, 1869-03-26

OF nAk,rg treaties with the Indian tribes
IS distinct nAtionK1llies. So far ~ the
forms Of treaty making are concerned, we
recognize each Of these bands Of gypsiea
~ possessing the same national dignity
that we necord to RusslA, Franco OF Great
Britain. II only needs the form.llty Of
havirg each tribe represented by painted
dip|cmAt At Washington to complete the |
ridiculous picture. It is high time that
this system were swept away. It is dis
graceful In every point, Of view. Tue:
ttgotiAtion Of such treaties Is always s
fraud. The Indians never know what
hey a1e doing, hare not the 1emosest
conception Of the political or legal nature
cf treaty, and generally sign 1t under q.
threat that If they do not take the terma
.ffered they must ssarve and be cut of,
tsoW, lhei1 supplies.
The latest illustration Of the fraud OF
| the " hcle businesA IL the negotiation OF q
| treaty by the United Suites with = tribe
of IEdians In which the latter sell sev..
e1al millions Of acres Of land, 10 which
they had no title, to railway compAny;
ard 1t Ia = fitting commentary ON thht
| s1G3kY ~ 1AatV eAAS ~ ~ 6161Viy
approved and ratified by "the treaty,
mskirg power" neither the President
ror any disinterested Senator having ever,
read the treaty OF been aware Of It's
contents. Ttese nomadlc psupers, whom
ne treat In one sense "a sovereign ua-.
lions, have no title to land save thst Of
occupancy. OF that right OF occupancy
they cAnEot be divested except with ,leir,
corsens, but in c.se they aband On 1t the
u,le 1cver,a to the United 6tatea Such.
has been our inform policy, and 1t has
been affirmed and enforced by long line
. Of judicial decisione. Yet, In the lace OF
tie fact that the Iedisns had no land to,
eell, because they did not occupy II, the
1r dian Bureau, through Its agents, went
through the form Of negotiating = SOL
emn treaty by which several millions Of
acres Of the public lands upon which
! there hAd bsen Numerous white settle
meut, were sold to \ railroad corpora
J ttop. Itwas asserted few days ago in
sbe Hcuse OF Representatives by 1epu-
able member, that this, OF some other
, recent Indian treaty, WAS ratified" Two
: thirds OF the 6enste concur1ing"-when
! l y
'ne1e "e!e ous s1 osnasots pieasu. % 40 !!
= mol ume 70 put M Gnu ~ .uAs ipoeisu Anu
s"lnaurg tysten' lne AooA*ns sse ao
: nAtiona. They are no more capable 0
making ueasles tnan ene 1nuAses Oh 81
:, AnAheuse OF oedlsm.
q Inc present. annual COST Of Inc inoiAns Il
: the United States, upon the basis Of pesce
: ,,;s s.,o - a.v ~ at ,e,s, onc..h,I, r. take,
i. hv ,he Intermediates who flnc.ua,a he
i. ,,.aon ,ha hnre.n a, w,ebtn,, and RI,
e ,n;s.rr an9 sona,or n the indian vitlsve,
Ie NJ "a ,he harror ~ W. av.,em conf,n y
r tn i,a exnense ar iis he.1tless robbery
" hrt er,erda fo The n,,va,c,1 and NOR,
y 3ec,.do,ion ~ ,he nnfortnnafea m
If Tndisn vrme1 NJ ererv trihe ,hat drnend
n fo, subsistence mon The government al
J, Whites ~ money and snno];es. are habI,
II nallv rohhed of tbe,r nrnner sbsre. an
d a7a tben ,nanc,3 tn nros,jtnte themselye,
{. not univ N tho bnre,u officers Int t
n sncb ncTsons a. The latter nav hire ther
ID cnt N for thst nu1nose. Th
,e fBc;.l recc1d If the inyestfcation
N made few wears aco In,
es ,his hrsnch cf The Indian service col
ID ta11s reci,als Of Systematic deprayisy .
re this kind that arc truly appalling,
on We see IL stated that the Society
OF Of Friends have taken this matter in
: