, 1876-10-27
A SOUTHERN CLAIM.
The Facts in the Case Of George Fisher,
Deceased.
How tho Treasury Was Depleted In the
sstjood Old Democratic Days."

N{fk if0aH IN tHf Na'HLHs ~"4" IT,
Thin IL history. It 10 not Wild extravaganza |
1iAn "John Williamson Maekcnzie's Great nccf |
Contrnrt,n - but Ia plain statement of facts and
circumstances With which tho Congress Of the
United Staten has Interested itsclf frnm time TO
time during the long period Of half century.
i will not call this matter OF George Ffshcr's !
grcnt dcatb1rss and unreleutinE kwindlc |
upot. tho Government ana tic people Of tno |
United giates,-for Il has never been 10 de- |
citlgd, and hold that It Ia grave and solemn |
wrong for a writer TO cast saurs or call flatncs
when sllcli Is tho caac,-but will simply pre-
sent tie evidence anil let tic reader 1ca,1ce
h.a own ycrll!ct. Then Tc AhaIl do nobody In
instirc, Rni
otR Coysc1ENcEs suALL uE CLEAR.
On OF about the 1st day OF September, 1878,
tic Creek war being tilcn in progress in
FiorIaa, the crops, herds, and houses Of Mr..
George Fisher, citizen, wc5g Destroyed.
tlega traops Il Is pursait pT i u te By tho terms d
tho law, II tho Indians destroyctl the psoperiy,
there was no relief Tor Fisher; but, II tho
truops destroyed IL, tho Government of t1ic
United States was debtor to Fisher ior tho
Hcorge Fisher must have considered that tho
fndtdas destroyed the property, because, a.
though he lived several years aftcFward, he doca
not appear to llavc ever tnade any
CLAIM UPON THE GOVERNMENT.
In the course Of time Flaher dtelt and his
widow married agatn. And by anti by, nearly;
unnn EtsiIer's c.rnelds. he tyjoo Fsshers ,.xw
bHsIand nctinned Congress for pay for the prop.
.rec .rty. ma inckc'l IN thc petltjon wtth tmany
tlcPositions md af'laayIta which pqspostcd to
pFove that the troups, md not tho in1!ans, Dc
he
cal,ins) valued At 5000, tho sumo belonging to q
prnccablc private citizen, anu also destroyed
~AsA~~D' riIE T1tf,f1i,s WERE sCcu idiots
fof,cr ovcrtaknr and scattcr,nr bad Of In
:i!aus sis proved y Lave leen ieaad destroying
Fishers psoneIty1 r. to ralny ya continue Gn ano
ab S IF ast o 5
80 Congress deniod ~ pett!oh o. tne hSira ol
George Fisher IN 18a@' anu ota hos %! 'heH1
cent. ,, m ,o,. r,or t,,cm ofrcts,1, nntt] 1s4s
sixteen years after the!1 mt ettempt On .hs Tfess
W. @1ase a III rdt wafa dest,oyed The neW sener
alton Of fisher he'ra then camo forward and
put IN \ n,,,,, yor DAMAGES,
Tile Second Auditor awardcd them 81: a73 bSuE
aaittne damaEe .ne II XII at ,ssst 5.fthe
s" te testimony eho~fn 10y e. inaa an. "a. IL IL
@<a az T. M H. ao
er',Ient was not fcsG2hnne na lof IT.. n, ma. ,ata
,so hcirs r. nj G"orHo Fisher dccoaeed, ca,pc Tor.
ward and pleadod Tor q 'trevlsion Of their bill
| OF damages The foyfsfon WIS Eale, but nothing
nav rnmi In founi in thar favor cxcent an error
- - t,us T., II. f'.-,rn, rniculnt}nn Ifrwcror in
| " Stuu III '1e '"''''4 ~ r 80
| QluGF ~
| KEEL ur IIts snah.as j., -,
Of thc Fisher family. shc Auditor conc!oIcd 10 80
back and alow interest from the date t. o. the INST
petition t4 the dsie wncn the ~ o. aahaagss ~
WE aMaIea ,m'g se.at se. ~ ~ a. SsstI,r sr,a
with sixtrcn ycats intefee1 on -; fSIt4H hnn'e
| amounting to " 10f.D4: lol4l, g .Sap. ~.
D. For an entlfe scas tn nuagt'pS sft thin
rsmninca Gnet.meyeta .,nu vornnena nt,,
Ihcn they eWonpea uo"a ul1Hn lt HI .atsit ~
thcir ~runea 6nfG mort Inn uH n,,s rn.,os, nh
inhceS; @ III sa,s"FKo, nn., ns
mnsty papets o. ~ .sn,at opn.nasntcrr.t IN
nosc cNaNc9 tut .ao ttsv'u ~ use, S ,t ~ a.t.,n
that original award o. ,on n dSsS 1xo q asnit