The daily union., 1852-08-10

Mr. CASS. The senator will allow me 10 observe thai
his statement is conlradcied By the historical fact The
treaty was made In 1905. and they then on this
frontier.
MIR. BELL. know that in l795 a part OF them were
cooperating with The wariike Creeks and Cherokees on
the Tennessee rver, and that some OF them were among
the most formidable enemies which the settlers on The
Tennessee and Cumberland rivers had 10 contend with
But whatever period they settled on this left bank OF
the Mississippi under this grant my opinion IS that this
band which eii in Ohio under the treaty OF 1891 be-
longed TO them. They brothers OF the tribe
but they became dissatisfied about the lime OF the war
with Great Britain and whether they ever returned there
after The war do moi know They became dissatisfied
and In 1905. think was, returned from the right bank
OF the Mississippi and settled IN Ohio They returned TO
Ohio and established themselves upon the land which
rein9ushed by them afterwards under the treaty OF
1891. This explanation is necessary in order under
stand the treaty OF 1928 am sure The senator from
Kentucky Mr. UEDERwooDI is mistaken in regard TO
any separate right OF he Shawnees OF Missouri 10
this tract OF fifty miles square The article Of The treaty
OF 1878 with the Shawnees was in these words;
sit further agreed by the contracting parties that the
UnIed STATES, IN consideration OF s cesson aforesaid do
hereby agree 70 give the tribe OF Indians within
the State of Missouri for themselves and Tor those Of The
nation residing Ohio wno may e,ni-
CRATE Mississippi tract Of sud equal TO
ny miles square, situated west OF the State OF Mssonr
Thus it giving to the very people who originally
constituted tue band. who held the $4,000 square
miles in the neghborhood OF Cape oeredeau, what was
due 10 Them according TO the argument Of the senator
from Kentucky [Mr UNDERwooDl himself. II was pro-
vdng Tor that portion of the Shawnees OF that counuy
in OHIO II was part OF the very tribe to whom tus
5000 square miles was ceded by the Spanish govern
ment i was only re~rning 10 them, n n that sense q
the senator from Kentucky
Again: it became the policy Of this government, and it
was acted upon in several treatiesl know il in
the treaty OF 1918 1919, and believe it SO in
other treaties 10 be found in this bookto collect all the
scattered bands and tribes OF Indians residing IN any part
of the States Territories of the United States and
place them upon territories without the organization and
boundaries Of the Territories and States This treaty OF
lS25 we have right 10 presume from cur knowledge OF
the policy of the government, made in view OF pro-
vidng home for the Indians in Ohio. This is an add
tonal argument TO that OF returning 1t to them upon the
consideration that belonged to them originally as part
of the Missouri tribe when they received the grant IRON
the Spanish government But further necessary to
carry out the policy Of the government by collecting all
these bands and getting them out OF the States as speed
lily possible, and concentrating them upon some sep.
arae Indian territories, where they could not be lnerieed
with BY the whites and where they could govern them
sv MeSa.a as
OF that tribe that will contradict this statement OF nine
in regard to these being originally the same band
Again: 1000 acres were ceded by the Spanish gov
ernrnen TO The entire Shawnee band, and when those
with whom the treaty was made were afterwards
removed to Ohio. they laid off under the gram, Of
the Spanish government 25 900 square miles, equal to
625OO0 acres OF land Honorable senators have said that
there no consideration giyen--that when, by the
treaty of 1881, provided that the Shawnees OF Ohio
should have 100000 out OF this fifty square miles
which already ceded away, the government OF the
United States had nothing TO give-tha i was fraud by
the government upon the Indians in OHIO. Now let us
what they did give by the treaty OF lS23 10 The In
dians in Ohio az well in Missouri. For the $4,000
square mile tract which the Shawnee Indians OF Mis-
souri, then held in the neghborhood of Cape Geredeau
they got tract OF fifty miles square just in the western
borders OF the State of Missouri They gave them four
square miles Tor one they gave them four acres Tor one
Cape Geredeau they held ihs EN- mlies square
fifty miles square of landusl four times the quantity
They did not they might be supposed 10 do, give them
only tract twenty i've miles square, which would have
OF the
band which removed 10 Missouri; but, having invited the
removal Of this band from Ohio, they gave them four
square miles for onegivng them tract OF country fifty
miles square. | would like to have honorable senator's
tell me- appeal has been made 10 the generous
feelings OF the American people and to the Senate upon
this subject the value of that fifty miles square upon The
Arkansas. understand that il is worth, upon The av
erage S5 10 day-that abont thirds OF
it worth $40 acre. This is the richest tribe in
America at this day in proportion to Their numbers
Now 10 the treaty OF 1884, Article second oil the
treaty made with the shawnees sels mp this claim fo
themselves have originally understood IT, and as IL is
understood by the whole tribe:
In consideration of The cessons stipulated in the FORE
going article, the United States to cause the said
tribe or band of Shawnees consisting OF about four hum
the side of the Mississippi river, and
will grant by patent IN ee'smpe to them and their heirs
forever long they shall exist nation and remain
upon the tract OF land to contain 100000 acres, 10
be located under the direction Of the President of The Uni
ted States, within The tract Of land equal 10 fifty miles
square, which granted to the shawnee Indians OF the
State OF Missouri by the second article OF treaty made at
the of ST. Louis in said Siate wh the said shaw
nees, OF Missouri, by William Clark, superntendeut OF
Indian affairs, the 7ih day Of November in the year
1925 and in which 1t Is provided that the grant Aforesaid
shall be for the Shawnee tribe OF Indians within the State
Missouri, and for of the nation residing
Ia Ohio who hereafter emgrae to the west Of the MIS-
sisppi botif there should be suceney Of good land
unoccuped by the Shawnee Indians who has already
tied gronted aforesaid by the said treaty Of 81
Louis then the tract OF loo 900 acres hereby granted TO the
said Shawnees Of Ohio, parties TO this compao shall be To-
oated under the direction of the Plesden Of the United
States, lands contiguous 10 the said Shawnoes OF Ms
souri, any other unHnpropriaed lands within the dis
designed Indians OF the
United States"
That shows The policy Of the government. But hon
orsble senator's may inquire why they designated 100000
why did they go on and make provision that if
100000 could not be found within the bound oil
that tract OF twenty-five miles square, II should be loca
ted good land 10 be designated by The President
tguous 10 the Shawnees, and not there in any Olher
place they should agree upon say il may be inquired
Why this provision was made because have right TO
make inference upon side OF tbis question, gen
ilemen have done on the other II was because the
Ohio and they wanted 10 gel share of least 100000
OF good land IN the country TO which they IN
vIted remove Honorable senators have said under
this head that The government OF the United States had
the power TO cary this contract into execution by the
treaty OF 1881. What has been the fact in relation TO IL
The Indians agreed under the treaty OF 1881 TO
they did remove, and settled down with their brethren of
Missouri, within This tract Of nifty mules square. And
how have they lived sincef Why, sir, tribe,
one band OF Indians, as band OF brothers Claiming
what Why, claiming The whole OF this fifty miles
square, and. have heard IL announced by honorable
senators who take the other side OF the question: they
admit that they have been receiving annulties
mon, distinction being made between the OHIO Shaw
and the Missouri Shawnees; neither Of them claim