The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-14

mornings Gazette, that We have en-
gagged ia the earnest defense and
fulsome laudation Of Mr.. Harlan for
two years." but the assertion is nm
| founded. Our official relations with
Mr.. Harlan for . brief period were
such that we have boon repeatedly
| appealed to ~ o witness in regsrd to
| matters within onr knowledge, and
have always responded fairly, though
we have seldom been able to sustain
an. Y. B." on disputed points as to
which he has ventured rash asser.
| tions. The latest Of these is the
matter Of Indian Pensions, which be
has recently given 90 much attention
10, and y still yolaminously decant.
ing upon IN tho Gdzstts. We have
long since frankly stated that We
disagreed with Mr.. Harlan on that
subject, which il 8 matter Of record,
and 60 such open TO tho fullest inves.
tigation.
We did mot suppose at tho time,
nor do We suppose now, that Mr..
Harlan had any wrong intention In
overriding Whist, - Commissioned of
Pensions, seemed TO us the moro ap.
propriate action. We have never
for moment thought that either
the Secretary or any Of his lmmedi.
ate friends derived any dishonest
beneAt-or, in fact any advantage Of
any kind-from the course be saw
fit to pursue. We do not suppose
AZ. v. B." really believes anything
Of the kind, or that he expects any
thing more from his present revival
of the subject than to divert some
votes from Mr.. Rrrlan, in his pend
ing contest for reelection as United
States Senator. The course pur.
sued seems to % we'll calculated 70
react in Mr.. Harlan's favor, and suoh
will probably be its result. IA
A word a. 70 the matter 10 issue.
These Indian Pension claims tasl
might be Inferred from the date Of
Mr.. Harlan's genuine order, March
is. 1867 had been long pending in
the Pension Ohice. "A few Indian
cases had been admitted on salts
factory evidence. Farther evidence
had bean demanded IN ,aoard N thA
..-..:.a.. srh. Co.,.;.o;c,,.. MIA
Ioin 1ai.s0l' Aus AAs'~
these clAlmAnts TO tAo eAme rulee -
oil others. It il but fair to say that
sne Anuian Vuoo ssovos ~ so"so,
in the rol4tfon OF guardian OF t00Se
0la;manta. and II il charitable 70
s.,.,.o.. th.t =. Nod ~ 49, n.n...
o1PfS.S
ment TO which D0th the Feneion ana
Indian officers belonged. the Secreta.
- thorr,ht h;yn a>lf nn1o,. ntl; linn
nouSl 80 c',s
to DO what ara not MA WITHIN the
nOWere or DrOvinc0 of the Pension
Gmoa-..wei.,. 10 Ec;I;atao Ahn
oAnSo
procurement OF evidence 70 sustain
the late Hon. George @. Whitinp a
ex.oommissioner Of Pensions, then
connected with the Department in
another capacity, to make an inves-
tipation of these claims. In his in.
structions to that gentleman (of the
same date AZ the genuine order to
the Commissioner Of Pensions,) the
Secretary said:
...,. !, -. ..~v,r,n~ .,a ~.
widoTs - snd minor cbiidrsn II deceased
ohsrokee. Seminole. Greek, and other In
dians Of the NorthWss94 Who Who entered 1 ne
% rinr ~ ists We Wy 4 spr III 40 Union. % "a snti.
tied to ard have applied for the benefits Of j!
the pension laws. it is dimcuit iof them
of evidsnce of tbs characser 1 usnsiiv
quired by the rules and regulations Of the
Department !; and In view OF ss'aSr oom-
menosD,e men, 1oynl'y sn% tnp p.,oda - ,,srs.cs
muuications with their country, have |
determined % send 2 special ageot 70
ana determine upon their csains by suCh
evideaoe - Il IL customary 10 receive and
~ nnor WITH rsrarfl q Indian claims,
= = :. M 7.91 9r.s9
wo cita th;s m OivinO M Harlan,s
- ~. .---....5l
reasons iOr thls actiVn, - oAPEoeo0o
in his own words.
II IN to be borne in mind that Of
the two or three hundred pensioners
enrolled BY the Secretary's order at
that time, every one had made appli-
cation in form, accompanied by testi.
mony, but not OF q character salts
factory to the Commissioners, whose
previous decision to that effect was
thus overruled. 1t is also TO be re.