The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-06
't:ofrespondence ~ the Courier.
!. ..:.W;AsI[gGTON, MARC41 %.

~, :.W;ASIJlNGTON, MARCH %. :.
~. r..sTlte' ;Defoisney':' Bill passed the
House yesterday: after a nrotracted
: discussion. No-important items were:
cut do,9sxE 8s1e I&Senate will sooh'
pass itsaaaSd thgs the War Department;
VIII bbeaP ba Pasgain Relieved from it's present;
4: ,s ,eSkri& i&asiaenis Ss.iA qhmber drafts,
a.e. on ,the. Department have been. lately
e !. p1Stesfsd' sforIGant of funds, hut Some.
s alsos eiss at.iIsF. I aeeai,nss ii There ara;
yihg ;ss.hler protest, insa,a ,ane 81
the hroker,,a s.99f1tissees here two drafts
~ faoyn anfdi,adial agent in California, Of
;, a, hundred ;adqasand dollars eacht
dfasn FL OR of Cpl. Fremont. TIE
p :.dfaStssW WvtsfgWsaai!f5, C6ltRsl Freiiibnt
On account af' the purchase Of cattle tG
Il iced bes..IttidiGils,m.. The, .DepAfemirat
denied the authority Of the agent To-,
lni,ke the. purchase. ;S'' ,r,
Sone excitement exists in relation
TO the'i3hafge brought against promi-
ncnt: Mexican claihiant, DR.. Baldwin,
of having purloined certain documents
!, L. ftonE the State Department in relation
:. thsa clatbis., All the documents and
cd: reconds a,of. the!late Board of Com
t,'; missiohers under the Mexican treaty,
f. !. wera,. .hy ataeir of !. the President,
4. catabgusd, sealed up, and placed in
!: .the State Department, with a view, as
:, the. President, stated, to protect the
,vr Government against fraudulent. claims
!, that. might be advised hereafter under
the Mexican treaty. A few days ago,
= in the absence of the Secretary of
+. State, the President was informed that
: some of these papers had been
abstfacted.by one of the claimants.
.sssslhe President, upon consultation with
" the Attorney General and the District
Attorney, found that there was no
law of the United States or Of Mary,
- land, for the punishment Of such an
offence; and, in special message to
!; Congress-, recommended the passage of
s. such g. law. The person offending oh.
T. famed an: award Of eighty-one thou
sM shnd dollars from the late board, and
net contract with. that, has applied to
q Congress for additional relief. His
J. ,,lh4eYnSsiAfsis one Of those which has
:, been, referred, .to.the select COMMITTEES
of the Senate on this subject. He
:. will, NO doubt, yindicatc himself by
n: claiming a right to the documents in
question. The fact is very singular
= that this case discloses, to wit: that
:. nW:law. exists for the protection of
9. the public archives from theft, mutia
tiOD, or destruction.
= cMte- ciaifr Of Mr.! Y.t}e,s' to the
seat held by Mr.. Mallory, of Florida,
was yesterday argued before the com.
!: lnittee by Mr.. Stanton, of Ohio; and
.. Nat. .Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland,
who is counsel for the confession. The
T','opinfon is general that Mr.. Yulce has
no good gAound upon which to contest
rille election of Mr.. Mallory.
The Executive has taken measures
to protect the American Engincer
who was, lately. maltreated by the
authority Of Cuba. :
- The platform adopted at Richmond
:; 10 strictly Democratic, but does not
!, make new Issues. 1t will be noticed
that the Convention have mnde pro-
vision toy. the alactjon Of seventeen
etectom,. though the State will be
Sentitled'to but fifteen. She has nat,
r however, been officially, notified OF
any new. aRponionment, bht will
pc, probably befare long, The act of
f. Congress which will, be necessary. to
enable the Secretary Of the Interior
to make the apportjorme,,tis is delayed,
but will be soon passed.. |