Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-11
A Government APpointee shown Up
Democracy q Cover for Crime.

A Goyernment Appointee shown Up.
Democracy a Cover for Crime.
EDIToRs OF THE PATRIOT
Gentlemen: was surprised the other day
by the announcement in the newspapers that
SAM'L e. STAABAUGH had been appointed Sur
veyor-General of Utah.
Certainly no government can prosper when
such men are appointed and placed in the i'm
portant offices of the country
Most clearly SAMUEL C. STAMBAUaH is en-
titled 10 some notice at the hands of the Gen
eral Government, but those who knew the
facts were looking for the announcement of
bis arrest and imprisonment instead of promo
ton to office.
And now if Mr.. BUCHANAN ,ciu promote such
men as SYAMBAuGR who happens to be good
Democrat, the public ought to know some
facts which have not yet been published
On the 9th day of April, 1845, SAnL C.
STAMBAUGH appeared before G. C. WASHING
TON and J. T. MASON. who were sitting as
Board of Commissioners at Fort Gibson, for
the adjudication of Indian claims under the
Cherokee treaty of 1886, as the attorney
of nine Indians, named as was alleged,
Susan" .7Sie koo toee." .'Arley," " 90 tab tab
COS KY" San at chez. -" Big Drum" % Lizzy,"
Hungry" and San Chez" who it was re-
presented to the Commissioners were the
grand children and only heirs of JOHN SHu-
hAKE-a white man-and his wife :. Ca tab
lab try" a Cherokee Indian. and that said
JOHN SHUMAKE in right of bis wife had made
a reservation of $40 acres of land in the
Cherokee Nation under the treaty of 1917,
that said reservation was well improved and
worth al least twenty dollars per acre. that it
was on the Tennessee river at a place called
CToso 76aea, and that it was greatly enhanced
in value by ferry on the river and con-
siderable village which had sprung up on the
reservation, that JOHN SHUMAKE and Cah tab
lab try, had both died on the reservation and
that in 1888 their children and grand children
(the petitioners had been driven from the
reservation by the white people, and tstre-
fore the demand was made against the Gen
eral Government for the value of the land.
Mr.. STAABAUGH in person superintendent
the Investigation before the commissioners
and then introduced several Indians as
witnesses to wit: Pigeon, Fodder, and
Ut thaw wee, by whom he proved as re-
ported 10 the Commissioners Ly an inter1r that
Cab tab lah try had lived on the land long
before Jackson's treaty that she had six
children before she married Shumake and one
after she married him, that Shumake was
tla firF1 in.
right of his wife who was full blooded
Cherokee and that the reservation was On the
Tennessee river at or near the confluence Of
Crow Cr,ek-that the petitioners were the
grand children of Cab tab lab try, and that
JOHN SHUMAKE and Cab tab lab try were both
dead, that Cab tab Lah try died on visit to
Pigeons" and that JNO SHUMAKE died on the
reservation-that the children aud grand
children remained on the reservation until
they were driven off by the white people in
1888.
Under this proof. the claim of the Indians
that said L,ldians were entitled to receive from
the United States, Seyen thousand sir hundred
and agility dollars (768O). This allowance or
award was made 23rd March, 1S47.
But here a difficulty occurred. The War
Department, on the LIST day of October, 1916.
had made an order forbdding the payment of
money due to Indians on po,ers Of attorney,
and requiring the payment to be made to the
Indians in person. Now, this was serious
matter. for Mr.. STAMBAUGH had what pur-
ported to he power of Attorney from the
Indians for the money. Therefore Mr.. STAN
BAUGH. upon being refused payment by the
I'd Comptroller, in consequence of the order
OF the lst of October, 1860 addressed a
long letter to the Hon. VIM. L. MARCY, i'm
portuning him most earnestly to disregard
the order of the 1st of October, 1876, and
to order the money in this case (and one
other which he represented, to wit. the claim
of the heirs Of JOHN MCNAIRY and wife, the
facts of which l do not know TO he paid over
to him as attorney in fact for the Indiana.
In that letter be says, among other things,
ITO procure the attendance of these PARTIES
(the Indians) with Mer witnesses from differ
ent parts of the nation was attended with
much trouble and expense. This expense
ana trouble 4 Incurred ana presented ana
prosecuted the claims in compliance with ny
contract as certified to 10y the commission
ers." Again he says, II respectfully ask
that you will examine the case and direct
payment TO me in fulflment of the contract
signed by the claimants This letter is
dated the 18th of June, 1s47. and on the
next day Mr.. STAMBAUGH addressed the fol-
lowing letter to the Secretary of War:
"ANTE-RooM, WAR DEPAKTMESI,l
June 10, 1877.
HoN. VIM L. MARCY. Sec'ty of War:
SIR II yesterday had the honor of address
ing letter to you asking the payment, upon
power of Attorney in my hands, OF the Cher
okee claims-one in favor of the heirs of
JOHN SuuMAKE and wife, and the other of the
heirs Of JOHN MCNAIRY and wife.
Mr.. BUCHANAN informed me. last evening,
that he had conversation with you yester-
day, and you were kind enough to say
that my claims would not be brought with
in the operation OF your order of Oct. 1876,
aud that if would call at the Department
to-day at IL O'Clock, you would direct their
payments.
Very respectfully,
Yonr obedient servant,
S. C. STAMAUGH.