The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-15

York reservations, the Senator proceeds TO en-
quire, why the government is now called upon
to interfere with them.
In 1918, two small bands ofNew York Tndi-
ans obtained from Mr.. Monroe, then President
of the United States, permission TO purchase,
NTH their OtUn means, and on their own ae-
conn., portion Of the lands Oi the Menomo-
nees ofGreen Bay. The grantees Of the STATE
of Massachusetts acre al the bottom of This
naneavre. Under the authority of the United
States, thus obtained, as it was supposed. by
the permission Of The President, these two small
tribes, as they alleged, made a purchase, for
which they state they paid $4,000. Ev-.
idence of the purchase, however, is not to be
found, and has been strenuouSy denied bv the
Indians. A controversy arose between The par
ties concerning it, which was afterwards set
lied by a treaty between the Menomonees and
the United States, in 1882. The two bands
had removed to Green Bay. and as the title
was controversial, the United States was cal
led in TO give them "undsputed possession"
and accordingly bought out the Menomonees
and gave the alleged purchasers the land
find not the land alone; for says Mr. Sewer,
F'WIe hare given them, besides the lands they
claim to have purchased of the Menomonees
for their 81 70, 1000, the sum of $40 900: $4,000 TO
the st. Regis tribe, and SS5 900 TO the Onei-
TtIHUUEfu
chase of, and removal to the Green Bau Lands
under Mr.. .MonrOe's permission" 1t is thus
clearly shewn, that the United States were
first -fauduIeRtiy drawn into an Indian contro-
versy by the Land Company, in order to set
tie which the nation chad to buy lands, and
advance thousands Of dollars, as remuneration,
Gas it is falsely ealed) TO these New York In
dams, and all without the preteXt of an obi
cation or consideration on our part"
The treaty of 1882, before alluded to, and
which settled the controversy about the Green
Bay Lands, next claims the attention of the
Senator. He alleges that it was made, so far
as he can perceive, without any other consde-
ration, than the wishes of New York and the
Land Company. By it, the United States OBJ
tanned, "for the sum of $4,000, 100000 acres
of land, near Green Bay, for the future resi-
dence, not only Of those small bands who emf
grated under Mr.. Monroes permission, but for
all the New York Indians, then residing in
New York" That State was DESTROYS OF re-
moving an Indian population from her terri
tories, at the eTpense Of the government, and
the Land Company calculated upon obtaining
their New York Lands, for little or nothing on
their part, and mainly, but directly, at the ex-
pense of the United States; and hence, the
New York Indians, although so deeply interest
whv,' asks Mr.. Sewer, ''were they not parties
10 III" Because, by The treaty of 1894, they
had engaged to claim no other lands in the
United States, than that particularly described
in that treaty. In the treaty Of 1882, the Me4>
nomonees disclaim any right of the New York
Indians TO the Green Bay Lands; and in the
printed documents before the Senate, the SEN
ecas declare that "the Senecas have no right
or title to that country, (Green Bay,) as we
have never accepted or paid for any interest
there, nor do we at this time have any claim
to that country whatever" On the contrary,
Mr. Sewer states that he bad the night before
received letter, informing him that the Sene-
cas- were then holding a council for the purpose
of re transferring to the United States the
gratuity which, without their knowledge or
consent, had been given TO them in 1882. By
the treaty ofthat year, they were required,
without their knowledge or consent, TO remove
within three years thereafter, to the land which
had been purchased for them at Green Bay,
otherwise their title thereto would be forfeited,
and the lands revert to the United States,-
They did not remove, however, much to the
annoyance of the Land Company, and they
have not yet gone "Ihey considered they had
determined to remain" 1t was therefore found
| uCCCoSdiN iui l'iC pOoSo vi wv COl"PohJ
that the time for their removal should be ex-
tended; and the Senate (says the Senator,)
''like nose Of wax, permitted themselves to
be twisted about by this Company, and &C.
cordingly modification of the treaty was OBJ
tanned, SO as to leave the time for their remoy.
al 10 the discretion of the President Oft the United
States" Although eight years have since
elapsed, the President has not required thei
removal, nor exacted, as he should have done
a forfeiture of the land, to which the United
States is clearly entitled. s5,S
Thus the matter stood from 1882 to 1877
The 100000 acres at Green Bay which hat
been so generously purchased for the New
York Indians, and 10 which they were so kind
Iy requested to remove, still remained in stat
quo,- and the Indians rested content with thel
old hunting grounds and firesides The age
said ''let the young go to the new country, be
yond the great river, if they wish, but we ar
too old to begin new establishments; we hat
rather hive and die where we have so long re
sided, on the land of our fathers" In 1887
however, these Green Bay lands suddenly as
Isumed an aspect of Importance; and althoug
} only five wears before, we had purchased an
Given them to the New York Indians. as
mere gratuity, (which they would not accept,
il became desirable, "lor what reasons, or a
whose promptings, we are LETT to conjecture,