The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-01-26
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Corrosaonlenos Of the cadr. Democratic Sent iuoI
". IL. Nichols attacks the list.
Comptroller Fraudulent Claim
--SgCnts in u PassiOn--GE5a CsUcs-
fiOn---Egsiogics--NiRnt ScSsiOn---
Fight among Iac Opposition.
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Fight among Iac Opposition.
WAsHINGToN, Jan'y 2l.
Some few DAYS ay) Hon. NJ. II. Nichols, of
your State ina speech before tie House, under
took to impusn tn. motives and denomco the
act;an ot the l3t Comptroller, Gov. Medill, on
account ofthe adverse decision oG the latter on
the case Of Carmick & Ramsey, claiming dam
ages from the Government. That Mr. McdiIl
was right in deciding against the claim, no loa.
est mar, who is at all conyeraant with the facts
in the case, will deny. l will state the case
Lrietly, as suo5tantiated bg the documents:
On the 81 of March 1853, :he claimants
made contract with the Post Master General
for carving the mail from Vera Cruz to San
Francisco, at tue rate Of : Il LOCO per annum
for four years, Commencing Gcm II: time htt
Congress ahal rat,Jy iiec0htract," The contract
closed with this additional ami emphatic stipu-
lation--"- Ind it, dercby further expressly nadrr.
stool hatN Ills coHruH isto dars 80 FORCE on VAL
IDIrY until ii shaH hare recairel The sAScTIoE Of
Conyrcss by the passage OF an appropriation to
carry it into oIt2ct.' Upon the incoming OF the
Pierce Administration, Postmaster General
Campbell addressed letter to the claimants,
lin reply to one from them) that he disapproycd
Of the principle upon which this contract was
founded, and inasmUch as the larger sum
$73l, ,6O6 was already drawn from the Treasury
annually for mail contracts between the Allan
tic and Pacific, he deemed it 'H"rpe4jeat and IN
Just to other sections Of the country to expend
the further SUN of $12l0oo per year for the
Same service. The claimants afterwards again
addressed the Postmaster Genera several times
for permission to carry the mail; requesting him
to recommend to Congress the propriey Of
approving the contract. This he would not, or
did not do and in reply on informing him that
they had incurred considerable expense in pro.
vidns the stock, &c, necessary to carry out
the contract, he stated that as early as
the 9Th of July, 1853, he hal given them his
views in full as to the contract, and if after that
time they had gone to any expense, they done
so at their own risk. Up to this day Congress
has not "ratitied the contract nor passed an ap-
preparation to carry it into effect, nor have the
claimants ever carried the mail as it was proy-
ded they should in case Of the ratification ofthe
contract by congress- And yet, they present
claim for 'damages" as follows:
Compons ,tion for four year, at 3i2t,-
coo per ye0r........... ,64G.00O 90
Expenses incurred. DC Nc.................ll3,l21 ,l21I
Entire damages claimed ,sC9, hi 81
On the 18th OF August, 1856, Congress passed
an act authorizing the First ComptroIl9r,to to 'ad-
just the damages due to" the claimants, and to
adjudsc and award to them, according to the
principles oflaw, equity, and justice to amount
50 iound due" 1t is in compliance with this pro-
vision that Gov Medill has rendered tho dccis-
ion, that he "tIods nothi;g DIE from the United
States to Messrs. Carmick & Ramsey, under
the contract aforesaid" which has called forth
the abuse and denuncation Of Republican men,
bers in the llouse,--it is because he has refused
to pay nearly two million ofdollars da,aaqes, to
firm who never had contract with, or rem
dercd particle Of service for the United States,
that he has drawn upon himself the ire ormcm-
bcrs whose congressional record il made public
would prove them fit persons to act as attempts
! for such groundless claim.
If ever there was a swnde--a claim devoid
Of merit in every shape and manner--thc pub,
lie must agree that this is ono. Let the reader
observe that Messrs. Carmck and Ramsey are
not satisfied with claiming "erpalaes incurred"
in getting ready to perform the contract previous
| to being notified Of its ratification but actually
| presented claim in addition thereto for the
WHOLE AMOUNT they wou7l haze recejued in the
joNr yeqrs, had the contract been ratified by Con-
gress, and had they faithfully and fully yperform
ed the service as marked out The clai i'm is so
barcfaccd--so destitute OF justice ce,-that most
people would consider it unworthy of a mo-
ments consideration by such n tribunal as the
American Congress, much less expect TO find any
one in that body who would rise to defend it,
and denounce public officer for refusing to pay
for refusing to pay for it. One Of the attorneys
Of the claimants, Hen. Reyerdy johnson, be-
came 50 incensed a. the comptroeron account
of the decision, that he actually wrote to the
| President and demanded Mr. Medills removal
Strange that man of Mr. Johnson's tale nts
should place himself in so ridiculous position,
and all for fee.
The House has refetral the Comptrolar'5 de-
eiSion and all the papers in the case, to the Ju.
dietary Committee for a report AS the time
is 50 short previous to adj0urnng it is extreme
" doubtful whether it can be declded this ses-
sion, il it is, the Comptroller will be sustained.
| have heard that the entire Democratic dele.
CATION rom your State will sustain the Comp
iroller.
The CuGa question is ju,t nov receiving more
attention than any other, and the question o
its acquisition viii be more 6roibly brought be-
fore the American people within the next two
years. than ever before. The Democratic Sen
ators in caucus, decided to furnish every 6cili-
ty to the President, to prosecute negotiations
with Spain Tor its Purchase, in the power o.
Congress, and it is understood thai the Demo
tcratic members of the House VIII do likewise
The prospect of the immediate acquisition of the
island, however, is not very favorable It will
doubtless be brought forward as an important
element in tho next political contest in your
State by both sides-the Democracy for, and
the opposition, against the securing Of the IS
land.
Eloquent eulogies were delivered in the Sen.
ate and House, on Monday last, upon the Hon.
T. i. IIorris. of ILL.,, whose death was on that
day announced to Congress. The usual reso.
lniinns wnrn nasSnd and both hndies adinnrnnd