New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19

AO'y III, rgresass OF lads lr1,1 the Ds.sTarcs
Tn5sed. the present policy o.. the United states
,bif would colon ze slc1 tr ocs IS ne - a-|pi''
a, the midst o. o. al AGENT TO- Wild and wa1.isc
.-;hcs you'd seem 10 be cruel 10 the extreme
Thev are entire a-ricu.tural DO Their pursuits
and means Of sr.t t.ace md having long 'lnce
shandoned th. r... b. The p.ow, taey 10 -lagrr
possess either - a1et cr SAVAGE i-iti1c,s o.
war chase Or strat. .l 20 ir1fec' Or su1a - mem
selves mon az ex osed frontier and would boz
.ubiect 70 become the prey ot an O, soeir more
overful and war.ise ne.ehbDrs. They nos -Doc4
hr admission into the u Mon and as Commits .3ner
on the psYt If the United state, have not hest
tated 70 open the doo-, or dispute ADl>r ine
price % admission, believing thas tn OoYefDin-it
xouA ,geicon. TIC first oppOft lnty . give pro.
e us sincerity a. % the interest e.ttr tn prescott
welfare and Ultimate 'ate Of the Abofsines d oar
soil
To ties. AZ once their snce-ty ID wsn..r 10 BE-
come citizens, and o. guard asa..s, eAy sp5cl.a-
tive motive, Tie Treaty pats u beyond TIER c5n.
tfOl ~ ALLEVIATE or sell tnei SOCKS ~ a1ls VIM
oct the consen. " the President, for five ears aver
is ratiGcatiOn; and ch-eru.Iy acanD~ ledge that
their prompt aud cordial acq1iescerce - tbs pro-
VISION satisfied me as . Their good faith 'n - g.
p0.p,s The Treaty has been made as guarded a.
practicable the amounts agreed 20 D. iun9-i are
simgly the consolidated sum upon whiri the 4it~d
3.ates is row paying them pe-petle hterest DO
the form Of ananties and other treaty p-2Fiai0ns
and those anuutcs a-c stated Ia the Treaty. d.
1872 as" ~ c1asderaii1H' % their lands il OLi)
and N.ciigao coded - the United 5tate'
BY the ratification Of this t-eaty 'he Go' ernnan-
will for ever be- relieved from the expense " keep
ing ~ sub agency inr the Hytudots ana p. ~
attendant expenses besides placing upon our ~
dan frontier ID out post Of ctr rs y 0 from con-
ssnguinity aoi common ori-in Will 40 d01 y Dc %.
more effective iu preserving irenniy reiat"'' DC
tween tie uitad states and uncifHzfl 'r'es ina"
a garrison Of troops they vii iorm' a. 10 "c'.
t.ff and B.
MAJ. and while shielded b. the protection Of c.ii-
zcnship, viii AZ the same time be enabled % WED
an influence with their rel brethren which 'hc 3D.
hereut nl.strust and jealousy Of the Indian rarely
sccords to the white in fat. their vital tn
terest IN the preservation Of peaceful relations te-
tween the va ious tribes. as vel as with th'l Lte4
States, viii make them, 70 some extent aJstuie
hostage Ci peace
Should il be- deemed the policy If the Uatod.
states % admit citizens such Tribes IS are s. far
adyauc d 10 Clsiizat as toe w yando s our con
sent ~ their present application may 20 far toward
promoting that policy, c1d may perhaps oe ihe a.
vance movement toward carrying INTO chccs me
humuuc wishes oi the GOFernment toward tie Ia
dian race There are already several tribes en-
iOyiug, under The sanction Of the Cove nmcuI t1e
right o. make their Owu laws, and B. IS behesed
they administer them with both Justice and ADJ g..
The smlthsh9ps and other mechanical branches o..
many q them are conducted by members Of tucir
own tribe, AMI al their pursuits are domestic, aud
the chase forever abandoned. The Wyaud t. ar,
generally intelligent, aud many o. them are Well
educated Tney have laid aside their Indian COS
tune and character. aud nos ask TO sacrifice their
national or triba, existence, that they may pre-.
serve thcir individual existence.
The reasons which induced the allowance O. =
IS per acre ia Communication for l}- 600 acres grant
ed 10 them by TIE Treaty Of ls;2, are generally set
forth in the trCa at concluded on the let INST Gihcr
reasons however which could MT be set forth 10
the Treaty NAV be assigned, end - which wli
here briefly ndycrt The Comm ssiOntr who ue
got sted the Treaty Of March n, 1872, with the
Wyand0tt nation, for the purchase Of their lands n
Ohio and Michigan, was instructed by the Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs, on hchah Of the United
Stats, as follows:
ave will advance money 10 pay heir drbis-;o remove
hen 10 heir future home and 10 slo-st them for one yea
70 gre them qsnp Of tind qua 70 "Ii my no5 hite
much viii rs necessary for hef future res!dencc
lCor aoAieh ties sopl be charged 81 p per acre
TINS was all tO be IN consideration OF their ccs-
sion Of lands in Ohio and Michigan. The lands
thUs.ceded are said now 70 be valuable, and the
Commissioner who treated there, rated them, iu
his communication ~ the Secretary o. War, at
o. 30 per acre. The Wyandot. delegation | found
fully possessed of the fact that the former Com
missioner had been thus directed TO charge them
this prce for the $4,000 acres of land u be Dc.
Quoted from such amount as .hght be found due
them FOR their coded property aforementioned
Believing that II is neither the wish or policy OF
the Go, crnmcnt to bring in dsGuectcd citizens,
should tins Treaty meet the appreciation OF the
Presidcnt anu Senate, 10 accomplish tLis Object
and to avoid the oil repeated charge Of "Jorhtd
tongue" determined u allow them the prce
which The former Commissioner was Instructed -
charge them
lam well aware ,hai the price OF 81 2j was in
tended 10 cover the value OF the laud, and COS, OF
survey, a. but considering that should they be-
come citizens 10y the ratification Of this Treaty,
they should not be dstrustiui or dissatisfied ones,
and owing 10 the great difficulty OF making
Ind understand that the Government md not
other intend 10 cheat or deiraud him, when the
aforementioned Instructions were written, or means
70 do n RON, 10y taking It back at a less prce. /
said e. them at once that the United states always
acted IN good faith, aud would, IN view Of their
adoption into the Union. and having no longer any
use for Wild and uDcu tivated lands, take them
back al the price proposed 10 have been charged
hG them. In arriving at the foregoing conclusions,
however. hope that 1t Will appear that for the &C
complishneut OF an object, did not do al the Ill
innate expense Of the United States. The Govern
ment had by Treaty admitted an Indebtedness 10
the WyandOtts for certain lands and having by the
action OF Congress- ratllyins the purchase OF their
present home, virtually released them from being
compelled To receive payment IN kind and in con
sidersion OF their wish 10 become citizens, IN which
event land IN the Indian country could not be held
by them, agreed upon the extDguishment OF their
national OF tribal existence. To take back the lands
Tire amount saved 10 the Gov ernment by the ex.
tngulshment OF their national character will not
only reimburse The price OF the lands thus taken
bach. but 600 persons viii at once become tax pay
ers and add 70, instead OF being a charge upon our
revenue. Although confess az x,reme s0lcitude
a. the various tribes and nations O. Indians
(when the game shall have disappeared between
tho Two colamns OF Anglo Saxon now approaching
each csher one from the Atlan,ic-tbe other from
the Pacific, embra cng Christianity, and, adopting
The mechanical aud agricultural arts yet have not
in my estimation paid any fec Tor tbs effort to &C
complsh that object Nor can it ever be made
president for the future inasmuch no tribe OF Ia
dams ever held. or now hold. lands by similar ten
nre. This poin, Is strictly guarded IN the Treaty.
The amount committed is apparently large, but