Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-04-14
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years for the last half century. The
most prominent among them, were
the Galphin and Gardner claims, with
both Of which our readers are falnil-
lar But these are eclipsed, if posi-
bic, By the details of one that has
just come to light. 1t was conspm-
mated BY Gov. Ramsey, and the Off
Gals Hnder him, to whom we're en-
trusted a very large sum of money,
by the government, to pay over to
the Indians Of Minnesota. in compli-
.ance with certain treaty stipulations.
The amount pocketed by these off.
Gals, in this case, is 100000.
1t seems that they robbed the
Indians in a double form. They
first obtained the money in specie
/ from the government, and exchanged
a large sum of il for spurious paper,
the Bank Of America, pretending to
be a n Institution at Washington city.
This they took out to MINI esota,
and paimed upon the unlettered In
dams as good money, which they
can not get rid Of at any price = the
agents themselves refusing to touch
it. This was one part of the swim
die, and one source Of profit to the
Infamous officials; for it cannot be
] supposed that they exchanged coir
/, for utterly worthless rags, without
getting an immense premium fol
t the former. II
They robbed them by another pro
' cess. They provided fictitious claims
j for which they obtained money from
: the chiefs, in the name Of the tribes
r after first making them drunk, and
e depriving them Of the ability to taxi
t care Of their own interests. An,
. then they paid money in certain
d amounts, and fraudulently got th
n Indians to- sign receipts for much lar
4 ger sums, and themselves divide'
j, and pocketed the differences.
I'll 1t is charged that these infamou
# transactions were known at Washing
: ton, and that all the evidence wa
q before the President and the Super
> intendent of Indian Affairs; but n
/ action was taken to compel the cul
y prits to disgorge, nor we're any move
! ments made to bring the matter be
; fore the people
. But the foregoing is not all
From various sources, we have gath
ered details of matters at Washing
= ton city, some Of which are facts
and some possibly, fancies.
! The Philadelphia Inquirer, a stat
: wing paper, expressed itself shocke
{ at the corruptions developed in til
Fillmore Cabinet, and detailed then
thus;
an certain cases aud u ndcr Gel
tain circumstances, officers Of th
. government pay clerks . particul,
!, Iamount Of money, and receive re
e ceipts of vouchers for a large amount
e In one instance, a lad of si&ted n wa
IS appointed to a post, and Fcc4ipte,
! for a thousand dollars per annuls
while $500 Of that amou at wer
I transferred TO some flvorite in tn,
+ Department. 1t seems that the la,
0 was appointed on the death Of an in
5 solvent father, and with the object @
d assisting i dependent family. AM
!, this has been the custom for years
Mr.. Letchcr said that case ha,
been brought to his nowledge. il
: which il clerk, employed in one 0
RI the bureaus, agreed TO pay five hun
G dred dollars of bis salary toa lady il
G Pennsylvania, the sister in-l4w of
thigh officer of I he government. Oh
making inquiry, he was informed tha
where clerk was appointed v lilo hat
a mother and sister, the appointment
J. was made on condition that portion
t Of his salary should go to their sup
Q port. ~.
n "But this is not all. 1t seem.
. that the census bureau, under that
: delectable Mr.. Kennedy, is also alive
! with corruption. A letter from
| Washington says he appointed a
r nephew of his to a clerkship, a mere
boy and found him wholly incompe-
tent to discharge any Of the duties
Of bis Office. He then gave another
applicant for Office his nephew's place,