Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-09-15

Il the petitions in the Lords Prayend very !
ned oriant was, " Lead me not into Il cession
is Il ask hundreds Of men, in their.o settle
M bat they think Of temptationP Hear Indian
iiglhhitter curses upon the man owleuge 4
o. me iiAv.Asir lips; upon thu ,oeell ~ ~
1inr ali Ills End p PHO an ..ndian Ter
fitory." The Act does no such thing. |,
neither gives il to the Indians IN general,
nor to any tribe in particular, nor makes it |
Territory for Indians. ii leaves all be-
longing to the United States except what
was reserved by treaty or coded by treaty.
The only effect ofthe Act was TO have i'll
considered In law as Indian Territory and
to annex it judicially TO the Missouri Ju-
dicial District, for the single purpose Of reg
ulaiing Indian trade upon il and Furnishing
crimes committed upon it.
The Col. informed the people in his Kansas
speech, that the Usage and Kansas tribes in 1928
and the Pawnees in 1893 ceded all their lands
south of the Platte and out TO the Red River,
and up TO the hcd Of the Kansas, sc. Well,
this is true and everybody knew it before the
I COL told them of it-But for what purpose
4 was the cession made? Did such treaties open
the land for immediate settlement by white men
at that time, or at any time since? This is the
Iquestion. say no. Col Benton says yes. The
) terms of the treaty with the Pawnees in 1888
are in these words: cart. lst The confedera-
ted bands of the pawnees aforesaid hereby cede
and relinquish to the United States all their
right title and interest IN and TO all the land ly-
ing south of the Platte river. Art. ID. The
: land relinquished and ceded hereby, soffar a:
the same is not, and shall not be assigned to any
z tribe or tribes, shall remain a common hunting
ground during the pleasure of the President, TO
e the Pawnees and other friendly indians who shsi'
/ be permitted by the President to ',-'rr' the
same"
! ., ,,,rees ,vbicls~vorS< CO.. Benton's views.
a On The COPY every thing is against it. AMI
i line landed by die Pawnees which sis not +
y do snail not be assigned to any tribe tribes
shall remain Cannon hunting ground, Sc.
The land was granted, not fors the purpose of
settling white men in it, but for sther purposes,
The treaties with the Osages and Kansas ce-
ded their lands, after making certain reserva-
tions 10 Gle. United States, without reservation
on the faee Of the treaties, il is true. But will
venture. 40 say, without having access to the
documents at this time, that the object Of the
purchase Of those lands by the United States
from The Kansas, Osages and Pawnees, was for
the purpose Of locating other Indians; and that il
WIS by both parties SO understood, and not for
lie purpose Of settling white men. And in
H. s1Dance of this understanding and purpose,
orP"~'any tribes of Indians were removed from
Why, accarn, Northwestern and Southern
ing house anylsd on those very lands. Such
by leaving ali thged policy of the Government,
| , ,syernment and the Indians
mlaslha 'h"l would De Ser peacefully and quiet
neighbors. Let me ask, nen, and to settle them
slaughter house that did or cor in country
miasma of murder and misery w,i,.e . %af
poverty, such sweeping destructsg Sut theI
dear ties of families and friends anf1out 10 bel
liquor selling establishment Obi 80 IoiS.
country" When by paying tribul
State treasury the liquor seller can 1926 and
sweetest bonds of social life; can causl osages,
and delicate partner Of man to be turne 'i ~,
the pitiless storm in nidwinter, and thes, Their.
children to beg from door to door for hin his
Who says tits not ST free country" has
They call it the Force Law" Ar, me
chants pay into the State and County tres becn
tax in proportion to their business. Or. by
governs all their licenses, whether they 81 now
Goes or iron, sugar or FISH; but for thtoul' as
of the whisky seller, the Legislature, ave- inst
special law; refuses to class HI SnSssiSpd
chants; sosliea-dat6 TeseiTska) injustice; wfA
late or Pniormed, was among you year or two
and fixe,ihg up recruits to settle Nebraska, de-
70 mig mat this country which will be dr>iRua-
10 ON Col Benton's map, is open for settlement.
Il Dut Jon declared this man crazy; and the officers
! OF the Govern'~aut threatened him with the
penalties of the law. Raj now all is changed
. do not mention SutheIlands name for the pur-
: pose of depriving Benton of the glory Of be-
} ing the dscoverer OF this new doctrine
!, Col Benton admits that thele are acts of Con-
gress forbidding settlements on Che United States
D lands. But he says they I'VE a dead letter on
o the statute book. Now tins de,.y. no, for ,ba
ri purpose of contradicting him, but beeau. he i
o mistaken; for these laws are every day enloro-l
by the courts will not say he is either igno
rant or perrerse. | also deny that any perso
can under any law Of Congress obtain a pre-
empton right by settling on any land in Nebras
,, ka. deny that Col Benten's map proves an
D thing for him His position is that there is Ter
d ritory in Nebraska open TO settlement 10y whit
II men. j deus, a.. He sss-y' bo-Tiht, slfi ma
ID be wrong. But one thing cannot be wrong in
r. and that is, his map proves nothing for him
n Col. Benton says that have made ''a great pa
4, rade of pains and penalties, military and ciyi
II which citizens would incur by acting on m
~ (B.'s) representations OF the state of tie cour
try" Now, made nO-pafade about the matter
"Pdrading" is the peculiar characteristic Of I'll
I'd gentleman himself.-He has "paraded'' ma
e. which say proves nothing for him. lns.ea
~ of calling on The Commissioner Of Indian Attain
I'd for the map why did he not simply ask him @
re the Secretary OF the Interior for his opnic
n. whether any country west of Missouri or loN
f. could under the existing laws and treaties
=, settled by white men? II So what country
~ This weIlld have settled the matter with m