The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-05

and the Pacific Ocean for losses he had sustain
ed IN consequence Of the depredations OF the
Indians. | think the first aci =. Ssed IN 1876
allowed him S2S 600. but he came to Congress
a@tih, and IN 1866 got another allowance Of 49,
900.
lie was not satisfied then. A man by the
name OF ChOrpenning, thinking Congress had
not allowed him enough, sued the Government
III the United States Court of Claims at WASH
ngton. and in his petition or bill which he filed
he claimed that he ought to have $4,000 more.
The Court of Claims examined his case and de-
cided they had no jurisdiction of it that it was
not that class of claims that they had right to
investigate. He then tried the Postmaster
General to see if he could not get something
more out of him. The Postmaster General de-
eided that he was not entitled to anything. That
was Mr.. CreSwel, who is the present Postmas-
ter General. Just at the close of the Congress,
III the spring of 1870, | think, somebody sue
c'eded in getting resolution through author
Zng the Postmaster General 10 examine mo
the claim of Chorpennings and settle it. Mind
you. the Postmaster General had rejected IL
once.
CREswElL's S443.OOO.
This resolution got through somehow or
other in the confusion of the closing hours of
Congress, without perhaps, being known TO
one man i'll twenty. Thereupon. alter it had
passed, Mr.. Earl. who before Mr.. Creswel
was appointed Po>tmaSter-G General hat been his
IA" I'hifi' III d'ih'lHp ldW Ill Wal VII
CreSwell, when he came to W ashington POST
master Genera, brought Mr.. Earl, his law part
ner, with him. Mr.. Earl was appointed FIRST
Assistant Postmaster General.
After this bill passed, and after ChOrpenning
presented his claim II ain to the Postmaster
General, Mr. Earl. the old law partner OF the
Postma>ter-Tenera! resigned his position as
FIRST Assistant, and thereupon being good
lawyer, | suppose, aud not from any improper
motive, was employed by Mr.. Chorpennng as
his attorney to present his claim TO his old law
partner, MIR. Creswell MIR. Earl presented
tht claim, and how much do you think MIR.
C'eswell allowed Chorpenning, only claiming
$4,000 in the suit. Cre>well had rejected his
claim once. but Congress thought proper to
pass this resolution authorizing him TO look
into il. How much do you think Dir. Cre-weli
allowed him lie allowed him S443,O
(LHughter)
Now do not say that Mr.. Cresweli decided
wrong | do not say it made '.ny difference
because his old partner prtsented the claim OF
Chorpenning rs his attorney. do not say that
hi, law partner resigned his position assist
ant when he was getting salary of $1,000
wear because he thought it would be more
profitable 10 necune the attorney OF Chorpen-
ming. simply state the facts and YOU may think
what you please,
| will not weary you further with abuses that
have been exposed and not corrected.
Abuses will creep into any government. But
do not believe that postmaster who had
committed such oheuces would have been re-
tanned in off under President Andrew Jack
SON (ApplauSe.) 1t was because OF these abuses
that entered the Liberal party | ccuiu tell
You of violations OF the written law by tho
President III some of his transactions. or 10y the
Secretary of the Treasury in his Syndicate Ar
rangement. And 1t is ON account of these that
| have entered this contest and | aud those
with me believe we are right, aud that we shall
succeed