The daily union., 1852-10-13
THE UNION: WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 3 1852

Utica Gazette, leading Scott organ has recently
announced that the Scott leaders mean make their for
tunes out OF the treasury by fur foul" But
NOT anti the Scotwhg party. through its leading organs
took lis position and showed its hand upon the othcia
management of this Gardiner fraud could say that
the issue OF the "Gapam tail" fay accepted by the
Scott party in just that shape But the issue made
On the Gardiner fraud and the official action connected
with it. the Scott-whg party takes its stand Gslphin.
ism shall be no more heresy, but sound tradition in
the whig church, even Gardnerism is an orthodox
practice. Depreciation in general the public money
looking up, and may be expected confidently TO lift up
its front OF brass side by side with aerna improvements
and specific duties in the next whig platform
Let the people read this issue set forth in
the subjoned paragraphs Of the leading Scott organ
and when they go to the polls let them consider how
for the future they will like such guardianship OF the
treasury the wings now openly commend 10 their ap
probation
From N. Y. Tribune.
That the Gardiner claim is a fraudulent establish
ed beyond doubt DIR. Gardiner pretended that he had
been the of silver mino Lagunlla in the dis
tric of Rio Verde in the State of San Luis Potos OF
that property he said he had been violently dspossessed
by the Mexican government and hence his claim for dam
ages The committee have the testimony OF two Mexican
gentlemen OF high respectaby, one OF whom was col.
ecor the Of the district of Rio Verde the
mentioned by Gardiner and is comptroller of the
of San Luis Paosi They testify unequvocay that
there silver mine whatever in the place. and none
in the district Moreover, It Ia proved that OF the OF
evidence by which the claim supported
before the commissioners the greater part forged both
the seals and the signatures Of Mexican officials being
false.
II is proved however, that these fogeries were sufficient
impose upon the Mexican ambassador al Washington,
Don Luis Rosa, who good faith affixed his atestaton TO
them Thus they imposed upon the commissioners We
learn that their rule to judge the evi
dence presented by the claimant They did not hear
estatons take rebuting testimony II the applicant
made out adequate prila tacis case his claim al
lowed Such case, by the help of these forged doc
uments, Gardiner easily made out Nor it natu-
raj 10 suppose they were forged They had the APP
pearance of genuineness. They were duly signed and
sealed They bore the atestaton OF the Mexican am
bassador, known TO the members OF the commission This
enough to oyerruIe any doubt that might else have
had weight, and The claim accordingly passed, ana
Gardiner pocketed the plunder
Still less could Mr.. Corwin have supposed the
claim to be fraudulent. He employed as counsel
in many cases, and applied such in
this Gardiner stated 10 him that he had met
with such and such losses from tine action Of the Mex
government. Very good, says Mr.. Corwin; you
bring such and such evidence sustain your claim
Gardiner accordingly Mexico and got the docu
ments The Mexican ambassador signed them How
could Mr. Corwin suspect they forged 1t o
the question: He could not but have confidence in them
and in the they clearly made out He was de-
ceived,
commee, and such must be the judgment OF every inn
partial pc who examines the all Whatever
aut may be attributed the comm missioners for deciding
pare evidence which is admitted have been
regarded with suspicion beforehand, such fault
can be alleged against Mr. Carwn, He was acting as
counsel only, while they judges lie bound TO
that the evidence sufficient make the
while they ought have nquredin respect that claim
at least- there evidence that could overthrow
it. Whatever the rule they followed in ordinary claims
the magnituds aud character of this ought have
male them pursue il home they should have had it in
vesgated in Mexico itself. which would have
vealed the fogeries Of the claimant Rat Mr. Cowin
ing counsel under the slightest obligation
send Mexico and make inquiries respecting the docu
of his CLIENT attesed they were, before under
taking the case.
II proved that before entering the cabinet Mr. Corwin
sold his entire interest positive and contingent in this
claim, well several others against the
and that he afterwards refused give any advice what
ever with respect the claim, have anything do
with IL.
Thus the i'm taons Mr. Corwn's character an
initiated and he stands forth worthy of conf
dence and We rejoice in this result merely
whigs but as Americans There is much corruption
among our public men feel a satisfaction more
than personal when malice thus completely fails fix tue
stain upon eminent for qualities as brilliant in public
Us endearng and admirable in private life.