Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-13

vancing the interests oil the cause, and use ev-
cry proper means 10 bring temperance reform
before the minds of the people.
Resolved, That the next meeting Of the soci-
ETY. be held at Houston, on the first Saturday in
December next, at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
Resolved, That the proceedings of the con-
vention be published in the different papers in
the county, and that the different papers through
out the State be requested to give them an in-
sertion.
Resolved, That the convention now djourn.
T. H. TATLOW, President.
a. Sized, Secretary.
An Outline Of Senator Atchsons Speech at Parkvilo
Aug. 9Th, 1858.
(Continued)
The Col informed the people in his Kansas
speech, that the Usage and Kansas tribes in 1925
and the Pawnees in 1888 ceded all their lands
south of the Platte and out TO the Red River,
and up to the head Of the Kansas, Sc. Well,
this is true and everybody knew it before the
Col. told them of it.-But for what purpose
was the cession made? Did such treaties open
the land Tor immediate settlement by white men
at that time, or at any time since? This is the
question. l say no. Col. Benton says yes. The
terms of the treaty with the PawRteS in 1888
are in these words: "Art. LIST. The confedera-
ted bands Of the pawnees aforesaid hereby cede
and relinquiSh 10 the United States all their
right, title and interest III and TO all the land ly.
ing south of the Platte river. Art. ID. The
land renquished and ceded hereby, so far as
the same is not and shall not be assigned 10 any
tribe or tribes, shall remain common hunting
ground during the pleasure Of the President, for
the PawneeS and other friendly Indians who shall
be permitted by the President TO hunt on the
same"
Surely there is nsthing in this treaty with the
Pawnees which favors Coz. Benton's views.
On the contrary every thing is against it. All
the land ceded by the Pawnees which sis not
and shall not be assigned TO any tribe or tribes,
shall remain a common hunting ground, &c."
The land was granted not forl the purpose Of
settling white men in it, but for ether purposes
The treaties with the OSages and Kansas ce-
ded their lands, after making certain reserva-
tons 10 the. United States, without reservation
on the face Of the treaties, it is true. But will
venture TO 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 it
was by both parties so understood, and not for
the purpose of settling white men. And in
pursuance Of this understanding and purpose,
very many tribes of Indians were removed from
the Northern, Northwestern and Southern
States and settled on those very lands. Such
was then the avowed policy of the Government.
The object Of the Government and the Indians
both, was TO get the latter peaceably and quiet
ly from the midst Of white men, and TO settle them
West of the Mississippi river in a country
where they would be remote from white men
and where they could indulge their ancient man.
! ners, customs and habits Of living. But the
wave has followed them; they are about to be
, swallowed up. l think may venture this re-
. mark without shedding an Indian tear, or being
. under the necessity of drying it up.
= Now Col. Benton says that since 1925 and
= 1888, the dates of the treaties with the Osages
Kansas and Pawnees, much the largest portion
: OF that country has been open to settlement BY
white men and is still so. Is II not strange then
, fellow citizens, If Col. Benton is right in hi:
opinion thus expressed that the discovery ha,
for the first time been made by him within the
country in the boundaries of Nebraska has beer
deemed and treated as Indian country, BY
| our Government and by our citizens. But now
all at once our old Senator has broken out, a.
we say, in a "fresh place." He has found I
: "mare's nest" But now in what have ius
= said, may have done one General Sutherland
D Commonly called old Nebraska) injustice; WHIT
) as am informed, was among you year or two
since beating up recruits to settle Nebraska, de-
claring that this country which viii be designa
: Ted on Col Benton's map, is open for settlement