Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-06-05

Hsoro stealing.
Dor readers are aware tina, The Legislature
Of this Territory, OF The honest portion Of II,
have been trying Cor years. 10 ascertain. by
resolutions Of irqoity. by references to
selec, committees. and BY every means 10
their power, hs amount Of Territorial indebl
edness These inquiries and Investigations
have been suppressed, silenred, snoIhered BY
certain Influences; and have hitherto proved
fnitlrss. There is no, man, not an oflicerln
Wisconsin who knows. 30 his day. within
$4,000 how much the Territory - owi0g!-
There were old frauds. Of which we will say
nothinr--rubbetcs committed by thieves who
raised an alarm against Doly & Co, rGe u
false, Of sop ihpin fot the express purpose Of
plunderng, amidst the confusion and excite
ment TO which heir loud alarms gave rise
members Of The political s,0eH a'ob, indicted
black legs now no longer mistaken fof any
ding but public cul.pursesi bot fresh villa.
MES have now come TO light. Il seems that
the laie Secretary 81 the Territory, A. i.
Field, 10 Issued Territorial scrip which he
had before received aud oughl TO have cancel
led, and has gone 10 ST Louis, and left oar
'rrtasurs slill liable arsin to redeem ,.lhis
script. now Ia the hands Of ianoccos holders.
Mr.. Field alec diddlej macy Of The holders Of
scrip on, % neahY the whole Of il. lie re.
ceved sl5. 900 o. Tie attearage fund, express.
" TO redeem his scrip; "by one prolenco and
another. he managed TO coax the legislature to
make large appropriations 20 bm. IS high
hiuh az 81 500 at slrhe and induced the
simpler sort Of public creditors 10 surrender
their scrip with a small advance as he
Secretary called il. and IN many cases without
any payueu, al all and under The pre,enee
thai II was necessary 10 have this scrip 10 bis
possession and carry it to Washington before
he could get the money en- 1t, when nj the very
tire. he had The money 10 his possession with
which to redeem this very paper toolcss be
had gambled il nway) By these means we
say, he oonlived 10 chalk up a very large oil.
cot 10 this $l5, 900, teavlpg the public cred
tors who had surrendered hrss Yeuchets With.
gu, pay, to snap their 6ngers aod whistle TO
Col. Field personally Ter their money, and
tho United States 10 sue him Ter the amounts
appropriated by the Legislature out Of the
Legislative fund, with The prospect that The
courts woald not 70 behind the appropriations
10 respect TO these items" The laa Misoou.
ein Argus gives the following account Of
Field's re.issuing certain ct the Territorial
scrip;
.ln lsl2. after the lIagioal death Of Hon.
e. p. Arnd,. = member Of The Council, scrip
TO The Smeun, Of bis regular pay. was issued
to his widow, Ind 10 addition TO this, 'he leg.
islalure appropriated 70 her, The som Of s1oi
as extra compensation, which vas also paid 10
scrip, amounting in all, to between foor aaa
FIVE hundfed dollars, A rcsiden, ct This village,
acting as The sgeni Of the widow, presented
this scrip To Secretary Floyd a. We are IN.
formed. and received the morey co ii--lhis is
one fact Aaolher &c, Is. Iha, lhis ssme
scrip is now 10 The Territorial Treasury, hav-
log come there by way Of Milwaukee 10 pay.
msbi OF ranal lands.
There is oct the least doubt tina, several
thousand dollars Of ihis Kind Of paper has
come into he itsasaiy as proceeds of the land
sales, which may scr be ideon6ed BY the per
sons who received pasmeh, rpen IA from The
Secretary bui h can only be iSenu6ed, either
nv those who received psymeu, open ID N The
iifsi place. O, by ho,s who received it from
sho Secretary afterwards We are informed
that Mr.. Mi'chell Of Milwaukee, admitted alta
certain time. having received from Col Fieyd
q considerable smouns Of Territorial pspes as
collateral security FIR some 'olhef drafts be
had made 10 payment q legislative expenses
that sfcr Col Floyd's rsmovsi from office
he continued TO draw drafts on Col. Mucteil.
which drifts were for time pro'es'ed--'ha'
Mr.. Michel then came 70 Madisoa, saw Col,
Floyd and made some arrangements with aln
v hereby be honored bis dfsfls, drswa on ar
count of ,ha purchase Of ase 81 est''e aod I
loms oiher similar transactions. and that vey (