Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22

u Of felony. still. with q fall knowledge .
Of these disqusli6cations aud disabilities. q
he (hirkeD was appointed and Invested .
by his kxeelleneY with the duties Of this .
important and responsible Office. for the ,
performances e wh,ch he l. not required to
ave any bonds" This is The man. cover I
ed ali over with crime. that Gov lizard
appointed Swasp L.sd Commissioner -
Let u examine Tor a moment his excuse
for 80 dong. he say: II found Mr. MIR
kel coming from the hands Of !. R~pabli.
can supervisors in Debt sl0l $50 II. lie
has paid ell TO the State save SIS, 093 50
Was u wise appointment. by which
$4,000 vas saved TO the county OF Jss.
per" Did Mirkel come to Gov Willard
from. the hands of Republican sapsfvi
sorsY think not, TALBOT Snd ColliRs h.i
no control over him IL was Gov Wright
who had appointed him and Who was h's
supervisor. Would u not. therefore. have
been 10 rather better taste Tor Gov. willard
90 have said. coming q him from Dem
ocrstie spsrvisor
But TO the point. L. not that a rather
remarkable excuse OF Gov Willard's 60
appointing Mirkel. That because a man i /
deianlter 10 the Stats. for more than 800 |
600 that you must appoint him 10 Office TO
give him an opportunity 10 swindle the
State out Of enough more To pay the debt
for which he ~ defaultsr IL il clear II
Mirkel was not able 90 pay. before the APP
paintment. that u he become abls IN few
months afterwards. at salary IL 81 per
dsy. TO pay the State a the Governar SAYS
some SIS 900; he must have s~indied the
State To tina. amount. In my Judgment a
Governor u inexecusable for appointing .
public defaulter 10 office under any car
camslances. After this msn M.rkel's ap
pointmen. as such Cominissioner Nv Gov.
willard let " see how he conducted him
self. ard IN what manner he swamp Lands
were disposed Of under Gov. willard's ad-
minis'rstion This swamp Land Fraud
Report. in speaking Of Mr.. Mirkel. says
Under this law. passed March s. 1857
the ssamp.. Land Commissioner Of Jasper
county confirmed ell tho old contracts al
, 30 cents per cubic yard. which hal been
originally let al from ~ u Is cents per
cubic yard. and the contrantor- were per
mtied 10 file lists Of lands t. any amount
: they desired. and the amounts OF their ne
spective contracts were swclled up 10 COW
er the amount filed: aud soon after the
{ taking effect of this law. all the unsold
Swamp Lands m Jasper county. amount
E ing lo about LIS 0OO acres. were then ab
g s,roed and nearly all the contractors, with
out paying any money into the county
treasury, by private arrangements. with
E. Jacob Mlrkel, the then treasurer Of Jasper
J county. obtained from him certificates OF
. purchase. aud upon these obtained the
! greater part OF their psicnts for these lands
7 wonder II Col H.udricks ever read tia
1 part Of the Swamp Lsnd Fand Report For
!. 1t does seem 10 sle. that here l. = Demo-
o crat. Mr.. iMirkel. whose frauds exceed Tai.
4 bott. Collins and Company, by 81 oct
i, acres OF land. Will be remember his prom
!. Use made to the people Of Monroe. And
' how Is Il possible that Gov. Willard
5 should ever have signed the patents. tbs,
i conveyed away all these lands, obtained
: by fraud as they were. Was he deceived
J., by this man MirkelI II so. why dill b,
Z not plead with his Democratic representa-
e tives. ia $50. a. he did with the R.publi-
i can Senators IN 1857. sud urge them to join
with the Republicans. and burst up al
d these frauds, and regain these lands. 1,
e II because be was opposed TO the bill anc
p felt content with Mirkel's actsl
: Let US turn To another county and Sc,
+ how fortunate Gov. w lizard has been in hi.
!. selection Of Swamp Land Commissioners
a This same report says. (see House Jouru-
e ais 1859, page l043 Your committee
is ind that IN Lake county, frauds of th,
Il grossesi kind have been committed by the
q present Swamp Land Comm ,sioner, 8. r
e Childs. In connsxion with the treasure
g and DR.. Stanton; that said Stanton. b,
T.. the deposit with said Treasurer Of a pre-
= tended check or draft. has obtained ccrti
: fcates for all unsold Swamp Land in ia,
Il county, amounting TO about Is. 900 acres
q that after fhe pretended lettings. the con
2 tracts being all bid off by Stanton, eaci
d time al four cests per cubic yard. was az
q forwards confirmed To him at about fort,
?, cents per cubic yard. that Stanton ha,
{. decided the undivided half of these land
e to said Childs. that Childs. issued TO hin
Is ditchlng certificates for & 10 900 on the ostl
J. Of Nav last. and coon afterwsrd othe
Il ditching certificate TO the amount Of be-
1. tween Sc 900 and 81 900 by which the pre-
y tended check draft deposited with tn.
q Treasurer was taken up. and very litil.
II ditching is yet done. Did Gov. Willard
also sign the patents that conveyed ava,
d these lands. without a knowledge of thes.
n fraudsf Ii so. why did he not unite hi
efforts with ours. and aid us IN ourstin.
: them up. IL would certainly have been /,
le the Interest OF the State.
. Here are copies OF two of these prete dee
u checks with their Endorsements that wer
= executed TO this man Mirkel. for which
}, Swamp Land were obtained. and which h
u afterwards paid off. by ISSUING Swans
v Land certificates for ditching. when tn
v ditchlng never was done.
) "IsDIAsAroLIs. Oct. lst, 1857
/ Bank of Bloomington pay ,cob Mirkel
!. or order, five thousand four hundred aus
n sixty four $500 dollars
n PHISKAs NJ. KNIT.
"A GEo. W. SPLITTER,
a NJ q. BEIsBr.
:. '(KSDoRsKp.)
: This check is not to be paid 10 none,