, 1870-10-20

Tic Work OF CDInNlt<~Aoncr LNnE-
The Renewal OF the b~aEc Nation
Their Old l.nnd TO be sold-Pay-
naent OF Nnr Clntuls.
From the 81. Louis Republican. 0tk. II.
J, D. Lang, Of Maine. one OF tho meuoers
Of the Indian Commission, and whose arrival
in this city has been noticed. gives Al inter
eeti.g account OF matters IN connection Will
business Of the commission which hAs coms
under his cognizAuce within the last two
months.
Hc started on journey to the Usage na-
ton about the lst Of August, the objec: OF his
Welt to them being to couplete the arrange
me11,e for tho taking in t,u-t by the govern
ment OF tlc1r lands, ,o0n. 400 Of scrts. in what
was called Montgomery County, ludian Terri
tory. and the removal Of the nation 70
anoiher location. These results were effected
satisfactorily; aftcr t~enty-one days council,
and Waiting upca ,niii,iiual members os the
tribe tY Commissioner Lung and Comuis~
sitrer. John Y. Fairs ell. Of Chicago, and Vim
cent Colyer. Of Sc~ York, who also aetou2a-
nicd biua. The land as now hel5 By the Eoy-
erpment as Ttusree, and il 10 sell il At 31-25
per scfe to ae:uL settlers. The proceeds OF
anv sales arc to create fund, 5per cent inter
a.; on which Is to be paid to
the O.sgee perretua'ly. Ont Of this tho 0sase
n,tiou purchases iG0 Ac1es Of land for each
member, old or young. Of the tribe, At cost
OF fifty cents per acre. from tho Cherokees
tic d, .ribs. Tho Os,ges removed
themselves to thoir new loc2tion- which is
west OF The liue of the niucty-si1th degree
sf,cr the Os.ce nation hs1 beoa SititeI. Com
mics ioner Lang went 10 the Creek nation to
supervise the payment 10 tho r1crobsrh iol
property destroyed du,,1s fho @ Var, nna s,, wa!sa
decided in it's council not 10 pay any OF this
snm to agea,e, attorneys, or iniddlemen, and
each member of the triue received personally
what he was entitled 10. This arrangement
wo.kcd admirably, and resulted in the obtaiu.
| iuE of considerable amount OF money, out Of
which they might haro olher"lse peen
| cheated.
| Commissioner Lang afterward visited the
ottawar, Seneeas. Sha~uees, and Qua Fawa
! Al tho latter natlon thcre was = payment ol
$4,000 to be made for War claims. Here
something occurred which affords an iflustrA
| ton OF tho manner in which the Indians Art
have been acting As attorney for tho Indian.
al Washington sat at one end OF the table =
which tho money WIS beng paid, and re
eeiycd ssh Per cent Of all the none,
il was to certify that. the payment h.'
disposition Of 70 large portion OF the money
in view Of the destitution and suffering OF ID
Qua Paws, and he would not sanction 1t, bu
left the place. He saw that tho tribe needle
every dollar Of the money.
Commissioner Lang, who ia = member c
the society Of Friends, visited AID had cou.
els With twenty tribes fcAttered over th
co1nfry between the Red River OF the Mort
aud the Red River Of the South. twenty. .eiSt
~asrs nco. and IN his last journey be met
5HrnbeF Of Indians who hid seen him the'
; % md recocnized him: one Of these WAS
,nn Woman io2 years old. who h,a sdopte
ss%araI children md educated them. Fnsr
% TanF made bis f1st visit to The Indians II !! b
ba,f of The Fiends Of NJ LOTT ;, .na .ooa!fs se
England snd tho object .. , u n eueonrsrn nc asr
Il of fheir present state, md ~ sh,, g,o
rolicy such - tho government has eGsaoisa' =,
!, Cannot be worked cut In moment hs s.at s !.
that IN adiourned council Of the chseta 81 y.
ia uil,x,4 IL consl1sr u4A1tero ANecauB kA'