Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-01-25


declaration. of war against those lands
of Sioux who rnigIit not be parties to.
the treaty. The Sioux Nation consists
Of SO lnany bs.nds, mostly in nolnadic
state, and scattered over a wide region,
that see No prospect of obtaining their
general concurrence in such treaty.
Tne protection of the Pawnees from
marauding bands of Sioux will proba
bly, De effected by the settlement of
white people around their reservation,
wiiieh is now being rapidly accom-
plished.- -ss - -''.t- 2
1t is known to most of the members
ofthe Convention, that the four Pawnee
prisoners confined nearly two years in
lOinaha Jail on a charge of murder,
were, in the Sixth month last, admit
ted to bail and suffered to go to their
resefvatioA. The Chiefs of their tribe
became their sureties in the sum of five
Thousand dollars and the Agent and
myself IN the sum of one thousand dol
lars. By a.letter from my successor,
Barclay White, I am informed that
they have been discharged. He says !:
SIT is with much satisfaction / inform
thee, that at the request of the Prose
cutting Attorney, Cowan, Judge Lake
iordered the case of the State against
Yellow Sun and others, stricken from
the docket, and the prisoners released
without bail, with the assurance that it
would not again come up unless irnpor-
tant additional evidence appeared, and
iif there was none itwould probably be
finally disposed of next term"
By the, same letter 1 am informed
THAT a satisfactory change has been
Imade in the manner Of distributing
1.-THE annuity-goods to the Pawnees. The
Chiefs of that tribe have, by treaty and
ancient custom, the privilege Of receiv.
ling and distributing them among ths
people. 1 found they did it very un
fairly, keeping an undue proportion
themselves and distributing most ofth'
Remainder among their friends or ia
Sorites, so that the poorer class receiv
led little or nothing. On application &
1.-The Department for authority to distri
fbute the goods to families in preportioi
to their numbers, was informed tina
lit could not be done without the con
rlsent Of, thel Chiefs. They refused t
give their consent, and another issu
had to be made in the old way. Bq
some months ago the Pawnee Council
which is composed of Chiefs and so
dieIs, passed 3 resolution requestin
the Department to allow them salarie
4 for their services, to. be taken out of tn
annuity-money, which IS fifteen thoC
sand dollars. On transmitting thei
resoluton to the acting COMMISSIONS
slof Indian Affairs, l recomn. end ths
theft request-should be granted On COZ
= ditlon that they would relinquish
the Superintendent the privilege of di
tributing the goods. ThisrecommenC
alton was approved, and the Chiefs
tCouncil, consented to the change.
Barclay White, the Superintendent
4 writes as follows: 81 visited the Paw
nee Agency last week an distribute
the annuity-goods to heads of fanilie
At my first council with the Chiefs,
Informed them of the amount of none
and goods for them, and reminde
them of their assent that the Superb
ltendent should distribute the good
: Each Head Chief spoke in turn, an
lpointed out the difficulties would e:
perienee it attempted to do it. Whe
they fsdild II was firm they entere
their protest against it, and said the
would hereafter have all money ar
no goods. Imade no controversy vii
them on that point, as the treaty
bIelear that half their annuity shall be
tBfsoods. The distribution of money ar
goods were made together, and SO sy
-ttematized that it all occupied but OIL
iand half days. The result was So
cess. We heard no complaint exec
: from the Chiefs.
ave had estimated the amount
goods the sixty-six students in tt
Manual Labor School were entitled t
Of and proposed giving to the Principal
y that school for them their share
- blankets for their. beds and calico,
soon as we had completed the 9th
distribution. The Chiefs watched Il
proceedings closely, supposing the be
% ance would be turned over to theI
When they ascertained the schot
. children were to receive most of
u they made some energetic speeche
:, but we still had left blanket for ea'
fe of the Head Chiefs, and three boxes
ID tobacco; the latter gladly turned oy
them for division, and we part
e: hariaoniously. a since learn, throul
a Agent Iroth. that the Chiefs admit t
as Distribution was fairly made.
ne FRO BE DoNTINUED.]
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