New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-27
INDIAN TERRITORY.
DIVIDING THE INDIAN CE5sIONS-FEE
SIMPLE PATENTS-FRAUDS ON THE INDIANS
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DIVIDING THE INDIAN LANDs-CON CESsIoNS-FEE
SIMPLE PATENTs-FRAUDs ON THE INDIANS
GOVERNMENT BAD FAITH.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Feb. 16.-One of the
vexed questions before Congress grows out of several
peuding bills which propose 10 establish general gov
eminent the different Indian tribes and nations,
which Dhsbt the country south of Kansas and west Of
Arkansas These measures have three prompting causes
FIRST. there those who wish to general
ernment take the place Of the separate governments at
present existing the separate nations. whose Ian
gages position and power vary. The end proposed by
these economists is absorption, 1t be hon
oraby In the second place the great railroad
interests that have grown up in the West in the past
few years. not from running but from building railroads
for land subsidies and local bonds These want this
Geld and demand that the title OF the Indians 70 their
lands and their governments, be at set aside by
arbitrary OF Congress The third interest is that OF
seers and sQuatters who have discovered that these
lands have already great commercial value, wish them
seized a. public lands thrown open to settlements and
the Indian governments overthrow, and Territorial
Government established. AZ is generally known, the
reaer portion of A. is held by she Cherokees Choctaws
Chickasaws Greeks Semnoes and dozen petty tribes
They held formerly the richest parts OF the CarOlnas
Georgia Alabama Mississppi and Tennessee. At the
Close OF the Revolutionary War Washington Jefferson
and others originated the pOilcy OF ShcOudkg these
ents modelled after OF the States, with assurances
OF protection. Other promises, however ha 10 DE gwen
u sope Of the States Among others Georgia when she
SfeTei 1be Federal Union, exacted promise that the
Isdian title should be extngushed as early as prac-
tcable 4 u,.,s,.
We have not space 10 dwell on the troubles to which
these conflicting promises led some Oh the hiaH Us
nre dragged Inn chains from the land OF their birth 10
tbis ne home In other fraudulent ueaties were
TpSde with few irresponsible men Nheh tne naIons
-Y1fnsed 10 treat While the question was sete III aNor
az theinnate Of fair play In the American
chara4cr acccdcd TO certain recOncllhe COM
You will hold your land by title from US was the
assurance We win give you patent IN rec simple ZOE
it, guaranteeing you it4 possession forever Jaw VI
Congress passed authorizing THIS, ana patents hGio
issned conveying these tribes, for valuable conhlu
eratiSn the lands whch they now occupy In auutlon
y the treaty through which the exchange ana removal
were effected the following inserted by the United
States Commissioners and accepted; where they oah
secure permanent hO,e for themselves ana theH pos
teity and where they establish ana ENJOY govern
ment their choice They also received specnc guar
anee by treaty that no state or IeIrVOdl uOFerneh1
should be extended over them.
In reply all this IL is alleged that this was simply
bad bargain. That the makers were more interested ID
Georgia aud Mississippi than in the new territories
That the fee-simple patent conveyed 70 them by the
Veysnce was not 10 Individuals but was general or
communal title. That the clause providing for reger-
sion ~ the United States In OF the extinction OF the
tribe made the title worthless. IL certainly would he a
DO 10 an individual. We believe we have some white
societies the communal plan j. their property liable
70 eOnfscaOn that aee0nnti Are the lmnense tracts
held by railroad companies grants for building
railroads liable % cOnscaOnY There thing very
conclusive The point II the titles given the Indians
for valuable lands elsewhere not good the Govern
inent at least, Is est0pped from picking flaws IN them
~ 30 taking advantage OF It's own fraufifit fraud
Nc-ldcs the tribes enumerated, many others have IT,
gently been gathered there. The Wild Indians an West
CID haEas ana Nebraska OldeIt m Oi ff flrD
@Ao threatened With death il found OF tIcm. The