The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-29

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Indian claims were the fattest of rotten
| perquisires. Their name was legion The
| robberies attending the removal alone OF
the CheFokees and Choctaws, untter the
Treaties of 1885 and 1916, are estimated
upon official data. at $7>35S. O64 90. In
these even Colonel Richard NJ. johnson,
Van Buren's Vice President, indulged the
dominant propensities. and assessed $1s,-
900 fees for Fraudulent collections.
Necessarily, iii every branch of the SER
vice. the expenditures increased enormous
ly. while the revenues decreased. Ulder
Adams. the heaviest annual current ex-
peldtures amounted TO $I3. .296, ,041 45 !;
| Ilneer ,Dackson's reform they suddenly
sweiled to $29. 9.62f. .S07 81; under Van
| Buren's to S31, 1913 5s7 "a. The aggregate
of the currcilt expenditures of Adams
Administration was $50, 50l.9I4 81. Un-
was 6.270. .4S0 81; OF his second term,
$SS. .275. $50 IS; total $143. $50. 307. Under
Van Buren's single term, $ll2. 1SS,692 16.
FOLKS ADMINISTRATION AND FRAUDS ON
THE INDIANS.
Under Polk the Indian frauds were enor-
nous. These are embraced i'll settlement
by Commissioner Medill. and covered in
report by William L. Marcy. Secretary of
War, dated May 20. 1s4S, to Congress.
Under the treaties of 1885 and 1876 the
Cheroke,.s We're entitled to $5,0O0 600. less
$1,000. 0G0. for the purchase OF lands to
which they We're to emigrate, and the ere
alton of Il national fund for the tribe, leav-
ing due the Cherokees $4,000 900, which
should have been paid them Against that
sum. at the settlement. as per VIM. l..
Marcy. fraudulent charges. by the agents
and others. We're audi led, amounting to
$3. 81 3. 0G0. leaving for the Indians only
S1S4,07l 2S for their 81 .000,0 900 under the
treaties. OF course the Indians deInurred.
An appropriation was subsequently made
~ ~ IL
strueted 10 demand from the Indians re-
ctipts in full before the payment of even
that SUM. The Indians We're compelled to
submit. Thus. in the renewal of the
Cherokees, under The treaties of 1885 and
1916, as per w III. l.. Marcy's settlement.
the Itdtats were deliberately robbced of
$2743, 499 27.
Under the same treaties, at the same
time. the Government was mulcted i'll a
like sum. The amount paid by the Gov
ernmelt IN the transportation of the Iildl-
ans was z.915.1 141 IS. All offer WAS made
10 transport and subsi>t the Indians at $40
per head. Even the Indians proposed to
transport and snbsist themselves at the
same rate-S40 per head-which for l3.-
149 Intlian~(tle number chargedfo would
amount to $525.960 showing IA swindle, as
compared With the amount actually paid
by the Government, OF 81, 1889, Isl .5S. The
records of the Intiian office show that the
contractors charged for 1888 more than
were actually removed, which. at $40 per
head amounted TO $65,320. The original
contractors were compelled by the Govern
ment agents to transfer their contracts to
second parties, aud to the original con-
tractors we're awarded ;as damages the sum
of $227. .062 90. The records also show
that the Cherokee fluid was defrauded by
citizen agent OF S6S.l5 64. and by two
army officers of $76.976 81, making the
total fraud against the Government ST.
IttI iE4.., q th,a.fa
were swindletl of $l,1S7, 565 %.
10 recapitulafe
A,rxrac.,t.a f,,.,,,,l .,a.,ii,St Cow
ern,Sp,,r u,,aer treaties of
Is95.lg - S27. 600 2e
A.,rrts,,,tt. f,a,,d aaei,,.t Charo-
17ses u,,s.f.r s.,,,,es treaties 9743. 400 27
Aggregate fraud against Choc-
LAWS ......- ..-....... l.7S7, $50 %
o-7-.-- -
1osai...- : ''ooS'op4 %
THE MEXICAN WAR AND DEMOCRATIC
CORRUPTION.
,r,a ,.a~;,a,, axa.taa an exnanfli-
- I,,e{,,els 1T ,,,1liin,,S and ,I,e lives
~ * 600 ~ on, ,.itiz,.,,s t,nrrnntion i,
~, He'd r,i,,ed The
iii Noores. thf, Purdys. the Morrises the
I5!tr:..i. ,ili,.s..s tIe Ta..r,is the scott
~ K,,,,,,a,I;,a tl,a Te.rhvs and the Wet
- :, bt,s,t ~ ,,itl.s,,,, Iu,I;.n aoeuts
.t, f,,,;a, ,er,ts f.osstr.,e,orS Iish,rsjnc
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=. O. 80 -. h
fe'isioii y.
!'c 'il''.'ete' oe'
t',spee'ofs' any, eo,,ee1oie VI liie euseo'S'
piuIls'efeI =. !I.s-lf ,,li'iioli. ~ laDs
ERE = .,' ~.
eei IN h'aHiiotti i,i.ue ~ eie i''ioi'is " .iie
Garltol wiiigS atla IN ,ile extension 81 t!ie
treasury binding, anu We're encourages - IN
their plilase by Plrrees .,onfiaws "f the
treasury. Tue acinai ana proposed pun M
der WAS immense. me aggregate amount
ot spaiis pfoposed III 1ile Hfsf @ a,algF i ul
aer t,leGce was tSt iiii.tel III Sooo. uoV'ooo
Si2o,ooo.ouo III oeedienee TO the t'eeIee OF
the Osfeisd conference ior the purchase ot
Cuba $2o.ooO.00o tor the Gitt'Sleil pur-
chase. all1 SO Ia IKE acts-ai ior the aS-
grandtzemcnt of slavery.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL swINDLEs THE
GOVERNMENT.
Tha ama,,dn,;a;Str,tion Of ri,e Post Office
Dan..rt,,,..,,t md, 1,sn,nb.il pierre Post
master General. riyaled that under Barry
and Kendall. Even ..tl,e sale of letters aud
paners was made an item of revenue =
..Rank hills checks. and insurance policies
warta eald In niles, and 4 Connecticut
mill huviup ). 000 of these. exposed the
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pRreFDrSrs ron robson.