, 1861-02-20

Special Committee. On tho abstraction Of tho
IndI1n bonds, the question Is continually
ssked, sWhat becomes Of the money? Who
got itY' It Ii shown that over siz mLlios7s
have been stolen IN this gigantic national rob-
hcrv. n make the matter perfectly plain to
your readers, let nc q ate the case briefly
1st, The committee show that Russell, Ma-
fors & Waddell were paid in cnsh, out Of the
Nat;ona1 Treasury. during the ycar5 1858 Q CO.
the sum of nearly five millions s42 ,914) for
their TRANSPORTATION services. They were paid
n. f,.t M thcv earned their money. There was
on1r dnc tho firm at the time of the discovery
Of tho robbery-pccember Is, 1SGo-the small
amount Of 1886,
Cd. The firm have always protested that they
enioy lucrative contract with tho Govern
mcnt. Every person posted in relation to the
matter have been Of thc eamc opinion. Dur
Ing the Utah invasion, Russell, Majors d Had-
dell charged Just what thes pleased, and 1t is
notorious that they b.Geel cool million Of
profit over aud above Ill outlay or Investment
81, The records Of tic War Department
show that Floyd issued, without authority Of
law. for services never performed, and acccpt-
ed certificates against tue Government TO the
enormous amount Of s6.o79.395; Of Which
$50 900 were returned BY Russell because they
had rnatured in his own pocket and could not
+,,a,or,ro In rct,ot;otcd Subtract tllese re.
tAe'eto4o w .,ss~a ~s.,,;.s o,,t-
turned cefilacates aou 1usto oa'
standing S6,137 1895 in the hands Of uu-
troxn holders The los. /; to fall upon them
c..~s..sat
OF LUZ 9oEelnAsn''
4:h, The Indian Trust bonds which were
I stolen by bailey and delivered to Russell 10
u ,,raront E,or,1 frc,-, reicr nrsat}v ason5zct
~, 1,,~~.,,S ;s,;....a er:asa
and d'sturbed" es f1o}dS 1atlma1e !tieau
DrInkharl stated to Gailey, must be added to
fhc iorepoinr accep.ance5: they amounted 10
49, ae-, noo ~ 1s.,. hoo,, so,, ,- p,s.
<o'3'ooo-an ~ "t'.u As 'esa Sa - ~
! sell anu the money disposed OF IN some way.
| Now here is tie vast sam OF $7,D0o, ,33o5 Of
~" l.ls os.s:s.a,a. - 49, s;-noza5 ~ ~ w. r,,ra
u ooao7 sao ~. -, ''us1G7a a.lo7,. - ~. -.
| and RukseU- Hhat nave tAe} douc villa tIe
money? y
| F;ora admitted In Lila evidence before TIC
..-s. uz., ,as,,to,,ao .,,,,.,, ,,o
| coultnl1tee la''@ I'e's aseSl's'ass villa As
| "1uale ran against MHedTncd money, and was
uJeafened to rive the contractors credit Il
~. .:3... ,ar.roa,o.. ,-o,,+ ,r;;,, soran
bus "nas c'e 80 e'n%iaclo1s WALL "1la 7e's. =.
millions Of dollars more th1a they c2rned
| They were raid the geld for their Transports
| rim earv;cca ~ f,st as Il ,s.s carned And IN
.lon 7ef'4ees - I.=A 40 H. ".l' 49, - -
| 1nlec scars tlnle LIS gov o'e'0Anent t1'o ~
them five millions OF dollars, which ylelusd
large nasgin Of clear profit. =:
Gov. Floyd IVES one Of the ring-leaders o'
the treason conspiracy. Money was needed te
carry It over succcss'allJ and vigorously. ~
confederate, Russell, was pro slavery border
rut6au during tie Kansas troubles anu IS nov
secessionisI- Tilt conclusion Is irrssista5l'
that this gigantic s:flndlc was GeSl=:d Int
conducted TO mid the Di=uEion movement
Floyd, In his klchnlonu eanquet eHccen, coz
f:ssed thGt be bud been engaged IN the treason
: nGie plot for four ycafs-5Ion the day he va
iaducted into tho Tar clartnaot TO tia
time.
VIC hare now tsfore us q motive Tor tue rotl
b=yy, IN opportunity to sseal, and place t.
invest the proccrds. Need we search any ta1
} there. Has not III answer been given TO In IN
question, what hecaIe OF the money! Nus
s=u, doubtless, WAS paid liberal per cent. to
. negotiating the ecccptances" and India
londE. He could 90 II Mithout beng suspect
cd, rs hc lad large dealings Win tne bank
and WIS handling :!n:nensr sums ol money i
the legitimate busIneas ot LIS hfm, ol ~n'c1
he was ihe financial aE:nt
Tho evidences Of Fioyds comn!iclty IN IN
conspiracy to ss!ze upon Washington aud pre-
= cain provisional soSernmcnt from Inc siel'
vi the Capitol, arc now ratpaote to the au!ies
apprehension. At lie time OF h!s rssignatlo
| this city had bc=n stripped o. ali means OF az
J f4ncc. Not d soldier was in Washington
, Hardly rife Or lnu=!1ct, OF pound OF ausn1
uition could be found.
l. The army had been scattered to tho utmos
: end Of the continent He had dispersed taeI
over the Westcin Wi]us; cenceAle1 them j
small det2chments in The 1ineIr!ofcd fcaloo
; of the Pdh U.es, beyond the Rocky Moaatal.
tain., and lid them as:ay Ia the Sterile desert
= Ut New Mexico and Ulaz. Thousands wer
scattered among the tie cascade ranges ol Or'
= yon and Washington, aud some were COZ
l cea1ed away up 1t Inc Red river of the Mort
!, In 1l,s PeInbiua wilderness. Three or fur
thousand were scat cred along the upper W,
fcrz nj the Rio Grauda and Colorado IN
. ,.oonn the fp,nnnclles. It would take
, search warrant TO hunt them out Of their 81
3 ended hunts. WHY this WAS done Is now pc
\ f.ct1y obvious. Il was part Of tue consplrac,
fo hare the Uuieu mcn destitute Of miltaT
c assistance from tLe regular army.
: The work Of tie coaspirators was mere1
a comnlctcl when the Anderson honb-sneu fe
into thet,: midst and exploded Floyd la
r everything ar,,u.reu for tile grand coup de eta
J. Tie prorram,ils was something like this
= short tiine previous to tue day set for lii
:, co|n's Inauguration several thousand armc
u srrcssionists were to have been suddenly Il
E frodnned Iuto the CITY from Baltimore an
Tirriiia. They were 10 seize upon and garr
). son thc Clpitol aud other public building
> which arc as capacious and etrou. IS first cla:
y for:resg. and could only he taken by tci.c 4
Z ti!ter7 and powerful f3rc3 Of drilled soldier
5 The seals and archives Of the nation once
;, tho hands of Insurgents, . Provisional Cover
meut you]d haye bcen proclaimed on tue It
:, of March. procllmations would have been il
d sued to tha army and navy, clatn,lpg from tEcl
h obedience to the authorities III possession I
t!te capltsl npd archives of the Goycrnmeu
= The f5rcigo ministers would have been calle
b on to rcco:niz. the Government dc jdcto, IN
:. ana TO announce to their respective Cour
thu SUCCESS of the revolution. 1t was believe
that all the slave States, laclnGinY Mary!ar
C aud D. tlawu7c, would have RUSHED to the su
r port oftllc revolu.ion:sts. Ereckinridgc Won
n ilavc BIT Gu proclaimed President Of the Solt
~ era Confedrracy, aud if he dccliued, then Hu
Ter Of Virginia. jeff Davis was 10 hare bef
Is Geucr,llisimo Of the standing army Of l0o. O
d nen, which ,ga3 to have been Immediate
- raised.
:" Ministers, Commissioners, aud Consul
e. would have been dispatched to foreign nation
:. Aud it was confidently believed that the Mort
II c.n States, first 1akcn by surprise, then strut
with CONSERVATION at tho formidable clara
J. ter OF the revolt would have acquired, and a
lnowIcdecd the independence Of the Sort
Il cru Cunitderacv. At least half the army III
:. uavy /. was supposed would have given in the
- allegiance to the shareholders Goyeruner
d But the 1,laus were all spelled by tiant co
Il founded Anderson, and the discovery of Il
", 1uvnstrous robbery of the Department Of Il
- Interior, The Elk millions If acccptaucc3 VIC
l. still secret.
CT Floyd oye1dil his part at this junctur
IN Fearing that his Accomplices would dletru
- his Ind faith and suspect him o. trcachery,
u rushed to the President and demanded til