Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-10

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they abandoned this Fort There Is no his
torical account that have ever seen which
places any of the North Western Territory In
the possession Of the British except the pos
session on the .Manmee, IN, the heart Of the
Indian Country which was abandoned as
above stated. The English were on this soil
as trespassersupon the Territory Of the United
States Gnd there only BY aGfeeme6t With the
Indians, and Rs their tanRnts, and of courEe
they would not 20 beyond the line Of perfect
SAFETY, which would not be on the extreme
borders Of the Indian territory. Il would
not be very probable that they would build
Fort Block House Of trading post, at the
mouth Of the Cuyahoga when the Indians
had ceded all their land east Of that river as
early as 1895; indeed no such thing ever oC-
CURED. l1 IAa ,EfluI
The first treaty with the North Western
Indians was made Jan. n, 1898, at Fort Nc
lntosh. George Rogers Clark, Richard But
ler and Arthur Lee were appointed by Con
gress TO proceed to the Indian Country and
establish friendly relations with the Indiana,
and the result OF their mission was the treaty
Of Fort Mcintosh, so called. This treaty was
made with the Sachems Of the 0ttawas, Wy
andottss, DelaWaresl and ChippeWss. The
boundaries Of the Indian Country was the
Cuyahoga on the east from the mouth to the
Portage, thence down the PuscarhWas 10 the
forks above Fort Lawrence, thence westerly
to the portage Of the Big Miami thence 10
the Great Miami, thence down the river to
It's mouth, and from thence along the south
shore Of the Lake to the place Of beginning.
AL Others lands--about thTee-quarteFs Of the
| State OF OhiO---were ceded 10 the United
States in this treaty, and the treaty Of Fort
Harmar in 1889. The posts Of Detroit and
AfackiuRw, with belt of six miles on the east
ern margin OF the peninsula Of Michigan,
were relinquished to the United States, By
the 4th article Of this treaty six miles sqaure
at the mouth Of the Miami, the same at the
portage on that branch Of the Big Miami
which runs into the Ohio, and the same
on the Lake of SandusIy where the Fort
formerly stood, and also two miles square Cd
each side Of the lower rapids of Sandusky
River, were reserved TO the United States as
trading posts, (which posts, and the lands
annexed to them, shall be TO the use, and un-
der the govel nment of the United States"
Land Laws of Chic All. Also, the Land
Owners Manual, P. 147; where also there. is
reference to the Congressional Journals Of
l7s5.9 .t--'.
By the British treaty Of 1888 the title of
the English Government became vested in |
the United States and by this treaty of |
1855 the Indian title 10 some portions of |
this territory became extinct The title of
both English and Indians to the post of De- !
trOit were also extinguished, and after this, |
in 1856, enterprising Pittsburghers set up q |
trade with Detroit, By means Of pack horses |
from the river to the lake at the mouth of |
the Cuyahoga, and from thence on the lake /
by schooner. Could or would this have been |
done with the English in possession Of all |
this country? &. The treaty Ofll785 did not |
have the desired effect owing very likely to
the attitude of the English as before stated.
Thea came the Indian war with Gen. Har-
mars defeat in 1880, and Gen. st. Glars
total rout in 1892, and then the command
of Gen. Wayne with his great victory in
1894, and after this the treaty with the In /
dians Of the Northwest known as the !
treaty of Greenville, which was signed Aug. /
B. 1895. In the third article Of this treaty
the boundary line of the Indian country was
made the same as in the treaty Of Fort Nc /
lntosh that is west of the Cuyahoga and
north Of the line running from Lawrence's
fort on the TusearaWas to the Miami port
age and down the Miami to the lake. Then
come the ceSsions to the United States of
lands in the Indian country. It is as fol-
lows tiAnd for the same considerations and
as an evidence Of the returning friendship of h
the said Indian tribes, of their confidence to
the United States, and desire to provida for
their accommodation and for lconKenient in
tercourse which win be beneficial to both
psirCIes, tle said IHdIafi tfIUes uU CeIe "
the United States the following pieces Of
land, to witt 4. piece Of land SIX miles square,
at or near Loromie's store, before mentioned II
lin the boundary; !; n2. One piece two miles
square, at the head of the navigable water or
landing, on the st. Maryis river, near Girty'sd
Town. 3. One piece six miles square at
the head Of the nayigable water Of the Aug
laise river. 4. One piece six miles square at
the confluence of the Auglaise and. Miami
rivers, where Fort Defiance now stands.1zs5
One piece six miles square at or near the
confluence of the river St. Mary's and ST.
Josephs, where Fort Wayne now stands, or
near it 6, One piece two miles square, on
the Wabash river, ct the end Of the portage
from the Miami of the lake, and about
eight miles westward from Fort Wayne. Z.
One piece six miles square, at the 0natanon,
or old Newtown's, on the Wabash river -
g. One piece twelve miles square, at the
British fort on the Miami Of the lake, at the
foot Of the rapids. o. One piece six miles
square, at the mouth of the said river, where
il empties into the lake. 10. One piece six
miles square, upon Sandusky Lake where
where fort once stood. IL. One piece two
miles square at the lower rapids of the San
dusky river, &c" There are four other ces-
sions but mostly of lands in Michigan. The
Indians also guarantee s'a free passage by
land and by water through their country
and a free entry into all harbors and mouths Of
Of rivers along the lake as may be necessary
for the safety and convenience Of our vessels.
Land Laws of Ohio, p.479,zz sltal-
This treaty settled all difficulty with the 1
Indians in the Northwest. This was in 1875, /
a year at least, before the surveyors came to
Cleveland. When if ever, after this time, was /
title or possession of this land arbitrated by /
the tonahawk or the sword What history |
gives an account of it2 Whoever heard Of |
it? The only post the British had upon this
soil was fort Miami. For twelve miles I
around this fort, the Indians ceded their title !
10 the soil with free access to it to the United |
States, and the English were trespassers there
SO far as the United States was coucerned, |
and Is It to be supposed for a moment that 4
our Government would permit hostile army /
to keep possession Of our soil for years, and |
make no attempt to drive it ontF General I
Wayne had an army at GreenVille and other |
points in the Indian country until after the I
treaty of 1875, and could have driven the |
English out at any time, but there was no
necessity for it. They were there only at
the request of the Indians and as their allies,
and after the peace was concluded and moth
ing further could be done, they abandoned !
their post and left the country. This was
long before the surveyors came. What trea-
| ty was ever concluded with Great Britain
! by which this country was abandoned by
them, or ceded by them to the United States
other than the treaty Of 1888 There never
was any such treaty.
By the treaty of Fort Industry, July 4,
| 1905, the Indians ceded all land within one
hundred and twenty miles Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Line This did not take all the lands in
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