The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-15

airy of this colony will be the Waab river, which - the
southern limit OF the country Of the Wnnebagoes who
have removed there from Iowa within the last year The
Menomonees nov residing near Green Bay in Wscon
sln are TO he located above and adjoining the Wnneba
goes treaty having very recently been concluded with
them to that effect Above these 10 our northern bound
airy line and westward to the Red of the NORTH The
country is owned By the Chippewal, many OF whom now
live there though they stu own large tract east OF the
Mississippi, computed at ten million seven hundred and
foryihree thousand acres. and lying above line run
Ming nearly due east from opposite the junction Of the
Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers to point about %
deg - west longitude thence due north 10 the ST
LOUIS Tver and do n hatryer 10 lake Superior Many
i've norm OF Ae ABOVE me- out, as stalled IA my last an
nIa report considerable number suII remain south OF
IT, on lambs heretofore cedei by them, which, for the
reasons given al that tue they should soon be re-
CURED to leave for their country Bat with rel
erence TO the civilization and welfare OF these people
Il would he wise and even necessary measure 70 pur
chase all the lands they own east OF the Mississippi and
concentrate them altogether upon those that wonld st
remain 10 them west o! that ryer Until this shall hat
been done they will continue in dispersed condition
that il will be difficult, If not impossible 10 DO anything
effective towards their permanent Improvement You
that an effort to effect such purchase was
made last year and ialel but It is believed that il renew
e IN conneyoa with the removal oil those on the celed
lands, and the transfer OF the agency to the Mississippi
from La Ponte lake Superior where Il now IS, II would
ne successful These people and the Menomonees beng
removed west Of the Mississippi, the remaining Indians
east OF that ryer to be sent 20 hs colony would proba
bly, not exceed three thousand SIX hundred Oi the Sioux
II IS not probable many VIII remain for any considerable
period IN the Mississippi region. Wild and untameahle,
and scattered immense extent OF country, effort
could concentrate them; and living wholly by the chase
they will probably follow the buffalo and other game
it gradually disappears towards the Rocky mountains
either the direction OF the headwaers OF the Platte, or
those Of the Missouri river, or both
Ii the Kan2as river made the northern boundary
of the southern colony there would be ample space OF
unoccuped territory below II Tor all the Indians above II
that should be included in this colony But the Della
wares POt,aWatomies and possibly the KicSapoos, who
nearly all of whom Just above that river il would
probably be necessary to disturb Above these and
adjacent to the frontier are the band OF Sacs and
Foxes, known the ''Sacs and Foxes OF the Missouri
the Towas the Ouoes and Missouras Ihe OmGhas, the
P0ncas, ana the Pawnees The last mentioned tribe
back distance from the frontier on the Platte river,
directly on the route 10 Oregon and have been the
troublesome Indians 10 the emigrants to that territory.
By the treaty Of 1888 they ceded all their lands south OF
that river, and obligated themselves to remove north Of
but they constantly liable to attacks from the
Sioux d that direction, those south have never re-
moved. As, however, there VIII soon he military
force in that region, which afford them profession
the Sioux, they may properly be compelled al an
early day to remove and to keep within their own
country and thus be out OF the way Of our emgrlnts
They are so obnoxious the tribes south that they could
not for the present least, be colonized with them
They must eventually be driven west or eXermlnated
by the Sioux, who have strong antpahy 10 them, un-
less better understanding can be effected between them
AMI the southern tribes, when VIII admit OF their Deng
moved down among IN the rear OF them No reason
able amount OF military force could prevent their being
killed off in detail By the Sioux if they remain long in
their present country. The other tribes mentioned can
gradually be removed down 10 the southern colony, as
the OF engants and the pressure OF our
white pOpuauOn may require; Whca may be tue case al
no distant day the greater portion OF the lands they
occupy egiby located on and near the Missouri
river, and from that circumstance, and their superior
quality sad 10 be very desirable Indeed, II would be
measure OF great humanity purchase and remove
the Omahas and the Otoes and Missoarlas al early
period, particularly the former, who are very interest,"
lnz people, being mild and uacabIe in disposition, and
much attached to the whites Were ,hey ma better po-
stion they might with proper measures be easily civil
ized and be maize the instruments OF mpartng cIvza-
ton to others. Their proper position wonid De with the
D%arPS they nearly not Julle me
same language, and probably OF the same primary
stock They the original owners Of the soil, and re
ceive annues from the United States and az they
crcumscrlbed in their hunting expeditions By the
Sioux and Pawnees, they are liable at times to deslltu
and great suffering The Sioux also not unfrequen-
Nv attack and murder them in their country 50 that
their situation is truly unfortunate one Their c0un-
try estimated to contain from tive 10 six millions OF
OF valuable land, which could be obtained at hs
time nj very moderate price and so racahle IS their
character, there wou:i be no difficulty IN maxi NJ ample
provision out OF the purchase money for Their civza-
ion and Improvement Reasons OF similar kind exist
for buying out and removing at an early period, the Ut
toes and MssOunas, whose athnueS OF character and
language are said 10 be with the lowas. The lands
claimed by them estimated to embrace from two TO
three millions of acres These two measures consum-
mated the Pawnees all removed north Of the Platte, and
the Sioux OF the Missouri restrained from coming south
of that river there would be wide and sale passage Tor
Oregon emigants, and for such Of those to California
as may prefer to take that route, which am informed
will probably be the case with many
Eventually, when the Sioux shall have lett The MIS-
sssIppl region, and the Pawnees been displaced IN one
or other OF the ways mentioned, and when the other
tervenng tribes between the northern and southern
colony shall have been removed within The latter,
ample outlet OF about SIX geographical degrees viii be
opened for onr population that may incline TO pass
or expand in that direction, and thus prevent our colo
uzed tribes from being inuroHsly pressed upon, It not
swept away while, 10 The south OF the southern colony
there viii also be sufficient outlet Tor such portion OF
our population as may take that direction
In the able and interesting report OF that excellent and
efficient officer the superintendent OF Indian affairs nj
st Louis he refers 10 the necessity OF providing lands
suitable for agricultural purposes for such Of the pralue
tribes az have lands of their OF that character, IN
order that they my be saved IRON the penis which
threaten Them when the OF the chase, whch
they almost wholly rely, shall have been cut oil by
the determination OF the bufso-a circumstance that
long occur and he recommends that lands be
obtained from The Omah5s and PJucas for that purpose
This would be contrary TO lie policy have recommend
and keeping open these lands or the egrcss and expan
Of own population; Int aside from ths, though
pretending 10 very accurate knowledge upon the SUB
lec am induced to believe from such information as
been able 10 obtain, that of the tribes TO which
he refers viii could be induced incline eastward 10
the Missouri RIVER but that they viii gradually follow
the buffalo towards the Rocky mountains, and south
ward towards New Mexico, in which direction they may
ultimately lind resting place. considerable portion OF
the Sioux and possibly the Pawnees, viii probably take
the same direction Indeed am informed that there are
now over thousand Sioux living the region OF the
head waters OF the Platte nYer, where Jew years
there were none to be found. Such OF That trbe
as do not migrate in that direction will, hereto
fore stated probably take their course mp the Mis-
sour river, in which direction suitable spot could no
doubt be found for cOlGnZmg them and the other tribes
IN that quarter, should that become practicable
But should these views prove incorrect suItabls locations
could doubt be found among or IN the rear OF our