The daily union., 1852-08-10
THE UNION WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST TO- 1852


liable 10 be driven from their homes without any legal
mode OF protecting their claims" Now, question whether
there has ever before been mistake IN any agu
ment Ia case OF any Importance. These OHIO Shaw
nees them have no right TO protect themselves they have
no tights IN that county al all Now, lei me repeat
again what have said before Under the second article,
believe is, OF the treaty oil '25, We grant this hfy
miles square TO The ShawDees OF Missouri, and 10 the
Shawnees OF ONO when they shall emigraie and settle
among them one having equally as good ghtio hlsiand
under the treaty OF 25, the other because they
part OF the original tribe But il may be said that the
Ohio ohawnees did moi accept II under the treaty OF 20
Bui under the treaty OF '3l they have accepted it, and
they have acluieseed in IL or twenty past and,
as far recolleci, do not think this clam was
ever set up until the present year, at all events not
before the year 1874 and | am amazed that any ex-
aInning ot OF The government sh ud have gwen the
sanction OF his 10 this matter. think have
shown that II has been done upon totally mistaken
view OF the real facts of the
Now ii am right in half OF what have stated, by
way of arg sunent, then there rs not shadow OF founda
ton for thls claim OF 500 900. They have got eight
times The amount that tney claimed under The treaty OF
81 and all that gentlemen can hinge an argument upon
is that they have right TO patent for and separate
enjoyment Of 100000 Now, am willing TO pro-
pose il 10 them, and 10 negotiate with them TO have
lUo 900 laid Tor the ONO Shawnees and lei the
Missouri Shawnees have the remainder. Now that is a
good country, and do you suppose the Indians would
cept lbar proposition Not at all. II they would, then
their vsers have less acueness, Intelligence, and IN
formation than understand them TO have.
have thought t necessary TO 20 into details IN the
statement u s question, because found SO many hon.
orabe senators taxing entirely different OF The
question IRON what did and some OF them, as think,
not understanding fully The grounds upon which il is
basel.
MIR UNDERWOOD obtained the floor.
Mr.. ATCHlSON. would ask my friend from Ken
lucky LAdr UNDERwooDl 10 allow me to make few
marks
Mr. UNDERWOOD With pleasure
Mr.. AICHlSON The honorable senator from Mich
gan Mr. CAssl was entire y mistaken as 70 my being
restless under his historical speech, what he calls
I" setting the truth OF history right
Mr. CASS. Vindicaling the truth of history.
Mr. ArCHISON. Wen. vindicating the truth of his
tory listened TO him with than ordinary interest
But he made remark that deem my duty especially
10 reply My intercourse with the Indian tribes has been
very limited, either socially or politically, although
negnborhood. But will say that squaw ever had
occasion 10 laugh at me; lLaughterl Now. can the
honorable senator from Michigan MIR CAssl say as
much for himself [Renewed laughter
But there was point touching the trath Of history
which did not deem very material 10 the question be-
fore did not deem ii at all material when the
Shawnees or this branch Of Shawnees, settled IN Mis-
souri, But the grant, as stated by the senator from Ten
nessee, Mr.. BELL1 which was made 10 them by the
Baron de Carondeei, dated 1898. Here petition
which will read. II is as follows:
TO The President of the United States:
The petitioner. Louis Lasmer, in the and behalf
Of The Shawnee and Delaware Indians, settled within the
Territory OF louisiana respectfully showeh that the said
indians, when they first repaired this side Of the river,
had obtained from the Baron de Carondeet the governor
OF Louisiana permission TO occupy any part of the vacant
land between the Missouri and the Arkansas rivers for them
hnnt plant sow, raise cattle, and make such improve
ments might be necessary and useful for the subss
their actual and subsequent population with the
assurances OF being maintained and protected in their
peaceful and undsurbed possession of the that
consequence and by virtue of privilege, they had
made choice OF at Of country then uninnabed aud
unappropaaed, which lay between Cape ST. Come and
Cape Geedeau, bounded on the by the Mississippi
river, westwardy by small river called the White river
which tract OF land ESQ reserved and by the
petitioner their agent, duly instructed and authorized
eiec they have constantly and uninterruptedy claim
ed and occupied, not only as hunting gground and by
temporary pments, by habua aud
Louisiana 10 this day; having formed several villages
in different paris OF the same, with The appreciation
and under the solemn of the prolecton
Spanish government; and the place Included within
the aforesaid boundaries insufficient and became still
more daily, to support them by hunng they awaited
themselves OF fertile spot Ia that tract generally bar
and beg emulate the industry tue whites in
the practice of agriculture and husbandy which they
manifest happy disposition, and Ia which they have al
ready made such progress renders them sensible of the
superior advantages OF that mode OF life fto cherish and
encourage these spontaneous advances the of Nature
towards the state Of society be the effect of and be-
neyolent policy, and object worthy the attention of gov
enment the present favorable juncure deter
miSe their auspieous endeayofs into perfect civilization
To the tract OF land above described they have we'll.
grounded though not complete TUE but all the circun
required by law for the confirmation feof do
cur to the support OF their claim Their unacquantance
with the various prescriptions oil law, and tue regular
of proceeding well their implicit reliance up.
the guarantee of late and justice of the
government has caused some remssnsss and delay in the
exhibition OF their right bat encroachnens made
limits by different wAiie inhabitants vino have
made ,euemenis ON their claim aud ia the enytrons oi
their villages, 10 their manifest Injury, have awakened
their anxiety aud suggested necessity of mplofng
protection OF bun whom they now regard as their adopted
iaher and from whose paternsl they expect
in tnis their momentous concefn. Ia compliance
win their request aud with his duty the petitioner
present your exoellency brief
ment OF their claim to the land, accompanied with
thenuc vouchers and ogiua documents IA support thereof
tat you may please to adopt aud direct such s
VII and remove thefr OF com
paint and insure them the soe and posses
they have been long accustomed consider
their properly la dong this, will the
line To ne Unued SAFES the affection and gratitude of
worthy aud lnharns tribe OF Indians, who have dis
seyes by their orderly behavior, and their
readiness 10 serve the country which supports aud the
sfnment which protects them -
CAPE GknpFAu, Aug. l6, 1906
The date Of the grant, am informed is the 4lh OF
January. 1893 Then here is petition from some Shaw
nee chiels OF this Missouri brancb--ihe White Bird,
the Flute, the Fire, the Speaker Captain Reed and
others Their petition Is as follows:
10 the Praideuf Of the United Stats;
We the undermined, chiefs and beadnnen OF the
SIDE oil the Mississippi rye alter having held consult
alton In council determine address you
subject OF concem, and represent the lacs which
theY afe predcafed
About the year 1888 the Shawnee and Delaware tribes
whom represent, invited by the officers Of the
Spanish government, In the upper part OF their colony
louisiana to remove and seule the west side Of the
Mississippi. THIS measure consented and
afforded the Spanish settlements against ffeqnent
ncursons of the OsAge nation doubtless the policy Of
ihe Spanish government ia soliciting 20 settle In their
country. We offered by them district OF country
ths Mississippi wherever might think proper IT,
between the mouths OF the Missouri and the Arkansas
ers NO permanent setements were, however, made by
Us untl about 1877 when two OF principal men, having
obained recommendation rom the Spanish officers In the
upper country went with the and ntendsni
az New Orleans. ln the spring following they returned
witn concession from the spanish government, to the