The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-23

ysbks We give n - vs rsssivsd ~ 81 w.
asy sesi,e 70 thsvv she lssss doubt ppsn ~ -
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Of interesting iAtellissSss having, - No AussAA
G,ais Gsxeus represents, sstashed 70 ID rsspoa-
lille signature.
II. ,ar.ut for the exeeutios Of Blsise Skupenski
foy p,,, ieips,Ds in the murder Of tho young peisf
in Pb,l.d.,psi. Gas read the prisoner yesterday
B.ise s,hl psrists thai he 10 insocent, aud throws
all the blame On his elder brother, Matthias, sho
vas executed Tor the sans offence sosc time ago.
| From Buff.lo ws have s0s0uos Of tso or three
| more steam boat disasters on LAX EIie-none Of
tbeu, however, Of very ser ous character, except
~ fur as cards ,he amount of damage 10 sAe vss
s sells themselves.
The Board Of Engineers have agreed upon plan
| for tuDseling the hadsoA river ., Albany, and
Estimate lbaI The entire work can be accomplished
| NJ reAsonsS BILE expense.
An sHrs, sooh place yesterday Frankfort street,
bets cen 10 l,ahsn barber, ssmcd Louie HAuers.
Ami, and three men naned Daniel k'Crodden. Al.
thony NB,ide, aud Isasc Lock wood, 10 whioh
N CIo6den, 10 seems, received o atAl st Ia the
| abdomen, tbeIsby causing his death D few hours
sf'er. The eject II iDteOperasce appears 10 have
been the primary cause Of .he affrsy. Pull patio
| slsrs VIII BE found IN sl0sher column.
Among nush other very interesting reading, our
ii side pages ,his morning contain ,hs foll,.ing:-
The Secret History u the Gadlssr Claim; Affairs
IN Texas the Letter Of Rssig nation Of tho CaaaiiAn
Con mi,siorsr Of Psblic Works; rransao ons In tue
supr, mo ana United States Dis ct Courts; Toe
al r.
| r,iy Of paragraphs, many columns OF advertise
m.nss, Sc.
Astounding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
GardInerism Revealed.
We give in our solomns Of this morning, very
IemailsO and interesting Memoir, comprising the
history 4 The original foundation, progress, aud
vicissitudes Of the Gardiner claim, from It's
con mens.pent up to the recent action Of the
| courts sno committees in Washington. We believe
this remarkable and curious history win give the
public clearer idea Of the fam ous ease of DR.. Gar
diner than my statement which has hitherto been
published in any journal throughout tbs country.
The Gardiner claim and its accessories nave made
great roisc throughout the county. Tnis noise
has beer creased, from the connection between the
claim itself and the present. talented Secretary OF
the Treasury, tie Hon. Thomas Corwin. 10 the
public mind, however, there have been Vague no
tons and crude ideas Of moral wrong, With
out any approach to accuracy, with regard to
persons things facts or differences, in relar
ZION TO the controversy Gdrdinerism, as il
has been called, and Galphinisn, have been ali
buI died up III the same parcel, and labelled
by certain party journals o. the most wicked
and atrocious things that ever was perpetrased
by party holding the reins Of gosernment
in this country. The denuneistiOps have baen
vague and violent. The present Memoir, when
pu sish, with the views expire ssed, may tend
to d,spel some of that 0bscurity, and present the
general features Of Gardinerism and Galphnism
In q n distinct light to the community.
The fret account that we had of Galphinism
grew out Of The connection which Mr. Crawford,
The Secretary of the Treasury under General ray-
lor's administration, had with claim that had
been pending for many years after the original
party, John Galphin, had died. This claim had
pass,d TO considerable extent into the hands of
Mr. Crawford, then the Secretary Of the Treasury
During his continuance in Office, by some means or
othe,, the claim admitted by his colleagues in
power, and it surmised that improper Influences
were used to pass that claim the benefits aecrUing
entirely to the advantage Of Mr.. Crawford, who re-
ceiyed most of the spoils produced thereby The
dubious nature of this Transaction soon as it had
transpirsd, produced very marked effect upon the
moral ,ensibilities Of that good, old, honest, but
mbecile President. General Tayl Tor; and the
in which it was allowed and paid was of the
principal Of the disturbances in that cabinet
which finally djsperse ed after his death.
The Gardner claim and some Of the other Mexican
claims, have been hkcncd to the Galphin claim in
its moral and financial aspects. For me years past
pany of the member. Of Congress, both Of the So
nate and House, and sometimes members of the csb-
net, have been in the habit Of being employed ~
counsel, by claimants against the government, on
what are called contingent fees and contingent ad.
vantsg.s, growing out Of the result OF the claim
ants s. before the boards of the government
The Mexican claims amounting to over three millions
Of dollars furnished the largest batch tha. has yet
been brought to public notice for many years
past. According TO the evidence now furnished
and probably sustained by that recently col
lected by the committees at Washington we have
the beet reason for believing that the original
elements Of the Gardiner claim, the Hrgous
claim, and al the other large claims allowed under
the regent Mexican Commission, arc all, to some
tent, authentic and correct in their original shape
and form, ss brought from Mexico by the original
ella ments. For instance; great effort has been
made through the public press, 70 convince the
unity that the Gardiner claim entirely frauiu
lent. We do not believe 80, from the evidence which
we have and read The o. gual claim for losses
ard damages may amount to one bundled THOUSAND
dollars, more or less; bat these csims get
into the hands Of the lobby members ct WASH
ipgton tho council for the claimants, and the dis
honest operators in the purieus Of the public Offices
on the banks Of the Potomac, they very generally
c0nt.ive 70 swell the amount Of them, by losses,
prospective profits, and other damages, to four or
Ave times the original amount actually lost The
mode In which the calculations are made by the
lobby members and claim agents Is easily explained
Porter A. one shilling a bottle with all the con-