Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-15
From OR Washington CORE s2ondent.

w AsHINeTos, March II, 1864
The Gardiner Case The Report of the jury OF IN
guest Frauds to Be Prosecut and House
f,roeeeding Hiss DIE bill passed the Sendts
Homestead Bal u Ke7g's Amendment to the
ball granting lands to the Territory Of Minnesota
-zIts to and ef6ct4@Fhss hand betsceen too
Membgrs-A Ind pro6a6 te itzcul ty--I he Ne6rds.
Ia question.
The Senate after the labors on the Nebraska bill,
and protracted session dnti 3 O'Clock in the morn
ing, Seem to be disposed to repose. After every
storm comes calm. On one occasion this week
this body found itself without a quorum and had to
adjourn They have, however, passed, by sdecld-
ed vote, bill giving millions of acres of land to
the support of ylums for the indignant insane in
the different States - =
The Homestead Bill, which, as anticipated in my
last passed the House by large vote has been made
the order of the day for next week. and the chances
for its final passage into law are decidedly in its
favor Before this mighty blaze of liberaiity the
public domain is fast melting away. Many bills have
passed the Senate donating the public lands to differ
ent objects To in the House granting alternate
sections of public lands to the territory of Minnesota
Mr.. Kerr, of your State, moved in the form of a
proyise that the money arising from the sales
Z ed sections of the land shall be paid over to those
/ States which have received no grants of land for
Internal Improvements according to their federal
population. Ths caused much ftutterng in the ranks,
and after much excitement passed by one vote
yeas 80, nays 81. This rendered the bill SO odious
to its friends that on yesterday, motion of Mr..
Dean, it was laid on the table by vote of 120 to
Sc. This side-blow effcctual. The amendment
or proviso of Mr.. Kerr could not cause, if adopted,
an equitable distribution; for some States as Iowa
that had received some few acres of swamp lands,
for internal 2rovements, would be excluded while
Texas who had retained all her public lands would
come in. Ohio that has already paid more than for
ty millions of dollars for public iands' would be
Guided.
The Jury of Inquest over the body of DR.. George
A. Gardiner have returned their verdict that he took
strychine and brucn, which caused his death. Even
under all the circumstances, this man evinced de-
termination worthy of better cause
The public mind demands that his co-adjutors in
this stupendous fraud and perjury should be brought
Justice. Mr. Corwn, late Secretary of the Treas
ury under Mr.. Fillmore, of the original
counsel and received as part eighty thousand dol
lars. GenI. Waddy Thompson of South Carolina,
also received large part 1t is supposed that they
wi refund to the Treasury their share of this ill
gotten booty. They cannot, as men of honor retain
this money, for it not obtained, ordinary
fee as counsel, but part Of the recocery, which
made them partners in the recovery and jointly in
terested. The whole case is now before the Judicial
ry committee OF the House, and they are daily en-
ployed IN sending for persons and papers. The
brother OF Dr. Gardiner is yet be tried for PERU
~, and 1t is not difficult to conjecture his fate
truly, the wages of sin is DEATH" This fraud is
one OF the most extensive and deep laid ever per-
pctrated upon any government. The documents
were prepared by able counsulthe perJur1eS SO cum
ming as to defy detection, and it only by the en-
ergy OF the government in sending out faithful and
cred. The committee will extend their enquiries to
any other that may have occurred under the
Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty.
Quite excitement grew up in the House last
night between Lane of Indiana, and Hunt of Louis
ana which will be settled probably by an appeal to
arms-as both are of courage. Lane having
commanded bravely regiment in the battle of Buena
Vista, and Hunt is distinguished as having already
fought several duels. Lane has been for some time
endeavoring to obtain notoriety by involving
himself with some one in difficulty, and he has got
into one now, where he must fight or back out. Lane
which Hunt replied to, and Lane rejoned that he
held Hunt and his opinions in the most perfect con-
tempt.
The Senate bills for Kansas and Nebraska still
in the House. The question gains in the North,
while it holds its friends in the South, and it must
eventually pass. When the true history of this
event shall be known, the South will feel and ac-
knowledge the deep obligations they are under TO
Pierce and his Administration. L. d.