National Republican., 1873-01-07
STANTON vs.. CHANDLER.
THE INDIAN BOUNTY FRAUDS.
Reply Of JHdEo wriHht's Attorney TO the
Attorney for the GoVernment-Now let
Us Have the Whole Truth.

-, wAsHTroToN, January a, Ira.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN: In your paper Of this
morning appears an account OF an Interview Of
one OF your reporters with the Hon. W. X. Chand-
Ter, in which the recent arbitration between the
Government and Judge Jno. W. Wright, before
the Hon. William Laurence, arbitrator, IA made
the subject OF comment under the following
headings; "a True story-The Indian Bounty
Frauds-lntervlew with Hon. W. X. Chandler
The Crimes Of Wright and His Coadjutors-Full
/ propose TO make very brief statement in re.
ply TO Mr.. Chambers Representations, which
ask you 10 publish In the interest OF truth and
nne myself TO the material facts in the case,
which cannot be disputed by Mr. Chandler or
anybody else.
First then, say that the agreement for arbl.
himself, he having rejected paper proposed by
advice the agreement offered x the Attorney
faith. Both parties proceeded, at great expense,
70 take testimony on all the controverted facts,
Judge Wright proved that he had paid 70 the
eminent failed TO prove the contrary. Mr..
Chandler Is reported TO have said TO your corre-
sponde1t I'VE were prevented from getting tea-
mlsdemeanora by the manlpulations Of the
wrghta and W. p. Ross, lately appointed Indian
agent, who was witness upon many OF the re-
STATES STATES believe 70 Be frsudSlsnt % This MI resson oS
alone was sufflcient for revocation This state
ment reveals the whole merits OF the case.
charges against Judge Wright, a and s because S % Of
this failure IL revoked the authority Of the arbl-
tratlon.
j, ] have no % personal snOwIcSgs Of what TOO. @
the Government sent its agents with full power
and ample means 70 get the necessary Testimony,
Il II could be had, 70 sustain lts case. know
also that there was an utter failure TO prove any
thing against Judge Wright; and 10 appears 10
me that II Wright had defranded the Indians, a.
he is alleged TO have done, neither he nor "hls
vent the truth from being exposed by the power
ful agencies which the Government was able to
command.
reporter that the point taken by Judge Wnsht's
counsel a. TO the extent OF the agreement for
arbitration operated a. trick upon the United
states which ,ney coSia only snectual defeat
Now, have already stated that the terms Of
the arbitration were dictated by the Attorney
General himself. IL could be no trick TO claim
the simple legal effect Of the instrument which
he had deliberately prepared; hut n Mr.. Chandler
really desired TO make "a full and explicit state
ment OF the whole case" he ought 20 have told
before the revocation offered to amend the refer.
ence 80 as TO give the arbitrator power and au-
thority TO award against Judge Wright every
% aasn WSas Msss tSe ses ssSa SssH pa
show that he had fully paid to the party entitled
Mr.. Chandler stated TO the arbitrator that he had
submitted TINS proposition 10 the secretary OF
the Interior, who had Instructed him TO reject it
assert, then, that II Ia not true that there was
anything 10 prevent q full and fair adjustment
Of the controversy between Judge Wright and
the Government by means OF the arbitration OF
Judge Lawrence; and think u "a very plain that
the revocation was made solely because the Gov
eminent had wholly failed In It's purpose.
] have already said that I have no personal
knowledge OF what took place In the Indian
country. But suppose my Information Ia quite
as reliable as that ofMr. Chandler, understand
that many witnesses were brought up for the
Government, but II was ascertalned that In their
cases the money had not been paid 10 Judge
Wright, but had gone into the hands Of the
Commissioner Of Indian Affair. OF course
proper TO say that the money paid TO the Com
during Mr.. HArlanS term Of once, nor do
Harlan with these transactions Of Judge Wright
FINALLY, Mr. Editor, beg leave, most respect
fully TO say that Il Is time for this childish re
elimination and abuse TO cease. II the Govern
ment can ''proceed In the courts civilly and
crtminallyn against Judge Wright, let Il do so at
once, and make good Ia accusations. Il has now
been more than year since your own and the
other papers OF the city have denounced Judge
Wright In terms similar TO those now repre-
sented as coming from Mr.. Chandler. Do you
not see that all this abuse, unAccompanied by
any effective action to sustain II, will eventually
recoil upon the authors OF III There are many
other points In Mr.. Chambers statement which
would afford grounds Of Just criticism, but
forbear to pursue the subject further.
VARY rPaDpNtfuiiV. ERED. p STANTON.