Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-08-03
President u
Secretary;

| This Association for purposes Of land-specula-
tion was formed when Lewis Cass was Secretary
of War under Gen. Jackson. Cass himself the
chief of the spectators, paid in $20,0O0. and 9TH
lers paid in 100000, making total of $4,000
The contemplated capital of 1920, 900 was not OBJ
tanned The plan Of the Association was to enter
lands in the Wes, and hold them up for vast in
crease of value Cass being Secretary of War,
and, in virtue of his official station, having import
ant advantages over private individuals, the Asso-
citation gave him the control of the whole business
He appointed the agent 10 make the entries of land
selecting his own agent and agreeing to be re-
sponsbe for his acts. The agent went to the
West and made purchases, all under Cass's direc-
ton, and the latter, directly and through his agent
continued TO have the management of the lands.
After several years delay, the members of the
Association began to have strong suspicious that
there was little probability of their ever get
ting anything for their money. All their appllca-
tions to Cass for information were of no avail
Nothing satisfactory could be learned from him.
After consultation with each other, they appoin-
ted Hon. Henry Hubbard, one of their own num-
Der, and then or since U. S. Senator from New
Hampshire to look after their interests and ascer-
tain if Cass and his agent had dealt by them fairly
and honestly MIR. Hubbard opened correspon-
dece with Cass, but, failing in every effort to get
any satisfaction from him, he wrote final letter in
| forming the Hon. Secretary of War that ne was a
rascal. and the Hon. Secretary was quiet and si-
lent under the charge. Mr.. Hubbard charged him
with swndng his associates. and the Hon. Sec
retary, instead of exhibiting resentment or attempt
ing to prove his innocence, admitted by his silence
the iuitce Of the accusation, and even to this day
| the Association has not been able to get anything
out of him.
We are authorized to make this statement by a
member of the Association, gentleman who paid
$4,000 into the hands of Cass or his agent and
/ has never received anything whatever in conside-
ration of his money. Our Informant requests us,
if the villainy is denied, to call on Hon. Eenry
Hubbard for statement Of the truth-to demand
of him publication of the letters that passed be-
tween him and Cass, particularly the letter to the
! Hon. Secretary Of War, charging him with viii
lanv in all It's forms. We shall enclose copy OF
this paper to Gen. Cass, and, if he has anything
to say, let him speak out or authorize some of his
= organs to speak out for him. MIR. Hubbard, the
public are aware, is prominent Loco FocO, and
4 was the man that nominated Mr.. Polk in the Bal
timore Convention four years ago.
\ Il was bad enough in all conscience for the head
;, Of the War Department to become member Of ar
association for specializing in lands-to use the
advantages of his high Office, one of the very high
est in the Government, for monopolizing lands
through the use of an immense capital, to the great
disadvantage and detriment of the poor emigant
Such an operation on the part OF Secretary O
War would have been IN the EXTREMIST degree
censurable, even if there had been nothing dishon
est or unfair in his treatment of his associates; bu
if it's fact, as charged that, to the monsirou'
e improperly and shamelessness of entering int
such speculation, the Secretary added the crime
of cheating or over-reachng his associates, he de
' serves an Immortality of infamy.
The man who, as Secretary of War, speculatet
: so extensively in Western lands. and who, b,
: that and other meaHs, has accumulated proper,
(, to the amount of a million of dollars, is now
candidate for the Presidency II, with high OF
hoe and salary Of $4,000, he could operate TIM