The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-04-05
From the Ohio Statesman.
I. D Campbell and the Gardiner
Fraud.

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The gentleman whose nsrhe stands ~ the
head a. this article, F-Pr~ssn's the seeono
sis,ric, Of Ohioia cengrrss- Ia thai bonor- /
able s,ody be he's isirly stsempied % Palhs'e
the conduct of shose sho hsxr received The
SardIner pluhdeF, by base endeavor To
stab the rerxtation Of al honest and honor
able man. some wears ago an eminent
Eagli.sf ceanssi, Nj. ChRilss Phillips 10 de- |
tending /. miscreaut upon his trial for mid
.ai,hs Gsardsr, laoOred With ex'reBe perse-
sserapce aud dcYilist ingenuity, g iaN'cn
susoiciun Of the crime aP'R an inho'ent
airL This advocate brought down upon
1f.bead a storm oi public indignation an
der which be auailed, The conduct OF Mr.
CamobtAlis equally base sad iaiamnT-. Hnd
a ',reat deal more foolish Ii Philips could
have excited strong suspicioas against the
y;rl in the minds Of the Jury, they would
sRaNS acquitted his client, the assassin; y
ssam6eA hsd succeeded in his eh'rt o. hy
stigma upen the character Of true MAJ
s;tswodld not hsSeexonerated THOMAS Coo
Win IN the leastGegree,
Mr. Campbell saws thai the taxing .; mon
sS{or an outtis, and then oot gong upUn
.sia mission is absolute robbery, not second
20 the GARDINER fraud. In order 20 Ser
whether this IS true, We must present the
cases, side by side; AMI II, when compared
,eith that of Colonel Medary, the conduct
as Thomas Corwin assumes black and
auiky hue, his friends must hold Campbell
slHmable for having made the comparison
necessary.
The mission to Chill was rendered to COL
Medary and be accepted 1t. 10 doing SO.
he Ras not influences cd by the mercenary
xiows Of those serdid wretches, whose sole
-o,1estion about an office is, ''how money can
be made by it?' he knew il he took It,
il would entail pecuniary sacrifice, in the
sex;stiur condition Of his affairs. but he did
not care for that, il it would not be so large
al to do NANTES injury to the prospective
Interests Of his children. He had views a.
boutthat remote part OF the world, which
have never entered into the mutton heads
of those who bahble about the mission as a
snecare. II may be one in the hands OF a
blockhead or an idle knave: bul not SO when
filled By capable. energetic. far-seeking,
srenublican statesman. In certain contin.
cencv. which seemed then not unlikely o
arise, the aston of the Minister Of the I'm
Ted States at Chill, will be ofvery grave
Importance. Col Medary's ardent desire
was to serve his country well, and to add to
the reputation Of meme already high IN the
estimation of the people. This was lauda'
Bile and patriotic ambition, very different
from tiat Of the arithmetical patriots who'sit
ticwn and multiply the salary by the years
OF its duration, and act accordingly.
He acepted the mission, receved the u
sual advance, and spent the money for the
identical purpose Of its appropriation--in
ruchasinr his outfit. Afterwards he found
;hat II was almost impossible for him to
leave home; and now, what did he do :?
lie weutto Washington, tod the President
that lie wanted to rssiga, that be had III.
onrred the expense ofpurchasing bis outfit
ani that be would repay the money at the
earliest possible moment. This was sat
;sfactory explanation to the President. it vii
be 50 to the people. The people do not
~ant 10 have a thoroughly honest man har-
tssed and embarrassed. What member OF
Congress who colIy pockets constructive
gay for many imaginary miles OF travel &C
coniplished !. a fou post oedsteaa, dare i'm
peach Col Medary for requesting time to
pav back the $4,000:
The Gardiner business was an affair OF a
very different complexion. BY a stupcn"
sst,is and almost inconceiyabie scheme OF
fraud perjury. forgery, counterfeitlns and
conspiracy, schenle remarkably above all
crimes ever perpetrated for ooid vlll"Iny and
extra srdinary ranifcations OF crlme--the
public treasury WAS robbed Of 100000 dol
iars. This nt farious and astounding plot
was concoctea by Gardiner and his accom-
phcss, and carried on by series of system
ssic crimes never before parallel. cir
eumstancial history ofimmense expenditures
and losses by travelling dentist was invent
ed fabulous mines Of the precious metals OF
untold value were located; oaths were taken
aud broken with business like atrocIty,
enequalcd since the times Of Titus Oates ;
beapes Of documents were forged; the seals
of Foreign States and great State officials
were counterfeited. There was . factory
constantly employed, forging counterfeitng
snd manufacturing testimony.
Gardiner had some of the best lawyers IN
the country; the evidence he adduced was
ofcourse investigated by them. This mass
Of sslsehood. forgery, perjury and counter
keiLIHEy fNIlEfk w DC IhS GASHi'S W
ing atremendous robbery, was before the
acute and penetrating Thos. Corwn of
Chic Did he never perceive the nature
ofthie evidence? Did this whole mass OF
crime and Yillainiy, black as the smoke OF
he.l. appear pure as unsullied snow when
serutinized by bis subtle. searching. train
sa, Regal intellect? Did he never detect
auy inconsistency in the relations made by
Gardiner ia the numerous interviews they
asost have bad? It is possible that his sus-
E6cions wer never ex3ited while he was act
iAs. as advocate ofthis fagi.ions firm in this
bad, base business that it never occurred
iis mssterlv mind that the eighty thous-
asd,inilsrs hosdited 10 the bond could new
4Fh4 ohts,ned except by the triumphant
sbnsnnlation Of an atrocious plot?
ADswer these questions Campbell And
remember that The claim was wholly worth
i..rs. utttry aud entirely baseless; that
t;s,ditrt ,,sver had nine, not so much a
shol.4ie ,fs ground; thdt there never was
rssne uptn tie almost inaccessible mountain
saas.rs ii. located his; that his evidence was
sts.~s ~ ilcer paths" that his material Wit
nssscs we're periarers that is all his docu-
,dehts were forged; that sill lie seals were
roaaterfeited; ;aad that Thos, Gown was
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