New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12
vINDICATrON OF MR.. HAMLIN.
From The Washington IntelhgeHcey.
WlsuIgCTOy Oct ISf


WAsHIEGTOy Oct s, 1850.
MgssRs. EDITORS: All who know Senator Haulin
personally are confident that there s not 10 be found
more honett and faithful public officer. With them,
rtfuta Of accusation Of derecton Of duty is wholly
unnecessary. Bot The Constitution newspaper, on
4he 30ih Of August having asserted that "the charge
that the Black Repu 5heaD NOMINEES for the Vice Pces
aency accepted 81 600 for his services in getting bill
through Congress while he was Senator thereof has
been disprovsd has there been any serious at
tempt that we have to answer it, may jultfy
some notice. This SANDER it seems originated through
q letter of the Hon. NJ Macdonald TO L. X. Smart
during the late in Maine. TIE letter Ct the
Hon. Geo. 2. Fisher, Commissioner Of the Brazilian
Chims, of the och of August is not only perfect
refutaon Of the slaGdsr but evidence of the high
sense Of uscs and drnteresednesso Of character which
have marked the whole pubic and private life Hanni-
bal Hsmn for lie here proved that the passage Of toe
tin referred 10 for extending the Commission for the
settlement Of the Brazilian claims was asked for
through The message Of the President and took ney
out Of instead Of putting money into the pocket OF Mr.
Hsmin. Mr.. Macdonald nor says that Mr.. Hamlins
sOipeyehip ended prior to the passage Of the
solvs of February 2S, 1852, and it upjus for
to attribute his Efforts for tie passage Of this resolR
toE 10 pirate interest" Toe character of the Senate
would SEEN " demand the publication of these two
tteis as msny others were engaged before the Com
mission for the allowance Of claims 10 which the Uuited
States bad peeuniary interst Whatever. You will,
thereto confer favor upon ali good citizens Of all
parties by the insertion Of these letters and much obgs
Ycur obsdent servant NATHANIEL HATCH.
From The P,ogye'Vs -ige IF Sept 10.
DovTB, Del, Aug %, 1860.
DEAR SIR: You with 10 know of me my rec)llec-
lions r.spe citing The claim of the Tarqun prosecuted
by the Hon. Hannibal Bamln before me as COnmis-
sorer &c. Iproceed to crafty your request 60 far az
can DO so.
a. Rio in January, lS49, the GovernDent OF Brazil
agesd 70 pay the United States 1920 GOO IN g0b0
which was % be distributed anOog certain citizens OF
tho United States who, anterior 10 the negotiation OF
The treaty had pressed claims against Brazil. An act
Of Congress was pass March o. 1850 70 carry that
II, ats into effect. One Commissioner was provided
for in the act, and, at the request Of the Hon. j. NJ
Clayton tten Secretary Of Safe agreedto accept the
pa,e OF Commissioner uncer the treaty. supposog the
entire busiDtss would be gone through with 10 one
year from the date Of my appointment that belgg the
time limited IN the art for the terra OF the Commission
think nay nomination was confirmed by the senate
about the last OF June, and my commission dated July
1850. al once entered upon the duties e0joned by
the treaty and ait Of Congress. Those duties were,
Let TO decide what claims were valid according 10 the
principles Of 3stice and equity ID the amount of each
Claim ard Sd, after al the claims we're adjudicatsd,
then having sscert4ned what per cent Of the aggre
gated claims the Indemnity paid by Brazil would ns.i
fy, awarded accordingly % each Of tue cljmants.
The claim Of the Tsrquin the oldes' OF sl the
claims included in tue treaty. j. orgaay,0 snort
time before the separation Of Brazil from Portugal
The eorresPondenee between the two Governments,
showed that the justice Of the claim denied by
Brazil but that the after Government only sought 10
eva1e The responsibility by shifting it upon Portugal
4 Thu applied Mr.. Hanllin very soon after he mad
fileo the iial in behalf of the Tarquin that /
bad no doubt as the validity Of TIE claim but should
have some trouble in fixing the amount, and should
aeo have 70 obtain information from the Brazil
erp.ipe the amount of the claim and whether POrtu-
nj or Brazil should have paid IT, II was never neces
,ary for the settlement of the Tarqun claim that the
should have been extended beyond s
,YieinaI limitation. IL would have made that clam
La one 10 have closed the Commission early, and
hspsbx shut ous other claims. Mr.. Hamhn knew
hs ior I tola him sOj but Ike sn honsss honorable