bill　he　placidly　ignores　the　Indians　altogether　puts　no　particle　of　the
  destruction　of　the　Fisher　property　upon　them；　but；　even　repenting　him　of
  charging　them　with　burning　the　cabins　and　drinking　the　whisky　and
  breaking　the　crockery；　lays　the　entire　damage　at　the　door　of　the　imbecile
  United　States　troops　down　to　the　very　last　item！　　And　not　only　that；　but
  uses　the　forgery　to　double　the　loss　of　corn　at　〃Bassett's　Creek；〃　and
  uses　it　again　to　absolutely　treble　the　loss　of　corn　on　the　〃Alabama
  River。〃　　This　new　and　ably　conceived　and　executed　bill　of　Mr。　Floyd's
  figures　up　as　follows　（I　copy　again　from　the　printed　United　States　Senate
  document）：
  The　United　States　in　account　with　the　legal　representatives
  of　George　Fisher；　deceased。
  DOL。C
  1813。To　550　head　of　cattle；　at　10　dollars；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。　5；500。00
  To　86　head　of　drove　hogs；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　1；204。00
  To　350　head　of　stock　hogs；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　1；750。00
  To　100　ACRES　OF　CORN　ON　BASSETT'S　CREEK；　。。。。。。。。。。　6；000。00
  To　8　barrels　of　whisky；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　350。00
  To　2　barrels　of　brandy；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　280。00
  To　1　barrel　of　rum；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　　70。00
  To　dry…goods　and　merchandise　in　store；　。。。。。。。。。。。。　1；100。00
  To　35　acres　of　wheat；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　350。00
  To　2；000　hides；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　4；000。00
  To　furs　and　hats　in　store；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　600。00
  To　crockery　ware　in　store；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　100。00
  To　smith's　and　carpenter's　tools；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　250。00
  To　houses　burned　and　destroyed；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　600。00
  To　4　dozen　bottles　of　wine；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　　　48。00
  1814。To　120　acres　of　corn　on　Alabama　River；　。。。。。。。。。。。。　9；500。00
  To　crops　of　peas；　fodder；　etc。　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　3；250。00
  Total；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。34；952。00
  To　interest　on　22；202；　from　July　1813
  to　November　1860；　47　years　and　4　months；　。。。。。。。63；053。68
  To　interest　on　12；750；　from　September
  1814　to　November　I86o；　46　years　and　2　months；　。。35；317。50
  Total；　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　133；323。18
  He　puts　everything　in　this　time。　　He　does　not　even　allow　that　the　Indians
  destroyed　the　crockery　or　drank　the　four　dozen　bottles　of　（currant）　wine。
  When　it　came　to　supernatural　comprehensiveness　in　〃gobbling；〃　John　B。
  Floyd　was　without　his　equal；　in　his　own　or　any　other　generation。
  Subtracting　from　the　above　total　the　67；000　already　paid　to
  George　Fisher's　implacable　heirs；　Mr。　Floyd　announced　that　the　government
  was　still　indebted　to　them　in　the　sum　of　sixty…six　thousand　five　hundred
  and　nineteen　dollars　and　eighty…five　cents；　〃which；〃　Mr。　Floyd
  complacently　remarks；　〃will　be　paid；　accordingly；　to　the　administrator　of
  the　estate　of　George　Fisher；　deceased；　or　to　his　attorney　in　fact。〃
  But；　sadly　enough　for　the　destitute　orphans；　a　new　President　came　in　just
  at　this　time；　Buchanan　and　Floyd　went　out；　and　they　never　got　their
  money。　　The　first　thing　Congress　did　in　1861　was　to　rescind　the
  resolution　of　June　1；　1860；　under　which　Mr。　Floyd　had　been　ciphering。
  Then　Floyd　（and　doubtless　the　heirs　of　George　Fisher　likewise）　had　to
  give　up　financial　business　for　a　while；　and　go　into　the　Confederate　army
  and　serve　their　country。
  Were　the　heirs　of　George　Fisher　killed？　　No。　　They　are　back　now　at　this
  very　time　（July；　1870）；　beseeching　Congress　through　that　blushing　and
  diffident　creature；　Garrett　Davis；　to　commence　making　payments　again　on
  their　interminable　and　insatiable　bill　of　damages　for　corn　and　whisky
  destroyed　by　a　gang　of　irresponsible　Indians；　so　long　ago　that　even
  government　red…tape　has　failed　to　keep　consistent　and　intelligent　track
  of　it。
  Now　the　above　are　facts。　　They　are　history。　　Any　one　who　doubts　it　can
  send　to　the　Senate　Document　Department　of　the　Capitol　for　H。　R。　Ex。　Doc。
  No。　21；　36th　Congress；　2d　Session；　and　for　S。　Ex。　Doc。　No。　106；　41st
  Congress；　2d　Session；　and　satisfy　himself。　　The　whole　case　is　set　forth
  in　the　first　volume　of　the　Court　of　Claims　Reports。
  It　is　my　belief　that　as　long　as　the　continent　of　America　holds　together；
  the　heirs　of　George　Fisher；　deceased；　will　still　make　pilgrimages　to
  Washington　from　the　swamps　of　Florida；　to　plead　for　just　a　little　more
  cash　on　their　bill　of　damages　（even　when　they　received　the　last　of　that
  sixty…seven　thousand　dollars；　they　said　it　was　only　one　fourth　what　the
  government　owed　them　on　that　fruitful　corn…field）；　and　as　long　as　they
  choose　to　come　they　will　find　Garrett　Davises　to　drag　their　vampire
  schemes　before　Congress。　　This　is　not　the　only　hereditary　fraud　（if　fraud
  it　iswhich　I　have　before　repeatedly　remarked　is　not　proven）　that　is
  being　quietly　handed　down　from　generation　to　generation　of　fathers　and
  sons；　through　the　persecuted　Treasury　of　the　United　States。
  DISGRACEFUL　PERSECUTION　OF　A　BOY
  In　San　Francisco；　the　other　day；　〃A　well…dressed　boy；　on　his　way　to
  Sunday…school；　was　arrested　and　thrown　into　the　city　prison　for　stoning
  Chinamen。〃
  What　a　commentary　is　this　upon　human　justice！　　What　sad　prominence　it
  gives　to　our　human　disposition　to　tyrannize　over　the　weak！　　San　Francisco
  has　little　right　to　take　credit　to　herself　for　her　treatment　of　this　poor
  boy。　　What　had　the　child's　education　been？　　How　should　he　suppose　it　was
  wrong　to　stone　a　Chinaman？　　Before　we　side　against　him；　along　with
  outraged　San　Francisco；　let　us　give　him　a　chancelet　us　hear　the
  testimony　for　the　defense。
  He　was　a　〃well…dressed〃　boy；　and　a　Sunday…school　scholar；　and　therefore
  the　chances　are　that　his　parents　were　intelligent；　well…to…do　people；
  with　just　enough　natural　villainy　in　their　composition　to　make　them　yearn
  after　the　daily　papers；　and　enjoy　them；　and　so　this　boy　had　opportunities
  to　learn　all　through　the　week　how　to　do　right；　as　well　as　on　Sunday。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　he　found　out　that　the　great　commonwealth　of
  California　imposes　an　unlawful　mining…tax　upon　John　the　foreigner；　and
  allows　Patrick　the　foreigner　to　dig　gold　for　nothingprobably　because
  the　degraded　Mongol　is　at　no　expense　for　whisky；　and　the　refined　Celt
  cannot　exist　without　it。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　he　found　out　that　a　respectable　number　of　the
  tax…gatherersit　would　be　unkind　to　say　all　of　themcollect　the　tax
  twice；　instead　of　once；　and　that；　inasmuch　as　they　do　it　solely　to
  discourage　Chinese　immigration　into　the　mines；　it　is　a　thing　that　is　much
  applauded；　and　likewise　regarded　as　being　singularly　facetious。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　he　found　out　that　when　a　white　man　robs　a　sluice…
  box　（by　the　term　white　man　is　meant　Spaniards；　Mexicans；　Portuguese；
  Irish；　Hondurans；　Peruvians；　Chileans；　etc。；　etc。）；　they　make　him　leave
  the　camp；　and　when　a　Chinaman　does　that　thing；　they　hang　him。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　he　found　out　that　in　many　districts　of　the　vast
  Pacific　coast；　so　strong　is　the　wild；　free　love　of　justice　in　the　hearts
  of　the　people；　that　whenever　any　secret　and　mysterious　crime　is
  committed；　they　say；　〃Let　justice　be　done；　though　the　heavens　fall；〃　and
  go　straightway　and　swing　a　Chinaman。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　he　found　out　that　by　studying　one　half　of　each
  day's　〃local　items；〃　it　would　appear　that　the　police　of　San　Francisco
  were　either　asleep　or　dead；　and　by　studying　the　other　half　it　would　seem
  that　the　reporters　were　gone　mad　with　admiration　of　the　energy；　the
  virtue；　the　high　effectiveness；　and　the　dare…devil　intrepidity　of　that
  very　police…making　exultant　mention　of　how　〃the　Argus…eyed　officer　So…
  and…so〃　captured　a　wretched　knave　of　a　Chinaman　who　was　stealing
  chickens；　and　brought　him　gloriously　to　the　city　prison；　and　how　〃the
  gallant　officer　Such…and…such…a…one〃　quietly　kept　an　eye　on　the　movements
  of　an　〃unsuspecting；　almond…eyed　son　of　Confucius〃　（your　reporter　is
  nothing　if　not　facetious）；　following　him　around　with　that　far…off　look。
  of　vacancy　and　unconsciousness　always　so　finely　affected　by　that
  inscrutable　being；　the　forty…dollar　policeman；　during　a　waking　interval；
  and　captured　him　at　last　in　the　very　act　of　placing　his　hands　in　a
  suspicious　manner　upon　a　paper　of　tacks；　left　by　the　owner　in　an　exposed
  situation；　and　how　one　officer　performed　this　prodigious　thing；　and
  another　officer　that；　and　another　the　otherand　pretty　much　every　one　of
  these　performances　having　for　a　dazzling　central　incident　a　Chinaman
  guilty　of　a　shilling's　worth　of　crime；　an　unfortunate；　whose　misdemeanor
  must　be　hurrahed　into　something　enormous　in　order　to　keep　the　public　from
  noticing　how　many　really　important　rascals　went　uncaptured　in　the　mean
  time；　and　how　overrated　those　glorified　policemen　actually　are。
  It　was　in　this　way　that　the　boy　found　out　that　the　legislature；　being
  aware　that　the　Constitution　has　made　America；　an　asylum　for　the　poor　and
  the　oppressed　of　all　nations；　and　that；　therefore；　the　poor　and　oppressed
  who　fly　to　our　shelter　must　not　be　charged　a　disabling　admission　fee；
  made　a　law　that　every　Chinaman；　upon　landi