The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-04

Praafl ~ n nave required re-adJudica'oaa |
,'.'vsrfk, So they together with tls -, he
"a n .hs halfbfeeds were set aslus :; mat
eratnr, IA War - Jew coin, na,;a, hoth
.,,es ~ M, purpose y re-adJudicat'ns oo
49, nre1,,nrs M me indians who ieit ag-
- w XIV, ,,,,reeainps of the first comnlis-
An ,sho snttcipatrd from the second an
s3,sist hearing aaA dee sion, We,e SUN '"ao
# ,ck f,r,vsrd o ne result with dls,rus.
,,er ss.s d.feele led to commence his
e''.n a, ~, - la of June, 1899. No
-. ,,,yep &c de time and place appointed
@,e.tn,, thF auaission, and most OF the
~ "a 3efl claimants were present on
, S,.y aryuotuiea; SIT tie commissioner after
,vlns an,,saarhed stfhin ninety miles Of Pfa-
,,...l,,- mar cav aefic, hat he would not pro
-e sth az businass fa III -- day OF Au
,,d -. rs,,l,afs nme The claimants
fre,a a distance. though disheartened u. III.
,rsas,scf. ~ DELAY ana the expenses inciue'
zs,t.s,,,~,j ,,nt3 81 time specified IN The
-, ..1,,.E, l,t AZ ..,nno did not arrive un-
II TO 18th day q A. GUS - ~ course
s,taT sA Ns y. .t was not calculated TO
-. ,l, s..,.a c +, e. or to secure a more
sr,,;5eh3. 4isfgii,rttan 4 ther Of the funds pro
gi5ed bg ihe iHnty Of = Z, u that was 'he Oh ,r
1870 f,ta l,aspi,,ir,trst- In regard TO the half
NfspI clam thef. is s e circumstance IN his
e,pt,ttef which reF4lfes IS panaton. II appears
rot 40 hrf,+her 3t ID n Brodhead attended at
Prairie lu- Chen white 1r. Fleming was en-
81 raj H ~ dot ia 81 ais commission, and
s,,S4,t Il II 81 egntea lsutIcly that the Marshal
gftha p34lsifte.gE MA ctually in attendance,
F4s .s~-~it ~ - ,tr4si6 his possession, which
i.ag 9t n issued ~ Il tsuf e OF one OF the Courts
IL liat t,ssfe States which would be exc
Gated upon shy officer dlsbursing agent OF the
Government y 40 WoHt8 ifler TO pay any Of the
half 3feed claimants whose claims ID. NJ Brod-
head lad nUfcf ased int ar before. Mr.. Elem
mo 81 IA ; S.llnr tine Fused written notice
- he nut un settiga fo + that the Government
wpuid Expect iae c,sttltttes issued by the for
uler eciarl SIS 0ncra a. I'll, hat-breed claimants
ID be surrendered before any payments were
,etae tsnaeg his awar,' 7'his put the hali-breed
niaiuants ID tie ts,fvtr 81 he agent of Brodhead,
aad accord a4lyitls ba by the evidence, that
Fhs gef 6entart he US ac1 and received for his
altVnuoa 10 TIE business of each claimant the
5all before, .ogethee With, the interest charged
apon the money advanced to them, amounted
u from 1 r % ~ Der rest On the whole amount
~ the clanas 81 those tpm whom he had pur-
chased.
ii arash Z J., SIC N aiter his arrival, large
iluinoer OF the most influential class of the ere
dicTs whose clailqs had been favorably recelv-
81 u tiie frsteespnisso ers, refused to file them
w.ih Nh. b'lsmns, and Pr tested strongly against
airy teradiudicaton ~ hm.
The commissioner, hot ever, proceeded TO re-
ceive til dtlt claims 81 Il those who thought
,ropef present them, and expressed his deter
alinsFto IL proceed according to his nstruc-
tors, ia the 1sy esiiaatioD of them, whether they
lasa been presented ID the former commissioner
II GOT but as soon IS he was prepared to make
MS award upon tGs hall breed claims, he called
mrcil of the Indians md after laying before
As3,@ Ns'@ s9t .s decisions on that branch
IL the business ana .r they had expressed
hem satisfaction with them, he proceeded TO
tnonH theAtin sUbstane, that he had the pow
Il h decide upon the riaims of the hat-breeds,
and that has decision would be binding, whether
they gave their assent on not; but that it was
aee,Ssaty they should give their assent to what
he should do m the distribution of the $l50,000
provided by be treaty for the payment Of their
ms debts ~, informed them that he was APP
pointed &c eorr,rt any mistakes committed by
TIE ftrrtsr commissioner in their adjudication
Of The debt lignt aud "a examine into the JUS
lice ef any claims Which lad not been presented
ID racas bus hs, 1AeF had the power TO say
becoming eNhotta'ion q act independently and
adntls ali tter iasi aeht, they were adjourned.
On The next 6av thev assembled again, and
asnped p 9 iori9ai Watien protest against any
a.ttm'ion q what had teen done by the former
comaiiss iopers declared their satisfaction with
iaer proceedings ana nat they would hear no
more "a ikst s0atcet
ne iGgrgat q! these councils affords the most
,,unoiusivf ,astnonu ,,ia the commissioner in.
nfed the nterposltGu If the Indians against
any rev sion OF thc Former awards There is,
- the N)ole conduct commissioner Fleming,
~ appearance at leaE # management ON his
pat Ii favor soc 0ts commissioners in regard
aasi- breed and debt claims
The committee caurot perceive that there
gould tt any pubic interest in protecting Mr..
Erodhead against the consequences of his own
gounrfry ana improper conduct Presumng
as they nus, y the absence of any evidence to
the contrary that he had no instructions to pro-
gecl Nj 3rodhead against loss the least penal
" which can attach II detected fraud, they re-
gard hIs lutefposiuon for that purpose as uncal-
ed fos and improper, acting as he did as an agent
tor the Govelnmert, end they regard il as an
otheg ev3Dsc 20 show the favor with which
Mr, Fleming was disposed TO regard the con
duct and interest q a who were connected
with these proceedings g Messrs Cameron and
Murray
That Mr. Fleming eas disposed TO prevent
any denomination Of the debt claims needs no
further proof than the stress he laid upon that
clause II The treaty which provides that the debts
10 BE- pad should be such as those admitted by
the Indians, and the care he took to let them
know thai they had the power TO put stop on
any further Investigation of that class Of claims
Il nay BE- remarked On the conduct of Mr.
Fleming, thai a GIoue he adopted of eflectnp
Ni'.N - 49, 49, ~N'Pt''NN" proper anu utSl-
r,slf gsSuit was not as ingenious and open as
became him when acting as Judge or commits
sioner under the authority of the United States
After tie holders OF 50 large portion Of the
debts, O which certificates had been issued BY
Messrs. Cameron and Murray, had protested
againsiany re-ediudicaion of their claims after
it was ascsrtairet tbe' aany of those certificates
lssss a.en .ssr me hha15 Of assignees, alike in
9ocent and sapt u my fraud connected with
ne proceedings o. winch they Were founded,
Mf flcining may nave imposed that he would