The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-22

other, because there is said to be good diggings in
gulch not more than five ten miles distant from
one Of the rescrvations-in his county! Another
says there is on the reservation Gin his county,
land good enough to raise vegetables, potatoes,
and cabbage, and his constituents will want all
such land for themselves. Another, because an
honorable member of the Assembly has stated
in a solemn report that the Indian Commission
ers have given away to the Indians large pro-
portion Of all the good agricultural and mine
raj lands in the State; that the Indians were al
ready selling of these lands for mere trihe, not
one fifteenth part of their value, &c. Another
worthy gentleman from the San Diego district, who
seems to be particularly pleased with the sobriquet
of Representative Of the Cow Counties opposes
the system because the Indians down south steal
This, by estimate prepared for me by Senator
Warner and Senior Don Pico, equals 72,4OO head
per annum, (one-fifth of 2,000.) If this be 30,
his Indian constituents are undoubtedly good
stealers, as well as remarkably fond OF beef. An
other excellent gentleman in the Senate goes
against our policy because the reservation in his
county was understood to include the farm Of a
friend on the MERGED river, which he now admits
was mistake on his part, the said farm being at
least twenty miles below. Other gentlemen have
assigned other reasons, doubtless equally cogent"
As it has been said that the grants of land TO
the Indians are in fee simple, and confer rights
never enjoyed under the Mexican government,
we give an outline of articles and of one of
the treaties, which in this respect resem-
bes all
''Fhe said tribes and bands hereby and sevcrally
relinquish, and forever quit,claim, to the United
States all right. title, claims to, interest Of any
kind they or any of them, have now, or ever had
i'll aud to lands soil in California
"To promote the settlement and comfort of said
tribes, il is hereby agreed by the Commissioners in
behalf Of the United States that the following tract
OF land shall be laid Off and appropriated for the
residence Of said tribcs bands and their success
ors, to wit: Beginning at, &c
(Which land is hereby set apart, and the use
and occupancy thereof. together with that of the
river on which the same is situated, forever qua.
rantecd to the said tribes and their SUCCESSORS while
they make it their permanent residence, and main
tain inviolate the terms of this treaty II is under
stood that the United States reserve the right 10
establish upon any part of said land such military
posts and buildings for their agents or other off
GERS. as the President may direct; and, also that
the said tribes shall sell dispose of their
right or claim to any part thereof, except to the
Ohlteu states; nor shall they ever lease or permit
white men to settle, work, cultivate, or trade on
any part OF the same, without the written permits
sion OF the Indian Agent Of the district"
Mr.. MCKEE estimates the number of Indi
ans In the State at from rs, 200 to l0O, 900, and
he afflrms that they have fulfilled their portion
OF the contract with scrupulous exactitude
mot single case OF difficulty, robbery, mur-
der, or other outbreak Of Indian hostility has
occurred" he says, ''alnong any Of the tribes
with whom we have made compache;" but he
predicts widely different results if the current
session OF Congress shall close without appro-
pralng the sums necessary TO fulfil the treaty
stipulations.
TO prevent .misapprehenslon, we must add
that We have prepared this abstract of Colonel
MckEE's statement without committing our
selves to an unreserved approval of any portion
Of it, and without any desire 10 PREJUDICE the
result of the inquiries now being Instituted by
the Indian department of the State.