The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-29
Claims for Frsaeh spoiiatsens
...4H asuINoros. April q

..st..t4 WARRINGTON, Apui ~, 1892.
10 the Editor of the Union:a
Some ev-disposed person has set aoa report, which
copied into many OF our public ournals-that the claims
Of our citizens on account OF French spoations have
been purchased up by speculato-wth view to defeat
the passage OF bill for their relief pending in Con-
Tress. fpar
The cruel injustice OF this report TO the claimants, in.
GLIDING many widows Orphans and aged persons has in
tuoed thus publicly declare that, in my whole
perence OF thirty years agent OF the claimants gener
ally, have never known single instance OF such pur
chase OF sale And with regard to my agency and com
psnsaion in this matter, my friend, the Hon John Bar
ney, has already volunteered full explanation; all Of
which now endorse to its whole extenta copy where
Of hereto annexed, respectfully eques, may be inserted
IN your valuable paper JAMES II. CAUSTEN
Iron The Baltimore SUM-
WAsHIsGTos, April IL, 1852.
GENTLEMEN; desire space in the columns Of "The
Sun"-whose unlimited circulation here secures the pc
usal oil Arguments or assertions with much more GER
anty and celery than II imbodied in memorial TO Con
Ie.-to enable me TO neuiralzs the effect OF the an
nsrsd excerpt, cut out OF journal oil equally extensive
circulation throughout the Union
Inc French spoiaiion bill will not pass The claims
nav, ~. Ssss nearly all purchased up BY spseua,ors and
% together with the fact that Causten the agent hero,
vii reeeIys lee OF over two hundred thousand dollars
~ case lne oil passes. will kill it," -s.a
Admitting for moment-though the fact is believed 10
~ "e RFerse-that large amount OF the claims has
on purchased by SPECTATORS yethe bill expressly pro
noes Thai all thus dsposed OF shall be Undermined only
ae amount OF the original purchase money and legal
me'ssl thereon. This s no more than justice and com
mon honesty s-I - Alot 4 - -
ihs second assertion, that Causen, the agent here
F receive Tee Of two hundred thousand dollarsr
equally gralutous. The passage of The bill into
~ VIII moi bnng TO him single dollars he can receive
aoang lh The close OF the board. ito ait two years
osh me bill ercaes since his compensation IL corf
IN Inc whole amount appropriated by the bill is
SpoDoO; and By stipulation ei agreement entered into
o,e man quarisr of century since. 1t arranged
most Of them and acty accented TO by the rest that
Cansen their agent, should he entitled 10 receive
and half per cent spsAfaoHy the amount finally
ssuIosd when recovered On Ave millions two and
al PEI cent would be one bundled and twenty-five
opsaad dollars, deductng therefrom the incidental en-
sss Tor the past thirty years, which he has chiefly
~ ou OF his private purse and there would remain TO
~ commission OF only about one. hall OF said one
,efed and twenty live thousand dclIars wb,le, in
a, double that sum would be but moderate compen.
as the duration OF proceedings in Congress orgi
y Sn estimated at Ave TO six years. and have already
Inosd to thirty. He may therefore ob,an final
Lnsnt OF the elaioM, sixiy 70 ssveny ihonsand
,S and this pfoposs to demonstrate he has ia'rly
VA, honestly earned by long and faithful services OF
tyh am iuy conversant from the fact thar. 10 1890
aSS wass representative In Congress from Mary.
S,, presented him to Mr.. Clay, then Secretary Of
t.,s - worthy Of confidence 10 aid the department
selecting from The public archives TIE docu-