The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-14


agreed to be likewise so applied, together
with the sum to be paid BY the Missiona-
" Society of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church South, as hereinafter provided,
being deemed by the Shawnees as suf-
fcient for the present, for such purposes.
Seven hundred Thousand dollars to be
paid in seven equal annual instalments,
during the month Of October of each year,
commencing with the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty -four-and the res
idue of eighty-nine thousand dollars, to
be paid within the same month of the
year after the termination Of that pc
Rod.
ART. 4. Those of the Shawnees, who
may elect to live in common, shall here
after be permitted, if they so desire, to
make seperate selections within bounds
ofthe tract which may have been assigned
to them in common. and such selections
shall be made, in all respects, in conform
ity with the rules herein provided to gov
ern those who shall, in the first instance,
make separate selections.
Art. 5. The lands heretofore de-
scribed, lying between the Missouri State
line and the parallel line thirty miles
west of it, as sooRa after the ratification of
| this instrument as can conveniently be
done, shall be surveyed in the same man.
ner as the public lands of the United
States are surveyed, the expenses thereof
to be borne by the United States and the
| Shawnees in due proportion; and no tc!ite
persons or citizens shuH be permitted to
| make locations or settlements t0ithin said
limits, until after all the lands shall haze
been Surveyed, and the Shai0nees shall hare
made their selections and locations, and the
President shall haze set apart the surplus
| ART. 6. The grants of lands above made
to Missionary Societies and churches shall
be subject to these conditions. The grant
to the Missionary Society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, at the In
dian Manual Labor School, shall be con-
| irmed to said Society, or to such person
or persons as may be designated by it by
patent from the President of the United
States, npon the allowance to the Shaw
nees, by said Society, of ten thousand dol
! Jars, to be applied to the education OF
their,youth, which it has agreed to make.
The grants for the Schools established by
the Baptists and Friends, shall be held
by their respective Boards of Missions, so
long as those schools shall be kept by
them-when no longer used for such pur-
pose by said Boards, the lands, with the
Improvements, shall, under the direction
of the President, be sold at public sale to
the highest bidder, upon such terms as he
may prescribe, the proceeds to be applied
| by the Shawnees to such beneficial and
| charitable purposes as they may wish
Provided. That the Improvements shall
be valued, and the valuation deducted
from the proceeds of sale, and returned to
said Boards respectively.
ART. Z. Inasmuch as Joseph Parks and
Black Honf, who have in times past ren-
dered important service to the Shawnee
nation, would not, by reason of the small
number of persons in their families, be en-
titled, under the provisions of Article 2nd,
to quantity of land equal to that which
will generally be received by the other
members ofthe tribe, it is agreed, at the
request of the Shawnees, that Joseph
Parks, in lieu of the lands which he would
have a right to select under the provi-
sions of Article 2nd, shall have quantity
of land equal to two sections, or twelve
hundred and eighty acres, to include his
present residence and improvement; and
Black Hoof, in lieu of that which he
would have right to select as aforesaid,
shall have aquantity of land equal to one
section or six hundred and forty acres, to
include his present residence and i'm
provement, and they shall make select.
ion of the land hereby granted to them
In the same manner and subject to the
, same limitations, as are prescribed in Ar.
ticle End, for such as shall make separate
selections, IN severalty, under the provi-
sions thereof.
ART. 8 Such of the Shawnees as are
!, competent to manage their affairs, shall
receive their portion of the aforemention.
ed annual instalments in money. But
the portions of such as shall be found
: incompetent to manage their affairs
whether from drunkenness, depravity, o.
, other cause, shall be disposed of by th'
President, in that manner deemed by him
best calculated to promote their interests
, and the comfort of their families tn,
Shawnee Council being first consulted
J with respect to such persons, whom it il
j expected they viii designate to thei
agent. The portions of their orphan
, children shall be appropriated by tn,
President in the manner deemed by hin
J best for their interest.
; ACT. 8. Congress may hereafter provide
for the issuing, to such of the Shawnee
as may make seperate selections, patent
for the same; with such guards and re
} strictlons as may seem advisable 70
, their protection therein.
i ART. 10. No portion of the none,
; stipulated by this instrument to be PAID
to the Shawnees, shall be taken BY tn,
; Government of the United States, BY il
agent or otherwise, to pay debts con
) tracted by the Shawnees, as private indi,
viduals; uorany part thereoffor the pay
ment of national debts or obligations con
tracted by the Shawnee Chiefs or Council
provided, that this article shall not be cen
: strued to prohibit the council from settin;
: apart portion of any annual payment
| for purposes strictly national in their char
f acter, and for the payment of national an
I tribal debts, first to be approved by th
: President.
ART. II. It being represented ths
| many of the Shawnees have sustaine,
damage in the loss and destruction q
!, their crops, stocks, and other property
D and otherwise, by reason ofthe great en-
: igration which has, for several years, pass
: ed through their county, and of othe
causes, in violation, As they allege, G
l guarantees made for their protection b
! the United States; it Is agreed that ther
j shall be paid, in consideration thereof. {
the Shawnees. the sum of twenty-seve
thousand dollars. which shall be take
j and considered in full satisfaction nc
5 only of such claim, bus of sll others @
, what kind soever, and in release of all de
> mands and stipulations arising under fol
, msr treaties. with the exception of th
perpetual annuities, amounting to thre