Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-08-06
THE INDIAN WAR OVER.


 to the politeness of Mir Dement,, one of Gov Reynolds aids, for the following information By the general order, it will be seen that diff faculties between the government and the Sac and Fox Indians, have been terminated. The moderate and prudent conduct of Genera Gaines, by means of which this unpleasant affair has been brought to a close without bloodshed, deserves the highest praise, anC will, we trust. be properly appreciated by oul fellow citizens. Although no actual outrage was committed on the person ofany white, yet the Indians were in high state of excitement and were determined to remain on the ceded land. It was claim of right on their part, and of course deserved calm investigation. h. They had reserved in the treaty, by which they ceded the soil, the right to remian on 1t as long asit remained the property ofthe Unit ed States, and they contend, that as the gov ernment has not yet sold it, they have clear right of possession Under this impression, they resolved to remain at all hazards and when Gen. Gaines went up to Rock Island, they used much provoking language, and showed every disposition to bring on hostilities but kept strictly on the defensive. The General had regular troops enough to have subdued them, he believed, but was unwil- ling to fight battle on equal terms, the con sequence of which must have beeu a loss ot men on either side, while the beaten Indians would have revenged themselves on the near est settlements, the General having no force to pursue them. He therefore sent for mii- tia enough to prevent any opposition and f- nallv settled the affair on his own terms. His promptness, humanity and prudence, are wor- thy ofthe highest praise.-The troops are all returning.
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 Made and concluded this thirtieth day June, onesthousand eight hundred and thirty one, between E. P. Gaines, Major General of the United States Army, on the part of the Unit ed States, John Reynolds, Governor of llli- nois, on the part of the State of Illinois, and the Chiefs and Braves of the band of Sac Indians, usually called the British band of Rock River, with their old allies of the Pot tawattamies, Winnebago, and Kickapoo na- tions
 HilneSSeth that zvhereaS, The said British band of Sac Indians have, in violation of the several treaties entered into between the Uult- ed States and the Sac and Fox nations, Tn the years 1804 1916, and 1925, continued to re- main upon, and to cultivate the lands on Rock River, ceded to the United States by the said treaties, after the said lands had been sold by the United States to individual citizens ot H. linois and other States find zvhereas, the said British band of Sac Indians, in order to sustain their pretensions to continue upon the said Rock River lands, have assumed the at titude of actual hostility toward the United States, and have had the audacity to drive citizens of the State of Illinois from their homes, destroy their corn, and invite many of their old friends of the Pattawattame, Winnebago, and Kickapoos to unite with them (the said British band of Sacs) in war, to prevent their removal from said lands |: find 7vhereas, many of the most dsorderly of their several tribes of Indians, did actually join the said British band of Sac Indians pre- pared for war against the United States, and more particularly against the State ot Illinois; from which purpose they confess that nothing could have restrained them but the appear ance of force far exceeding the combined strength of the said British band of Sac In- dians, with such of their aforesaid allies as had actually joined them but being now con vinced that such war would tend speedily to annihlate them, they have voluntarily abandoned their hostile attitude and sued for peace.
 Peace is therefore granted them upon the following condition, to which the said British band of Sac Indians, with their aforesaid al-
  which the undersigned Chiefs and Braves of the said band and their allies mutually bind themselves, their heirs, and assigns forever.
 9. The British band of Sac Indians are re- quired peaceably to submit to the authority of the friendly Chiefs and Braves of the unit ed Sac and Fox nations, and at all times here after to reside and hunt with them upon their own lands west of the Mississippi river, and be obedent to their laws and treaties, and no one or more of the said band shall ever be permitted to recross said river to the place of their usual residence, nor to any part of their old hunting ground east of the Mississippi, without the express permission of the Presi- dent of the United States, or the Governor of the State of Illinois
 3. The United States will guarantee to the united Sac and Fox nations, including the said British band of Sac Indians, the integrity of all the lands claimed by them westward of the Mississippi river, pursuant to the treaties of the years 1895 and 1880.
 4. The United States require the united Sac and Fox nations, including the aforesaid British band, to abandon all communication, and cease to hold any intercourse with any British post, garrison, or town, and never again to admit among them any agent or tra- der who shall not have derived his authority to hold commercial or other intercourse with them from the President of the United States or his authorized agent.
 5. The United States demand an acknow- ledgment of their right to establish military posts and roads within the limits of the said country guaranteed by the third article of thit agreement and equalization, for the pro- lection of the frontier inhabitants.
 6. It is further required by the United States, that the principal friendly Chiefs and head men of the Sacs and Foxes bind them selves to enforce, as far as may be in their power, the strict observance of each and ev- cry article of this agreement and equalization,