Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21

Gardner and Galphin Claims Vindicatioa 0,
Secretary Corcia.

Secretary Coracta.
EXTRACTS FROM A SPEECH OF MR.. CAMPBELL,
OF OHIO,
In THE House REPRESENTATIVES, AuGUsr 10 1859
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, said: Mr. Chairman il is
not my purpose to speak upon the bbefore the commit
tee but In part to reply the remarks of my colleague
from the Circeyle district, (Mr 0LDs.) He in his
seat Few minutes since, but notice. is now absent
would much prefer to have him present and as it has
been suggested that should hold an evening session.
II that Is the pleasure of the committee viii submit
mouon' that we take recess until six o'clock
Several MEMBERS. "No, no. I" .Don'tsrise!' Let
some other member have the foor!"
Mr. CAMPBELL. the committee are not disposed to
take recess now, and withdraw the motion If weld
the floor may not get again during the session will
therefore proceed as my colleague if he does not
IN can read my remarks when printed if he chooses and
digest them at his leisure.
Mr. Chairman the first duty the American Represen-
tatye owes to his constituent of whatever party is to
defend his character from unjust and false imputaons
IL is In discharge Of such duty in part that ask the
Indulgence OF the House at this late period of the session
Inc magnanmous spectacle presented in the early part
OF the session by the Representatives from the State
Virginia challenged my admiration 1t will be remember
ed that charge preferred against the Secretary of
ne not one that in any way involved his in
tegry as public functonary the purity Of his cha
racter as CITIZEN but simply the proprety of the
ner in which the estimates for his Department had been
presented to this House At the first dawnng of an as
saut every Vrginan in this hail. dscardng mere party
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son OF the sold Dominion, though political opponent.
Their conduct on that occasion generous and Just
creditable display of Virginia State PRIDE gaantry
ana In bearing testimony Of this honorable
course on the part OF Representatives sister State
it with feelings Of the deepest humiliation and
that forced by of duty to contrast with Il the
continued efforts of Representative from that State
which gave me BIRTH and which in part represent To
backen the fair fame Of of Ohos purest and MODEST
sons for the paty purpose Of party gain For the
credit OF my State for the honor of her citizens Of all
nes had hoped that it. in the heat Of party conflict it
became necessary have any person to do the work
shonorabe warfare, there would be no one amongst nv
colleagues on either side of the hall willing to accept the
place Iacknowedge my disappointment with Deep deep
notification.
Mr. Chairman, assaults have been made-not once but
oftennot in this hall alone but esewhere-by nv col
league, r OLDs upon the character of Thomas Corwin
the present secretary OF the Treasury who has
been throughout Ohio by all parties through
all the emblttered political controversies in which he has
been prominent actor, distinguished for his high
moral virtues, and for integrity not only unoues-
Toned but unquestonabe And sir if exhibit on this
occasion any unusual warmth of feeling may be par
doned for saying in excuse of it, that born in the
same county in which he has always resided since at the
age OF four years. he brought from Kentucky his
native State and that from my boyhood to the
hour nave round IN him, in prosperity and in ADVERSE
ty all the elements of an honest man. as well as true
trled and seadfast friend Besides sir know that the
people represent surrounding the home of the
without party distinction bear testimony his inexbe
wantony made upon him. one which could not neglect
TO repel here without dishonor and disgrace
Before proceeding to consider his connection with the
Gardiner claim upon which the most serious charge is
founded must advert to the factha my colleague never
makes speech in which he does not attempt to excite
odium against Mr. Corwn by dragging in the expression
OF bloody hands and hosptable graves y He displays
IN TINS way nothing but the effort of demagogle
poison the minds OF the essnformed portion Of the
munty against distinguished man Of his own State by
gross perversion of most patriotic sentiment. Mr.
Corwn, during the progress Of the with Mexico was
member of the United States Senate place which he
filed with honor to himself and credit to his country He
was opposed to a war Of conquest, and believed with
Senator Benton then, if not now leader of the Demo-
cratic party that that not just and that its OBJ
iect was the conquest of territory the ACQUISITION of
which would be fraught with imminent dangers To the
perpetuity of our Union He spoke against it in the
senate with power which electrified the whole land and
brought forth the paudts ofhs political Even
Mr. Richie, the editor of the Union on the succeeding
day pronounced it through his press one Of the most
powerful efforts of the times His effort may saw COM
manded the admiration Of the civilized world by the bold
and eloquent manner in which great moral truths were
proclaimed and that Speech will live in history when
the insgnfcance Of s authors calumniators shall have
been buried in oblivion. have ii in my hand desire
that the country at least that portion Of it into whose
hands my remarks may perchance fall shall be reminded
Of the true that they may appreciate
its merits, and form enlightened opinion As to my
colleague, although he may have the head doubt il he
has the heart to appreciate the sentiment do justice to
the statesman who uttered it, read the extract:
"What is the territory, Mr. President which you propose
TO wrest from Mexico? IL conecated to the heart the
Mexican by many welfought battle with his old Castan
master His Bunker Hills and Saratogas and Yortowns are
there The Mexican say, There BLEED for liberty and
shall surrender that home of my affections TO the
AngloSaxon invaders What do they with it1 They
have Texas already They have themselves Of the
territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande What
do they want2 To what shall point my children memo
rails Of that independence which bequeath to them when
those battefe shall have passed from my possession?
Sir had and demanded Bunker Hill Of the peo-
pie Of Massachusetts, had Engands Lion shown himself
there, is there thirteen and under ninety who
would not have been ready to meet him there river
this continent that would not have red with blood there
field but would have been piled high with the unbured bones
Of Americans before these battle
Of liberty should have been wrested from If were
Mexican would tell you, Have you in your own
country 10 bury your dead men If you come into mine we
will greet you with bloody hands, and welcome you hosp
able graves"
Now, Mr.. Chairman, there is not man who has the
true feeling Of patriotism in his heart who will not readily
endorse this sentiment. 1t may be true, sir-I admit it
TO be truethat the time for its expression in rhetorical
figure unfortunate particularly unfortunate the
orator himself But who loves his country can
hesitate approve the sentiment which my colleague has
often attempted to perver for the purposes of
party gain.
THE GARDINER CLAIM.
The connection Of Mr. Corwin with the Gardiner claim
is theme upon which my colleague loves TO dwell He
presumes there Is something in that from which he may
manufacture vote in his Congressional election
Two three months ago he alluded TO it in speech
when demanded to know whether he meant to insnuate
that the connection Of Mr. Corwn with that claim was in
any way dishonest dsrepntable His reply was that
he did not misunderstanding upon my mind salts
factory impression but upon the minds Of other men,
bers since learn the idea that instead Of nsinuatnq
he made the direct charge.