The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-10

the counsel engaged in prosecuting this claim before the
comms received IS per cent of The whole claim
over Soo,ooo; that another had received per cent
moie-amounllng 10 $4,000; that third had received
like sum This takes off nearly one half OF The whole
CLAIM Then, oil the S22 900 which the defendant re-
ceVcd Ior lhe oneiounh OF the claim your honor has
account IN The evidence which has been oe red and III
70 complete the difficulties with which this defendant has
neen nenmed IN on every side the United States laid
Their grasp upon 100000 OF his meney-S6, 600 more
Than The hall OF the whole claim that the small
balance OF The lew thousand dollars which remained TO
hin of ms sale OF fourth. he has had TO live Tor five
years 10 pay all The expenses incidental TO The prosecu
lon OF this claim over and above those already
TONED as well as those attendant upon this and other
suits winch The United States have brought against him
Had he not been economist of ordinary character,
he would have been without cent long ago He has
been literally stripped by the United Saies-hs means
OF defence have been taken away from him.
On The other hand, the whole treasury, far
understand is al the disposal of the and
whole army aid navy al their command, and all the
administrative officers of the government at their dispo
sal. We have also had commission sent TO Mexico
and here at least OF the extraordinary results
Of that commission What is it? We are told that Mr.
Verasegu Is very handsome and accomplished gentle
man. Who is he He was prefect OF Rio Verde, and
officially cehe the papers presented by George Gard
ner to the commissioners under the treaty which the
claim founded, and his secretary joined in that
lhcale and Mr. Injury, was said yesterday was pro-
cured 10 write the book of accounts and who is he /?
| Why, The alcaIde OF Rio Verde. And who else have
we? Why, sir, we find these papers authenticated by
Mr. Gutierrez, who was secretary OF the prefecture at
tnat lime and is secretary al this day. And what fur
lher do we find Why, that the government OF The Uni
ted States, by some means or other, have obtained
get in evidence and whether they rue or false,
they stamp his character with nfamy If these
oine papers, and will bear the construction put upon
them by the counsel for the United States. then
this agent of the United States, thus stepped in in.
fanny, was the main spring OF this plot, and now the
beraJer OF his con'ederates Excellent evidence TO
doubtedy held time the highly respectable office OF
prefec OF Rio Verde, who undoubtedly peiecl certi
lied the papers presented by DR. Gardiner who undoub
edy by Dr. Gardiner supposed to be- and under his
oath he that he believed him TO be, honest and
upright so late October lastths Verasegui, un
der soe pressure turns round and denounces The very
who had been his friend. and that announcement
makes himself out 10 be utterly despicabe and debased
Tins IS the witness on whom the United States rely
SIR we have means TO cope with such case as this.
What else this . handsome and accomplish ed tste-
gui may have placed IN the hands of hc ed States il
Is impossible for us 10 conceive but ths aoundaniy
obvious that, however bad the defendant may be, the
winess whom the United States rely immeasurably
and incomparaby worse.
Mr. Fendall He was introduced BY the defence
Mr. Bradley. We introduced him when believed
him to be honest man, and not after found him
corrupt TO the core, degraded, and Infamous.
But, IT II please The court unfortunate po-
ston in other respects II is in evidence that the defend
ant OF character and standing, and that be went
TO Mexico for the purpose OF obtaining more complete
evidence OF his title to his mines 1t is said that there is
suggestion in of these letters, that the agent Mr.
Sacum and his secretary, Mr. Bower, should be assas
slnaied If they went to the mines. That is the conec
10 put upon that letter Now SIR admitting for the sake
OF argument, (and admit IL only Tor the sake OF argu
ment that tins PARTICULAR eleI was genuine are there
not five HUNDRED other and widely different constructions
which might be put upon that particular passage while
we the other hand. have proof--not the con-
siructon of passage in et,er-but the most ndispu
table proof OF the TACT that attempt made TO as
sassnaie Dr. Gardiner and those who accompanied him.
Where that attempt came from we do not know but II
would hava been convenient thing, evidently, for Mr.
Verssegai get rid OF all responsibility he could have
got these gentlemen and The defendant out OF the way
That attempt made TO assassnae them is beyond
all doubt
Well sir, they reach Lagunlas; and what happens
here' Do Rnd the government, which says its seals
have been fabricated and the signatures OF It's high OH
forged making any attempt TO arrest the perpetrators
Of these monslrous crmes Do find any OF The OH
OF that government which is active aiding the
United States IN this matter, opening their archives and
sending with them from one part OF the country 10
another and doing everything 10 heif power TO iufihe
the objects OF the commission OF the United States Do
we see them seeking vndcate their nsulled dignity
and honor' Why did they not arrest The perpetrators OF
these monsrous erimes9 Veraslegu was there on the
spot other concerned in furnishing these al
legged forged papers Governor Reyes there also
Guzlnan there and Olayida was convenient All
these people were there and yet wha, do we hnd2 Why
r, when Or Gardiner goes TO seek Tor evidence m Mex
and after The attempt at assassination has failed we
find these gentlemen met by rescfpt from this same
governor them out not 10 keep them there, but 10
send them out OF the State while IN regard TO lne com
mission o the United States, they treat them IN the
blandes manner and say, Oh, yes gentlemen, we will
furnish you with all sorts OF facilities Our archives,
people, all at your service we give you ktnu
Of ta i6hc 10 find your evidence; but II you ind
these other fellows there, turn them out of the State
Thus sir, you perceive that have not only been de-
pnyed OF pecuniary MEANS but we have been shut
in great measure-and that, too, by autbory-irom
the ordinary sources OF procuring our testimony; shut
By that very government against whom and in whose
territory the offence s alleged TO have been committed
We 20 there to obtain evidences are turned out of
the country, and then are tauntngly asked, Why
don't you prove such and such fac,sf ~ say, ten that
we stand IN position different entirely different from
that Of the United States.
Connected with this ia another branch OF the question
naeria TO the proper understanding Of this csse-he
fact that when this commission. armed with all the pow
OF the State OF San Luis Polosi and the ceatra gov
eminent OF Mexico, got down lar Bagunllas and
saw the very title deed which have offered evidence,
them the mines instead of going TO them they went
10 Querearo and Arroyo Seco, other places And
wbyi We tired TO get at the Was It that they
feared bull a. among the Serranos on their way TO
the mnes But there is another connected with
it; it is this; That at the lime they arrived a, Lagun
las, this accomplished gentleman" CHR. Verasiegul)
had put possession of the comm these letters
which show beyond all doubt they say that there
be genuine oeed at that place. and therefore, that
would be labor lost 10 look Tor mines when they knew
that the title forgery. Sir, tried TO nd out the
reason why they did not 20 TO these mines but we bad
no, The emoies suspicion that that reason would exhibit
itself in the production OF any such evidence as this or
what should be evidence in chef II II s evidence al all
the very evidence which they say is the fulcum
which Their whole case rests-and then attempt 10 bring
in rebutting testimony Sir, are almost laughed
al ii there not little irony In the laugh, Tor setting
up these objections What" asked the gentleman IN the
the most confident and triumphant manner II ever such
objections those we have raised had been heard of"
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