The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01


will sign after delivering this instrument"
"These extracts appear the committee to be sufficient
to show that il the friendly Creeks 70 be considered
having the cesson made by the treaty Of 10
only the condition that their claims to indemnity
should be dIsesarded Congress- indeed, be con-
sdered as having recognised their claim by the of the
last session for the relief Of Samuel hsnae Of their
number.
have satisfied the opinion of Colonel Hawkins, 10
have received indemnify for their LOSSES the OF
600 As is to be considered IN some measure claim
under treaty, they 10 have expected that some
fixed would be distributed among them equivalent
for their LOSSES and do will be to make the inter-
of each sufferer that the losses OF another aha be
asgerated beyond their real amount the committee believe
that will be best appropriate definite sum- be APP
Piled under the direction Of the Secretary OF War; inden-
Nifty the friendly Creek Indians for properly destroyed by
the hostile Creeks in fair proportion to their losses"
Commissioners selected who looked into these spo-
ations for which they claimed indemnity and who esi-
mated the whole amount afterwards at $4,000. The
Greeks before Congress for the difference between
what was then paid ihem $S7 000-being than
the $50 1000 which Colonel Hawkins newfoundland the
sl97 OU0 making about 81 10000 Upon that claim the
committee of the House of Representatives, Of which LOUIS
McLane, of Delaware chairman, reported adversely
stating the opinion of the committee, that the OF
s85 600, appropriated under Mr. Lowndes's report Shy
the law Of 1877 intended TO be full indemnity for all
the losses of the friendly Indians and equal any
sonabe cxpectauonn viii not read the whole Of that re-
Mr. DAWSON What time was that;
Mr.. HUNTER. In 1924 Well, sir within the last
We have given the $4,000 which, in addition to the
SS7 900, makes up the whole amount OF indennity for
spoa,ions claimed by the Indians themselves for IL was
time. My friend from Georgia Mr. DAwsos tells me that
these friendly Indians made treaty IN the subsequent
year, in which they set up such cain as is now
brought forward for these lands. We fad, then that il
the opinion of Agnt Hawkins, who knew more about
these lndians we told than any man ever concerned
something the that the me the payment Of $50 OOO
to the friendly Creeks would have settled the whole
matter.
Mr. BELL That was for the spoatons.
Mr. HUNTER. No, sir, it would have covered the
whole. 1t joint clam, and MIR. Lowndes tire ats
in his report because he applies this indemnify to that
part of the treaty which the endy Greeks say they
ferred only their lands. The chairman of the Committee
on Indian Affairs in arguing this question before, when
had the other portion of the CAIN unle considera Sat
the report referred to lands Mr. Lownies clearly had
reference the lands because he quoted the instrument OF
the friendly Creeks in regard to land
/ Mr. SEBAS TlAN | think the honorable chairman
to different views when the claim for spoatons be-
fore US, from those which he advances My impress
sion then was, that the 600 applied to The land claim;
such my opinion yet He argued, however, that APP
Piled to the spoalon claim Ii he did, then the whole of
his present remarks in opposition to his former
opinion and he is terrifying the view which took then
have been looking the remarks which the made
heretofore and find that reference the claim for
aons committed the friendly Creeks he conended that
that offer of 900 applied those and he read the report
Of Mr.. Lowndes and Of Mr. McLane, show that took
the ground then that Mr. Hawkins the agent for these In
dans speaking of the offer Of 0OU had reference only
individuals for losses.
MIR HUNTER Sir, took the same ground then that |
take nowha what Agent Hawkins meae al that time was,
that $50 900 would have satisfied all the claims Of these In
dams for spoiations for their lnds, and everything ese
That the view Of Mr.. Lowndes when he that
report under which they received SOS 600; and that the
view of Mr. McLane when he reported against their claim
for the SllO,uOU necessary make up the amount Of
$4,000, which the full amount which the commission
ers said they entitled 10 for spoiatons MIR. Mciane
said ey entitled that, because Agent Hawkins
had said the e that $50 900 would have satisfied all
their demands; and believe it would do not believe the
claim for land Is valid upon equitable consdera-
tons alone. think shall be able, presently to show that
these Greeks have been compensated for all The land which
they have coded he United States, upon liberal
tnan perhaps other tribe Of Indians that have
treated with the United s ates. believe they have got
already, in exchange for their lands than the Uni
ted States will get for them in return, and think II
will not be difficult to prove it. But these documents GER
ainy show that it the opinion of Agent Hawkins, and
that II was the opinion Of Mr. Losndes, who were ON
empoaries with the transaction and that was the opin
ion Of MIR. MeLaue, tina, what they meant was, that
in gross would have been received as satisfaction
for all demands whether OF lands anything else. That
the meaning of these letters of Hawkins and OF these
reports from those gentlemen. That was all the Indians
ever asked-a sum gross for the lands and as an IN
demnIiy for spoiatIons, and for all other claims.
Again, sir II 10 be supposed that If General Jackson,
who made this capiulion and afterwards President,
If ne believed that this amount of eight or nine millions Of
had been wresed wrongfuy the Indians would
not have proposed TO make fair compensation TO them
do believe 1t; and will show you presently that treaties
were made by which the Indians got lands IN return of
oeded
have before me statement made up at the Indian De-
pament IN lSa0 from which appears that the aggregate
number Of coded by the Greeks the United States
"a 400 and the aggregate value of the land given
in exchange, valued al 25 acre. Of the snnues and
of the money paid them, estimated at e2i ,9V9 200.
Now, believe IL will be foundor wish TO state Che
fairly If can do itths, in this estimate OF "a, 1856 400
there omission Of portion ceded in ogIa OF
something like 5000 900 700vU00 OF II will be
founa then that for about 80 900 of they have
received m land valued 81 IS which Is certainly better
worth 81 IS than what they gave and ia annues and
IDENTITIES, according TO this statement s2l $4,000 Ii is
TO be observed that this Of the whole compen
saon, consisting Of land and money given and pad the
Indiana, does include the Indian reservations head
rlghsn in Alabama, which very valuable, tho
Sa,es
But sir, at ia nota 1t is said that in this took
land for which equivalent find that there
treaty made ie32 long after this TRANSACTION, by which
the Creeks gave 5,I2S 900 acres and recoyed H. 1850
This difference IN the quantity Of land ia more than enough
any claim regard to these 100000 900D 0UU
of acres believe, said before, that II you take the
whole quantity Of lands coded be 0O 900 Of ncr,snnd
II will not exceed hnt least viii be much it,
and take what they have received 10 rofn so 900 00 10
round numbers will be fourd that they more
per than the United Sta received for their ds
and that they have been better paid than any people with
whom hive dealt better paid than any fprcgn
non from whom We have derived iertuory by eession
Why, sir, curious look report made in the
first session Of the Iwenyxth Congress the subject o
the value Of these lands g. the United States, by commit
tee Of this body, Of shiah Mr.. Nory, chairman;
report with which said Mr. Colhsun had great dea
do report which received, that dry the Of
that INTEL gent committee. IL made the value Of the
public lands to the United States something like