The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-08

tneI the penalty i0f the said offences, nc,
Ar. JONES, OF Tennessee, asked The unanimous con-
sent OF the House for leave for Mr. HAVEN 10 move his
amendment al that time. =
Leave being granted. aud the said amendment having
been reported from the clerks desk,
Mr.. OLDS addressed the House, and argued to show
that great effort had been made by pensioned writer's
and elegraphers for Mf. Corwn, and also by members
Of the House. TO ioresall the report from this commit
tee and turn lis force wrong fully him the impro.
pety of which he explained Taking up the remarks OF
Mr.. Brooks, OF New York, some time since delivered
upon the report OF the Gardiner claim committee he
analysed them 10 show that they embraced entire mis-
representation OF the tenor oil that paper, eyincDg the
fact that Mr. b. had never actually read the report.
Mr. ORR, rising 10 point oil order, commended that
Mr. Obs should contne himself strictly 10 the conside-
ration OF the merits OF the bill then before the House.
Mr. OLDS resumlng, urged that his speech direct
ed 10 the report from the select committee, and was there
The SPEAKER having ovenued the point OF or
der,
Mr. OLDS proceeded quoting The resolution under
which the committee had been raised, and commenting
at length The duties IL devoyed the said select
mltee, and on their verdict under each branch of the
Instructions given 10 them showing that they had moi
exoneraled Mr. Corwin and roled back the odium' on
himself, (Mr. OLDs.)
Here Mr.. o. commented at length on the finding OF
the committee, TO show that they had fully identified Mr.
Corwin with the clam in conneyion with Mr.. Robert
Corwin and he explained in full his CHR Secretary
Corwin's) interest in it, how he became interested in ill.,
and in that manner he had surrephously disposed oil
his lee interest, and also OF his half OF The onefourh
interest Gas part owner) in the said claim. The sale TO
George Law as he explained was not consumnated IN,
Ill four months after Mr. Corwin had gone into Mr. Fill
mores cabinet.
The contamination OF the bargain in November proved
that the bargain made in the preceding July was
pretence Mr. O. next quoted from speech delivered
by Mr. Robert Corwin in Lebanon, OHIO explaining that
the July bargain indeed nothing but sheer prelence
and commenting AZ length the facts embracing proof OF
Tins allegation George Law, he coniended. the
Giere go-beween, and with Mr. Jacob Little he was too
shIewd 10 enter into any obligation 10 pay $50 900 10
Thomas Corwln until after The award to the pay
nent was certain 10 be made air. Corwn's real interest
he held have been Just the after The pretended sale
Of July before. Here Mr.. o quoted the testimony OF
George Law, show that his view of the baseess char
acer oil the nominal sale July entirely correct;
holding that the preence OF paying $50 900 to obge Gov
Young was IN no manner to be believed. By this esii.
nony he satisfied that Governor Young. rather than
George Law was the purchaser Of NJ Cofwins interest
the claim, il any sale of il had really taken place
From these data, Mr. O. insisted that ii was clear that
there had been real sale leaving the transaction stand
ing naked and bold participation the part of Mr.
Corwin, with the fraudulent claim OF Gardiner He fur.
her argued that the report fully sustained every aega-
ion found IN the resolution Tor the appointment of the
committee.
Mr. O proceeding, went on to prove from the test
mony, that Mr.. Corwn had sold his influence with the
wing administration sustain fraudulent claim; quo
ting at length, ALSO TO show that there
baseess claim the treasury than This Gardiner claim
Mr. then referred at some length TO his original speech
TO prove that the committee had in their report fully sus-
tanned his each and every allegation made by himself in
making which he had gone further, as the testimony
reported by the committee having subsianaied all his
charges He was not responsible Tor the necessary
ferences from the report and testimony The fact thai
the committee had reported such bill then before
the Hou-e, alter having made this investigation, itself
implied that fraud had been committed and that Mr.
Corwin a participant in it. Every section of il had
been drawn cvidenylo meet Just such OF the con
nexon OF government. officials with frauds the treas
ury, that Of MIR. Cofwins with this Gardiner claim
fraud, as Mr.. o. explained al length. He held further
that Messrs Corwin and Waddy Thompson should be
forced, well Gardiner TO tsgorge the money thus
plundefed from the treasury.
Mr.. STANTON, OF Ohio, next obtaining the floor
moved 10 recomm this bill Pending the question on
this motion,
On motion, the rules were suspended, and the House,
went into Committee OF the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr.. BAyLY in the charl
The committee took up the annual deficiency bill
Whereupon, Mr. MARSHALL, who was entitled 10
the floor remarked that he had intended to offer resou.
ton Instructing the Committee of WAYS and Means 10
report bill setting apart from five TO ten millions of dol
lars, to enable the administration 10 meet impending
crises IN our foreign relations His object was part
TO force the democratic party 10 take decisive stand
on the present condition OF our foreign relations and he
was further anxious TO have vote OF confidence in the
incoming administration passed
Dir. HOWARD then obtained the floor and addressed
the committee The OF the administration with
reference 10 Cuba; holding that the probable injury TO
The planting States with Cuba in the hands of hostile
power made the Cuban question which could not be
avoided, and which must be solved by this govern
meni He was utterly opposed 10 the resolutions pend
ing in the Senate laying down axioms for the action OF
mental attempts 10 coonIze this continent He was
mol an advocate Tor declaring IN advance what is 10 be
the policy OF this government OF the occurrence OF
any such attempt Mr. II. opposed TO any effort 10
obtain Cuba while Spain held H. and while we remain a,
peace with her, her policy in the time not likely
10 iDJure us.
II The question OF national safety 10 be solved favor
ably only by selzng Cuba should arise he was then for
taking possession OF the island and making compensa
lion Tor At /; but he was opposed 10 laying down any
axloms in advance TO embarrass us in time TO come
Mr. IA. next argued TO conrover the position OF the
MESSAGE wherein the President took ground against the
acquisition under any circumstances whatever; showing
thai even II II could not be got peacefully, circumstances
might arise making il the duty Of The government TO get
il al all hazards He held that the Conloy prisoners had
not been protected BY the government as they should
have been poteciedno having received their rights un
der our treaty with Spalu as he explained They were
not pirates as Mi H. argued at length 10 prove refer
ring TO the decisions OF courts 10 international laws &c
TO show that no legislation or declaration OF Spain could
make them pirates The special (l795) treaty between
this government and Spain bad been signed on our part
wholly 10 prevent citizens OF The United States Il ON be-
ing subjected TO the infamous Spanish ecclesastc and
military tribunals, by OF which the Contoy prisoners
had been tined The captain general himself had admit
under that tribunal They taken on one day, and
were shot on the nextand that too, merely on The ad
mission that they had formed portion OF the Lopez ex
pedion They were deprived OF the benefit OF counsel
OF The benefits OF the treaty contemplating trial with
good counsel TO aid them, and an opportunity TO have
tied them, as MIR h. went 10 show at length He
conceived that II Spain chose 10 shoot her citizens
without trial, she bad right, under the treaty, so TO
deal with ours, as she had done in this When
Mr. Consul Owen interered for those men, the captain
general had complained that he doing wrong; the
United States government having handed them over TO
The tender merces OF Spain the ground that they
pirates.