The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-26
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Independent writes TIC PhiladclphiR
North AherieIa, respecting the theft of
Indian trust funds, hs follows: 4. M III. VI.
Tile Developments connected With the
robbery In the Interior Department, are
likely 70 involve others than the immedIiltel
actor; In criminal completely fromswhieh
eseape Is Utmost impossible, IL the inses.
.tigatiOn is thoroughly made, and not
loosely as has heretofore been much the.
case The main facts are not disputed,
that Bailey gave tho bonds 10 Russell,
who substituted tbell. with aorep 81
the Secretary III War iii his Official caIl..
icity. Tie question comes up iiatarailY.
for what service were these drafts made
aud accepted, aud were. they IL conEorHl.
ify With iawG RasseIE Is tile head 81 the firm
1 which TeeefFed tic large transportation
keoatraets for Utah. and the great -four
frQOtfitcts ii which The government paid
/ SIS per barrel fer tlic Identical article
I which Russell hoIght I'D salt Iake al
Isl SO. There Is reason to believe that
thts firm furnished The. money lly which
/ the English hilE was carfied Through, Con.
igfesS The history of that iiafaniolls
! Transaction has never bec.l faIiY retgaiest
and tie cFnst was OILY broken Ia tlse
\ I('psD1e investigation. Iii may yet cbtnt
It0 iightt To astopDd tie country illsmUre,
and 10 trace out the beginning DC that
treaSdnaljle conspiracy which nov threat.
ems tic peace aud pefpetgity Of the
I IFiiioa. III q: 3
1t Is well known here that Russell and
] his notorious agents bad free and constan,
4 access to all tie avenues of the War De.
4 psrtmeut They were seen there haBiiu.
/ ally, and in close contact with siibordi,
mates who: have been more than under
\ suspicion for years past. These relations
4 have long been the subject Of censorioas
I,coiuinctt, aud, therefore, this recent dis.
/ closure has excited no great astonishmsat
lit turns out that the acceptances Of tIie
Secretary Of War were not given for ser
i vice readered, or to anticipate accounts
ia process Of adjustment, but merely as q
\ use OF credit without any legal claim
whatever on the part Of Russell, Major.
4 az Co, against the department. An aei
.llof Congress was passed more than twenty
five gears ago, when the treasury building
was III process OF construction, expressly
4 forbidding the issue. Of any such credits
and the Secretary of the Treasury hal
Just as much right to issue bonds or note
u without authority Of law rs the War DE
.Ipartment to give acceptances in this way
There Is not a particle Of distinction il
! principle between the two eases. as vii
/ be shown before the investigation is con
Ecluded Lforbear purposely; while the in
sqairysis pendinr, from making any srg
4 gestion as 10 the: motives or influence
; which aGtuated the Secretary Of Warts
this matter. Bat@there can be no i'm
, fpropfiety IN saying that his Department
j has been Surrounded by an 0rgaHizet
ga,ig Of FlfgFIderGrs, and there is too nuel
!. reason 10 fcar that officials enjoying hi
/ it.fall and fanliliar confidence have. bee
q aoacarusi With them IN schemes 10 70
tie government Mt. Floyd has not bee
allowed to remain in ignorance coriceTf
!, ting Che character and yenalily of thes
parties, II he. has been deceived, III
blame is his oan r: rs. 3: