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

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part of the zoo, 600 acres, and to be Sc
leeted within sixty days after a survey
shall have been made. Ofthe lands lying
between the State line and said parallel
line no white person is permitted to locate,
until the lands shall have been surveyed,
and the Sha8nees have made their selec-
tions
On the 18th of the same month, arti-
cles were entered into by me with the
Iowas by which they eeded all their
lands except as follows: Beginning at the
mouth of the Great Nemahaw river where
it empties into the Missouri, thence down
said river to the mouth of hollands creek,
thence due south one mile, thence due
west to the south fork of the Nemahaw,
thence down said fork with its meanders
to the Great Nemahaw, and thence with
its meanders to the beginning. And it
is stipulated that the cession thus made
shall be surveyed as soon as convenient,
and sold under the direction of the Pres
ident at public auction, being governed
by the laws governing the sale of public
lands; those not sold to be subject to
private entry, and after three years being
thus subject to entry, shall be graduated
and reduced in price. And until the
land ceded shall have been surveyed, and
the surveys approved, no white persons
or citizens shall be permitted to locate-or
settle thereon.
On the 18th of the same month, arti-
cles were concluded by me with the Sacs
and Foxes of Missouri; by which they
ceded their lands with the exception of
fifty sections, of $40 acres each, to be
selected in one body in the western part
of the cession made by them-provided,
so much in one body could be found suit
able to their wants-if not, then the agent
and delegates of the tribe were to be per-
mitted to extend the location west or
northwest ofthe country ceded, and south
of the Great Nemahaw, over so much of
the public domain as shall be unappro-
priated to Indian uses to make up the de-
iciency, or to make selection entirely
beyond the cession upon unappropriated
lands of the government lying west or
northwest of the eeded country, and south
of the Great Nemahaw. In either case
the selection to be made within six
months from the date of the articles of
agreement. One section is also reserved
to include their farm and mill.
On the same day and month, articles
of agreement and convention were con-
cluded by me with the Kickapoos who
ceded all ltheir lands except l50, 900 acres,
to be set apart in the western portion of
their cession- provided such a location
could there be found-if not, then SINH
lar stipulations as those made with the
Saes and Foxes for locating in part or
entirely upon the public domain lying
within the limits bounded by their west
ern line, by the recent Delaware northern
line and the waters of the Great Nema-
haw.
On the 30th of the same month, / con-
cluded an agreement with the united
tribes Of kaskaskia and Peoria, Pianke-
shaw and Wea Indians, for all their lands
excepting and reserving therefrom l6O
acres for each soul in said united tribe,
and ten sections to be held as common
property. 1t is stipulated that the lands
shall be surveyed as soon as possible, and
the selections shall be made by the MEM
bers of the tribe within 80 days after ap-
proval of the surveys. After said selee-
tions, and selection by the Chief for
those who may be absent, sale shall be
made for the Indians of the remainder of
the cession, as in the case of the Iowas
and Delawares. @
And on the 9TH of June concluded
an agreement and convention with the
Miamis, by which all their lands were
acquired excepting 10000 acres for a
future home. The country thus eeded
is to be surveyed as soon as convenient,
and then the reservation is to be selected.
The above contains an account of all
the reservations made, except few small
ones for missionary school and other pur-
poses, not deemed of sufficient import
anee to form part of this communication.
The agreements concluded on the 9th
and 10th of March were transmitted to
the Secretary of the Interior on the 18th
of that month, those concluded on the
9Th, 10th, 18th, and 18th of May, were
transmitted to him on the Goth of May,
that concluded on the 30th of May, was
transmitted to him on the 9Th of June,
and the one concluded on the 9th of June
was transmitted to him on the day fol.
lowing; each one accompanied with the
recommendation that it might be laid be.
fore the President, with the view of its
being submitted to the Senate for its con-
stitutional action thereon.
These treaties have, though l was moi
officially informed respecting any except
those made with the Omahas and Ottoes
and Missourias until very recently, been
ratified BY the Senate with butfew amend.
ments, and those of an immaterial char.
acter. 1t may be proper to state thai
those made with the ShaWnees, the Weas,
DC, and Miamis, were not ratified unit
about the close of the session. satu
/ l would here remark that, upon the
ratification of a treaty, it is sent to the
State Department, which exercises all
control over publishing the same and
have been as yet furnished only with
copies of the treaties made with the
Omahas, the 0ttoes and Missourias, the
Delawares, and the Sacs and Foxes. Be-
fore a treaty is ratified the usage of the
i department and policy require that its
contents should not be made public bu
as soon as I had reason to believe tina
these hal been acted uponby the Senate
knowing the anxiety of persons ali eyel
the country TO learn their contents.
ayailed myself of the first opportunity t.
state TO the Secretary of the Interior, tha
had iearnedi that the State Department
in Its construction of the law, had con
/ cluded not 10 publish these treaties in th.
newspapers selected for publishing tn.
laws of the United States and that 1 ne
gretted this because the interest of tha
{ Indians. and the interests of the vas
number of emigraHts going into the Ter
ritories, required that their. content
should be known, and because the failnr,
Ito y,rar,,ule..ta than, bad .auSod .onSfrr.