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Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

4 Goyernment has made a special. grant of go
acres for the town and that, tn herefore, the can
be no difficulty about title. The Soldiers were
employed to help build their presumption shan
| ties, cut the brush &C., aud GoveTnmeat tents
used Nt8ze tinie.se ~ a -
"An the employees of any Influence, ia the
Quarter Master s anaPay Department are in
terestsdz IN the matter. Ana when arIinnocent
maks claim Hesr tneir land, they have dove
him % bg thgeets of the Military. Now, will
this state Of things be tolerated? But for d1eir
example ] am satisfied no squatter would have
located on the Delaware land"
He urgently requests that steps be taken by
the War Department. With view sto remove
all the people from this towR site''( Leavenwosth)
and that ssall the principal evidences of claims
on Delaware land near the reserve be demnlish-
ed;' and says that Captain Hunt can do il with
out dificulty," and that sit will cure every
thing"
ssThe Government" he continues, Mowes it
to itself TO do this at once; and it surely owes
it to the Delaware Indians; and it can be done
without the sacrifice of life or limb" He says
.sthe Commanding Officer has had surveyor at
work reducing the limits of the Reservation; and
saw this morning Plat of the old Reserve
with the contemplated reduction marked on it.
This reduction leaves strip of land between
the Indian land and the diminished Reserve; and
this, even before the Survey, had placed upon
it the necessary monuments, according to SQUAT
ter law, tos enable ths Military men here and
their friends, to have each pIe-emption claim
of land, worth from $40 to $50 per acre-valued
under the excitement Of the times at $50 per
acre. This diminution of the reserve is said to
be made in pursuance of orders from the War
Department. The Surveyor told me the Com
mandant was going to send on the plat Of the
reduced survey to Head Quarters for approval.
Whether be meant to st. Louis or Washington
do not know. do hope the thing will be dis
approved; and if the Reserve is reduced in size
that the land left out of it may be sold under the
law of 1872 u
In conclusion he reiterates his recomm endation
for the removal by the War Department of .sthe
squatters from the Delaware lands. and especi-
ally those on the town site of I.eavenworth, and
adjacent to the Rese;ve;' and says-ssthe BAL.
lance will follow" He also states that ..neith-
er the Commandant of the Post. or Major Ogden
or Macklin are here at present.''
,sa.- - am sir, very respectfully,
Your ob't servant,
(Signed) R. McCLELLAND,
Secretary.
Hon. JEFF. DAVIS, Secretary of War.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Amsrfes..iisys csused the said aidsGenxeationtobe
made public, to the end that the same, and every
clause and article thereof. may be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United States
aadthe citizs,ls thereof. 81
:. IA witness whereof, have hesennto. set my
hand and caused the seal of'the United States:to
be affixed. q
Don at tn. city of Washington, this tssen-
e tieth day of August, in the year Of. our
I'll Lord eae thousand eight hundred and
fifty.thfee, and OF the Independence of
OF the United States the seventy-eighth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
BY THE PRESIDENT:
VI. L. MARCY. SscrsfarT OF State.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
Squafter Meeting.

At meeting of the -Squatters on the Della
ware lands, held at the town of Leavenworth,
Kansas Territory, on monday February Goth
1855, Mr.. r. r. Rees in the chair ,.and James NJ.
Lyle, acting Secretary. the object of the meet
ing havingSbeen explained, by A. McAulay Esq,
the following resolution was on motion adopted,
viz:
ResolUed, That the second resolution passed at
the Delaware Squatter association, DeceRbel
2nd, 1854, giving to owners of claims until the
first of March, 1855, to settle upon and occupy
their claims, be SO far changed as to extend such
time to the first of June 1855.
On motion of Mr.. Tanner, the rule requiring
the association to meet every two weeks was
repealed.
adjourned.
r. r. REES, Chairman,
JAMES nj. LYLE Secretary
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
.4ttenxiOss S0ss1fters.

A public meeting of the settlers on Del
aware lands, will be held at Leavenworth
on Saturday 10th of March next, TO take
into cosideration the propriety and justice
Of extending the time to non-residents to
hold claims here till first of June next,
without occupying the claims. 1t is hoped
every Squatter will turn out on that day,
and attend the meetug.
MANY SQUATTERS.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
Head Quarters Of the Army, }
70 YoRK. December 10, 1854.

Col. Samuel Ceeper,.. "a. s-,...s;. ~ b,ut
Adj't General of The Army, shipgton, p. c.
observed thef following passages, in alton to
the murder of Lieut.. Giattan and comm sIsd, in
the repoftof tie Comm sioner of Indian Afai, $
Of the25th ut, as published in The papers of the
s The, Sioux belong. to bands in arnity with
due them under treaty stipulatioas; and the
sAlormons. should, under the provisions Of the
intercourse Act, have applied TO the agent, who
was ip the vicinity, for redress, and he could,
pnsersthe Law, have paid out of, the annnities M
for the property taken; but no otiosr OF tne
Military DeparkI1t Nss,sin my opinions aur
thorized 10 arresz S s The Indians Tor ths.of:
fence chaFgea agaipst hiua; : So - ~ III
-exszs. ~
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
IEae Census.

The census takers, in making their re-
turns, have noted the number from free and
slave States. 1t appears that Of the num-
ber of voters. according to the population
the ratio is greater from the free States
The reason is obvious. Those from the
slave States come with their families, and
are composed Of men, women, children. and
slaves, and constitute in the main, the act
ual bona fife residents OF the Territory
Those from the free States, are mostly DO
fers, who have no families, and but little to
Identify them with the country. Many,
doubtless most of these roters, have come
to the Territory, TO carry out the purposes
of those who sent them-to abolitionise
Kansas. For be ii remembered, the rep
resentationis based upon the Uoters and not
upon tine aggregate population. When the
mission of these voters are at end, they will
be taken with a leaving, particularly if they
fail in their object.
Below we give the returns OF the Sd Dis
trict, as furnished the Westport News by
the census taber. This District, says that
PAPER, ''may be regarded as an index Of
the relative proportion of settlers from the
free and slave States, now living in South
ern Kansas. 1t will be seen that these re-
turns show population IRON the slave
States nearly half greater than from the
free States; uhite the number Of actual ''yo-
ters'' from the free States is third larger
than from the slave States" Thus it can
be seen what the character of the popula.
ton is from the North. Most of them are
here, without families or homes, and have
no intention Of becoming actual settlers
They are here first to make Kansas free
State, and for no other purpose.
Here are the returns from the Sd Dis
! Number Of population from U. S. 21e
slaves {
| foreigners - {
population from slaEeIStates 13;
&C ffAssSfatss Sf
voters, o.
=" voters from slave States Z 81
I r.,==-.5 IT, s. free So g
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
Adiutant Generals Office,

W WdsIIIlIsSLUiI, OCIUDtT IU.Il, IoJI. =
SIR-I enclose a communication from the Sec
retary of the Interior of the 11th instant, in re-
lation to trespasses on<the lands of the Delaware
Indians in the neighborhood of Fort Leayen-
worth; to the conduct of Maj. Maciin, Paymas-
ter, and Brevet Major Ogden, Assistant Quar-
termaster, in connection with those trespasses;
the employment of Soldiers, the use of Public
property, (tentso &c. &C., and to the removal of
intruders from tire Indian lands.
The Secretary of War directs. that you report
to this Office the facts of this case, as early as
practicable. -. 4n
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
-, S. COOPER. .4djatant GeneraI.
Capt. F. E. Hunt, 4th Artillery, Commanding
Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
For the Kansas Herald.
FORT LEAvENwoRTH, K. T., D
February Goth, 1855. (
Editors Kansas Herald:


A communication in the Missouri
Republican of the 18th of this month signed X.
induces me to send you for publication the en-
closed papers. 1st. A communication from Col
Cooper, Adj't General. to the Commanding Off
Ger of this Post, enclosing copy of letter from
Hon. R. McClelland. Secretary of the Interior.
2nd. The communication Of the Secretary of the
Interior containing Col. Mannypenny's charges
against officers at this post. 3rd. My own let
ter respecting these charges. 4th. A letter from
Gen. Scott to Secretary of War, respecting GER
tain charges made by Col. Mannypenny in his
official report against the officers of the Army.
9th. The letter of the Hon. Secretary of War to
the President, forwarding Gen. Scott's letter.
will only add by way Of explanation that |
was relieved in the command before Col. Coop
er's letter reached me, and that my successor
acted in the case, by requiring reports on the
subject from Majors Maclin, Ogden and myself,
which reports, as you will perceive, perfectly
satisfied the Secretary of War, of the want Of
truth in Col, Mannypenny's letter. The reduc-
ton of the reserve: as surveyed by my direction,
has received the sanction Of the President and
is now the Military reserve of this Post. Fur
ther comment on the communication of K, or
Col. Mahnypenny's letter. 1 deem superauous.
F. E. HUNT, Capt. 4th .4ft'y.>
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Occasions frequently a alise in or intercourse
with the Indians requiring the employment of
force, although the whites may be, and often are.
the aggressosse The 1ndian Bureau would be
sfleteat II, in such cases The Department had
the direct control Of means necessary to execute
lts 9wn 9, ders. a fsree better adapted to the
indlnn service e1an an now employed, cosid,
..E eeI.eseoi i e fsadIH organized. But careful
seperaIg .have more 1lauence upon the saw.
ages than bayoRets and gunpowdern
As the Officers Of the Army stationed ~ IN.
Indian country may be influenced by these state
Inenfs. comlng-fsom enc Whe-is suppossedhtes
be acquainted with tn. laws regulating the In.
tercourse with the Indian trlbesS The Gsnersfs
in Chief requests that the notice Of the Secre.
tary OF War may be called to the errors both OF
fact and of opinions which they contain
lst The Indian Agent was mot in the vicinf-
": ne being at the time OF the massacre eight
days Journey frTm Fort Laramie fsee report OF
MAJ; Wlnshlp) and coming from The south at
nearly right angles to the line of travel Of tts
emigrants who made the complaint -r-,4 -
2nd. AS to the anthoity of the officers Of tbs
Military Department. toArrese the Indians. the
proyiso to the 26-h section of the Act of 2Otk
June, 1894, makes it competent for tbs Presi-
dentto require any Military officer of he Uni
Ted States to execute the duties of Indian Agents,
ana the regulations for the Army made by tho
authority of the President, (per 80 edition ~
1S47) provides that s:whan there are no Indisn
Agents stationed in the vicinity of most IN.
commandant will consider himself as a,Itborifv
to act as Agent for Indian Affairs, &c. &c -
The Indian Agent does not reside at Fort Lar.
-amie or within six hundred miles of it, The
Commanding Officers have repeatedly called at
tention to this fact and requested that he might
be ordered to live at the Fort, but th. reoutYe.
ments of the law that 'severy Indian Agent shall
-eside and keep his agency within or near tbs-
Territory of the tribe for which he NAV be
agent" has not been enforced so far as tbs In-
dian tribes in the vicinity Of Fost Laramie are
concerned, and the duties of his Office wi b few
exceptions, in all that relates to Inter with
those Indians have fallen on. and been dischare-
ed by. the Commanding Officer of tha post. For
several years past the agent has been at Fort
Laramie not more than two weeks in the wear
coming up to distibute the annuities, and leay-
ing Immediately afterwards.
The Post OF Fort Laramie was established
pursuant to a special Act Of Congress for ths
protection of tn. emigrants to the West Of ths
Rocky Mountains
AS to the reflections which the report Of the
Commissioner casts on the service. the General
merely remarks that he Army, whilst having
TO bear the brunt of the consequences of the mis-.
mana cement of others. in Indian affairs has er-
er been the f.iend Of the red man and stood be-
tween him and the violence and extortions Of the
white. have the honor to be-
Very respe ctfully,
Your most ob'dt serv't
(Signed) IRWIN MCDOWELL.
H'd. Qrs., Dept. West, ST. Louis, Jan. l6, 1855.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
War Department.
WAsffrscroH Dec I6h 1871

HASifiSGiON, Dec. 10 n, 1884.
Sir:-I have the honor herewith to transmit,
copy OF letter this day received Fl ON the Com.
manding Gene al of the Army. calling attention
to staIement in the pubii.he report of the
Commissioners of Indian Aaff1i-s, in relation to
the murder of Lieut.. GTattan and his commanG:
which statement is considered an act OF ihjustics
TO the A; my, and misrep e,enta ion of The i'm.
portant facts in the case. All The reliable IN
formation received at This Department. confirms
the view taken by the Commanding Gene: al OF
the transaction; and it is charitable to suppose
that the assailmeht of the Commissioner was
the result of the lgno. ance incident to his want
Of any personal observation Of the matter Of
which h. reckiessly writes.
, In submitting this subject to your considers
tion also invite your attention TO the fac: that
the same report Of the Commissioner contains q
renewal of the accusation he elofo.e MADE bf
him against Offices stationed at Fort Leavea-
worth, which was the subject of inquiry, and
he result some time since laid before yosl. Ths
replies OF the Officers then communicated dis-
prove every material averment OF The ComHi5-
sioner In relation to hem, and it was to have
been hoped that moral conside. otlons would have
prevented him from publishing his grztuitous
accusations, even if he could not recognize tbs
impropriety of invading the limits OF distinct
Department OF your Administrator; and of a.
summing to Judge of matters which you had
thought proper to consign to the of another.
This indeiicacy was not confiled simply to Q
narrative OF events, but extended to radical
change in the Military system of the country;
proposing TO cont. ol the Indians BY the organi-
zation of new kind Of force. which, with more
assurance than would become veteran General,
he pronounces better adapted to the >efrice.
have deemed it dne to he Army, and TO the
Department of which have charge, to invita-
your special attention to tnis injustice and dis
courtesy and to ask Of your hand what may seem
to you proper in the case.
-esf-. Very resectfully. -s-
$3.50 Your obed't se-Y't,
(signed) JEFF. DAVIS. =.
-. Sec'y o. War;
Tn tha
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Sioux IsD1ASs.-An expedition o.. four
Regiments, consisting of about four thou
sand troops will start from Fort Leaven-
worth during the Spring, on an expedition
against the Sioux Indians. Gen. w. S
HARsEY, e. S. Army, will command the
military expedition. We. understand he
says he Will give months notice TO all In
dams. beyond Fort Laramie to leave the
country, and after that time, all he finds,
he will make an example of, by shooting
or hanging them. He is determined to ex-
terminate them from the country they NOW
occupy. l,.5...... tF,...ss.u
I1another column viii be found an Off
eial Correspondence, which stamps the
cilargestof Nanny ypenny against the Officers
atthe Fort with, lalsshood. We ask, the
especial attention Of our readers to this
correspondents. e-7ssgs anA
ss- tEss1sz --s l.s 80 sfI sTs Gsss 27Esc
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

CoNGREss.-Gen. Whitfield has sue
ceeded in getting several Bills passed. A
mong them an additional appropriation of
$25, 900 for Public Buildings in Kansas,
$4,000 for Library, and $4,000 for
Military roads, also some Post routes.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

During the last week or ten days, we
have had some very cold weather, the, ,tber-
mometer ranging from two to ten degrees
above zero. The river continues tulI of
floating ice. The weather is ne w modera-
ting, and we think the winter is now over,
and boats will soon be running this high.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

THREE BoATs SuNK.-The Steamers
Dresden. H. D. Bacon, and James Robb
were all sunk in the Mississippi River, a
short time since. They were in the St.
Louis and New Orleans trade, all bound
to New Orleans with heavy cargoes of pro-
duce. Boats and cargoes total loss.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

~W. S SWIMMER, General Newspaper
anu advertising Agent, No. ii, Second Street,
opposite the Post Office, St. Louis, Mo-, Is the
authorized agent for our paper.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Senator Atchison, of Mo. was at St.
Louis on the 22nd Feb.on his return
home to Platte County, to attend to impor-
tant private business
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

The. river at st. Joseph is blocked and wag-
gons and teams crossing on the ice.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
LEAVENWORTH,

In this paper the laws, resOIu-
tions and Treaties Of the U. 8,
are published by authority.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

- iisss, sRARE, rAkDs sRAcz.-- zahege
been shown single scene in New Play
now in progress. entitled .sThe Free State
Party, = whieh under the circamstan-
|ces, isofshe choicest serio-conico-ludicro
|liferatuxes We have 1ead in i long time.
The scene referred to. and nhich we hope
to obtain fDr our readers i 81 next Her.
|ald.) numbers III, in act II, and purports
to be conversation between his Excellen-
cy and '.0ld Lib'onihe return of.the CEN
|sus Of the Leayenwos.h District
Messrs Gould and Harrison, of Pitts
burg. have bought property in, Leaven-
worth. and are erecting house 10 feet
Eby24-. They intend to opeaa large whole-
saleing Hardware and agricultural estaL-
lishnent
Every day brings emigrants to our town,
some thirty or forty buildings are. now un-
der contract, and being erected. Fifty
frame housesyare to be shipped here by the
first Boat. Contracts have been made for
the manufacture of million of brick
this season. Men of capital are coming
IN and settling among US, who are prepar-
ing to build. The emigration here this
Spring will be very heavy. Every thing
denotes lively and active time ahead.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

-zFazz--SGAfRas RasPARrx.-Thiss s.is the
name now assumed by the abolitionisss at
Lawrence. They have oisanised secret
society, and anPointsd lecturers tosraverse
the Territory, and organise auxiliary so-
cieties. We may shOrtlyslook OUT for some
of these Abolition emisaries about here, to
initiate those oftheiE "lsith and liIl' 'ss6f ey-
cry shade and csler, into the mysteries of
their order. The object of this organiza-
ton is to make Kansas a free State, and
hence the leadersshaye given it the name
of the Free State Party. Abolitionists,
Free Soilers, and Free State men, are all
working tot the same end and for the same
purpose. They are united, and maybe con-
sidered now one and the same party, so far
as making this free State is concerned.
Should they succeed, then follows all the
appendages belonging to free State, that
is free niggers and .chite slaues.
Citizens of Kansas are you to be gulled'
and caught in the nieshes of this new or
ganization? Are you prepared to see this
fair Territory go into the hands of the Alb
olitionists? We know you are not. Then
be on your guard, and treat this Free
State Party as allies Of the Free-Soil and
Abolition party, who would embroil this
country in angry strife with Its neighbours.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

: Aad sel. ereas the said Convention has been
driy- ratified cn bothspasts, and the respective
ratIfications Of the same were exchanged at Lon
ann ot, shs twenty-<ixth ultimo, by JOSEPH T.
lfxsgssoIL. ESQ, Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipo.ei,,iay of he United Skates at the
.C,urt OF 81. James. AMI the Earl OF Ciaren-
don. Her Britannia Majesty's Principal SecTeta-
ny ID State for Foreign Affairs, on the part OF
thsir respective Governments hFg .sa5se<
Now. thssefoee, be it know, That /, PRANK
k.H jasEASE, p. sedaet Of the United states of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-08

ST Louis, August 1.-The steamer ST.
Mary arrived here from Fort Union, dis
tanoc OF two thousand two hundred and
fifty miles up the Missouri River. Yes
terday + NJ. she reports The river as be-
ing very low, and falling the whole dis
lance down. Navigation extremely d fl
cult, becoming almost impossible.
The Indians at many points exhibited
sgns of hostility. Some Government,
troops landed al Fort Pierre.
A motion for injunction TO stop the sale
Of tie ONO and Mississippi Railroad came
up IN the Court Of Common Pleas yesler.
day. Plaintiffs counsel read the bid
DEPENDENTS asked leave till his mornins
to examine papers and prepare for oppo-
silon, which was granted. The principal
points male in the petition are that the deed
OF Trust, executed in favor Of Page s.
Bacon. WAS iraudulen,lv obtained and the
president and directors OF the corp ratior
had no legal power to execute it,
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LOUISVILLE, August i.-Reurns Of the
Tennessee Election luc,uate, and The re.
suit OF the election is quite doubtful. -
From appearances to-day Johnson's chan
ees aie as good os Gtnlny's. Thomas
Rivers, h. ~, is chosen for Congress in
the loth district by 700 majority. Zoli-
Roller, Wing and X. N. is chosen in the
sth CHE Hermtage) district by an over
wheiin'ng majority. Latest returns. in
Guiding rs counties, make Geniry's E,
gain 1870. The election will be qui {
close whichever way i. goes.
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fINHE undersigned Is prepared and will contin-
4 ne ~ receive, until August 18th, proposal.
for the construction Of the Road. bed OF the first
Division oi the Keokuk, MI. Pleasant and Mas
ca,lne Railroad. Sud work TO consist of Clear
Ing, Grabbing Grading, aud Masonry
Plan, proties and specifications, may be seen
at The office Of the Eug,neer. IN Keokuk, after
August lst.
Sad wo;k vail BIO lei in specific Jobs, or by
Sections, or as whole, Is may be deemed hes,
for the interest of the company.
Contractors will state, in their proposals, The
time when they will be ready to begin the work
in the event Of It's being given TO them.
The company reserves the ight. al the letting
OF making such disposition OF the bids as ma,
be deemed best for its interests.
All proposals will be sealed.
J. X. HORNTSH
Gen. Agent <. Mt. r. and M X. r. Co.
The newspapers in Keokuk. Mt. Pleasant
Mascssir@ Aad Davenport, vii please copy and
charge 70 the fonpsny.
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7717-7-7--7-
Election in North Carolina

BALTIMORE, August 5.-Return. from
North Carolina indicate the cleo ion Of
Paine, OK n. Whig) in the first Congress.
sional district. The Washington Uuson
claims the election of Ruffin, Dem. in
the End. In the 9Th, Winslow, Dem. is
probably ELECTED. In The Al district,
Branch. { Dem. leads Shepard. TX. NJ
nearly 1900. In the 9th. Reade, OK. N !
5 majority in Guilford County,
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TIE CRoPs or TIE DEs MorsLs VAL.

TIE CaoPs OF TIE DEs MorSLs VAL
LEI We are led 70 believe from pretty
exten Eel personal observation will show
alarger average yield this season than ever
heretofore and the amount Of grain Of
oil kinds in the field is much greater than
in any previous season. The corn crops
look 6ner throughout the whole extent Of
the Valley than they ever d ore, and
it Is universally remarked that the quaint
y on the ground exceeds all precedent.
And the whe crop although somewha,
injured BY the ehinch before il was cut,
and in some loo alities damaged in the
shock by the rain. will nevertheless sho.
fair average yield; and Notwithstanding
occasional complaints on these grounds
we think all will concur that there never
has been SO bountiful supply Of grain in
the Des Mones Valley as We shall have
this fall