The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-07

somlBatsss ere gradually improving and acquiring the
habits and tastes Of civilized life By provision OF tho
State constitution they entitled TO czenship on be-
coming qualified therefor by intelligence and good char
acter and abandoning their tribal connection and mum
privilege and isud.b. to a. themselves for T.
By treaty these Indians have the right TO home west
OF the hAsisspp should they desire to emigrats put
there Is no prospect of their being willing TO do so
and the citizens of Michigan it is understood entertain
no desire to have hem expelled from the country and
home OF their forefathers Suitable localities, 1t Is
dersood be found for them the State where they
be concentrated under circumstances favorable to
their comfort and improvement without detrimsnt to
state or individual and early measures for that
purpose should be adopted
portion of the united tribes of stookbrdges and Nun
CRATE west of the Mississippi river but removal has
necessarily been delayed from want OF adequate to
further win there fore be- requisite These
Indians are few in number and should not be disuntsd.
As as it can be done, effort should be made
Mississippi river, all comforts bly, toy Their.
In ls4s the Menomonees ceded their entire country in
be given them In Minnesota, west of the Mississippi.
From this obligation they were exempted by the late
Of the United States on the ground Of the
suta bity of the country intended for Them and,
with the appreciation Of the proper authe rites Of Wis
copsin, they were assigned and removed to rem ,ts
portion Of the extensive tract which they had led
about 345 acres The information pos
session Of the Department leads to the conclusion that
this location Is In all respects suitable for them and
that they probably remain there for many years
without interference with the Advancement or interests
of the white population IT, however, this arrangement
10 10 be Of permanent character convention with
them will DO necessary for the relinquishment Of the
country given to them BY the treaty Of ls and that the
various beneficial provisions Of that treaty may DO made
opei alive and applicable to them where they are
The Oneidas, OF Wisconsin, have permanent locstion
Green Bay, whore they win probably remain, and
has DONE The only other Indians the State coDsi of
few bands Of those known a. the Chippew WAS Of Lake
Tilted States but where it has thus far bssn dssmed
proper to permit them to remain for materially
affecting their preservation and welfare.
tendency created by the act of 9th February 1851
heretofore confined to the Indians in wsconsn it should
be made to embrace also those Michigan, and differ
snt location assigned to the superintendent.
The large and populous tribe Of Chppewas, the great
body of whom in Minnesota, stin own extensive
tract Of country east Of the Mississippi of which
count Of its great mineral wealth. it will become
ry to obtain possession ct eery day Their lands west
tribe their concentration there would DO an arrange
ment advantageous both to them and the government
The country assigned to the Wnnebagcss BY the treaty
Of 1916 In the ion Of the hesdwaters Of the hisss
pp proved to b net altogether suitable So great has
been the classification that it has been impossible to
keep majority Of them upenit Under these ciycum.
SITS nces and because Of their pressing and constant
hcans and Of promises given last year. arrangements
were made the past TO assign them another and
moro satisfactory home The new location fixed upon
which Is further south than their present country OBJ
jected TO- it Is understood the ground Of its bringing
unity to the Mississippi river is believed to be
to the interests Of the Indians The department has not
yet whether these objections are sufficiently
well founded to justify the rejection of this arrangement
The present situation Of that portion Of the Sioux In
diana rites to the treaties Of July Is and August
1861. Is peculiar, unfortunate, and to them must ut
aely prove extremely furious By these treaties they
reluctantly parted with very large extent Of valuable
country, which it Of the greatest i'm porancs the
gove nmsnt to acquire. An Insignificant portion Of It
near its western boundary not deemed necessary des
Bile for white population for many year,, Il at all was
ure residence The Senate amendad the treatss-skng
out this ten cents per in lieu Of
the % and requiring the President With the
to assign them such tract Of country beyond the limits Of
that might be satisfactory their future home
may, By the Of the sdisss var; the
conditions aforesaid If deemed expedient The Indians
were induced to agree to the amendments 'connding
President, and the Congress Of the United States,
that such tracts of country will DO set apart
be to them acceptable and satisfactory" Thus, not
only the assent Of tho Indians made necessary to
country being assigned to them without the limits Of that
ceded but BY the authority given to the President to
vary the conditions of the amendments to the treaties he
was empowered with the consent Of the Indar to place
them upon the designated reservations upon any other
portion Of the coded territory f deemed eIpedient"
To avoid collisions and difficulties between the Indians
and the White population. which rapidly commenced
the former should vacae at least largo portion Of it
without delay, whilst there neither tue time the
0XplOreUOnB,
BILE location for them beyc the limits Of the oession
Under csc pressing and embarrassing circu instances
the President determined permit them to remain
FIVE yea on the designated reservation, if they
willing to accept this alternative. They assented, and
many of them have already been removed However
avoieabe this cement 1t Is most unfortunate one
The Indians are fully aware Of its temporary character
and Of the uncertainty to their future stion and
will consequently be disinclined and deferred from any
efforts to make Il emselvss comfortable, and improve
their condition The inevitable result must be that
the end Of the time limited they will be in far worse
of years to infuse into them spirit Of improvement will
all have been in vain.
The large investments in mills farms mechanic shops
and other mproven ents required by the treaties to be
made for their benefit will be entirely wasted the In
daBs to remain these ervaons only during the
hss ssaIs 3 shs very Ssy
provisions they would have to remove Another unfor
turate feature Of this arrangement temporary that
the ln ans will have expended the considerable set
apart in the treAtes the expenses Of their removal
permanent home, and for Subsistence until they could
otherwise provide it leaving nothing for these important
and necessary purposes in the event Of other emigration
In view of these facts and time should
be lost in detsrmI ing upon some final arrangement in
The tribes Of the Upper Missouri agency with exception
OF the Blackfeet represented generally quiet AMI
peaceabe Such of item parties to the treaty of
Fort Laramie have maintained with but single excep
ton friendly relations among themselves and manifest
An ncieaseng confds in and kindness towards the
beans pumpkins &C., to limited extent but rely prin
ments of the Senate Of the Gath Of May 1852,
Laran e promptly assented to by such OF tribes
tx agent had conferred with and there is doubt
but that the others will readily do when he op
porunity of seeing themthey berg absent at the time
Of his arrival in their country their usual hunts
The general condition of the Indians within the limits
of tie Council Bluff agency is not encouraging. The
Omahas presented having raised enough to
last them through the wnttr and by judcious appi
cation Of the money paid them by government this
son. it s thought they may, to great extent be say.d
from suffering
The 0toes and Mssourias confederate tribe, in
state of abject poverty Reduced by combination Of
and perhaps neglect the part of the gov
ment, they are indeed objects Of pity.
The Pawnees also in . destitute condition Their
number does not exceed half of what 1t did four
years ago. They formerly resided the north side Of
the Platte river and the west side of the Loup fork
to be in nourshing condition but the Sioux came down
upon and murdered many of them burned their houses
stole their hores and other stock and the survivors
compelled TO retreat to the south side of the Platte and
have yard been unwilling To reup 70 their