Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-07-27
LAND SPECULATION AND SwlND.
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The Louisville J0uraal has made some rev.
rlations in relation 10 Land SpeculaliUus, by
Laws CAS- which will cause no little aslon-
ishment IL states, that in 1896. Lewis Csss,
Henry Hubbiri +. o. ]. Smith, Francis Mar
koe Jr.. and Ramsey McHenry. all then at
Washington City. formed themselves into an
association, under The title OF the Western
Land ASSOCIATION, for the purpose OF specu-
lsting in Western Lands. The Journal pub
fishes one of the Certificates oiStock, in which
Lewis Casss name figures. and in which the
capital is fixed ut S22J,u00. The Journal iur-
/ ther states that this association was entered
| into when Lewis Csss was Secretary OF war,
under Mr.. Van Buren,. Cass paid III $40 GOO,
/ the Others SlOJUO0, making Sl20,OOO, the
/ S22J,OJO not being obtained. Cass being
Secretary OF War, aud having advantages Tor
securing choice lands, this great speculation
was entrusted TO his manage ment. He select
ed the Agent, aud sent him West to make the
entries. After several years had elapsed, Casss
co'partners began 10 enquire alter their mo-
ney. ADD becoming suspicious, appointed Mr..
/ Hubbard, one Of their number, Senator from
New Hampshire, 10 inquire into the matter.
tie opened correspondence with Mr., Cass,
bat falling TO get any satisfaction, he finally
charged The honorable Secretary with rascali-
~ and syndling, which was borne with be-
coming meekness and in silence: AMI to this
day, the Journal says, the association have
not been able TO get anything out OF him. -
This statement is made on the authority OF a
member otthe association, who paid 10000,
into the hands OF Mr. CdsS or his agent, and
has never received any thing whatever neon
sideraii0n OF his money. The editor OF the
Journal saws:
oar informant requests us, if the vllainy
is denied, To call on the Hon Henry Hubbard
Tor statement OF the truth--to demand OF
him publication OF the letters that passed
between him and Cass, particularly the letter
to the Hon. Secretary OF War, charging him
with viliany in all its forms We shall en-
clo>e copy OF this paper to GEN Cass, and,
il he has anything 10 say, let him speak out,
or authorize some OF his organs TO speak out
tor him. Mr.. Hubbard, the public are aware,
is prominent Lcoioco. aud was the man
that nominated Mr.. Polk in the Baltimore
Convention, four years ago.
The article concludes as follow:
1.-The man who, as Secretary of War; spec
ulaled SO extei siveiy in Western lands, and
who, by that and other means, has accumu
lated property 10 the amount ola million o
Iolldr-, is now candidate Tor the Preslden-
cy. II, with high office and salary oil So
900, he could operate 50 largely as LAND
Spectator, what might he not be expected tt
10 with "a stll higher office and salary o
$4,000? Ii no ne OF propriety could re
strain him from connecting himself with {
secret association for the monopoly of public
lands when he was member OF the Cabinet
what could be relied OH to restrain him from
a similar proceeding il he were elected Presi
dent?
'Look at this thing, fellow citizens, Whig
and Democrats, and decide for yourselves IL
your own honest minds it this land specua
tlng Secretary OF War, whether guilty or no
guilty OF the crime. laid to his charge by The
Hon Henry Hubbard and his other associates
OF deirauding and swindlng them, is the
man whom you will elevate 10 the Preslden
cy.
1t is singular coincidence, that on the same
day that the above noticed statement reached
US nom the West, in the Louisville Journal
corroboraing statement reached us from thu
East andsr oath, by the Hon. henry a. Wise
who now supports Mr.. Cass for the Prcsiden-
cy. Mr.. Wise, while under oath, before a
committee, sated-'l believe Lewis Cdss
Secretary OF War, was engaged in Specializing
in public lands, while Secretary OF War;
The plot hickens, ADD the country will stand
aghast at such corruption IN high places.