The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-02

test and must, therefore, have been paid ~ maturity,
xg5 COO These several amounts added togetnsr, We
an aggregate Of 81 62s 900, which, deducted from the
aross amour. issued firm In lse0 leaves ti3 0o,
which 10 the amount nos outstanding.
The following tabular statement will complete the
amoupt Of acceptances issued in 1850. 81 lIs,0l5
Deposited in Interior Department. $4,000
Cancelled ana returned unused 1909. lao 600
Remaining in my possession unused. 40 900
Mature and paid of. ............... 2y6uO ~
Total ......................... ioooooo
onts,,nape A. s6ls 900
And vet n tho face OF these facts and fgurss, The
committee have had the hardhooi 10 nsert that the
amount OF acceptaDces "sti IN circulation, ana likely
"to TAIL on the bod Is So 1877 800, which In fact
more than ten the amount actually outstanding.
BY turning your attention once more 70 tho table
accompanying the report OF the committee, you VIII per-
by arithmetic this f-9ai,us Of SIX
millions made ont. rhe result IL ocaluch ny adding
Together all he a:ceptaDces received by our drm from
the War Depa dusng The three years OF 1885, 1869
and 1860, making no deduction whateer for those tnat
have been paid and lhos. that were returned unused %
the department.; and the gross aggregate thus resulting
Is declared ~ De 'sl in cicua SOM In Fast no dcduc
tio made for Inc $s70 900 the possession o. the
government locked mp the Interior Department seen
there by the mmitee themseves, known b. them 10
be- there now aud not stt IL circulation" or likely 70
"taL upon The holders
II The government vii only pay our arm wha: the
heads OF the Departments have acknowledged 20 10
due us, viii restore the Indian fsust oooas
or Their equivalent IN thSty days. Inc
the Of tho Interior Department s then Deiopg
to II moi be etI N "fall Gpoa the holde Y
by he convenient foeic Of the r,mmiaee am shown
u be ndehted n the government the par value or the
Inoan rus, bonds and aeo a ko sum Of the
$3.50 eco y accepances which sfs with the deosrt
s, be boz o. ana secrfity III th3r relra-tht
is 81 TIC O0nwber.Gs the nth il on ths market
value The boods ghoo IL ess than 1915 600 But,
have already sno"n, the goEornnent oses ne
government in the 81 7t0 00o, the govern went,
when the baLce Il struck VIII b. found 10 debtor IN
and the market the In ian Trust
bonds aud tho outsaadng acceptances in the sum Of
1927 ,5ts.
In view Of the varab services which have rendered
10 the government cmiractos-.n view especially OF
their vast uagnGoe sra he peculiar perils attending
them appeal tn tho moral sense nlghsened iGdg
neut of cnuntrymen TO say whether not q.
titied 70 iair and equitable .cmant of my just
CLAIMS AID accounts. Az contractor 10 supply
the army Ia Utah during the Mormon ~ar Was csm
peeled 10 risk s tho earnings or not native life
was compe,ed 70 put in jeopardy every dottar was
worth TO expose my trans to The psr Of country in
baoiteo only BY w,ld bcaas ami WILDER meu; To incur
the sti greater peril Of having uf trans get ppoa I'D
destroy cd by the disoya Mofmuns, were then in
open rebellion against the federal government and whose
Known poicy TO cut OFF the supplies OF III. federal
army 10 short, put 10 hazard every dollar Of my
property and dollar belonging 70 ms partners in
business, all absolutely I'll, in attempting TO transport,
supplies III led and half clad amy, who were IL
tho midst Of az enenys country, th '1saud miles be
yon, the Of any other AID surrounded by hostile
foes and eXpscf besides to tho double OF death
from starvtsinp, and from the rigors Of ncemeat
ture. embarked in this ha2ardols enterprise at The
urgent AM cssng solicitation OF army aud government
officers, Who gave nc every assurance that suffered
loss from indian Mormon dcpro latinns, Clngress
WOuld give me- fclicl ana though S1nered the large
losses herein stated, relief has been granted
have thGs frankly detailed Ill tho circumstances at
tending ny connection with The accepances and tho
trust bonds. There s other ia the
of long business lte in which have had very iarge
operations wh great variety of persons, upon which
cannot look with entire sats'a faction.
II was nevertheless necessity brolght on entirely by
the failure OF he government t. fulhn its engagements
the hand aud It's mora' obIg1tions the otler.
was dealing with party exempt from prosecution
and indifferent % the obg gait ms of honor. Hal nv
business been with eGua, with myself, and alike
amepablo to law Of the difficulties have encoun:
would have have always maintained,
and SIN believe that the Secretary of War had the
rity by Law, adpst and pay all my accounts. Hc,
however decined 10 take the responsibility and this let
tho oriorn hope only Of obtaining Justice from Con-
gress. ". II. RUSSELL.
NEW YoRs March 2s, 1851