New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-30
GOV REFDER TO Mr.. COMMITS ISL ONER
MANIPENNY

To W N,syfEsSy conmi,si,su Of indian AEaivs.
SIR: On the 10Th OF January last, four contracts,
made with s. w. JOHNSON, for the sale of four tracts
OF land IN tais Territory, which had been gran ed TO
bslf-bieed Kansas indiana xere submitted to you IS
the head of the Incisn Bureau for report thereon,
with memorials Of the reserves praying ths. the coz
tracts igbt be Dfrmed and they allowed TO make
the deeds. These contracts were, for convenience
sake made in the lame OF jude Johnston, but IL
wss well understood hist Judge Gilmore Col. Isscks
and myself were equally interested. The grsn.ors
were Joseph James. Louis r spin and wife, Francois
Aubrey and wife, and Moses Belmssi and wife,
In your report TO the President Of Jsnury Is, you
recomu nd that these contracts be not conir ned
you allude 10 them as direpulable attempts OF
tain official functonsries 10 speculate in these lsads
you characterize them as having a denoralizng
"t,ndepcy upon The inhabitants Of the Territory both
{ Iudisns Ind shites"-you state tina, these pur
chases ere the resuls OF ~ stemsic plan 10 foresall
compe it On in the purchase aud monopoly, At low
prices of tbese reserves you shgoatize them as
maIk Cd b. "iDde,icacy ana improperly you IN
dtr'ske 70 quote from and irdorse as entitled 10 the
fullest orr oil" letter 10 which Il il said that the
erantors have been Cheated end at the close OF
your report you FAY tina they disclose condition
"of things among the Federal officers which, II not
"Iebukeo mutt soon produce a state OF deiDoraizs
tion in the Territory, the effects OF which will be ~
"lamenable az tie acts themselves are cisgrscetul
Ttis report OF yours you have gwen to the public,
in the ehape Of CONGRESSIONAL document, uader a
resolution # the House of Represent stiyes cAliag
on Your De fcr inform stcD which resolution
have ress n 70 believe, vac offered by yo3r pro-
curement UnoeT other circumstsDces, the law snd
the logic Of YOUR report would make beautiful asd
amH.T theme brit matters OF graser import excufs
the die cussoD. You have thas rssed al Issue be-
tween yoUIsef on the one hand, snd myself and three
of the Territorial officer on the other which must Do
se,ted lot in corner bu' in the full bsze Of day
ana before The whole public; sad II IL no sss grave
question thao whether, on the one hand, we are dis
honest 6ishoIorsbe men, guilty Of revolving fraud,
whether, on the o,o.r, you are vie aud uoscru-
Iulous slaIceIer who does not recognize the binding
obligations Of truth and jusce or toe sacre1Dsss Of
privste character. lor hsve publicly snd deiber-
sieiy aterieo the sd5 Of that issue, and no~ "a
Se nerste; publ :iy assert tbs otssr, aud before
l az done ~ith you Sir, intetd to do with my
ton what YOU have not attempted 10 do, and cannot
do with you,s-ssts bl.sh i, BY competent proof
controversy 0f tbs hind IL TO every man Of we'll
re uhtt mind and dscicy OF feep cost dsthste
fal occupstion-o the nnoceLt man who does not 70.
pei 1t win defiant indigestion, il is an mputston of
bare cowacce-to the man who grstuitously and
beelsssy proyokes it, is the ine.ceable brand of
Injustice, brutality and falsshOod. That you have
betp in this business, only the creGuous tool of other
ner who hove used you to traduce me, cannot alter
the course which my reputation aud sef'sespe;t IT.
qUre to pUrsue. IL tor their own purposes, they
have ouped you into a difficulty from which you can
lot be extrcsted, il IL 10 coccsrn Of mine. l AN
equally bouLd TO deend my reputsiion sgsinst your
feTocicuF a-5alt whether hat erccy l. t1e Tesut o.
ulioity or malice
AZ set-of 10 your sweeping charges Of fraud, |
viii, befoe coming 10 tie msi1 obi c. OF this letter.
state f. facts which 70, The present rest my
own assertion. Fhst b5Eev,r, slecge what sup
pose 10 sensin'e man viii deny that Individual by
accepting lubic office does not io;fei. hs right to
buy lands ara make pront CT them II he csn, pro-
yide6 Il vendor il fully CON peieLt 10 maosge bis
sfsns sna axe NJ Cwn bs'goiis, and no fraud, ie-
c g. CT misre, seutSton prscdceo upon him The
VITO deries this prop Ostlon snail not attempt to
COL viz oe b i welcome 20 believe what lie plesses
AID thsl undertake 10 such GA Xoiic !ask De 10 cup
Nv is deficiencies Of COnmOn ser Sc.
With tLis preface, assert tina. these vendors, wh)m
yo1 hsSe probably led lie publc To regsrd a. Wild
uriuiCrec sSvsges sre IN feet 90 psten % IN AZ
eye ileir Osn sfaHs e. yOs or Louis PApin u q
white mas shIeyd snd INTEL ent tTsnchman-
VITO spesks Ire French snd English well is quite st
home IN al the CrdinHy transactions Of life s1a 80
far from being Indian, that lie has hot the slightest
acmiIiure Of Indihn blood, and cannot speak the
lAneusee. Aubrey is precisely the same. and NJ
mere OF an Indisn then yourself. Their wives are
the dsus tters Of Louis G0ny Is French fraser snc
his Inoisn wte-quite as intelligent s. their parent
age ard station would iLsicsie and with whom
the French is their daily and domestic language
Joseth Jsnes is the son Of white father sad In
dian mother and with bis brother, the ned st,tss
INTERPRETER is snOng the most intelligent Of hli
tribe He les well Is Pspn, Belmsrd, and Aubrey
fcllovs on q moderate scale fNning and rsising
stock, buying ana selling when necessary, speaks
Erslish luoisn, sud, think, some French and =
cutie a. keen and shrexd in his bargains A. though
be we're full b!oo6ed white nan, instead OF hall.
breed, His coptrsc. with Us was made aiier several
DAYS reflection and full consultation vlte la oroinG,