The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-02
THE BUCHANAN CABINET TROUBLES.
The Indian frusr Bonds and the Accept
Auces.


auces.
STATEMENT OF wA. n. RUSSELL.
rhs measures recently ius,titei agansr me oy Teis-
raj authorities Legislative and uicial In ;oeno;tion
with the Indian arust hoods aEd the a;epts1cSao ns
hate secretary Fl War having Terminated zee. - rs
. duty which owe :, numerous friends, sSi " IaS 0sn
reputation, nake full stsscmen. of Tue cass t. tue
pabc rhss 10 more Imperative, escaese he cln-
n,stee Of the lste Hse Of Rcpresersatsvcssai vas
created for the pop~e OF making iGH dscs'srro o.
sac,s--sssn tsousn. Il tneir duty not oaiy W
con material ponts involved ia the saosc'
matter OF investigator bst T., corer them acsr tn
upe,s.ements and false edactaas az to resd~ shstr
futare expusit on impossoi II y my parer a,n rct
80 nucn 81 ah0a tna very Unfair ad pirte eon o. hne
courntftee 1f., "a angle Vt~,et tue ta'es
bearing upon NJ connect on WITH the ir's1 oOaas aa
am ne ppn adrul OF MA aifcotses. rave :, costsnt
tth ~ tnus M To ep list an uusrsrdlced ass.nt
70 my becsse 40 far 81 a,n ans " see aaa
ndge 0, me caDpnAsod rraosstnnn Inv ,ven they nve
beeo uaost usr, lreseate6 and pervertet 1otn
FOR more snsn swetvs wears | have boon a 1rcc.uen:
transporter s4ry e,erss for TIA goys'unsnt fhe
magnitude N pc. la pata OF ,Eis service, ana tne
,i,0, tss nt,eagc ia execution, are suppose, but
hsle IN ,erstood devoted drs. and last.
entire erersiea have Aoorei Iealoisy aoi unre nv
t,pQly 10 ytvo sarisia ton the Var Department
thok may sfpsa, vita acme nonndence - scers ~ ne
army ct every grade 20 bear testimony % lls naety
vish which rgve Quoted tts gres. wssK OF eauspo
sasrtn shs work much itrgr taan has ever
As re bese undertaken by oae "a sa or r M
Wnsip ~, ~ scasoo have been called npoa Win
scarcely aas $ psepar -nn to transsrt eighteen nv
Mons II pounds military ov~ wide ness routes
.n Nv far r. arosr no ton OF tbs supply to be
Sev.re tw.le hun rnd niles rrrn the frontier iepots
ba aoipg this work 80 h,d on inc road NJ one
time thousand four bun red Snree .on wtsons W
two thols e.gh. hundred leai of working cltts,
henared ssr,ss asi mules, aud more ,shaa
ave tDousano No past or cattle Alone 70 40 th's
a1rv,ce in one ear c<o min three HUNDRED thnussat
aiars. 6y vs,rve, c0-ers &c miNon two haudred
toasana and l.r cner ftef!ai for OUTFIT, quite Mi
haD sno hebioro.
ter limits aud the very midst o. the Indtsn tribes
Nor cougt ne moved III large bodies so as % make Z
s+if pre- ctiSs must be distributed to secure way
'0rayS ,, r,.ov have been es,asr,sbss and N in
ta.faa protest. settlers the orders, have
er-4ken h tr.asoor alton o. supplies fos the army
/nAtet,l inviting robbery ani plunier-tnrousn the
vory hocass tribes la this outlay o.
saprtJ requrei. every dollar OF winch vas ut all
snes the subject 81 capture or destruction on a me
knes OF .r4nsp1rtatiod.
aote 10 these t7ags for the purpose Of opeatHg the
car generous people 70 MI the circumstances attend
mig tne ssle u asc.p,aaces by The var DsPsrt nsu,
ANA that may be hs4rl ana trust understood in what
have ernlng my Connection with the Indian
ruri bonds. Sh+i maze 70 technical legal de- eice !
tsef thit an armed with facts which haze the oswer
20 vndcsta my nooor and Justly my Conduct osIoe i'm
partial men
Although, N CONNECTION with others have bsen az
mos,6Ca contractor The service reqaired .: M hs u
fast been the service d the Var DEPARTMENT itssif IL
nag Ne toe suosis,,rce of The troops from n nth -
month and - sesr-a work OF absnlute necessity
at al times ard one wach aid noS admit Of failure NJ
any time. have so treated. il in eyers
&C. Of my life, IN connection sLh tni'itlry traus-
por;atou understom perIe~ly that my oSo
interests mdst D. ned comp e slb,rdin4tton I, tno-e
. % government, aud hal ne ABLE u sh,s,
nv referring - iacts how com ylseiy have maintained
this lrint,pe ana now much 10 has est
IL has oi;cc been u ny poser 10 oostfuct the move
merits Ct the amy by simple reiau1e upon my legal
rgots . contractor have ookci to the u
tenanee 7 such rights, always deferrrg to hs demands
o me seVCe Not even whea sucn aenauus shreate led
70 involve ne ir bankruptcy have hesLited o. render
NV utmost means % the government Felt that, Al
though WINS acting andec contract, the nature Of tho
work sucu that wnitever required by the de.
partmcnt must b. C needed and executed.
fariy ID IN year 1857 my urn entered INTO an
mens to transport maximum Of dve m lpons
poocds, fror certain depo's 10 others ninM
Utah ah TINS contract was executed no service was
ant,c paed he cth route aeyodd Fort Laramie,
niiiary posis having been established west Of that
ppint and attsr actuay issnei 10 dis
copn nota LARAMIE and Kearney Our agreement
nxshe raes u TRANSPORTATION 10 Utah at sli II per
hundred pounds; but this was regarded MS mere FORM
actual service hong then contemplated.
About the middle o. June the government determined
20 st foot powerful military expedition TO sat Lake
CRY. Anterior 10 this determination ~e had sent for
ward, tDs two lines, the usual supplies for
the season, and thus completely exhausted acr
material for transportation Our stock had been re
duced TO 100 head of cattle and thirty three wagons On
the lotn day OF June we're formally notified to trans
port, addition the supplies thus forwarded as ,ni
Lative TO tho movement three millions OF pounds.
We had right demand sixty DAYS notice, thus prac
tcatiy EXCLUDING the entire Utah work. This notice We
aked ~ waiye, and engage 10 work altogether
OUTSIDE Of our contract The rates OF transportation to
aat lake CITY, on suffers stores and general merchan-
dsc, waa S25 pc, hundred pounds. notified Assistant
Bren; that the work he demanded, at c1n
trait rates, performed by US, would entail certain
bans fuptoy and rum upon all concerned reminded
him the conditions Of agreement Of the eutre
haCston Of stock aud OF utter inability 70 do
what ws required o. Us without sacrucing not only our
mesns bur those or frields who might
give credit. however, became evident that
II we refused 10 act and act promptly 'he troops thea
ann to be sent forward could not be sub.
sHed We had been the principal transpor;ors OF tho
aud its spe reliance IN The emergency then
exis'ing. rhe expedition rad detarmined upou
thu basis OF ability and disposition perfocn the
The tate General Jcssup hao, as learn, fully
gaarapte tina to the Cabinet OF Mr. Slchinsn
Thus situated the verbal ASSURANCE Of Capt Brent
that such representations should be msJe w1d Insure
prompt mission BY Congress Of oar right 10 sde idt,o
compensation undertook the heavy transportation o,
supps for me army u Utah The large requirement %
msra shor, notice forced business the
the hands 81 rpmDcrcst agents and compelled us 90
the most extravagiot raes Tor evayng our haScd aud
ffty ce3t advance on the wages Of men fno very
magnitude o. The sofk 10 increased hazard growing out
OF aud nfiaG disturbances, supp cod TO
have been stimulated BY the Mormon government, @ita
rates o. iraDspN taton Ikea BY al
half s actual cnst reliance up1n Congress- Only for
proper demn'tcstpn not strange that credit
became seriously impaired
For every pound Of material transported by
to 9TH should, N justice, have been pail tauty-
three cents Properly speaking, no contract sars was
possible upon that tine Il was exclusively urder g ~.
Larry government, tpon "a Vas devoved the work 90
getting up tae traias aud sending them forward far
enough 10 meet the enemy, VII they ceted % he
unine, and were held ~ every respect under MILITARY
ORDERS We provided the aad stocked expe
dtiop complete. und mRntarsi the necessary
push II forward This force large aoi expensive
The suddenDess with which IL wis demanded, the hUz
ard OF the service the stsuess the the DELAYS
In the payment oC eight and that limited ~ hsr
the cost OF work than eni
our claim TO thirty three dollars per h1piroI pounds
The material thus saried 20 Ifah which uu.
dertaken vt tha urg nc solicitation o. the eot Ia
obedience 20 rwheimng ucrssitg exceed sd
neve. three mitun i've hundrcd ,Iousrud poua1s We
under obligation n ~ this work X
L rtar
of June and Fe tei q sixty Iavs notice, the
18th OF August would have heef he al GU
could baye ben held - undertake 4.
On the good thus sDt forward colscted S4 20 ger
hundred an1 entitled BY every consideration - tue
facts Of the to Ss 10 per hundred toe ~
three millions I've Auuorsd pounds makiRg the spm II
Sos55JO This has been uuJ lsiv EitlheS from NJ tJr
more thao three We have paid on laey p1rroT-
cd " supply lis place az least Twelve per ce0 utsre
aauum, giving tnai ndebtedness Ctis frcsht FOR
the year 1857 ~ fSei 6fS
This amount may large, hat Il Is not sire thla