The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-09-17
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1851.
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Th.re b,s been s.N anot Proviso, ant-rent,
land reform, secfssnn and various other
.thunder." for pur,osss of agitation and politi-
cal soeculation; buief all the schemes for man.
MACHINING political shnncumnb," is the recent
efforts of the Filln'r men to fasten odium
upon the demochtr party, by the publca.
tion Of a correposlence between reputed
members of the Democratic National Com.
mit,ee and their iriens, which upon its face
bares strong marls otounterfait, and, whether
counterfeit or not, canot affect the character OF
the great democritit party OF the country. Oul
neiyhbor of the uuopque Tribune, in his lucu.
brations. seems tdlavc espied phantoms, ghosts
and hobeoblins otevery conceivable form and
character. in this correspondence; and while
his more venerable and sagacious party con
iemporaries view i'm the light of doubtful re.
ality, he straghten, himself up in the attitude
Of dispenser Of fle and Sir Oracle of the
press, and pronoanes the thing genuine be.
| yond the shadow y doubt.
Now there is snesvidence positive or implied
direct or indirect, which goes to confirm this
report; but on thscontrary, the fact that one
Greer figures in te correspondence, as CON-
mitteeman from iowa, when no such man is
known to any onS in the State, affords convn-
cling proof that te whole thing is wicked
hoax for purely blitical speculation.
The peculaf friends of the administration
are in most dfressing state Of agitation and
doubt, as to wlp will be selected to bare the
whig standard Ind that of the democracy; and
therefore their tactics point to all schemes, no
matter how abnrd and unscrupulous, to favor
their own causs, aud If possible reflect disgrace
upon thsA sc dsmocracy. 1t is not strange tha,
party, whosfheaders have been actively en-
Pioyed ever sfce the adjournment Of Congress
in cour,ly ralbles over the country, and e,pe.
cially in particular sections where important
elections wertpending, should have sought 10
divert suspicion from th' ms Ives, to their op.
ponents, by a ungenerous appeal to the preju
dice Of partyl,actics.
THIS plot I'd defeat the democratic party will
have no effectupon the great mass Of the peo-
pie. They know TOO well the material Of which
this administration is composed. Public dis
gust and indignation have been too frequently
aroused by startling decisions and corruptions,
not to have left strong and lasting impression
upon the public mind, Of the imbecility and un-
scrupulossnes Of the administration. The
history Of sealpbainsm' aud .Gardnerism, :
although but partially wristeRrs IN
deTsiood sn7 appreciated by majority of the
people Blu fearful that some of our readers
may have overlooked or forgotten portions Of the
testimony which go 10 make up the history Of
this transaction, let usindulge few remarks
calculated y refresh their memory.
1t appeas that this notorious DR.. Gardiael
was the agent of company in Mexico, formed
with capital of $4,000, to try their fortune a,
draining an abandoned silver mine in the vlcin-
ty Of San Luis Potosi. During the progress Of
the war with Mexico, and before the company
had expended the amount Of their capital, they
were ordered by the authorities to leave the
mine. Upon this ground DR.. Gardiner, and not
the comtany, found claim of $l,6O0,O0o,
against he government of the United States.
In orderlthe more surely to make this fraudu-
lent claim stick against the government, Hon.
Thomas Cprwin, Edward Curtis, Gen. Waddy
Thompson, R. w. Thompson, of Ia, and Maj
Lally, son-in-law of Geo. Evans, of Maine,
chairman Of the Claim Commission, were re-
tanned as attorneys; aud Corcoran, the Wash
ington banker, bought one-fourth Of it for
$25, 900. The result was, that upon evidence
forged by the grand jury, $42S, ,O00
were allowed ON the claim, of which Corcoran,
the banker, received $lO7 200, Robert Corwin
(lhe nephew and law partner Of Thomas Cor
wln,) and others connected with the Sccretar
$4,000, and Maj. J.ally, Waddy Thompson,
and others, obtained the remainder, with the
exception Of $4,000 which Gardiner secured
himself, and left for Europe.
The Washington Union says, that Mr.. Cor
win was employed as attorney to prosecute this
claim against the government, before he was
appointed as one of President Fillmore's cabi
net, and that he then sold out his claim fol
$50, 900. The discovery that the claim was a
notorious fraud, and that DR.. Gardiner was a
mere agent ofthe company in whose behalf the
fraud was pructised, was not brought to ligh,
until after the money had been paid, and the
veritable Doctor made good his escape.
With such a blot as this upon -ihs sdmfnistra-
on,-s~i .ssAvrg grave Complaints against it, we
submit which Of the two parties are best entitled
10 the respect and confidence of the people
And we ask neighbor Wood and his friends
whether they suppose they can escape suspicion
by secreting themselves behind such flimsy
as that SO hurriedly thrown up al
the expense Of the Democratic National Com
mittee: "Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones"
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