The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-03-13

Mammoth scheme Of Land Grabbin /.
The Kansas correspondents speak of an
extensive fraud concocted by the border ruff
fans for monopoliring the immense reserves
Of Indian lands in that Territory. The
scheme as developed in their letters is as fol-
lows:
"The Indians, as stated in recen, letter,
have finished their selections. At the same
time the surveys are not yet approved, or If
approved no knowledge Of the fact has been
publicly communicated to this quarter. The
Indians are allowed, by terms Of the treaty,
until the close of the ninety days, to COM
plete their selections. The time originally
intended has already been overstepped. The
Indian Agent, knowing whore these selections
have been made, has taken the maps to lnde-
pendcnce, Westport, and Kansas City, Mo-
All the land the Indians have not taken has
been pointed ont TO them. Organisations
have been formed. Those who have been
IN the habi, Of invading the Territory com-
prise these companies. The whole Of these
Shawnee lands have thus been divided among
them, by arrangement among themselves
The land thus apportioned out has been d.
vidod among upward Of twenty five hundred
80 on one quarter section. The most care
ful steps are being taken to perfect and car
~ out this wicked plot. As We, no actual To-
cation on the land has been made. The
claims have not even been marked but in
lev instances. Bona 6de settlement is con-
tsmplated by very few Of them. The steps
they viii take in the great majority Of cases,
viii be fraud on pre- emption. The claims
wiii be marked, or q small shanty built, and
the parties who mean to hold this valuable
tract, thus will be on the watch TO guard it,
and will be listed as voters for the Constitu-
t.onsl Convention. II 10 q deeply planned
aud long contemplated scheme. The author
ities are playing into their hands. now
feel more certain than ever that Mr.. Gay, the
shawnee Agent, was murdered last summer
Ia contemplation of this event His blood
cries out from the ground against the fraud.
have endeayored to ascertain, by visiting
the Land O1lce for the last two DAYS, when
The surveys would be approved. Nothing
can be learned here. Ii remains with the
department at Washington. | fear that the
communication will first be made to parties
In Missouri. am inclined to think that the
approval has been made, or will be made
Immediately"
All these land pirates from Missouri are
thus enlisted and paid by the Agents Of the
Government to be in Kansas on the frs, of
April TO be enrolled as citizens and voters by
the census takers Of the Bogus Legislature.
And they will make it convenien, to go over
again when the election comes of, to vote in
favor Of making Kansas Slave State
Thus every thing coneurs to prove the con-
sivance of the administration and it's agents
IN al these frauds upon the people of Kansas,
and in their reckless schemes for making
that Slave State. With all these inauen.
ces and interests combined in Kansas, and
With all the immense power Of the Execu-
tive, Judicial, and Legislative departments
q the General Government in active opera
hon to the same end, how 10 Kansas TO be
preserved from the doom Of Slavery?