The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-31

dams and thai il was contract of hazard but he also
says that he believes. far the Indians were concern
ed was hard bargain and in order TO recly H. e pro-
posed 10 back the provisions OF former tfeaiyhe
treaty iS3l--under which the President was allowed,
without any further treaty without the necessity OF nsgo
atng this last treaty, TO remove NE indians 1m 'hese
oi annuity he thought TO be just and proper under at
power derived from the Indians by the treaty OF ls3i
the Commissioner Of Indian fairs to the concu
sion that the Executive had the power settle this ques
on and he proposed to give such additional allowance
as would amount 10 The sum authorized by President
Polk IN his instructions if the Commissioner had gone
10 the extreme limit OF those rucons-iha is TO say,
be proposes that we shall appropriate such sum as IN
5000 900 Of land al 10 cents per The House
Of Representatives have put into the bill provision ma
king that appropriation. sss
Finance, after careful consideration. determined onght
to be stricken out We Of the opinion that II ought
to be stricken out because # we 80 upon such testimony
thisif set aside treaties thus made by our OH
ceseaties in relation 10 whose construction there can
be sort OF doubt-why, sir, We may 30 through with
the whole catalogue q Indian treaties and ss them all
on 10 almost every Indian treaty which has ever been ne
goated. because you may take any OF. them and upon
her lace you may prove an nadeqSacy o. fongas1aon.
the propretos OF the land As said yesterday. am
told in the department that the Osages have ceded in all
than hundred and forty Millions Of OF land
for something like $500, 900 and they believe, are
tribe than the Menomonees. II you pass
this how could you refuse their demands when they come
that the consideration inadequate unless, indeed,
you 20 upon the snpposOn that The Indians have been
deceived. and that the Commissioner has been guilty OF
fraud! think with the testimony before us, 1t would
be doing great injustice TO Commissioner Medll TO make
any such admission So far the facts are
lar any comparison properly be instituted between
the quantity Of land ceded and the amount OF money
given-the Commissioner made no eonceament OF The
facts He reported them to the President IN the report
which accompanied the treaty.
He said that he believed there land than
supposed by the Attorney General at the lime the instruc
tons were given But. sir. he did not. nor do J, &C
knowledge that this government in its past transactions
with the Indians, supposed that they were entitled
to demand Of the full value Of the land as owners
D. a
OF would be to make such provision for them would
open up to them chances for future Improvement and
civilization would project them peace and Quelness,
and give them what would place them in such circum-
stances as ought reasonably 10 satisfy tribe OF their
numbers and position. .
SIR this tribe numbers about $500 persons all
told They received Tor the former cesson OF 1881 some
thing like $70o.00O they received under this treaty.
which was negotiated by Mr.. Medill, something ike
$3.50 O00--makng upwards OF 81 900 900 in all They
received also in exchange for their former possessions
of country containing about 100000 acres land,
to which they will be removed 1t seems to me, when we
come look at what is necessary Tor their comfort, that
this is ample provision. II we have made ample pro-
vision for them, what more be required OF us! Why,
sir, suppose that they the owners OF the
land should not be satisfied with giving them nine
teen per acre for il is worth much more and, IN
deed, i We believe IN equity that we ought to give tm
this appropriation will not do ior does not amountto
the difference between the amount which We have acu-
ally given them end the amount which woald be due
upon the lands which they actually sold, il should
value them at nineteen cents per acre. They ceded up
wards OF 5000 900 acres OF land. and their claim Tor the
whole that price would be upward OF 5000 000 and
the sum necessary to be appropriated TO make up the de-
hciency instead OF being only 1920 would be some
thing like 100000.
ton, will the Indians get The benefit Of is not that
objection TO making these appropriations in rpss' Sir,
strongly does the Commissioned OF lndvAn AfaIs
10 feel this that he recommends that whatever ad
duonal compensation be granted them should be given
in the shape OF annuies, year after year. That
the original promise made in 1881 by the Presideat,hat
he should remove them under this treaty, he would nix
the additional compensation in the shape OF an additional
annuity. 1t seems to me that something OF this kind
ought TO be done for found contract in the depart
men, in relation 10 this very tribe. by which agent
and do not know that they have more than one--was
TO get one third OF the amount which they should re.
third of the amount, sir But II is due and
just that agent that the sub agent who
med the contract and the correspondence says that he
consulted the Indians, and they declared that they were
willing TO make the contract, and that II was fairly made.
Bu, the very fact that they should have made 80 i'm
provident contract is proof that II will be throwing
money away to appropriate II IN gross as is proposed TO
be done here
II we do give them any additional money, we should
make safeguard that will insure the enjoyment OF
the money to tue Indians themselves But, SIR, the
whole question with is ths-wheher these 500 In
dans have not been sufficiently provided Tor by tins and
former treaties II strikes that they have been. If
II khoud out tnat tney nave hot Deen,
willing TO make further provision for them-not in the
shape OF compensation for their lands but in order 10
discharge obligation 10 their comfort and pro-
vide for their future home by suitable arrangements and
provisions for them That / should be willing TO do.
But act upon the principle that the Indians or Their
agents here and set aside treaties by private
parol declarations the part OF the commissioner, or
at the me with private and secret UNDER
standing the part OF the Indians themselves, or by
mistakes and misunderstanding the part OF the To-
dams then, sir, never can know what we are con-
hrmng when treaty sent 10 this body TO be ratified
II this appropriation be made and this principle be car
red the whole system OF Indian treaties ought TO be
abolished; for it impossible that the Senate can know
what bargain they making when they 10 pass
upon Indian treaty. If the bargain should be favor
able the Indians, IL binds us, OF course, they
the weaker party but II unfavorable 10 the Indians,
II they produce testimony to prove frauds or any
thing OF that character, the part OF the commissioner
they may here and disturb the treaty. set aside its
provisions. and introduce contracts and agree
men,s, upon which the government has 10 act
think, therefore, sir for the sake OF example, that
this item ought TO be stricken out But there din
Guilty in relation 10 these Indians for which willing
to provide. These Indians will have 10 remove
owing to the action OF Congress AT the present session
these lands ceded by the Indians put ino the market II
the lands put into market, II will be necessary 10
move the Indians. They unwilling to 60 to the
country which is reserved Tor them. asd which theirs
by night, but they willing TO go, as understand H.
and the people OF Wisconsin will probably be willing
that they should be temporarily placed IN portion OF
the northern part OF that State. Under these crcum-
stances the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has drawn
up an amendment which shall offer if this provision