New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-18

male adults are ex-Union soldiers, who
prided themselves in being among those
who fought with Grant at the siege of
N;cksburg, or marched with Sherman to
the sea. They voted for Grant, in 1868,
upon the pledge of the Republican can
didates that they should have titles to their
homes under the law. But the Grant ad-
ministration has, so far, failed to redeem
this pledge. The land thieves, manipulate
ing TIE Interior Department, have, through
fraud, and the unlawful decisions of its Off
GERS, sought to turn these settlers from their
homes. A so-called
INDIAN TREATY
was gotten up with the Cherokecs by which
this land was conveyed to James +. JOY at
81 per acre, while the settlers were and are
willing to pay the government price OF
81 % per acre. This sale was made with
out the authority of law, and is claimed by
the settlers to be void. They appealed in
vain to their Senators, Ross and Pomeroy,
and then petitiOned Congress for relief. On
the fifth of April, 1869, the House passed
bill granting to them 100 acres each at
81 IS, notwithstanding the pretended treaty
sale But when the bill went to the Senate
it was allowed to sleep through the iniiu-
ence of the Kansas Senators.
The consequence was that III their local
elections of 1869, the settlers cut loose from
the party and elected sett lers' ticket,
half Democratic, half Republican. This
was the origin of the liberal Republicanism
that has since spread over the State of
Missouri. The settlers carried their cause
| into the Kansas Legislature, which body
has now, for tho fourth time, instructed
| their Senators in Congress to procure the
passage of declaratory act, giving them a
title to the lands in question. But, until
| recently, these Senators have disregarded
the instructions of their constituents, and
| obeyed the will of the land monopolists.
Senator Caldwell pledged his support to the
settlers as the price of his election to the
Senate. The peridy of Senator Ross re-
ma nded him to private life, and Pomeroy
is probably frightened by the summary
manner in which his former collea CUE was
dispos ed of. 1t is an easy inference. for,
contrary to his past record, lie has intro
duced into the Senate a bill FER the
relief of actual settlers upon the
Cherokee neutral lands of Kansas which
bill is now before the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate. 1t is supposed that he is
| counting the favor of the settlers for the
purpose of securing their support for his re-
election next winter. Some fear that he
will privately advise the committee to make
an adverse report while openly fayoring
the bill. By these means he seeks to
! siren CITIZEN the claim of his friend JOY, and
at the same time deceive the settlers into
| the belief that he did all he could for them
But they have delegates here who are
watching him closely, and will insure his
defeat in the next election if he fails to get
the bill through, for they are confident tina,
! the two Kansas Senators can procure it
passage.
| The question, "Will the government keep
faith with its pioneer settlers" is fairly
presented, and should the answer be I'M
| favorable to them, the administration will
lose many thousands of votes in the West