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

AZ Al an.
hpgssfS n, haye required re-adludlchuoIds
-. ~ thew. together with me =" ~
N baiEbreeds we're set asio. 3s,;
$3.50, 81 Nar ra : Jew commission ~
.,ed li,r n, purpose d re-adJuaioa''"7
~ ses u CLAIMS ~, who fell az
The e6stois * me ihuia's, a., commits
avtfd bT The proceedings - - :" ,ha second an
nrA "HN 3scision were soon taught
's,g n thr resalt with dstrust
49, rg.ra,rg. n New York, the new
800 - -. ~ led to commence his
M da of June, 1889. NO
,,,s,. ~ tj,t ii,ie and place appointed
f opening iht .nl>alon, ana nios' - Wy
1901 e4 delt clainants were present on
-, arnptsie8 SIT 4 G commissioner, alter
.avlep approached Wltnlu ninety mles % ~
~ .an 4 nitn, CAV aiie' hat ne Wouiu ~. An
b,Ls business Ill --- day OF Au-
A AID then returned ome. Inc eia ' IN
1870 d 4i4tanes lhourl disheartened az VI.
$3.50 HI AID, s,4 the expenses incident
....,,'I r, A time specified IN The
las, aatir aag MI. ng dlu ho' a''''s
4 iht 2Sth Gay y Argus H., course
~ IN was not calculated 10
aQnott the eapse 81 g, OF 70 STU No
S,3t, G.t.5fcnf 7. il that was the OBJ
,tss I,..n.si,,fnat In regard 10 the half
$500 eta,rn ihail Il + { circumstance III his
.ht..et tsbiet resl grs as planation. Ii appears
~ ~ tt,e Er.,sh. 4t 10 4 Brodhead attended at
prtirle- lC Cher while lr. Fleming was en-,
WA +, rha lafItz n ais commission, and
caasga 4 & ae sAttd lcly ma, 'ne Maishai
.fths IA,st-itss IL 55.N., ctllally i'll attendance,
.s4 s4s~-it M lsit,, .ttt his possession, which
t.4 ptsn testfpB bpf4 5or q OF one OF the Cuuits
81 ia .st# s,ates which would be exc
ented upon tav oi,ieer ) sbursing agent of the
tsavera,aeni 40 Non{l iner TO pay any Of the
holEA.eed claimants W. e claims ID. NJ. Brod-
lend l.lfi p4fr,t ased ina, ir before Mr.. Flem
INC II II 5.tiee atne sed written notice
III ba NH il, saliin "a, that the Government
,Jruld Noast tte 4, ~ ties issued by the for
u,4r r,tg,,iqs i,srs r. t., half-breed claimants
III 81 ,arYnnIarad before any payments were |
to,ae t,nae. tls tWar,i Ths put the hali-breed
i5ttnants "A is,. +, 6cr0t he agent of Brodhead,
@3a3 lesora .agly itl. by the evidence, that
,is Ie gentage he " 4ti and received Tor has
attention e tha bus4ness OF each claimant the
AN before. 91etto- vit the interest charged
a0,In tat D,uaev adVtnr ID to them, amounted
A. rom n Il ~ DER ats On the whole amount
81 the CLAIMS 81 those som whom he had pur
chased.
ttert II. es . fter his arrival a large
atiinVeI o. the most influential class OF the ere
liiers dose cl;ligs had oeen tavoraby recclv
81 thy frsie esiyf, SEQ rs refused 70 file them
agish MI ElgnliNe and ~. tested strongly against
aly re.adiadlcauoh of m.
Tire commissioner ho ever proceeded 10 re-
ce,yf TIL 6ett claiiaa ID II those who thought
lroppr IA present them. atd expressed his deter
aainarlbn t. proceed according to his instruc-
tora n The iGy es,igs tion of them, whether they
tsS beea presented Is the former commissioner
III tx hut AS 500 ia hs was prepared to make
lis award upon taa haG oreed CLAIMS he called
.inail IT the indians md after laying before
a4 e5s sst decisions on that branch
af lie business ana r they had expressed
lex satisfaction with them, he proceeded to
,a;arn, thelA ~ substance that he had the pow
Il q decide upon the claims of the halt-breeds,
and tlaf has decision wqud be binding, whether
fheY gave their asseat az not but that II was
neeessaYY hey shoild eve their assent to what
he sa0nld do ii the distribution of the $l50,000
provide by iap treaty fur the payment Of their
russ debts He informed them that he was APP
U0t0gts( d ci,srsFst any mistakes committed by
TIE Il rri,r commissioners in their adjudication
81 tie i,eht etiu ard - examine into the JUS
icc 81 any clairss Which had not been presented
~ thvS, bus aat tecf Had the power to say
~ - no rhn.sl4 4qE1s ..-l -cs-- :
Becoming EXPLOITATION IL act independently and
admin ail tLglf IGst ughts they were ad 1ourned.
On the next dae theF assembled again, and
4sn0et Is forldai wrlt{en protest against any
o.tfration at.whlt had teen done BY the former
aGnilnlss toners, aeclated their satisfaction with
tasir proceedings ard at they would hear no
more 90 rsst saAiec
te ioatpa} % tht councils affords the most
eonciDStT es;i{unHy tin the commissioner IN.
Tl'eG tbs ia5ereosl tiuu If the Indians against
auy revision 81 he io1aer awards. There Is,
. ne 3 ole coaducl commissioner Fleming,
az eqpe4rarct al let5' II management on his
pa 4. NJ Ia nor s..e ilfSt commissioner, regard
uad 3reeu ana debt claims.
The comm tee canlpt perceive that there
could be eny pubic interest in protecting MIR.
trodheau against the c.nsequences Of his own
Voluntary ant lruproneT conduct Presumne
vs. tl,F must ~ the absence of any evidence to
tne contrary hat he had no instructions to pro
acc Rls Btnthead agalnst loss, the least penal
" vhleh Fan attach ID detected fraud, they re-
gard his iateIposiuon for that purpose as unca-
cd TO- and improper acting as he did as an agent
for the Goyelnmert sal they regard it as an
Otter eNl.og@ d ahow the favor with which
Mr, Fleming was disposed TO regard the con
duct a0d interest q ~. who were connected
with these proceedings Messrs. Cameron and
Murray
That Mr. Fleming WIS disposed TO prevent
any REORGANIZATION Of ,bt debt claims needs no
further proof thfm the stress he laid upon that
clause u The treaty which provides that the debts
10 b pad should be such as those admitted by
the Indians. and The care he took to let them
know ihai they had The power To put stop on
my further investigation of that class Of claims.
II may b. rtmarket On the conduct Of Mr.
Fleming, that EF1de he adopted of eflectinu
what he ma have supposed proper and desi-
rhlt ut, was not is ingenious and open as
became hin when acting Judge or commits
slanar H,der the authority of the United States
After the holders OF so large portion Of the
debts, o. winch certificates had been issued BY
Mtssrs. Cameron and Murray, had protested
againstan} r,-al indication of their claims; after
il was nscPrtainea the any of those certificates
lsss e.liSI i-i sne hal45 OF assignces, alike in
noeent and aint q aly fraud connected with
he proceedings On winch they were founded
M ieming may haNe imposed that he would
be exftieatirc IN tanay tmpnts crr,, l;n;.,,,;o