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. ., - rlTFrom the'iondou, pispatch.'
-i Th8 two-partW of thp Republic, Whig and
Democtatrl-iliat isl Conservative and fMgyegrfe,
Protectionist andi Free- Trader appeai'to,' have
' ltlirfshaUed their forces, and selected their c'andi
.ollsjesf foi'tliig-coiniB4elebtion'. 1 tvary KNGlfeH,
MAN, of alraoslvery. flass.'fiEJ.9XOE.in-the
expectali'bh of success 'for the Democratic Prw
, igressiefFrce.Trade iarty."Ji-:''J' - a' ' (
i i j.i i t
' 'When the Celt fias crossed the
. begins, fof the first time in his: life, to consuihe
the manufactures of this country, and indirectly
to "contribute tel its customs.' We may pbssibly
. live to see the day when the chief product of Ire-
' land will be cattle, and English and Scotch the
majority of her population. ' The nine or ten' mil
lions of Irish, who by that time will have settled
in the United Slates, cannot be less friendly to
' Kngland, arid wUl CERTAINLY BE MUCH BET
TER CUSTOMERS to her thanlhey now are." 1
In an article on the fisheries, in which it re
fers to future negotiations for a settlement of this
question, on terms most favorable to .England, the
LONDON TIMESsays: , .. ; , .. ...
"But in the present state .of parties, in (he
Union, the time is ill chosen to press any such
negotiations at all. , The prudent course,
therefore, would have been, to give notice that
the privilege of fishing beyond the limit of 1818
would be withdrawn NEXT YEAR, and the pro
visions of that agreement more strictly enforced;
and then to await the effect which the PRESI
DENTIAL ELECTION may have on the policy
of the American Government, and'on its negotia
tions with ourselves." - V
"The primary question for the United States,
in the election, as it is. for ourselves in the elec
toral contest of this week,' is the national sanc
tion of FREE TRADE. GEN. PIERCE
HAS OUR BEST WISHES FOR HIS SUCCESS."
London Times, June 6th.
The two following extracts are copied from an
article in the July number of Blackwood's Mag
azinc, a rank Tory Quarterly, under the head of
"American Politics, by an Englishman Abroad."
"A much more important question is the Tar
' iff; and it is one which will enter into eyery po:
litical combination. It has not of late been put
prominently lorwara; dui ii is. nor, me less nn
portant on that account. THE MANUFACTUR
ERS OF AMERICA CANNOT, EXIST UNDER
COMPETITION WITH ENGLAND WITHOUT
A HIGHER TARIFF; and the SIMPLE QUES
TION IS, WHETHER MANUFACTURE SHALL
CEASE OR NOT. The East, as the great man
ufucturing district, has been generally in favor
of higher duties, the A'est and the South have
been adverse. A change, however, is taking
place in this tespnot. Manufacture is increasing
. ..in the. West, especially since largo mines have
been operated upon, and has sprung up in IKe
South. Neither is so exclusively agricultural as
it was; and (here has been harJly a President
making speech for the last six months which has
not had some allusion to the necessity of an in
creased tariff.. This is significant.
The article from which the above extract is
taken, was written before the nominations were
made. In the same article, we find the following,
in regard to the candidates talked of for the Pres
idency: " Fillmore, Webster, Scott, and Cass, are the
more prominent candidates; but the most promi
nent are not always the most successful; and.it
would not at all surprise ine to find some man al
most unheard of in the contest, stepping quietly
into the Presidential chair. THE MORE A MAN
HAS DONE FOR THIS COUNTRY, THE LESS
LIKELY IS THE COUNTRY TO CHOOSE
HIM." .
The London'Tiincs, of July 12th, in comment
ing upon the death of the lamented Clay, says:
"He Mr. Clay adopted with enthusiasm the
idea of a combined American policy, to the ex
clusion of European irfluence on that continent
But he gave no encouragement to the schemes of
lexan annexation, or to the spoliation of Mexico,
and he expiated his tardy assent to that unjust
and aggressive war by the loss of his favorite son
who was killed in action in one of the Mexican
battles. Probably it was this strong and exclu
sive AMERICAN feeling, which was honorable
as a form of patriotism, that led Mr. Clay into the
principal error of his life;' for unquestionably his
authority and his arguments were the stronghold
for many years of the system of high tariffs and
protective duties in the United States. It is
strange at this day to turn back to the NARROW
and ERRONEOUS views of so eminent a man,
1 "There can be little doubt that the mis
chievous delusions of Mr. Clay and his friends
on these subjects,' have considerably prolonged
the existence of high protective duties in the
. United States, though these views have been
equally injurious to their party . interests, and to
the public prosperity. The Whig party has lost
iiseu in Ainenca, noi so muon Decausa u is Whig
as because it is PROTECTIONIST. . Even in
power at the present time it cannot act upon its
own principles, and everything seems. .to denote
tnat tne next residential election will .com
pletely defeat its pretensions. Had Mr. Clay
taken a auierent course on the commercial policy
of Great Britain, he would probably have enjoyed
a much longer, tenure of office, ' and he would
certainly have deserved; a far larger amount of
public gratitude.".
IT Prom the London Times.
' "Tub triumph of the candidate of the Demo
cratic party, brought forward by the men of the
SOUTH, will secure, probably roa cver, the as
cendency of liberal commercial principles, and
should Lord Derbv next year be disposed to take
the American tariff for his model, we have little
doubt tha. it will serve to remove the last illu
sions of the protective system from his mind. In
this respect, and on this point, we take General
Pierce to be a fair representative of the opinions
of Mr. Calhoun, and," as such, a valuable prac
tical ali.t to the Commercial policy of this
country.",. t 1 .
HT From the London Leader.
"We are without infonnalion as to the views
of Gen. Pierce on the subject of co-operation
with Enolano; but we cannot say that we feel
any apprehension on the point, and we shall
await the final election,' not without a share in
th coafidence of many American friends that it
WILL RESULT WELL. - , ,. . ... ,
- ' ii, tr From the Manchester Examiner,
"The election of Gen. Pierce will at any rale
prove that the Democratic majority, whatever
may be thoir other differences, are unanimous in
their testimony on behalf of a liberal commercial
policy, and any government he may form will be
one joa which twi country may mi.y roa effec
tual co-opkratiom in reducingwherever practi
cable, existing' impediments to "international jn
course." .r. .t , :.:. ; i ; .-
rr From Wllmcr arid Smith's Liverpool Times.'
"As regards England; public sympathy, 'it 'is
needless to say, is enlisted on the Bute of tha Dem
ocratic candidate. Not that General Pierce
considered the bettrr man. Far otherwise. 'lie
ii merely accepted s the nominee of that great
party in tho Union who desire to push the pria
eirtle of Iree trade to its utmost limits."
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89 per Annum.
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Froni'the National I'n'te'liigencer.L
Letter From ftaior iaclk;iTd1yniiir'
DoWNlNOVILLK, STATE OF ..MAINS
,"3 I I'i.
i' SaMddr. Septernbef 1 852.
ii.I Mt..-CGALM' it'.'StAwi tlf'dnt' 'bid
ftienda K Wiin 1 hntt bettor libwa io write to
yoiL . A'm jjesky .afraid pmeral ;j:pill it
a verv bad niaftJ Oul"I UjorbarJ for Uncle,
Joshua. -Jlia wUola-Jwatt U bound up Iq the,
nost-office... andr Fid would lose it, i n
afraid it would almostbq the death q
hilrt
He'a tiad iV.now rriW trrarl Mwenty 'tearr
auJBV.mora'fond.lB Jecaufte Waa giyeri
tahfm hv, dear -old. Ginbral JachPu;H
tftjirr jjy.iear, '9ia. vinpi-J
n,.$lwiVtl!TfU
tiaronal one
rrtlly'lb part 'with. iinlbsr'ils Aurii
Keziah. ; If he wtfre to lilp ary oho of 'em.
that, is, Aunt: Kezlah.- or the- puai-olhce, I
know it would break his heart. ..;Anu mai a
what makes me feel so bad at the turn things
has took down this way jn favor of Gineral
Scoit, If any way could ba contrived tp
ket;'p Uncle Joshua ' in the 'po'si-'office, I
wobldn'tpare'a snap If Gineral Stott 'did
come in. And I guess there's i gdod deal
of the same aort of foelin' . amongst n
good "many of the Democracy. I'll just
tive you a sample of it."
'There a Cousin Sareent Joel, ho can't
live without hurrdhihg for somebody as
much us two or three limes a. day. He got
in a habit of it in Old Hickory'a time,( and
he couldn't never 1enve.it off since.. Two
or three weeks ago Uncle Joshua and I was
in the barn, planning a lii.le about getting
out the voters to the election, when all to
once we, beard somebody back of the barn
holler with all hi miuht "Hurrah lor Gin
eral Scott." We both started and run round
the corner of the barn as fast as we could,
and. who should we see there . but Cousin
Sorgent Joel, standing on a stump, swinging
his hat all alone. and hollering at the very
top of his voice Hurrah for Gineral Scon.'.
Uncle Joshua looked as cross as thunder,
and Cousin Joel colored a liitle as soon as
ho see us, but he swung his hut ngnin. and
sunc but once morp, ''Hurrah for Gineral
Scott, and I don't care who hears it.
"WhatV ihot vou savl" said Uncle
0 W
Joshua.
'1 sav. hurrah for Gineral Scott, and I
don't care who hears It," sny Cousin Joel,
putting on his hai and jumping off the
siuni it.
"Well, this is a pretty piece of business,
said Uncle Joshua, setting such .examples
as this to the neighbors. Therela iqa1ny..o
word spoke in jeest thut's turned into arnesi
before it's done wiih; and you ought to -he (
Careful TloW you set noh-harrHn ,.- if -
you oncn gyt em siartau, there a no Know
ing whai'll ba the end onV.
"I don t much euro wnai ll ue tno cnu
on't," said cousin Joel.
"Why. Joel, what do you meuni '.said
uncle Joshua; "if you ore going to turn
Whiff stiv so, and let us put you out ol ine
synagogue at once, and So done with it.
want a plain nghi up ana auwn answer,
' st. in. 1,1
aro you going lor uinerai rierce or nou
"I spose 1 shall, said cousin joui.
"Then, why in the name of common
sense don't you hurrah fur him?" said uncle
Joshua, 'nnd try una get up some enwusiu-
musy. You ought to be ashamed to tnrow
your hurrahs away on 'tother aide."
'Now. Uncle Joshua. I'll tell you what
lis." said Saraeant Joel, siraichtenina him
self up just as he used, to at the head of the
comounv in Nullification limes, says he.
"I'll tell vou whni 'lis, Uncle Joshua, I'm
willing io vote lor tunerul fierce to neip
you keep the post-olhce, and l mean to; dui
you need n t ask me to hurran lor nun, lor i
can't stand no such loin-foolery as lhat.
I've tried ii, and it won t go no how,,, It
makes me fee so much like diuging small
potatoes and few in a hill. But when 1 gel
rieht huncry lor a hurrah, 1 give it to utne.
ral Scou.and 1 find there's refreshment and
nourishment in that, something like real
meai: it makes me feel as It used to when
we gin ihe loudest hurrahs for Gineral Juck-
son.
Uncle Joshua turned away, looking rath
er.down in the mouth, and saying, "he
didn't know what ihe world waa coming
to."
As near as 1 can find out, there's a great
many Democrats In thia State, and other
places too, that a in ihe same hx as uoustn
Surgeani Joel Downing; they've tried to
hurrah for Gineral Pierce, and can't. Over
io the raisin of dnuire Jones' barn 'tother
day, arter they col through, Squire Jones,
who is a great Uemocrat, called out, "now
let us give three cheers for Mineral Pierce.1
As quick as look they all swung their hats,
and about three-quarters of 'em sung out as
loud as they could holler, "hurah for Gine
ral Cass." At that Squire Jones flew in a
rage, and told 'em they was traitors to the
puny, and no true Democrat would hurrah
for any body but Gineral Pietto. That
touched the dander of the rest ol em, and
about twenty swung their hats and cried out
lustily, "hurrah lor Utnerai aeon, ana
asked Squire Jones if he liked thai any bel
ter. ..'', ' , -
These things has kept Uncle Jorhua very
uneasy alona duck, and neiore our state
election which come along last Monday, ho
got quite nervous; und he aint no bettor yet.
Wo ve been in quito a state ol. conrjobera-
lion all tho week, trying to fir.d ou how ihe
election s gone, out n a a, naro sum io worn
out. ' 1 went over this niornlng'to help Un
cle Joshua figure up He wits sluing n the
tuble with his spectacles on, and the papers
spread nil around him, and a pen in his
hand, and a dark scowl on his brow. no
was thinking so hard he didn'i seem, io
know when 1 come in. ' Says Aunt Kesiah,
says she, "I am dreadful glad you've come
in Major, your uncle will make himself sick
working over them figures." ,,,, . :
Suys I, "Well, Uncle Joihua, how are we
coming out?" ' '
"I ani afraid we are coming out at the
little end of the horn, Major, said Uncle
Joshua.; and ha looked up ovr (iia specta
cles so pale and melancholy jit, made )me
feei bad. Says' he, "I don't like the looks
of ii abii; tha State lion -the oaojt tracs
cqmine in., .nnu, yrje, v"V,.fy'Y-,?:v
I should leel ao' rriuch' afraid. of ii, pspociaHy
hn mv kivh .cmiini.1frir'I dnn'f Bpnft'e he's
j
v'-vi'H jcrin-i;.! vtl .'-' tua 9il T -
mii UN?MT
again,, iawjtj VVhiggtenr,n jesh a it; was
when .Harrjarft qame, f.tM--tm
'"Oh l guess not,"" says 1, for I wanipd (o
cheer him up as much as" 1 jcouldJ ''The
liquor law has played thammcniet wiin tnis
election o'n 'round, andgot"" things badfy
mised tjp1)u1f we sift ein out carefully Wo
thfll fifuJ'AhdJDemoorelts'ns sirong asever.'
Ujtcie Joshua, shook 4ita h9ad, , ' pays; Jt Vt
ui (!& the liiiireg. Here's ihe returns fraifi
thrao hundred ', towns.' all tne Slate, except
some1 ttfr' tfie 6tiisktHsli MrV Ilubb'aVd' and
Mr.' ChandleV, th two" Damo?raM4 Cand.
jdatei or QoernorJiost'togetJiBr, mor ,thhn
tr.'.' . i..: j i m..
lliiy;,t!iJJil Jliuusiinu rtyca,-iui)u, uiwaujr,
the WhigVaiididaie.' haa a little more j nap
iweniyseven thousand. The ' Democratip
vote-istimore na douuie tne vr nig'VoiQ,rr
TbM.fion.T.1ia!: aTtUuugn-tiir sjtato was
goi,ng backtp .Whjggory.'.J;, V'.. rsin"
;'Thnt dop't. amount. tj potbint till,"
said Uncfe Joshun; ''a ebod many thousand
of'tfernriernncb Whigs voted for Mr. Ilubbard,
and a jood many rum' Whigs voted for
Chandler; ahd when the Legislature comes
io meet,. Crosby Ayill . stand jest, as good a
chance to be chose Governor as any one. of
em,' and better loo If ihe State goes over ihe
dam 'the 2d day of November, and you may
depend it's drifting that way, or else I've
forgot how io cipher Jest look at the Leg
islature. , Last year in the Senate there was
about five Democrats io one Whig, and now
ihe Whigs have elected fourteen Senators
and the Democrats only een, leaving nine
or ten no choice, or doubtful. ' And then in
the House it aint much better. Last 'year
we had a clear mnjority of more than thirty,
and now It don't look as though we should
have more than ten majority. And If the
State goes for Scott, 1 believe the Legisla
ture will go that way too, Governor and
all,"
"Bui, may be, Uuclo Joshua," 'says I,
"the Whigs havn't gained as much as you
think for, after all. It looks bad in the
Legislature, 1 see, but may be all owing to
the rum .business, as you say about the Gov
ernor." "No, no. it isn't that," said Uncle Joshua,
wiih a heavy sigh; "you may depend upon
it ihe State has got a Whig drift. The
Congressmen tells the story, .and. there the
rum business has nothing to do with ii. In
tho last Congress we had five Democratic
Representatives and the Whigs two. Well,
now how is it In the next Congress this
Siuie has six Representatives, and the Dem
ocrats h;ivn mude out to elect three and the
Wlims three. It's jest an even balance,
and a few more of them foolish hurrahs lor
General Scott will tip the State agin us."
"Well, wo must stir round," savs I, "and
try to stop tliie. Iiurfah business, and may he
we can save ine Stale set... 'li t Ketcn oar
ceant Joel at ll agin. 1 11 cashier him
If
Democrats can't hurrah for Pierce they
mustn't be ul I owed to hurrah for nobody.
Bui after all. Undo spose we should lose
this State, the nution is safe for the Democ
rucy. ..You must remember we have a large
majority of ihe States, and nigh two-thirds
of the members of the last Congress."
"Well,' says he, "ihai don't prove
whether wo shall havo iwo-thtrds or one-
third in the next Congress. If the States go
on as they have begun it will be pretty like-.
ly to bo one-third. 1 hero a only three
States lhat has elected their Representatives
to the next Congress yet, and that is Maine
and Missouri, and Iowa. And only jest
look at em. Three years ago ihey stood
twelve Democrats and two Whigs, and now
they stand seven Democrat and six Whigs.
How, long will it take at that rate to turn our
two-thirds into one-third? I'm afraid there's
a Whig drift going over the country that'l
swamp us. Sailors loll about the big lenth
wave that rolls up and carries evervining
afore it, and I'm thinking it seems to be a
good deal so in politics. 1 here was a bi.
tenth wave in 1840, and you remember
what work it mndo. It looks n good deal as
if there is another big tenth wave rolling up
now, to swamp the Democracy and upset
Congress. . We've got to have trying tunes,
Major. I don't know whai'll become of the
country if ihe Whigs get the upper hand."
He said this with such n mournful express
ion thai 1 see the tears come into Aunt
Keziah's eyes. She's a good . Christian
woman, and she laid her hand on his shoul
der, and says she, "Oh Mr. Downing, pray,
don't be so worried, but trust In Provi
dence." ,
. And now, Mr. Gales & Seaton, if you can
say any thing to encourage us, or to relievo
Uncle Joshua's anxious tnind. you would do
a great kindnesss io vour old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
: Who ark foe Pibrcb t We clip the fol
lowing from the National Intelligencer :
The Inspector General of Canada, in his
speech or. reciprocity, dilated on the pros
pects of Gen. Pierce, and declared that, if
he be elected President, the prospect pf ob
taining reciprocity will be enhanced wonder
fully I The Vemocralic party, tne speaker
added, ts most favorable to Joreign interests;
and on that ground he desired the success of
Gen. Pierce. ....
It is plain that if the coming election de
pended upon the influences of Britain or her
colonies, Pierce would be the successful can
didate. Bui (he American people are not
prepared to give up the right of suffrage in
this instance, or even to exercise it with a
view solely to promote British, interests.
The anxiety of ihe London Times and of
the Canadian Minister, is natural neverthe
less..,.. . - . . . . . J 3 ,-) '
New Yoke. The harmonious and enihu
siaslo termination of the Whig State Con.
vention in New York, is a matter ol con
gratulation and joy to the Whigs of ihe en
ure Union, , ihe re-nomination ol uover
nor Hunt,' by acclamation, was a deserved,
compliment to him, and ihe .adoption of res
olution of the proper character by the gen
eral voico uf the delegates, shows that har
mony and determination to conquer pervades
.i " ' i ' -i-.L- tin. ! ' r.L . o.-.
ine raras oi ine v ings oi toe uuijiiru oiaia
With A united froni ihey now meet the en
emyi and with Gen! Scot for a leader, they
are sure to win a glorious victory in No
vember next.! We regard, the vote of New
York a morally ecrtam jor Scott. . '
1
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t
Speech "of, Heiir Xewls . D. Ca nipbcll,
On the Gardiner', find Jfatphin' Clfimt-
. Vindication' -Secr&ary 'Corwlrte
Treatufy Plundered. j Democrat .when
in Power 'a-Jmlifialior andDefeice dfi
General cqlfqluic ' Jfruicipfet, and
in Reply.rla. htt6lk uet'flon.:' Edson
B. Oldi'finikrgl 'ettvreds.in the
House f-'Refai'tenta
i if 1
I
1
The House
being in
ruffltioethjj
Whole on (fin suite of.,tli
no
iiiia
Mr CAMPBELlvof r
Mr. r.aftwUlii-k U ,
purpose
rspeakrlSpon 'rie'bift Wui
'Ortimitteo
,i(urk of my
i disftric,iv,Mr.
i a' few minutes
bsitit. I would
resoni, andf a? it
should hold an
but in part to reply -to ii
colleage from the Cirefev
Olds He was in his s
since, but I notice now Is
much prefer to have htm
has been suggested thai w
evening session, if thai is ;!io; pleasure of ihe
Committee. I will submit,' a motion that we
take a recess untjl jBix o'd)ock
Several Members. "rJo. JJol" "Don't
rise!" "Let sonio other! member have the
floor I" - f J
Mr. CAMPBELL. I ee the Committee
are not disposed to take a recess now, and I
withdraw the motion, . If I yield the floor,
I may not gel it again during the session.
I will therefore proceed, as my colleague, if
he docs, not come in, can jead my remarks
when printed, if ho chooses, and digest them,
at his leisure.
Mr. Chairman, the first- duty the Ameri
can Representative owes 'to his constituent,
of whutever party, is to defend his charac
ter from unjust and false imputaions. It is in
discharge of such a duty, in part, that I ask
the Indulgence of tho House at this late pe
riod of tho session. Tho magnanimous
spectacle presented in the. early pari of ihe
session, by the Representatives from Virgin
ia, challenged my admiration. It will be
remembered thai a charge was preferred
against the Secretary ol the Interior not
one thai in any way involved his integrity
as a public functionary, or the purity of his
character as a citizen, but simply the propri
ety of ihe manner in which the estimates for
his Department had been presented to this
House. At the first dawning of an assault,
every Virginian in this House, discarding
mere party feeling, sprang to the floor, ready
to drtfend a son of ihe ''Old Dominion,"
though a political opponent- Their conduct
on that occasion was generous and jusi a
creditable display of Virginia State pride,
gallantry, and mognanlrtmyj ' In bearing
testimony of lhi-4onttrrtW course on the
pnrt of Representatives from a sister State,
it is with feelings of the deepest humiliation
and regret, that 1 am forced by a sense of
duty to contrast with ii the continued efforts
of a Representative from thai State which
gave mo birth, and which in parti represent,
to blacken the (air lame of one of Ohio ;
purest and noblest sons, for the paltry pur
pose of mere party gain.' For the credit of
mv State for ihe honor of her citizens of
ul 1 parties 1 had hoped, that if. in the heat
party conflict, it became necessary to have
any person io do the work of dishonorable
warfare, there would be no one amongst my
colleagues on either side of the Hall, witling
to accept the place. 1 acknowledge my dis
appointment with deep, deep mortification.
Mr. Choirman assaults have been made
not once, but often not in this Hall
alone, but elsewhere by my colleague Mr.
Olds. upon the character of Thomas Cor
win the prosent Secretary of the Treasury
a man who has been recognized through
out Ohio, by all parties, through all the em
bittered political controversies in which he
has been a prominent actor, as distinguished
for his high moral virtues and for an in
tegrity no( only unquestioned, but unques
tionable. And sir, if I exhibit on this occa
sion any unusual warmth, ol feeling, I may
be pardoned for saying, in excuse of it, that
I was born In the same county in which he
has always resided, since, at tho age of four
years he was brought from Kentucky, his
native State; and that from my boyhood to
the present hour, I have found in him, in
prosperity and in adversity, all the elements
of an honest man, as well as a true, tried,
and stead fust friend. Besides, sir, I know
that the people I represent, surrounding the
home of the Secretary, without party distinc
tion, bear testimony of his inflexible integ
rity, and will regard the assault which has
been thus wantonly made upon him, as one
which t could not neglect to repel herewith'
out dishonoi and disgrace.
Before proceeding to consider his connec
lion with ihe "Gardiner claim," upon which
tho most serious charge is founded, I must
advert to the fact that my colleague never
makes a speech in which he does not at
tempt to excite odium against Mr. Corwin
by dragging in the expression of "bloody
hands and hospitable graves 1" He dis
plays in this way nothing but the effort of a
demagogue to poison the minds of the less
informed portion of the community against
a distinguished man of his own State, by a
gros? perversion of a most patriotic, senti
ment. Mr. Uorwln, during the progress ol
the war with Mexico, was a member of ihe
United Siotes Senate a place which he
filled with honor to himself, and credit to
his country.- He was opposed to war of
conquest, and believed with benator lionton,
then, if not now, a leader ol the Democrat
ic party, that that war was not just, and that
Its object was the conquest of a territory, the
acquisition of which would be fraught with
imminent dangers to the perpetuity of our
Union. He spoke agatnsi it m the Senate
wiih a power which electrified (ho whole
land, and brought' forth "the plaudits of his
political 1 adversaries. Even Mr. Ritchie,
the editor of the Union, on the succeeding
day pronounced rft through his press, ono of
the most powerlul ellurts ol the times.; Mis
effort, I may sat', commanded the admiration
of the civilized world, by the bold and elo
queni manner In which great ' moral truths
were proclaimed ; and that speech, sir, will
live in history when the Insignificance of its
author s calumniators shall have been buried
In oblivion. 1 I have It In my hand. I de
sire ihatth coantryi at least thai portion of
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it Irto whose hands my ; remarks may, per
'p'ianc'ev. fal ahull be reminded of lhe: jrue
sequiueut exprcsseainai .ney may, appre
ceiate its "merits and. form, an enlightened
ypimyil , iiu my yiiuuuc. aiuiuuf;ii no
ihey jiBve. jeead, l. doqbt if Jie has ihe
hpari, iQ epprcce'ntg the sentiment, or do jus
lice to tilts statesman who, uttered iu I read
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M"Wbat is the territory,, Mr. President, which
Vou propose to wrest from Mexico ? It is conse
crated to the heart, pf tht Mexican. by many a
well-fought battle with his old Castjlian master.
His Bunker Hills and' Saratogas and Vorktowns,
are there J, The Mexican' oan, say, '.There I bled
for Liberty I and shall i surrender that consecra
ted home, of my affections to. the Anglo-Saxon
'invaders'? What do: they wtfnt With It? 'They
bare Texas already ; Thfcy have possessed'them
selves of the territory between th Neuces and
the BiO GrandeAjThat easfi do li.eyirant t? To
what shall I point my children, as memorials of
that independence which I bequeath' to them,
when those battle-fields- shall have passed from
my possession P . - i !'. .,. .. i ' v
"bir, HAD ONE COME AMD DEMANDED. (fUSKKft
Hill or the people or Massachusetts, had Eng
land's Lion cver shown himself there, is there a
man over thirteen and under ninety, who would
not have been ready to meet him is there a river
on this continent that would not have run red
with blood is there a field but would have been
piled high with the unburied. bones of slaughter
ed Americans beiorethese consecrated battle
fields of liberty should have been wrested from
ust It I were a Mexican I would tell you,
'Have you not room in your own country to bury
your dead men T If you come into mine, we will
greet you with bloody hands, and welcome you
to hospitable graves.' "
Now, Mr. Chairman, there is not a man
who has the true feeling of patriotism in his
heart who will not really endorse this senti
ment. It may be true, sir I admit It to be
true that the lime for its expression In a
rhetorical figure was unfortunate, particular
ly unfortunate to the orator himself. Bui
no mar, who loves his country con hesitate
to approve tho sentiment which my colleague
has so olten attempted to pervert lor the
purposes of mere party gain. , .
THE GARDINER CLAIM.
The connection of Mr. Corwin with ihe
Gardiner claim is a theme upon which my
colleague loves to dwell. Ho presumes
there is something in that Irom which he
may manufacture a vote in his next Con
gressional election. Two or three months
ago he alluded to it In a speech, when I de
manded to know whether he meant to insin
uate thai ihe connection of Mr. Corwin with
thai claim was in any way dishonest or dis
reputable. His reply was, that he did not so
insinuate leaving upon my mind a satisfac
tory impression ; but upon the minds ot
other members, as I since learn, tho idea
that instead o( insinuating, tho made tho di
reel charge,
Time passed on, and I was loth to drag
the matter again before the House. A few
weeks since, ill-health drove the Secretary
to a visit to his home in Ohio. He had been
absent but a fuw hours from the city, before
my colleague, pursuing him as u were with
the spirit of the hyena, presented a resolu
tion asking a committee of investigation,
prefaced with a string of preambles selling
forth what rumor (which I presume, he had
himself created in pari) said upon ihe sub
ject. X ne nonoraoii' gentleman irom ueor-
gia Mr. looNBSj objected toils introduction
on the ground that no man should be put on
trial upon mere rumor. 1 hat preamble be
trays a desire on the part of my colleague
to involve me in a controversy with him ;
for he sets out that I, the'Mmmediaie repre
sentative" of Mr. Corwin, have failed to cull
for investigation. If it is controversy with
mo that my colleague has been seeking, I
can say to him lhat he can have it to his
heart s content. 1 called lor no investiga
tion because I found no responsible endor
ser of the charge. And here let me say,
that if the calumny was to circulate only
where my colleague is personally known, or
where Mr. Corwin is personally known, I
should not consume a moment of the time
of ihe House. In such case it would fall
perfectly harmless. But sir, I understand
that the Democratic Executive Committee.
who are directing the movements of the
party in this Presidential campaign, are cir
culuiinir the slander, at the rate of one hun
dred thousand copies, throughout the breadth
and length of this great Confederacy; and
in this way it will penetrate regions wnere
neither the malicious spirit of my colleague
nor the purity of Mr. Corwin's character is
known.
A brief statement of ihe irue history of
Mr. Corwin's connection with this claim will
be sufficient for the present. By the provis
ions of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
our Government stipulated to pay, for prop
erty destroyed during the war with Mexico,
a sum not to exceed three minions ana i
Quarter of dollars. A Board of three Com
missioners was provided for, who were to
examine and report upon all such claims.
This man Gardiner presented a claim.
General Thompson of South Carolina, was
employed as his counsel. General Thomp
eon being ihe warm personal friond of Mr
Corwin. and acquainted with. his high legal
attainments, and desirous to avail nunsuti
of his assisstance employed him to nid in
tho argument to the Hoard or Uommissinn
ers. The feo agreed on to bo paid Mr. Cor
win by Gen. Thompson was five per ceni.
upon ihe amount allowed. Gardiner had
nothing to do with Mr. Corwin in this con
tract. Mr. Corwin spent, to my knowledge,
the greater part of one vacation between
iwo sessions of he bennie In the prepara
tion of arguments in this case. Tho proofs
were furnished by uarattiei and his agents,
and I have iho authority of the members of
tho Board of Commissioners, composed as
it was of distinguished tiuiu and able jurists,
for savins ha there was no clearer case
presented to lhat Board thnh this of Gardi
ner. The papors were most periect. ooin
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in matter ol torm ana suostance, ana con
tained intern.il evidence, by a combination
of corroborative rircumstuncos, to force the
conclusion that the cluim was lust. It was
Now, sir, it is charged that tHis cluim was
fraudulent,' and ihe testimony perjured.; It
mnv be so and it may not. Gardiner has
been arrested, and. becuuse of that, mem
bers of Congress who may desire fat offioes
think to make progress in their pursuit by
jumping at tho conclusion of his guilt before
a trial. I do not deny his guilt ; yet any
general 3ntclligcuce.
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(1.30 in Advance.
man who wiil assert it,' in high or low pla
ces, ; to his prejudice, before a fair trial,
(though ha be in Irons,) does not deserve
ine rtgnts or an American citizen. If guil
ty, he has acted strangely. He had received
pay.for his claim, or a large portion of it.
Leaving his money here he went to Europe.
There hearing that it was rumored here
this claim was fraudulent, with all nossrble
speed he returned to this country to meet
nis accusers, ana gave lnmself up io the law.
Though he may be guilty, this conduct, sir,
is very like that of one conscious of his in
nocence.''. . . v.-. 1 '
My colleague sometimes n!acea hia con
damnation of Mr. Corwin upon the ground
that, when in the Senate, at eight dollars per
day he had no right to pnf irt thla pur
suit of 1is profeBsionln icly to ihtii, ot
will Bnfy say ,'tljat ajihough Mr. Corwin dd
not 'consume as much of the time of the
Senate in speaking as his friends desired.
nevertheless the record will show, him to
have been presoet on all occasions, when
voting the most essential pari of legislation
was done. My colleague, who,-when, a
candidate two years ago, ran homo to elec
tioneer the best part of a month before the
adjournment, thereby dodging or evading a
voie upon that test question of the day, the
Fugitive Slave law; who "Galphinized"
upon the publio Treasury (in a small way)
io tho amount of about one hundred and
fifty dollars for per diem up io the close of
tne session, whilst he was at home making
stump speeches, averring his tenacity to
Free Soil principles, should bo the last man
to raise such frivolous objections.
But, Mr. Chairman, to the Gardiner claim
It will long be remembored by the members
of ihe Thirty-first Congress that whilst wo
wore engaged in this Hall in the controver
sy about the connection of Secretary Craw
ford with the Galphin claim, wo were start
led by the announcement lhat President
Taylor was dying. The House adjourned.
In a few days Mr. Corwin was invited io
take charge of the Treasury Department.
1 had the pleasure then, as I had hod during
ihe whole of ihat session, of living with
htm. . Our relations were then, as they ov
er hove been, of the mosi intimato and con
fidential character. For political reasons I
was opposed, warmly opposed, to hie going
into thai Cabinet ; hence every movement
affecting his action made an impression on
my memory. Mr. Corwin, hnvins then
fresh upon his mind the scenes of this House
a few days previous upon the Galphin mat
ter, declared to his friends ihat his contin
gent fees on Mexican claims were an insu-
porable barrier to his acceptance ; that un
der no circumstances would he subject him
self to any such suspicions as had given rise
to that controversy. Ho was Importuned
and pressed, by day and by night, by dis
tinguished statesmen from all quarters of
the Union, io accept the post. His resolu
tion was fixed; and in reply to the argu
ment, that as these claims were settled and
determined by a tribunal independent of the
Cabinet in all its action, his dolicacy was
loo fastidious, he sternly said thai he would
never act as the Secretary of Treasury out
of which any claim, in which he had either
a'direct or remote interest, should be paid.
On this point he was immovable. His
friends then suggested that he should first
dispose of all his interest in tho.ie claims.
To this he consented. A house in New
York proposed to buy his interest. Tho
terms were arranged ihe money was paid.
Mr. Corwin became divested of every in
terest he had, direct or indirect, in all Mex
ican claims, including thai of Gardiner, and
in this position, free and untrammelled en
tered the Cabinet of Mr. Fillmore very
much, I will add, to my regret.
Now, Mr. Chairman, for ihe truth, sub
stantially of this statement, 1 pledge my
veracity as a man, and my honor as a Rep
resentative in the American Congress. I
will now read the extract from my col
league's speech :
" Through the investigation of Congress,
their Galphinism has been exposed ; and
Crawford, loaded with the execrations of the
American people, has received his passport
to perpetual infamy. But Corwin still re
mains unwhipped of justice. True, sir, his
catspaw and accomplice in the fraud is load
ed with irons, and is branded by public sen
timent ns a perjurer and forger ; but ihe mas
ter moving spirit, the head and brains, in
the fraud, through the negligence of this
House, is still permitted to control the Treas
ury of the United States. Though this
House may not visit upon him retributive
justice, yet the American people, remember
ing, in connection with this fraud, 'his
bloody hand and hospitable grave' semi
ments, and the aid and comfort he gave our
enemies in time of war, will sink him so
deep in infamy, 'that the hand of resurrec
tton will never reach him.
Here, Mr. Chairman, are two clear, posi
tive and distinct charges. First, that Mr.
Corwin has been guilty of the hl:h crime
of subornation of perjury. Secondly, ihat
he is particeps criminis io a most villainous
fraud upon the public Treasury, over which
he was appointed the people's sentinel. If
my colleague were present, 1 would extend
to him now tho opportunity of withdrawing
unconditionally the base calumny ; or I
should on behalf of my constituents, de
mand a stutement of his proofs. But, pre
suming thai he ventures io base his charge
upon public rumor, and avails htmsell ol
iho aid of her iul and irresponsible tongue
to slander my friend and constituent that his
parly may gain something, I have but to say
that public rumor is notoriously a "common
liar," and that ihe charge of these crimes
upon Mr. Corwin is a willful a malicious,
and a deliberate lie
Mr.. Chairman, in relation to the other
parlies concerned, so far as there is a de
sign io tnanulacture party capital, I have
only to remark thai General Wuddy Thomp
son; of South Carolina, who was the origin
al and leading counsel in the Gardiner claim,
is now, as 1 learn Irom newspaper publica
lions, not a supporter of General Scon, but
the friend of Mr. Pierce. Major Lally, who
was one of ihe counsel in this case, is a distin
guished advocate of Gen. Pierce's election
Mr. STANLEY. He hud Pierce's letter
Mr. CAMPBELL. Yes, he seem to be
the boon companion of Piorce; for ho held
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his private and confidential letter at the Bal
timore Convention and has since figured in
Pierce meetings in New England. 8ir, J,
dismiss1 the subject so far Secretary Corwin
is concerned. " And it may be proper io add,
ihat since ihesa charges were made by my
colleague, I have never met the Secretary.
In fact, sir, I have avoided him, believing
from his well known aversion to having his
name connected with public controversies,
lie would-attempt to dissuade me from the
performance or that which I regard Bs a du
ty which I owed noi onjy io him, buno hie
neighbor who sont me here, his' hosts' of
friends everywhere, and to myself as a moni
berV .this . 'bo'd;'- oiS,
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v'.-A few-words, Mr. Ohiif'mnn
Subject tif 'luO. 'Uu.jiu., ;
ponenuf are flooding the. country wiilv pub
lications oh: that 'subject, ,welj calctilaied lot
deceive an unsuspecting people. This was
a claim, on the pan of the heirs of. Galphin,
for money expended by ihe ancestor in
Georgia during our revolutionary siruggie.
, I will not go into, iu.loteresiirig details,
but will state that this expenditure, at the
time when our forefathers ''fodghl, bled,"and.
died" for our liberties, brought down upon,"
tho head of that patriot the vengeance of
old Englund. Ste was his efficiency in
the struggle for independence, lhat a resolu
tion passed iho British Pnrliameni attainting
him for high treason, and setting a price up
on his head as an outlaw and a rebel. But.
sir, neither the justness of tho claim, nor
tho interesting associations connected with,
it are matters of any consequence for my
ptesent purpose. It Is sufficient, for the
purpose of heading iho Democratic lenders
in their effort to manufacture party capital
out of it, to say that tho Journals before ine,
show, (which no Democrat will deny) ihat
ihe bill ullowing the claim passed ilia Thir
tieth Congress, and that not a single Demo
crat opposed its passage.
Mr. HALL. 1 deny that. I did not vote
for it.
Mr. CAMPBELL. The record may not
show that you did. There was no person to
raise a voice against il. Your voice, sir, If
raised in opposition to it, would have defeat
ed the bill.
Mr. HALL. That is a mistake. It. was
passed under a suspension of the tules.
Mr. CAMPBELL. 1 say that, under the
rules, when it was uctad upon, a single voico
in opposition would have killed ihe bill.
(Addressing Mr. STErHENS, of Georgia,) am
I not correct ?
Mr. STEPHENS, (in his sjat.) You are.
Any member objecting would have defeated
it.
Mr. CAMPBELL. Then I charge home
upon the Democracy, as I have a right to di
by the record, tho responsibility of ihe meas
ure at least their equal share of it.
The bill allowing this Galphin claim was
signed and approved by President Polk.
The principal was paid by President Polk's
Administration. The question of allowing
interest upon it was left open by that Admin
istration. Ii was taken up us unfinished
business by ihe Taylor Administration.
Tiie question was one of doubt. Secretary
Meredith submitted it to tho Attorney Gen
eral, the legal advisor of ihe Government
upon all doubtful questions, who made an
able and elaborate report, showing ihat inter
est should be paid. Robert J. Walker, (Mr.
Polk s becretary ol the I reasury) states, in
his testimony before the Committee of In
vestigation on this subject, that such was
the character of ihe question of paying tho
interest, that he, upon the opinion of ihe At
torney General, would have paid it.
Thus, Mr. Chairman, do I, by these official
documents, cast back upon the Democracy
the responsibility of this claim.
Mr. FLORENCE. I desire to ask the
gentleman a single question. Has it not
been the practice always, both in Congress
nnd in the Department to reluso the pay
ment of interest upon any claim ?
Mr. CAMPBELL.
No
sir.
By no
means.
Mr. FLORENCE.
I thought that such
Not at all. The
was the case.
Mr. CAMPBELL,
honorable gentleman
from Pennsylvania
only shows that he has not examined the
documents in this case, and is therefore not
"posted up." '
1 shall, now discuss the propriety ol Sec
retary Crawford, in entering General Tay
lor's Cabinet whilst he had a contingent in
terest in this claim, nor repel the charges of
my colleague against him. He has friends
enough on this floor competent, fully, to
that duty. On that subject it is proper to
say thai '.he very gentlemen who defended
thai Secretary's course during the last Con
gress, Messrs. Too.mbs and Stephens, of
Georgia. are now giving no "aid and com
ort ' to iho cause ot Gen. Soott, as my hon
orable friend before me Mr. Stephens will
at any time testily. On the contrary, the
weight of their influence seems to be thrown
into the scale of Franklin Pierce.
Mr. Chairman having ihus, as I conceive,
cleared away the stigma which our oppo
nents have attempted to cast upon the Whig
cause, by reason of these claims, I shall
now charge back along their line. I ha
fruits ol all their industry and efforts to con
vict Whigs of frauds on the. Treasury dwin
dle into these insignificant and frivolous
charges of "Galphinism." They vanish
before the light of truth as chaff is scatterod
by the mighty whirlwind, But lei us look
into the integrity of that party to whom mv
colleague would havo the people intrust the
keeping ol their 1 reasury
wsuonestv op democrats when in power..
Ii is my purposo, sir, to expose the gross
violations of official duty, and wholesulo
peculations upon the public Treasury, when
they were the chosen sentinels to guard and
defend it. "By their fruits shall ye know
iheiri." I propose for a few minutes, to
"carry ihe war into Africa I" As my col
league is prone to investigate antiquated Is-
suns, nnrl "nhcrilalA irtptia in ilia tinnn nf
drawing party capital from them, I will bu
excused lor refreshing tho memories of gen
tlemen upon the subject of nasi Democratic
defalcations. 1 have risen, sir, to cast no
aspersions upon the integrity of the leaders
of the Democratic party, which aro not jus-tiri'-rl
by authentic documents. I coma wild