The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-01
The Panoche Claim and Its Attend
ant RascalitIes.

The Panoche Claim and It's Attend.
ant Rascalities.
Under the above heading, the San Fran
cisco Nsrs Letter Of q late date makes q
most damaging expose Of the McGarrahan
"claim." 1t is singular fact that NECTAR
rahan has not been able to secure single
California paper Of note to espouse his side
Of the case. We have used the words "of
note," because Of that fact we are positive;
but the assertion might be extended further,
because If there Is an obscure country paper
that supports his attempted fraud, 1t has not
been brought to the attention Of the general
public. Condemned, unanimously, by the
press Of the State where the people arc most
familiar with the facts, what other evidence
need be required Of the rottenness OF the
whole scheme. The article from the Neps
Letter is as follows;
"In another part of our impression will be
found an interesting article on the NECTAR
rahan claim, taken from the Bulletin Of last
Wednesday evening. We have seldom seen
a moro interesting piece Of yillainy than this
interesting from It's bungling commence
mont, and interesting from the refined ma
ture Of the last attempts at robbery. From
the mere footpad, In the shape Of Gomez, the
| case has assumed somewhat of the polished
Claude Duval, In the shape Of McGarrahan
aud the unseen supporters who work In his
name. Where Gomez employed an unprin-
cipled attorney Of the name OF Pacifcus Ord,
to whom he agreed to give one half of the
plumber, the present combination indulge In
all the Establishments Of the lobby, and the
pens Of some Of the most astute and willy
writers of the capital aud, notwithstand-
f,,t at,,.lra ..ft Lao Or M
Court, reversing the snap decree Of confirmn-
ton stolen by Ord, aud the decisive report
OF Williams OF the Senate, on an appeal 10
that body, the hydra still rears Its head with
persistent mallgnity. Ord was smart; he got
his pay for his dirty work, and when he saw
that the Supreme Court had got hold Of the
case, he, with serpent wisdom, as we are In
/, formed, and as Is generally belieyed.in fact
as might be supposed-sold out to McGarra
han, who thought that he had good thing
b, and hoated of the barren wastes specified IL
= the claim on to the valuable lands In which
the New Idria mine Is located. He though
nothing could be easier than to drive out
wealthy aud industrious body corporate
70 who had spent hundreds Of thousands Of dol
l. lars in improving the property, but he reck
h oned without his host. The Senate coult
not be lobbied into looking fayorably on hi
J. claim, and Indignantly rejected 1t.
&c McGarrahan's money was all gone, and III
= fell into the hands Of the Philistines-clever
\. INSCRIPTIONS men, whose motto Is that ever
one has his price; and so they got up com
0i pany, and distributed shares judlciously, ye
m unsparingly, until at last the strangled bant
ling, offspring of crime, begins to show sign
Of returning vitality. The lobby are muster
ing for a last effort, and will leave no ston
u unturned to accomplish their object. Nc
of Garrahan stands now at the door OF I'll
n Senate, with plaintiye entreaties TO be nd
h. mitted to reopen his case, on the groun
~ that he has fresh evidence. He has no fires
evidence, but he has the gift Of ready tear
NJ he weeps plentifully on occasion, and, crocC
dile-like, endeavors to melt the hearts {
Mt dlgnifed Senators. With one exception, III
" whole delegation from this State laugh {
nc this barefaccd fraud. Senator Casserly, VIII
It. Is known to be strong opponent to Il
Ia claim, will enter upon discussion as TO U
10 dement's, with the last information he pc
- sesses on the subject, and with all the Jul
OF Indignation of q man who Is morally an
1t legally convinced OF fraud In the inceptio
rs Of the claim, fraud In Its progress throug
. the courts, and fraud all along, until III
u" foul scandal Is crushed forever. II Is
shame that honest and industrious citizen
should be harassed and put to expense by
IN parcel of unprincipled scoundrels, who's
q profession Is plumber and whose existence
"A corruption. McGarrahan, even supposlng
possible that he should get a favorable r,
o. port, will be penniless; the blood-suckeI
10 will have absorbed the whole Of the grant
he will only have the melancholy conyictio
=. OF being handed down to postcrlty as
miserable tool in the hands of profession
lobbyists"