Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-22

III
g A very intelligent lEashingto1 correspon-
dent Of the Peopless Press, atLima. Allen
county, gives the world sons interesting
items in relation to the rascality now being
carried on against the rights of the .Uelar,
ware Indians. BY the treaty with them, the
Government expressly agreed that certain
tract Of their land should be sod for their
express benefit, they to receive the entire pro-
;ceeds. WE caIl The attention of the people
of Ohio to the following facts, which are re-
cited in the Washington letter above refer
red to-, v44st44 IL 4frs5.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the passage of7the Ne
braska bill, persons from Missouri began to
cross the river, and to make claims upon the
lands coded in trust by the Delawares. Pub
lie attention being drawn to the fact, the At
torney General decided all such claims in
valid-that the lands were not subject to
pre- emption, but must be held in trust, BY
the Government, and disposed Of for the ben
eft of the Delawares, in the manner pointed
out by the Treaty. 1879 sag
And SO the matter rested. Claims thus ia.
ken were abandoned, but shortly afterward,
a certain Captain, and q Quartermaster at
Fort Leavenworth, on areserve adjoining the
Delaware Lands went down the river to a
point on the Delaware Lands, held in trust
by, the Government, laid out the city of
Leavenworth, and advertised sale Of the
lots. They were demonstrated with in re-
gard to the matter, but persey red and held
their sale, when to the establishment of most
persons honestly, disposed, Gov. Reeder at
tended the sale, and bid Of. several Of the
lots. pI fa IS
The Governor could not fail to, know that
all this ,cds IN uioldtion Of. l1U.-- He cat
ried with him the Attorney Generals, deci-
sion into the Territory, and ought to have af-
fordcd better example.
Now, as to the effects. The Delaware
country is, oyerrun with squatter claims
Public officers have been threatened, if any
steps were taken to dispossess them, with
vengeance. Town sites have been laid out.
and nearly all the lands which were to be ex.
posed to a free sale for the baneft of the
Delawares are overrun with lawless band
Of men, who claim to override the solemn
treaty Of the Government oy the bowie. knife
and revolver. These men plead the example
Of the military and Of Gov. Reeder for their
course. They say they were content to hang
off until the military and civil officers mani
tested disposition to set the laws at defiance.
and then they were not required to hold off
longer. Their argum mt Is good one. but
u better one for the sake of justics and right,
would be the stubborn virtues Of . Jackson
ian Administration for Just one month.
state it as my deliberate opinion, that
these .facts haze been ,kaOwn b. the Prcsi-
dent and Secretary Of War for some tuo
months; yet no action il had.a.~On the con-
tra,y,a bill has been introduced into the
House to legaiize, BY lac Of Congress,
these violations OF our National faith. And
| expect most confidently that the bill will
pass, md the article of our treaty with the
Deliwares be practically annulled. Wy
And this violation Of treat faith, this out
rage. has settled the character Of Kansas
With these lands, tho most valuable in the
Territory, in the hands of the Aissourians, it
is we'll known that Kansas must and vii, be
slave State. a,.s,.... g,.,,..s--s
gave you last week the manner Of the
Kansas election, az the first chapter Of incl
dents in the new doctrine Of Squatter sover-
eighty. Do you think the fore going fitting
second chapter?'' 80