American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-09

A CASE AT THE IsrnMARr.. ON the 25th Of
January man named Thomas Ennis, aged forty
one on ortyrtwo years, vssssry badly injured in
this city by the caving In Of bank of earth, be-
meath which he was at work. He was taken out
and conveyed to the Infrmary, where but little
hope1was entertained of his recovery. His right
leg was broken above the ankle, his person
otherwise much injured, and his spine dislo-
Gated in the region of the dorsal vertebre. In
consequence of this last injury his lower ex-
tremties were entirely paralyzed, and the pros
pect of the recovery of his broken leg thereby
much impaired. But the professors and students
applied themselves earnestly to his case, and at
this day they have good cause to be gratifed at
the measure of their success. Ennis is now
of course incapable of hard labor or active
locomotion; but he is sound and healthy.
He is still at the Infrmary, an honest, kind
looking man, and probably as capable of enjoying
life as ever he was. His gratitude for the skill
and attention of those who have ministered to
him will doubtless be long-lived. Whether he
is rich or poor we do not know; but if the lat
ter, we hope his way may be made smooth by the
consideration of those with whom he is to make
the journey of life--for he must, of course, be
helpless in his lame and misshapen condition.
Mr.. SECRETARY CoRwIN. - Again we feel
constrained to defend the Secretary Of the
Treasury in his absence. 1t is busily reported
that it was his interest in the Gardiner claim
and the Mears claim which he sold to George
Law, esq, the great steam mail millionaire, for
49,, 900 in cash and that these are the claims
which, it has been alleged, were allowed upon
forged vouchers.
Now, we have this to say: if those claims
were backed up by forged vouchers, and the
sum of 1852, 900 was paid out of the Treasury
upon them, the circumstance is public calam-
ty which will do our country great injury
Ibroad, and will be looked upon at home, by
Ill right thinking men, with sorrow and regret.
But should the aforesaid claims prove forge
ries, we have not doubt as to the line of duty
which Mr.. Corwin will readily take. He will
have nothing to do with the unclean thing, but
will hand back to the Government every cent
he has received on account of his interest in the
claims, even though it should make
him poorer than he was when he assumed the
office of Secretary of the Treasury. Whatever
other counsel in the same claims may do, should
The claims be established to be forgerries, we
feel an abiding belief that Mr.. Corwin will do
the magnanimous thing without moments
hesitation. We do not, however, reflect upon
any one. eal nT-@s
1t is alleged that all the awards by the Board
of Commissioners on the Mexican claims were
paid in hot haste by the Treasury Department,
even upon list of the awards, and without any
examination for the ascertainment whether the
awards were just or not. In reply we have to
Jay, that as we understand the matter, the de-
,ision of the Board Of Commissioners was con-
idered final for the action of the Treasury
Department in paying the awards. Mr.. Cor
win, we believe, handed over to Mr.. George
Harrington, his chief clerk, the whole subject,
who certainly despatched the business with
such rapidity and general satisfaction, that
several writer's for the press, ourselves among
the number lauded the transaction in terms of
high praise. 1t was probably these paragraphs
that gave rise to the allegation that the Depart
ment had exhibited hot haste in paying off the
Awards.