New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-17

gre chic in The vicinity Of .hs Cll-forn, and Santa
I g roads.
The ShaWDee Indiso. are sot allowed TO di pose
Of the lands They have ,u selected for eight years.
Several of the mot Influential Of them ho ~svor,
have gone 10 Washington 10 secure the privileges
of nted States ctze- ship for tie members OF ihe
tribe. Should they succeed in tn s. prospective
titles, or bonds for deed, will likely be granted ~
them 10 purchasers il DaDy cases.
Beside the Indian selections aud the squister
claiUs alluded 10. learn that FIVE Wyantot hsst''
each holding Gao acres have been located near
! i-hs Inoian Hotel. and lying close 10 the CaLCr-
Ma road. These, / presume, have been laid oy
spectators, without regard to political intrigues
Some consider it doubtful whether they will hold
Tie cues ION is merely whether the reserve, alter
the Indians have made their selections, Is unoccu'
pied lands. ,...-
Beside the "shawnee Association .quatters
there are some other sguatters from Missouri com
ing on. These are all Pro-slavery men, though
probsbly belo rii 10 the class who are liable 10 be
couyerted Either because they could not be
trusted, or because they were not 10 favor, they
had no ,hare in the "aWlcable distribution. They
consider, very sensby, that they were not bound
by it. decisions. They have come on some Of them
with families. 4 Shawnee named King has been
shaving these claims at s. and so claim. They
have already got in trouble with the Association -
locaters. There has been sweet time among them
have been brandlshed and have been told, in some
casts used; but have neither had the privilege Of
seeing fight nor have heard Of any one killed or
seriously burt. The designs of the - Association y
seem 10 have been based chiefly on supposed :" Abo
liuOn interiereuces and there does not appear to
have been sufficient provision for general action in
the case Of such intcrlopers.
The ambiguous language Of the Shawnee treaty
seems to render il doubtful when these lands sill
be open for strictly legal settlement. II is cur
renty ,ated by the squattets themselves that they
will be open on the -lb Of March. Ny impression
il that they viii be open when the President,
through the Department, sets apart the surplus.
This btleye, will be done soon. The treaty in
enc place says that il shall not be until ninety days
after he approval Of the surveys but the period OF
time WREN all this was t. have been done expired
some time ago Beside. the Indians have already
II s1e their selections. They will Il there to those.
Their location on lands selected was all tina; was
to be dreaded. A. soon the surveys are ap-
proved, which | suspect will be the -.h Of
March, tlese lands will be as much open to settle
nent as were the Della ware ceded lands
The WestpUrt paper, tie editor Of which is per-
fec ly cogDizant of what is nov going on, attempts
to throw dust in the eyes Of emigrants in an article
from which quote:
"TbeIe is CREST anxiety to know when the Shawnee
lsnds Will be open to settlement ard Te have ahmed
the Treaty beween the Shs aud the Uni ed aes
10 find out The follow ing is tract fro n Article
I'd Of tie treaty:
"The Aforesaid assignments and selections Of lands IN the
tr'c Hg bewe the Missouri state ne aud the sal parallel
shall made within ninety days after the approval 81 the
survey ssd trsc; there be ndi dua recognized
entitled 10 lanes therein under the provisions Of
hs article who sh have not selected OF hsd selected ioi them
within said ninety heir proper share OF snds the Shawnee
after the expiration Of such ninety days maize
selection OF land. for them in the manner and subject 10
the esncto Heretofore provided for minor orphan
chuIen nber Of family and fol income ent persons
"The Shsvnees have three months after the Sur
General has dpDTOred the survey OF tee reserve
in which TO make their selections Ddiing that time
if white make claim be violates the trea y,
and it is liable to be tasen from him BY auy Izwnee
who may select il az part OF his labos Ine survey
General is under orders from Mauypenny no. to give
his approval until the first of MaIcb. Ii may not 0e
done ben SO that 1t Is reasonable to conclude that
DO settlement will be made on the Shawnee lands until
about the first Of June-ninety cays from the first OF
MeIch.
ave here inert article 5 of the Treaty
"AETcLE s. The land. heretofore described lying between
the Missouri State lne and the paise lie thirty mules west oil
ieuty done shall be surveyed Ia the toe
thereof to be borne BY Uued states in
proportions AID 10 white person or citizen sh. be permit
ted make location, settlements within said limits, until
all lands ,hs been surveyed and the shswnees
,bs made their selections and locations and the Ps
deut shall have set apart the surplus
This is intended to deter bona fde emigrants eut-
side of the Association from going Oh it, There Is
a great deal of talk that the Shawnee Agent will
take dragoons, aid clear the Reserve, next month.
Meanwhile, this squattng is gong on at the fearful
rate have indicated. The paper have quoted
from adds:
"Thus, every thing relating TO these valuable and
IteiostUg lads il IN doubt We hear that there
are numbers Of Aboiionis's in Lawrence aud the
surrounding country waiting 10 90 tue Reserve 10 the
Spring. We imagine mfy n.H hare 10 rat Rather
long,.
There s great deal of ironical meaning in the
1 no ri ~ nj
by the closing mOrsel:
'".When The AboiIonists get the Shawnee Reserve
they will have 70 fight for it,"