The New York herald., 1868-06-09

WASHINGTON, June 9, 1868.
am f0rmed that the Senate in secret session last
Saturday declared the illegal sale OF the Cherokee
neutral lands made in 1896 to be legal. and trans
ferred them to Mr.. Joy for railroad company, with
out obiging him to pay the accrued interest, some
$4,000
BY the terms Of the sale the Cherokees, who paid
$500000 In gold for the land thrty-hve years az o.
now get four cents per acre. $26 900 cash down in
greenbacks. ana the balance, ninetyfour cents per
acre, some time hence, II ever.
Now, while these lands are sold for q
small traction OF their real valrIe the
settlers on them will be obliged to pay
whatever avarice may demand probably not
less than $40 per acre on an average, or S. 900
for the whole; the differeuce, some S7 0O0O0O be-
tween the price paid by the settlers and the price re-
ceved by the Cherokees going into tine pockets OF an
avaricous band OF land sharks WHO stand between
the sellers and purchasers, preyinf upon both.
apprehend that the settlers will soon learn the
facts OF the and that there will be change in
their Congressional delegation next November 10
may be found also that republican Senate is load
ing its Presidential ticket more than it bear.
gave 10 my last letter from settler protesting
against the outrage perpe,rated by the Senate last
Saturday In legalizing the Cherokee land sale The
following protest against the Usage treaty was
handed me by Hon. William Lawrence Of Ohio, than.
whom no one has done more to prevent these secret
sale land swndles. Similar letters are being received
oy members or both parties by every mail -
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SRA treaty has just been forced from Usage Indians
whereby they sell to the Lawrence Calves
ton Railroad Company "a very feeble concern) all
diminished reserve and trust lands embracing eight million
acres for payable In hirtytwo semannual install
ments Three eghhs thereof is the land in Kansas
while the remainder s nexhausbly rich in mineral wealth.
The intention OF the company s to rush this treaty
$50 caed through the Senate lin without the
knowledge or any party interested the specuator
hastily upon the false assumption that unless the Osages
The people, those who shall desire cheap homes
Tor many years to rely only you
associates who are opposed to the ugurpaons of monopo
lies for relief.
Approaching previous efforts in this direction
write you In behalf OF all who shall desire cheap
you to institute an inquiry into the whereby
treaty was obtained, and why actual settlers
said land direct from the oenment instead OF through
hands OF monopoisw am sir, your obedient servant,
To Hon. WIN. LAWRENCE M. c., Washington
The practice Of the government, since the treaty
OF william PENN has been to acquire title to land OF
ne INDIANS such as 1t was and afterwards convey
title to private individuals. The practice OF per-
mittng private individuals to acquire title to
lands direct from rowing Indians, for such
prices as can be agreed upon between an ignorant
savage and an avaricous Indan trader to be paid in
tervention OF the law making power OF the govern
ment than the Senate in secret session. is Of very
recent origin Nevertheless, under the operations
OF 1t over 2,200000 acres of land have already been
sold, and grab is being made at 5000, 900 acres
more. Here Is an outrage, or a series of outrages
upon white voters that cannot by any means be
placed at the door OF the White House. Congress
assume itp