New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-04

.r..nnos suproae 4 would be received and seee1
s.ahou, being in writing. AZ 'eas' y mus nav
cnisrrn and ehspe, end even thouzh NAV COY ku2w
nv sccuser i is not 900 muca bns ", -, ,py
imzxrued OF the particular act whcn an charged
"a h.v;og comm,t.ed, and the particular law l am
,tsrped with having vicio'eo' - -, ~,
Agent to which lon Ter ne ma 'o os is dim
rsonc;as be indulge ia much general vituperation
h;cb cannot for a mo rent suppose You wish 70 no
bee and the only matter 10 which can Judge that
o,, General illusions can apply Ia an allegation mat
= October le54. Fwth other. procured claims 70
30 marked upon the Kansae HalfBneei Reservations
Ir reply have only 10 say, that "a stated u untrue
IN Oc.oter s54 several getileIn.0, incu ling myself
b.opebed to DC at the house Of MIR Ehs0n, IN por-
to OF the Territory Wit, which we we're entirety
scqusiniad and had never seen before Beng m
fo1ned that desirable claims were 10 be ha1 10 me
VICINITY pon lands open 20 precmouon we re'Iuesel
Tint he wOuid marx them out for us, ahd KNOWING
sf tho ansss Half Breed lands were In the vicinity,
bat utterly ignorant of their hnes, we requested nun
carefully to avoid enierns upon then as we hSl no
desire 20 trespass upon these resfVauons, ana hhs"
rerfecly well that the marking OF a clam upon an e1-
i,;no yese-v.toa would be utterly rultess aud nuga
tory resulting IN the loss Of our labor without the least
chance Of benefit
M, EIIitcn rrof seed 70 know the lines, and assured
us be would avoid IL Sc reserves we left before the
saims were markell aod have never seen them since,
por do now know where they were made. do not
believe thst Mestrs. Ellison and Kramer made them
upon these rcseTvaODs or If hey do am satisfied
hey did Il il mistake Of the lines. Finding that we
could rot perss ally occupy them, and that without
occupancy we could not acquire title 70 them, we
abandoned all oea Of them, and have never looked
after them from the day they we're made.
That eBdeGvored to retain this claim, add advised
an intrudoT to leave it, is untrue.
II il true in a conversation with one Of the gentle
men whom Mr.. Clark encouraged TO 20 on these land-,
| ssccTtanec thai he wss upon section for Which we
Rad contracted, and irorroed HIM thu. he could not
possbly o., ure any tile tbeIe-that If We contracts
were confirmed by the President could not allOs
setters 10 remain thare he thei inquired If he colld
lot slso contract for tract and e,ated to him thn'
there was # the reserves who hgd for some time
been off ring to sell his section at - per acre. and
the President approved contracts, he could with
sut doubt purchase that section.
This conversation was, 4 thick, an the month OF
February last aud 20 ior from attempting 70 Induce
the gentleman 70 leave my claim o. take another for
himself distinctly Informed him thai 1t was impOs-
sble for on, man TO acquire, by settlement or pre-
empton any interest or tue TO any Oh these reserva-
tons.
Mort Of the statements have made 10 this com nu-
pication uTe clearly proven by the dispositions and
pauers now before the President Those which not
ard psrticulary my statement in regard the matters
char cd in the letter Of g. w. Clark, establish
beyond all cav by the testimony Of most unexceptiOn
able witnesses il necessary.
Cannot conclude this letter without again VI ying
upon yourself and the President, matter Of the
simplest Justice, demandable by the bumbest MAJ in
the community that should be Informed of the par
culBr act TO which exception II TAKEN aud the partc
uar aspect in which IT is considered GU pablo, aud if
any law or regulation Is violated, what that law or
regulation if. cannot suppose that the President has
any desire 20 avoid rule necessary 10 correct aud
conscientious discharge of bis duty, aud i0dis
pensebe to the excupa Of the most innocent
man. and the absence of which, above all things, is
calculated to bring the Innocent aud the guilty iuto
tht same category aud therefore ask in the fullest
confidence that it will not be denied
am, very respectfully Jour oJt .srys9t