Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-24

cacy he wod not under such circumstances consent To
be one Of thu Presidents Cabinet and still act counsel
In prosecuting these claims.
As there great anxiety felt to bring him into the
Cabinet and he Seing fixed in the view he had taken on
the subject II was proposed to him sell out his interest
not only In the Gardiner claim, but also his contingent
fees In the other This proposition after much
uctance entertained by him. and the whole Of his in
tercst investigated and valued by dsnterested par
ties but the only available purchaser who could be found
required deduction of $4,000 from this valuation.
This was another obstacle, Mr.. O. had thought that
even the full valuation much below what It should
be. Another party, however presented himself and Of
fered to pay the valuation for it, and accepted put
Mr. Corwn having accidentally ascertained that his re
laye Mr.. r. g. Corwin, and who associated counsel
with him in the other claims be interested In this
purchase Of his interest at refused to rat the SALE
the ground that ii might be asserted that as his kns
man was one q the purchasers i was only hct,5Gus
terest Under this high, and think, over delicate
feeling he actually submitted to the deduction and abso
lutte loss ohs 00 and sold his interest to the party
with whom the negotiation originally opened for the
purchase. He also made ii express stipulation that
all the ncedful pspcrs should be signed and exchanged
and the amount u the purchase paid in cash previous to
the reassembng Of the Board of Commissioners in order
that II should mot be said he had any remote or contin
gent interest Of any kind in the awards Of the Board and
that he could necessary, make affidavit to that effect
The whole transaction closed accordingly, and he
oonpstsy dissstsd himself; = yaas he then considered
he accepted his in the Cabinet and in no way sub
ssquenty directly indirectly, took any part in the
proceedings before the Commissioners.
Such Is the plain and true statement of the facts Of
this case far Mr. Corwin is concerned, throughout
the whole of which he has acted with correctness and
delcacy which few would initiate think it necessary
TO do 20.
Az there has been much said, and many reports
insdiousy sisealatsds without however, making any
direct charge have Thought Jon would be pleased to
have the true facts Of the case Of which long
cognzant and which have recently taken little pains
to investigate further, and have fully confirmed
As regards the pecuniary result to the purchaser Of
Mr. Corwn's interest," have not been able to ascertain
II TO my satisfaction except that he certainly made
money by the speculation One statement is, that he
obtained within few hundred dollars what he paid for
III and another that the awards fell short very large
Of the amount he paid have great for be-
evng that the latter is the correct result particularly
as some OF the claims which Mr. Corwn represented
entirely rejected by the Commissioners.
Our public men certainly have hard time Of it for
et them be chaste Ice pure snow they will
not escape calumny" and the pure they are, it
seems to me, the reckessy and violently they
assailed. Yours VINDEX