Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-04-23

advance OF 200 to 2O00 per cent. IN favor Of Bft
ish prnduce when, If the same cotton had beer
manufactured here at home, the benefits woult
have Injured IN great degree TO our own c!ii
zGns.
The Washington correspondent of the n. Y
Courier s. Enq1Irer says: | have learned the
dela lis OF a curious affair." when although II trans
pred hall dnzen years since, has never, be-
tuFc. been EI1aa pubic. My informant is gen
tlemnn on whose veracity and infinite acquain-
lance with the facts stated, implicit reliance ma
be placed.
la the year 1886, General Jessup having CON-
mand Of the Army at the South during the Creek
war In Alabama. advertised to receive proposals
for transporting the Creek Indians to their uew
horne west of Arkansas. Tho terms Of the ad-
vertlsement were. that no proposals would he re-
ceived from any individual or company offering
To transport, less than thousand more than
fire thousand Indians.
On the day fixed for opening the proposals, a
large number Of contractors were assembled
The proposals were opened and read. All Of
them conformed to the terms Of the advertisement
except GEO. WHIrMAN & Co, who offered to
transport the whole nation (numbering about %,
900 indIvidul!s) at the rate Of $50 per head.
Various other contractors offered to remove
from to five thousand at S2o per head.
Nowihs andng the advertisement had OK
pressly stipulated That no proposals would be re-
ceved from any one company for removing more
than five thousand, the proposition Of GEO. WHIT.
MAN g. Co. was received aad favorably entertain
ed
Whsn the other contractors learned that this
was the case, five companies OF them dubbed to
ge,her and offered to transport the whole patton
at $s27 30 per head.
Notwithstanding this offer the contract was gi-
ven to Geo. Whitman s. Co. at the rate Of S2S
80 per head-one dollar advance.
While this Company were acting IN the fulfil
ment Of their contract, they sold to the Messrs.
BARCLAY the privilege of transporting a number
Of these Indians at the rate of so per head
pocke'ing the difference themselves.
Nevertheless, and though the fact las, mention
ed is good evidence of the profitable nature OF the
transaction even at reduced price the firm of
George Whitman s. Co, have as | am informed.
received different times from the Government
about halt million of Dollars az extra compen-
sation for complying with the terms OF their con-
tract.
Add now for the explanation Of this extraordi-
nary affair
The firm Of George Whitman & Co. appears
TO have been only cloak for the names OF The
real contractors who were a man amed lvERsoN,
a son-in- law of the late Secretary, FORSYTH, and
several other persons. The very men by The
way who have been charged with defraudng the
Indians, and by their uni ust and oppressive con-
duct bringing about the war.
Gen'I JEssUP. in giving preference to the fra.
Of Whitman s. Co in the face of usage and l1s
tice. undoubtedly acted under the instructions of
Gen'I JACKSON. Here then Is another instance
of favori,ism and gross corruption. The public
have altogether PAID more than half million Of
dollars unnecessarily, save for the purpose Of en-
rcAing the Soa in lar Of Gen. Jackson's Secreta>
~ of Na'e When cases Of this kind and dsin-
TERED from the hidden recesses of Cabinet secre
cy they ought TO be laid before The public