The sun., 1870-02-15
OFFICIAL ROBBERY.
wory or wv. H4RLiN'S rFCii.t-
TIONS.

v..r.., to,. T,i. To- In the first letter Of the
-. b, i,. aa,t .r which IN cx-Sccretary OF tie
..,. ,r rsc .ll senator cared for his household
.o,ih w. ti, item " the velvet carpet from
-. ,rer.r. .omcwt1t IN Nr. faran's favor
-. omit ct ..icr uo trace Of " appeared On the
.s,albo.s,. seems. however. that n1cr he had
..,a tcirr.t 'or over year aud several months
vent ont o' orcc, he had Il appraised at less
ma, ,l,lfvio'it coe' and made q repayment which
,,r,,rv..o' .r':jrg good tling- cheap and helping
U'- fuay along.
TIE contra; Tor Starving Indians, as has been
.cn w. ~. fr-j Official act of the secretary the
,cy fo.,. 60 to sp,gk. of his Administration
O. thcvcry r-t lay Of his service as Secretary
10 eor,cmr1t,d Two .immenso lahd sacs. which,
IN comparison w'ih the contract that sipuanzcd bis
,rtd,y. are altoselher worthy ott.
rirs,-Thc ale of ,he cherokee Neutral Lands
The comp.-e -oot,o acres OF valuable land in
southern Kapsa.. and were wanted, At a nominal
,,ee, oy tho American Emigrant Company. in winch
r,rraI ot uaflau's Iowa friends were chiei mana
rs Cter.'cc scut delegation to Washington,
,,ty In iiR \ small clique " rebel Chez ohecs.
h.t oui of me southern army, appeared also Hsr-
Ian aud cooley. ais Commissioner of Indian A0airs,
~ "a tn t,' a.. Lval Cherokcos 10 sell their land
o. ttuc. instead of for cash. Tbs proposition was
refused They then made treaty with the rebel
ihdiu- prJstut for toe sale ot TIE who'll tract or
tWN" un -tnl ~ ~ uuu,S W ~, .7.%ieu, % 'OH.-uh
COT u'ssion to the Senate. Bat the President
nsn more l'lH' ahd more hone.t than hs SECRETARY
r,g-'i ~ ~ ,Ilu ~ " NY ~ snu - " WI .,,,,,
tmaly hHiau uIeN 70 slau-e TOT tle sale oi tNt
binds "'or cash." as the Indians would not rgree
10 time sale. and the words, .,ior casa" were m.
.tted' - ih'li a,tolhry, Sot wm. \. Ihi,Iis' &c
Of rrc',nuhs -aie 90 time, bui IN sple OF this
,c ,o , M, tnSrrnt 1oue"ny at nor scrs pr
surng only SsSu'sl cash aud the balance in ten
Iclr-. Tins was dooe IN spite OF the written rro
n, pe, men, "f the Iricrot ~ f,ow. ''' NV d"
wAsniSoroS Aug %. isoi
R,e fi~'' -. i'a, S'rT1Lg of tae ig.s,io,
SIS: a. tucru'y. or ne Cberlker uIt ~ India
- w ri!t ~ ilp.A ~ that " - r's Iiei as,ir E
,+,ns nei"u'~i h' you 81 w 'ia t,''s Yi lanIs ~
psrt oa crtfI AMI To rr'icst u Jehdr OF tic Iaion
ilhcn @. w. 40 arrnncnt Co. .bcv tt,' the tre,iy
sS@1inp''s' S@sI ''' ''' ". I'- '''''' ''es ' 'o'
.oS%sH "es fos ean & ard II & &I'a r,t 70 nm ne As e
eotds ssacd lN ~, rgreha,,rs, thus 1l!ag - an ac.
q uoI relieve tie ir,o,,cilo, ol cpnlty. :
par,e%ti onr rfifo s.1 y. ~ & &iu WE ".
Yer fe;pectfGiis y0ar oood ent .orya7,s.
'-isn'D Luns. IMlNG. iR,
ri., ,evt s,, ,bc.. alton, %'oi % y W. W .'l"ui
,,iio, In soc IN, co,,r,-, .n, ~ a. i'''." @ w.
- .,,,., - ~ !, & ah,i 9e heiiu '-'.u-I II,
bu. ''N .Iu's' va NOS granted.
Not onlt was the Emigrant Company tn Hh,i
hu.-' -oli 70" ita -w1ndling CONCERN h1t f' tai
b,tn c1;l lci Cor three wears In defraunn, ta, a.;
.Ns 80
- D., t.,,i susn,t I,n"S ,uS ins w .1c .1 V'ah- ol
ehal'-' iru'iHG Jo taous-nds OF acres OF the best
s "a ~ 1SIlnp Mn Mr.. W; W: Gurus,
hu'- Ir,dec,..or 10 investigate these Frauds ana
h.. f.,rt d. ~ i,flIps once when he nal Ito 49, y
-. f,y, .,,i..t ,o,-n,tr, ,'n , ne s n.aus w
,s,, u. ,b1r,,..t. ''''''Hlns one county VIII
o., COMPANY. known 10 ne American Fn,irrs NJ Com,
"a hs,e S M 'q,s m lass,i Sf g GrcSaS Gouaiy
u.a arpn, .Iso,,l US, 10 Wit \ Court Houss ia j.
ard $3.50 4-ts tI- cost VI the whole AMOUNT n To-
ttA
reN''. "i The county In favor Of the Company
tsI- ue r vrt, Nas obtained mainly By proniise. To-
b4s Cai. o.. 10 settle the lands, together with
OIL ~ app ur'-. al shoNn 10 letter Of taer Gelc.
nl ht3. .v Dr. L-Egpy:
p..oo,Srs t,v-, n...,,h.-, q ,se,
n frt.rt - ~
ptNE etLt n fN" vote i' your county pavscs our
1.a -., o., I'd, in NJ ,sseuec prcsent dram for
PHrc.tf 70 y .. 4Scrl Who boards van mc, sld Who
tls, "'N,u P') ~ al oh nei bu1 DO not tell
''' '"'' DO ' '''' --' ''S ~ 49, ~ i',h|
.s..reD g n Ncr>y
6,ro-,i AGENT Nrer'c.n q ~ irr ~, -
A.. ,.-... .. ..,... -, a.. -. -..-.. 80 - .,
, ''''' u OINV " 'Ne i''' "''N's VI 'n's Noi''
W 1. ,, -, d.,
WI. w, lS't tApalls hoW thS Ahd''Ns 70
''''' -''l anus eN"'np "''o oO''iheI'
IT, ',ll'ny Of ne thIes Nlines es before referred
ih,.- lucI, shows that they were s'sred in Sans
nu -n,W'.i were nade 70 intersogaloucs therein
uts''l; tuat up examination OF the tracts Ia qucs-
th.g thr paDcrs wer. sSued without iun knowledge
N'A't t'n'culs.
a a
trr. 20 'h, r,par. aIso afiNrs ~ name and sea- As
Ng.r prtr ,1 a. cen coInv ,xhen IN t,cI hc ma 81
rrs.d In fl,t r,nity but oniv yisif.d n tennotary
1l r..ttfs n busiuesa Tls nernt alFo .fait. ti.t
h.. cs an. ths nearest informed rs.lIents o
H. p.rlul b.. amen one OF thoTa lived In another
cogtty All tponty.nye miles from Jhe county seat
I'D . furfLer ir0m some OF tho trets lie i alicnp IN
Lava frsf isd nhout
AuU "a 10 Iho contents OF thpsa napers Is ofnciailv
Ger med TO nv this W, ID, lhomas. when. IN fact no
s.- ldfuinIsfsred vnole IL pro.s yoiattpo
OF U-uHgtal postlon on the part Of ,atd Ihnp1s A.
aofp 5r l-- than forRery 80 feT as the lnnwsf. ~
'he srogatories are concerned
by such means Mr.. Curis says the cOmnany
proved NJ 6a,ODl acres OF valuable land In this
olc colnty alone. What the Company thought OF
uun j. shown by ITS circuIr Offering tnem Tor sale
Ia which ley are called choice iarm lands geneT-
az contiguous TO both water ana timber and ~
the circular liither says: "Of the rIch ana pro
ducuVe character Of the soil, aud the desirabienes
Of the lands a. to location. health, Nc, the most
annie evidence can ne gwen But this was not the
onii Teport But lew weeks before Harlan made
nc sale the hepuolicnn Legsatnre OF ms own stat
liOwaI bad made full Investigation and strong re.
Port against the Company, and lurther instructed
ihe Attorhey'Hensra oi t1s o'a'e 70 proceed llhst
hit company i"t laua sI'r iheh uS'Sl 'ne '1I'rhor
~ send copy OF lho Nhoie ptoceSdlh-r 10 liar an
IAe matter was Son,iiion tA arouhu we Depatt
ment Tor some weeks before tha Chtrokec lands were
. lony rcnort of ,hr Ioy, I,g,.latnre IiI an a ~
''o 'OnB r'p'i' VI 'e i'"N L'H's'''u4o WI su"c1
YOrr Com nittaa n!rther nnds that the Frnictant
Company mas M ade ,racts ior the swano and and
tie swamp land lntrrvst Of about twenty 1--WE counties
" ~. ~ u,e We couhlcs thoss ulnl lhcIe va. pro-