The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-09

States"
Mr.. KING. / move to amend the
amendment by striking out all after the
word "who," in the first line of the House
amendment, and inserting:
"Is of or among the Indians and tribes
provided for by the treaty of January Is,
1888, made and concluded at Buffalo
Creek, in the State of New York, and
the treaty made at the same place, May
20, 1912, and as soon as the 100000
which it is provided by the fifteenth Sec
ton of the said treaty shall be appropri-
ated for aid by the United States in the
removal of the said New York Indians,
and for their support and benefit after
removal shall be provided, the President
shall appoint commissioner to carry out
the provisions of the treaty, icho shall
appoint suitable day and time tOithin ,chich
the said NeU York Indians shall rensove TO
the lands set apart for them in accordance
with the provisions of the said treaty, or
forfeit their right to the lands, and of the
day and time so appointed, immediate
information shall be given to the said In
dians by the President"
The bill which passed the Senate at
the last session, passed without the
knowledge of the Senators from New
York, and went to the House of Repre-
sentatives; and, as we understand it, it
is bill which assumes to forfeit the right
of the Indians of our State, under the
treaty which was made with them in
1888, at Buffalo Creek, which sets forth
that the object of the treaty was to pro-
vide home for the Indians, as was then
the general policy of the country, in the
West, and to remove them from the old
States of the Union. The Indians of
the State of New York, were the owners
of right to live with band of western
Indians but, under the arrangement with
the Federal Government, that was set
tied, so as to give them five hundred
thousand acres of land, in the vicinity Of
Green Bay, Wisconsin. By 1888, the
lands at Green Bay had become very val
liable, and were wanted for settlemept-
The same desire and purpose existed in
New York, and the same policy received
the favor of the Federal Government
here, of desire to send the Indians of,
and, in 1888, treaty was made with the
various tribes of the New York Indians
for the cession of the FIVE hundred thou.
sand acres at Green Bay, and they were
awarded large quantity of land in the
Territory which was then known as the
Indian Territory, and is now the Terri
tory of Kansas-some one million eight
hundred thousand acres, and it was sci
apart for them by metes and bounds.
will read the second article of the treaty
ain consideration of the above cessior
and REIMBURSEMENT on the part of the
tribes of the New York Indians, and il
order to manifest the deep interest of tn,
United States in the future peace anC
prosperity of the New York Indians, tht
Uuited States agree to set apart the fol
lowing tracts of country, situated directly
west of the State of Missouri, as a per
manent home for all the New York IL
dians now residing in the State of New
York, or in Wisconsin, or elsewhere il
the United States, who have no perma
nent homes which said country is des
cribed as follows, to wit: Beginning oi
the west line of the State of Missouri, a
the northeast corner of the Cherokee tract
and running thence north along the ives
line of the State of Missouri, twenty -sev
en- miles to the southerly line of the Mi
anna lands; thence west SO far as shall b
necessary, by running line at right an
giles, and parallel to the west line afore
said, to the Usage lands, and then easter
ly along the Usage and Cherokee land
to the place of beginning; to include on
million eight hundred and twenty fou
thousand acres of land, being three hun
} dred and twenty acres for each soul {
said Indians, as their numbers are at prei
ent computed. To have and to hold tn
same in fee-simple to the said tribes c
nations of Indians, by patent from tn
President of the United States, issued i
conformity with the provisions of th
third section of the Act entitled AN Al
to provide for an exchange of lands wit
! the Indians residing in any of the Stat'
or Territories, and for their removal wei
, of the Mississippi approved the 28t
day of May, 1880, with full power an
, authority in the said Indians to divid
| said lands among the different tribe
nations, or bands, in severalty, with Il
/ right to sell and convey to and from eac
other, under such laws and regulations
! may be adopted by the respective tribe
r acting by themselves, or by gener
: council Of the said New York Indian
r acting for all the tribes collectively.
!, is understood and agreed that the abo'
2 described country is intended as futu
;, home for the following tribes, to wi
9 The Senecas, Onondegas, Cayugas, Tu
9 carroas, Oneidas, St. Regis, Stockbridg'
d Munsees, and Brothertowns. residing
t the State of New York and the same
s to be divided equally among them, accor
K ing to their respective numbers, as me
y toned in q schedule hereunto annexed
d The only question, perhaps, that shou
% arise in this matter, is the question
70 whether the right of the Indians to the
l. lands has, by any lapse of time, or q
+ cause whatever, been affected or tern
ct mated. There are two or three delee
+ tions here at this time, protesting agail
= this assumption made by such pTovisi
D as is contained in this bill, that th
to rights have ceased for this bill assun
he that the land is the property of the Unit
le States, instead Of the Indians, and p
It, vides for its sale. The third article
,e the treaty is in these words:
ut is further agreed that such of
at tribes of the New York Indians as do
accept and agree to remove to the coun
ut set apar. for their new homes within I
on years, or such other time as the Presid
L. may from time to time appoint, shall
c- felt all interest in the lands, so set ap
ID to the United States"
d. The commissioner who negotiated
he treaty is here in the city, and upone
re- sultation with the Indians, and in my pl
g, ence before the Committee on Ind
in Affairs, he states that it was declared
ty the Indians, that the object Of the tre
~ was to secure them home in the We
ed that the term of Eve years mentioned
in the treaty as the time within which q
Of should remove, was time within WI
do they desired to remove; but that
Of other words were also put in, ''or 8
ne other time a. the President from tim
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