The New York herald., 1869-03-27
THE INDIAN TREATY swISDLE.


In order to learn with accuracy what Is going on In
Senate secret sessions, and that they are indebted
to that paper for giving the country information
which they could not otherwise have"
In the debate on the question OF adjourning the
House and letting the Senate remain, transacting
business In secret session, Mr.. Lawrence, OF Ohio
said:-
There is now before the Senate an Indian treaty.
and want this Congress TO remain In session so as
to exercise the legislative power over that matter
For II it shall be ratified by the Senate aner Congress
ddj0us as II may be, and II it shall be carried into
enect It viii call from your Treasury thirteen mil
lion dollars IN single year. Hence II is that want
this Congress- to remain IN session long enough to de-
be ratified, shall draw from the Treasury thirteen
million dollars to carry ont its provisions.
Mr.. Lawrence then read the following extract
from Senator Anthony's speech Of September Il,
published In the HERALD NJ the time, a. follows:-
Mr.. Anthony-very important bills have been
passed in both houses, when all knew there was no
quorum. have known some treaties to be nego-
iated here when there but three Senators pres
ent, and yet nobody doubts the validity OF those
treaties.
they were negotiated hopper
Mr. Anthony-No, ratified" do not know but
might say 'negotiated" here believe the Senator
from Kansas had charge OF them. They were Indian
treaties. They might have been amended here, and
thus might almost say they were negotiated here.
After reading the above Mr.. Lawrence continued
his remarks as foliows:-
quote the senate DEBATE 10 snow tn0I congress
ought TO remain in session as long as there is
pending treaty, so that we may exercise our legisa
tive power the treaties and determine what the
interests OF the country In relation to them may re-
quire There Is a re,'V important indian nedtB be-
Iore the Senate, at this time, as 're learn rrUsn the
NEW YORK HERALD, ana tre are indebted to that
paper or ats eerprfsi,ag correspondent for gtring
the country IN formation Ia relation TO It's provisions
rhich tce corttd not otherwise hare These treaties
are made IN secret negotiated in secret considered
and ratified in secret all without reason for secrecy
so far as Indian treaties are concerned / repeat
UAt "a
tons competent as such to enter into treaties; for
II they could sell the lands they occupy to Great
Britain or otherwise negotiate treaties with other
natf0ns which this government has never conceded
or permitted.
The nnal vote on the question Indicated no dispos
tion the part OF a majority Of the House to reform
the standing abuses of Indian system. Since
the foundation OF our government there have been
appropriated from the taxpayers Treasury over
$4oo in satisfaction OF alleged treaty stipula
made with citizens OF the United States-Indian
agents. for 1t Is notorious fact that the so-caled
Indian treaties are in all cases made between the
Indian Bureau at Washington and the Indian agents
IN the TeTitories-in fact, between two oricers OF
the United States the Indian being merely stool
pigeon.
The present Congress has just appropriated
SIC TO carry out these nearous treaty stpua-
tons, SO that the promises or retrenchment and
form freely distributed during the last Presidential
~
good way OF being fulfilled.
In 1899 an appropriation OF $4,000 was made for
and that appropriation has been annually
made, up up to, to the ,,pTe present time. Treaties
Of nat thew have never occped or eyen sees
portion OF the land over which the Pacific Railroad
passes has been purchased several times over OF
different Indian bands or tribes when 1t really be-
longed TO the United States. Lobby jobbers are
already making preparations for treaty between
the United states and certain Indian tribes for the
purchase OF Alaska q second time
II IS boldly claimed that the Russian government
gave us only quit claim deed TO the possessions IN
question that in order to obtain clear title the
United states must make another treaty and again
purchase Alaska OF its Indian inhabitants.
The fourteenth amendment to the constitution de-
cares uneqnvocally that all native born inhabitants
OF the United states are citizens. Whatever there
FORE may have been the practice OF the government
heretofore, most certainly all treaties between the
government and its own citizens since the adoption
OF the amendment must he regarded as grossly un- |
constitutional. In fac 1t never was intended that
the compacts and bargains with the Indians should
he dgntled with the power and Importance OF rea-
ties II is only within three years past that Indian
lobby jobbers have claimed 1t.
There are now Indian treaties before the Sen
ate ana in contemplation providing for the
sale to the United States or nearly 200 0oo. 600
part and parcel OF national domain. |
II The enormous and nefarl0us assumptions OF the
Indian ring shall be submitted to il will require ap-
preparations the national Treasury within the
next ten years OF sum equal to one-half OF our |
present national debt.
In that portion OF the Union acquired OF Mexico |
the treaty system has not Deen adopted. Our gov
ernment has, In attempting to perpetuate the Mex-
system that may be described cross between /
Russian serfdom and our Freedmens Bureau. It |
can be best epitomzed by quoting portion OF the |
recent debate in the House between two California
membership. Johnson representing the Indian ring
and Mr. Axteii representing the people. IL Is as fol-
Mr. Johnson-In regard to the three reservations |
now Kept up by the government will state this:-
That they cost less, IN my Judgment than any other
Indian reservations that the government has estab-
iisned anywhere In the United states. |
AZ. tx..a tai lr ..4rno
Indians good farm hands, and that when the |
grapes are being gathered they will work in the |
ana Hoopd paiey hey raise more grain than they |
need and mev sell ta large quantities. TO the SET
tiers and the military posts near by.
The clerk read as foows:- |
CaforniaFor the purchase Of for milk
together with clothing and teams and farming tools for
For pay Of physician, blacksmith, assistant
.n.e cona o1s sns on. me
a. the Round Valley and the Hoopa Valley
Mr.. Axtell-I move to strike out both OF those
paragraphs which embrace appropriations for the |
rich reservations spoken oi by my colleague from
Round ratiey and Hoopa Valley ,chere, IL fact they
raise more grain than teg themselves ana
ohtch trey dispose Of 20 The ,etghborfnJ military
posts. These Indians who are collected upon these
reservations are little else than slaves. They
treated a. such and are not allowed 10 work for |
themselves. Tney have been placed upon the richest
lands OF California and are governed by supertend
work under oyerseers and the large crops which are
made are sold and men are made rich out OF them |
me lands are Kept ont OF market, ana aOt,ritstdnd-
ing Mev raise these large crops zoe are nO,r |
asked TO Nuke appropriation or $500 |
.fOr The purchase or cdtfie fOr teef and MIX. |
together With clothing and food. teams and farming
tools and for pay OF one physician. one blacksmith,
one assistant blacksmith. one farmer, one carpenter
and one teacher upon each of the three reservations
Of California, and one miller al the Round Valley |
ana one upon the H00pa Valley reservations IN adj |
dtion TO the 5000 for Incidental expenses OF the In
dian service IN California and for the travelling ex-
penses oi superintending agents.
AS might nave been expected, In Congress, where |
te indian ring have everything their own way Mr. |
Axteils motion 70 strike out was disagreed TO- and
tfc sum OF s5S,0oO was appropriated 10 pay these 1
California overseer for feeding their serfs who al
ready raise more gram than they need and sell in
large quanfiesr
Taxpayers readily that the corrupt rings |
that have heretofore controlled adninisrations are
not BY any means broken up.