White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-15
More Stealing.

paper, charging that the Kansas Indian
Brigade has been defrsuded ont OF an
immense amount of money due them for
bountiss and back pay, BY one Wright.
Of Indiana who hal been made an agent
to collect the claims. through the info
ence OF Senator Harlan, while be was
Secretary of The Interior.
This is Of piece with oil other claims
coming from the region Of Kansas. There
has been system of robbery prscticed
upon all who held claims against the
Government, whether white. black. or
red. There msy have been frauds in In
dian matters for many years; bat they
! never became so extensive and glaring
until the commencement OF Lincoln's
Administration. AS the war did not
commence until Linceln became Presi-
dent. there were no opportunities for great
army frauds before that time. But there
seems to have been regularly organized
League of Thieves. with headquarters in In
diana and Kansas; and embracing few
choice spirits outside. Caleb B. Smith, a.
Secretary Of the Interior, let loose upon the
West horde of relatives aud fsvorites,
to suck the blood of the unfortunate.
The ring embraced Gov. Morton. Dsfrees.
Holloway, Judge Usher, Commissioner
Dole. and many smaller lights; Kansas
Congressman and private spectators;
Senator Harlem. Tom. Ewing, Perry
Fuller, and so on. Any and every fraud
in the Jurisdiction of the Interior Depart.
ment, if probed, would disclose some or
all of the worthies named, as being en-
gagged in it.
This Indian Brigade fraud. shows Har.
Ian as the head. and Wright as the in.
strument, Defrees and Holloway as
bondsmen. aud Tom. Ewing with fist
in it. That whole Indian gang. together
with Harlan. Ewing. Lane. Pomeroy.
Sid. Clarke. Perry Faller. etc., have accu-
mulated immense wealth by public plum
der.
The Indians are not the only ones who
have been swindled. Lanes negro regi-
ments have Jared but little if any better;
and hundreds of white soldiers, especially
the drafted men, are in the same cstego-
ry. Take. for instance, the citizens Of
Kansas who guarded the border during
the first years of the war. 1t is an old
story, but will do to remember. Sidney
Clarke was commissioned to audit the
claims for payment. lie did so. taking
vouchers to the amount Of many thou.
sand of dollars. from poor citizens who
left their farms and their shops to guard
the border. With these vouchers be
started to Washington, to draw the mon
ey. But on the way, his csrpet-sack.
containing the vouchers, was mysterious
ly stolen-no doubt by person selected
by himself for the purpose! Here was
the pay of the poor men of Ksnsas, for
many weeks of toll and exposure, swept
away. But Clarke was generous. He
had no idea that the vouchers would ever
be recovered; but he sent his agents
among the cla;msnts. buying up the
claims for small pittancc, and taking
the risk of collecting the money. The
claimants thought few dollars were bet.
ter than nothing. and transferred their
rights in the claims. Having bought up
the claims for almost nothing. the car:
pet-sack was drawn from its hiding place.
the claims collected dollar for dollar. and
the money pocketed by Clarke aud his
chums! With this ill-gotten money. and
more like it. Clarke bought his way into
Congress. where he now is. and where be
and his hired help are eudeavoring to
make his lease perpetual. or as long as it
pleasss him to hold it.
The Price Raid Claims are travelling
the same road, Other States have been
reimbursed for for such expenditures,
and Kansas would be. If her Congress
men desired it. But the matter is STAYED
of, each time adding to the discourage
ment Of claim. holders, while men who
are in the ring are buying up the scrip at
from 10 to 25 cents on the dollar. When
all that can be got is thus secured. Sid
uey and his fellow-plunderers will 60 to
work and get the claims allowed.
This is the way the people Of Kansas
are being robbed by their public servants.
! And it ia called slsndsr, and treason to
the party. to expose and denouucs this
swindlins!
i SATIsFAcroRY.-The Lawrence Tri-
bune satisfactorily shows why the Sou
Itheru Kansas Land Lesguers are right
and justiisble in their course. 1t is be-
cause the editor and his brother came to