Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-03
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GEN. CASS'o WESTERN SPECULATIONS
WHILST SECRETARY OF WAR.

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II will BE- remembered that he Hon. Henry A. Wise,
in his testimony given under oath before an Invrs,iga-
ling Committee Of the House Of Representatives in jan
uary, 1887 soleinnly swore;
II believe thai Lewis Cas-, cretary Of Var pas
engaged IN speculation in the public lands ,rLle SEQ
,etary IF War"
How much ground there was fur this grave charge
against apersonsge holding Of The highest and most
honorable offices in Country. the reader may earu
roui The following extraordinary development.
From the Louisville Journal
Gin 1886 Lewis Cas-, Henry Hubbard, Francis O.
J. Smith, Francis Markoe, jr, and Ramsay Mclenry,
all then al Washington city, formed themselves into an
ISOLATION under the tile Of the 'Wesern Land Asso-
citation" for the purpose Of specializing Western land
One Of the Assuca ion certificates Of stock has been sent
tous Ii follows:
"WESTERN LAND ASSOCIATION"
"Be il known, that Lewis Cass, Henry Hubbard,
Francis o. J. Sms Francis Markoe junior & Ramsay
NcHenry. the 28th day of April, A ID 1899. entered
into an with the combined capital Of $22OOOO
or the purchase and sale Of Public Lands, in certain
Western States and Territories Of the Union according
10 certain articles Of agreeuen bearing said date, ana
signed by said parties. and that--iS proprietor
of--thcusand dollars Of said capital. whereof the
aggregate specified in the under written certificate
has been paid; tile paid-thousand ddlars being
portion Of The capital originally assigned to said
said articles Of agreement aud subject To deduction
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the payment ola proportional fraclion Of The necessary
expense Of the constituted Agent Of said Association,
and 10 no ether deducliea.
BE it kown. also that said sock is transferable in
whole, or R paris not less than thousand dollars, by
an assignment If this certificate by said ---1r his
Attorney, and record thereof bring made BY the Secrela
~ In the ranstrr book Of the association.
~ sshlny'on Cly.--lS36
'-- President.
"---Secre a1y"
his Association for purpose Of land speculation
formed when Lewis Cass Secretary of PGr under
Mr.. Van Buren,. Cass himself. the chief Of the specu-
Iaiors. paid in $4,000, and others paid in 500 0O0
making total oi si2C, 600, The contemplated capital
Of s22O 900, obtained The plan Of the Assn
Gallon was 10 enter lands IN The West and hold them
for vast increase Of vau Cass being Secretary Of
and In virtue If his official station having npirant ad
VaRages over private individuals, the Ass calon gave
hun the control et the whole business He appointed
the agents 10 make The Of land selecting his
own agent and agreeing to be responsible FIR his
The agent went 10 The West and made purchases; all
under Cass's directions, and tie latter, drec y and
through his agen, Continued to have the management
Of the lands
Aftr several years DELAY, the members fine Associ
atom began 70 have strong suspicious that there
little or no probability Of their getting anything for their
money. All their applications " Cass fr information
were Of no avail Nothing satisfactory could be learned
from him Af,er consnaliln with each other they
appolned he Hon. Henry Hubbard, one If their own
nunbe7 and then sinr- u :. senator from New
tainpshre, u lock efer TIL interests and ascertain
IT Cas- and MS dgtn had 6eal by tiem fairly aud hon
esty. MIR. Hubbard openoda correspondence with Cas-;
but failing every effort % g any satisfaction fioin
him, he wrute final letter, Informing the honorable
Secretary Of War that he rascal and the honora
bic Secretary quiet and silent ia Ier The clarge.-
Nh Hubbard charged him with swindIIng is asset
ses. Even To this day, the Association has not been
able get anything out Of him
We are authorized to make This sta elnen BY mem
Der Of The Association, gentlemen who raiI sl000n,
INTO the hands Of Cass or his agent and has
celved anything whatever in consideration IF his
ey OdrIniormant request Us, if the facts are denied,
10 call on the Hon. Henry Hubbard, for statement Of
the Iuh-to demand Of him publication d lie letters
that passed between him and Cas-, particularly the let
ter TO the Hon. Secretary Of War. We shall enclse
copy u his paper to Gen. Cas- Ii lie has anything
say, let him speak auth,r,se Of his orga
to speak out him Mr.. Hubbard, the p,tlic
aware, Is prominent V.orofco and VAS the man
illuminated Mr. Polk in the Baltimore convention four
years ago
Note-Mr Henry Hubbard was Senator from New
Hampshire, from 1925 to IS4l.-Ed Tmes)
The COMPROMISE BILL.
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