Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

delegation when they set out with from the nation, says
viii forward account, and receipts tor the eapendure;
charged with the funds to deiray the expenses
duct the delegation you and remain in the city until their
return unless otherwise directed by you COL Megs and
INV self united in opinion respecting Mr. conducting
the Chiefs by whose vigilance and address they Will DC much
profted. Some OF them are old ana nnr ana tns
That sir is additional evidence that those under whom
acted had confidence in have shown and the record
shows that there act OF maleasance connected win
my service will show that resigned my once as
subsgent and returned to civil life SO that no removal could
have taken place.
NV resignation cannot am told, be found in the War
Department though certainly there have the test
mony of COL Megs and there are yet witnesses living to
that fact know not why has disappeared from the
cords of the War Department II could not have been,
hope to found accusation against me, supPosng that the
charge of removal from office would be csrroboated by the
disappearance of my resignation II that Is the case the evil
is cured Gen. Jackson, the time went back to the
ton writing to Col Megs, says to him, knowing that ht
was feeble
NASHVILLE, AUGUST 90, 1917.
DEAR COLONEL: have this received from the hon
orable Secretary of War letter OF the 9th instant extract
of which enclose you; and have the letter to you
be situation that his private interest would compete
with his duty. And fearing the situation OF MIR. Byers
beng interested in the road and iron works. might operate
his zeal in the removal OF the Indians and that ne might
be Influenced by Col. . For this reason have
commended Lieut. Houston of the LIST regiment United States
Infantry as fl person L. him !, have full and
you rely under all and every circumstance competent to
aid you in every respect shall be happy hear from you,
in which will like to hear how you pleased with the
young gentleman nave named an ac%s6N
Five years my life had passed under the eye of General
Jackson subordinate officer, and at the time was ap-
pointed sub Indian agent dschagng the duty Of clerk
detailed for duty the Office of the adutant general for
the southern DIVISION and acting under the OF General
Jackson Young then was, and obscure as had been,
who had neither wealth. power, influence TO back
rJ,pafa md
was then the dawn OF life do you believe that unless Gen.
Jackson had believed FIVE years probation of service
good guaranty for my future conduct he would have pledged
himself that without guile or deceit Yet sir, this re-
emanation from the Press that have SEEM charges
with every thing. charges with design to assass-
nae-whether person character, know not Nor do
know why the accusation made have never threat
ened have sought designed assa another and
all ask of my adversaes in life is that they will not attempt
to assassinate when my back is turned Hitherto have
all my adversaes who have arrayed themselves against
me with my 'front.'. .......
Well, sir retired into private life. Congress enacted
law reducing the sub agents salary Here an extract from
letter from Mr. Calhoun dated April 3d. 1918, in which
he gives Col Meigs notice of the fact:
Extract of letter from j. c. Calhoun, dated Depart
nent of Tar, ed Aprii, 1875" to COL Return J.
Megs, agent to Cherokees the Tennessee RUer, at
Rhsa Court House, Tennessee.
"S In pursuance of law passed at the late session Of
Congress directing the OF appointing Indian agents.
Sc Ito take effect from after the 18th instant and which
that all Indian agents shall nominated by Pres
dent appointed by with the advice and Of the
Senat appointed Indian agent the Cherokees on
ssYou will be pleased to notify this Department of your
cepance of said appointment and in Of
bond required by the law duly executed with the certificate
of the District Attorney other known and respectable
attached uciency Of the securities on the receipt
and approval of which commission will be forwarded
In anacng the business of said agency will be
by the instructions which have been given from
this Department under your former appointment.
n
your agency that their compensation liked five hundred
dollars year from the Goth instant and they will continue to
perform the duties heretofore assigned .hem."
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIR 4ugnSt "a, 1850.
certify the foregoing be extract taken from
L. LEE, Commissioner
Upon that inimation quit My salary had formerly
been equal to thirteen hundred dollars per annum was
reduced to five hundred dollars. Colonel Megs, in writing
to Mr. Peasonton the Fifth Auditor the l4h October,
1918, from Knoxville, Tennessee says, speaking Of me-
when he (Mr. HoUsros) received the Information Of
the alteration of the salaries &C. of the Indian agencies he
resigned his appointment subagnt and went to West Ten
nessee." "'
appears sir that after had retired 10 private life, was
exempt from annoyances, either fanced real The
Government owed pay first Geuenantom October 22d,
1917 March l 1918. My accounts had not been set
tied and appeared that the Indian account for that quar-
ter drew in advance Washington and that balance Of
dollars remained unpaid to the department.
For this the Government gave direction, where
abouts was learnedand had not retired to cone-to
for this amount of sixty dollars although at
the time the Government the Secretary of War, was
appzed by the forwarding of accounts that balance OF
several months pay due as first lieutenant The
suit was however, directed be instituted against forth
with, and remained for years under the charge OF being
deaulter, when have shown the Government was in my
debt hundred and seventy dollars Yes, sir and
this done, suppose, else know not Why upon the
principle that easier to crush the egg than to destroy the
adder might have been thought perhaps, that some day.
if were permitted, in country prosperous and well
adapted to enterprise and energy this, might make some
mark in history and that it was better to brand the YOUTH
then unbefrended other than by the unbough
manly offering Of great SOUL with the disgrace of defau
ter But, sir if this the idea, it was unavailing.
In 1921 when account had repeatedly been sent in for
audit and adjustment and when had debted myself upor
the face of it with sixty dollars without answering
at all order issued upon that apparent balance agans
me, which Mr.. Pleasonton writing the agent Of the
Treasury Department, from the Fifth Auditors Office De
cember TO- 1921, to Mr. Crabb, United States Attorney
Tennessee, says:
Houston place OF residence is said to be in the Western dis
trct of Tennessee"
Well sir the suit instituted, and what the result
In the time sir, had become Of some note.
was majorgenea of thirds Of the militia of Tennessee
and my canvassed before the people without oppo
stion for in Congress. The people kind the
were generous had associated with them in the hours
peril and days of trial. when forming wall of FIR
as frontier against savage enemy; and, sir not for
gotten in my days of humility. Then, sir the tables
turned On the 9Th Of April, 1922, Mr. Lee sent the fol
lowing order to Mr.. Pleasanon
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
SECOND AUDToR's OFFICE, .4brit 5, 1892
Sin: claim OF Samuel Houston late snbIndian agent
1887 having been sanctioned by the Secretary Of War