, 1873-07-16
THE INDIAN BOND DEFICIT.

Fnif 11t'tory of tho Affair as Given.
~ Mr' TnonPaon, then Sucrotnry "a
the Interior.
MEMPHIS, July 1B.-Tho following nnncora r,
tho Auala"che this morning :.
To 1.mc, n WILLIAM. o1roaD, Ni,s July 8, 1879.
H., NIX ps4a lnTYour lSttor Il yesterday VIA rocetve
ny re ta evening. thnuk you for the extraet n1;r
Tho facts IN this caBo aro fow and haTs bea
iss istorts ss foss a lit aaa IN Pre;a ;a
w2th rsluctsnso have always had faitl In to pomr
q truth and ita ultimate triumph oyor faachood hnt.
count and preaonta tho matter to Tho nubo NJ thonaf
eomhS,thing nov bad boon dacovcrcd Tho whoo caso
Is thls; The Department Of tho interior a made th
Gusloaian OF bonds hold in trust for the various Tn
dan tribes. Tho incrost these bonds Ia regularly
COLLECTED snd Paid over to those tribes ocrk IN thg
coupons regularly brought forward {or eo1loc.in
tao head of tho department rrcsu.ncs, ns matter a
my administration Of tho department Mr sfior
eSaee W Ssiisapg utyg AZ ,r'n
a tic eouponn had beoa boae forMat s1es
snd regularly Collected and he had been called on to-
h%ito pu. ,a ia sa!eent Of his necouns for tho
became known that would In few days resign nv n.
place IN the Cabinet owing to tho contemplated wi.j
1asy s' Els 'ee eossaoa SnsGn tGa Hsn nd It ws
ovor o essr sass q
tor the sanae amount. 11o stated thss ho LAD hsd
tnS tsSon ca tn9 Of doing thia e.ve
not nssed mo Of what ha had done beco1so ho ,nar*
TINT would contemn and would not allow him tn
touch single bond. AZ aoon tho confession wag
roceivod tho loys Of bis Bafo wero takon from lin mi
the contents carefully counted and tho state Of things
showed hfa confession to DO truo IN oyory narticar
Ihe clerk ~aa dismissed for ILLS inndoly to his trus
and congress, then iii session, waa Informed by 3
communication from Me, Of what had been done ami
thta concluded With the requoat that comn1fttcc1
consulting exclusively Of political orpenuntg n,onl
10 appointed to examine into tho report upon all TIC
thorough search 1nado into the circ,l,nHtanccS
and fats In tho cAse. Tho Committee were ,,,,nr
NOUS II! exonorang tho Secretary from ali tle bianla
by CONGRESS- without dissontng voice. ThIa was It
tme when party Spirit run hiBh bit still at tttnst
when 1e'nDers Of Congress scot7cd 10 enGleayor ia
a!t1 to tln nao OF public servant nuy stigma un-
Auditor reaches tho account and by rejecting tbo ac1
ecptancea Of tho War Department. in which think ha
nSo! correctly he gives Tits deficit something noy
ting this d!Hcovory, whom, Ill truth, waa tho first tu
make al tho facta known. For fidelity, efficiency, aud
rromrtitude In the administration Of tho Interim
Department De- from 1858 10 1851, am willing t9
either before or Rinco that ti1na Certain
II Is that no bus!ncss was twelve yosrR bchnd tlmol
have written tha much to for yor own ,ntora1
but nvc 10 ofton explained tlis matter aud know Sd
vol TINT I'LL honorable 1nen fully aanaoa viii tho
propriey Of my conduct, that must eyo niQnorS
please. 'H
You can do what you please In saying anything tn
tue cdtosa do not suppoao that they meant to do m9
any Injustice IN publishing the Dispatch. II they had
l!shing my explanation, addressed to tho Cincinnati
Enquirer, which they pronounced dernonstration9
1ouls truly j. THOMPSON.