The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-31

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claimants nom obtaining large sums Of Indiaa money
the officers Of the army and leading feeState and pro-
slavery citizens depedang upon the Delaware lands IN
Kansas not only had denounced in indecent terms for
my resolute opposition their orcble iutrusions upon
the lands Of these helpless Indians but also succeeded in
deeply preudcing the head OF the War Department. and
add my troubles the complicated matters represented
by Lieut. Beae and Col Benton induced those gentlemen
to make a vigorous onset upon This last attack, 10
addition TO many others Of important character was
supposed be sufficient 10 my removal as an officer
loo inpraceabs conduct the business of important
branch of the public servce My removal had been asked
for and have to believe was strongly pressed but
nevertheless bid defiance to the several and united gangs
of spectators and punderer The public and unproyoked
assault OF Col Benton induced me TO break silence and the
exposure then made by in my reply to him scattered e
asalants After that my thorough exposure of Colonel
Benton he and the whole brood Of spectators ceased their
open upon They found my resolute defence OF the
Indians had awoke the attention and sympathes of the
people the Executive and Congress- and that war upon
my conduct in behalf Of the interests conded to my charge
would but make the object of their assaults still more appa
| rent
Gov Reeder who had proposed TO crush and frlghten
me with his pompous letter. suddenly changed his mind
The question Of whether he rogue, sanderer
which be had Proposed TO have Settled not in corner but
the full blaze of day and before the whole public sud
denly very unpleasant question. My reply to his
vana and which he had announced to the public he should
publish was suppressed After he had had aboua mont
wrote TO him demanding the tulhlmant OF bis pgoms~
that demand and his reply annex hereto Judging tromhe
close of his letter. think he becoming willing 10 have
the question between "sed ia a corner ats publica
ton has been delayed by absorbing matters which
have occupied my time D especially by the interpo
ston of gentlemen who showed disposition TO mediate"
&C. See the whole letter at the end of this is dated at
Washington, May 25, 1855,
Now notice Up to that date had satisfied myself with
esoutely doing my duty had abstained from visiting
the President knew his being filled with re-
ports to my prejudice but believed he would be just
and give hearing il he thought any of my official con-
duct of questionable character but whether not my
sense of rght-my pride if you w-would not allow me
to notice to him the conduct of enemies of whom had
poor opinion The papers, including the letter ofAgent
Clark first submitted to the President on the first Of
June or one or two days before. Still did not the
President On the I'd Sd of June was sent for, and
for the first time then conversed with him about these
habreed land specuations. The letter of Agent Clark,
here referred to- response and answer to charges
made against that officer to the President by Gov Reeder
| and which charges Clark notified Of In bic ,eter
making Them Gov Reeder said: IL" ask LAT Mr. Clark b
notified of these charges and to state in writing
whether he admits OF them and if the facts charged
are consder of removal and he should deny Them
VIII prove the charges to be true his denial of them to
filed with another incumbent" Mr.. Cark's letter was
by the Acting Secretary of the Interior by direction
of the President the 9th of June to Gov Reeder
| Easton
is therefore impossible for to be that President
Pierce rebuked me in January 1885, for censurng Gov
Reeders contracts for in the first place. it then
known that he was party to the fraudulent contracts
in the second place. had personal conversation with
/ the President either in January any other win
ter month, about these Kaw haf-breed lands; in the
| third place. the first knowledge had of Gov Reed
er's completely in the fraudulent contracts ! gained
! from his letter addressed to me on the Both of
March, 1855; and in the fourth place as the President
did not receive from either Reeders letter acknole
ing his completely Clarks letter of the 9th of May
(receiyed this Office the 2lst of Mayl proving on
him. until about the first Of June Governor Reeders ati
davit that the President told him early in May that his
conduct in purchasing Indian lands" "was all fair and
honorable cannot be true it is necessarily false like his
assertion in the affidavit that the President had said he
had "rebuked" me for Directing 10 Governor Reeders
frauds whereas he had not conversed with at all on
the subject AL the correspondence Of the Interior De-
partment State Department Attorney Generals Office and
of the Indian Office clearly shows that the President had
had information furnished to him prior to the first Of
June of Governor Reedes completely in the fraudulent at
empts to Speculate in these halfbreed lands Governor
Reeder letter New York Secretary Marcy when sud-
denly informed Of the charge pretended that had
already furnished to the President satisfactory e1pana-
ton Nor did he do so in his later full and final response
from the Shawnee Mission on the 26th of June 1855 IL
therefore, has all the appearance Of gtehougM and
such it is doubt that will sign contract as
distnre pites when in fact he secret party to IL
certainly be relied upon to prepare affidavit in de-
fence Of his character But in either case bis action should
| not be looked upon specimen Of virtue
Ny apology for this publication is TO be found in the
conduct Of the committee in receiving and printing in the
official document the audacous affidavit Of Anirew H.
Reeder affecting my official acts without calling me be-
| fore them referring the documents in Hr case
Having disposed Of the affidavit am done
| Respectfully,
GEO. W. MAkYPENEY
DEPARTMENT THE INTERIOR
| Office Indian Affairs May 90 1856
Sn In my letter Of the 27th April in reply TO yours of
the Both March last forwarded TO you at Easton Penny
vania agreesby to your request you informed that