The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-27

which have given only correctly stated The
memorial and fully sustained by documentary history out
that expressly admitted be by the facts which We
have only from the proper department OF the esen
but of the late administration,
This eaptulaton made with these Indians by Gen
sra Jackson Agent Hawkins, at the Tine Ia eommunlca-
ting with The department. expressed has asonshment al the
IN which the conclusion Of peace was conducted
by wha, have said 10 General Jack
sons conducts II m my power, TO throw shade
upon has memory In ms report TO the Departmental ar
the President, he gives what 10 be veneirons
Stale for his conduct upon that occasion ~ that
report he lays the condition Of the country before the adj
mnstraon he states that he felt himself bound by consd
Of public policy take possession for the United
States the country which then bordered upon e Spanish
domnisns We know. sire that at that time were M
volyed IN difficulty reference TO the Spanish COMMONS
We know they made il were harbor Of refuge
for the OF the country kind OF recruiting ground
for rebels and that General jackson had been
ter what claimed then he had not the night TO do a
friendly country seize upon munitions there collected and
only that but know he there seized upon Arbuthnot
and Arnbrster that he had them shot for insuecon and
for stirring up difficulties in the country
Seeing this of things existing in that region, he felt
himself under the necessity OF deprvng the Indians Of that
country and placing southern border, il posslbe in
such condition that il might more easily be defended or,
at all events that might be 10 condition 90 easily to
be made point Of annoyance TO the government These
which assigned These his words,
but have given the general idea which he gave for treating
the friendly Creeks as lie did He was unable 70 assemble
the hoses. They there TO treat with him. What
became OF them Why, when they found that they were
conquered that they would be looked upon enemles and
would probably be severely punished hey could be caught
they made good their escape Flonda Joined the Sem
noles and have remained portion of the Semnoes be-
ieye since. Then lie had treat with but the
friendly Greeks The direction that the treaty should
assume the form of capitnaon; and IN order that he
might get eauaon of that country he forced the chiefs
Of the friendly Creeks into the position which has been
named They then treaty. these articles OF
captua,on but let il be borne mind that when they did
they protested against most soemnly They not only
protested in fact but they requred before signing IT, that
instrument should be drawn declaratory and explain
atory of their views. An instrument drawn up, in
which alleged and conceded that they the own
Of the country that they alone had the right dispose
of and that they had received equivalent for the
which they made by the capituaton That instrument
drawn up their request conemporaneouey with the
articles capuaon and sent their part Of the treaty
to the War Department That will be found at length
in the State papers Indian Affairs abstracts of which
incorporated into the report ofhc Department ofhe Interior
which have referred In that report is stated that this
their understanding of the treaty By which they had
been forced il were, capuae, cede their country
though they had received nothing for it, and that whatever
may be due to any person. to any portion OF the tribes for
WE'LL sir, what the of the country taken from
hem have here the report of the Department of the In
terror by which appears that twenty -four millions OF
Of land taken by the capituaton. DeductiDg
from what really left within the hostile country, and
with which the friendly Creeks did deem that they had
anything to do deductng wha, left between the Coosa
and the Talapoosa river, still have amount of
millions of which have been taken from Them but
the do report favor of paying them for
mIons but only in favor of paying them for eight millions
of acres.
Mr. HUNTER. How do you make out the ten millions
Mr. WALKER. That is according to the report of the
Secretary of the INTERIOR received from him yesterday
appears from that report that the Of land taken from
the friendly Creeks upwards of twenyour millions OF
acres; but, deductng from what left in the really hos
tile country find that ten millions taken from
them. The committee have reported in favor Of paying
them for eight millions OF of and and the rate
now fixed is different from that which fixed by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs He after consultation
with the Commissioner of the General Land Office, ad-
dressed this letter to the Secretary of the Interior:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
"Oifce Indian Affairs, January 81, 1853.
"Sm have the honor acknowledge the receipt of the
letter addressed to you the 18th instant, by the Hon.
W. johnson, chairman Of the Committee Indian Affairs
enclosing copy of my report of the 17ih instant, the
claim Of the Creek Indians for lands renqushed to the
ernment by the treaty Of Fort Jackson 1874 requesting
an estimate OF the amount, which, your Judgment should
be appropriated on that account.
'Reerring my report for my views in regard to the
merits of this claim, and considering the great length of
time that II has remained unsatsfed Of opinion that
twenty per would be moderate compensation for
the lands belonging to the friendly Creeks and renquished
10 the government by said treaty."
That The opinion OF the late Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, Mr. Leap The Committee Indian Affairs have
taken such estimate Of the value their criterion; but
blythe friendly Creeks without any consideration whatever,
from ten TO eight millions of aeres they have In place of
reporting twenty cents per acre. provided merely for the
payment at the OF and-aquarer cents per
Thus they have not only brought down the of land
but brought down the compensation be paid for IT, from
the amount mentioned by the Commissioner of Indian At
tais twenty cents, and cents per
Eight millions acres at six-anda-quarter CENTS make up
the proposed to be appropriated by the amendment
Mr.. BELL. What does the present Commissioners Of
Indian Affairs recommend
Mr.. WALKER The present commissioner has sent
report IN which he estimates the quantity of land at
than estimated by the previous commissioner, but
do not think he gives opinion regard to its value.
do not know that he has been addressed that subject
We addressed him inquiry the OF this land
which had been sold and The Of proceeds which had
been received by the government from those sales That
matter he referred the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office; and the Land Commissioner said he thought would
take about months to ascertain the facts. There is
however, estimate somewhere among the documents
which, perhaps approymateo somewhere to the truths and
from that aproars that hegovernmen of the UnsdSates
has sold million FIVE hundred and eeyentyone thou
sand three hundred and Of those lands cav
yet unsold mion bundled ard thirteen thou
sand four hundred and foyHr which, at the usual
minimum price Of public land would 3gl S07
So The government has received from the lands sold,
80 This makes about $40 600 600 which the
goverpmentw have received IL IT shall cell all the lands
for the minimum price. These lands obtained from
friendly allies without paying them farihng but
Ivy forcing them the position of enemies Now
this late day, the committee propose TO pay he
sideraon for the subecaer Of this great speculation
the part OF the government the which eight millions
Of amount at six nndaquercr cents per acrchat
$500, 900
Mr. BENJAMIN viii the senator allow me 10 propose
a question TO himi
Mr.. WALKER. Certainly.
Mr. BENJAMIN IL is IN reference the previous his.
tory Of this application. Why il before at this late
dayi
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