Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29

70 anv man - ho,d snougb 10 do So let him do It, My
time will not permit discuss this greater
length and trust tire House will pardon tns IMPRESSION
What have said have stated for the House and the
country The facts as havestated, are uncontroverted
in the past and will remain incontroveruole Tor all time
to come and defy their oontroyersion here or any
where
am here to resist all party clamor that may be brought
against this suppose that many Of these express
sions such as Galphns, by party heat emanate from
partisan feelings and without any distinct definite
idea az what are meant by them. But say that the
character Of every should be defended by those who
love truth and justice The character Of the humbest
alike with the character of the highest shall at all times
receive defence from when can defend it, care not
if the Of wrongful accusers is legion will face
them all if necessary.
do not care to join with the shouting multitude merely
because they strong in numbers. do not fancy the
taste Of those who play upon expressions because they
catch the popular within of the day is easy
matter to ander to the passions or rudices OF the I'M
informed.
Sir this is the acilis Arern" the downward
road of the demagogue 1t is easy to travel it, and to
some it seems to be pleasant aunt but to vndicate
the TRUTH to stand up for the right against the majority
He labor hoe opus est" shall do it, attempt to do
it, sir though be minority of one.
have nothing to say at this time, about the connection
of the then Secretary Of War with it, Mr. Crawford was
interested in the claim and Secretary of War when
the interest paidthat is ALL will, however, ask
when the offer made to have the justice and legality
of the allowance referred to the Supreme Court of the
United States who prevented it? The Senate journal
will show.
Did they want to commit a fraud upon the Treasury
Was Mr.. BUTLER Of South Carolina, Mr. ATcHIsoN, of
Missouri, Mr. TURNKEY, of Tennessee, and number more
whom need not name were they all Gaphnsf But am
done with this and am also done with the matters aud-
ed in the report Of the committee the Gardiner case
have shown that that committee fully acquitted Mr..
Corwn Of the charge Of being improperly connected with
the claim and that this bill has really connection with
the duty assigned to them.
This BILL with amendments, intend to vote for; butt
shall vote for it it is BECAUSE under its provisions
any member might be put in the penenary for going
down to the pension Office and fling the memorial OF any
of his constituents for bounty land warrant With
amendments which shall prevent members of Congress
from attending to such business /" for fee reward
shall for it, in favor of such prohibition in
future not because there has been thing
dsreputable, corrupt NAHUM tn SCI in such acts,
and not because think that Messrs Dallas, Webster,
Benton Stanton Corwn did any thing wrong in what
have stated for do not because think that we should
establish rule for the future by which honorable men
act not to subject themselves to unjust mpua-
tions. The bill thus amended would feven made retro
specve, touch any act Of mine. But make how
ever, boast of that have looked upon such
acts in others at all disrepuabe much less grounds
of charging corruption think it wise and proper that
such regulation should be made And why! Because
honest, unmpeachabe men, such, in my opinion as
Webster aud Corwin, and others acting in that capacity,
may sort of cloak for those who may be INSCRIPTIONS
and corrupt.
lin the progress Of the debate Mr. STEPHENS having
peated his belief from the disclosures that the Gardiner
claim was wholly unfounded but that the matter was
undergongjud investigation before the proper courts
Mr. JOHNSON of Tennessee, inquired of him if the proof
OF being fabrication not conclusive as to cause
the President to institute suits for the recovery Of the
money, and prosecutions for forgery and perjury &c.;
and whether Mr. STEPHENS would say that Mr. Corwin,
if these should be decided against Gardiner would
repay what he had received from the Treasury of the
United States
Mr. STEPHENS. win answer the gentleman. l admit
that the President has done what he sad and it is fact
that he did long before this camor in the House
raised The President had this man arrested under
suspicion that reached him, think long before the gentle
man from Ohio Mr. OLDs) moved in the matter. The
President upon suspicion did it, and he did right and
this committee, of which the gentleman from Tennessee
(r Johnson is member, knows and reports that the
President has been vgant and the papers in the report
show that Mr. Corwn too has been active and vgant in
getting at the truth of the matter grant these facts
and state them because the case now pending and is
yet to be tried The President has been vgilant Mr.
Corwn has been vigant and am to be asked what he
will do in anticipation of that judgment!
Mr.. Gardiner it is true, put in prison. He has
given bail he has found suretes he says that he will
vndcate his character. Is Mr. Corwin or any else
to PREJUDICE him never believed much in those Next
claims when we went to to get them when we
told that there six million Of them
that ought to 60 to to make Mexico pay them
thought then that they most of them nothing but
patches of fraud But viii do justice Mexican
claimant will not PREJUDICE his case. Let him come
into court as grand juror, say that believe the
suspicion is strong that his claim is fraud But
he shall should have his day in court before he is
demned He claims the opportunity Of indicating him
SELF according to the laws of the country, and according
to the treaty and he should have it. My opinion is that
ne Will not 10 IT, Mr I0rWlnS opinion is, uouDuess
that he will not do it. The President is Of opinion, ina
gne that he will not do it; and hence they institute
these proceedings against him But will not crush even
q bad as believe Gardiner to be, will not
PREJUDICE him. denounce Mr. Corwn in anticipation Of
his act, depending upon future judgment in court
Now, the gentleman says, suppose Gardiner shall be
found guilty by this court would defend Mr.. Corwin
for holding this money? do not consider that the evil
dence dscoses that Corwn has received dollar of this
money from the Treasury of the United States The tes
tmony Isl that he did buy what he thought was good
title, and sold it without warranty, with qut-clam
That is matter between him and his assignee. Mr..
Law, under him, it seems got Mr. Corwin's
interest in it.
But my opinion is that when the in court is proven
to be fraudulent If shall be proven that the same
vigilance which arrested Gardiner ought pursue every
who holds portion of it the onefourth stands on
the footing the other three-fourths have
doubt that Mr.. Corwn would be just vglan
and the President would be just vglant in ferreting
out the the other do not in whose pocket
it to be found How Mr. Corwin will act towards his
assignee do not know. Whether he will feel under obi
CATION to make good what he sold without warranty OF
condition, do not know And il will be time enough to
moot the proprey of his conduct in this matter after the
shall be found by the court to be fraudulent IL that
shall ever be- and after George Law, his assignees
who got the money, shall fail to respond
BEHIND THE TIMEs.-The Alton (II.) Telegraph gives
the following of Western travel in those unfor
tunate localities yet blessed by the introduction Of
the rail:
The stage came in yesterday In adeporable fix from
Jacksonville The body and hind wheels left be-
hind, perhaps in muddy hole up the country, oppo