The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-01
WHENCE OUR INDIAN WARS
TAE INDIAN COMMISSIONS AND THE
ARMY REsPONSIBLE.

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| Correspondence OF The sun.
| wAsutSoroy March os-Somehoyy the foes of
the Indian ayays manage TO get control of the Con.
| gres.ionnl Committees on Indian Aaars Clark Of
| Kansas Chairman Of the House Comp,ittee ia an
nspirant for Ro.ss place in the senate and the &C.
knoyledped ebampion of tho land pirates who souat
| on Indian reservations and who. according TO Gen.
| sheridan's letter. moved 10000 strong on to the
| Usage reservation as soon as he withdrew tho
troops Cen sherman in his letter opoIogizine for
the Pegan massacre also saws IL il impossible to
| keen the whites of the reseryations:n and both
| Generals conclude that notwithstanding these nd
missions. which are fatal TO their argument. il il
their duv TO protect the thieye. As the white land
pirates have votes, and the Indians have not. the
| Western Congressman who manage to control In
dian affairs side with the whites and as there would
be no use for an army without an Indian war, the
regular officers Of that anomalous institution in tho
republic always take the same side. Put + stern
men at the head of Indian affairs and abolish the
army ard Won would have no more Indian wars, for
the plain reason that the East has already robbed
the Indians of all they could get and have no fur
Their interest in the plunder except for railroad
| PURPOSES
AN ARTFuJ DODGE
OF Clark & Co., is to assume that the Indians are
| citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment, which
expressly excludes them, in the same language used
In the oririnai Constitution ,rou roorosenta,ion
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ms Ia done 70 get control OF the cherokee coun-
Try south arkansas by placing over it territorial
government, and cxtncuishing the Indian title to
tire lands These lands are paten,ed TO the Chero
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Na'lon oy reeuar lano patents under treaties when
The treaty OF 1898 provides that said lands should
bo ga ror,n,ron, 49, - ,'., .",,
We p'rmah'h' home-l nome thal snail never IN
oil iuture time be embarrassed by having extended
around 4, the lines or placed over IL tho ,urisdction
:, ~ y " y WV 'N'
o'' lerr'ory OF state ana tile MN article OF the
Georgia treaty OF 1895 says, The United States
Lerebv covo,on, nm, .0-oo a. 81, a. -, A., a.,
anu agree 'na' .he Ianus ceuc 70 'he
.nerokee Nauon' shall In no future time, Nithout
their consent be included within tho territorial
limits or Jurisdiction OF any State or Territory"
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'hH '"h"ohth phLhoArHs
are compelled to come to WASHINGTON every winter
nj ereai e.pense to nrotect tho N,tion fran, bot,
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~ sp.,o " 'nese uc-''es noresee'ns tne
10 ho,r tho choroLao Na,,o, .rroa, o., o., -
" 81 W. r'uo" asr'eu W oar' WIN
iuy threeour'hs OF tner territory oy the treaty OF
1890 This treaty was made while Senator Harlan
was SECRETARY Of tho In,or,or I, c.doa lands wos,
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VI 'ue 'O'n ieI'un VI ohEl'uue 10 'ne oh'eu states
TO settle friendlg Indians on with O proviso that the
ands wore tn he frat n,d for tho nricc in n ccr,.,
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CONTINGENCY winch mas long since arrived to be fixed
by the President except to the Cherokee "trip In
Xmas which ,vas IN no ,,rr,issd M, ,,.o ,,stn.
,aros,6i 49,, - 10 he,oJ ~, ,, y ui7,n
orJ Tho other nv Tho Sscrcterv Of ybe Inte'inr
T rh Wv "'"'i ny ue 'eo'c'''5 o' tue ih'ellor'
eno mn ,n,.
0'V'VVo Ao"hs
In this strip, some OF which is worth te5 an acre
none less than $40 AZ $40, this strip would be
!, nopi5 b;n a. 900 COO h s s n, 90 o.
onri,nde nrnnunts IL sn 81 n N nnO ,cros nono ~
wortb less Inn ,be Coycr,mc,t ycininnm go,
,r ,as .oreins h, III I pit ~ 1s "a
was eontnu ,Hc ne,Meen 'ne lresiucnt ana We
s3 roo O0 being The ntifnl snr ~ hont ssv"n,een
cents an acre Secretary Browning crowded lie
Ills land vitlout having cent for n in sr;ie i ,
treaty and the protests OF m. Chcrot"cs who snv
10 take rho lana boc n he Goye-nUen J Joe oo ne,
think IL worth The pricc ~
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| ia .,ir fr,.,.,,.. sfsAroR HARLAN
IL d. s. 81 We 'uuml'ee On indian htairs
have been made OF his indirn ions vnie Secre,,t"
Of the Interior. in comparison - which tho
peddlng OF c.deship. sinks into utter sir nileance
Instead OF reporting the treaty o. 1865 for rntidca-
t"n and paying the contract price iuadC quate ar II
Is, ,or tno .ter9kee londs' Mr. Harlan without con
not long ago drew out Of lis side pocket In the
miitoe room, during slim Attendance. cut and
dried bil witha
FRAUDULENT TITLE
For purport- be an act to carry ont the provis
ici with said treaty IL rnnres The nroyis tesr oct
ing tie Kansas s;rip OF sOO OO acres and Robb'cs
tlem up absolutely without compensgtinn sno nr 70
feses to appropriate 40 900 600 as lie arrrerae 10
pay for the whole or about to 10 cents per acre for
land some which is worth Sos per acre The
treaty provides for ia, ment In registered bonds Of
the Quilted States bought vi market prices and de-
posted in the Interior Department. H1ran's bin
rroIoses TO crcdit the amount on the books of the
Treasury, bearing 3 rer cent Interest n Jieerence
Of vast Importance, when one knows the process of
COY erins into the Treasury" But besides there is
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