The New York herald., 1870-02-20
INDIAN TREATY SWiMDLES.
The President Stamps Out -Four Inaian
Treaty Swindes-Twelye More swim dies
Yet Reniain 10 be Disposed Or.

The President Stamps Out -Four Iadian
Trenty Swindles-Twelve More Swim dies
Yet feniain 10 be Disposed or.
WASHINGTON, Fep IT, 1870.
The fact that the President had Withdrawn the
'Kawn and three other Indian "treatiean was an.
nounced to the public few days since In three
line despatch.
Very few who read tho simple announcement
realized that the President mad thereby summary
prevented the perpetration of four Of the IN ost
nefarious swlndles record, for which he deserves
all credit and the THANKS OF an Overtaxed people.
He has taken a step III the right direction. but q
further advance is now an absolute necessity.
Twelve more Indian treaty swindes are yet pending
In the Senate, any one OF which may be ratiacd in
secret session when there are but three Senators
present II the President will Withdraw the whole
batcn the miserable business will De unlshsl for.
ever.
The people have no idea what an enormous
swndle there Is In the whole Indian treaty business
Suppose FISK Jr., should make treaty with the
citizens Of Mackerelvie for the purchase of the
north end OF Manhattan island, would the United
States Senate gravely proceed ratly 1t and order
patents to oe Issued LOT the andf
suppose Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Ro
llns mad made treaty with the Fenlan Brother
hood, providing that no member OF that organiza.
ton should be subject to taxation, and tnat
President Johnson had signed It, would the present
Senate ratlly and hold II 10 be Uinding on Prcsl-
dent Grant ana Commissioner DeanoS
Are sucn suppositl0ns ridiculousl Let Us see
Article sixteen OF the treaty, negotiated by Mr.. N.
u. Taylor, President JohnsOn's Commissioner oil
Indian Affairs, with the ..CherOkee Nallon,r Is as
foOws-"Eycry Cherokee snail nave the right to
sell The product ol MS Iarm including his live STOCK
or any merchandise or manufactured products, and
TO snip or drive the same to market without re-
strant or paying tux thereon TO tie United states
or any one OF theni.n
This treaty was fully exposed In the HERALD of
January 20 IL is signed by President Johnson and
was by MN marked 'C0nrdentlal'' ana transmitted
TO the Senate, where 1t 10 yet pending. wtn eleven
others OF similar character and II railfed In Senate
secret session. though no more tnan three Senators
may be present, II Will be held to be the supreme
law Of the land. President Grant has nothing what
ever TO do with 1t. He has no power In the matter
except TO Withdraw, which II Is hoped he will eXer-
clse without delay.
Under The last administration treaty was nego-
tlated with the kaw indians by which they ceded
206, GAO acres OF land TO Of the Kansas suDsl.
died railroad corp0rations-the Union Pacific
southern branch. 1t was sent to the Senate, where
u was pending when Withdrawn by President Grant
10 illustrate tie greed of the corporation quote
porLlon OF settlers protest against Its rariaca.
LlOn:-
The Union Pacific Railroad Southern branch) 40 miles
long running from Junction CITY Kansas the
OF tho state The advertise for
OF Andmoat OF IL Tree gift from