, 1875-08-16
THE INDIAN RING,
An 0pon Letter from William Wolsh
to tho President.
A Llvcly Onslaught npon tho Secretary
aud Assistant Secretary of Tho
Interior.

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ftanoen. 'o'ons .,,A ann,,,,,. ,,ro,,nt ..,,on
Of tho oepa''n'"s. @''' u''"'1' ,, po''p' ".t.,'
by you, ! refer to li'eloua attack On DIT.
Samuel Walker, tho confidential clerk Of your
nrfu,nal Board of Indian Commissioners, |
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snr,,oa ,,r h,,, l., ao,or,,,r .n1 o,nos;n1
tofmea " NJ" IN uotec'nE anu eSpos.ns
fiarda under tho aulliorty AMI direction Of that
Board, Il,is libel, 1 lave good reason to to-
lovo v.a conc,cto,, ami nnh,,.hcd Ire INN. H.
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f'or' "lsh tne eo1ulh' Appfo7ei VI oec5otary De"
lano. TltB ilbelous paper, l am cre1iblJ IN
forn,etl wae retcotel k1y tho apent tf the Asso-
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c'ts III which panof " was FhblaE'eu on the "a
inst. and 10 tho correspondent Of tho Inter- !
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cultninstlon Of soElos OF coyort attacks ny SEQ
co-or1luato branch of tbo Government. boeauso |
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c,ayain s".o ",o a1 atI .,a se'
foroiGner hec,Mse liz c,unf an"n.o IL I'm 3so ~
In in.oror nanartmout aronn ftom ti,o Elm.
INN hv iho tioarj nj Iu,ltnn tomm,t.tnnots ri a
funfto 1,v III tho faIIa,rjnrr
cnssrt.nces F,a1,la in caito I selIyerei a tho
Rcd clnud and seotsed Tau Agencies had become
elouetH. aitlroug. most anxious for your sake
10 work In HARMONY With Bocretnry Dtlano, wcfc
yory jarco an,ouut. Although tuoro peet wade
iivo,ea ~ ti"so Aronc;ca ~. sx n,onths than an,
nea1od, from tte liberal eaastnase laaao oY sho
Department.. TO 90 necessary !9r "Ho'e
year, vet Secretary D0Iano paid tlicse TO-
toJ IN fail Thfn
Tia hoard Of InJfnn Commissioners uther
to regiru at onco or to asccrtaln 1t Their objac.
lion Of vouchers WAS justinablo. aud then 10 re-
po1t TO vou or 10 Congress. A, Mr. Delnuo had
ps,d vouchers for tho oa.tIo after tite board had
warmed him of ,rrcgularity. illeaasy a1l OF thor
suopleon Of fraud he could ,e not he relied on to
couidouco in t3ecr:,ary Drlauu Ind, from Hal
exp r,cnce, so fur decreased, tint suxgestcA to
tho board Of Indian Commissioners, through its
Chairman, that contl'ont,a agent shonld be
notice to thu DepaEm mt or Tic Agents. Mr..
TclIx Il. T}runot, the Chairman, after comforting
with his cocacuoa, conourred in this suggestion,
and appointed Mr. samuel Wakar, Tho urlceut
| and conscientious clork OF thu ls1arl, ami saut
him to tho Spotted Tail md lied Cloud Agencies.
liiH mudo OF conducting tue lnventigatnn
I mud bis report fecclyad ths cordial approval Of
my possession, dated pittsburg Doc. Is. 1873.
Tls accuranY OF this report has Hinoe been con-
ljyued by letters 10 mo by eyo.w tuosses, BY tho
Testimony nf numerous officers of tic 4ru,y, and
rpcen:iy by Prof. Marsh. 1t would have SHOWN
tnure n1a1iiness ii tho Besles of attacks against
alr, Walker made by Secretaries Uc,auo aud
Cowen had boon made upon tho Huard Of 1ndian
| Commissioners. Instead or on their apparently
/ frinndless but faithful ofllrer, The report Of
Mr. Walker revealed 30 mauy fra,sdB, aud 10 full
| " coutrmod the action Ct tho Hoard In rejoct-
iuE tho Vouchers, that Mr. De!auo dotermlnod
10 seud out q 500 alled Investigating Commas
SION, after notice had been given for six waaka
to tic ludlhn Agents and contractors to prepare
| Tor ~ inyesssatiop.
ABUSE or CONFIDENCE.
Ono Of these Commissioners called upon me,
| and An Ind conGleuco 1t, bis good Intentions,
| though not III hls po&ala as an investigator,
gave him letter 10 atr. Qeoa, the Secretary, aud
to Nr. Walker. tue Clerk Of tho nonrd OF Indian
Commissioners, asklng them to give him sucn In
fo,maton ns might nd In conuuctlug proper
Investigation. Mr. Samnel Walter complied with