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they had title and who, doubt but for this, would
eventually have acquired title.

eventually have acquired title.
Although the ostensible and alleged object Of
these several executive orders extending the
boundaries OF the Great Sioux reservation so as
TO include the east bank was the " Impression
OF tho liquor traffic with the Indians on the
Missouri river" vet the real eject and necessary
result OF tue same 10 gathered from the fore
gong testimony OF witnesses who knew whereof
they were speaking IL was to drive OF all tho
settlers from the east bank OF the river, to break
up and destroy thriving settlements, and make
the government justly liable TO claims amount
Ing TO hundreds OF thousands OF dollars In dam
ages done to property and vested interests, and,
over and above all. to remove and suppress all
competition on the part OF the settlers and
traders on the eastern bank with those fnvorites
OF the President who were Interested In the
several trading posts on the western bank.
Every witness, save one, whose testimony was
given before YOUR committee on this subject
agrees in these general conclusions; and they
generally express the opinion that the extern.
sion of the boundaries OF tho reservation did
not conduce to the greater sobriety OF the In
N indeed IL was the real, and not merely the
ostsnsible, one.
Mn. PARKINs's TESTIMONY,
The only witness examined by the committee
who took different view Of the moral effect OF
the extension OF the Great Sioux reservation
was ono Henry g. Porkins. OF him and his tes-
timony tho report speaks as follows:
When II II stated that this witness has charge
OF the trading post at Standing Rock, being tho
agent OF Orvl l.. Grant. BUnnafon, and Cassel-
berry, Is not surprising that his conclusions
regarding the effects OF the executive orders
diner materially from those Of the other wit
nesses; We leave this House and the country
to Judge upon the evidence as gwen whether
said orders were issued from philanthropic III o.
tives toward the Indians. II so, II is an anoma-
~ In our al firs that the interests especially the
moral interests, OF the Indian has been cared
for, 70 the subversioa aud destruction OF the
vested rights aud privileges of the whites. While
" u TO be regretted that so great number and
| so many OF them have been DESTROYED bv these
executive orders there may be compensation In
| the reflection that the profits and emoluments
| Of the Indian traders within the extended linz
It's OF the reservation nave been greatly en-
| ecutlve disobe1lence to law, aud direct interpo-
| sition OF authority for the purpose Of advancing
| the interests and increasing the fortunes OF
favorites and relatives at the expense OF the
people generally, we would dismiss this subject
Of posts and Indian traderships. save that there
wrong and 80 naked ia its iniquity that Justice
demands OF us brief statement Of the facts.
large stock OF goods to New Mexico. Finding
| no market for them, he applied for post
p Pauerrsnip AZ Fort 1nion, ~ tnat terrtory'
| and had the power OF appointment Finding
difficulty in occurring the place, Barrow applied
| to W. ID. W. Bernard. the brother-tn-aw OF John
c. Dent, the eldest brotner-in-law OF Gen. Grant,
who agreed to aid HIM on condition that he
would give him one-thrd OF tho PROFITS where
upon, Barrow agreeing thereto. Bernard wrote
Gen. Grant letter stating that Is ,rrow was to
| give MIN onc-third OF tho pronts annually for
his influence IN getting MIN the place. After a
month or SIX weeks Barrow was appointed.
WHAT hspoened subsequently Is stated so clearly
4
dence (pares 137 aud 1851 ae follows:
BARRow's loss DENTS GAIN.
| J. E. Barrow sworn and examined.
o-Go on and state all the facts. A.-After getting
ua mem % S ny sSa' V he L sOs
aso eT %y 81 the 'aa e % . .S
After being there eight months was removed whils
time out there ana proposcd % take his snsrr o
the pron aud stay ~ The house which ne did 70,
Without any notification wSatcvei iecevcd despatch
TS N. sf' sras sps ss1 % sT% nv se se'f a
large stock OF goods ON hand y hAny MY or siIi,
thousand dollars. II was = thing unexpected 20 me
pass eS nd a, Sss I 10 my 1N'i
n aIS nay 20 nS 70 ~ in n. ~ n
whom to sell to, cuald not take the goods NJ
e'Ff d na NJ b ay Giss5 ie
ps sec me- "a. no sg 5ssss s9S es'pf S
thing TO DO with IT, lie considered pron gate
win a sss ao and Saea
ssFe ssns mad sh went 90 aas a.
" and AFTER got there he refused to aceede 10 th'
s RE s s:s P'as tGe bsS bu, after two
three y, sts had to accept hs osn terms Which sub
lio.coo or $1,000 and ioss on my goods of between
@ You sold cut then to John c. Dent7 Ayes. .ir
M rsc rue ws az e a or "
was me there and sold out to Dent At loss OF s2S
oTa. Isre your ,o.. O''s: IN the ;Cesr.,oH
and tomrfo@'sed With my creators at MY cents oi
| the dOi,.r.
| DIN the letter which you sent to Gen. Grant. max
ing Application for the postit written by Bernar
In the nrs pace that all the terms Of
| ment were fully set form Ayes. air.
| O.-1hat ia case you were sppolntcd Bernard &
| have one third Of the pronts Ayes, air.
| Q.-Wa. he TO put any capital In? A.-sJ. SIR
Q-What Vas he TO nave that third OF the pr mt
for7 A.-For his influence with Gen Grant In obtain
| ing the appoin tIncnt Tor knew nothing OF Nj
| Bernsrd only what had heard-that he had been
| mate with hln. been drunk with hlm, gwen him
| horse, and all that KIND OF thing, and I conc uded
would apply to him fer my permit.
We leave the House and the country TO form
their own conclusion upon the facts "a stated
| They are unchallenged and upcontradi ed
| We present them as corrOborative testimony o
all that IL charged In this report touching tn
unfainng willingness OF the President to sery
his friends.