Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-23
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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RAD ADMINISTRATION.

= Col, il sneech os Two hours in the u S. Senate
Monday arragned the administration for par'icua
j; ,m;ason and commission, and made outs suoie
,,;ncd The transactions out Of which gre" 'e''' - ..
,... drawn on the government by Indian aee"'' -
o ,,d NOW living under pro,es-all going - s"0" '''
h blame 10 n rest somewhere for looseness n'esu
,.,r,,,o,rc, of expenditure. These agents. nc sa'a,
.o,, authority of law and upon an appropriation VI
- so5 OOO contracted debts win ci'zens OF oa'oha
" ~, n,es 70 the amount Of nearly million of dol
.. j,.fs for the amount which were not paid. He
|",I I'M, ,he money was uselessly and wantony and
.I,w,s,ed and in such manner TO be extremely
,o - The welfare OF The Indians and of The citizens
cIf,rnia He complains that the administration nei'h-
insured nor removed these men, but permitted one VI
reurn and resign He insisted that the act OF lezo
,us,ify such contracts these, and that 'hey are
lsnely Illegal
rh ALLOWING is the SKETCH in the Republic, OF Dr.
speech reviewing the expenditures made oy the on-
,he uartermas,ers Department, in California, since
Ihe IN March, loi9:
n, G. commented upon the expenditures made by inc
40 6s,arrmrnt on account of the military escort wich
"nmnan;ed Mr. Collier 10 California when on MS way
- ASSUME the duties o! collector. Also the lar eA
,;,nr.s occa stoned by sending expedition TO the SAT-
axe 10 oring the private property OF "snsiaI o f"0 @
b,n appointed ndian Agent 10 the Salt Lake ana was
m (,a,i,o.nia from that place 10 California lhls en-
80 COS, sIuO OOO He cited pher instances OF eXpen
E:ue By the Quartermas ets Depatsme Me % e @ bo
",,y,aan, and reckless. He particularly dwe upon .he
.n,are of $3.50 0C0 for transportation &c. OF an ateu
[,a;, 10 accompany The commissioners apponteo oy te
|G,ss:nm. treat with the Indians OF CalhoI",a M n "a,
b.,ys! The Quartermaser's Department rom al iespon
Giy lyinp the whole blame on the hlgher AUTHORITIES
Z; s Government He treated the acts OF Inc Govern
.n nce March, lSi9 as the acts OF one continuous au
&c;r::;ation. 80
a. enarked the fact that while this bill provided Tor the
m.n nf The deficiency Tor the Qnartermasers Depart,
mi stoned by the expenditures for the escort of he
,,n commits Ssioners which escort was iurnlsheo oy lie
,.. NJ ,ad commissioners, while the same time the
.acs made by those commissioners with me clt1ens o
yrnia for supplies &C., for themselves and inc lnuidns
:o;ay repudlasd and their drafts protested ~ .ne pe
,c,n; He suid the appropriations made by Congress
,b rynenses OF ,le Indian commission amounted 10
m and the amount of the drafts drawn by the commits
mes over and above the appropriated by Congress
r.. ,r as could be ascertained, over SioUUuu
He ask why those Indian commissioners mao NOT oeeh
dismissed They had negotiated several treaties whlcn ley
,s now executing, and ye not one OF these treaties haa
kn sent 10 tho He attributed the loose and lavish
in The army the fact that in lS49a military
tn:;ain who had civil recommendations OF quallhca-
,r. for the office made President Such precedent
b sfg1sd, should not be followed
r Presidential fsurinss in the Richmond Enqu noted
nt ,hs the Richmond Enquirer speak. only par; Of
'..a Itrlpora :DU!an.tr, &c.
Thcs writes "N." from Washington to the Baltimore
Eun We notice the statement only TO correct the absurd
Impression that responsible Tor the Fresoenual
urnrs referred TO- We have over and over again, de-
that lake ground for or against any OF the can
resolved do equal and exact justice 10 a
(aa support with all zeal and power the nominees OF
H. E,l,mo,c Convention We have allowed The friends OF
vi he candidates the largest latitude in presenting the Claims
their vori,es upon the people so as TO enable 'he
BODY arrive proper conclusion as 10 'he aecsoho
i made In no instance however. have we in the least
Inpfs wp n
Ssnonsibe for hem We that will not be necessa.
Drenhv often published.