White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-04

Worth Knowing.
Our readers will recollect that some
thing over year ago, Is is now ascer-
tanned, what was called q treaty was
made with the Kickapoo Indians. for the
sale of their Reservation in Brown Cous-
ty 70 . Company. to aid in the construc.
tion Of . railroad westwardly from Atch.
ison-wbere to. or inst in what direction.
the papers innocently omitted to state
Without much being said about it. ths
treaty hung BY the gills until the last
hours Of the last Senate. when. with some
amendments added. il was ratified. Gen
Pomeroy bossed the job. and Gen. Lane
sat by and saw it done. although armed
for resistance by the solid remonstranc'
of the FIVE northern Counties voic,
that many men would have respected.
A few days ago. We were told that tb'
Indians had agreed to the amendments
and that now Atchison controlled tbt
Reserve. So quietly. up to this time
was the whole thing managed, that nont
could tell how the matter did stand, WHIT
were not in the secret. Of course, If ,
treaty had been made, ratified by tn
the Senate. and assented to BY the Indi
ans. thst was the end of the matter. 1
now turns out that the whole thing va
an internal fraud upon the Indians ant
the Government from ths beginning. con
cccted at Atchison, tricked out of tn
Indians by means of whiskey. lied through
the Senate. and is yet long way from
being live thing.
Whenever any questions we're asket
by our people or the Government. tbsy
were told that the Indians were all anx
ious to sell, and the Government coult
not avoid buying. and do their duty tt
the Indians. When the Indians asked
any questions, they were told that tn
Government was about removing all th'
Indians from Kansas. and they must ei
Their sell or be driven from their lands
and lose everything. Keith. the Agent
only cared to do the bidding of his own
or. Gen. Pomeroy the Interpreter hat
not drop Of Indian blood in him. and
was paid to betrsy bis trust: and Pome.
roy was Senator from Atchison.
The Kickapoo tribe number about
three hundred souls. men, women and
children, and have seven Chiefs, includ'
ing John Kennekuk. q bastard Chief
only recognized by the Indians because
Keith compels them to. During this
week, a protest against the treaty. Joined
in by fUe Chiefs and one hundred Braves.
was deposited with the Superintendent Of
Indian Affairs for this District and q
speech was made by No Heart. the head
Chief Of the tribe. to the Superintendent.
which. if heard by Gen. Pomeroy and
Keith. might have somewhat shaken their
confidence in their Christian integrity.
Old No-Heart says but few Of the In
dians ever sssented to the treaty. and
those were Influenced BY money and the
Agent; that they never desired to sell
their land, and that their Agent and In
terpreter cannot be trusted. Wien be
spoke of the affection the Indian had for
the graves of his fathers, and the wrongs
done to them by the Agent, who was
paid to be their protector. his words
would have melted any heart less hard
than store.
Some of the Atchison men, by dint Of
hard work. may one Of these days get a
very amiable name. The history of the
Kansas Relief Committee and the Kick.
apoo Treaty is yet unwritten.