The southern press., 1852-03-06
VOL. III.
Mr. BROWN. Did you not vote to send dele
gates TO the Nashville convention
Mr CII STAIN l did moi

| Mr.. BROWN. Did you not vote TO send dele
gates to the Nashville convention
Mr.. CEIASTAIN. did not.
Mr.. OLDS, Of Ohio, hoped that the Democratic
members would ABSTAIN from speaking against
any of the prominent Democratic candidates for
the Presidency VIII, did not meet their preference.
| The official organ Of the administration IN this
city, Uhe RepnbHcJ had already grown bold IN
sight Of Democratic dssensions-in spite OF the
official corruption If the administration, and not
withstandng it hal been running riot with the ma
tional treasury. lnasmuch as some prominent
Democrats had been found here to defend It's cor
ruption, this was lot much to be wondered at. IL
was not surprising that the official organ had
grown so bold. There was no man among the list
| of names which had been presented TO the Demo
crazy, whom he (Nr. o. would not rather see
elected President, than the best Wing IN the
country He had steped, yesterday, with pleas
ure, TO the remarks Of the gentleman frcm Ken,
lucky, (Mr -BREcKENRiDGE, } in favor Of General
Butler, whom he (Mr. o. would be happy TO de-
fend again in the coming campaign, as he did Wnen
up for Vice-President at the last campaign, ne
was willing to support Gen. Butler, or Judge
Douglass, or Gems. Cass and Houston II nomi-
| nated
A voice--Wil you go for Buchanan
| Mr.. OLDS-I will 90 for the nominee or the
| Democratic National Convention, whoever ne
| may be. / trust the gentleman will lind this a
| sufficient answers his question. Mr. y. proceed
ded to review the measures of the present admin
istration, and commented with great severity on
the connexion OF Secretary CoRwM with the
Gardner claim. The people expected Mr.. Cor
WIN to do the duties of secretary for 80 per DAY
| Gardner says 81 will give you 500 ,OOO IN the
shape Of fees to get my claim for S4SO,O''U allow
ed.o The argument was as forclble IN unlock
ing the doors ofthe national treasury to Mr.. COR
WIN, as the words "open sesame" were IN open
| ing the robbers cave to Ali Bahia.
/ Mr. CAMpRETJ. (interposinU) asked II he
should understand the gentleman as charging Sec
rotary CoRwIN with having dishonorabe con
nexion with the Gardner claim :
Mr.. OLDS. The gentleman may have thu
| floor when have concluded.
| Mr.. CAMPBELL said if this charge was made
| il was gratuitous and unfounded. lie could no
sit still and hear snch charge made, even by In
| situation, against an honorable and honest man.
! MIR. OLDS said that he did distinctly make thu
charge, that Mr.. CoRwIN, while receiving So pei
day to guard the treasury, had received something
| like $4,000 from claim-agent % throw oper
that treasury.
| MIR. CAMPBELL said that the secretary would
challenge investigation into the matter.
Mr.. OLDS did not wonder that his colleague
should feel annoyed when these explanations o.
| the Gardner claim were made to the people. He
went on to speak Of MIR. CoRwIN's hoping that
those soldiers who went to Mexico might meet
with "bloody hands and hospitable graves. Hav,
| ing concluded,
| The committee rose and the House adjourned.
PETITIONS PRESENTED UNDER THE RULES.
| By Mr.. FLORENCE, the resolution Of the
general assembly of the State of Pennsylvania
relative to the proposed removal of the United
States mint from the city OF Philadelphia to the
city of New York.
| Also, the memorial Of Charles w. Carroll
James c.. Bigby, Henry w. Simpson, and 81
others, citizens of the county of Phlladephia
praying for the extension Of the "Woodworth
patent for planning boards, &C."