The daily union., 1852-08-10


BY which they bound, they viii scceptit And why
would they reject IL Because they will get but 100 900
acres o land 10 lieu OF or 100000 acres II
you propose you give them patent simply for these
900 OF land, they will relnqulsh 100 600
or 100000 and they would be Then less wealthy than
they are now Ii we separate these Indians from the
other members OF the tribe. and give them bat 100000
acres OF land they would be less wealthy than they
now BY tentod for they would be restricted TO the hold
ing By Indian tenure OF but 900 OF land whereas
they hold 500 900 acres or according verbal in
formation that have, 900 900 acres, to be held in
mon. The whole number OF souls belonging 10 This
tribe is only about 9o0 OF which the Ohio Shawnees CON-
pose majority, and they hold this land IN common
WIN the others They are not separate band out oc
cupy this fifty miles square IN common win The TEST,
holding their councils aud governing Their country as one
band 81 Indians without any reference 10 lheu former
temporary separations just the way as tue Chero
KEGS. aud the Cboctsws, and the Chckasaws IN The
West manage their coDeerns say II ihls provision OF
100000 was made, ihe lndiaas belonging 10 the
Ohio band ought TO protest against IT, because they
would be reduced TO comparative poverty, considering
them n reference to the other portion OF The tribe, which
understand is composed OF only three four hun
dred souls whereas these OHIO Shawnees amount They
say, tu some five bundled or more.
Honorable senators inquire why this seventy cents per
acre was reserved BY the treaty OF 1881 aud my honorable
friend iroh Kentucky Mr. UNDERwooDl undertakes 10
say that we paid them Cent Tor tner lands the
State OF Oho. he cannot nave looked INTO the subject
al all would undertake 70 say, With great Difference
TO his feelings upon the subject Why SIT, they have
now IN stocks, believe, some 39 OOOhe balance lett
OF the proceeds Of the sales OF their lands in Ohio alter
paying the expenses OF their removal west and Tor sew
eral other matters provided for in the Treaty OF 1881
They have been paid the interest upon that amount
larry and it that the interest upon these bonds has
been distributed among the whole tribe, according TO
the statement heard read from the Secelarys table this
morning. That is certainly something al all events.
Now let make a remark here to eucdate the nature
of this and the nature OF this claim il was tor Inc
purpose OF having these stocks converted Hto money and
paid to the Shawnees sOdo, according 10 OF the
provisions OF ibe treaty of 81, that this delegation visit
ed this city, and Tor no other purpose II we are to Judge
thA IAffa nj hnu rufna hare IN
Congress, instead Of holding this amount in stocks and
IayDg them the interest, to pay them the whole sum at
once, as provided for in the treaty OF 81 Now seventy
cents per upon the sales OF these Ono lands were
reserved under the treaty OF 81 Honorable senators
inquire why that was done. | have heard gentlemen
conyersng upon this subject out OF the Senate, and say
ing, Why very harsh and rigorous measure to
act from the Shawnees of Ohio any part OF the sales of
their lands and ought TO give it all to hem in the ex
ercse OF beraliiy and generosity towards the
dian tribes in that way. We generally think il proper
for the purpose OF paying for the expense and mainie
nance of this government that we should have bonus
remaining TO after paying the Indians all that sp
uated to pay Them We may be presumed to have made
reservation of the proceeds of the sales OF these lands
in Ohio 10 go into the treasury for the common purposes
OF the government we have done in nine enhs Of the
treaties that have made with Indian tribes heretofore
And that will no, DO TO stand upon, may be
supposed that those who made this treaty OF 1881
served this seventy cents per conslderatonor
what9 Why, for the 100000 OF land that
about TO give them 10 hold under the tenure, upon
the borders OF the Stale OF Missouri, that they had held
their land in Ohiothat is long they should remain
upon nation tribe, untl they should agree
to sell il TO the United States We extnguished their title
to this land in Ohio and then gave hem right TO some
100000 OF land, for which reserved this seventy
cents per acre-soo,ooo acres, not of the ordinary
quality of prairie land but land OF the quality that you
usually find in the great praires ives, OF the Missouri
and mississippi nvers--lands which | am told by the
senator from Missouri Nl ArcHIsoSl are worth at this
day upon average least IS per acre. and two thirds
OF it worth $40 per These lands, presume, are
worth $40 900 ,000-ihat is upon Tree and unre
srcted sale of them, openly, at public auction, they
would bring Sl0,000.o00 am told that these lands
OF the richest land be found upon The face of the
EARTH and they are bordering upon the white settle
ments Now, il in consideration OF that gift that
the government OF the United Stales-not iliberay and
ungenerously, may have been supposedetaned this
seventy cents per OF the proceeds OF the sales OF
these lands in Ohio All all events, we have no more
for looking at II in any other light and having
been done for any other reason than have TO take
any of older reaues and say that have right
bold in hands any OF the money that received
upon the saes OF those lands after paying the expenses
OF the removal OF the Indians, and the surveying and
bringing the land into market.
Now, II is little curious how II has happened that
many gentlemen have been led into what consider
very great error IN relation 10 this matter. You have
heard here IN the course OF this discussion, the assertion
that the Usited States actually issued patent
10 the ShawDees OF Missouri for this fifty miles square OF
land, and therefore II is conrended by honorable gentle
that the government OF the United States could not
comply with the provisions of the treaty of 81 with the
Sbawnees OF Ohio by which they agreed to give them
paeo for 600 acres OF land within the limits OF this fifty
miles square, because had already gwen patent for the
whole of that district 10 the Shawnees OF Missouri.
Now iet II that is so and, by 1.-The by IL IT
the fact, II that strictly true contend That Off
OF The government had authority issue such
PATENT because The treaty oi 1925 does not authorize any
such thing Now let US advert 10 the patent which
issued ia order TO there any mistake in that slate
ment "Now, know ye that the United States OF America,
consideration OF the premises [hs after recing
the provisions OF the treaty of 25 and in execution o
the agreement and stipulation oil The aforesaid articles OF
tno such articles in existence do
give unto the said Shawnee tribe OF Indians who
the State of Missouri aod who designated the aioTe
SAID second article Of the convention thais, the
lion oi 1925 for themselves and TO those o the
lion who residing in The State OF Ohio, aud who
also referred said article subject to the right
reserved TO the Ohio band OF Shawnees by the second
tce OF The agreement and convention made and concluded
at Washington, county of Allen State OF Ohio, upon The
I'd day Of August, in the year Of Lord, 1891 &c
And will state here that II Is upon this treaty OF
August, 1881, that gentlemen rely Tor saying thai
ought 10 pay to these Indians all tie money
ceved for these lands ia Ohio Now, this very patent
upon its face shows that reservation in regard TO this
land made 10 favor of the Ohio Shawnees, and that
it no gwen solely for the benefit of the Missouri
Shawnees Now, II IS most singular fact that no
with or without authority, what maintain is that the
tenure by which the Indians hold this country under this
PATENT expressly for The time during which they con-
tinue to be an Indian tribe or nation could refer 10
part OF this patent TO show that fact, and for the purpose
OF showing that This thing called patent intended
only 10 content the Indians II but sham pretext
They thought they would be little more secure in their
possession by having this so-called patent than they
were under the spulations OF the treaty OF 1891
which patent gave them rights and no more priv
ieges, Tor IL contained the very terms OF the treaty
that they should only hold this land as long they
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