The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-24

T-s;.r ;rarhtadneaa. There Was outsta11ing
~. amount Of Indian scrip, 20 called, 10 The
naturs Of county order, wnicn VIII % undef-
..cod - nv brother Senators who hail from west
- etates. 70 prevent the purchase Of this land
- - - - AspsssisAsa Enaian scrip Or ssidsns
- II Indebtedness Of the tribs they desired 70
have It stipuiaaeA that the land should be sold
emily for cash, and that, one will perceive, Is IN
harmsay With the adde0 phrase, ITO responsi-
bic party OF parties" why examine into the re-
Of tbs purchaser il he paid down
in lawful money Tor the thing sold7 Whether
the Attorney General was right in his construc-
ton or not, il not material % my Pssposs here TO.
day. lie was wrong - to the understanding OF
b..a -cantrac4isk pArties, the officer Who repre-
sented the Government Of the United states ana
the delegates who represented tho Cherokee na-
tion.of Indians. The ccnr Ct was made n s,f'c.
pursuance Of tho understanding q me .,es', a.u
b. both contrasting parties at thsfine the treaty
was negotiated.
In, Z i said, or intimated, that these lands
~e,e worth vastly moro than the amount they
vers sold for. There could be no other cause oi
complaint. The treaty provided tor the sale, ans
II there was technical legal error committed ~
the orcap Of the Government II making con.
tract. IL bet alone wosM ~ - syidence OF
either error Of 1udgnenS y - the vAtae Of TIE
laud or Of MOI al turpitude. The question - not
1. 10 the legal ruetisn II thu HsAsy but 8 to
The honest disposttion made Of the property which
vas it, subject. The inference suggested ~ tnese
~ -. 80 - she e,cretsey dN - ought
- T.DsSoSs- r 80, r hInasu e tno0 per.
sc.~Hs III ~ - ~. i1dae1e4Jhlzgan1,
e L.e.;.. th.t IN refus lands Shsf takfuk out
the lands selected by the settlers were not worth
nore. Here we're eight hundred thousand acres
efiand in Kanras, 81 NH % twe huAdfsd thousand
she.s two hundred thousand acres Of land en-
h,ac;a. ey.ry suek iof standips timber on the
.hais tr.cx, And every VISIBLE ovtersppiug Of
,ock a. coal and eyery min site or desirable
v.tley. The residue OF the land could not be in
tba, country, Il that time, worth more than one
dollar an acre. taken in the aggregate. l know
this because there was land st the time being Of
fered for sale in the immediate vicinity of this
tract at eighty cents An aero. I knew it, more
over. because college scrip was then selling at
fro.. sty u eih<y Ssnts IN acre suhjsct to locs-s
tion In detail on whss Tksnss II. BENTON used =
call tie Gears and eyes and heart OF the public
domain And when man could buy acfip and
With Il nurehass 10 best Of the land picked out in
I.t.; n g., 49, rr;c. I knav that tie refuse Of
49,. - ..n4 = 49,. .o.ld nat & worth more
49, = a.,s.- - 80 q the .1,re~aAe.
n. In ~. me-. .o.in,s ma 81 that subject
Ds "'.a w . 80 :. .n.....s, = ~. De-
!. oSup.s1 - ~. s.." ~. p-~.;,e. II =
49,. y ~. 1 ssasI a. II. .-is - ~,
nes - ri. t,.n....
lehsc, spp'oA1' ;sa.1...t n..m-
.'oh -. - os"Ve -. r:.a;.. 4. ed,.,,;..d for !.
ing .he co .s,S. :. o.. e, ,umh., ~
o'aoel LOT .sess .nu ;o...,: - ~. conntrv and
mon'ns N ING .e.urA n.;sc M onlv
no oo.aineo no. ene w ad r ~.
ono Did ~ don.t IN ncl' au ~ MA .dd;,;onsI
lana 70 tnat Slooel; M -. - ~.
eviaence y so., 49, .ss.,v 4. az.
pf.isers onoei .no 1a:. ia, .ano;,,;n !.
pointing one 9nc Tug Anu.1 ul 'pHssn..ts
another. fIhe Inuians apPointeo w. n m,
FORMERLY. i q
Tribune, ana LOT lohg une ua.'us -.
war IN commana OF tne hinsA,y ustI.ss ~ III.
the indian territory. ne lnuiahs Ano.'us MN
person aily, ana cohANns ~ A.Iu' sesss ~. -
their reprepents.'se 70 ST IN NV In VIC
value Oh !his ianu. lne SecIely ~ .no -
nor appointed enothef, whose hsHo n.so ~
known. Ihese ."o geh'iemen went 10 ene Nc.
rtory ana examined the ianu III uot"l,' sec'.on Y
section, and reported the anJudged vhue ol each
tract lhe average vAaue PiAee0 ~ = y .nese
commissioning unser oath wssv os-is PEI
acre. ANA necsosasy DroWsns 10y ~ = y: !,
ssiei report made % Congress tnaI ne ueemeu !.
or ". ~ set I'm sno wno,v -
ono saio .a':si... o.. a. ..rt. no,a mar acre
NV 49,. !. -o,,d h. vo,th more 70 them in
-. - ~ &. .n,a in !. bod for . sum Of MONEY
49,. .h.n - na,m;t 4 IN h eaten nm nv thu
an... -b,ch mat rscs.sarily acerus from Z
81. IN a.t.; Rat shhous h this land was sold 4
t., .aaora;n, n ~, R,ovnin, p. ide. Of the mean
tfov al n
ny .a-n \. -.,.r, th.eret;e.llv uceah n hand.
H., ~. ao,I.- ain f.ct Maid down. The mat
wv ". 800 a. -. = - . vear vtthont dol
~, ,el .s ~. IA md IL Indians exnect
-. -. y ;s 49, =, lsesf. hut receive,
| s,,h.. ;r,.,.s, M, nrirc;n.l and IS
| - ~ ~ gn,a,. sent their delegate
/ 20 .vh;n~.o, n .,,.mnt IN arrange i,
p":-n.L ALL. aS.hi. hn.;nas. NJ b.,.
.s,,se.S M -. IN II. IA hy me-prde,
..Hs .-,.a -. a. Nv ,.v e,,ccssao =
syss.s,h. Corn,n;.s;on:, - Indian 4,
sn.. ~ 49, ,n.h .ten. ma might he necessary
IF, !, II o,,,sr ~ carrv their v;.he, into el
| feet . surnlementol treaty WAS made, ratifyin
~ s-s, II. That fr.aty wa. sent 10 the Presi
a., ~ NO secrs,,,v az The Interior. and afte
rsss;y;,e bis snnroval. was submitted to the Sen
| ~ and 1atised hv / nearly unanirnous vote
remembcr correc,ly there vere but three votes i
the negative. Thus the sale made by me, de
naSneed IN sucn anmeasurea terms, was u.,msie
y aPProser =! 'ne Au, - sn' ne" sn ~,
siohef Oh ihuiau hna.s, " my ~
Drowning, oy ING Irs'osu', anu - .ue Z.
STATES senate. l heea oh'y seu VI 'nis P1nu. nc
| said IN relation 70 the extension o. .ne hurnne
| ton ana missouri nivcf natifoad gram, ehat
had not at the time. have not now, never had an
never expect to have, one cents worth OF ln'efes
10 the suolecs nss'.t Oh sne uey.
The next and only other paragraph TO which
shall call attention IS the one referring 70 IN
SIOUX Cty oranc0 u TUG on'on .o,A. n-il. my.
although nevsf had any 'pers0nal conneeno
| with Tins trsnssction.
This writer charge thAt tne company organ
ised to construct the Sioux CITY branch OF tho "a
cific railroad nave vlontsa the PiAn provisions
the Jaw. ne zoe Pf" ".!u , .na.
| ROAD enouiq 90 Duiit from SIOUX lily uiecl
seross Nsofassa, 10 sodtn seessfs afec.'en,
some point on the Union fsciho rai'roaa IN u
Valley OF the fiat'e, Nnlcn pom. o. propose
Junction, no says, IS ninety-siA mies IRON eiou
CITY; that instead Of uuhoine ON en's nm, nne .n az
made detouf ana went ooWn tne Vaitey oi q
Missouri RIVER IN Iowa LOT some slAty-e'2nt mile
aud then d.vsrged across the nyer ana conneete
with the Omaha branch OF the fsclhc railroad
Fremont, thirty miles from the borders Of low
making In the aggregate, II the figures are state
correctly, ninety eight miles. NOV, notice the a'
surdty Of this gigantic swindie that this sentl'
msn sas.A-.- A-A-. -si..Asassa. shisA h&i be
/ thrown ofoancass vi oYel .so eouny ~ 'ne vi
canaa. h ~ NJ yn,n Thu. :" and .snt .,
aorsemenI " TUG 40. nnar.s .hoa.as n 49, ~
70 iu IVY " s. - -
err. ING ~. !. h.sa 49, hu,, -. n;n..v-s :;
.n M. ,o.s ma shsv a. S.ten, rsoar;ng n
Il inaios avH8t 49, s@A"1 $3.50 -