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a large Convention for the citizens of Genesee
County assembled al the Court House in Batavia
on the 21st day OF March, 1896 at II o'clock A NJ
to take mo consideration the situation Of the Tona-
wanda Indians. residing in said County.
Mr. SAMUEL RlcHMoSD called the Convention to
order and read the recommendation OF the Grand
Jury of said County endolher citizens for such Con.
vention.
On motion of Mr.. Richmond. SAMUEL Will.
LETT, Esq. was chosen President OF the Conven-
ton, and ISAAC I. CLIFFORD, JAS R. JAcKMAN
and TRUNBCLL CARY were chosen Vice Presidents.
On motion OF ~ Taggar:, Esq, BESAJAH BESE-
DICT and, on subsequent motion, SAMUEL ]. Topp,
were chosen Secretaries OF the Convention.
The Convention being thus organized. Frederick
Follelt Esq, moved the appointment ola committee
of FIVE 10 prepare and report The Convention, re-
| solutions for their adoption The motion car
RED and the President appointed az such commit
| tee Frederick Fol!ett. Isaac A. Verplanck. Samuel
Richmond, Levere,t Seward and Seth Wakeman
j. r. Martndae, Esq, then moved the appoint
men1 of committee OF three 10 prepare and report
10 the Conventional Memorial for their consideration.
The motion was carried and the President appoint.
ed as such committee John II. Martindale. Daniel
| r. Chandler and Levi f. Rugg.
And hereupoA the Convention adjourned to meet
| again at one O'Clock, T. NJ
| AT one o'clock, the Convention assembled pur
suapt 10 adjournment, and having been called TO
order Mr. Alartindale. from the committee 10 pre-
pare Memorial, made report, which we shall
| endeavor to find room Tor.
The Memorial having been read, Mr. Follett,
from the committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing:
Rssoirsd, That we deeply sympathize with the rem
nant of the powerful t oes of Indians who in
habit the Western par Of State; and that have
witnessed with feelings OF mortified PRIDE the attempts
that have been made and are making. to deprive
them OF their scsuty possessions that feel ourselves
called upc By every principle OF justice and by all the
dictates OF philanthropy, TO do all arrest the
- santN,,, Hau tharn
Resolued, That whe we cheerfu!y bear united
testimony to the morality good order industry. and
agricultural progress of our neighbors Tnnawsndawe
| deeply sympsIhiZe with them 10 the difficulties into
which they have brought by The Of the Ogden
Company. We know they have consented 10 sell
land have been party to any treaty for that
purpose we never appreciate the oppressive trea-
lies by which if not annu!ied, they TO be forced
from the land of their birth. We believe they
lust We believe, with them that they should be abro-
gated and we will aid them in their call for justice
Resolred That as the people of New York nave never
demanded the removal OF hese Indians and would not,
If called upon express their opinion, wish their re-
rnoya against their free consent would regard il ms
much worthy the dignity and enlightened justice
of State elevate and educate the remnant of our
Indians than suffer them 10 be uprooted nation,
and be made the victims Of private speculation.
Resolced That view the Government OF "a is coIn-
try as standing in the light Of Guardians the Indians
within ierrtory-and that the Treaty OF 1885, and
the socaled Compromise OF 1912, was never ASKED for
or demanded by the Indians but brought about by
the unweaed efforts and the solicitation of the Og
den Land Company we are therefore led TO question Its
Justice and doubt its binding force upon those who
have all the time protested against its contamination.
Resolrsd That the Congress Of the United States. II
the same shall be deemed practicable, be requested
arrest the final contamination Of this Treaty that time
may be afforded for full fair and unpreIudced exam
naton of the and appliances used 10 bring about
the same and that the Senate be requested 10 revisw
the Treaties, and the means by which they were con-
summated and that il it shall be satisfied that fraud and
corruption the basis upon which they were reared
that then be called upon the Guardians Of the In
| dams to abrogate and aInrl tee same.
Resoiced That copies of these Resolutions, sgned by
the President Vice Presidents and Secretaries be
TO the President and Senate the United States and TO
the Chiefs upon the Tonswsnda Buffalo, Alegary and
Cataraugus Reservations; be published In the Western
n Y papers. and also that they be puoEshed 10 Inc
| Washington Union and the New York Tribune.
The Memorial and Resolutions were then, on mo-
ton of NJ Wells Hewett, Esq. received for the con-
sideration of the Convention.
They were then discussed at length, by Messrs.
! l.. H. Morgan. Samuel Richmond, NJ. Wells
! Hewett Leverett Seward, Isaac A Nerplanck,
| D. H. Chandler, j. II. Martindae, and Harry
| Wilber.
Explanations relative TO the Treaty Of 1912 were
made BY Mr.. Aldrich and another member OF the So
| ciety of Friends, who were IN attendance.
Jenny Johnson, Head Chief of the Six Nations,
then addressed the Convention through an inter-
prefer.
The discussion of the Memorial and Resolutions,
exhibited in full the circumstances under which the
| Treaties of 1898 and 1912 had been effected, and
the difficulties in the way of relieving the Indians
from their operation And although some OF the
speakers stated their fears of the impraclicabity of
restoring the title the Tonawanda Reservation TO
its present occupants, all concurred in expressing
their warm sympathies for the heavy misfortunes OF
the Indians.
The Memorial and Resolutions were then adopt
| ed and by acclamation
L. H Morgan was then appointed special mes
senger TO bear the proceedings of the Convention TO
the Senate at Washington.
And thereupon the Convention adjourned.
SAMUEL WlLLETT President.
ISAAC I. CLIFFORD, }
JAMES R JACKSON, Vice Presidents.
TRUMBULL CARY,
BENJAMIN BENEDICT, Secretaries