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sufheient 10 show their character and of the pre-
vious action of the department; and should Gov.
| Reeders view hereafter prevail, there would be
still another consideration to be met-which is,
what claim would all previous applicants, who
have been denied the right TO purchase, or those
who have purchased, have upon the government
before the department, Court Of Claims, Con-
gress, for remuneration for damagesi
! Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CHARLES l.. MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
| Hon. *. McCLELLAND,
! Secretary of the Interior.
| Secretary of The Interior 10 Governor Reeder
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, August 2, 1855.
: SIR: / am instructed by the President to inform
| you that, after full consideration of your argu-
ment presented to him, and a review Of his former
decision, he declines TO approve the contracts of
sale to S. w. Johnston and others, executed by
certain half-breeds, for several reservations made
4 by article six of the treaty with the Kansas Ma
ton of Indians, of June Sd, 1855, submitted by
| you, on behalf of the purchasers, for his sane
| ton.
To put you in possession of the reasons Of the
Executive for withholding his approval, copy of
| the report of the Acting Commissioner of Indian
| Affairs of the 3d. and the communication of the
/ department to the President of the 26th ultmo,
/ are herewith transmitted
i
II. MoCLELLAND, Secretary
| His Excelency A. H. REEpER,
Governor Of the Territory of Kansas.
| .fctiag Secretary Of STATE TO Governor Reedsr.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
| Washington, July %, 1855.
| SIR: Your communication of the goth of June
has boen received and submitted to the President.
In reply, he directs me to say, that after due
consideration of the explanations which you offer
| in regard to your purchase of Kansas half-breed
| lands, and the facts in the case as reported to
| him. and communicated to you by the Depart
ment of the Interior, he finds nothing in those
| plantations to remove the impressions which he
| had previously entertained of the character of
| these transactions.
| he directs me further to say, that your commu-
ncation is not less unsatisfactory in what it alto
| gether omits to explain. The letter addressed to
you by this Department. on the 18th ultino, dis
tinctly mentioned other grave matters of accuse
| ton of the same class. You assume that when
circumstances exist, in the conduct of public
officer, which require the question of his dismissal
from Office to be considered, it is the duty of the
Executive to make formal specifications of charge;
and upon this erroneous presumption you with
| hold explanation in regard to the matters alluded
/ to, although they were peculiarly within your
| own knowledge; and you could not but be well
aware that some of them, more especially the UNI
| dertakng of sundry persons, yourself included, to
| lay out new cities military or other reserva-
| tons, in the Territory of Kansas, were undergo
| ing official investigation within that Territory.
The incompleteness of that investigation, at that
| time, prevented its being spoken of explicitly by
this Department; but it was taken for granted
| that you would have cheerfully volunteered ex-
| plantations upon this subject, far you were
| concerned, more particularly you had sum-
moned the Legislative Assembly of the Territory
to meet at one of the places referred to, denomi-
mated in your official proclamation "Pawnee
| City,"
| ] have, therefore, by the direction of the presi-
i dent to notify you that your functions and au-
/ thority as Governor of the Territory of Kansas,
| are hereby terminated
| / am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
| WILLIAM HUNTER,
Acting Secretary Of State
| ANDREW H. REEpER, ESQ.,,
Governor of the Territory of Kansas.
articles Of association Of Proprietors Of Parcnee
| City" and explanatory note Of same.
| contribution OF THE pAwNEE ASSOCIATION.
| The following Constitution of the Pawnee AS
ISOLATION, having been adopted by two-thirds
vote lin accordance with the provisions of for
i mer consttption) at two consecutive meetings Of
the said association, is published for the inormas
| tion and guidance of the stockholders:
| Whereas the following manned persons, viz: w.
X. Montgomery, w. A. Hammond, c. S. Lowell,
Ed. Johnson, N. Lyon, Alden Sargent II. Rich,
i vi. Il *, IL. II.
ter, E. A. Ogden, w. S. Murphy, NJ Mills, f.
MGR. Hudson, Robt. Wilson, J. N. Dyer, r.. C.
| Miller, Jas. Simons, A. III Reeder, A. J. Isaacs,
b. Donaldson, Rush Elmore, S. W. Johnson,
and ID. II. Vnton, having associated themselves
| together for the purpose of occupying tract of
| land on the Kansas river, about mile below
Fort Riley, in Kansas Territory, as a town site
| said town to be called Pawnee-do hereby agree
/ to the following constitution for the government
of the association, and for the better security of
the rights and privileges of the respective MEM
| bers:
ARTICLE /.
This association shall be known by the name
Of the Pawnee Association.
ARTICLE H.
SEC. |. The officers of the association shall
consist Of board Of trustees composed Of five
members, lone of whom shall act as president
| and another as secretary of treasurer, and
| recording secretary of the proceedings of the
| association.
| SEc. 2. The president Of the board Of true
tees shall be er-o6icio president of the associa-
| ton, and shall preside at all meetings Of the
same when present thereat In case Of his
| absence presiding officer may be elected for
| the occasion.
SEC. 3. The board of trustees is iuvested
with the administration Of all business con. !
nected with the ASSOCIATION, and their action
shall be final and conclusive unless overruled
| within the space Of thirty days by twothirds
vote of the whole number OF shares
SEC. 4. The board of trustees shall take
measures TO secure the title to the town site az
located and surveyed by A. A. Grain, and AZ
shown by his plat thereof Of November IL
1854.
SEC. ). 0ne-6fth Of the town property
the association IL hprebv nlaced IN Tho band
Of the trustees, TO be sold 10y them OF privst
or public sale las they may determinel forth
individual or collective benefit Of the stocl
holders and they shall at as early day
practicable select the said one-6fh, and divid
the remainder equitably among thestockholdel
as hereinafter mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. /. The number Of shares Of the tow
property Of the association shall be two hu
dred and sixty, subject to the deduction me