The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-02

Pursuant g m m,eqaisitlon No; asa Of The SEQ
! retary OF War. dated llth August. l8s6
countersigned by tho Second Co,nptro.-
ler OF the Treasury and registered 6y the
Second Auditor For so doing this shall
be your warrant. i5.. s.a -. .g--I
Given under my hand and the seal tho treasury this
h day OF August in the thousand eight hundred
" " III IT, 3 81 u 'N'p''er K ]. w WALKER. "'
soih April. 1896 - ss.,so ls
Recorded
(coa"'er''sasdo ,. W. MccULLocH,
Comptroller.
Received for tho above warrant the following dr.h.
NO 1896 on Meohanc,' Bank, New York LEO Is
fPohgqkAN 70! 2 Y 5sH'jss 4 Rs.sscs. e
Here wasa solemn adjudication Of the validity of shIs
identical power Of attorney. and tho paymsn, of monsy
Under y This sdiadcaton and reception Of the powss
!. Gen; Gen. MsCaiia ssas Second Auditor III 1es
y Wm Medil. Commissioner of Indian Affairs. -
s. M. MscslIceh. Fist oOmp,1oer. paai "a ~ .s%
9 Mr.. Walker. Secretary OF the Treasury. -
Nor can il be pretended that ii made without obec.
o os the Gona the proe,. q .
ter OF the Chckasaws denying his signafure
.'Xnf. aaa On hs s'ss I e. z;
sa Win s ispsa . = on the din day. which reply
d hs apo e +. e
Nth ,nat reply flied Tue si,sr Of w. Stuart, d..d
and the party opposed Inc commissioner Sand rs.o
ned such the rline Of this very proe.s) showinx
contracts with the chicka.aws and conrmar Is. ..ms ms
for ish-ta ho.to and the portion OF the naon
stac,oy the Of Indsn Affairs and score
tay o. war may 20 proper hsre to obsove that In sd-
don to the confirmation Of this power Of attorney, aer
full examination by Stuart BY lab ho- -tppa 20
this civ and recognised y him .. h. .sen. hi:oya
power by direction OF Isaac Aberson chief o the ma
b.. ss
and uniformly recognised by the department; and, In
transacted similar powers But lsh-.a name
was not at all necessary to my powsr there are
lied majority Of them and six ou. of
ths seven had signed for themselves and pas
name, which necessary there BY I.ssc
former orcason, and as was informed by Up,hsw' ,hs
agent he was authorized by lhtahoo.pa consequence
OF his residing out of the nation eighty miles dissaat
es.sng to attend 70 It's affairs at a. events the eoalma-
to investigate the matter who approved my power Of
,o.ney ana & an my seas' I'M must be deemed conclusive Y
oiney, filed drew dollar money pom H. ana
Mo ssai hra ammlsa H. 70 The hroush
ho which the first intmation had that there
was any objection want OF the part Isaac
Albertson, chief nation subscribe hs name
As regards the orphan and incomPe funds
against Mr. Upshaw. the agent. Others know n0hin
Whatever never having had any connection with hoss
exhibited made upon in this case mskss
n duty TO show who charged with these irauds
port sscIssIy War; under date Of Mach i isss
the Senate, reply their REQUESTING nos.
nation IN relation TO the transfer OF the Chickasaw and
Chocsw orphan fund" Tais doc cument as well q. the
others in the Indian office, that tho great
these funds, with which funds had any agency
connexion whatever. 5'.al'' s4l'
This. and le show ,ha, most ,f no,
signed and passed and thre.
Of April is45 he says have never signed NOV s' .p
proved OF any paper recommending sale of the Chick
OF the sales" Yet in the document 70 erred TO- page
~, and numerou, others hle the department,
there are numerous papers signed by him, approving
Of these sales, with only three other comm listeners
The signatures are In th. forms Ish-sa ho.o ps. laaac
documents were signed by Isaac Alberson sh
to pA as he has charged and usual. and vsPs
sensed by the agent and commissioners hen Albert
son authorized his name to be placed my contscn Ia
November lsII This was done and Abertson placed
marx for sa ho-to pa openly and In the Of the
five other co nmssiones four chefs and headmen and
the agent who was also sab.c bng witne.s as
strong letter o the 18th of October, both of which will
be commented on hereafter. There is this difference
however, in my case, that there being in all but
commissioners, and the signature OF Of shesn
being all that required the other did subscribe tho
contract which therefore valid wnou, tho ssnaiurs
OF lsh-ta hoio-ps. But II he usage by which Aibsrson
was accustomed to sign pas be consd
cred cienl, these other documents which have
REFERRED showing the transfer OF the Chckasaw orphan
prove that the whole Of transfers. Sales payments
were void, being signed by out sslones only,
quired by express treaty provision, and Ish tnhoops
being OF them, the by which Abertson signed
his name be insufficient the whole OF those transactions
are invalid throughout the administrations of Van Buren,
and Tyler. 1gf4al
To illustrate more fully the power and duties Of the
missoners will refer TO the treaty and tho construction
placed upon H. and the practice Of the Of the
United States under IT, In 4h, 5tb 9Th, and arlcles
the treaty Of 1884, important special duties are assigned
them 'At least two should declare what Indians were
conpetes TO attend TO their business Cart 4h he agent
and three OF hem what lands unfit
(art 9th y list OF persons heads families be-
made out by the seven persons mentioned
to he certified TO the register apd receiver (a 6th ID "a
lory OF persons before namcd shall have
power recommend, for approval Of President the
Of the orphan lands, and certificate OF INA
jory OF the with the AGENT the procecds OF
sales may be In the fourth aics IND
the following q And the king, Levi Colbert and The
have signed this and whom
porant and Interesting duties pertaining the
nation assigned. die resign, emove, that
their people M AZ without bsneht Of hef seYvfoss
IL ~ stipulated tha often aoy vacancy happens by
resignation, the chiefs shall sone
discreet person OF their nson TO MI the occurring Vacancy
who, upon certificate OF quscaon dtscre,ion and
pahy by the agent shall bs appointed by Secrstay
War; wbereuPon he sha possess all the aufhority
ed to those who here m.d and the will
they with the OF the agent Secretary
War; may think right, proper, snd reasonable to be al
lowed" n1g
Here the national character Of the conm ssIoners
clearly pointed snc they he paid for their
''peops" by nston y and did receive
pay date OF their resignation, from the national fund
la light tuey were viewed M all business usnsactns
by government OF the Uaited Ss-s except whsn tnsfs
press treaty puiaon requiang the government
consulting commissioners These otncsrs
s business OF the nation IRON the oss
of tn. treaty date res'snnon MAJOR Arm
stroy in 6ls report soh Sepseber lss recognizes
them "Cnckassw chiefs, who nave tne sose son
ro OF the national land and IN his official report Of the
9Th of January lsAt he woaid r-tnark thai me