The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-26

before the spirit moved them say do anything the
purpose
THE GARDINER FRAUD.-REPORT OF THE judi
CIARY COMMITTEE-MESSRS, CARLISLE AND
CORCORAN.
We were not until few days since that in pub
fishing the report of the Judiciary Committee in the House
of Representatives, made during the late Congress-
omitted several paragraphs which necessary full
understanding of the connexion which Messrs Carlisle
and Corcoran had with the funds in the Gardiner case
The able report of Mr. F. Stanton fully acquits these
gentlemen of any suspicion of either knowledge of
nexion with the Gardiner claim. This remark is only
fully sustained by that portion of the report which
published in columns, but by the parts accidentally
omitted and which here insert act of complete
though regret say tardy justice to two of ct
whose characters above all reproach The omit
ted paragraphs as follows
.sMr Carlisle in any way connected with the
before the commissioners either the Gardiner
the Mears claim His agency confined to the collection of
that part of the gotten fund which destined for
Pando Of the confederates Mexico The assignment
made after the award and the money paid
good faith Jose Maria Cabeero ofNew Orleans, who
received fairly and for good consideration. THERE'S
believe that De la Cuesa deeply implicated the
fraud and he ought to be sued wherever may found
in this country or in Mexico"
upon the whole case that after Mr.. Corcoran refusal
purchase part of GARDENERS claim, offer of the
kind made Mr.. Gideon, of Washington through Mr..
Barnett the clerk Of the board of Considering
position which this person occupied ards the
mission his agency in making sale of these claims in the
highest degree reprehensbe The fact that he could
brought before any Of the investigating committees be-
fore the court the trial of Dr. Gardiner only
give strength the presumption which inevitably
thus mperfecty brought to light
throw darker shade the conduct and motives of all
the parties concerned"
"When he refused purchase onefourth of the claim,
Mr. Corcoan states that he entertained suspicion of its
fairness but declined the proposition because
with his occupation banker to become interested
in before the board of commissioners. But
it became known that the claim fictitious and raudu
lent, and the parties indicted for the crime involved Mr.
Corcoran advised the correspondent of his London
stopped the credit previously given to Dr. Gardiner and
to the information which enabled
it to enoin save than hundred thousand dol
of the fund.- then in the hands of his house
institution in New York. F."
Although the committee have not found testimony estab
fishing the guilty knowledge of parties except the claim
themselves and their confederates in Mexico may well
happen that other important facts be brought light
by judicial investigation IL will be SEEM by reference to
the testimony, that the extraordinary efforts
made to control the public press, and to its anmad
versions the acts of those prosecuting these claims
Although does not appear that these attempts originated
with of the agents attorneys they shown
from the immediate friends of of them and are
well calculated to excite painful suspicious with regard
them. They have been only the of on
the part of mprudent ends but from whatever quarter
and by whatever motive prompted such attempts poison
fountains of public information at their very by
the corrupt of ought to general ndgna
ton and unsparng The parties question may be
innocent of this shameless attempt part friends
they cannot escape portion of the odu since
must have been considered acceptable by those
who rendered it, At all events with the of so much
fraud and wrong resting upon the whole and with
tending circumstances Of unusual character the com
mee do not think the parties well complain of injustice
II, in doubtful, their liability for the money
ceived should be submitted the fair trial. II NAV
perhaps to relieve them from unmered unjust
picion."
To show still more concusively the part taken by Mr.
Corcoran append letter of w. L. Hodge acting Sec
rotary of the Treasury which accompanied Mr. Stanton
report:
| WAsHrNeros, August 2, 1854.
DEAR In reply your inquiry the subject, can
state that the first information which the government
ceived to where Dr. Gardiner when he left Europe,
had deposited the surplus received by him under the
Mexican treaty. derived from you. When his claim
denounced fraudulent and II became take
ton securing those funds informed by Mr. Fillmore
you could give the needful details the money
il the information derived from you that Secre.
tary of the Treasury notified Corcoan and Riggs the
Trust Company in New York. part with any portion
their hands, respectively and regular legal
attachments subsequently levied upon said funds
amounting together if my recollection me- about
s23oOOO My official letters, which published with the
testimony taken before the congressional committee Of
vesgaton win show the action of the department the
i subject.
As the business transactions Of individuals with their bank
OF always confidential there other
mode Of asceanng that be had such large deposte with
your late firm except voluntarily from YOURSELF and your
knowledge of his still larger depose with the Trust Com
pany understand known you from the fact that you
had recommended him 10 place there; and but for this
Ia. H.. ~ IL.
Also unless by accident had otherwise
| come its knowledge
| Very truly and sinccrely,N WM. l.. HODGE.
w. w. CoacoaAs Esq, Washington.
Monday the first Atlantic steamer arrived New