, 1869-04-26

1t il quite possible that our Nebraska cor
respondent, ''Jtlnius, whose letter on the
Indian question We published few Il .ys
since, usny not he quite satisfied with the
ANSWERS We have l1.a'ly given him, inss-
much ns We hu*e mt idluccd tho "Fpcciica-
tio.lh' he called for. Tho question, wo
think, III one Which has passed. the .tABo Of
evidence, aud haH gone to the jury for
verdict. It il quite easy, however, t"
bring forward tunple prn'f nf NIL th.st We
haye ever alleged s'rl this subject, nntl, that
our correspondent may not feel that VIZ
ln,c left linn one !,l INK to stand ,1p,n, we
respond I" his demand, in ii Way wLicA even
| lie will probably lLinl. c,,:c,lsly..
There was filed with shu Finance Com
,uittce Of the Thirty-'1intls t",yress a state
| Ilcnt containing suiG+ t~rnty distinct
charges If frn,,l ugai,lat Indian Agents, con-
| tractors and bureau officers. Portions Of
TIL, report wcrc rcad by Senator Sherman
in o1,cr Senatc, from which We mako this
extract lis IL specimen Of thu whole:
''tn the 1st II july, Its, WHEN The military AL
thnsi1s rease'l II have authority tn feed Refugee
lh.1.ua, there ilnitnac surplus I Hour n1ii
r,rn tarl 1t turt ttIfoh, amounting to III mich
;S al! tia. tn' .re ecn lea.e.t Ia pau1er lsltans
i'll that country. Thcse Stores .tle e"t.'l!ns or!
Ecr Ut Eutt Gibson u!eretl 10 turn ru the Sd
csi1tc1dtnt uf In,l!1n at1;ilFs 1T 3a:t} per oarre!
1or f,ur n,li s. per bIshe1 fur cu:n- 1n,rca'i .!
ilasi4E 'is purchase, the superintendent wctlt IL
Lcascna er1!l AMI entered lntu contract with Nc
Doua!d. Fuller 4 Sells QAt ron ~ Tx Snl~ri"ttni-
mn. Ut Is Per hnshcl f"r corn and 81 per 'irrt'
for itnuE. Tie gu1trart Wls LET, US NE are lnfbrIl.
cd asl beilevr, wittlou, tie Eesiuis.:c a1yct1is
'ent, OH tic rretc1ce that rhcru was mt tuae "a
advertise. Tile most Of the hour furnished under
c"sti't, tie e"stsatt"r. a~ut 81. uni the Indian DE-.
laftnent e. IT trrea, rhile 4 large ainuI1lt q
,he folr Uttered by tl,c War department to tht
Interior ut s. per l.arrcl MAS elng shipped tiuwl
The Arkansas fsn1a Fort t'isl,n 10 Little Kock
The corn furnished by thc c"ntssetnrs under th
contract was part bought {-ou tue ln'lta,ls III g
per bustel AMI r2Et bought IT the military autnur
l,cs at Foit Gibson, oy one McKee,, whu Is urtcE
Et"o' TO have been The agent md partner af Mr
} Donald, FULLER i Sells, at eighteen cents pe
.Alshel, and turned oyeF TO the superintendent :.
& per buElIeL The gross amount Of thcse sui
plies We arr unabe to state bas arG satisfied 1ha 4!
hnvc hloslatun thut i has ill, or ueaFly Al, bee
| ralti. '-Gbbs, July J. 1864
, OF course. the several hundred tho1s;an
; dollars made l,y this coutrnct went int
somebody's pockets, and the superstition
not violent one that the ssswas" was Il
, vided between the contractors und the Su
; perintentlcnt. The case WIS simple one
{ there were ''sturving Indians" to be fet
| and the government WINS to feed them. I'll
q Indians had corn to sell nt s. IA blsho
a and the contrnctors bought it. The India
i. Superintendent bought it Of the contracto
r. ut IS IL bushcl The military authuritic
l. also, lad corn to sell ut eighteen cents
J. bushel, mud the contractors bought til
c also. And this corn the government VI
Il made to 1,t,y buck again, through the I
lc dian Superintendent, at IS bnsht
!. though the commanding officer at Fo
70 Gibson had previously offered it all to hi
~ at 81 1nlsllel. We think that both Il
Is facts and the authority should satisfy t
J. thirst Of our Scbraska correspondent +
d specifications, though there nro plenty nu
"A If the S,1ac sort