The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-11-08


Igion:--
1T appears from the report of Commit
tees, ed session. 9Th Congress. No. 454
vol. 2: case Of Captain Buckner forremov
ling Chickasaw Indians. Report made by
Mr.. Stuart, of Illinois. March II. 1S42.
In this case Col. R. M. johnson acted
as agent or attorney for Bucknef, while
Johnson was Vice President. He was
THE only man who prosecuted the claim
before the Department. Beturs the claim
was allowed johnson asked Buckner to
purchase for him farm in Arkansas, and
some negroes, provided he got the mon.
ley, which Buckner declinedj but while
riding to the Department, on the day the
reqnisiion was obtained, he Ogreed to
lend Johnson eighteen thousand dollars,
l($ls.000) He got a requisition that day
for $37 TAB. and johnson, the Democrat.
ic Vice President, received the $4,000.
johnson gave his notes to Buckner,
,OithOut interest. but they were afterwards
delivered up, and Buckner received in
payment uf them, the undivided half of
four hundred acres of land in Kentucky.
known as the "White Sulphur Springs"
with the Improvements. Buckner says
that at the time, he took bond for d deed,
for this land, and delivered up the notes.
1t was worth, including improvements. a
bout fifty dollars an acre. This would
make his whole security only ten thou
sand dollars, O.0Oo,) so that, at that es
innate, Johnson received $4,000 more
than he paid back, for his services, rem.
dered while he was Vice President.
In this case the committee conclude
their report as follows:
From a thorough investigation Uf this
case, the committee ale constrained to
say there was no evidence to justify the
accounting officers of the Treasury IN al
lowing this large sum ofmoney. The tes,
timony of Captain Buckner states that he
was introduced by Col r. NJ. Johnson,
who attended with him almost daily. un-
Ill the requisilion was obtained. There
is some reason to believe that these daily
t visits of popular Vice President had a
: more persuasive influence with the ac-
counting officers in passing this claim
than the strength of the testimony by
which it was sustained.
"The whole amount thus paid TO Cap
tain Buckncr was STAG ,293 so; ofihS a.
mount, the sum of S37,749 was, beyond
doubt, improperly paid. If the commit
tee have been correct in the view they
have taken Of this case, the Chickasaw
fluid has su tanned lps, of 1922 .243 So
attributable 10 The want of prudent econ
. omy and fa,hfulness dn the part Of those
, connected with its disbursement, aud the
8 accounting officers" o..a .
Tue CorroN FAoToRiEs.. ...- We are war
A rauted in stating, that the report circuia
ted by some of our contemporaries of the
press, that our cuttur factories are making
a preparations to commence forthwith, il
= without foundation. Only one factory
+ the Eagle" We are Informed, will ru'
two or three weeks, for the purpose o
Ireplenishing its stock, when it viii stop
: and it is probable all the Others will con
. time in the same quiet state, in which
:, they have been for some time, unless {
: : material change occurs in the market, o.
an exhaustion Of stock should make il nee
= essay for them to run short time; o
!. which, however, there is but little pros
l. pect at present. Pits Gaz. ...s
VOLCANIC ERUPTloNs..--A An Oregon pa
per, dated March 81, gives the following
r account of vnlcauic eruptions in Oregon
y ave are informed by gentlemen that bot
e the mounts (St, Helen and Baker, ar
bending for the volumes ofsmoke, givin
Il undoubted evidence that their volcaDi
Ia fireSare not yet extinguished. The crater
is from which the smoke was issuing III 81
d Helen we're twoin number, and low dow
the north and northeast sidesi while i
Mount Baker, which is a perfect cone
: the smoke was issuing in dense masse
u from the center of the summit. 1t is prob
q able that these are the only living volcs
T. noes in Oregon" -..
a MULTIPLICATION IN CHlC Go.---A dos
patch from Chicago. ILL.,, dated the 25I
inst. states that the City Council had pai
Of SCI resolutions nulIilying the act of Cor
US gress respecting the Fugitive Slave Law
10 and releasing the police from obedienc
to it. This act of the city authoritie
in caused great excitement, and on the 24t
VS. meeting was held of the citizens favo
n. able 10 the fugitive law, the Mayor pre-
as siding Senator Douglas made powe
ful speech sustaining this law, aud tn
compromise acts of Congress. 5a y.ay
l. DEATH OF CURIosITY.-The late
n English papers announce the death,
~ the I'd Of October. Of Mrs. Sarah Bifii
3. the celebrated miniature painter. boz
without hands or arms, and who painte
=. with her feet. She died, in greet ind
=. gence, at the age Of sixty.six.
mt ~ Competition in the State of Ne
P. York has demonstrated the fact that Il
IN. electric telegraph can become far mo
nd serviceable to the country at large than
,ht nowis. For example, The proceedin
of The Wing Convention at Utica. ma
a, ing three printed colums Of the Heral
:, were transmitted to New York city. ov
: lO'Rielly's and Bsin's lines, during
storm, Without missing or repeating
ms word.--, SCI. Gaz. :, ds a.I. sg. IS /.
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ey SINoULAR.'.An English paper says tn