Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-16
Report 0f Or. DldSs gOmmIssec on Tacm-
as C0rWin


We have already spoken our opinion at
lengthon the enormitSof the offence Of which
Olds has been condemned, by the report of
his committee Of Investigation. Beiew we
give 50 much of that .repart as refers tothe
distinguished Secretary of the Treasury. It's
-Nindieations OF him is complete, full and tri-
| umphant. Not one particle Of testimony ap-
peared that tended to cast even suspicion
upon the integrity and purity of MIR. Cerwin.
! What miserable end to Old's malignant as
saults The infamy of it will stick to him as
long as his name shall last.
We copy the following from the New York
Courier and Enquirer:
! The GARDENER CLAIX.-From the Report
| Of the Committee of the House of Represen-
,atives on this claim, of which we obtained
copy at late hour last evening, we make the
! following extract, which is all that relates to
Mr. Corwin's connections herewith:
| In relation to the second branch of the in
qu.ry, the connection of the Hon, Thomas
Corwin, the present Secretary of the Treas
ury, with the said Gardiner claim, the follow
ing facts appear from the testimony upon the
points directed by the resolution to be iuvesti
gated:
"ln May. ls4s, the Hon. Thomas Corwin,
then member of The United States Senate,
WAS employed as counsel in the Gardiner
claim by Hon. Waddy Thompson, the original
counsel of Gardiner, upon an agreement that
Mr.. Corwin should have for his fee FIVE per
cent. on whatever sum should be awarded to
Gardiner by the Commissioners. In Febru-
! ary, 1850, Thomas Corwin. in company with
Robert G. Corwin, purchased one forth part
of the claim of Gardiner, and this one-fourth
ipart OF said claim was assigned on the 18Th
Of thatmonth to w. w. Corcoran, Esq, who
loaned money to the Messrs. Corwin to pur
chase it, and held the claim for Messrs. Thomas
and Robert G. Corwin, in equal shares, as col
lateral security for the payment of the loan.
| The Messrs Corwin paid $4,000, and relin-
uuished THEN fees on the fourth part Of the
claim purchased BY them, and paid part Of
| Edward Curtis fees--what amount does not
appear-as the consideration for the purchase
| The Hon. Thomas Corwin resigned his
seat in the Senate, and accepted the appoint
ment of Secretary of the Treasury in the
month Of July. 1850. In the same month
and previous to his going into the Cabinet of
| President Fillmore as Secretary Of the Treas
ury. sale of his fee interest in. and also of
his half of the one-fourth part of the Gardiner
ton of Gov. John Young. of New York, to
George Law, Esq, of New York. From this
time the said Thomas Corwin refused 10 act
as counsel or consult with the ether counsel
who had been associated with him in relation
to the same. and took no further part in the
prosecution of thesaid Gardiner claim The
assignment of his fee interest and his interest
in the one fourth part of the Gardiner claim.
and all bis interest IN all other claims before
the Board of Commissioners. twas execus-
ed by Thomas Corwin TO jacob Little, of
New York. in November, 1850, and the
money for the purchase ras then paid by
George Law, to who the assignment to Jacob
Little was at that time transferred.
1.-The money for the sale. S8O.357. was re-
ceived by Thomas Corwin, and on the 23d nf
November WAS deposited by him to his credit
With Ne essrs. Corcoran Gs Riggs No tcsti-
mOny has been abduced before the commit
tee proving. or tending to prove. that the Hon.
Thomas CorWin had any knowledge that the
claim Of said Gardiner Was fraudulent, or thai;
false testimony or forged papers had been, or
were to be procured to sustain the same"