The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-28

and received no answer 81 any vdescr non whss5Ser
Then il that addressed the resolution which passed
the Senate, and 10 which have answer from the
head OF the do get any answer drposins
Of these ptlsr sass..n the Second Auditors Office
Where are tfe5y why are they not brought forward IN
answer 10 the resolution
Well, again. we have not got all the information upon
the subject for understand that presden, Polk made
order requiring these annues to be paid 10 tbs ind vidu
Mr. EWING, lin his seat) He never made such an
Mr. TURNEY. The present Secretary Of the Interior
told me day before yesterday that he believed there
MIR EWING. He was mistaken.
Mr. TURNKEY, And have understood from other
sources that there was such an order,
Mr. EWING. Ii Is all a mistake.
Mr. TURNEY The Secretary may be mistaken, He
did not speak positively about H. inquired there
not such an order and he told me he believed there
was Now, that fact is not communicated to the Sen.
ate. II. I. ...
Mr. EWING There is such order.
Mr., TURNEY. The present Secretary OF the Interior
tells me there is such one, and repeat that under
stood from other that it is But get moth
ing from the Second Auditor. The senator from Ohio
knew very well to what officer TO direct his inquiry IN
order ascertain what had been done in relation TO these
Mr. EWING ii the senator will allow me, will
state that addressed private letter to the Second Audi
account OF the statement which was made IN the
Senate by the senator. was not an ohcal document
know official etiquette we'll to address letter to the
Second Auditor in relation to matters connected with the
Mr. TURNKEY Well, private letter TO thu Second
Auditor in relation private conversation OF with
him. and private letter was used before the Senate
Mr. EWING So was the private conversation the
M TURNEY. That private letter was paraded be-
That was all he desired. The senator only wanted such
information he could before the Senate The in
formation asked Of the Second Auditor in his official
capacity Second Auditor The letter was official com
munication and used as such do not complain OF
but say that cannot obtain such information, either
by my letter to the Auditor by my letter to the present
Secretary OF the INTERIOR by the reso uon which has
been adopted by the Senate can reach nothing IN that
Auditors office. All my of obtaining have been
exhausted, but it does not come and presume and
predict tba, if it 10 come, would get the order in
some of the which the Second Auditor referred
in his letter 10 the senator iron Ohio But 1t seems we
cannot obtain it, know moi how to obtain 1t, These
are the means which have esoItpd Tor the purpose OF
obtaining that information.
Now, have say the that, far from de-
string in residuary egatee. desiring par
tcipate the proceedings of the House in relation to him
sell and others, it very far from my object. my
views, my feelings. have none OF either The OBJ
men OF the senator from Wisconsin, which, in my ludg-
ment would protect the Indians against fraud and against
improper decisions on the part OF the department de-
sired 10 throw that guard and protection around the In
dans by the passage Of that amendment desired TO
make charges against nobody. made no charge against
anybody. And has II to this. that cannot speak,
and refer to what has been the practice OF The department.
without being construed into change against these off,
cers' Does the senator intend to communicate the idea
that II he had done Wnat alleged he mad dOne, tldl
therefore he would be guilty OF criminal act violation
of his duty? Would he construs it into charge against
himself or would he say that in doing he ad-
mniserng his department according 10 his best judg
men and acting good faith and with upright and
rect conscience do not understand that mouths
be sealed in speaking OF the judgment Of the
counting officers, that when happen TO speak OF
their erIings must be sci down that making
grave charges against them, and arragnng them al the
bar OF Justice Sir disavow any such intention either
that occasion the present. my single object was
procure amendment to law, in the future al
least to guard and protect the Indians.
Now, although the senator IRON Ohio reoiees al the
coming of this report from the Secretary OF the lne
Ior, have egre, that he has not given all The
formation | knew thai | was pointing TO the Second
Auditor my letter SO informed him. was looking TO
that quarter for information but instead of giving it 10
instead of sending what the Second Auditor referred
his letter the senator from Ohio saying that there
was great deal behind, many other cases found
he sends document, but merely statement 10
" hat has been the usual practice of the Indian buuau
Mr. EWING. The resolution to which the report be.
fore did not call Tor any documents II
simply called for general statement and tina, has been
received.
Mr. GWIN then addressed the Senate; but a report Of
his remarks is deferred
Mr.. DOUGLAS. ! regret the necessity which is i'm.
posed upon me OF saying one word on this subject 1
should have said word. but for the charges made
by the senator from Ohio aga'ns, the chairman OF the
ect committee IN the House OF Representatives. the
Inv esgaton to which he has referred The chairman of
that committee is from my own State and personal as
well as political friend; and so lar as any attack has
The senator from Ohio has charged tina, the committee
OF investigation suppressed important papers connected
with this transaction. -
Mr. EWING. | charged that the papers sup
pressed, and no, published know not By whom; care
not by whom. ..#..# INA. ... 3.
Mr. DOUGLAS. But The country would have under
stood, from the OF the senator's remarks that the
committee OF investigation had been guilty OF the crime OF
suppressng papers.
Mr.. EWING / think So .m...... ..# ~. s-'
Nt DOUGLAS The senator says be thinks il would
have been understood. That charge made some
time ago ia the New York Tribune specifically, and very
senator from Ohio The chairman of that select commit
tee the next morning the House OF Representa-
and read that charge, and pronounced TO be fasehood
from beginning TO end, and the author OF il a calumni
aor He charged that il a direct violation of truth
in every particular That denuncaiion made then in
the House OF Representatives. went into the debates OF
the House there the minority well the majority
of the committee present there were the political friends
OF the senator well the political friends of the chair
OF the committee presents and with that direct de-
NAL denuncaton hurled IN their teeth. not OF
them pretended 10 intimate that the charge was true.
The chairman OF that committee, the majority OF the
committee, there ready 10 meet any face TO
face who dared TO insinuate that such thing true
am instructed TO say that the majority OF the COM
report the House OF Representatives accompanied with
all the papers
The following are tho proceedings of the House OF
Representatives OF the ith September, $780, TO which Mr.
DOUGLAS Tefouedi. . .a..#" ~
''Mf. RcilARDsos from the select committee appointed
under the adopted by the House OF
ves the 21d Of pr $780, made report thereon,
CON panied by the following resolutions, Wis
kssovsd That the pa the Secretary OF the la
Of the Jmi nj