Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-04
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In our Washington dispatches to-day
will b found an interesting account OF
how land matters, In times past, have
bsen manipulated at the capital under
the direction OF Messrs. Sargent and
Bidwell. The boomerang hurled by
the former. while It struck old Raisin
Grapes below the belt and knocked
him completely out OF time, has con-
tinued its course until It has returned
to its hurler, to whom it 10 likely to
prove Is disastrous q to the target for
which it was originally intended. It
appears that Sargent and Bidwell have
each an agent in Washington searching
the records for damaging proofs Of the
others questionable transactions in re-
gard to California land matters, and If
the information contained in our dis
patches is true, . showing has been
made against both which ought to con-
sign them to political coventry for the
balance of their natural or unnatural
lives. 1t appears to be proven beyond
question that the great embodiment of
all the personal and political virtues;
the condensation of honesty and puri-
ty, as illustrated in the person of the
late Mexican citizen and present CUB
ernatorial candidate of the great re-
form party of our sister State, the i'm
maculate "Juan" Bidwell, has been
guilty Of Illicit connubiation with high
officials and connection 18th corrupt
practices in one of the departments,
which would rut to the blush that re-
puted germ of all the California corrup-
ton at the capital, George C. Gorham
himself. Several weeks ago Sargent,
ina speech at San Francisco, alluded
10 the matter of Bidwell's land case at
Washington, and charged that the
manner in which the appeal was dis
missed gave aus for the inference
that corrupt influences had been
brought to bear; but, not having the
particulars at that time, the charge
was Of . general character and some
what vaguely made, and was generally
regarded as the coined production of
an interruptions political opponent
and entitled to but little consideration.
But recent Investigations at Wash
ington show that in 1858, when Bid
wells case was before the United States
Supreme Court, Judge Black, who was
then Attorney General, with discre-
tionary power in relation to all
land suits before that tribunal, refused
70 dismiss the appeal at the solicitation
and upon the representations Of Mont
gomery Blair, Bidwell's attorney;
but upon the employment of Stanton,
who then occupied a subordinate posi-
ton In Blacks Office, the appeal was
dismtssed and Bidwell's title to the inn
mense tract Of land confirmed. Mr..
Blair, becoming satisfied that in no
legitimate manner could the s be
settled without q hearing in court,
upon the employment of Mr.. Stanton,
with due regard for the honor Of his
pr ofsssion, Withdrew from the case
Mr.. Bidwell gained his ease and de-
parted for his immense landed posses
sions $4,000 shorter in his hank ac-
count than when he arrived at Wash-
ington. There are other facts given
which more strongly CONFIRM the sup.
position that the dismissal Of the ap.
peal was brought about by other
means than should have been used by
the leader Of great reform party,
Bidwsll, initiating the c~uttleish, seeks
20 hide hlmselfand his acts by blacken.
ing the watersaround him, and fer that
purpose sent an agent to Washington,
mot TO procure evidence in bis own de.
fsnsc, but to prove that his accuser had
been guilty Of acts equally culpable,
and In thishe has succeeded, probably
beyond. .his -snost sanguins expecta-
tons. The hackneyed adage, "When
thieves isll out" etc., was never more
completely verified than in this mat
ter. II our dispatches are reliable,
each has proven his case beyond 9
doubt. The great purity candidate
stands CONVICTED Of swindling the
Unked States Government out Of the
imdlanse trast Of land which he occu.
pies, aud the Senator Is proven to have
used his .Ssat in Congress to legislate
himsslrinto the possession Of property
Is : cost Of goo which was worth that
many Thousands. Let NJ pray.
AL On NoNx.-The local ofthe Rev.
etgts apologies to the policemen who