The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-24


the condemnation Of bis accounts w&s AcsuA'sd Dy
Ansaiscep 49,
Why, in the Of all that is honest should have
apal,eT against Mr. Beale7 Did not just reSoutcy
resist the illegal efforts the far influential charnA-
,srs at IeayenworhY Did the executive and Judges OF
kansas Territory did you yourself go un1esssd IN
Of Kansas As night in each OF those cases ana
sustained by law and the regulations made IN Pursu
aucc thereof aud by the spulaons OF the treaties and
was therefore able battle the efforts OF each OF YOU and
10 protect rights Of the Indians which you were trying
to invade, why not inpnie malice in these cases
So in the case of Mr.. Beale Why should an honest
com panee both with the law and the regulations on my
part be held up the world evidence OF nace to-
ward with whom had but very recent and very
slight acquaintance The charge nonsensiea have
sir uniformly resisted from all quarters and from ali en
the wonderful efforts which have been made TO improperly
obtain Indian lands and Indian money; and In passing
upon have insisted aud shall continue 10 insist
upon wing supported by proper voucherssuch as
will reasonably fulfil the regulations made for my guide
and which require that the express nature OF the pur
chase or specifically stated possible Now
sir some call this duty, others malice. leave
10 the unbiased opinion Of my feilow-ci,xens as to
which is the proper. From an old claims agent
such you are whose designs upon the Indians
the treasury often becomes my duty to defeat can
not reasonably expect very strong affection Men han
died by the criminal though lightly are not
apt to love them very exrAvagany hence, SIR 90 not
behave you love me- though il in this regard am mis-
taken, beg your pardon
against me- shall try to show how unreliable are all
your satemsnts and leave the people TO decide whether
such the result Of passion premeditAton In either
case ought not to suffer.
shall 6rst show that your statement Notwithstanding
1t is backed by vouehsx that the material products
created by the Indians under Mr. Beaes supernendence
have value Of $9S several times larger than the
truth and further that you, SIR knew what the public
did not that of the principal signers OF voucher
Cooley had been charged in statement officially trans
mtted to the Indian Office 10 the fall of 1852 by Mr. Beale
with having obtained before that time 52s head OF the cat
tie delivered to the Indian agents, Barbour and Johnson
by Col j. c. Fremont the river San joaquin, to be
improperly appropriated and disposed of by him. the said
Cooley You also knew that at the date Of my examine
ton OF the Mr. Bee this official report of his
remained and yet remains in the Indian office uncontra
dicted by any official statement from him. You
further knew that Beale took this into the public
ploy with this charge far is known being
planned and without the 52s head of cattle being
reclaimed and that by Beales orders 400 head OF cat
tie purchased the LIST Of March, 1853, from this
luan Cooley, and his voucher taken for the sum of
4 $4,000 for the price thereof You also knew that
Beale had, his return to California; and prior to the
transmission Of his accounts requested Cooley to fur
nish him with the receipt of his partner associate
in lieu thereof which Cooley and he filed with his
You knew that the facts ia relation to the purchase
and the exchange or vouchers disclosed my
naon of the accounts and that suspended the voucher
among other reasons for Mr. Beale 10 explain why he
paid authorized Others to pay Cooley or his partner
$4,000 cattle with notice Of the fact that Cooley had
obtained head of the cattle bought by government
from Col Fremont and what evidence there that the
cattle bought OF Cooley not part of the identical
| 528 head You knew that Mr. Beale never explained
these things to this office Yet this cattle receiver
tie seller you have the bring forward prove
the dscredt Of the officer who suspended the
voucher for explanation Several other of the signers
the late employees of Mr. Beale and among his accounts
vouchers their appear receipts for large
Of money paid them for services and otherwise and
of their attached the vouchers certificates
for the issues Of property which vouchers and certificates
before for my official action, and of which,
for reasons stated and in my opinion valid were suspended
whether the sgEers OF your voucher interested
disinterested dependent independent the which
you have attempted to palm off on public reliable
an1 so val n bN
the printer to be filed for future use false all Here
/ is that part of it containing the estimate
We the undersigned being disinterested persons here
by certify and make the following voluntary statement
That have been the Sebastian Military Reserve
TETON valley, and examined the work done that place
by the Indians under the superintendent OF r. F. Beale
superintendent Of Indian affairs and that estimate the
value Of the wheat acres) raised in the large field
thirty bushels per acre57ooo bushels at 60 pounds to
the bush is 1920 900 pounds at 20 per pound the
| lowest price i; could he delivered here. 1854 900
| BARLEY, 400 acres, at 20 bushels per acre--8,000
bushels, at 40 pounds to the bushel is $4,000
pounds at 20 per pound. ............. 7e,soo
iWheat, l51 acres, raised at the different
/ cherias, at 80 bushels to the acre, is 1880
| bushcls-at so pounds to the bushel is 27l,-
800 pounds, ut 20 cents per pound $4,000
| Corn. lI6 acres, at 80 bushels per acre, is
| $3.50 bushels--45 pounds to the bushel, is
l67O40 pounds at 20 cen per pound....... 334OS
| "Beans, rs acres, Al 80 bushels per acre, is 500
/ bushels--at 60 pounds to the bushe, is 3d.
600 pounds at 90 cents per pound. 5000
Pumpkins squashes, watermelons and cab
/ bage-3oo acres, at $50 per $4,000
Turnips 10 acres at S25 per acre............ $50
" Two thousand plants in the nursery, including
! grape vines, pears, orange, fig, pomegranate,
peach apple, and cherry trees............... 5000
Ditching around fields ten miles, 3 feet deep
and feet wide average ST. per yard........ 1900
/ 'COrn, 300 acres raised at the different rancho
rias, at 80 bushels per acre, 9 600 hrshe's- at
| 40 pounds to the bushcl, 4sz,ovV poalds; at
40 cents per pound. .................... s6,40o
" House and outbnildngs occupied by sub
agent, clerk and men employed, SO feet front
and 20 feet deep, and walls Of yard......... 5000
! Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9SlSl8n
Now, sir, look at that first item 1854 900 Don't laugh
| sir pray you!
You and know, sir, that the apprasement stand
fire. We know that it is transparent humbug as any
know If many people will beliere that the value of the
material products is correctly placed at $oslss Cam
didy sir, would You have thought of imposing such
estimate upon the people if had supposed that
the attacks upon Of the operators Leavenworth the
vtuperatons and buscr Of the parties attempting buy
the kaw lands the camor and abuse of those who
after the annues Of the Menomnees and other Indians
the assault of NJ Bea aided by the press the interest
each Of these SETS addition your editors Missouri
had broken down my spirits impaired my influence and
90 ciosede public that would not dare attempt to
pose thing however gross which you chose submit
Yet you dare resist them ALL and would oppose them
though ten times and have doubt but
that the administration and the country will thoroughly
sustain in all honest efforts protect the Indians and
the treasury from the fierce and organized efforts
spoil both, and in requiring of the discussing officers Of
the department reasonable compliance with and reg
uation in the rendition OF their accounts But were nm
sustained by solitary human being, long am in
trusted with the administration of Indian affairs H not
allow the Indians to be plnndered OF their lands