Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-10-06
TREASURY CIRCULAR-lNFAN
FRAUD
b. W. LEIGH.

TREASURY CIRCULAR-lNFANO
FRAUD.
Ih" Columbus Mississippi Argus, of Sept.
Il. contains IA long letter from Ponto,oc. exhbi,.
ing the disgracrfnl frauds, which the govern.
mrnt" has enabled its favorites to I,erpcratc bya
secret order from the Treasury Department, coun.
ternandlne, al that ice, the specie pa wing Trea.
sury Circular II will be recoec,ed that a few
weeks ago, the y. \. Journal of Commerce asser.
ted that secfet order, of this character, had been
issued by Secretary Woodbury., and that the
Gi"bc met the assertion with a prompt denial
What will the reader say OF the honesty of the ad-
minl>iraion, and the rerdcify of the "SS2 600
Editor, when they perceive, by the sub loincd ex.
tract of letter from PonIotoc, that this secret or
der was issued. publicly read. and acted
upon at the Land Office in that place. After
si'ihg description of various man9nvrcs, shift
ng< aud "quIvocalons, the writer saws:
" All WAS doubt and uncertainty up to O'Clock
this morning. The Jackson Van Buren, men were
to be seen every where protesting that every thing
wnnld be conducted fair and honcstiyi Al this
moment tall, C"nirol 'ooking gentleman rode up
- A dc spach from Secretary Woodbury." was tho
{
blrd crowd. All hurried around the the stand to
learn what new change was arout Ia take p+rr.
II was occupied hv an elderly gentleman, VIII,
with n serm"nir voice detailed 4 great many things
about the modns operandi, and retired. Another
individual then look the stand, and talked long and
largely about the oath to be taken bv Settlers and
wound ap hv saving tlltt il any land WIS purcli-
srd hv an Indian, II mast be paid Tor in spccir
Shortly afterwards, the cld rlv gentleman READ
tho Prs>irnt or Ca,hi", of the d ,rarur B,nk,
which gives hsm Me potrtr to dft,rmin. wLm
soH 81 mo"cg sionii be- rrceirtd in poumtnt for
Ch'ctasow Lnndsti Thus he matter .tand,.
L. Seems clear lh the Treasury Order wa, issued
/" prevent pnrch,>ers from ai'rndn. the land sacs
fhrrr are large numbers of Var Burcn men hsrr
who will obtain all the lands 4, a low price. While
! the poor lnimbuggri fellows who went 10 an pnnr.
mons expense 10 procure the hard efol.,rs cannot
compete with them and forced to out On
the t~ Of the idnd sales the Treasury Circular Is
resented. The Government officers win be inc.
ed To answer the following questions: For what
end was the Treasury Circular issued And WHY
at tins precise moment was it recalled l-Tbe~
are short qncStians, and should like to have
them answered"
1t is more remarkable. that this Treasury Crcu-
lar was rcscindrd no where else, u. we have yet
heard, but At the Pontotoc land onicc-and still
more remarkable that there it was rcscinded BY
secret order. Is it not as pal pabIc as the sun at
noon-day that the administration is lending itself
tpEvorlie spectators, and closing the door to fair
and honorable competition in the disposal Of the
public doman7 that il is employing the people,
lands. as ii is the public Offices, to reward party ia
Worries And wi | the people sustain such an ad-
minlstrailon, or elect 10 the Presidency a man who
IS pledged to carry out its principles and poll
cN'! We will not believe it. The same letter
tells MS that this barclaced fraud had excited Just in
'lignal6n thrrc-inl it cannot but have the same
effect with rishl-nlnded men every where. He
adds:
g The effect Of this proce ding has causeda
change IN political feeling. Many of the most inhn-
entail men here have slippcdlh colior. and Spr"
their decided di>approbaion of the course Of the
administration IN this matter. Some attemptts
defence, but only by innicing stab upon Scce'
'arv Woodbury.. Every thing is charged a.
sa'n't HIM by the Van Buren, party, but all who
Know nm best shrewdly suspect that he is tool
in the lands of Van Buren,
on Tuesday the door was thrown open little
wider, and all who lived in the Chckasaw Nation
are permitted 10 purchase half section oila
and pay for it in bills.
nus have given Won concise accoun'o'
the mannmvering of the "fficc-h of The ad-
mihSfration, and You can Judge tor Yourself, "f-
ihPr IN mrdtll:ng with the financial co Germs at our
country the officers are governed more by seg IN
ferest than the common GOOD"