The daily union., 1854-03-07
The Last great Fraud

The more we reflect upon the case brought TO SO sud
den and unexpected termination on Friday last by The
death OF the principal, the disposed 10 re-
gard it calculated TO lead TO extraordinary results We
allude TO ii merely in the light OF connection with the
honor and the interests of country identified with
the administration OF the government A more complicated
and ingenious fraud cannot be found in the history o
crime Beginning in falsehood il constructed upon
basis Of perjury and forgery. and sought be carried
through our courts by bribery and intimidation We look
upon il now romance than a realy-one Of
those intricate Of individual and legal corruption oil
which Dickens might write in order TO expose the delays
and the injusces OF English jurisprudence--a sort o
imaginary monster, depicted TO erfy the secretly guilty
and not practical fact susceptible of personal proof
and established before firm and intrepid jury. That II
is reality is no compliment to poor, erring human
ture; and that should have been pepelated by citizens
of country is subject for grave alarm and Sc
rious self reproach.
But, ingenousy this fraud has been concocted il
amazing that many distinguished men should have suf
fered themselves to be deceived by il, or that any jury
should have hesaied in detecting and in denouncing it,
Now, when the able pausibiltes of legal acumen have
been dsspated, the whole net OF dupcy and fraud is
unraveed and stare al the magnitude OF the decep
ton and the number of the parties implicated Let the dead
rest. We have desire disturb him who now rests
in his last sleep II is with the living that awakened
and resolule justice will henceforth have TO do
II will not be forgotten that this fraud was begun and
consummaed under the last administration; that il was
arranged and carried before commission appointed by
posed Of then and high in the confidence of the
rty he ,bo
does not hesitate 10 connect with this mons,rous
scheme, in preparing and shaping the guilty testimony
in advocating the guilty Fraud and finally in receiv-
ing payment for their labors the wages Of sin,
long and well known as politicians and citizens
Of position and influence. Ii there no law to reach
these men, il there be foundation in truth for the rumor
there is at least that silently searching monitor Con-
science, which banshes sleep from the pillow, and
makes of life torurng and insuerabe agony Each
may say of himself, and each 10 the other with bloody
Richard:
Fool, do not fatter.
My conscience hath thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Perjury perjury, in the high'st degree
All several sins, all used in each degree,
Throag to the bar. crying all--Guiy, guilty p
OF one thing the country may be well assured The
intrepid President OF the United States. who early in
avowing his stern purpose Of bringing the Gardiner
fraud to JUSTICE will pause in dschaging his whole
duty The guilty who may be within reach of the law may
rest assured that they will be dragged into the light oil
day. No position shall shield them. past services
them, and no corrupt influences be invoked to
shield them from the fate they have merited. When men
cooly plot the dishonor OF their country. they IN ad
vance, part with all regard for her favor and all claim,
upon her mercy. They are, in their own minds, con.
demned, and the Executive only inficts the sentences
which they have pronounced upon themselves.