The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-28
The Indians Of New York State.
OUR BATAVIA CORRESPONDENTS.

BATAVIA, N. y, April Is, 1852
2ona,unda Indians 7Aeir Fist Council under the Relief
Treaty Of lS57-Propectf for the Future Improvement u
this Band Of Senecas, dc.
II is tolerably we'll known TO the public especIalIv N
hat portion claiming residence in Western New York
That controversy has long been pending between that
portion OF the Seneca Indians known as the
band" and band Of Spectators known as the "ogdcn
Company, involving the title and possession Of 500
acres Of land lying mainly in the county OF Genesoe and
distinguished az the "Tonawanda reservation As the
merits OF that controversy have heretofore been pretty
fully detailed through the columns Of your valuable paper
would be useless TO 60 them again at this time
II sufficient 70 say that the friends Of those Indians
and the Indians themselves considered that they had been
anything but fairly and honoraby dealt with in treaties
that had been heretofore forced upon hem by which the
pre- empton to their lands claimed to have passed
into the bands of the Ogden Company, and efforts were
made TO right the wrong that had thus been committed
upon this remnant Of once powerful confederacy.
These efforts in behalf Of the Indians resulted In the
contamination Of treaty, at the Tonawanda Reserva
ton, the 9Th day Of November 1857 between Charles
Mix on behalf Of the United States and the said Topa
wanda band, by which they relnqushed their rights TO
certain lands heretofore given them in Kansas and the
rights growing out Of the same by the treaties 1888 and
1872 except certain reservations to moneys be paid
by the said 0gden Company and in consideration OF
said renqushmens the part the Indians the United
States were to pay them 1886, 600 in cash.
Out OF this ass mentioned it is the purpose Of the
Indians to purchase back such portions Of the Reserya
on-not Less than $500 acres-as may be advisabefo for
them TO do and the balance-sfter said purchase-of
the TO be invested for the benefit of the
Tonewanda band Of Indians
council OF the Indians was yesterday held at Tona
wanda, composed Of the chefs head men and warriors
for the purpose OF concentrating certain matters on
their part necessary to the Goa carrying out Of
saio treaty. The council was very fully attend
ed and its proceedings witnessed by many Of the white
settlers and adjacent the Reservation It's proceed
ngs were conducted with great order regularity and
IN spirit Of entire harmony Ia this respect, and It's
general tone and Character, might be initiated By the
whites with great proprety The council appointed The
necessary attorneys and agent to carry the provisions
or the treaty on their part, and adjourned
Thus after long aud well contested struggle on both
sdes, arc the troubles and difficulties which have bese
tho path OF these Indians drawing cose and cannot
but be conceded that happier and brighter day is to
dawn upon them for may be said with entire proprety
that the treaty OF 1857 is commendable exception to
those generally made the part Of the government with
the red man % characterized by justice and humanity
essentials which should form the groundwork all treaties
with these The deep interest that is felt for hese
Indians in this part OF the State has induced me 10 write
YOU,