The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-28
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UP democracy "a Cover for Crime.
LFrom tue Nashville Patriot ofJuly Ill

!, up Democracy "a Cover for Crime.
II From tue Nashville Patriot ofJuly Ill
EpiroRs OF THE PATRIOT. oT.-Gentlemen:---I was
suprised the other day, by the announcement
in the newspapers, that Samuel g. StaDbaugh
had been appointed Surveyor General OF Utah
CeStanly no government eau prosper when
such men ale appointed ond placed in the i'm
porinnt Offices Of the country.
Mosi CLEARLY Samuel &. Stambsugh is entitled
to some notice al the hanis Oi the General Gov
erIncni, hut those who knew the facts were
looking lor the announcement OF his arrest aud
imprisonment, iu5tead VI promotion to Office.
Aud now il Mr.. Buchanan wW Promote such
men rs Slombaugh who happens to De u good
ID mocrsl. tha public ought " know some facts
which have not ye, been published.
On the yth day OF Aptl, 1915, Sam'l Siam
baugh sppearcd before q. e. Washington aud
s H. Mason. who were sitting as Board oi
Commissioners at Fon G. bsOn Tor the udjudl-
cation OF Indian claims under the Cherokee treaty
ot 1888 IS, Ms the attorney OF nine Indians
nnmed US was alleged "Susn." ckoo wce,'
Arley." 0J-lah.tuh-l. .Oos-ky," "Lan.ta chee,'
Big Drum" Lz.y," " iungy.' ani "Sin.
wAn.chce" who it was represented 10 the Com
missoners were the grandchildren and only
heirs OF John Slunake--a white nnn--and his
wife, " h.luh.try,' a Cherokee lndnn, aud
th,t soid John Shumaks in right Of his wio had
made reservation Ol $40 acres OF land in the
Cherokee Nation, under the treaty OF 1917 that
said reservation was well improved, aud worth
at least twenty dollars per acre, thai il was on
the Tennessee river, at place called Crow
Town, aud It Yves greatly enhanced in value by
a ferry on the river. aud considerable village
which had sprung up on the reservation that
Shunakr sud "Cah iah lah.try" had both died
on the ressrv aton, aud that in 1873 their chill
dten aud grand children (tho petItioners) had
! been driven from the reservation by the white
people. and therefore the demand was made
against the General Government for ths value OF
! the land.
Mr.. Stambaugh in person superintended the
Investigation before The Commissioners, and then
introduced several Indians as witnesses, 10 wit.
Pigeon, Fodder, and Ut.twaw wee, by whom be
proved as reported TO the Commissioners by all
interpreter, that Cah-tah lAh.try had lived on
the land lOnJ before Jdcksons treaty that she
had SIX children before she married &hnmake aud
one nller she ina1iel him, that Shunikt was
white mnn AMI made The reservation ip right oi
his vile, who was full -bloOdcd Cherokee aud
that the reservation was on the reunrssee river.
Mt or near the confluence OF Crow Cree hat
the petitioners were the granl children of Cab
tat-ldh try, und that John Shumuke aud CAh
luhldh.try were both dead, that Cah.tah-lah try
died on visit TO P'geon's and that Juhr Shn-
make died on the rscrvatiun--lh, the children
aud grand -ChidIen remained on the reservation
un'il they were driven oil by the white people
= il 1888
Unirr the proof, the Lain Of The Inliins was
I allowed and certificate Issued showing that sad
Indians re entitled to receive from the United
States seusR thousand sir huldred and cigI ty
a0llurS q 69J) Thus allowance or award Was
made % March, lSl7
But here difficulty occurred The War De.
rAr,ment, on the Isl day OF October, 1916. hid
made an order i0rb dding the payment o money
due to lnddns on pjUtr of dttOrhGy and requi-
ring the payment 10 b. made 10 tile lndians IN
5 person. Now, thi, was serious matter, Tor
5 Mr.. SDombuugh had what purported TO be Il
power Of Attorney from the lntians for he
money. Therefor, Mr.. SttHbaugh, (upon being
; refused payment by the Comptroller, III con
sequence OF the order of the lst OF OCTOBER 1916
addressed long letter to the Hon. WIN. l.
Marcy, importuning him most earnestly 20 dis
regard the order OF the lst Of October, lSl6, an
10 order the money in this case (nnd one othc
: which he represented, to wit, the claim OF tn,
e heirs OF john McNairy and wife. the facts o
9 winch do not know to he paid over TO him as
i attorney in fac, tor lhe Indians. In that letteI
ho SAYS. among other things, q" 10 procure The
h attendance OF those PARTIES (the lnllanS) witt
their DiiaesssS from dtf rcnl parts ot the Hltioa
A was alien,ied with much trouble and eNpanse
{ / incurred, and presented aud prosecuted The
claims IN compliance with my contract us Ger
tined to by the cJmmlsSlontrs. Again he says
i" respectfully ask Ihlt YOU will examine th'
ease aud direct payment 10 me IN lu'h lmenl o
| the contract Sisued by the clalmsn's" Thu
! letter Is dated lhe l5;h ot Juur, 1917, aud on
tn next day Nj StdmbauSh addressed the FOL
loving letter To the Secretary ot WoG
ANTE Room, w ,R DEPARTMENT, I
Juue l6 lSlI
Hos WM, l.. Nancy, Srcly OF War;
SIR: 80 yesterday Lai ,he nonor Oi addressing
alrtlr to you, uskluS the payn mt, upon powr
oi Attorney IN my mnlS, ol the Caerokee claim
-oue in lavor ui the h irS Of Johb Sllm mk' Gnt
:. wltt, aud the olher OF Tie heirs OF Joaa McNaIr!
a uud vie.
n Mr. Buchanan informed m, last evening, ths
n he had a conversation with you yesterday, an,
a you wem knd enough to say that my claim
d would not bt broaSht wltiln the Operation Il
" your order OF Oct, 1916 aud tlit II | woui
n call at the Department to-day at II clocA yo'
- woull direct tLer payments.
~ Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
sc SrAMDAuGa.
I, Thprpnnon tha Hon Wm L. M.rcY made th