, 1870-09-17
THE 0SAGE TREATY.
Opening OF Eight Millions Of Acres
uEUnincum berrt Lands In Sonthcras
knnAnH-'Cexku Of slAe Treaty.

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From the ST. Louis Dfmorfaf. S<ps- ~.
We yesterday published trlef Telegram
FROM kausar, not1fSlus our readers toat the
lopg-talked Of treaty with the Usage 1n1t3ns
lad been signed. Ret. Vincent Colxer, Of
New York, who acted ~ Secretary of the Baird
of Indian Commissioners, known "a tho Fresi-
dtnt's Roar}. and who was rresanr 81 ths
s;r,,;nr nj tho treaty yesterday arrived in s..
80: ~ ~ n,. ~ & 1.;,.,as v.,t, ~ 1.s,
Inent. Ey Ills courtesy We are enAt1ed TO !ay
btft 70 our readers full part1cu!1fs OF tie
whole tran szcti-u. We will first give copy
Of the telegram yestsrday forwarded by Mr.
Co1ycr TO The Sccretafy Of the Interior. 1t
~. yortleI as follows:
""7 "oAo'A 1T. 1n,1s scnt- IT, fs,,.
:. ltou J. b. Car. sec,<tayu ~ Iatt,;o1. Ha.hin,:on
u = "
..,tfrr three vceEss earnt st consultation the
n.,rts arrrc,i to acrr2t tEc act oi C3nxrsas pro-
ytI,i foi t. safe Of thctf Iasts tn Ka1sls md
tkejr removal to th- Iptiau Territory. Tne cou1-
~, wax hrId Il, Their Old nome nH llqnu Crrek. aud
w W 1v".. racorse OF Witt. ssi1crs Tue ts,i
tcri;rs nrrv"Itrd ami ali scen,eI pcase,i a, The
.1srit ,SIens pss' ''t'e'' AA 49,
"a ,re.ants or nthpr tenptsstpns were intfo-
Tss, Hhera1;sT ., shr SCI tuIuee.i sacns /,
nnnar, m" rhiafs Eere yery ef0uu-nt ats,I
sHu ~ ,s ,Teat..s and n,t,)ais from the govern
49,, f'nr, NJ Trffrrsnn IN II LipcoIn one treaty.
nta,ar,1civ rnorossetf od nurrhtuent. Win gii.,
ehsn ann sraa a1tsIms W ,hs1 ian it Tss se sn. hr
nsi hossssse ~ t9st ~ Ws- IA rht thfs
earnestly aprsaat IT, me On 9ts;at,, ~. T. & s
s.as .s s"s t's'e"' -" W." V,xrKxr IN yrr
o1neF. A. ..1..-.,o ia ns1n.; ,,;,,.
AS ttAsea III tne teieE,ans, sos Aeeotsat'o','
extended over three weeks. uus1nE wh4ch. A.
though the utmost harnlony prevailed, the ll,-
ans ,s;s ssro sa ienstb tna trestr w.s
a1acrt..} 't1s fn1louinf- is ttfe texr nf tf1a
s.a.,- .. >1o '~~~ ~ '0
i.e aLh ssene.i. ln!eis. cSunse!o,s, Or otaves, r.
nea.. 4t otnes ~ ,1 " NE aa.!nn " III III
neat anI tus ~. M, w. ..tn ~ sraes y = 9'1, h'r
ne hrsr.I rean IN. t%s;th and thirteenth sstint,s
q thr at Ut Gong e:s maSsnR APPROPRIATION ~ @ i"r
M'.,s.,an, -. ia rsse is.f snnrnra.I nj. !.
!s:s; sa !ss ass;af Sssa szelSss,! % + i
a se ty ~ ny ri ~ o. y, VI ~ 10 sren9
sanae 81 ~ p'.shS s utun ", mu[ can,en an
nf ~. u itr Siaa n ihs !no IN n Wdrs ss
fotinws: - -
fUtrr fellows copy OF tho act referred to- and
the signatures of snree huEi1ed osaye chiefs,
heatmen. tc.1
At early dawn Of the day after the treaty had
been signed the alr Was filed with the cr'es OF
the old people, especially the Old women, Who
1an,entea oTes the graves Of their children
! which they we're about to leave forever be pru-
eeeding to reservation, One Of the Chiefs.
WaA-Tauk.ks, who bad been absent, arrived
the day atses the coaacA lsoke UP nntl.
although anSTf tllat tue treaty had been e'Su-
cd without his presence. on heating its liberal
character he subscribed It.
Prior TO the siGnatnEeof the treaty the chiefs
desired that document should be drawn up
setting forth their re asoAs Tor asserting TO tue
treaty, aud u,entiuning tile most particular
+ points which they desired to lay before the
government The following Is q copy OF the
Inrnnent in ouea;inn.
: IL far I.rrsfdrnf, y, tht l.nitei Sfafts:
I'VE, tne uu.ls, s,gue,l Chiefs ana connsellors Of
,he trthe Of liJeat ali Lille Usage ludtAns.- In
| nnt,nnal council ns.+..tr,i would Respectfully
| e.ept:
Thu, rho iii making nr vis,o1 for tho sa,e III
our iab,t, All The +, u,;ysl 1T uur n.oplt 10 tho
i,,tnn T, rrto =. wEIch rasac,l CobE7rss, July H.
fs;r. has l,eru read and expia1Ecd to Is br the
IL. III sas,s,,rn that Il ts sorr intention to
ncuI taiiiy with US. Wa n. ass,rsi tsi Ihr bin a
sns VOL Il oas istds AID nut ot spectators. :
tSs to snos os g T. n:ope
a. Tie sss snis ntasIhs taa. w m*y be ,nt aoMs IT, H.
p,nra.. ,Ssn =, - T., ,h ~, r..T,r.1
~ ''oNs' '1.'' .'"' s'o'"'e'' ~ '''e
,. tas trna vi" o'nn @ 1ss sS ~ p
2tasIv ~ ther Say. N ,sn ~ ~ ~ the thssoS
aad @ss. iu,tssa nat'ons. '-1 20 - - ''' ~A''~~
iaty III m ao% me ufase snea ,ton nn,' n'
th'"r hntts ~ haSr H. thrrnsrr f:fret M, "th.
~ , l., ~. as 1nti ,has a. ~
~ ~ a 'asa,a,,s. sass eona'oa 1n'1 @Aes A'A 'ea
T sss'a sse Government of the rattc,, states
to5 re @xe9 ta rnrE
fur Etho1l purposes out N osa-e lands. ..
Tina. ne rlsat TO hun. no''alo On tns Wes:eln
Er Ert!. - .snn1e ~ k.,tstn.,. sNaass e ~ LAT ~
THAI the O,accs b. allowed to send ,,ejcoa.
ttpn 10 Was. inrt9n r The pu-rtsc ut coujcsrinr
With The yoyI rIl,upns in relation to The foregoing
points, aud for the purpose uf ohta,nlnu rcmaner
alton tor wrongs aud dtpredasiona lutetcd unot
them. ..-.....-.-..,
We s!En tae aet with Tue undefstaat1aE ma
aH & ts ~" un ene Sn .,i aas., Erou,. m !.
f,sIntnv t,,oso ShinSs fa1 WIFI ,rs h,v. ,srs. M
thrm. 1N' ''' "'&-~'' w.
"lfetstng uron the friendship and good will q
n1Es upon ms Intention the matters hefeln Sc
ip.Si ~. Si,no, ca,.or,,.- N ,e-a L., ,orn,u .,t,,,
! e,r,tinr t,,e htit.~ ~ '''0s ~ ~o11"A' o~'''
IIege follow the sicpaturea of .asor,t txent,
1hiefr. also those OF John d. Lang. ons of In,
commissioners. ard Vincent Co1ver. Secre
ta1v.l
81 much for the rrtseut treatr, But VI,
have not vet told the whole sto1v, During th
negotiations the Chiefs produced an elaborate
II encrpssed letter on parchmrnt. sie aeI IT.
General dearborn. Sec.efary Of War. Thi
document was dated in 1904, aud was deco
r,t+ with ! massive and beautiful gold chsin
several s,lye; medals ou the bEessss Of Chief
. w.re exi,ihjtefl Tf,eYa medals were present
/ ed br several Presidents. from Jefferson dow
| to Lincoln. TIE Chiefs appealed. il, touchiu
t | el..,utnce. to the Commissioners to s;aul b,
$ tht In 10 tie future. aud not to allow tls 1yes
ent treat TO be- yin,atcd 1iks those of the y ~,
, | The foliou;n.- !. 4 r,ov ~ Genarat n rhnrn'
| ,at..r.