The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-31
INTERESTING STORY OF
CAROLINA LAND GRANTS


blended and a very practical exposition
of this is seen in the great mass on
records In the office of the secretary OF
state here. which by most laborious Ell
fort have been gathered and correctly
grouped by DIR. Cyrus Thompson, the
present secretary of state. Filing cases
are filled with land grant papers, ana
in five bound volumes of manuscript d
story is told of the vast land swindle OF
the last century, a transaction. or rather
a long series of transactions, winch
stained the names of not few men
whose better natures were oNerpo"ot9N
by greed of gold.
During the administration or Govern
or Ashe embracing the years 1876 1881
and 1898 IL was discovered that huihei-
Gus frauds had been perpetrated In the
office of the secretary of state. James
Glasgow. and in the offices of John Arm
strong and Martin Armstrong, agents
for what We're known as the western
lands" that is lands lying in what Is
now Tennessee but which until the 60
sion TO the United States was North Ca
DINA territory The most active ehor's
We're made % arrest the offenders III
1874 a confidential messenger was sent
by Judges Tatum and McNairy' OF Ten
nessee from Nashville to Governor Ashe
To warn him Of conspiracy TO purh
the capitol site ia order To destroy m
eliminating records. the production OF
which at the trial Of the offenders vas
Indispensable 10 their conviction. TINS
communicated requested the governor
Immediately upon its receipt 70 erase
from ii the name of the messenger VINO
bore fl. as any discovery Of his con
uection with IL would lead to his assaSSi-
nation The erasure was SO carefully
made and the matter kept 50 profound
"a secret that no man save Governor ASHe
knew the name The egent VINO pore
the message had a Knoxville overheard
the plot OF The conspirators; had rluue"
a. Nashville and laid information re
earding his discovery. ana hdd theh petD
sent on his s,omile ride 10 Raleigh. Gov
cruOr Ashe at once placed a guard AZ
the capitol and tor the next two months
Tie most careful watch was kept Gen
eraI Andrew jackson was so indignant
al this great fraud that ne wrote Iel-
ter To- the governor. IN which he tendered
hiS services .u uHy effort which mlSh'
lie. necessary 60 arrest the offenders. who
were supposed to have sought refuge ~
tho them Spanish domain. near Mobile
III i1. the state treasurer, lion dv--h
Haywood. Was married aad soon 1li't
MS marrI1s. MS Friends gave q u>A lA
honor of enc event. Tie 1all Was =itea
Ill Cassu.s tavern. then the leading ho-
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