, 1873-07-31
abolition Of tho protective idea from our tariff
THE FORT sNEIL1Na aw1un1R

aeeharaotori2os aa IN obscure and charaotorloss
print.' According to the version Of tho nffair
given by the Press, Secretary Floyd, In tho year
185a ao1d tim Eort p,,t,,rr rosorv,ttor
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o''oi'o'l'b f'ooo "otos VI i""' W rl"lhi'''
Steoo, for tho nominal price Of 100000,
which wna mich bo1ow its roal value.
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A"s osooio p'4o ol''5 So''''o "o""'
was denounced by tic public press as 4 swindlo,
wau investigated by con,mlttco OF Congress-
lont, to have boon mndo without authority OF
law, and therefore void Congroas, Which waS
then Democratic by amal ma1orlty. paeaod q
resolution simply disalpfoslng Inc sale' ssoo4e
rofuaod to pay any moro money ior 1ho lana oh
tito ground Tint 1ho oosot11oons Aao tolaseo 10
iasno patent to hltn ZOE Tho aamo' 1ho do'-
ornmoht thoroopon cohnohcea sn1t against h'm
1or soo'ooo' inls sn's' II IL "uogou' "eS COLL
Honcoo III 1o''' "1'o "a8 stlA ponuln8 Ill Aooo'
'no t'''o TO 'no 'ana oelne Still IN 'no 1o'orn-
mont ABOUT e'nb t'nlo' eeoolo nao 1n' Huollnao
'"Puuoneo 10 presen' o'u 10 'lo war Delaf''
aaou' aoi s4'z'oo' 'a 'o"' 1'' 'oas o"o'A'us'
4"h un'' 'no 'eS' 1oAo W. VIVA 'u7A''o"ou' w
'na ''n VI Ai''e' l0'V, 'uo 1o''o"'ne 'nss'ef'oo'
"a an1 an, ~ solcot and at an.r.
for nortnaneut military reservation OF Fort Smelling
not 1css than 1000 acres Is tho public nerests may
require for that purpose and to quiet ttlo to sail
reservation and to settle Al. claims in relation Thereto
er1 for Tim uso md occupaton thereof uou princi-
nina nj co,itr.
Approyod March T. 1870,
In pursuance of this resolution tho Secretary
Of Var appointed three officers ''of unblomished
integrity" to report upon tho facts and these
officers recommended tint steolo should quit
CHIN to tho Goyornn,ont tin Fort and $50 acres
Of land ad3acont thereto, The Press aooB not
sav whot],or tic remainder Of tho land, aomo
5000 acros. was t1orcupon conveyed to Btoelo
or not b,t, As that is tho grayamou of tho charge,
md ia mt t]oniod wo nrosumo It in admitted
esnoefal1v since steolo rocont)y sold about ono-
bo}f of this tract at auction for 5000 900.
SOFT appears that instead of gottinr 100000
for $500 acres of lind (the prico which tho ras-
ca11v r1ovd barra;ned for> Tim aovornment uot
s3o 900 for t. GOO acros. rhose being tho faots
in tho caso> NJ shown not bv nm "obscuro and
charactorloss print" but by tho St. Paul Press,
m ara nrcparod for TIM conrluaion which tl,at
panor draws from the who1o transaction, viz;
1t is certain TINT no emo can investigate tue facts Of
the nal settlement With him steele] without feeling
con'nicea snnt 'uo "at nAs "'
csta Of to doyorn1nolt in tta ,n.cr and tat Il las
done 60 with n auceesR which deserves unqualified
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