The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-09
For pss Herald Of Freedom.
New York India Lands.
WAsHINaroN, March 22as1s59.

For t4s Rerald Of Freedom.
New York Indian Lands.
WASHINGTON, aarch 22as1s5s.
Ed. Herald OF FRszDoM-DEAR SIR :
Noticing, in your,papS ofthe 18th inst,
a few remarks in refee to the course
pursued by Senators King and Seward,
upon the bill opening the "New York
Indian Lands" for se,sgement, herewith |
lnclose you the GlOJs,fcontaining copy
of their remarks, as WI as those of Sem
ator Green. Please are them an inser- |
tion in your widely circulated paper, if |
possible, and let the people of Kansas
judge for themselves,yas to the extent and
reality of Seward & Co.'S regard for their
interests. The fact ismads patent by this
discussion, that nothGig is desired by the
ultras in reference Y Kansas, except to
keep her bleeding" kntil 1860. And in
this, are they not find lg active co-workers
in the persons of CdS,way, Lane & Co.?
Arc the masses of ops Territory disposed
to permit their higheS specunisry interests
to be sacrificed upoS The altar raised by
these political agitatCra? Is Kansas ever
to be kept as the ar2na of strife, rapine
and bloodshed, merely to furnish capital
for an outside party of greedy cormorants ?
1t may be sport to a few, but to the la
boring, hardy, honest pioneer, it is death.
Is it not time that the people of Kansas
should take the matter into their own
hands, organize party independent and
above the dictation of all who, no matter
what flag they may hoist, contemning and
despising all law, seek only to keep up
and continue agitation, that they may,
perchance, gain little notoriety or POSI-
ton thereby? But l notice the good
work has already commenced there; the
cloud which, now seen in the distant hor-
izon, appears no larger than a mans
hand, will soon have o'ershadowed the
entire Territory, bringing with it, and dis
pensing to all the genial influences ever
attendant upon an observance of law and
order and due regard for the rights and
opinions of each other. Yours, &c,
RS. STEVENS.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. I move to take up
bill Is. No. 3S9) providing for the allot-
ment of lands to certain New York In
dians, and for other purposes, in order to
concur in the amendment of the House
of Representatives.
The motion was agreed to and the
Senate proceeded to consider the amend
ment of the House, which was, to strike
out all after the word "Indian" in the
sixth line, to the end of the bill, and in
sert new provisions, SO as to make the bill
read:
"That the President be, and he is here
by directed, as soon as practicable, to
cause three hundred and twenty acres, or
one half section OF land, to be set apart
and allotted to each individual Indian
iOho removed under the provisions OF
treaty hereinafter referred to, and to their
children, in the tract of land set apart
for the use of the New York Indians by
the treaty of January Is, 1888, made and
concluded at Buffalo Creek, in the State
of New York, and the treaty made al
the same place on the Goth day of May
1912; said lands to be selected within
said reserve in Kansas Territory, in con.
formity to the legal subdivisions of the
public surveys, and so as to include the
Improvements Gf any there beg of each
Indian, and patents for the same shall be
issued to each individual Indian adult, Of
to heads of families for themselves and
their minor children, they to locate aiei,
lands ,0ithin the space of one gear from, tn
passage of this Act; and when the locs
ton shall have been thus made and allot
ted, and after the expiration of said year
the remainder Of the reserve shall be con.
sidered a part of the public lands, anC
shall be subject to settlement and entr,
as other lands belonging to the United
States; and no settlements, other than b!
Indians above referred to, shall be made Oh
said reserve for the space Of one year from
and after the passage Of this Act, unless tn,
selections can sooner be made. All set
Elements heretofore made on said reserv
J shall be recognized from the date Of sal,
settlement, and entitled to pre- emptior
the same as if the said lands had beef
Government lands and subject to settle
ment PROVIDED, That the Indians name
shall haze precedence over any other settle
, where the same may come in conflict
After paying all the moneys necessary 70
carrying out the provisions of this Ac
the remainder of all moneys accruin
from sales by pre-emption, private entr,
or otherwise, of any lands within th
, tract and reserve above named, shall I
paid into the Treasury of the Unite
States, and kept as q separate and distin,
fund, and held subject to any future &C
2 of Congress in relation to said New Yor
|, Indians, or to the provisions of any treat
made, or hereafter to be made, with sal
Indians, or any of them, in referen,
: thereto. The district courts Of Il
i United States for the Territories Of Kal
o sas and Nebraska, shall severally herea
ter, for the purpose of enforcing the A
of june 80, 1884, have the same juri
diction as was conferred by the twenty
a fourth section of the intercourse Act u
on the United States courts of the Sta
. of Missouri; and that so much of Il
L twenty-fourth section of the Act Of Jul
d 80, 1884, known as the intercourse A.
q as conflicts with this Act, be and the san
A is hereby repealed.
The bill, as passed by the Senate
$. the last session, is as follows:
ct Be it enacted, dc, That the Preside
D be, and he is hereby directed, as 90
q, as practicable, 20 cause three hu
dred and twenty acres, or one-half u
&c ton of land, to be set apart and allott
to each individual Indian entitled to Ian
L in the tract set apart for the use Of {
New York Indians, and no,O residing the
on, by the treaty of January Is, ID
ne made and concluded at Buffalo Greek,
Il the State of New York, and the trea
n made at the same place on the 10th d
of May, 1912 said lands to be sslec: