The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-11-26
THE McGYARHH1N sWTNDbE

This celebrated land claim, the effort to
make which successful, occasioned the en-
forced retirement of Gen. Cox, the Secreta-
ry of the Interior, will be the featuce of
Grants A Administration.
Nc Garrahan's claim to the land in ques-
ton arises out of pretended Spanish title
upon which an adverse decision has been
rendered by the Supreme Court Of the
Unit d States. The claimant after this
decision attempted to purchase the land
from the United States under the law allow
ing unsuccessful claimants under Spanish
titles to purchase agricultural lands this Ell
fort was also failure, the Supreme Court
refusing its aid. The next resort was by
petitoning to Congress, but no law was pas
sed in pursuance thereof Attorney Gener-
ais Back, Bates and Hoar, have all at vari
ous periods, decided against the validity of
the claim
A company called the new Idria Company
also claims this land, and Secretary O. x,
aware that ,he Supreme Court of the United
States has finally determined Mr.. Carr ahan' :
claim to be invalid, and has refused the writ
f mandamus which he applied for; to com
pei the sale of the lands to him as agricul-
raj lands, that several successive Congresses
have failed o respond to his petition for leg
slativs relief, and finally because, as the Sc
cretary said he knew that the principal ob
legations relied upon by Mr.. McGarrahan
were FalsehoOds, issued the following order
to the Commissioner of the General Land
O.hce.-
You will therefore proceed, in the ordi
nary course of business, to take up and dis
pose Of the application Of the New Idra
Mining Company for patent, notifying
McGarrahan, or his attorney, that the same
will be done at an early day, to be fixed ur
oy you, pri,r to which time, testimony OF
arguments may be filed by either party, and
at the expiration of which period y ur decis
ion may be rendered as your views of tie
law and the facts may warrant, and pro-
ceedings had thereon in the usual manner" !"
And now comes Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-
dent of the United States, and because Gen
Cox declines to issue a patent to McGarra-
han-against the validity of whose claim
stands two decisions of the Supreme Court,
and the legal opinions of three successive
Attorney Generals, and comkels Gen. Cox t,
resign his Office, doubtless to be succeeded
by some more supple agent of the Presi-
dent
The facts of this case are so plain, so emf
nently transparent, the inference of corrul
ton so inevitable, that we are not Furpri:
at the moody silence which pervades Tia,
Radical press Defense is impossible, and
silence is their only refuge.
We trust that the gallant little band Of
Democrats in the present Congress will stII
up this matter, and lay the whole affair be
r. the people; heretofore theY have labor
al A. disadvantage, but the recent election
which have laid ont about sixty Radical
pnon the shelf, will exert q oral influence
upon the overbearing majority. Sehenck.
their big dog, is whipped, and will proba
bIv he modest during his final session-mar y
! o,bars stilI-like John Covode-are now
ending their legislative career, having only
escaped defeat by flying from the judge
ment Of the people.
Had Andrew johnson been guilty of a
ouarter of Grants sins of omission and Of
| commission, our virtuous Rs iical Con res
men would have hanged him higher than
Haman; justice would be done were Grant
accommodated with the rope prepared fJl
his predecessor Pjttsburg Post