The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-03-28


DEPARTMENT of rHE IsTK RIoR,
CIrY or WASHINGTON, July /, 1857.
SR:-You are hereby appointed a
disbnrsipg clerk in this department.
under the act OF March 0, 1853, at q
salary OF 600 in addition to what you
now receive, thus making your salary
s.. 900 per snnum.
Under this appointment desire par.
ticularly that You should take charge
OF the stocks held in trust by the head
OF the department for the benefit of
the Indians, collect the interests there
on as it may become due, and see that
the same is properly paid into the pub
lie Treasury.
The law requires a bond from each
disbursing clerk, and you will be pleas.
ed to furnish the same rs early as con-
venieut. in the form herewith furnish
ed.
Very resp'y your abedient servant.
J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
q. BAILEY, Esq, Present.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December ID.
1860.
We acknowledge TO have received
from GODDARD Baily on the 18th OF July
last, and at various times subsequent
ly, the following bonds, viz:
North Carolina 6s. January aud July $50. 900
North Carolina b, April aud October 6l.0oo
iehhossee os'''.'..' '...-......'.. iFo'VVo
Making total OF of..-............-.ssIO 10000
which we agree 10 return to said God
ard Bailey. or to his assignees on de-
mand.
As collateral security for the return
OF the above described bonds we have
deposited With the said GODDARD Bailey
acceptances OF the Hon. John B. Floyd,
Secretary OF War. 20 the amount OF
$50, ,0O0
RUSSELL, MAJORS a wApDHLL.
Below the signature is the following
Deliver the above described bonds to
the Secretary Of tho Interior"
GopARD BAILEY.
Ii is hardly necessary 10 add that
the bonds wero never returned, and it
was not the intention OF the parties to
ever return them.
&lpyd's acceptances are still presery-
ell in the department as damning
proofs Of his rascality, and that OF his
nephew GODDARD Bailey.
Floyd robbed tho poor Indians Of
their trust bonds, which were held, or
should have been held. sacred, but no
Democrat ever blamed him for that
action, whilo the sins OF Belknap are
trumpeted abroad by them as the most
disgraceful In the history Of the Gov
srnment. and yet Belknap has not tax
en- one penny OF Government money.
There is no evidence as yet that lac was
cognizant OF the fact that his wife was
/ in the receipt Of the money that came
from = post-trader. There is no eyi.
dence yet adduced upon which he can
/ be impeached. bnt il the evidence eau
be obtained the Republicans will have
/ il and interpose no obstacle 10 his iusi
punishment il found guilty on trial,
either before a court OF impeachment
Before this reaches you Mr. Marsh,
whom the Democratic House commit
tee allowsd to run of 10 Canada, will
through the instrnmentality OF Attor
ley General Pierepont. have proba
ny returned to Washington. and the
public will learn more OF this BelknaT
matter. The Republicans want th.
facts in the case even il the reputation
OF some Of the prominent Democrat,
and frat families OF Kentucky shoult
suder in consequence of their becom
ing known.
L have hearl an illustration whici
though homely. fairly indicates th'
subject Of of-Congressional investigation
generally, that when the committe'
raise a rotten plank to fnd Republl
can anEkworm they are sure TO fin,
about h,li dozen Democratic grub
in the sane locality"