The daily union., 1852-08-05

one Barron for himself, The ShawDees aod the Della
wares Subsequently they lad on OF located portion
OF the Territory in the neigbborhoodoi Cape Geredeau
now Cape Gnardeau county believe, IN tbe Slate oi
Mssou u-about twenty-five miles square, and upon that
their village built and their improvements made and
think IL afterwards confirmed TO them by a COM
mandef al Cape Geredeau
But The grant, in the first place, only grant to
given portion OF territory between the Mis-
SCUM and the Ark ansas rivers TO hunt. with the right
cupy as long as they remained there when they lett
there all right ceaseda the rights they had revetng 10
will now state. MIR President. what understand to
be the grounds upon which the ShawDees OF Ohio claim
lhls S6l 900. IN 1925. General Clarke made treaty
with what was then called the Missouri Shawnees In
that treaty they reinqushed and ceded to the United
States all their claims this tract OF land twenty five
miles square; and as consideration in part therefor, the
Unitcd States granted TO these Shawnees tract Of land
ntty miles square, Ia commence two miles nort OF the
souh boundary hne OF the State os Missouri running
with that line twenty five miles thence due west hun-
dred miles; thence due south twenty live miles; and
thence east 10 the place OF beginnngwhsch woald make
fifty miles square, In another article OF the treaty,
provided that when the Shawnees come examine these
lands in the State OF Missouri if they Were satisfied
with them, they might take quantity OF land fifty miles
square upon the Kansas river. This was done. They
not satisfied with the land upon the Usage river,
Gently purchased from the Usage Indians, and therefore
they took land upon the Kansas river fifty miles square
have map showing the exact position it is upon the
southern side Of the Kansas river Then, Mr.. Presi-
dent, the senator has stated that provided in the
treaty OF 1921 with The Shawnees of Missouri Tor them
selves and for the Shawnees Of Ohio that this fifty miles
ment OF the United States for the use OF The Shawnees OF
Missouri as well as the Shawnees OF Ohio
Perhaps in order that this matter may be understood,
would better refer 10 the treaty itself The first article Is
nothing than concession of all OF the Indian
rights 10 this country, twenty five miles square, in the
neehborhood OF Cape Geredeau, in the Stale OF Missouri
he second article goes and defines the consideration
10 be given 10 these Indians for this twenty-five miles
square, and reads thus:
"ART Il is further agreed by the contracting parties
that in conside ration OF the cesson aforesaid United
n
dans within the State OF Missouri for themselves and for
those OF the same nation now residing in Ohio who may
hereafter engrae the west of the Mississippi tract Of
land equal 10 nifty 30) miles square, situated west OF the
from the Osages by treaty bearing date the I'd day June
1925, and within the following boundaries; commencing
point Two (2 miles northwest southwest Of
The State OF Missouri; thence north twenty (25
miles; thence west one hundred Q0O miles thence south
twenty five (25) miles thence east hundred (oo)
miles TO the place Of beginning Bat whereas the said
Shawnee Tribe had valuable and lasting improvements"
&c.
sidera,ion TO be given by the United States to the Shaw
for the losses and Inconvenience occasioned by
removal.
/ There is third article, which reads as follows:
"ARr 1t is further stipulated, that depniaon of the
said parties to the second be sent to explore the
lands them preceding article and If
be acceptable them, upon examination OF
the which shall be bad and made known 10 The
April next who shall, in lien thereof them
equal qa.a Of land 10 be SELECTED on the Kansas Ivef
the boundary OF Missouri, not reserved or ceded 10
other tribe"
Well sir the fact was, iha, portion OF territory equal
10 fifty square miles laid Oft south OF the Kansas
river upon which they were to reside Then the con-
sdea,lon for this fifty miles met II was the TWEEN
ty-fve miles within the State OF Missouri, Thus the
Sbawnees argued and 80 II appears on The face OF the
treaty. Well, sir, whose property was that II was
the property of these Indians under this Spanish grant
! 1henthe treaty was made in 1881 with the Shawnees
OF Ohio, under which they clam this $4,000 By the
first article of the treaty they ceded 10 the United States
certain lands in the Stale OF Ohio. The second article
of The treaty sets forth the consideration for the purchase
OF their land in the State Of Ohio. will ask the Sec
reiary TO read this second section.
Tie section was read, as follows:
"AsT la consde alton Of the cesson stipulated In the
foregoing article, the United States agree the said
ibs or baud OF Shawnees consisting OF abont four hun
dred sonls, 10 be removed in convenient and suitable
wl giant by patent la tee simple them and their heirs
forever, long as they shall exist nation and remain
United States within the OF land equal to fifty miles
square which was granted to the shawnee Indians Of The
State Of Missouri by the second article OF treaty made
the city s. Louis. in said State, with the said Shawnee
OF Missouri by William Clark. Superintendent OF Indian
in which It provided thai the grant aforesaid shall be
The Shawnee tribe OF Indians within the State OF Missouri
who may hereafter emgraie TO the OF the Mississippi
but there should not be suiciency Of good land
pied by the Shawnee Indians who have already seed
granted Aforesaid by the said treaty OF ST. Louis
ben the ol 100000 hereby granted to the said
Shawuees Of Ohio, parties ths compact sh, be
under the direction OF the President OF the United States
on lands contiguous to the said Shswnees Of Mssoor, or
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country designed for The emigaing Indians OF the United
Satcs.n
| Mr. ATCHISON The claim OF the Shawnees Of
Ohio under the second article oi the treaty OF 1881
amounts lhsthat in addition to certain OF money
specified in another article of tho treaty, 10 be paid BY the
United States, the United States consideration OF the
lands ceded by the first article, agree TO lay off Tor these
Sha hundred thousand within the limits
OF The territory OF so miles square ceded by The treaty OF
1925, to the Missouri Shawnees
| The Shawnees, with whom the treaty was made in
1881. removed from Ohio and settled IN 1882 with the
Missouri Shawnees, upon that land, holding ii in
mon with them. But the government of the United
States did not them have they since assigned 10 the
Shawnee. Ohio. under the treaty OF 1884, this hun
dred thousand OF land. by and bounds
have they patented il TO them in Zee simple; therefore
they contend that the United States has not complied
with their bargain. They contend, also, that by oca-
ting them upon the so square miles, they Were locating
them upon land which did not belong to the United
States, bat upon land belonging 10 The SBawnees OF
Missouri. and that If anybody provided home Tor them
IL was the Missouri Shawnces They therefore contend
that they The value Of this hundred ihopsaod
acres Of land which is in the treasury OF the Uni
ted States amognlng TO S6l 000 appropriated this
bill In other wofds, they that they have received
consideration for the hundred thousand acres; that
the right 10 settle that territory in with
the Shawnees of Missouri, they acquired no, from the
United States, bat from the Missouri Shawnees. They
say the United States has not complied with the con
tract that the United States has not sci apart the hun.
dred thousand within the so square miles, if
they had the fee SIMPLE Ii is the te-s,mple is
sone what qualified II is to be made ihrn and their
heirs as long as they reside the land and continue
Tribe ,,,,
title the Shawnees bad to the fifty miles square
MI ATCHISON | will state IT again briefly. They
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