New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-13
Fer The Tribune.
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The Serecu iudnn- and The Ogden I.nnd
Company. NJ. III

that body refused 20 do this. thereby pronouncnc
the treaty invalid and freeing the Indians from all
obligations 10 leave their homes The Company
were nove IN great trouble WI hat could be done
The treaty could not be executed and unless they
could hit on some lucky conrivance their prize was
lost Thei. frs; feeling Of souow il regard 10 the
matter now came over their minds as they saw their
anticipated wealth vanish from their sight. They
ouicl " discover that they must lose part a; leas,
for the present and this ingenious plan is contrved
10 save all that they they consoiing themselves
with the idea that the whole Is sure for them at
come future time. They the indians and ie then.
;Eat II. first treaty is valid and that under il hey have
no alternative Government will surely compel them to
remove West but the Company. IL view OF their Tn.
expected Distress have been moved 10 pity and since
they seem 20 attached 10 hoiG homes they viii! II The,
indians uish give up ther Ieh; 10 the A!rgsuy AID
CatArausus reservations provided the Indians will let
them have the other Two winch were the most valuable
and The nearest 10 market on the terms those
an v Inch the former sale made taking great pains
all the time 10 impress upon the Indians how grateful
hsU on 10 be such nlagnaniLous offer the result
nf the Companys marvellous loving kindness and com
passion They succeed In persuadlng tee Quaker5 10
advise the Indians that the best they 20 accept
this generous offer. Il was III easy 10 induce
Congress 10 authorize the holding Of d new council
la l-i2 Hon. Ambose Spencer appointed United
States Commissioned to oer 10 the new trea.
w. and in May Of that year he opened the council which
was attended by superintendent the part OF Massa.
chuscts and n. York. and oy delegation OF Quakers
The treuy teen made and known rs the Compromise
Treaty. in tact nothing more than bargain
between the Company and Indians by which the former
contract was declared rescinded and released The for
n!er tresty with the United states was not altered IN The
Least Then II the former treaty Is left invalid IL Is
and merely change made IN contract connected with
il the first falling second must fall with it, would
.o1 fhasa
tors for that The preamble in stating the reasons Tor
making the second treaty DO called. is thus worded
:. Whereas a treaty made, &c &c and was pro.
chained by the President 20 have been duly ratified -
not ss i, customary duly ratified and proclaimed
If by using the last expression they had given
reason for forming this treaty that the other duly
ratified il must have fallen with Il by employing the
first they make the validity OF the second dependent on
nothing but the proclamation vi the President and
tine same time convey TO me ignorant Indians the idea
that the validity OF the former 10 acknowledged. On
how was cunning combined with iaschood 10 cheat
these poor people Of their homes Fittyseven chiefs
voluntarily and sober signed this treaty But mark the
reason. The Company the Commissioner, every Gov
eminent officer and the Quakers, in whom they trusted
united in telling them that II they did not accept OF this
offer they must all 20 West that there for them
other alternative all which whether known TO those
persusding them or not, was untrue. Government
would and could not enforce the treaty and their
homes were all theirs They back in precisely
the same position in which they before any treaty
was made, nut they did not know II. They never
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contrived 10 deceive them. Situated they were.
and believing they did what else could lney Go
Grevlg that any should be compelled TO 60 yet
seeing no other choice, no brighter pruspect-worn
out with endless disputes, they doubted hesi,ated
and finally majority suffered themselves 10 be persua
ded 10 sign the treaty But mad they known what nov
they know that mad they refused 10 sign, all their land
would have remained them bad the resi- motives Of
the Company been seen by them they them now
not dozen including all the brioed and corrupted could
have been found 10 sign the instrument As II Was, the
rrsafy led
orator O the Senecas, Win a MAD Wl!ch READ Inc
thoughts Of hypocrisy and who saw as by intuition a.!
the secret motives OF the Company for three days dis
puted with the Commissioner, tearing OF rom selhsn-
ness its veil of charity and proclsining biz conscious
of truths of which he had evidence. In vain
were both his devotion and mis- eloquence. All whom
the Indians trusted denied the truth of his assertions,
and urged them accept the treaty When vote was
TAKEN and he found majority opposed to him, denoun-
cling bitterly their iooshness ne resigned his cheian
ship and LEFT the council! The Tonewanda chiefs 10
man from the first OF the troubles in 1888 unbought and
interrupted. refused to cede away their homes we
oye Ton,wenda said they we do to leave
il There lay th. bones of our fathers there their child
rem wish die No difficulty was experienced IN pro-
curing the ratification Of this treaty. The President
Immediately promulgated it, and by its provisions the
Ton AMANDA and Buffalo reservations must, on the fret
Of next April, be renqushed by the Indians forever
The Indians coon discovered the fraud that had been
uractced upon them and great were tneir sorrow ana
cir anger at the thought Of their helpless situation
They accused the guakers oil resche and never since
have trusted them. They sent memorials to the Presi-
dent before tue ratification % tGe treaty complain
ing Of the wrong hey were invariably answered from
the Indian department tina. tue first treaty valid, and
they complain have letters before me
from T Hartley Crawford, then Superintendent oil In
dian Affairs telling them that had not the second treaty
been made A their land would have belonged 10 Ogden
Il Co. and they would have been compelled 10 remove
beyond The Mississippi ell which mat officer must nave
known was untrue. They told when the treaty
was m ade and have told this day thar better
compronise could be made. Where WAS the cclnpru-
mise Compromise means mutual surrender OF rights.
for utual satisfaction. What rights DID the Company
surrender II man gets his neighooT urunh ana per
suades MIN sign piece OF paper. and When he be-
comes sober tells him ii deed OF HIS farm. aud ne
can take IL away but II he will give hun half ne will
surrender his right the other half, and the ignorant
does this compromise, or is 1t the most out
raseous knavery Again the Indians are not Bound to
fulfil their part of the any rate nil the Com
pany fulfil theirs. The agreement presupposes that the
Company have rights which they agreed TO sur
render Now the indians call upon them TO surrender
these rights They do not possess any and consequent
Is can surrender them then Is hot Inc other
party ireet ,,,.,.-,...,,-..-.
is BOT even outrageous tnan the nrs II is ds-
graceful 10 disregard the rights Of enyit Is inhumen TO
wrong the helpless but ne who does this is noble com
pared with him accomplish his wlckedness, Gu
tices the unsuspectinE srrer destruction with lie.
The serpen: comes MS form and warns his VIC
tim OF hs danger ere he strikes him with his venomous
,ooth hut this hydra yelling 5 oshsome sehshne6s be-
ne ath the garments OF Charity AID softenng its irehtu
features into mock smile OF kindness, speaks pleasant
him with sure embrace his shiny folds. We read OF
ssssssns whose uplifted innocence and helpless
ness have arrested it fell but lot tue sorrows OF
whole People the prospect OF their suffering and
want and extinction could avail 70 soften ire hearts OF
this money. greedy Company
And shall our People s ELL! and see this work so
can they hold their peace a; The sight OF such wicked
ness TIE Indians deserve every kindness 81 our hands
w, i've on their soil. They our fathers friends
in the hour OF their nepessness. We have taken from
Them almost every thing tina; makes life happy. We
owe 20 them a debt which We can never redeem Let
~ nor s,t 10 silence and these sou.ess Spectators
rob them Of the little pittance which mas been eit 10
,ham and drive them homeless from soil 20 which
,hev babe our fathers welcome. The Indians or the
o3Awanda Reservation at least will not leave their
homes They will send Delegation 10 Washington
mi; mouth They will petition the Legislature for aid
and hsir brethren viii join them IN their appeal They
non, their new Father al! &c knd and just 10 them
Bp If they fail in this they viii night Tor their fathers
raves Not one the Reservation ever could De in.
ucet 70 consent 10 the Treaties It would be hard if
M voice of TIE res. Of their nation drove them, against
bair will from their homes but when BIZ injustice and
fal.ahood all this is be effected II Is 700 much for
,beir endurgnce-and, after exhausng petitions and
-sonstrsuces they viii die for their rights II need be
C,,t ia in nar coursuptibls for gltened