Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-29
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SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20. 1870.
THE INDIAN BILL.


ayes lo2, noes o., las the vote is nmos, identical
with the voteon the Sd reading, which we pablsbca
we think 1t unnecessary TO publish the noe
The bill therefore, only wants the Prcs;den,,s 9.
nature TO become law 1t is great measure. md
although to minds of extremely doub,rI rio,,
and good faith will we ,rns., eventua,e in IN, ro,a
OF tho lndiens who driven from pillar to post. will
II this Government is not dead 10 honour and human
ny be invioobly protected in their las, retreat yo
now can guarantees solemn be given them
than have been given them? What assurances IF
protection and safety be made TO induce them 70
cmgrate which had not been made to preservo ,boro
10 their present possessions Undoubtedly after the
lapse of n few yeors, the white man will covc, ,bo;
lands west of the Mississippi and the Indians will be
driven still farther into the west
We repubsh the Indian bill
AN ACT
10 provide for exchange of Lands with tho Inli
ans residing IN my of the States or Territoric,
and Tor their removal West OF the river Missss;nr;
he IL enacted, &c That it shall and NAV be law
lui io the President of the United States TO cause
SO much OF any territory belonging to the Unitcd
states West OF the river Mississippi not included IN
any Stale or organized territory, and to which the
inulah trie mas been eXtingushed, he may Judge
necessary, to be divided INTO n suitable number of
districts, for the reception Of such tribes or natons
OF Indians as may choose to exchange the lands
where they now reside and remove there: ard IN
cause ench of said districts be so described nv not
ural or artificial MARKS us to be ensilv ;tiry;;IJ
from every other.
Sec 2 And he it further enacted That !. sbon
ana may DC lawful Tor the President 10 exchange INV
or all OF such districts, be laid of and dcscr,oi
with any tribe nation of Indians NOW resd,n
IN the limits Of any Of the States or Territories md
with which the United States have existing troo,ias
LOT the whole or any part portion of the territory
coimed and occupied by such tribe or nation within
tue bounds OF any ono of the States or Terri
torres where the land claimed and occupied nv the
Indians is owned by the United States or the Uned
States are bound the State within which il lies 20
cXtnguIsh the Indian claim thereto
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted Tint in tho
inakihg OF any such exchange exchanges it shall
and may be lawful for III President solemnly to as
sure the tribe or nation with which the exchange 10
made, that the United States will forever secure and
guaranty to them and their heirs or successors the
country so exchanged with them; and If thew proSer
1t, that the United States will cause or rrnnt
20 be made and executed to them for the same: Pro-
vIded always That such lands shall revert 10 tho
United States, 1t the Indians become extinct or uban
don the same
SEc T. And be further enacted That IT, unon ay Of the
lands now occupied ny the Indians and exchanged for
there should be such Improvements value to the land
claimed by any individuals Of such tribes nations shall g.
may be lawful for the President value to be as
contained by aPPralsnent otherwise cause such as
ceained value TO be paid to tho persons 5huy
claiming such improvements and upon payment Of such
valuation the improvements valued paid or shall pass
Z" the u States and possession shall afterwards permit
ted To any Of the tribe.
SIC. s. And be it further enacted That upon tho making Of
any such exchange as is contemplated by this act shall
may DO lawful for tho President and assistance
rot furnished to the egrants he necessary pro-
pe enahe mem 10 remove TO- and settle the
which they may have exchange also to uiye them such
aid and assistance be their support
subsistence for the first year after l'eir removal: -
SIC s. And he uther enacted, That shall and may be
lawful Tor tho President to cause such sbe nation be
projected at ihe new residence against all interruption
disturbance from other tribe Indians from
any other person or persons whatever.
Src T. And be further enacted That il shall and NAV be
lawful for the President have the
care any tribe nation in the country which they NAV
remove ms contemplated by this act that no authorized
10 have over hom at their places Of Pro-
vded, That nothing this contained shall construed
s au'hoIHng OF directing 'ho VIOLATION OF any existing treaty
between the United States and any Of the Indian tribes
SIC Apd ba further enacted, That pnrp Csc OF
giving effect to tho provisions Of this tho Of Eve
dred thousand dollars hereby appropriated paid
any money in the Treasury not Otherwise appropriated
u Different public journals estimate the chnrgc o?
removing the Indians at upwards of $50 600 ,OOO!!
~ The President has not siguif1d yet, what
no has done, means to do with the Maysvle
turnpike bill. We is unquesllonably m an exquisite
dilemma; gust such dilemma as his cquivocation
during the canvass deserves. If he Signs it, he docs
what hc has Proicsscd to be unconsttutional-ho vi
olates all the pledges given for him by his friends in
this quarter to &c! the vote Of Vlrgninheo nands the
South. II he does not sign IT, and alledgcs scruplcs
he knot0s what will be the consequences in the Wost
and Pennsylvania Kentucky is already excited on
the subject. Cannot the lite Hollander devise some
trick to rescue hIn' AS for example refusing to sign
the bill, and assigning n reason, that all the M
tional treasure will be required to remove the Indians
We moy not have guessed the trick exactly but that
some shufng pretcnco will be assigned to escape re-
Fponsibty, we shall be pleasantly disappointed if a
few days do not disclose.
Colonial Trade.-On Wednesday tho President
transmitted tho following important message TO both
Houses Of Congress
TO tho Senate and
House Of Representatives of tho 4. S,aice.
Gontlomen' tbnk It my duty to inform you that
ou daily expecting the deintvc answer of tho Bri-
fish Government to a proposition which has hecn sub
united TO IT by this, upon The subject Of tho Colonial
Trade
This communication has bccn delayed BY conf.
dent belief tS1t the answer referred To- would have
been received carly enough 10 have admitted Of its
submission to ywi IN sufficient for tho fna
action (5Duffrpre n q -