National Republican., 1876-09-22
RAsCALs IEDORSED BY VANCE, SCALES
AND DAVIDSON,

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greater still the mystery of the crooked
ways of the rebel, ex Confed., Democratic
Congressional reformers. The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN has always exposed the Blunt
Indian ring, and shown the connection of
the parties named above with the men and
measures of the ring before Congress and
the Interior Department. But it seems
that we have only been skimming the sur
face; that back Of and beneath there is a
deeper plot, a more damnable conspiracy,
about which nothing has been known to
the Interior Department until within the
last forty eight hours.
1t now appears that there was double
purpose in packing the council of the
Eastern band of North Carolina Cherokees
with foreigners and white men by Special
Agent Mccarthy, and electing as Chief IL
legally, LloydR. Welch, Western Chero-
kee, and the catspaw of Jas. G. Blunt In
connection with the 25, SO, 90, and the
Lord knows how many more, per cent
contracts, fraudulent, forged and other
wise, there is a conspiracy to force on the
Western Cherokees hundreds OF white
men, make them citizens, and bring them
in for a full share of lands and funds be-
longing to the Indians, in anticipation of a
survey and appOrtionment of the lands.
Among the chief factors in this speculation
are Lloyd r. Welcb, a renegade Indian,
who is willing to plunder his own people
for gain; Cam. II. Taylor, his brother in
law, with lighter drop of Indian blood
than WeIch, and James G. Blunt the
prince of Indian pluuderers. The white
men are required to pay a cash fee-one
half in hand, and the balance when their
citizenship is assured, and one halt the per-
quisites.
This same Lloyd R. Welch, for whom
Vance, Scales ana Davidson labored so as
siduou>ly, commenced by pa!ming on the
nation four white relations, (by marriage,)
then the operations were extended to white
men in the country surrounding the nation.
The National Council discovered the trick,
and referred the matter to the courts But
this did not stop ii; if anything the bust
ness enlarged, and grave suspicious were
aroused against the courts. The National
Council again took it in hand, nullified the
action Of the courts, and checked the game
in that direction. Nothing daunted, not to
be outgeneraled, Welch, who had moved
West, bag and baggage, and thoroughly
identified himself with the Western Chero-
KEGS, was sent to North Carolina to re en-
graft himself on the Eastern band, gain
ha chi iaf fyo1o IN ~
late the interests of the ring to order The
first step in this movement was to have
Welch elected chief To do this McCar-
thy, the special agent, Baptist preacher,
was brought into the plot. Mccarthy and
Welch are brothers beloved in the same
church; c. NJ. Taylor is member of the
Congregational church in this city; Vance,
the aide-de- camp in Congress, is Metho-
dist; Davidson, the nepotic clerk of Vance,
is also Methodist. There is nothing in
Scales bibulous propensities to hinder him
from fellowship with Mccarthy and WEIGH;
and as for Blunt the prince of the pious
constellation, we cannot say. If he is not
pious he certainly should now repent of his
Indian stealings, or his chance will be very
slim. To carry out the scheme Mccarthy
packed the Council with foreigners aad
white men, and had Welch elected chief,
instead of president or chairman of the
Council, thus by illegality of method dis
qualifying Welch from the functions of
chief This done the work commenced
anew to circumVent the estoppel of the
Nat.nnal -
of the white people who were to go
West and be admitted TO full fellowship
and privileges were placed on the CEN
sus roll of the Eastern band of North
Carolina Cherokees, which would entitle
them to claim S53. 33 per capita for trans.
portation and subsistence if they went
West, and to $40 acres per capita when the
land West is sectionized. From one family
connection (Parker's) 103 names were en-
rolled. How many more names are fraudu-
lently on the roll is unknown; this is now
under investigation. But the way once
opened, and the conspirators in bower, the
whole Cherokee nation could and would
have been overrun. Back of all this is an
aDimus not yet named. II the nation
could be overrun with white men under
obligations to Blunt, they could be manipu-
lated in the interests of the men who are
seeking TO induce territorial organization
and the survey and sale of Indian lands.
a deeper laid scheme is unknown in the
annals of Indian rascality. To further aid
and give color of law to all their irregular
proceedings they brought Welch to Wash
iDgton, presented him to.the Department,
indorsed by Inspector Watkins aud Agent
Mccarthy, and obtained quasi recogui-
ton for him. They then presented him to
Congress, and in bill they demanded his
recognition as chief and pay out of the
funds Of the Indians he was employed to
rob This hill naseed tho House throuph