The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-31
Swallowing Post Traderships
Wholesale.
MORE HEADS TO FALL
How the Campbella Came
Down on the Soldiers.

ana fraudulent management OF the Indian Department
regulated by the DelanoOrve Grant ring, the
working OF the latter described that of
fonda whose head Washington and whose tail
the Upper Missouri somewhere in the vicinity
OF Fort Peck. Whenever the anaconda fed at
Washington, whether by an appropriation of money
or annuity goods for the regularly robbed Indians
there wriggng along the entire length which
did not stop until tho major part of the goods the
money proceeds thereof were safely and securely
slowed away In the pockets OF the members of the
ring consisting OF Delano, Commissioner Smith, Or
vile Grant Bonnaion Leighton Brothers aud other
smaller fry, including many the agents So deter
mined the waged by the HERALD against the
thieving operations of Delano Co.. and undena-
BILE and direct its accusations against
Deano and "my son john" that the
former was at last very reluctantly forced
to surrender the seat in the Cabinet which he had
dsgraced and shield himself and ms populations behind
The OF private lite. Almost with the regularity
with which the Of the year succeed each other
again fell to the enterprise and far reaching energy
of the HERALD be the first to expose corruption and
downright robbery upon the part of another Cabinet
officer, follow punderer of Delano's and IL the
anaconda was applicable to the lighthugered maDpu-
lations OF the Indian Department by Dolano, my
Iohn, Brother orvilc and smith, the xCommissioner
81 Indian Affairs, better be adopted to
press the shoplting propensiues of BeIknap embrace
ing in their operations almost continent
swINDLEs.
In the one case the poor Indian the unlucky
victim; in the other it the frontier soldier Both
robbed alike, and in both the head robbers
were the very men whose duty it protect them
against fraud and oppression whence they
might Delano fought hard and long before yielding
to the attacks OF the independent press,
led by the HERALD, and when at last
forced to fee gnominy he occasionally musters
courage enough TO face his But with the
puned-up Belknap who was not unlike toad in his
make up and disposition tho battle had scarcely begun
in earnest until, like craven, he covered his face
with his hands and beloved peccari Martin Stools
coon dill not cry out ''Dont shoot; I'll
down." than did the pilering Belknap when the
HERALD columns opened him at short range In
sporting terms he proved himself dufer. regular
quilter. versed in the slang expressions of
cockhghting would pronounce Belknnp dunghill" If
In his giddy fall he alone to suffer, but little
greet need be expended upon him. because, as nothing
he was before Grant found HIM, to nothing he
yurns; but in the Shiny maestrom OF pollution of
which he is the centre there be float
ing the political carcases Of men who and have
been less respected by their fellow men, and
who have been recipients from the latter of marks OF
high honor and esteem 1t is the fall and disgrace of
men like these which. combined with that OF Belknap
so to make this scandal well deserving to be consid
cred as a national humiliation.
MoRE REVELATIONS.
In this little obscure railway hamlet, situated upon
the verge of civilization. resides old army
.utler one OF the olden time, who the first, or
AMONG the nrst victim OF Beknap's corrupt ayarce
and who for Yeas has been endcavoring to convince
his acquaintance and immediate friends that Bolknap
using his high position rob the soldiers of the
frontier At last this old man, who was tho
early friend OF Generals Sherman Sturges,
vessel, Emory and other senior officers OF the
army at time when they licutcnants
serving the routcr. finds his partial justification
by seeing the entire nation adop, his estimate OF Bel
knap's character. II can be shown conclusvey that
almost Immediately after Belknap became Secretary of
War no began intriguing to gain control of the nearly
200 post traderships of the army. Faithful to his
State, or unfaithml properly stating it, he at
Grst selected his principal partners in crime almost
entirely from among his neiehbors in Iowa When
Belknap came into power Secretary of War the APP
pontmen Of post traders rested with the three
officers each post by which regulation check
against rings and monopoos was established.
BEGINNING CHANGE
Acting upon the request oil Bclknap, who already
had his eye upon the fat places of the army General
Augur in 1870 at that time commanding the Depart
ncnt of the Platte, in which OF the bcst trader
hps we're located issued the following order removing
the pos, traders at Forts Laramie and Feterman and
appointing others named in the order in their stead
nFADarAHrFss nsraH5 nns or I%T r,s sSn
SPECIAL oRpkiIs. NO o"-ExfRAcr
s The appointments Of Mr. $ l. Ward and orMr Collins
DSSD as post sa ss q EoT a L5"m '" are hereby
Mo p luniord Is appointed post trader at Fort Lara
ME T. 10 taxi eles, I S i $50 Wilson
At for et,erman W. r. hereby revoked to take effect
a%SS ss :s sPS Say s so trader at Fort F'
BY command Of Brcvct Major General AUGUR.
SHERMAN ARoUsEn
AT that time however, General Sherman had Is
headquarters at Washington, and TO him OF the
ejecIed traders telegraphed the fact of his summary
removal sherman did propose that the law
regulating the appointment OF post traders should DO
ovcrddcn by Secretary Of War. lie telcgraphed
an order at TO Augur directing that officer to
undo this wrong already done by rcvokng the order
which had been issued Boiknap's instgation and at
the time II change in traders was necessary
such change must be brought about by the legal aud
customary through the preliminary action Of
apos, council Three days after the date Of the order
arst given General Augur acting in obedience TO sher
mans positive instructions, issued the following order
rcvokng the one issued at Belknap's request
HEADQuARrRns DErARrsENr tina PLArrE,l
oHAnA, Neb, April 10. $50
SPECIAL ORDERS NO 90. kxrnA'p'
5 The appointments Of Nr O. p Iurctd as Post Trader
forl Laramie " e., aud Of Mr. j. \ Campbell as Pos.
Trader fctteman. W T. made Ia paragraphs and
Special Urders No UH series, from these head
quarters. hereby revoked.
The COMMANDING Officers Of these posts will Immediately
councils administration the OF nom.
mating suitable and acceptable persons tor ap
pOintmcnt as traders at their respective posts
The proceedings Of these councils Will DO forwarded TO
these headquarters =.
BY command Of Brevet Major General Augur, Assistant
AdjutAnt Gc1cral
The Campbell mentioned in both orders, and who
had been appointed by Augur at BcIkuaps request, a
brother Of Ex-Governor Campbell OF Wyoming Of
whom more anon. The councils convened at the
posts, and, unfortunately Tor Belknap the officers
unanimously chose retain the restored to their
places by sherman.
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