Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-02-15
was de posted By him 70 his credit, with
Messrs. Corcorani & Riggs" E

Messrs. C0rcorau " MeSo' "a
Now what conviction does this .ssso'
men. Of facts from the Committee brins
TO every honest mindi Simply that
Tho. Corwin made pretendedsale ofh's
interest, or, in the words Of the commit
tee, negotiated" his claim before gong
into President Fillmore's cabinet; ana
how that sale was made. look 10 his
own evidence adduced in the case to
ascertain. uaH 4ai ..Ha
Robert G. Corwin says, in reply to
the question of Thos. Corwin, that; :
"Your interest was sold prior to your
going into the Cabinet, and your inter
est was represented by Governer John
Young of New York. don't know cx.
actly by whom the whole arrangement
was made with Governor Young: Inc
sale was made prior to the organization
of Mr.. Fillmore's Cabinet, which was
sometime in July, but it was agreed that
Governor Young and myself should cs.
innate the value Of your interest in all
the claims you were concerned in. we
were concerned in thirty.seven claims
in all. We, Governor Young and my.
self, concluded the examination Of all
the papers, and made out the estimate a
short time prior 10 the next regular ses.
sion of the board in November, 1850"
Thus it will be seen that the sale of
Thos. Corwin's interest in the Gardiner
claim, said to have been made in Jn'y,
was no. perfected until November. more
than four months after Mr. Corwin took
his seat in Mr.. Eillmore's Cabinet, and
that the value of his interest in the claim
was not Gxel until that time. Now We
ask in all conscience iflhc value ol the
claim, or the amount that Tom Corwin
and Robt. G.. Corwin, was TO receive
for it, was left for subsequent vaication,
was not he, Thos. Corwin, party at
interest in said claim until such valua.
ton was made?
The facts show that Robt. G. Cor.
win was one to value the claim, held
conjointIy by himself and Tom Cor
win, for the assignment was not made
until November, and even at the late
date of Nov. cal, the Committc says:
"Thos. Corwin received ssO,357 and de-
posted TO his, Coracin's credit.
This shows how little regard is paid
to truth, or to the facts in the case, by
these miserable toadics that are attempt
ing 10 make out that the committee cx.
culpatcd Thos. Corwin from all blame
in the matter; to do which, they copy
from public speeches sentences like the
following
81, is due to him to say that he did
not know that it acas freud.
Was ii not the place Of Thomas Cor.
win, controlling as he did, for the tim;
being, the Treasury Of the nation, to
know that the claim was not a fraud
before paying out the peoples money
upon it. Is it said that he was unin
formed or bllndel upon the subject? tha
would impeach his sagacity, and that o
President Fillmore in appointing hin
to the responsible position he occupied
On the contrary the committee say:
"The Committee, at the same time
are of opinion that there were circum
stances developed during the course o
the trial which should have induced tht
Board of Commissioners to have given
the case a more thorough investigation
1t is in proof, from the testimony o: th'
secretary of the board, that the claim
was supectel by the board from ,h'
first and that Gardiner was frequent!
called on for explanation"
Thos. Corwin was first the legal ad
wiser, then joint partner at intcres
with Garlincrin the claim, and can i
be supposed that when questions o
doubt or suspicion arose in regard to tn
claim that he was unadvised of them? Oh
tn, contrary, is not the reverse the onl
conc uson, that the sagacity and diplo
r macy of Mr.. Corwin, was put in requi
sition at every new obstacle-that h
assisted, one after another, to remov
the suspicious that were manifest in III
$ minds Of the commissioners, by adv
, sing Mr.. Gardiner, first his client, the
t his partncr.) at least, if not by arguin
the claim before the commissioners?
We ask in all candor, does not tn
strict censure passed by the committe
: of investigation upon the bond of con
: missoners that allowed the claim, al
> ply equally to the person pressing th'
claim for allowance?
The committee was not required /
! the resolution to inquire whether Tho
e Corwin was cognizant Of the lraul.
). simply required them to report his col
;. necton with the claim, and leaves
e for candid and impartial communi
c to judge Of his guilt or innocence.
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