Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-10-28
Report on the Gardiner Claim-Mr. Corr
win.

In the last number Of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, we find the following
extracts from the report o! the committee
of the House of Representatives on the Gar
diner claim. The extract has reference to
the connection Of Mr.. Corwin, the Secreta-.
ry of the Treasury, with that claim. The
Secretary, it will be seen, is fully exonora-
ted from the charges that have been made
against him. We shall see how many of
the Locoroco organs Of the country which
have for months been using the charge
against him as their chief electioneering
topic in the canvass will retract it now that
Locofoco committee of a Locofoco Con-
gress has investigated it and pronounced it
without foundation.
In relation to the second branch of the in
quirv, the connection of the Hon. Thos. Cor
win, the Secretary Of the Treasury, with
the said Gardiner claim, the following facts
appear from the testimony upon the points
directed by the resolution to be investiga-
ted:
in May IS49, the Hon. Thomas Cotwjn,
then a member Of the United States Senate.
was employed as counsel in the Gardiner
claim, by Hon. Waddy Thompson, the orig
inal counsel of Gardiner, upon an agree
ment that Mr.. Corwin should have for his
fee five per cent. on whatever sum should
be awarded to Gardiner BY the commission
ers. In February. 1850, Thomas Corwin,
in company with Robert q. Corwin, pur-
chased one-fourth part OF the claim of Gar
diner, and this one-iourth part of said claim
was assigned on the 18th, Of that month 10
to w. w. Cocoran, Esq, who loaned mon
ey to the Messrs. Corwin to purchase it,
and held the claim for MesSrS. Thomas and
Robert G. Corwin in equal shares, as cola
teral security for this payment Of the loan.
The Messrs. Corwiu paid $22 ,0OO, and re-
linquished their fees on the fourth part of
the claim purchased by them, and paid part
Of Edward Curtis S iees-what amount does
not appear-as the consideration for the pur-
chase.
The Hon. Thomas Corwn resigned his
seat in the Senate, and accepted the appoint
ment Of Secretary Of tie Treasury, in the
, month of July, 1850. In the same month,
and previous 10 his going into the Cabinet of
President Fillmore as Secretary of the
Treasury. a sale OF his fee interest in, and
also Of his half OF the one-fourth part of the
Gardiner claim, was negotiated through the
invention of Gov. John Young, of New York
10 George Law, Esq, of New York. From
this time the said Thomas Corwin refused
TO act as con- el. or consult with the other
counsel who had been associated with him
in relation 10 the same, and took no further
part in the prosecution Of the said Gardiner
claim. The assignment Of his fee interest
in the oue-iourth part OF the Gardiner claim,
and all his interest in all other claims be-
fore the Board Of Commissioners (thirtv-
seven in number was executed by Thom-
as Corwinto Jacob Little Of New York. in
November, 1851, and the money for the
purchase was then paid by George Law.
10 whom the assignment to Jacob Little was
at that time transferred.
The money for the sale, $50, ,357 was re-
ceived by Thomas Corwin, and on the Esd
OF November was deposited by him TO his
credit with Messrs. Corcoran & Riggs
!, No testimony has been adduced before the
committee proving, or tending to prove, that
the Hon. Thomas Corwin had any knowl-
edge that the clam of said Gardiner was
: fraudulent, or that false testimony or forged
e papers had been or were 70 be procured 10
sustain the same,