The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-25

Correspondence Of the Neu York Express.
w AauJNGroN Octohor 1890

Correspondence Of the Ne,c York Express.
WAsHINeToN, October Is, 1852.
Iperceve that your Washington correspondent
says that Mr.. Corwin is prepared to refund to tho
treasury the $4,000 he received, in case the
Gardner claim should eventually prove to be
fraudulent Idoubt very much if Mr.. Corwin has
ever made any determination of the kind, nor do
think it likely he has, that any reasonable man
|expeots he would do 80.
In the first place. he never received dollar
from the treasury, directly indirectly, in con.
1acxion with the Gardiner claim. He sold out his
contingent interest in that claim, and his contin-
gent counsel fee in it, to private individual.
nearly one year before any award was made in
favor of DR.. Gardiner, before tbs proots in support
Iof it were completed, and before it was known
whether DR.. Gardiner would have one dollar
awarded to him. The purchaser bought it, taking
Jail the risks of getting larger smaller sum-
nothing at all-the same if he had bought lot
fiery ticket; and if anybody is to refund the
treasury, should say it was the purchaser who re-
|ceived the treasury money, and not Mr. Corwin,
Iwho did not, and to whom it was matter perfectly
limmaterial whether Gardiner awarded mil
aIion Of dollars, or whether his claim entirely
rejected. But if DR.. Gardeners claim proves to be
fraudulent, do not think there is the least obliga-
3ton, legal or moral, on the part even of the pur
chaser, (Mr. Law, of New York, } to refund any
portion of the amount he received, which was
awarded to him by the commissioners, and re-
aceived by him in good faith.
Your correspondent has made another error
when he talks about refunding "the $4,000 re-
Iceived for the Gardiner clam'' That was the
whole amount received by Mr. Corwn for his con-
3ngent fees, &C., on all the forty claims in which
3he was interested as counsel before the Board.of
Mexican COMMISSIONS Ere, and the whole net amount
which he received from the sale of his interest the
IGardiner claim was considerably ess than $4,000;
3out, notwithstanding this fact, have doubt
. IL
believe, but would say-he should refund $500
land among such, presume, would be found the
editor OF the Union, in this city. Of all the mean
games that ever were played to make political
capital, think the editor Of that paper has played
THE very meanest in this very case. Since the
4port of the Congressional COMMITTEES, which 70 full
lily and 80 honorably acquitted MIR. Corwin from all
2censure in connection with it, have not heard one
shighminded man of either party speak on the sub
lect, except with absolute disgust at the continued
attempt of the Union thus to asperse the character
sof such man as MIR. Corwin, after such trum-
aphant vindication by committee of tho EDITORS
When the Union asks sswhcre is the money, and
Why is it not returned to the treasury' the ques-
Ation might be varied, and has been asked, would
the editor Of the Union himself refund .hc money
under similar circumstances were il in hs own
apocke? But If the Union is SO anxious in the re-
4funding OF this money, why does it not call upon
! of General Pierce?
This gentleman was one of the counsel of DIR.
4Gardiner, and was paid very heavy fec from tho
money that came direct from Uncle Sans strong
3box, with the treasury earmark actually upon il
Mas 1t went into his pocket, and if report speaks
true, received larger sum in that mode than Mr..
&Corwin did from the sale OF his interest in the
claim. II the Union will only persuade the above
friend OF General Pierce TO refund his share of tho
treasury money actually awarded and paid to DR..
Gardner, think will guarantee Mr.. Corwin will
3folow the example, pay to the treasury NIL the
( inoney which he received for his interest in the
sGardner claim, though it was the money Of an
individual, and not dollar of il ever belonged to
Uncle Sam or came from bis treasury. ,,~F-as.
made inquiry in the right quarter relative to
2another assertion which see in several New York
3papers, that +. Butler King has been dismissed az
dCollector oil San Francisco, in consequence of ser
4ous charges against him involving the misappli-
5cation of the public money, and find there Is no
sdtruh in the report. Mr. King has for some time
3been DESTROYS Of returning home, and understand
ssomo months since rendered bis resignation, which
5wll probably be, IL it is not already, accepted;
Though it is to be presumed he will remain until
3successor may be appointed and ready to relieve
Sbim. .,
4 The treasury, perceive by the pnblished re-
iturns, has very considerably reduced the amount
that was locked up in the sub treasury vault at
dNew York. There lie every disposition on the part
5of Mr. Secretary Corwin to afford any relief to the
1gitimately. All representations on the subject
Fare respectfully listened to by him, and he
Spromptly accedes To any legal mode by which the
Inconvenience to the public, arising from an
unusual accumulation Of specie in the treasury,
acan be lessened removed. He would at pre-.
sent willingly disburse four five millions in the