, 1866-11-17

The Hon. John Morrissey has maden present
Of some eight thousand dollars to the Church,
which looks somewhat like attempting to
purchase ticket Of admission into heaven. |
The November elections have exercised
Influence on Weed, ant the neccs-
sity of har,nr a .scharacter'' has sent Nor
rissey to the church in pursuit Of one.
HARLAN And TIRE
KANSAS LANDS.
1ur readers have been informed that
charges oTa grave nature were made against
tile Hon. Mr.. Harlan, Of Iowa, late Secretary
Of the Interior, In relation to the sale Of the
so-callcd neutral lands In Kansas, for the |
benefit Of the Cherokee Indians, to whom
they belonged. The Attorney General has
given an opinion against the validity of the
sale effected by Mr.. Harlan, as contrary to
the provisions Of the treaty under which it
was made The facts arc rs fol- !
lows: a treaty WAS entered |
into between the Government Of the United /
States and the Cherokee Nation, and pro-
claimed on the 11th Of August last, which |
provided for the sale OF these neutral lands,
by the Government Of the United States, the
proceeds to be invested for the benefit Of the |
Cherokee Nation, who were to receive only
tAc lA*e4eel oa .Ae 4A'o4e4 ~ A1teo.eo' Aae
treaty pFoFloeo luat tnc sa'e ln1Sut " 'uaue
10 either OF Two lnooes: ISL os sealea o'os,
alter app.alse.nent' ~ tne n4sues1 p.9oe4' ~
!egal snoua''s'ons, ~ p'4ec w iess tnan Wv
ooin, auo ~! .a. ~. r.. ast,a as w ~" 80
W. ~ IL ons oouf, ~ 'esPo Ps'
1ol easn' ~ wv .Sss ta'14 ons ao'..4 ~. 49,
ar. tal,an ~ eolo Ius iauas IL ~, ~ @
Iaheflean IueSlaus eoinPans' y. eoau.s''
cut, ut one dollar per acre, fecea'lns l"en'
fy-hEc thousand dollars down, ana giving
nine years credit TOR the halanccs al nse per
cent interest. Inc transaction was closea
Willie twenty Gays a1tes tne treaty was pro-
eln'meo. anu tnc uas oe'v.s ~ niLn ~
tneu no'n ~ Luz eauael' ousi ~. 20 ~
t"psl ~ nI. m aatlan Nv "to1s 'v 4es'si, ~.
.,'. u'al,ius n'nseu non .uc ena'es, unu ~
enle lceef nt' E"!us AAs tssp9uosu' ~
eolationieauon ol. WHICH W. puohs1eo on tne
to'n "e.' Ane pfine'pa. po'n1e ina"e uea'nst
eue eA-secte"l5 a.e. eua' tue ea'e "as n"t'
11eo through VIII improper Iasse enat a.
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ts'L luz 1nu,tus n1tn US eu1ess0o. ~, W au1ast
tuut ~ eeaa i sme .anes ~ AZ" =. s
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~ "ae As eonApeteutl ~ ua"sa.t .n4s oo.u1se
| .ns u"s pe'o'e A' 1u't Nv po'tto4io ,
~ n's Successor Us ~ na" ueeu u. ""s otnsl
tlli'e tnae ne cAp,alnco sns natees ~ W.
eueeesut, wy u'aos ~ ooSs t,oas t' aau 10y a'S
w orl''.ou tnae ~ ooa -. psi.s ueso
tnc tt. ~ 90. y. s..ss =, ~ .us ="
WV, ~. ~ - 1au ~ -, .,ss.s,
ors taon''oe aoa ,e1' s1u' pau ~ a 49,. ,A ~
''snp ~ aMaI u' ~, ~ ,"ss.a. 'na "
p,e.ss ~ oo.1*n ., "Do 1"a 49,, :,
'has Hc soasul WNat'
purchaser III 'a!n .1at luz su!:'i a'loN so'
eic.s' III tsp's ~ n's tequese - a''s "a,
n'aaae' 'cl' "pen iof nls suecsssof' aec'afeo
the na' sain lnast pe esose" .ue!' VI ne'ee
""o t"a' y. "'' 80
sor, tAcy wohld "liins!s SURRENDER tAe eon
tract; that nc sent an Queer 10 Kansas o'
whose report hc reiea as 10 tA'
value oi the lands that ny tue pro
VISIONS OF nearly an treattesf VIII
lhaiah tf1oes o. recent aate' Luz 'a'4ol III
tercst 10 be 1'aaa on moneys ana crtans
liked by the Cnitca states al hse per cen
per annum, and that the treaty, fairls con
stfuea' authorized the saie on credit At
Ewing rctofts taal only twenty oay
=, xx A.
nluls't'on " LUG ..ea.s ~ ane ~
Macn .AF' nasian 's.iieu lfoni o"ee' an
1naa IL was Pnss'caiiS a"poss'o,e 'nat u
olhcef eonio nave gone ifom washington
Kansas ana oplalneo amy lrust"orlny 'aea
tue valne OF inc lanas' anu tet4fhea anu r.
,, ported WITHIN 1hat tame' ana hc fe'terale
most VI tAc cHa1Ges aoose enumerated
1t should be borne In mind that thcs
charges were brought forward on the cFc
:. IN important election, by political cncmie
: Of tic late Secretary. In rcsign1ng his pos
: tion IN the Cabinet, he had condemned tl'
policy Of the Administration, and lad thr
; aroused Its hostility. It is proper TINT the;
= things should be taken into consideration
! but they do not Of themselves constitute
defence.
= Without lmpatlng o'shonest mo,lSes 10
gentleman WHO Las borne Inc inquest ena
!. acter through a long public Lie, We must 81
that the haste Will which tue business vi
. consummatcd, on the eve Of his rctireme'