New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-17
TIE TNTRODUC TON or SLAVERY INTO
NEBRASKA

From Or Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb 10, 1854.
Tee bin introduced BY Mr.. ORR OF South Carolina,
read twice and referred 10 the Committee on Indian
Affairs If which he is chairman, and which you re-
Gently alluded to "auother Nebraska bll, has just
been printed Senator Douglas referred to this bill
when ali the appropriations and other provisions reat-
ing 10 the Indians we're stricken out Of his Nebraska
ll-he aequesced in and desired the striking out, be-
cause the House Committee Indian Affairs bad pre-
pared bill making ample provisions for the Indians
Who had been removed to this Nebraska territory uu
der oeun treaties Of perpetual undlstur0cd posses
sion a. this BIZ reported by Mr.. ORR conceals
"nicper IN iho wood pile" hereby send you correct
synopsis Of its important sections.
i Is entitled A bill defining tie terms on which
treaties shall hereafter be made with oervan tribes
"ofIn5ians, cad for other purposes.
The fret section provides, that the President shall
hereafter require all treaties for the ceson purchase
of lands from Indians and bslEbreeds Bhabising tbs
Ntbraska Territory, 10 be negotiated upon the follow
in terms and conditions 20 wits That all the lands OF
tie tribe or nations TO b. ccdd TO the United States,
shall be surveyed and divided other public lands
and Immediately thereafter leach family Of the tribe
"or nation shall be entitled to locate permanent
"lomeftead; Il sngepe person over II years Of age
zone eighth of section to each family 0ftwo 0ne-daaf
ter section; 10 each family OF three nnt not exceed
ING i've one half section 10 each family Of six and
mot exceeding ten, scCtiOn and 20 each ainily
"Oyer ten additional quarter-sccnon tor every
"fyc members; ana 10 families who own s'ares, IA adj
EDITION 10 the foregoing, there shall be allowed II lees
than ten sayes Ono-Quartcr section; II ten and not
"exceeding Gfteen, one section; aud for every ten
above that number, Onehalf section" Patents are
10 b. granted to each family conditioned that tho tract
shall not be aened leased longer than twoyears and
exempt from levy, sale forfeiture until State Con
stitutiOn removes the restriction.
Section second provides, that soon az the surveys
and tho Indian homestcads are made and selected, the
ards are to be sold in the usual way az public auction
frst ard then private entry at ador and quarter per
aere-next al one dollar per acre tor time--then
fifty cents, and lastly at ten cents per acre
y the third section the business and surveys OF the
land Of each tribe are TO be kept separate and distinct
and the proceeds Of all sales kept apart from other
moneys in the United States Treasury
By the fourth section the entire amount Of the net
proceeds of the sales Of said lands after deductng fhs
entire expenses Of surveying selling &c, are TO bs
paid over 10 the tribe nation OF Indians, II e0tnPS
tent 20 manage their sairs otherwise agents az .
make payments IN clothing, domestic animals, ianons
utons.ls, goods &c ,.,, -. .,.,
v tie progress Of each tribe n Agricultural and es-
recIaIy The families that neglect - occupy the lands
selected honesteads and those families so negect
inc aye 10 receive dividends from the sales OF the
lands until tacy return 10 their reservations aud be-
come industrious.
Section sixth provides that every male Indian above
n yearg II age Who lives on Biz homestead may be
cone citizen Of tie United States on Cling his decss-
ration Of intention and two years thereafter proving
taat be has been Indian Oh good character, and
attached 10 the principles Of the Constitution Of the
limited States" and take eli oath u support II.
Section seventh, provides that the laws Of the United
States as we'll as the laws OF any territorial Govern
ment shall have full force and effect over the terri
tory ccded, and upon all persons residing withn ts
"lmtF."
And section eighth declares that all existing treaty
stipulatons with any OF the tribes shall BE- aithsly
carried into execution unless tho United States saan
he relieved BY some subsequent treaty.
You viii observe, therefore that tn, bill recognizes
\ saseyg in the Kansas aud Nebraska Ierntores-pr"
posing to grant 70 the OF any number Of slaves
les than ten one hundred and sixty acres Of land :"
the owner Of ten and not fifteen slaves SIX hrn
dYed and forty and for every ten slaves above hieen
thee hundred aud twenty acres. Tbs Is ieg'siataA
slavery IN territory after repeating the solemn er
[ nents which forever prohibited Slavery from
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