The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-17

WAf - hfb faN thal Your ufoit y hot
Included in pour body. One third OF
the territory Is hcld by between sixty
and seventy thousand Indians, Of more
than forty tribes. under treaty siipula-
tons Besides. foil title TO the lands is
assigned those who have treaty rights
TO hunting grounds, or easments and
thcse cover large part OF the euiire
territory.
In the last two years we have bought
territory enough 10 form two States, aud
brought the Indians down south of the
Missouri and provided them place Of
rest senator Bell Is my authority
for this statement. have here. by the
courtesy Of acting the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, a table showing the num-
ber Of tribes, origin, amonnt of lands,
nature of title, and population of those
tribes within the territory. rs bounded
by the first bill. have not been able
TO secure Us exact information as to the
whole, since the whole was inclUd ed in
the second bill. The northern bounda
ry, as first proposed, was 43 deg. north
latitude.
There are twenty.lhree tribes Of In
dians south of latitude i3 deg of these
only four are Indigenous, born in that
country while nineteen of those are
eXoiics, transported thither from ionr-
teen different States. They have
population of about forty thousand, and
possess about tmrty-seven million acres
OF land. How came SO many tribes, ma
tives of distant states, grouped together
on this portion of territory Was it
matter of accident? Were these In
dian strata the deposit made by the
shifting and drifting of some choas in
human affairs Was it spontaneous
or voluntary movement OF their own,
that lifted them from their native soil,
and planted them. by natural attraction,
on that spot? Neither of them. 1t
was the result of plan long discussed,
and warmly disputed but finally settled
rs the measure of the Government of
the United States. In 1929, General
jackson, commiserating the wasting
condition Of the Indians proposed plan
Of removal. He thought it too late TO
inquire whether they were justly or un-
Ii al. q
States. He wished TO save them from
further depression.
'As means of efiecting this end, |
suggest the propricty of setting apart
an example district west of the Missis-
sippi, and without the limits of any
State or Territory now formed, 10 be
guaranteed TO the Indian tribes as long
AS they shall occupy it."-p. 369
1t should be kept in mind, that the
avowed & doubtless the real,object was
to secure t.-em from destruction, which
he believed was pending over them.
In pursuance of his plan treaties were
made with "A number Of tribes In his
message of 1880, he calls the attention
Of Congress TO these treaties:
In negotiating these treaties the In
dians were made TO understand their
true condition and they have preferred
+ maintaining their Independence in the
western forest TO submitting TO the laws
of the States where they now reside
] IN. a. l.a
that wiH erer be mdde with them are
characterized by great Iiberality on the
part Of Government.'-p. 1898.
Here are marks of design, apparent
ly n benevolent design, TO take them
cut Of State lines and place them where
State lines should not again surround
them.
The intent of the President is plain
Was il so with Congress! In the third
! section Of an act, passed the ensuing
; May, for the exchange Of lands will
the Indians is enacted
-, "That in making any such exchang,
or exchanges, it shall and may be law
u ful for the President solemnly TO assure
! the tribe, or nation, that the United
o Slalcs will f0rerer secure and guarantee
y TO them aud their beirs,or successors.thl
i country 50 exchanged with them. -
- Vol, 4, 4l2.
e Let US now see what guarantee
O were made to the Indians. ] can re
c cite but a part. With twelve Of Ia
e nineteen transported tribes irealie
r were made during the administrator
y Of General jackson, and they we're al
10 made 10 accordance with the spirit Q
\; bis message aud the law of Congres,
r In the second article Of the treat
4 with the Kickapoos, is this guarantee
% ut Is hereby agreed, that the coun
l. try shal be- assigned, conveyed. an
e forTer secured, and j, hereby assignee
4. conveyed. and secured by the Unite
h. States to the said Kiekapoo tribe, o
n. their permanent residence IoL
J. p. 39l.
m The guarantee to the Cherokees-
article 5--is:
o. "The United STATES hereby coyenar
&C and agree that the lands crded to II
,n Cherokee Nation, Ia the foregoing arr
at Gle .haii. 10 no future time. ihout the
4. consent. be included within the toor.i
4. rial limits sr Jurisdiction uf any Sla
" or territory loL Z, p. 4sl.
b, The ninth article in ihe treaty vi
20 the Oiiavas, (roi' Z, p. 36l,) and Il
Al. ienth snicle Of the treaty with Il
no shn~nees, troL7. ,. $500 are in eEa'
-, ly lhe same aoris. and the words a
"a these