Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-09-24
NEW TREATY WITH THE SACS
AND FOXES.

aave lately visited the U. S. Indian Agen
", on the Des MONIES, and were present
when the annual annuity was paid to
these Indians. We are rejoiced TO learn
from them, that, the Indians are not only
willing, but anxious to sell, as we under
stand, the whole Of their country, proyi-
ded they can be allowed to remove soath
and west Of the Missouri River. To
this, without knowing the precise nature
Of Gov. Chambers instructions, we sup
pose he will readily and gladly assent.
A fragment Of this once gallant and for
midab!e tribe, have long resided in that, to
the Indian, desirable country. Their
brethren residing in The centre Of Iowa,
or portion Of them. as we are informed,
have recently, in anticipation Of a sale Of
their lands, paid, if we may SO call them,
the seccders q visit and are delighted with
the country which their relations occupy.
The mildness Of the climate, abundance
of game, the fine grazing for their horses
&c. &C., render it peculiarly adapted to
the conforrand support Of an Indian pop
ulalion-above all its rcmoteness from
the well known cause of the rapid dcgen-
Grafton and decay Of these unfortunate
children OF the forest, should induce the
government to select it as their future
place Of abode. The present then is a
most suspicious time to effect treaty
alike beneficial to the Government and
the Indians.
This it will be remembered is the Sec
ond attempt TO treat with these Indians
for their lands. The principal cause OF
the failure last fall was the proposition
of the Commissioners to send them
North amongst their old and deadly enc
mics. the Sioux. This proposition grew
out Of, and was based upon treaty which.
one Of the Commissioners Gov. Doty)
had made with the Dacotah's, or Sioux,
but short time before; and which had
not then been acted upon by the Senate.
That all may understand the treaty to
which reference is made, we will state
that it was made in the summer Of 184l.
by Gov Doty, and submitted by Ex-Sec-
rotary Bollto the Senate towards the close
Of the Extra sess on Of that year-and
not being acted upon, became the subjec'
of discussion in the newspapers. By its
provisions new and splendid system
was to be begun-.a territorial form OF
government, with a governor, and q host
Of smaller officers, with large salaries,
was to be created-ali the Indian tribes
from Michigan, Wisconsin,, and else
wher ,-many of which, like the Sacs,
Foxes, and Sioux, have been engaged,
! from time immemorial, in war with each
other-were to be concentrated in the
northern part Of Iowa, and in the imme
date vicinity Of the British settlement OF
Lord Selkirk, from whence, in the event
Of war with England, they would be in.
cited to commence hostilities upon our
citizens, and in that case from their mum.
bers would have been indeed formidable
Suffice it however to say that Major Josh
VA r. Pitcher, in series Of numbers
which appeared in the Globe over his
own signature, so completely demonstrate
ted its fraud, folly, and extravaganza. tina,
when, as we are lately informed, from a
source entitled TO credit, the question was
taken upon its ratification there were
only t,co Senators in the body found viii
ling to cast their votes in favor Of it
when tao thirds Of the members present
are required by the Constitution to ratify
any treaty. Thus it will be seen that il
Major Pitcher is, in the language ofJohn
ney c. Spencer, a ''dism,ssed o0icer'' he
has, notwithstanding. been enabled, by
his long and intimate acquaintance with
our lndinn relstionS; by his talents and
fearlessness;to expose. and defeat this stu.
pendous and wholesale system of plum
lder and fraud-miscalied i treaty-which
| x4s concpc,ed by Bell and Doty, and ap-
proved, and warmly supported by the
present Secretary Of War (Mr. Spcncer)
who, we learn, did all in his power to in
Auence the senate to ratlfy it. Thanks
then to the ST. for saving US from the
mad and ruino1s projects of these sche-
mers, (Be!l, Doty and Spencer.) The
settlement and growth OF Iowa has been
checked and stayed by the designs and
b!unders Of these wing reform officers, in
a manner which is truly perplexing and
Notifying to her citizens.
We are glad to learn,hat Gov. Cham
bers is the sole commissioner, and that he
is not tied do,cn by Instructions in the
treaty soon tobe held. With the knowl.
edge which he has now acquired Of our
Indian relations, and the removal Of eve
~ obstacle to his success we sincerely
hope that he vii! not again fail; and that
the treaty, such an one as will be ratified
by the Senate, may be made. Il would be
the means Of bringing thousands of wor-
thy cmgrants to our Territory and do
more than all the Tariffs, Fiscal Corpo-
rations, or Exchequer Bills, which Con-
gress can pass TO better the times, SO far
as Iowa is concerned.
"H;gh Presss 3 The Illinois
Safe Register ygs1 styles the new
wing protective sara 1he nigh pressure
tariff" 1t-is. not beliered that the kind
Of '.Erans safety valve attached viii