The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-29
KNnsss-NehrRslsR.
LIFTING FROM CON. MANYfEsNY.
NAauIEQTn.z Inlu L. 1 4


TO TIM EDITOR OF TIE ST. LOUIS PILOT.
have read in the ST. Louis Democrat Of the 18th
inst, an editorial paragraph, headed Pre emptions
IN Kansas and NebraeSar which contain about "a
much falsehood ana Misrepresentation as could
well be compressed into the number OF liz es OF
newspaper matter.
II became evident TO me wien In the Indian coun.
try last fall that tho state Cf things produced mainly
by MIR. Bentou's nulllfying speech the frontier,
in which he put the laws and treaties Of the United
States at defiance, and invited ALL on his authority
to go over and settle in the Indian country, rcn-
defed il extremely doubtful whether any treaties
would he concluded, and for this reasou delegations
we're invited 70 Wsshirgtcu.
The article alluded TO states that the treaties
have aIi been SO framed as " prevent poor men
from settling the country, no. that all laods are to
he put up for sse 10 tho highest bidder, and thus
the right OF pie-emption IL TO be dened 10 actual
settlers.
All tho t,cates concluded a:th the tribes north
Of the Kansas river have been ratified by the Senate
and embrace the OuiahAa, 0ttocs, and MissOuris,
So =, ard Foxes OF Missouri, losas, Kick2pooe and
Deawarts.
The cessions ofland to the United States by these
treaties sm0unt. to about eleven millions five hun.
dred thousand scrcs al Of which Is anconditionaIly
ceded, and therefore subject TO pre- emption; except
about Fix hundred and thty-fo thousand five hun
drod cces, which is to be sold the lands Of the
United States are sold. with this difference, that
Congress may, after llllitcd time, graduate aad
reduce the price and the proceeds TO be paid to
the tribes, aiter dcductibg thcrcfroIn the cost Of
surveying, managing, and selling the same. OF this
six hundred and tlifty.(0u thousand five hundred
acres, five hundred and thirty-cigft thousand five
hurdred belongto the Dciawaics, ard ninetJ tJ-sx
Thousand to the I0was.
Should the treaties concluded With tribes south of
the Kansas river be ratified bs the Senate, the
amount uf land ccded by them Is about two millions
ard twehtJ rA thousand acrcs--all Of which, With
The exception Of about two hundred and eight thou
sand oEe hgBdJed aud sixty acrcs, belonging TO tho
Weas, &c, will bc subject TO pfecmpHoi--thc pro-
vision in relation % the wess, &C., land being tho
eanc az that for the Delawsres and Io~as.
Tie case then stands thug:--Iands acquired by
these treaties subject 10 pre- empton, twelve million
seven hundred and eleven thousand eight hu1drcd
ard forty actes. Lands subject 10 ssIc rs United
States lands, with tho power in Cong ess after q
bmted lime TO graduate and reduce the price, SIX
hundred and sixty.two thousand six hunorcd ana
sixty acres.
twill thus be seen that the statement OF the Mia
soui Democrat is az almost every article that ap
pears In that sheet in relation TO Indian matters,
bundle Of falsshoods and Misrepresentation, manu-
fsctuIed for purpose.
That did not obtain an unconditional cession
from the Icwas, pclawares, wsss, &c, Is, In my
opinion, TO be attributed to the very reprehensible
ctnduct Of the Missouri Democrat, and those on the
frontier and IN this city who have acted with Il.
may here remark, that | raw Judge Atchison
very seldom during the pendency Of my negotla-
tons with the Indians Of Nebraska and Kansas, and
ties should be concludod with the different tribes
such conditions ns 70 open mp speedily those terri.
tories TO settlers; wlYlo On the other hand, every
embarrassment was thrown In my way BY those
who arc ranked as the friends Of Colonel Benton
As soon az the remaining treaties are ratified, and
the necessary appropriations made, the Ipdign office
will take early II pa to have the Indian reservations
and seltc msde. 70 the end that Che settlers
may avail themfelvts Of the full benefits OF these
tIesties. 0Ko. ". MAssYssyY. Commissioner.