Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22
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MS chfck u not 10 oc palu IN money
until January LIST. 1889. but at any time ia
certificates FOR ditcbing issued by the
Commissioned Of swamp Lands. Of Jasper
county. within that time. Oct. |. 1851"
"ISprsSsPoLIs. Oct. 3, 1857.
Bank of Bloomington. pay 10 Jacob Mir.
kel. or order. fourteen thousand five humid
red and forty-two 100 dollars.
PHISsAs NJ kent"
(ESDoRsED.)
This check Is not To be paid in money
until January lst, 1859, but at any time in
certificates for ditching issued by the
Con missioner OF swamp Lands, in Jasper
county, within that time
Do rot these checks show fraud upon
their very iscey Neither Kent. splitter nor
Bright ever had money deposited IN the
Bank Of Bloomington. There il 10
such Bank. but il - Bloomington Bank :"
neither did they ever have any ia Bloom.
ingion Bank. aud al no time would their
check have been honored. which they we'll
knew. They were gotten Up for fraud
ulent purpose. by these parties. comb.
ming with this Swamp Land Commission
er, 10 cheat The State out of these lands.
| venture the assertion. you cant find a
single county In the State, where there
werc Swamp Lands. but What the manage
ment Of them abounds in fraud: even here
10 NY osE county. where there was bul
little swamp Land yet the records show
that over eleven hundred dollars have
been paid out for Surveying and diiching.
and yet there never has been one foot OF
swamp Land ditch made 10 the county -
How y II possible that ell these things can
BE- doheg IL IL little remarkable that
these Democratic Governors. Who have
watched over he Interests Of the people OF
Indisus sc peA and whose s~orn duty Ia
Vas 10 see the Laws faithfully executed,
could have suffered The people To be 40
wofully s~isdled Have the people no
remedy The question may be asked.
Why has not the Legislature done some
thing IN this matter ~ ferrcling out these
frauds and exposing the persons connected
With theml | answer because the Demo.
cratic party ia opposed - having the 10
vessigstlon: and during the last Legisla
tare. actually prevented a. Now for The
truth Of my rsmark. appeal 10 The record.
Duriag the l.si Legislators the joiot Rspab-
licsn Committee on swamp Lands, Mr..
Hamllion Of Booze, and Mr.. Greepe OF Tsp.
1sn. az chsirmen. fsrreted cut these frauds
a. "a a. they vere able. IN The time slloi
ted 10 them. 10 which rspor; they exposed
every persou they could hDd connected
With them, uitboal distinction Of parry,
snd among the rest Nessrs. Talbot ADD
Collins This report will De found Ia the
Hosse Journal 1883. sommeaciog on page
1857. Senate bill No. - In reference 20
Ihese swamp Lands. vhen IL cane 10 The
House, vss referred 10 the kepub.lcsn
Conmiltee Ga swamp Lands.
This csmmtttee. after thoroughly exam
Inlng the subject. reported back the ball
the STRIKING out all OF said
ball after the snsciins clause and isserling
4 Substitute which they had prepared fully
add controlling lhese swamp
Lsnds. which will be foand in House
loarnal 1853. commencing on page s73.
md smong ofhers. snsersed prosssioa 10 /
burst up the wksls o. these Frauds, aud re-.
<sla 10 the STATE all these laads which /
rad been obtained from her by frand Add
,rruptsos. See. Is Of the bail provides.
The coanty Commissioners Of each esaa
y ere hereby satber'sed ssd empowered
"a thsir dssessssos 70 bsiag ssss. or cause