The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-01
Treaty with the wyandots.


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Treaty with the wyandots.
We gave last winter synopsis of a
proposed treaty between the United
States and tie Wyandot Indians. Below
will be found the several Articles at
length, as negotiated between Geo. w.
Manypenny. as commissioner on the part
of the United States, and the following
named chiefs and delegates of the Wv
ndottribe of Indians, viz: Tan-roo-mee.
Mathew Mudeater, John Hicks, SiIas
Armstrong, George J. Clark, aud Joel
Walker, they being thereto duly author
lied by said tribe, and subsequently, no.
| titled by the United States Senate, on the
Goth of February last, and sanctioned by
the President, as appears by his official
Proclamation, on the 1st day of March,
1855.
ART. The Wyandot Indians having
become sufficiently advanced in civiliza-
ton, and being DESTROYS of becoming cit
izens. it is hereby agreed and stipulated,
that their organization, aud their rela-
tons with the United States, as an Indian
tribe, shall be dissolved AMI terminated,
on the ratification of this agreement; ex-
cept so far as the further and temporary
continuance of the same may be Becessa-
ry in The execution of some of the stipula-
tons herein; and from and after the date
of such ratification, the said Wyandot
Indians, and each and all of them, except
as hereinafter provided, shall be deemed,
and are hereby declared, to be citizens
of the United States, to all intents and
purposes; and shall be entitled to all the
rights, privileges, and immunities of such
citizeBs; and shall in all respects be sub
lect to the laws of the United States, and
of the Territory of Kansas, in the same
manner as other citizens of said Territory;
and the jurisdiction of the United States
aud of said Territory, shall be extended
over the Wyandot country, in the same
manner as over other parts OF said Terri
tory. But such of the said Indians as
may SO desire and make application ac-
cordingiy, to the commissioners herein
after provided for, shall be exempt from
tie immediate operation OF the preceding
provisions, extending citizenship to the
| Wyandot Indians, and shall have con
tinued to them the assistance and protec
ton of the United States, and an Indian
agent in their vicinity, for such limited
period or periods of time, according to
the circumstances of the case, as shall be
i determined by the Commissioner of In-
dian Affairs; and upon the expiration ol
such period or periods, the said exemp-
ton, protection, and assistance, shall
cease; and said persons shall then, also,
become citizens of the United States,
with all the rights and privileges, and
subject TO the Obligations, above stated
and defined.
ART. 2. The Wyandot nation hereby
ceae and relinquish to the United States
all their right, title. and interest in and
to the tract OF country situate in the fork
of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, which
| was purchased by them of the Delaware
Indians, by an agreementdaled the four
teenth day of December. one thousand
eight hundred aud forty three, and sane
toned by joint resolution of Congress
approved July twenty fifth, one thousand
eight hundred and forty eight. the object
of which cession Is, tha: the said lands
shall be subdivided, assigned, and recon
yeyed, By patent, in fee simple, in the
manner hereinafter provided Tor, to the
individuals and members of the Wyan-
! dot nation, in severally; except as fol-
lows, viz: The portion now iilclosed and
used as a, public burying ground, shall
be permanently reserved and appropria-
ted for that purpose; two acres to include
the church building of the methodist
| Episcopal Church, and the present bury
ing ground connected Herewith, are
hereby reserved, granted, and conveyed
to said church. -Four acres, at and ad
joing the Wyandot ferry, across and near
the mouth of the Kansas river, shall also
be reserved, aud together with the rights
of the Wyandots in said ferry shall be
sold to the highest bidder. among the
I Wyandot people. and the proceeds ofsale
paid over TO the Wyandots. On the pay
ment of the purchase money in full, a
good and sufficient lille to be secured
and conveyed 10 the purchaser, by paten:
from the United States.
ART. 3. As soon as practicable after
the ratification of this agreement, the u.
States shall cause the lands ceded in the
preceding article, to be surveyed into
sections. halt and quarter sections, tc
, correspond with the public suryeysin the
Territory of Kansas; and three commits
i sioners shall be appointed-one by .he
United States, and Two by the Wyandol
couneil--whose duty it shall be to cause
any additional SURVEYS to be made thai
E may be necessary, and tomake fair and
, just division and distribution of the said
lands among all the individuals and mem
bers of the Wyandot tribe: so that thosC
assigned 10 OF for each shall, as nearly
as possible, be equal in quantity. aud al
so n value, irrespective of the improve
. ments thereon: aud The division aud as
siigunen. Of the lands shall be 50 made q:
j to include the houses, and, as far as prac
, ticable, the other Improvements, of eacl
person or family; being as regular anc
compact form as possible; aud include
those for each separate family altogether
, The judgment and decision OF said com
!, nissioners, on all questions eonnectes
With the division and assignmensiof san
lands, shall be final.
On the completion Of the division ans
assignment of the lands, as aforesaid sait
, commissioners shall cause plat ant
: schedule to be made. showing the lands
assigned to each family oriadividual. am
: the quantity thereof. They shall ais