, 1870-11-15
PRESIDENT GRANT AND COM.
MISSIONER WILSON,
Alleged Igcnaon Tor the Want OF
Confidence.
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Confidence.
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CosHme1rtdf
The reason assigned By ths fresident for
bia lack of confidence In Joseph T. Wilson,
Land Commiasionex, In the confidential let
ter addressed to the late Secretary OF the In
terror, and published By General Grant, u 10
extraordinary that have been Ut Home Paina
to follov It up and get u the taets bearing
explanation Of his attack upon the Land
Commissioner, TINT he has had no confidence
In him since he was Instrumental in the pro-
cu1ement OF clause in the act passed for
the benefit Of Mr: Dent, Ills father
in-law, that defeated the frat claim
old A1r. Dent was the holder Of
claim to lands in Carundc1et, or near there.
This claim through neglect or Aome other de-
feet had become Invalid, and the land made
valuable, it Is claimed, to tbs amount Of half
million, through the improvements Of ac-
tual settlers, Under the Law passed to meet
| such cases, Dent could locste the came nuns-
ber OF acres On amy public lands selling At
Il. Is per acre but thiA did not suit the fam
LIZ, and so after the election OF General Grant.
/ an attempt VAS made to pass Law tbAt would
reinyest old Nj. Dent in tho lands he claimed
in or near Caropdclet, Missouri. Fortunately,
the committee to whom was referred tho mat
ter turned it over to Mr. Nilaon, as WIS the
habit, and the Land Commissioner drnfted the
following, which may be found on page 45s,
United 6tates Statutes, lsrgc volume, Is:
"An set 10 connfm certain private land claims
the legal representatives. OF Gariei Cerre and
Josephine Bolaye, falling within the exterior
boundar1es OF the commons Of Caroudclet, the
pents, and the latter as No. 97a for one hundred
and fty apela, In the dfst class Of decisions Of
the Beard Of Land Commissioners under the act
March, lsss. ioT The adjustment ot private lan.i
clAius IN Missouri Is recommended bJ said board.
| 4 *; poc, %, nts: Session, =, Z. ls!: and 8.
| cent1med BY act OF Congress approved July !,
| 1885, subject 70 location elsewhere than Ia place
IN case Of oontltct tstatuts Law, voL o8 page 1861
| be and the same are hcret.y confirmed In place.
patent fol zaid claims be issuei accordingly.
Now 1t seems that after the pass2ge Of thia
| act for the benefit Of the aged father-in-lav
| Of the administration, it was found that
tecting the Innocent holdore, The old gentle
man found himself no nearer the valuable
| possessions than before. The PRECEDENT, I au
aAeured on the best authority, drew ont the
authorship OF this troublesome clause, and
has had no confidence since in Mr. wilson.
the Land Commissioner, and found hin,
Al usual, hard at work. Although
scmewhat advanced in yea1a, and won
BY hard work, Mr. WILSON is well preserved
and has man. Days Of public sersic'
Why be had lost the confidence Of His Excel
lency. "a expressed in the Cox letter. II d
not" be replied, "unlees 1t grew ont Of tha
sfc{isrrahan sEindle. There has been
leavy pressure brought on the President b:
the people sustaining that fraud"
itv, that You lost the confidence Of his Excel
lvncy by your alroiily inserting clausein tn
act Teeoeniziug MF. Dents claim to the caron
delet lands."
The old man looked puzzled for moment
"Dear ms!.that- can't be possible. III
clause Inserted Has tlae law OF the land, pasee.
long since, to protect innocent settlers o.
"Do I uudosatand you to say that the claus
vas not inserted to pre1udiee the claims Of Oh
"Cettainly not. The committee called o.
| ne, as It il in the habit Of doing, to draft h
Lii. cannot cay that ever knew who th
claimant Was. The committee would not hav
recommended the bill, nor would Congress
lave passed It, without that proyiso."
II an told, Mr. Wilson, that the President
distIust datea from that law"
lit can't be possible. Why, that Has =!
ready the Law sustained By the courts for tn
protection Of poor, innocent people. Cel
tainly, the President did not want to rob 1
that way for bis family: can't belieTe it.
| AL Ars NHeODt Wu1le {oN AAFe 0&Eu 4e4a
ing in in your lAborious office, the world out
side las changed. To rob for ones family
not only the royal prerogatfTe. but o1dinaE
official practice. Bat do you intend tcsiG1
ing E. e. .,r. ~ ,,r r.nnot ,at,en ,na<
; cbazgee. He may put me out c1nnot bel
) that; but Will DO nothing that looks Like
.. confession Of guilt"
! And the old man walked the foor und,
much excitement. Stopping before me
continued: +" have labored sixteen hours
day eince my first appointment under Jot
Quincy Adams, on small ehlAry, that no
! leayes me no means in my old age ha'
: lalored for the public good No man can .:
= that ever wronged the service. or any on
l. Now al that have is my character, End th
. they seek to rob me Of" As be spoke b
J. liEs trelabled, and tears came to his eyes. III
" he turned AWAY, adding. " But won't reslS
Q Ill fight it out. The President must undo
e STAND that he cannot tfampla wautonly on Il
y Lumb1est in this land
y Poor old man. He does not know what c;
> he done by organized fraud, austained By
rena! press. left him, feeling little hop
:; for him in the contest. He VIII only
j! laughed It ~ I poor old fool, very much
= the way OF tcheuiug unprtndpled advent
~ ters.
% There is combination Of rings, lobblea =
II offlce+holders that ia yeuomous and noisy.
l. al the hotels, etreets and departments. o
~ hears nothing but denunciAtion md abul
Is The fact IL creeping into the,r stupid aku
u that the people threaten to sustain the Sec
, tary, and th8t he is in come danger Of bel
:, made President. u.