The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-11-05
squatter Meeting at Council 8Grove.

S4uatIeC ASeG1uS dgENOuHo1loGEOVe
COUNCIL GROVE, Oct. 2sd, 1859
Pursuant to call, a meeting was had Of
the settlers on the sso-calleds Kaw Reserva-
ton, when, on motion Of AL Baker; VIM
Mccullough was unanimously chosen
chairman, and Robert Rnggles, and j. w
Ratliff, were. appointed secretaries. i g.
The meeting being called to order, Judge
Baker was called for, TO give a brief histo
ry of the settlement of this portion of Che
country; when that geHtlemans responded
by setting forth the claims of the settlers
to the land they now occupy. and urged
upon the meeting the important zee of jmme-
diately taking some measure to prevent the
ratification of: the recent treaty. On mo-
ton, the following gentlemen wefeapptinted
committee to draft resolutions, .andSto get
up petition to the President of the United
States, setting forth the facts of the&case
A. l. Baker, T. S. Hufakef: C. Columbia,
E. Goddard, j. B.. Collier. 6. II. Rees, H.
j. Espy, B. NJ. Ruggles and The Chairman.
Duringstha absence ofltheeommittee, the
meeting was entertained by CA Gilkey,
Esq, and others, After, a short absence
the committee reported the following which
was unanimously adopted: at s.s
WHEREAS, The late treaty made by Com
missioner Greenwood with the ,Kaw Indians
is grossly unjust to the whites, because a
portion ofsthe lands given to said Indians,
and also portion of the same to. he,held
in trust for their benefit, werea part of that
part of the country known as the Shawnee
purchase, and were never claimed by the
Kaws and
WHEREAS, There was mistake made by
the local agent in locating the Kaw tribe of
indians. admitted jby the agents Ihalh4
WHEaEAs, The settlers on the said lands
went theresin accordance with the instrac-
tons Of the IndianzAgents, and also IN ac-
cordance with the lines ON d map Of the
Territory of Kansas, certified tom his Off
cial capacity as being. correct By 6. H.
Mannypenny, Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, got up expressly fer che guidance. of
SETTLERS; and ,ssA@A
WHEREAS, A large epoFtiengof the lands
given to the Kaw Indians by the late treaty
were thrown open for pre-emption in 1854.
by the Shawnee purchas and
WHRRhAs, There is no provision in said
treaty for the payment of the Improvements
made by the settlers on said lands in, good
faith, therefore eeis
- .,,Resolued. That we are opposed to The
late treaty made with the Kaw Indians; as
We believe it to be an outrage upon the
whites, and we pledge ourselves to use all
legal means in cur power 70 prevent its rat
ifcafiohI he Eresident aud Seaats effthe
United States, and A.. ..s.,. q
eSReaoiped, That we believe the present
location of the Kansas tribe of Indians, is
in violation of the -stipulations of treaty
madeEby shed pilsd States with saiaptribe
in 1896: and that we, The, settlers on lands
now claimed by the KaWi Indians, claim the
right of pre-empsion by virtue Of the treaty
made with the Shawnee tribe of Indians in
1854+alad also 2by2 virtue of1proyisions
contained in the U. s. Statute at large, re-
iatihg to the Pubic lands and that ,weSWill
test our right to pre- emption in the highest
courts OF the naeion, aud : : TAO ~
RESOLVED, That we regard the present To-
cation of the ,KawI indians, as sa1issakegon
the part of the local agents; and that we
respectfully urge the Governor of the Ter
ritory e. nse his influence with the Presi-
dent, to have said tribe removed. 80. ~
Rssolved, That we appeal to the sympa-
thies OF. tie subtle and TIE press generally,
to sustain us in the maintainances of what
we deem to be our just. rights.
r.1sssis Ii F nsstBs ssss p a ias
she, RFeesedipaaofrth this meeting - -~rw
On 116sion,I poAsni ssees. LsseseS APposatad
in the several townships for the purpose OF
canvassing hem TO ascertain how much
.moasy could be obtained for the purposes l
sending a delegate to. Washington.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
WA, MCCULLOUGH. Chm.
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