.s. ard some II the Wig papers spoke Ell .at
toes that ha had stated The existence II .aeh iu-
tere.t openly. and did MT conceal II IL ST.. O-Aw.
rrd laI ooao in tbe Ga.pAin ce.e. TAat ha wN
"utaes,cl" will uo. Be dtae4 h.v La his
no I, Luis .,a4ec8
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