Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-10-12

i ipto, whose hands my remarks may, per-
i chance, fall, shall be reminded Of .he true
sep'tneni expressed > clha, hey may, appre-
ceiaie It's merits and form an enlightened
opinion, AS 10 my colleague. although he
may have The head, | doubt if he has the
hea1 20 appreciate the sentiment, or do jus.
lice 70 The statesman who uttered it, l. read
the 'exWact:pltdW es-2. arsa ossds1r.a
d';Wh hat is the territory, Mr.. President, which
lyou propose to wrest from Mexico? 1t is conse'
Grated TO the heart, of the Mexican. by many a
well-fought battle with his old Castlian master.
His Bunker Hills and Saratogas and Yorktowns,
are there !, The Mexican, can say, There bled
for Liberty and shall surrender that consecra-
ted home, Of my affections to the Anglo-Saxon
liinvaders? What do they want with it 7 They
have IT Texas already They have possessed them
selves of the territory between the Neuces and
the Rio Grande :, What else 40 fhtY Nantgg To
what shall / point my children as memorials, OF
that independence which bequeath to them,
when those battle-felds shall have passed from
my posSeSsiOn2' 1I asar nVEa tHa
''Sir, HAD ONE COME AND DEMANDED BUNKER
HILL OF THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS, had Eng
lands Lion ever shown himself there, is there a
man over thirteen and under ninety, who would
not have been ready to meet him-iS there river
on this continent that would not have run red
with blood-is there field but would have been
piled high with the unburied bones of slaughter
ed Americans before these consecrated battle
fields of liberty should have been wrested from
us IL WERE MEXICAN l would tell you,
Have you not room in your own country to bury
your dead men? If you come into mine, we will
greet you with bloody hands, and welcome you
to hospitable graveS."
Now, Mr. Chairman, there is no, man
who has The true feeling of patriotism in his
heart who will no, really endorse this senli-
ment. Ii may bewue, sir--l admit it 10 be
true--that The time for lis expression in a
rhetorical figure was unfortunate, particular.
lly unfortunate TO The orator himself Bul
no mar who loves his country can hesitate
to approve the sentiment which my colleague
has SO often attempted 10 pervert for the
purposes Of mere party gain. ., .a-.
THE GARDINER CLAIM.
The connection of Mr.. Corwin with the
Gardiner claim is theme upon which my
coll eague loves to dwell. He presumes
there is something in that from which he
may manufacture a vote in his next Con-
gressonal election. Two or three months
ago he alluded to it in speech, when de-
manded TO know whether he meant 10 insin-
uale that The connection Of Mr.. Corwin with
lha, claim was in any way dishones, or dis
reputable. His reply was, that he did not SO
misunderstanding upon my mind a se,isfac-
tory impression {; but upon the minds OF
other members, as | since learn, the idea
that instead Of insinuating, ,lho made the d.
reel charge. .
Time passed on, and was 10th to drag
the matter again before the House. A few
weeks since. ill.heal,h drove the Secretary y
to visit 10 his homo in Ohio He had been
absent bu. few hours from the city, before
my colleague, pursuing him as i. were with
the spirit of the hyena, presented resou.
ZION asking committee of investigation
prelaced with string of preambles setting
forth wha. rumor (Which | presume, he had
himself created in par,) said upon The sub
ject. The honorable gentleman from Geor
gia [ MIR. TooMBs] objected 10 its introduction
ON the ground tha. no man should be pu. on
trial upon mere rumor. Tha, preamble be-
trays desire on the part Of my colleague
, 10 involve me in controversy with him
for he SETS out that |, The immediate repre-
sentative" Of Mr.. Corwin, have failed 10 cal
for investigation. Ii it is controversy will
me that my colleague has been seeking,
can say 10 him that he can have it 10 hi
hearts content. | called for no investiga
tion because found no responsible endor
ser of The charge. And here let me say
that if the caumny was TO circulate only
, where my colleague is personally known, o.
where Mr.. Corwin is personally known,
should not consume moment OF the timt
of The House. In such case it would fal
perfectly harmless. But sir, understand
, that The Democratic Executive Committee
I who are directing The movements of tn
, party in this Presidential campaign, are cir
culaling the SANDER, at the rate of one hun
dred thousand copies, throughout the brendll
} and length Of this great Confederacy; an
/, in this way it will penetrate regions wher
$ neither The malicious spirit Of my colleagu
, nor the purity Of Mr.. Corwin's character
' known.
, A brief statement Of the ,rue history Q
/. Mr.. Corwin's connection with this claim wi
: be sufficient for the present. By the provis
S ions Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgc
g our Government, stipulated to pay, for prop
/. er,y destroyed during the war with Mexico
sum not TO exceed three millions and
j.. quarter of dollars. A Board Of three Com
h missioners was provided for, who were t
examine and repor. upon all such claim
; This man Gardiner presented claim
!. General Thompson Of South Carolina, wa
employed as his counsel. General ThomI
y son being the warm personal lriend of M
!. Corwin, and acquainted with his high leg
q auanmen,s, and desirous 10 avail himse
;. of his assistance employed him TO aid
:, the argument 10 the Board of Commission
ers. The fee agreed on 10 be paid Mr.. Co
!. win by Gen. Thompson was five per Ger
# upon The amount allowed. Gardiner ha
"a nothing to do with Mr.. Corwn in this col
ia tract Mr.. Corwin spent, 10 my knowiedg
10 the greater part Of one vacation belwet
or Two sessions Of The Senate in the prepur
n, lion Of arguments in this case. The proc
!. were furnished by Gurdine, and his agenl
nj and have the authority Of the members
10 the Board Of Commissioners, composed
IN il was Of distinguished men and able iuris
ny for saying that there was no clearer ca
10 presented 10 ,ho, Board Than this Of Gart
lie nor. The papers were most perfect DO