The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-13

third article Of the treaty as ssisinally agreed
upon in the following words:
"AAricLE j. In part consid Grafton Of the fore 20
ing cessop, the United States do hereby set apart
io9 the fot0re occupancy and home of the Dakota
Indians. parties to ths treaty TO be held bv them
az indian lands held ali that tract of country
on either side Of tho Minnesota river. from tbs
western boundary Of the iands herein ceded, east,
Tue i.aa y-tan pay river on the north. and to
1 iow Medicine river the south side. to ex.
teno, on each side, distance of not less than ten
usiss rom the general course Of said river; the
boundaries Of said tract to be marked out by as
straight lines as practicable, whenever deemed
peuisht oy the President, and in such manner
be shall direct; which article has been slric en-
out OF the treaty by the Senate. the said payment
10 be IN lieu of said reservation; the amount. when
ascertainsd under instructions from the Depart
ment Of the Interior. be added to the trust fun
provided for in the fourth article. -e... t.l.I 2
2d. 1t is further stipulated that the President be
| authorized, with the assent of the said bands of
Indians, parties to this treaty, and soon after
they shall have given their assent to the forego-
ing article a. may be convenient, to cause to be
| set apart, by appropriate landmarks and boupda-
res, such tracts of country without the limits of
the cession made by the first [2dl article of the
treaty may be satisfactory for their future oc-
cupancy cd home PSocidsd, That the President
may, by the consent OF these Indians, vary the
conditions aforesaid if deemed exoedient. IA,
Attest: ASBURY DrCKINS,
Secretary.
AND wHksEAs, the said Amendments having
been submitted and explain ed to she said See see
Ioan and Wah ay-toan bands of Sioux Indians,
the said indians did on the eighth day of oeptem
Der, one thousand eight hundred and fifty two,
assent to the said treaty amended by the Senate
in words following, to wit:
We, the undersigned, chiefs and headmen of the
See see toan and. Yah pay. toan bands Of Dakota
or Sioux Indians, parties to the treaty made and
| concluded at Traverse des Sioux Upon the Mn
nesota river, on the twenty-third day Of July,
eighteen hundred and fifty one, trusting to the
/ nd huu init Of he Pr ,aep,
and the Congress of the United States, that such
tracts Of country will be set apart for our future
occupancy and home will be TO Us acceptab Bile
and satisfactory, do hereby give our free and vol
untary assent to the foregoing treaty of July %,
| 1851, as amended BY the resolution OF the Senate
| OF the United States, on the twenty-th third day of
June, eighteen hundred and dftytw the same
| having been submitted to US by Alexander Ram
sey, Superintendent OF Indan Affairs for the Ter
| ritory of Minnesota. and Commissioner the part
of the United States, and fully and fairly explained
/ by him to Us in council assembled.
! In testimony whereof, the undersigned, chief
and headmen of the See sec toan and Wah- pay
toan bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians have here
unto subscribed their names, in duplicate, at the
office Of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in
the town of Saint Paul, Territory of Minnesota,
| this eighth day OF September, eighteen hundred
and hfty-two. ......W Erl
Een-yang ma-nee, A ma wang una nee,
Re tay way keen yam, Eenk pa, (sy his son }
Eesh IA hum ba, toy his Tape ia tank ka,
I Nah pee va wee tchasta, shkan,
Eesh ia hum ba koash ka, M hope tor,
| Nah kat cen day, Wo tone no wash Ia,
/ Yah zhoa pee, Moza ku tie ma nj,
| w me dee TO mo nee, Tchan ka ha too,
% pee va hen da va, Wah pah ha nah,
/ Noam pa keen yam, W all IN pee dee dootah,
| Wash IA day, Ho hah tchoxo ma "a,
! Hay he day ma Ia, Tia wa kan be day "a,
| (by his fstber,) Wa kah han dee topa, .
] Wa keen yah doc Ia, Wa kah 'ndee ka Ia.
| Witness Nathaniel Mclean, Indian Agent
Wallace b. White, Secretary; Philander Pres
colt, Interpreter; JJs. Laframboise, Interpreter
Henry NJ. Rice.
| ITO the Indian names subjoined markell
The foregoing assent signed in presence of
myself and the witnesses whose names an
neKed. ALEX. RAMSEY,
| Commissioner.
Now, therefore, be il known, that |, MILLAap
FILLMORE Pre- sident of the United States of Amer
ca, do, in pursuance of the advice and consent of
the Senate, "a expressed in their resolution of the
| twenty third day of June thousand eight
hundred and fifty two, accept, ratify, and confirm
/ the said treaty a amended
! In testimony whereof, Ihave caused the zeal of
the United States to be herewith affixed, havin 2
signed the same with my hand.
| Done at the city of Washington, this twenty
! fourth day of February, in the year of our
| r. Lord thousand eight hundred and
L. 81 fifty three, and Of the Independence of the
! United States the seventy seventh.
(signed) WILLARD FILLMORE.
| By the President:
tSigned) EDWARD EVERETT,
| Secretary of State.