Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-15

1sdj0n Treaty, Payment OF .4M's"stses, "c'
Monday last was the day appointed by the Com
missoners, Gov. Chambers, Gov. Doty, and !. II.
Crawford for meeting the confederaed tribes OF Sac
and Fox Indians, at the Agency on the Des MONIES
river for the purpose of treating with them for the
purchase of their country on the western boundary
of the Territory, at which time and place the Pay
master was to be present with the specie to pay the
annuities due the Indians. The contemplated pur-
chase has been looked for with the greatest anxiety
by many citizens of the Territory who are anous to
avail themselves Of the advantages of an early set
tlement in the district proposed to be purchased
Although the Dictator in Congress succeeded in ex-
cludnc the settlers upon unsurveyed lands from the
benefits Of the late pre-emption law, the country
will soon be peoped by hardy and courageous people
If the treaty shall be concluded terms that will
warrant belief that it will be ratified by the Senate.
Those who have turned their attention to it with
view of settlement therein, not to be prevented
by the overpowering of their friends in Congress by
the drilled forces of the Dictator, but firmly relying
upon the good sense of the people to displace the
party in power in the triumph of the poor mans
friends, and the strength of their own arms to defend
their rights from the oppressors, grasp, will locate
upon it, where they have the selection of their
homes, uncontrolled by the spectators will They
are people ready to undergo hardships and priva-
tons to acquire good home, and for this purpose
thew 90 in advance of the speculator, who cannot
follow till it can be done with ease and comfort
This country will open fair field for their enter
prize and before the Spectator can prey upon their
labor, Federalism will be thrown into the minority
in Congress, and its settlers protected by liberal
pre-emphon law.
As Gov. Doty has peculiar faculty for binding
and misleading those he undertakes, are fearful
that the other commissioners will be mised by his
cunning articles, and the provisions Of the treaty
made such that its rejection will be required by the
interests Of the country, is the case with that late
" concluded IN the north.
We understand that quite an army of visitors
were to be present at the treaty. Some undoubtedly
go to witness the proceedings and to see the crowd
of Indians, but many will go for purposes dscredit
able to themselves. At every payment of Indian
annuities in the west of white oafers are to
be seen providing about among the Indians, begging
and scheming to possess themselves Of as much of
the pittance left them by the traders they can.-
These beings that disgrace the name Of man, and
pollute the savages by their association with them,
not unfrequently succeed in getting snug sums from
them, by which means they can, needy times, cheat
them. of their little property. Wehope the good
sense of the Commissioners and the Agent will
cause them to prohibit this species of speculation,
as well as all trading and gambling with the Indians
while attending the treaty.
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