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

s,l,au ia la psynAaI Of money nader provisions,
drs uss IsaAs vrH1 pHSa1a "a ssrd. both these funds.
embraced Ia The clause Of THIS consc ana 5000
poronal amount bsog the same. and the principle il
vpvrt rirr game, sTtrs sto, Comma s-eaer decdvd In
cont e. .hosn BY q M ofAnsa.1
1896 beioie given and was esorpcd oy .n. ao' ana ma
aapdles,loo u bis 2wa IRON eons~ss."s 10 "
The quotes the I'd section Of the act OF The
sd Of Mssoh ls47 namely rb. " all exeon,ory contract,
and entered into by any Indian or tho Psymsn. o.
money goods sh. DO deemed and hold 70 be noll and
void. and Of binding effect whasoe ver" IL ~ond be
enough into, and hat could
have. and intended 10 have any Se,o.Peoys
operation TO invalidato An existing co1uac bnth has 20
application pfospocnvsy to case hike ths whena solemn
the commissioners and unctionaIes who should bino
nation and conduct its affairs No law could set aside,
was sscasissIy applicable. no, 10 ossi fanotoo. AREA
designaed by treaty, butte individual iadlans dealing 10
any previous practice in relation TO such fanconares
the contrary, tho practice had been directly other
missioner Of Indian Affairs. including the decision to
which have before referred of very commissioner
with the Chckasaw comm ssioners. which Is now con
H. then, tho Commissioner OF Indian Affairs is Of
issioners .ha be deemed valid iunconary
consider just and equitable, he himsel by his own
official act has affirmed the justice ana validity Oh
contract. au.
vial now. briefly possible, review the arguments
the opposing counsel fortunately IN this
Case their charges, doncened shown TO
be false By the record. e the ooanisy The .. cha.ss IT,
celled) Obtained uadeI tho administration OF President
Tyler ths Of S7s72 o. and then Withdrew that co
tract from files OF the treasury. Now, this statement.
the records is false Ia every particular This was
claim for ntse. due by The Agricultural BANK o. aa,s
en, through the Eovarnmsn. OF s ,. u"sd sso
WA. Ct ~ and =: such he
treaty, OF the fund He written opnlon
Of and ah h saad wsi asa
Second Comptroller who, concurring IN oPinioa with see
etary Spencer, decided favor OF the claim and OF us
alndeF disftu
attorney, executed by the Chickasaw com Missionsrs. ~
eeed .b., decision o. .ns second Aud,or and Sec
ond Comptroller Judge W Wilkins, then Secretary oi war
~. n.,d 10 ns ia January. is.5 on the warrant OF Judge
Bbb, then Secretary OF tue Treasury a Gt.a -
sioners to dr. that now, and ever has
NAMED iils among the papers with the Second auditor
which wa. ne vsr on any Of govern
ment presented 9th ne'uol and NO money
dra attempted Ia be drawn thereon Here,
them are Two convicted
by records Rrst that this money was drawn on ths
gene power OF attorney Of November, 1874
and second ihat that contract was Withdrawn The
es oil the This alone should stamp the rock
other aIsehoods which are s stfocious. The
He Is. the claim for 80 3O 10 was presented At
.pS aa
out the knowledge Of tho Oon nissonef OF ladisn At
e.. that il wa. presumed for paymsn, the whois
o. this is shown 70 be utterly false and tue feyens
fore referred to by me, aud imboded in this ,
ment Ths claim, it has been shown, with this iden
tca power and now in controversy attached to IT,
went before the Second Auditor required by the
2Oh April, 1886, by whom allowed, and contract
be valid, in August lSs6 In the month
u went second Comprolef. by whom the Of
the Audor confirmed and the contract sustained IL
then went 10 the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs by
action Of the Second Auditor and Second Comp
troer affirmed and th. contrac, declared valid by
report the Secretary of War, OF the lih August 1916,
for the payment Of this money; whereupon, Secretary
Marcy ai.,nea the claim and contract by issuing HI.
uy for its payment 10 my assignee under this
was accordingly paid so much for the a.rociou
the Commissioners OF ladian Affairs. The charge TO-
:. ys 70 OUT Of the p E.
War Department into the possession OF Dr. G~n" Now
tmae collision the officers of War DE part
and myself u the records show, that this
dian Affairs but it Infamous alsekood tina, twas last
traced out OF that any other Office into my posse.
the original p.per should remain on a. e IN ahs ocs
/ IL the interest OF those who opposed tue pay
ous din. v. obseauen,y made BY them Now in point
Of tact, not until January 1850, that the original
month, .he stdsys 81 Mt corcosan was made upon the
copy and fled Now that copy 10 not only provedb The
.na vac, oopy Of .Ss olsns b. s.mse
the witness 70 signsiue Mr Bnterworth was district
under Ss Of Mr. Van nen H
signature we'll known to many members oil Congress- add
Soo"m.n,. ss d,.r,c, a,ornsy, now on IN. To
Az oay, herewith inert Mr.. Butterworhs aida Wit,
or about the 9th of March, 1876 the rsqaes of
William NJ Gwin carefully compared the contract OF
said Gwin with the chiefs. commit soners, and hesden
OF the Chckasaw ton with copy OF said contract pre-
by said Gwn and found said copy be and
signed the following csrhcec Of the correcnessoi the
upon said copy; Il do hereby cey that the above
I. literal and copy of which vii.
liam NJ Gwin has signed his name, AS Witnessed by me
| a.t a1zn "SAM. r. BUTTERWoRfH'"
"Tbe city and county Of New York Before me, Neil
Gray, issioneI oil deeds this day personally APP
pc red the above f. Buuerwofth, who, being sworn
that the foregoing statement and cs,,hcae True
| "SEIL GRAY,
"Commiss onet OF Deeds"
Fortunately however for the OF truth and justice,
in May, 1886 addition the copy by Mr. Butter
worth, add,onal precanrion took another copy OF
the original contract which copy was certified as oiows
by A. d. Woodbridge, eco deputy postmaster at New Or
.ans, wber. the original mailed at that office TO Mr.
CoTcornDia
"Nsw ORLEANS Posr Oyvios,
~ March q. 1886.
81 hereby certify that the within document is an eIact
copy OF orignss this maed In this Office by DR.
w NJ Gwin late OF the State OF Mississippi, now Of the
the house OF Corcorsn Riggs, bankers Washington
~ "a WOODBRIDGE,
"Assssnt Postrnnser."
The signature of Mr.. Woodbridge, who IL chief
OF Lousana, IL we'll known, aad can be ids'ti-
becomes ioul insnusuon that the copy
by MI Cotcoan not be uno copy OF the original
To show however, the reckless audacy Of these charges,
attempt is subsequently made by these parties
that identical executed fact, but
until after the Of the comm ssioners. npW
another cbntxe, which will show to be equally
contract OF ls4a consequence tho protest OF Mr. Up.
the Chckasuw aen', o the l9th March. l846 Now
this known heard oil, Bfyan
and associates until long original coniract
hsen nd he tnIon IN