Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-08-05

| money. OuT mfOTfndliOn requests US III the
villainy is denied, to call on the Hon. Henry
Hubbard for statement Of the truth-to
demand of him publication of the letters
that passed between him and Cass, particu.
larry the letter TO the Hon. Secretary OF
War, charging him with vllany in all its
forms. We shall enclose copy of this pa.
per to Gen. Cass, and if he has any thing
to say, let him speak ont or authorize some
Of his organs to speak out for him. Mr..
Hubbard, the public are aware, is prom-
nent Locofoco. and was the man that nom.
mated Mr.. Polk in the Baltimore convention
four years ago. ...
In connexion with the foregoing, we pub
lish the following communication from a
respectable citizen of this city, gentleman
who is every way able 10 sustain his asser.
,ions, and who will, wherever he is known
| find endorsers.
When we first saw the statements of the
Journal, they struck US as so monstrous and
as evincing such q degree of moral and
official luI pitude, that we hesitated to pub
lish the article. We had made frequent al
lusions to this speculation and the connex-
GERS with it, but we did not understand its
full extent.
The public will better understand the
motives and the game which these high
functions of the Government were playing
when they reflect that this speculation was
to be confined to the purchase of mineral
lands in the Galena district. in Wisconsin.
and in the southern part of this State. As
the management, leasing, sale, &c, of these
lands were conhded TO the Secretary of
War, and as he had the appointment of the
agents, was the first 10 receive their reports
and had within the range of his official
power the best possible means of knowing
Gas far as could be known) the most vaiua
ble mineral lands, and those promising the
greatest return 10 the purchaser--as he had
it in his power to prevent the discoverer OF
the mine from entering himself-lhe scheme
promised wide field of profit. Why il
has failed to produce the results anticipated
and which the official position of Genera
Cass gave him right to expect we do no,
attempt to explain. The following is the
communication alluded to:-Mo. Rep
GOV. CASS-LAND SPECULATION
In the Louisville Journal is Statement
respecting an association entered into BY
OoNeTuOr SdSo, ScHdtOT T1uOUdTu anu ON
ers. in the year 1887. The writer of thi
was al Barnum's Hotel in Baltimore. in SO
with friend from New York. The gen
tleman was called out of the room, BY
another. then a high .functionary ofMe U
States Government, and a general outline o
the Cass, Hubbard g. Co. proposed specu
lalon was made, and an offer TO participate
was made 10 my friend, who consulted me
as to the prospec, of entering government
mineral lands, then under the direction snt
control of the War observation-disclosures
Cass being Secretary, was supposed to b.
advantageous for such purpose. My ad
vice was not to enter into the speculation
for if any advantage arose from high func
tionares Of the United States being of tn
association, they would be unfair or sur
, repti,ous. My advice was followed. How
the matter ended eventually, do not know
July 26lh, 1913. NJ. T.