The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-10-06
rNnIAN AFFAIRs.

5saN tNUAhANs - st II
NJ Ii Who have carefully observed
,...;or events in our territory, the sub
~, v our Indian difficulties viii have
.,....u,,il probably one Of the most inter
s.,,u, 4 Ill their fields Of observation,
Isnsos necessary to repeat what Is 9
Y ..s,l.r n history, known 70 all who read,
~ If,ah was entered ny the pioneers Of
n. pr,sent settlements while got y was
,,rritory claimed and contested for BY
Mexico. And although coded to the
United States W the Guadalupe treaty,
Mexico could give no title 70 sovereignty
over tic soil. No treaty had ever been
made with the original possessors. Nor
aid there have even the appearance Of
+ suy right Of 'squatter sovereignty, \ save
he simple claims held BY = few plumber,
Ilir adveutnrers 70 the share ofa buffalo,
robe IN q wiewanl
The adventures and most barbarons
actions 81 the buccaneers, Francisco Pr
zarro, and Ferdinando COrtez Can appel
lation Tor which wemight be required TO
apologize, as Il was partially q bequcath-
ment from their nations 10 the French
and English -haye nothing to do with
the simple qnestion;--scho arms or leho
dos vol ora the land We live upon.
The Indians were on the soil Their
Wickiups were on the soil. Were they
not the squattersoyercignss II so, by
what right can the Government Of the
Uhited States interfere with thtir pre-
empiion clalmsf II We buy a horse Of
any man who is not the owner Of the
horse, can the owner be deprived Of the
z right 10 claim himl /.
So then let Us continue the argument.
The Indishs were found in possession Of
certain lands The people called Mexi.
cans, living afar Of, claimed those lands
They eeded or sold them. BY what au.
thofitys They never bought them. They
never occupied them They were not
theirs, nor could they dispose Of them,
The question now comes TO whom do
thelnnds Of Utah beIongG Did they ever be-
bugto Mexicof No, Then Mexico had no
right to dispose 81 them. Did thoy ever
belong 70 the governments Of the United
siaiesi mol The Gorernment Of tile
United States could not obtain title for
them from any legal source. To whom
then Do they belong9 Those who were
AFst found upon them hare the prc.enf-
ton slaiml II Eeare wrong npoa that
= lSet lss error Be pointed ont; bnt
3. s66 Documents IL proof.
~ 4. vi Ii before as now, What docs
The indian bureau mean2 The War De-
partment has humbugged the Treasury
out Of many thousands Of dollars by its
chicanery. Is the Indian Department 10
do the same? Under the direction Of
Secretary Floyd -four was sold for s2s 90,
ahu ulsuusea Aeu iurn.sneu. = Me are :.
informed, Y the army y ~ wv. - ln =
Indian Department Is to be conducted Ii
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