Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

/ caaao< for Moment suppose YOU wish 20
nosics. and the only mstter TO which can
;ndrs that your general afIusions can apply
1. "a allegation that in October, 1851, with
others procured claims to be marked upon
me Kansas Haif-Br Reservations. In
reply, have only 10 say. that as stated It Is
untrue. In October, 1854. several gentl-mrn
including myself, hsppsned to be at the house
of Mr.. Ellison, in port on OF the Territory
with which we were. entirely uHacquainted
and had never seen before. Being Informed
that desirable claims were 10 be had IN the
vincinity upon lands open to presumption, VIC
reouested that he would mark them out Tor
us. and knowing that the Kansas llalf-Breed
lands were in the vicinity, but utterly igno-
rant Of their lines, we requested HIM care.
fully TO avoid entering upon them, as we had
no desire to trespass upon these reservations,
and knew perfectly well that the marking OF
claim upon an existing reservation would
be utterly fruitlcss and negatory, resulting
in the loss of our labor without the least
chance of bcntft.
Mr.. Ellison protested to know the lines,
and assured us he would avoid these reserves
we left before the claims were marked,
aud have never seen them since, nor do l
now know where they were made. | do not
believe that Messers. Ellison and kranmer
made them upon these rcserv.ti tons, or II
thew did 1t 10 a mistake of the lines. Find
ing thatwe could not personally occupy them.
and that without occupancy we could notac
quire title TO them, we abandoned all idea OF
them, and have never looked after them from
the day they were made.
That endeavofed to retain this claim, and
advised an intruder to leave it, is untrue.
With IF
the gentlemen whom Mr.. Clark encouraged
to 90 on these lands. ascertaned that he
was upon section for which we had con-
tracted, and informed him that he could
not possibly secure any title there-that if
| the contracts were confirmed by the Presi-
dent, we coould not allow settlers to remain
there; he then inquired if he could not also
contract for tract, and stated to him that
| there was one of the reserves who had for
| some time been Offering to sell his sections
at 81 per acre, and if the President approved
our contracts, he could without doubt pur
chase that section.
| This conversation was, think, in the month
of February last, and so far from attempting
to induce the gentleman to leave my cl i'm or
take another for himself, distinctly inform
cd him that it was impossible for any man
| W acquires ny Settlcueut w hioeupeiou, any
interest or title to any of these reservations.
| Most of the statements have made in this
communication are clearly proven by the de-
positions and papers now before the Presi-
dent. Those which are not, and particularly
my statement in regard to the matters chars-
ed in the letter of G. w. Clark, can estab-
fish beyond all cavil by the testimony OF
most uncxoeptionable witnesses, if nccessa-
ry.
cannot conclude in this letter without
again urging upon yourself and the Presi-
dent, rs matter of the simplest justice, de-
mandable by the hum lest man in the COM
munity, that should be informed Of the par
ticular act to which exception is taken, and
the particular aspect in which it is CONSIDER
ed cu!pable, and if any law or regulation is
violated, what that law or regulation is. |
cannot suppose that the President has any
desire to avoid rule go necessary to q cor
rect and conscientious discharge Of his own
duty, and so Indispensable to the exculpa-
ton even of tho most innocent man, and the
absence of which, above all things, is calcu-
lated to bring the innocent and the guilty in
to the same category; and therefore ask it
in the fullest confidence that it will not be
| denied.
lam, very respectfully, your ob't servant.
A. II. FEEDER.
Governor of the Territory Of Kansas.