, 1869-01-22
onesed, sd Ia my opinion thck full

pdes oaased. srd IA my opinion thrx full
= 7he Attorney Genezal did .fter~ud wrtse an
otcisl Letter, 1t tae request uf my successor ad.
9anttzR Tho opAnte. tint taa t.easy rsq1tEea
= no tiune Of the sslet In selston to this opln
ton hsyr hut word 70 III Ths tfea;J sa'd. e
sa.s agots ihst n. r. sna should b. 'ed 9d1
NOT 4 :. .hsn ora dollar n acre. Tne Attorney
1eret1l dld bold thstth uasxrt cam IN band.
as:5. PHI ,. t ID aes y .ses ses
hing IL une etatood hy h Il Of tao CONTRACTING
pa.tiea- - understood " The Indisns thsu,selvea
not rsvlpes. They sre civilized people rteIf
Chiet At ,hs> tilon sas John Hoas,s = oan who,
measured ~ h,z !&ients, would not hare dis-
tsa. steenhlJ. Their leading man no men Of
narkeo ahi1tY. OF Hne culture, Who undtEatsnd
Nstis msn. 1s.1 as.1ta % ros s ~ g
81 p1s1snz @ nc i IL t. isaa To- eert:asd iaaisa
amount ot L. dian Fcrtp 20 called, In tho nat1rt
By brother Senators who hail nom Western
By the ute of depreaated lnaian scrip or evl-
Jeneet OF tndettedEese of the trbe they desired
o. t1s f s e.
fiss.aosaels q psry ~ M psne. sssS s Wy s1saias
paid dova q lavtui no1ey sos she tatSs - d
I Wbstht7 the Attorney G'neal VIZ right IL bis
psss @ se1r % to d.5s 81 Tas wong wong u q q pi sne
Understanding Of both contracting rarttes. the
| efdcs who represented the 6o7sInn ent Il the
he s cnefoft . aa.ic1 m 81 Indisns. liz eoa,:set
| vas mats in srtEppufszance of Ae undes:tazd-
Ing oI the Treaty hsu py bosh contracting parties
But it Is sad. or tatinstss. tnAt tnets lands
! wt1s xnsth rasuy upre than the tnruunt they
were told for, Itcn co1 b no other esase Of
ID .hrre vs. tteSnssi 'eSsf error no CO. eos All
tea by II. 9tgsn of tns gcy'sn7ent IN .oskiaG
q Rs! Il pos q 16s
y Nc Of tic 1sud sr of moral turptsude.
he question II nor u to tes 1t'1s1 eocsrue-
uen made of Id properly w.stea "a. i's sa6jecs.
Tie Inference s1fctsted By thtte newspsrer
es.tles II shst The nras seze wes<o v2sey E.ore+
known II. how.1 happen To kno3 personally
fhat the1 weee net 1 adopted tue tn.aQs Of
;hs liz. s. lie .eess .srs nos xaa 81
1aerr-, bsrr rrte etiht hunared thousand acres
oI In ds in Ksnfss, Of Inch sEp IN, dred thou
seveA 1hese tso hurdrsd thousand actrs of
l.nd emh7aeink e1er5 s.cf Of Standing timber on
IT,. :hs ss@s 1.s, nd ,. sTety V.!s!s eS;-
due Of the laad eoa:d 1os. be in, 1h.t
cDenfF. II lG4[ sffaEs VGfIh moro tH44 ctE QQ13f
IN sere, taken IN tho aggregate, know this be-
e7ute shs.t W. 3and II tne TINE being oH.4ed tor
safe u ihs tmmediata sic1nity Of thie uaet 1t
esu.e college setp was then selling It tro:a etxty
to elsnty eeots "A acre. tae1ets to tocstton =
VI. h.,s< Btnt = ,A ned r. ~
mtio," And when q Eau could bay sc1o sns
.nh il purchase III" be.! ot the Ind pte.et cut
Iaet Of lsrd IA Ransos eoaid nst d 9otsh moe
than dollar IN ARE Ia tic Aggregate.
But With The cban q aa.11st nc no th4t sahiscs
n.ns s1H* tse IL ins:1ieF. IL: ssas1@x. n oos ~
psoY zee 10 csft nd hina. he nes4A no dA.,nee.
epP a. :: r. a1t = ~, II
eonuact Iot bncln2. he aavernseA nt "a
oar fer these lsnts. q he sass, foe~ = nu.--
ceuuny. sna pe obta4nsd rot ono bid 1t grest-
er Iri1o~ and only onn bio At = dollar an a.fe,
and 9 contacted ~ latd u that bidder. ia,
proyi.tops o. ths ueai5, be .spposn'irg ono AID
e,srs d. p .ppointsa @ coaassl 1niaps, io<neflh
believe, 4 winter tor ere Sev forI r.bx1., md
scd lot leg uMs aassns ~ sse.ss1N ~
i1eitn te,rt;orI. Tns Indtans know.nr him per-
seuA II, and cor hesuE in him, selsc'ea him Is
1alue Of thIs land. The bet1etar1 Of tas Interior
appo'a'ed snather, whnse Esne I,havo ntvtH
kIoan. These two ceEt'enes vent. TO the tt1st-
sscte .. ard reported thr adiud grd vHiue Of earh
| tfset The av*ta7e. v1lue plA<ei on ,e bv these
ssse. Aaa see9sns, % E:aaa'ns ,.;s. IN - - gE- e.
q. hr The tastnsa at tns 1aciAn. so.se1i the
whole IN GIG 1Ale Tor dollar an aero rather ih4a
to ten It In tetsu, m tusbler, for 1eS cents
Is Il Pft oaaht Ila 1t -ona b. rr.n nno,c to ts.n
IN the end 10 he so1t IN body fos sun II naoneH
eertaln thin TO permit II 10 10 eatan uo by tha
t1pcnies which a nuss neerssa1t7 aecsue fson,a
10 joy aecurdlpe 10 M. hrowniua's idea 4 tho
| ns ming Ct TIC treaty y for caAh' IN hand, h q
rs s fst .a
| Tsv utt4er s.a a!otx fas nass shan yesE
N bout, aollas q nonty ing paid; and
out ,eesi1ine neither lstslest Re1 piins,usi aud
| retEs ta nfed Of iands. s<ns taeir heleestrs
u "a
t~nb lie nirteIe rnaGe By rue-prvf+ri1x 1t tc
ths sec, td sGe naAe By NJ tHsss.ses-see1 =. e
take such stefs rIe Ia nece~sa,y 70 Rlt.f} It
In order 70 e,trE sneE wishes Int etee: sup
s:a5 ~ ~ ~ s ~ :s ~
By tte .eecteIasy u fh= I:terlir, ant
aheF stee1s,ns ii. ,pp:oyt:: pp.t:. W.. =. .aaasi:.e;
nnsn,ncus 7ose. i remember correctly. sasr
: w,1e nut stt.e roses IN the Et:a.!te- Thus "a,
:erza,, was Ultimately aorroyet b. tie lnai4ar
b, The NV e. ,nraisa1ot Ct Of lndia1 An4iss nJ -
ies s, ssf ID =;
Of Oh IL 1t1 Bust,aston as.soa1t River R.sros,
6tTer had ard sevsr expect 10 h4v-, ono cent.
: ro,tn of irtefeet in ths, tubIs:t-ma;fes cx IL
tra:J.
I Ha, 1AAss*eh1n AND WILLS. sAaon CO
8 We copy from the House proceedings G
D the tapo day. the remarks Of Mr.. Fsrna
Worth cn sAr Wells, Fargo 4 Co. .ua.l cor
: : tract;
1 Hor1s ,Sst c:tnasrthis IL besn sssc 1.tn "a
j, trefpe 10 Weii,, Fsrxo C5., sud propotea II
L yef,tpx ton fnto tbetT con,rn.t fof c1erIinp ii
: ~. riatd Ra,lt- ssE the !ieIx 10 -! soma e1
!. I'm Caiclco Tnar>1 md Cnir40a Eo..xg fos
L | Which raye r33ked And .ent to n,-n
e ne esrers being rad.
ot sAs s1rd that the tWo d. 9pstchs vi Cd tEe Ge,
EaE 1u.s II - were ~rt1.o2 oy the tAu1d paktf.
,e pao1npiea br ahe sarne ,nsain: 1deareto AK Z
ID III ~ tssp.sehe.:
+, MI WtsHbCnEk of Ii1jco!s Nv COLI IT,
nr que r1on-
h, HI. F1kNrwuR7n. VIII my colleague susH
~ III. quessson1 Fnat viii b. e1tacitnt.
~ Nj. WAsanuaSs. o. Illinois. I m not In /
bs1s ~ Rase .i,s.s q
IL tie unth my folieagues settla the n hern on !:
:; mun'e,,ion & eooves.s,toa = regard 10 ~ {
or lesRne IT Fatns~ertol e1:stde Q! tho bali
a. ,hs EonRe ns Rep:etr1tA.iEcs, e1eep:in8 20:
Y. upon anu Of ary kind u character. ! dlxas vi
ot hivTin regard 10 this axtnele.
:. Mr FAAAA3oR1R, It hts been tuunated
de- IL 50 dispatches. lam glad 70 hesf nm ray Il
q such Was net 1ht cate:
* i nc" *sase. Tot tor rue 1nt3rn anon of !
>" mst,on sf ayIs. 1,Ssr, ae rh;e,ss ~ nt tos 5oe
been sAA4nitE ne ~ fh1t hattet> ana ~
es. ati nhtith I'm ,mJ senEka sxsIasss ron