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TIE ADMISSION OF COLORADO.
vinalcatson Of Gov. Evan. by Senator
Lane Of Indians
D<,ring the recent debate in the Senate on
the admission Of Colorado, Mr.. Lane, Of In
dians, said:
Mr. President, + to not propose to enter It
suy considerable length Into the general Dis:
cussion Of the subject before the Senate. l
fise mo1c Especially for the purpose Of per
forming an set Of Justice tow ara an old, long
tried. trusted, and true friend, WON hare
known for thirty years II the distinguished
Senator from Massachusetts, A[r. S1mnsr1 had
contented himself yesterday with referring SIM
pty to considerations groWin Ing out OF the Con-
e1ceptionab1c features in the constitution Of
that State, shou1d not hive felt bound Or
cnlled upon 10 say one word further ID the
discussion Of this subject.
The Senator of Massachusetts, undertook,
however, to dsparage statements contained
in the pamphlet Aligned BY the t#o Senators
elect from Colorado, by reference to the re-
port Of the Committee on the Conduct OF the
War, ip which the name Of Gov. Evans, one
OF the Senators elect from Colorado, occurs.
That report was made under misapprehen-
slou OF The iaots- The evidence was taken llsst
before three members OF o committee consist
Ing of nine. then before two, and finally, as
understand, only one memberof the commlt-
tee IVES present, They acted doubtless, with
perfectly lair and honest Intentions, but they
did injustice unintentional1Y to Gov. Evans,
IS am prepared To show by an abstract Of all
the documents bearing upon the subject; me
report Of the committee accuses Gov. Evans
Of ofpregarication as witness before that COM
mittce. The point IN issue was this:
MIR. WADE. As do not know TINT shall
make my speech on the subject, and allusion
has once or twice been made to what occur.
red before the Committee on the Conduct Of
the War, barely wish to say that at the IN
yestleatiou which Is alluded to here was not
present, although my name appears a. chair
man OF the committee appended to the re-
port. The evidence Of Governor Evans, and
all the rest Of the Witnesses, will be found In
the report precisely. suppose, rs Il vas
taken down, and every one cau consult that
and ascertain how 1t was. I only WISH to say
that was absent in New York and Boston
prosecuting another Investigation connected
with that committee at the time Governor
Evnns's testimony vas taken, and therefoze
had no connection With this
Mr.. LANE, Of Indiana Tnat Is true and
If tile Senator had waited one moment
should have so stated. make no charge Of
up{airuess seainst the committee The EVIL
deuce is all reported word for word but
they misapprehended tbs character Of Gov
ernor Evans' testimony, a. % the pqo1le iacts
doubt their report WAS perfectly fair. The
report, however, charges Governor Evans
with preyarfcation as witness, In this: the
charge yas that the Cheyenne Indians we're a
friendly tribe that they had been brought to
Fort Lyon under the invitation Of Governor
Evans and the lndian Bureau to make q treaty !;
aud that they were set upon by n Colonel Chfy-
Ington and murdered, men, women, and child
rem, charge we'll calculated to shock the
moral senslbilitIes Of the whole people The
committee took It for granted, as 1t seems to
me, III their report that that Charge was true !;
md because Governor Evans did not endorse
the charge they accused him Of prevarica-
ton. Now, what were the facts, as shown
by the report Of the Indian Burrau and the
Secretary of War, which hare before me- ?
II any gentleman contToverts what I say,
am prepared to prove every word that shall
say.
In the first place, these Cheyeuue Indians
were not friendly Indians they were at war
with the peopls Of the United States; they
bad been engaged In tndfscriu1Inate slaughter,
plnnder, robbery, md murderupon the plains.
To show TINT they we're friendly Indians. the
Committee on the Conduct Of the War report
seven white prisoners with them, they had
purchased the prisoners. The proof taken
before the council Is, Tint every prisoner had
been taken from Murdered trains upon the
plains by the sery. men who had them, and
there was no purchase in it.
The committee assumed another fact, that
Governor Evans offered premium to the peo-
pie Of Colorado to GO out and scalp Indians,
men, women and children, friendly or IN.
friendly. have the proclamation, of Gov
etnor Evans here, word foz word, ID which he
e5psessly excludes all friendly Indians, and
Tho Csc AZ who hare been invited to Fort
LION TO entesi into treaty, where the MASSACRE
is taia TO have occurred. hare the further
iact mat Governor Evans wss not In the Ter
tltoly a. the tin1s, aud was 10 more RESPONSE
6le 1of that massacre than any member Of This
Senate. have the further fact from the War
department and the Indian Bureau that long
neiole this massacre Governor Evans had
taInea nvsT the whole administration OF Indian
ai anaiiS II t1a. territory TO the War Depart
msal. a. GoFesacr OF Colorado be Was a.
e91e'o snpefinten endei. Of indian affairs but
su rGuas 4nIsn ho.t,n s2ps were sent
turned over the whole management e f1dian
affairs to the War Department. and f..inns1
ChiyinCton wns there, not under any ori.. of
Lis, but simply under the ordcra Of the War
Department. lie was in no way responsible
for anything tha1 happened at that massaeres
He had not only the authority Of the War
Department, but he had telegsaphed to The
Commissioner Of hflan Aff.lrs and resigned
the administrator into the hands OF the olli-
GERS sent there By the General Government.
Nov, you SEE the entire unfairness Of an
attack upon ono Of the Senators elect growing;
ont or this statt Of things, and l am utterly
astontshed that the Senator from Massaehu-
setts, without aagiug read these documents
and looked at these facts, which ars fncon-
trovertible, should have gone ont Of the
record to makean attack upon Senator
reply. speak as an act Of justice for
one who has no ytsat to speak for him.
=, set; ~ 1gise roie1 e fhs asa daPp III &i9 paeIGs
- ns seess Is y this ! can see no possible
reason for It. suyeose there was personal
my reasaa "hy Colorado should not BE- ad-
m1ited ns State! Try personal objections
to the mamber when the member Presents
himself; sut 1t does not In the Slightest
degree affect the right Of Colorado to admls-
sion SIS Slatc upon this floor. cannot sec
my. possible object In It except a. mere
make-weight.