The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-31
a Letter.

The following letter We find in Bos-
ton exchange. As it contains matters of
general interest to our readers we copy it
as we find it, without comment. 1t is
dated Kansas Territory, Feb. 10, 1856,
and purports to be written to gentleman
in Boston:
''The Washington correspondent of
the St. Louis Republican, in his letter of
the 9th inst, makes charges against the
officers of the army stationed at Fort
Leayenworth, and also. against the Ex-
ecutive of this Territory, that they have
infringed upon the rights of the Indians,
as well as committed frauds upon them J;
charges which neither be nor his inform
ant, Col. Manypenny, can sustain. 1t is
true that that sapient functionary travel
ed through Kansas last summer, to hatch
up charges against Majors Ogden and
Maclin, and Capt. E. F. Hunt, and upon
hearing few 'scock and bull' stories,
gotten up against them by one who bears
them no good will, returned to Washing
ton and urged upon the Secretary of War
that they be Immediately cashiered and
dismissed from service. Col. Davis, as
he was in duty bound to. notified them of
the charges brought against them, which
was considered by Col. Manypenny dis
respectful to himself. He would have
had them tried and condemned without
their knowing word of it. On hearing
the charges, they demanded that an in
vestigation of them be made, and insist
ed that the Commissioner should bring
them to trial; but he has not seen fit to do
SO, and it is currently reported that he is
insisting that Major Robinson, the agent
of the Delawares, shall stepinto isshoes,
and become their accuser.
"In Justice to themselves they make
this demand, and he who first made the
charge, should be compelled either to
sustain it, or leaye.h his position.
"With reference to the letter written by
Gen. Whitfield, the Kansas Delegate, who
was then an Indian agent, and his charges
against Gov. Reeder, l need only say, that
they are not true, and the General mere
ly wrote what were the reports given out
by certain would-be great men upon our
border, who arrogate to themselves the
right to dictate to US. Its not true that
Gov. Reederremaiaed at Fort Leavenwerth
but FIVE days, and then went into the Ter
ritory to buy land claims, and have
Others made 1t is not true that he pur-
chased Kaw half-breed CLAIMS at half their
value. 1t is not true that he made thir-
teen thousand dollars on this land paying
So for each foundation, nor has he made
a single claim anywhere. But it is true
that, in company with a number of gen
tlemen, he purchased Kaw half f-breed land,
for which they paid double the amount
paid by other persons who purchased.
And here permit me to say, that the Kaw
halfbreed Indians, he talks about, are not
Indians, but keen, shrewd trading French
men who are married to half-breed wo-
men, and know the real value of their
land, and are as capable of making con-
tract aseither --or Col. Manypenny.
"There appears to be concerted eff
fort upon the part of certain editors and
their correspondents to break down the
Governor of Kansas; but that effort will
be fruitless. He is the last man in the
Territory who would wrong any man,
much less. the Indians, and we hope he
viii insist that these charges shall be In
vestigated, as they are made by man
occupying high position" C.