The sun., 1870-03-03
OFFICIAL ROBBERY.
THE DISHONTSr IRA NsACTT0Ns or
SEN1TOR H4RLIN.
A Fraudulent In1iuu Trcnty-Plnnd' nnd
E~ts,

A Fraudulent Inhiuu Trcnty-Plund'r md
Fnlrr Preteuces.
Correspondence OF Tho sun.
WAsuINGroS, Feb l7.--Prcvious letters have
set forth from the public record what Mr.. llarlans
conduct vna n Secretary Of the Interior. Has he
reformed slHcc' lis return to the Scnatef He has
not A late A. last year the conf cniial les of tie
s@uot, shovel tiit lie was tr,inr to finish an old
land lob which, with Jim Lane aud Pomeroy he
began upon when he was FIRST senator. 1nc Gioje
shows thai these three worthes pushe land grant
n rough FOR a long huc OF road In K1nsas, and scv-
crl branches, which was sort OF family venture
Tor the Pomeroy ring. While Harlan was IN tho
Interior, one Of the branches became the Southern
Brunch Iaci1c Railroad. Meanume, the PomorO-
mans had been bought out COR a round sum, and
other parties hal got possession. These looked
vita iongng eyes u1on the rich reservation of tho
Kaw Indians about Couucil Grove, In Kansas,
through which the rold ran. But Mr.. Brownn;
had made fair treaty with these Indians, by which
the Cnitcd States would come into possession OF the
land. and be uble to opcn them to settlers. The
treaty was Vcnfng In the Senate. How could this
b. stunt G., and tie railroad company stc1 the lands
from the Indians unsteady was che question. Eihnr
Senator Harlan chose himself lor thc work, or nc
was chosen by the railroad company 10 per
form u. On tue sh Of February, 1869. he
managed to b. nut ON the Indian Committee,
- n win icaton." 30 bis friends sad. ron
the attacks when he press hid made upon him for
land Iobbinr. One OF his Grst Official acts was to
write to secretary Brownin, Fe1. 20, ~ Actin
Chairman of tho Indian Con mtt &C. saving that ancr
careful consideration Of the Dendiug treaty the com
mitee instructed him TO ask that now ono might
be negotiated; Ths letter in Mr. Hmlh's own
han ia NOV In the nles. 1t was ancv thug Tor a
committee to undertlNc treaty n akIng. But Mr.
liauinS acts arc not dlw!s restrained by tue Laws,
as has been seen Tue day bciore Gr1nt was in
conclude a new treaty. lie was furnished win the
dral' OF treaty luly prepared and re- dy Tor slina.
ture or tl.is draft Commis ,oner Taylor, writing
Onletally TO Secretary Cox, sad.
aran OF treaty was enclosed with the ins'rue
the pr' VISIONS '1T ""a@soI 10 b. S1rsei rpoq 6y he
dornm'ftes NJ h'd'on AGairs q u, Senate"
Ouc "f inc In ,ructiuns was tho following:
dS to Ss bG SSi % any % sS Tn Hs @
nov nS I s ,n E &c abs 81 sds, S "Sr. s % Of
Guided vita the expr" nndrStaniing inqt should the
the lniaus accetc to ne acton OF the
vi tile United states.
No one hut 8 rictised hand could have drawn that
clause Its purpose viii be further on.
IN ddVs af'rr the orier to start with the
new graft was iivrn. the treaty was reported rai-
Fed. Some OF the lhdiJns wuOse uames were at
teIcd to II now declare they never signed IT,
AT Gle one nvcs the Union lacihc liaroa souta-
ern Branch the rrut to huv the diminished reserve
OF the KaN Indians tract nine nv fourteen miles,
containing about $500 acres. tor $le1,oO
Article two givns the same road the iurther right
to purchHse l3AooO acres from the same Indians at
~ " cout- Bu aero.
ktce three provides that the Secretary of the In.
terror ii, issue rtiicates purchase 10 the COm.
many within sixty dlys, upon Csh payment o.
sl on and security Tor the payment OF tue rest iu
-four annual payments Win interest 1t i've per cent
Otior articles bind iLe Uuit States 10 give the
tribe tract OF land twtn'y miles sqn'rr, south OF
nsas to appropriate $S,51l IN iull Tor property
uf the tribe tIAen aud u-ed b. Two .geats, and TO
nav u 6O toward tne expenses Of neSot stinS the
tr ub.
Z. us tic Government, to accomu odate and enrich
this railroad conran'. Is, II tho Senate aTrcs, to
GIVE le-e Indi-ns SJj,0OJ acres OF land anu 300
q, ilns whole tract. secretary Cox, IN recommend
Ing tie w.tidraNiLg OF the treI'y, wrote to thc
Pr sldcn as howe:
n Is nm mdsruahlc tact that the reservation could
bc ttghttul lri-' at 50 thn two Uol .is uuI
cd an tn better or li1n nov !. trat the average p
s~nt yaiuc s,s.u AbVye uycdpl 2rs ic. acr'.
clue refereed TO auOv-. These Indians ~
Is hal paced lCJOOJ .ac.cs Of their res
cHatiuu ~ the Inns OF tie lniioi States
~ b" sold TO paw Tor certain improvements
made by contrA"tor~, n acc" dance with TIC treaty
upon N, ir cimlni~ucd rcsctvnt n. Under h-
cal>r stone houses, wlirh ICY never occupied
iut up, and -ucn uu'rag uu- sums chtrge tuat
onl vcrc the proceeds 1T tne 10000 acres usrd
M, lut tie tribe luura it-clf hopcie-ely and wrong
fully m Ccht lud to I-suc to cover II amount
,d,wrh nt,re'L IA lso', 20 bout itQ oO0 so,when
toY came tn mtSe the stconi trVtf' tiev insisted
tuat the money tncY were TO recsINo shOull not o.
a.'uct ON those sNl ling conlr1rtor-, eoht', aud
au arIc N's inscrttj 20 that elect, ~ follows
ABrtoiEG part OF the invested funds OF the tribe.
or ot any nioua,s winch may >, due III under tue
tr5yIe o De paid 20 thea by this treaty, snail oc
use 100 Of any CLAIMS against ue tribe ncoiu.
| m previous 10 the date OF tln, treaty.
tn article Mr.. Harlan cut oui his ncW drafl.
| II the Job bad succeeded the rulroa1 oompan,
| could nave bought uO tie X Nv scrip u ~
son aud 40 have secured the lands or almost no.
| thing; IN other words, have stulen uem touy
from he lndIaus, under the protection OF sole.nu
| treaty.
| Wien the Harlan railroad ir-ay reached the In.
dians, nay insstd that tho above article vi tho Old
| treaty shouid be Inserted. special Commissioner
| Irwin, In reporting the cuncuston of tie trcrty,
| say- the insertion of this article wis the only
change or addition made to the drafts OF TIE tr,uty
| endorsed with our mzlrucuonr,' and following 4,
IN the bod! the treaty, tAs provi-o rted
r. ortioi, That this article IS Inserted with TIE
| pre- understanding mat elou.d the PRESIDENT o.
| to the action Of the reirvson atVes OF te United
| stltes.
| And now. to crown the lnfamy. three members OF
thu set ate Indian Committee pnvatev assert that
tney never heurd Of sucn = treaty being careful y
cons deTel, considered at all, und authority gwen
| Mr. II rl1n To write and ASK hat ne~ treaty uiignt
| be conclude And one member Of TIE Cummi'ec
asscrts Llat there u no record OF any such action
| u c minute book OF the Commlttee,
IL tie SeuHte WAS Jenlouso ITS honor, such a INST
ter Noud hc looked INTO, aud the lacte rtan' d.
That the fraud on the Indians. IN the inter - OF
specualors, WIS not CON summited wAs not the fault
| OF Senator u. az. Secretary OK, IN ascertanIng
tic crar cter Of u tr atty recommended that IL Oc
| withdrawn, and fls suggestion wa CON lied with.
| 1he House more = nsitlve about charges Of DE-
| honest prlctiCes the part OF its men bers NJ y
| SHOWN by the invcsusat ordered concerning the
| Nj eyed sale ut cadrt-lips.
| But IN Mt Harlans case, although tho very bills,
| frOm the otllcul flies, rgned with Lis OVn hand,
| plOung snl-Loncsy be- youd any question have been
hnlung around ~ the neN apcr- oi tire untry Tor
| Two hOntnz, ind have become commOn tax in
| Wushiag ton the senate give no ST., Of sensitive
| n. - Nor do,s Mr.. Iar.nn himself seem to t,lnk
tnlt these things unht Inn for iul associauon with
| ms not ar senators, or tue proper discharge o.,
| - natoi al luu,s Perhaps ~" Is uI"t The lence
Of the body NCud recm TO Indicate AZ he IL. II It
| remains sllent tnc pr"oi wlll be conclusive