Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-07
GENERAL LoGANs DEFENSE.

Senator Logan has taken the proper
course to hunliliate the Democratic SLAM
derers who have been so dilligent in assail-
ing him. While it is unusual for candi-
dates for President or Vice President to
publicly notice such aspersions, trusting
rather to friends to speak for them, the
country will applaud the course of General
Logan. He avails himself of his right as
Senator, and rising in his place has read
to the Senate the whole vile scandal re-
tailed against him relative to appropriating
lands of the Zuni Indians. He then pro-
ceeds to give the fiat lie to every allegation
in the minutest detail In addition, he for
titles his refutation by proofs, calling wit
ness after witness to his defense, conclud-
ing only when he has triumphantly swept
away the last and faintest charge against
him. In brief, he was charged with own
ing 10000 head of cattle, which the General
says he only regrets is not true. Next he is
charged with having his brother-in-law go
to New Mexico in his interest and appro-
pirate by doubtful means a large body OF
land belonging to the Zuni Indians. The
facts are that he did nothing of the kind.
Two United States soldiers, and one
civilian, located lands in New Mexico that
were designated by the General Land Office
of the United States as subject to location,
and that were fully five miles outside the
exterior limits of the Indian reserva-
ton, and twenty-five miles distant from
the Zuni village He read a number
of letters to prove the truth of the state
ments The chief of these was from the
Commissioner of the Land Office, certify
ing that the lands were subject to location
and entry and if not taken would have
been cancelled. Letters were read from the
persons who entered the lands, showing
that Logan had nothing to do with them,
or any interest in the realty. Instead of
the lands located being hundreds of thou
sands of acres, they were three homesteads
under the Desert Land Act.
When Major Tucker and his associates
were assaulted as acting for Logan, and as
acting illegally, General Logan Investigated
the case, found that nothing wrong had
been done, that the men were acting prop
erly, lawfully, and as any citizen desiring
to locate public lands had a right to do, and
as the Government invites and solicits
them to do. He thereupon defended his
son-in-law from the assaults made upon
him, and as for that part of the whole mat
ter he says to the country with a manly
vigor that inspires the highest respect
among right thinking men: Major
Tucker is my son-in-law. He is gentle
man, and one who could not wrong any
one. presume the wrong in me is that
Major Tucker is part of my family, ard
although he is innocent of any wrong in
the premises, excuse was made TO the
abuse of me through him. If their object
was to draw me into his defense they have
succeeded, and when any one thinks that |
have not manhood enough to defend
openly my relative or friend when wrong
fully assailed, he mistakes me. This, sir,
is my answer to this false, unprovoked and
malicious SANDER, which place on record,
where all may have access to it, if desired"