Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-26
THE ALLEGED FRAUDS IN THR
INDIAN COUNTRY,
GARD FROM Mr.. BOUDlNOT.


CARD FROM MR.. BOUDlNOT.
In view ofthe fact that We have published
a number Of statements coming TO us from
responsible Sotrcoa In relation 70 frauds In
the Indian Territory, It q but justice to Mr..
Boudlnot thai he should have hearing
over hh ownslgnaturs. We therefore pub
nsh his letter below
wAaHINaroN, Jan. Is, 1870
EpIroR REPuBLicANi-My name haa been
mentioned frequently Of late In connection
with alleged internal revenue frauds In the
Indian country. In your issue OF this morn
ing sec an editorial on the subject, which
satisfies me that you have been misinformed
IN regard TO the real merits OF the question,
for you do me and others charged with de-
traudlng the Government injustice, and /
know you would not do that, Intentionally.
am Cherokee Indian, residing In the
Cherokee Nation, am the sole prnprietor
OF a tobacco factory there, capable ofturn-
ing out I'VE Thousand pounds Of tobacco
daily. presume Il 10 my establishmont
which you refer 10, when you say, sin one
metory alone, employing hfty hands, there
thousand pounds.n Ny factory Is or greater
capacity than all others in the IudiHn coun.
trJ--thsre are but four.-put together, but
the most Ihavo ever Manufactured In single
day Il ], 200, and the average since com
mencod has not exceeded 200 poundsi but
whether l have manufactured much or
little, does not affect the merits Of my case.
only mention the matter TO Ahow how you
have been Imposed upon. 80. ..-.
Tho tobacco factories 10 the Indian coun-
try have paid moro revenue 10 the United
AtaAaa ka ~ l..
the State OF Arkansas for they have NOT
sold pound In the States without frst pur-
chasing and a1ixing the proper stamps, All
the reports about the enormous quantities
Manufactured and sold without paying tar
are desigued to prejudleo tho matter. They
are untrue, Mr., Editor. ......... :
quote from your article tho following,
. 'srhe plea set up bythoss engaged ia the
.ihhsis n.fns IL INST ~ trssty stiPpl.iion
tioa upon articles manufactured within the
IndiAn Tsrritory. Dut.the idsa that the Gov
srn%sIs viii suffer the sl0.k % A. Iadiss
commission OF which there is no color or An-
thority 10 preposteroua In. ltself. For, BY the
i n Isvsaue aos o. 1905 u (, provided
isrritOry within ne 6aits o., q he s'i United
states, and no exception T. made In case Of
other artislss In Aver. Of the manufactures
,"ws usdsr,taud ,hI The DspAr.nsni here
sustaiuu the conduet o. General Mcdonald
IT, ooiPnsl JoJosr In le0nssutioa with
It Is true thai tho 10Th article Of the
Cherokee treaty OF 1900, reads as followsi
Every ohsrokes and freed person, resident
10 ths yherohes ne,1on, shau hays the right to
her hive stock, or any nefehandlSe or manu-
iaetursd products, and ship and drive the sane
20 n sS.p.on rii ssS ssssT,,9 By Az
~ M SS fSSss AS:. az " sold ou''ld'
This article OF the treaty appears TO nv
''uututored mind' 10 give me, a Cherokee
resident In tho Cherokee nation, q right 10
manufaeture tobacco In tho Cherokee nation,
aud sell The same, In the Indian Territory
without paying the tar thereon, aud further,
that no tag Ia Treqalred upon my mAnufac,
turod products, exception annh Quantities as
may sell outaldo Of the Indian Territory.
II IL not charged that ever sold pound
outside Of tho Indian Territory, without
paying the tax Imposed by the revenue law
am charged, however, with manufacturing
and selling In tho Indian country without
paying tax TO the United statea, my offence
''hath this extent, no more"
But, Mr.. Editor, 1t IL not by the stlpula.
/ tion OF the treaty alone, that insist l have
done nothing unlawful. / may safely rosi
upon the laws Of Congress a. expounded by
Judge james, the law officer of the revenue
department, and the decision Of Mr.. Com.
missioner DelAno, which 1 herewith sub
nit. II Is proper to say, In this connection,
thai 90 far from having any disposition Il
eyado the law, or dsfraud the Government
/ have brought this whole question befori
the attention Of Mr.. EK-Commlssloner Rol
Inns a year ago, whose opinion comedies
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