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


"This check is not to be paid in money
until January LIST, 1883, but at any time in
certificates for ditching issued by the
Commissioner of Swamp Lands, of Jasper
county, within that time. Oct. /, 1857"
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8, 1857.
Bank of Bloomington, pay to Jacob Mir
KEEL, or order, fourteen thousand five humid
red and forty two 100 dollars
PHINEAs 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 j asper
county, within that time"
Do not these checks show fraud nnon
their very face? Neither Kent, Splitter nor
Bright ever had money deposited in the
"Bank of Bloomington. There is no
such Bank, but it is Bloomington Bank"
neither did they ever have any in Bloom.
ington Bank. aud at no time would their
check have been honored, which they well
knew. They were gotten up for fraud
ulent purpose, by these parties, comb
ming with this Swamp Land Commission.
er, to cheat the State out Of these lands,
L venture the assertion, you can't find a
single county in the State, where there
were Swamp Lands. but what the no mage.
ment of them abounds in fraud; even here
in my own county, where there was but
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 in the county
How is it possible that all these things can
be donei 1t is little remarkable that
these Democratic Governors, who have
watched over the interests of the people of
Indiana so peH, and whose sworn duty it
as TO see the laws faithfully executed.
could have suffered the people tn be so
wofully swindled Have the people no
remedy3 The question may be asked,
why has not the Legislature done some
thing in this matter in ferreting out these
frauds and exposing the persons connected
with themf | answer because the Demo !
cratic party is opposed TO having the in
vestigation; aud during the last Legisla.
ture, actually prevented it. Now for the
truth of my remark, | appeal to the record |
During the last Legislature the joint Repub-
lican Committee on Swamp Lands, Mr.. |
of Boone, and Mr.. Greene of TIP. |
ton, as chairmeD, ferreted out these frauds /
as fas as they were able, in the time allot
ted to them, in which report they exposed /
every person they could find connected |
with them, without distinction Of party,
and among the rest Messrs. Talbot aud |
Collins. This report will be found in the
House Journal 1859, commencing on page
1887. Senate bill No. - in reference to
hese Swamp Lands, when it came To the
House, was referred 10 the Republican
Committee on Swamp Lands.
This Committee, after thoroughly exam
ming the subject, reported back the bill
recommending the striking out all Of said
pill after the enacting clause aud Inserting
! substitute which they had prepared fully
egulating aud controlling these swamp
lands, which will be found in House
Journal 1883, commencing on page S73,
Ind among others, inseryed provision to
'urst up the whole o. these frauds, and re.
,ain to the State all these lands which
lad been obtained from her by fraud aud
eruption. Sec. Is OF the bill provides,
The County Commissioners of each couu
y are hereby authorized aud empowered
a their discretion 10 bring suit. or cause