The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-03
PERCEPTIONS IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA

A late letter from MIR. Manypenny, Commits.
sioner Of Indian Affairs, dated 18th July, and
published in o Western paper, says:
"AH the treaties concluded with the tribes
north Of the Kansas river have been ratified by
tho Senate, and embrace the 0mahas, Offices
and Miss0urias, Sacs and Foxes of Missouri
Iowas, Kiekspoos and Delawares
"The cessiOns of land to the United States
by these treaties amount to about eleven mil
lien five hundred thousand acres, all of which
is Internationally coded, and therefore subject
to redemption, except about six hundred and
thirty four Thousand five hundred acres, which
is to be sold as the lands Of the United States
are sold, with this difference--that Congress
may, after limited time, graduate and reduce
the price, and the proceeds of the sales are to
be paid to the tribes, after deducting thccefrom
the cost Of surveying managing and selling
the same. OF this six hundred and thirty-four
thousand five hundred acres, five hundred and
thirty eight thousand five hundred belong to
the Delswares and ninety-six thousand to the
Iowas.
"Should the treaties concluded with tribes
south Of the Kansas river be ratified by the
Senate, the amount of land coded by them is
about two millions and twenty-six thousand
acres all of which, with the exception of
about two hundred and eight thousand one
hundred and sixty acres, belonging to the
Weas, &C., will be subject to presumption {; the
provision in relation to the Woas, &C., land be-
ing the same as that fer the Delawares and
lowas.
"The case then stands thus: Lands acquir-
cd by these treaties subject to pre- emptioD,
twelve million seven hundred and eleven thou
sand eight hundred and forty acres lands sub
ject to sale es United States lands, with the
power in Congress after a limited time TO grad.
uats and reduce the price, six hundred and
sixty-two thousand six hundred and sixty acres.
"As soon as tho remaining treaties are rat
fled and the necessary appropriations made,
the Indian Office viii take early steps to have
the Indian reservations and selections made, to
the end that the settlers may avail themselves
of the full benefits of these treaties
The Wines OF THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
The Louisville Journal would gladly preserve
the National Wing party, and it racks Its
brains to discover some plan by which its OBJ
ject can be effected. 1t has finally come to the
following result:
"If the Wings of the North shall be willing
to let the Southern Wings think and feel, and
speak, and vote as they please upon the Nc
brstka Law, and if the Southern Wings sha!l
GSCOTQ Ehulo AIcShOn W AhOii
Northern brethren, VIC see 40 reason why the
great Wing party of the nation cannot be as
harmonious in all future elections as it has
been in any past election"
40 most lane and impotent conclusion." II
each section will agree to ignore as national
question the most important and vital question
before tho nstion-the one paramount to eli
others-then the National Wing organization
can be maintained Whats ridiculous propo-
sition OF what benefit would be such an or
ganization And if the party was successful
what would be the result but the further hu
initiation Of the North, and the triumph oil
Slavery? No, no; we want no organization on
such basis. We must havo o cordial sgree-
ment upon q national platform CT principles
embracing at least the restoration of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and the rejection of Kansas
as slave State, or there can be no political
fellowship between tho Wings Of the North
and the South. VIII the Wings Of tho South
agree to thisl Will they agreee 10 the plat
form of the Wings Of Pennsylvania No
How is it possible, then, that there can be any
union ?-Pittsburgh Gazette.