The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-25
The Land Frauds.

possession a document which vas ptlute,
for The use of the Senate which contains IN,
iniormaIon we shall Jay befnre our readers
To Nov. 1913, J. II. F Claiborne, il will
lls TO The Hon. +. H. Crawford, Commits
'ionet Of Indian Allure, states he is cred
bly, informed that VIM. NJ. GSinn, Charlie.
Fisher, q Co. represented then selves the
agents Of Gen. Jackson Mr.. Crawford in.
'ormCd Gen. jackson Of The circumstances
Gen. Jackson IN the month Of January,
sii answers Mr. Crawford in The follow.
ns mdnaef;
HrRsirAoz Jan 10. l34i
/ Dear Sly: | ave received his morning. by
mail The enclosed pamphlet | refer ~ page II
o' 'lid pamphlet Ter my - enclosing II 10 you
/ There ny name Is usc4 Now, | state without
tear Of contradiction, that there was M one, q,
my agent, ever purchased a foot of land from the
Choc'aws There purchases, iave always 10
leved, were most tlupsndous frauds ever at.
tempted upon the Government, lhiuk 20 st
and, Il properly I1ycsug ted Will, ! have 10
conbl, be tally rs;abli,bed. 10 prevent fraud
the { oel1~ treaty conferred reservations 10 IN.
SIudo the iucIan Improvement Instead Of Up
proving tucse sairs | always viewed them IA
frauds Of Tho blacklist kind, aud do still AMI be-
hero thst there il not one Of them ought TO 10
confirmed 10 white man.
Scared, a5Ie 10 WELD my pen, have thought
u ng"t to say thus much to YOU. in your stua.
uoni aud sm Yety respectfully, your obedtenl
servant, ANDREW JACKSON.
lilo states that these purchases are f,auds
Of the Llackes KIND, and he believes no, onr
o. them ought 10 be confirmed 10 a White
man.
We nov give the following evidence ia
ken before select committee Of he House
e Representatives q the Legislature Of
VI Mississippi, TO whom the sd j-ct was refer
red also preamble md resolutions adopt
&c by the Legislature of Mississippi.
CompsRdiur II t,stinony taken Jefore n, ,eicet
committee, on hs part Of The Ho0se Of Repre-.
seEtltiresof the Stats II Mssssppi, 10 tchom
uss rsf,,r,d N, examination 81 Tie fauds
charged 10 haze been committed uRdr NE IAN
orne's Of he TRAY i Daacing Ra5ta ersek,
SJth JGaRary le35
Colonel William Ward United States agent
for TIC Ctoctaws al the time Of the treaty eiore
ud, being sworn, answered as follows: That
lie knew Of no company formed for the purpose
Of plrchaEug Choctaw iauds; that he Kept
registry Of uames 10 register applicants under
the IAN arll'le, when application was EaIo nc
cording 10 hc treaty. That when one IndlGn q p
Piled for hnself, lie registered him, boz ~hen
IN lnlt ,,rt Ma 1
ct The slnc time that eurh must apply or hirn,
self lis registered all I eF, applications In
bond book, sent 10 the War Once From ,hree
TO fiE OF these Indians. who had properly an lied,
wee scc'd utsllT omitted on my register"
General John Watts, Of Jasper. being sworn
says a eomp7'y "ss formed lie raw the
agents % i.lf HomNa0y at bali playa surrounded
~ 'eFefai hundred lhdah'. mshmE their marks
'"f e'n on 'ah' '"estt o' paper hnd apparent.
y ''A'"E 'he hummer OF thsit c'''iioh' wien Inv
'"a,Nhs G'a hol N'nt'iVes toueh re paper and
ihe lu''aN', "hsH lie saw ms Had no ihlcTlre-
"f. &C
Ja"'e' Ems, member oi Tho Leg stature from
N'sa"nl' con'"tS ~ lhe statement Of "en'tAi
" ava ana also knows some OF the Indians who
went west. ana have since returned Or been
hFong' back ava +" csc Nance ere among those
no" presented t1Sl having right to rc'crva.
on' ana NIa' he was Told by on" OF those
agents " 10 would in'I'dHco no resolution 10 tho
legislature calculated TO hHng TINS irald before
''RieFs' Ia "oula MOI interfere WIN b'n IN ms
comfy mA''ersi mat The Government RAD leil
mo door open 10 iraud, and It was no harm to
make use OF H.
General samuel I'1i", member from L'nd''.
dale, knows oi locations having boon made in his
county winch Ioch'Ion', ho presumts, were
made under the IAN article, on winch no lnol'n
hHa ever lived, to - knowledge, ard ON which
l9rr' - no marx OF held or house and on " lrh
he does not bcil'ro any Indian has lived Tor h.Iy
ye1rfi ana lhtHa unals were lana on lands on
""c "h1r men were settled VIM hh'' h"'"r'
'hoy hc7rd ~ TITO location "i sat1 hnl's, gona 10
Columns 10 Nuy ESQ lands at the pr'''c '"I's
Hon Samuel Gholson. STATE. thata comp..
ny wn' f'rnDd TO o''ain indlan claims; that his
heard man who called him'rlt Fisher, sly, at
Columbus, that II to settlers tssding on 1 Q
laods loratcd Tor the Indians would blni them.
selves no, TO oppose tie claims, tho company
would convey :. settler quarter section TO m
clnde Im imtFov"men' al 81 - per acre ana Inc
toS'dNe az ~ per pcFr ana "oula n"l require
pay XVI 'Iie was perfected eaId l'h'r also
t|al'a mat 10 had no a'ubt u 'he company Wero
let HI0nH u ~ "on'd ne ablo TO Ee' u'Io 10 I9hd
Tor all iho Indians mat had removed IN inc coNn.
wy whether lh'y nsd oech Registered or ho'' ana