The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

III consequence Ol Tic Ucidy WHICH Has
attended the promulgation of the above
information-but which, from very long
knowledge of you personally, and of the
very prompt manner in which you have
invariably discharged your public duties,
1 believe to be most unjust.
seek the above information, not only
for myself, Contemplating removal to
Kansas, but also in behalf of many per-
sons in the western States, who have
solicited my Intervention in this matter,
on my visit to this city. Very respect
fully yours, T. U. WHITE, of Ohio.
es DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIoR,l
Office Ind. AIRS, Aug. 8, '54,(
SIR:-Your letter of the 9th inst. has
been received, in which you state that
many people of Ohio, and the States
west of it, have for long time been anx-
ious to learn the nature of the treaties
lately entered into with several Indian
tribes of Nebraska and Kansas, particu-
larly as respects the reservations made
by the Indians, and What lands by virtue
of said treaties are subject to location !;
and also that much censure has attached
to me for the delay attending the promul
cation of said treaties-to which | would
reply
That articles of agreement and conven-
ton were entered into by me with the
confederate tribes of Ottoes and Missou-
rias on the 18th of March last, by which
they ceded to the United States all their
country west of the Missouri river, ex-
cepting strip on the waters of the Big
Blue, ten miles in width, commencing at
point in the middle of the main branch
of the last mentioned stream in a west or
southwest direction from Old Fort Kear-
ney. at place called "The Islands, ;"
thence west to the western boundary of
the country ceded, thence in northerly
course with said western boundary ten
miles, thence east to point due north of
the starting point and ten miles there
from, thence to the place of beginning.
Provided, that in case said initial point
is not within the limits of the country
ceded, or that the western boundary of
said country is not distant twenty-five
miles ormore from the point, there shall
then, in either case, be assigned for the
home of these Indians tract of land not
less than ten miles wide by twenty five
long-the southeast corner of which tract
shall be the initial point above men,
toned. And such portion of said tract,
if any, as shall prove to be outside of the
ceded country, is assignedto said confed-
crate tribe. To which reservation they
bound themselves to remove as soon,
after the Government should make the
necessary provision for fulfilling the stip-
ulations. as they could arrange their
affairs.
On the day succeeding the date of the
above, articles of agreement and conven-
ton were entered into by me with the
Omahas by which they ceded to the
United States all their lands west of the
Missouri river, and south of a line drawn
due west from point in the center of
the main channel of said river due east of
where the Ayoway disembogues out of
the Bluffs, to the western boundary on
the Omaha country. Provided, how
ever, that if the country north of said
due west line, SO reserved, shouldnot, on
exploration, prove suitable, the President
might set apart within, or outside of the
ceded country, residence acceptable to
them. The reservation was to be exam
ined Immediately upon ratification of the
agreement, and if they reported to the
President their dissatisfaction, he was
authorized to select new location for
them, not exceeding 100000 acres
They were to remove to their reserve
so soon as the necessary stipulations
could be fulfilled by the Government, and
their affairs arranged; but the time was
limited to one year from the date of rat
ification. noes R7 ..ts
On the 9Th day of May, articles OF
agreement and convention were conclud-
ed by me with the Delawares, by which
they eeded all their country lying west
of the State OF Missouri, including the
"outlet," mentioned in the article sup
elemental to the treaty concluded with
them on the 18th of October, 1929, with
the exception of that part sold by them
to the Wyandotts In 1848. and with the
Exception for home of that part of said
sounsry lying east and south of line be.
ginning at a point on the line between the
lands OF the Delawares and the half-breed
| Kansas, forty miles in direct line wesI
/ of the boundary between the Delawares
and Wyandotts, thence north ten miles,
thence in an easterly course to a point OIL
the south bank of Big Island Greek, which
shall also be on the bank of the Missour
river, where the usual high water line o
the creek intersects the high water line
/ of the river. One of the stipulations was
that the lands ceded, except the ''outlet,
should be surveyed as lands of tie Gov
ernment are surveyed-the survey 70 b
commenced and prosecuted in the man
ner deemed best by the President-ant
sold at public auction for the benefit o
1.-THE Indians-sueh as were not sold to b,
subject to private entries, as are made OF
other public lands, and all that remaines
unsold after being three years 50 subject
| to be graduated and reduced in price
There were also reserved four sections o
the land, to be. surveyed for the Christian
Indians, to be selected In one body, ant
to include their improvements. -
]. On the 10th of Nay articles were con
cluded by me with the Shawnees b,
which they ceded all their lands, estimat
led to contain 1000, coo acres. exceptin,
/ I20o, ,O00 acres to be selected between thl
i Missouri State line aud a parallel In,
thereto. west Of the same and 80 nile
! distant-said parallel line to be drawn
q from the Kansas river to the southeri
! boundary line of the country ceded d-Hitl
the promise, that the few Shawnee fami
lies who reside on their own improve