New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-24
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a 1880

burghs command, tonight "to defend their ow
lands--lanGs bonght owned and paid for" asks:
bought of whom, pray
paid for by whomp
ITO whom was payment madeW
Bought" Of the United States Government
thereby recognizing the United States Governments
right to the sovereignty of the soil" as superior
to the Indians right of occupancy
paid for,1 by the Utter Indians by re-
peated ACCOMPLISHMENTS" Of said fright OF
occupancy" in large tracts Of valua-
bio lands; notably by the relinquishment"
according to the Brunot Treaty Of 1878, or
100000 acres Of valuable lands. unquestion-
ably rich IN mineral dep5sits."-l Annual Report OF
tho Secretary of Interior'for 1878, p. 46tl
" 10 whom was payment madeW
1othe United States Government, which has ac-
cepted and ratified such exchanges of right
of occupancy" for right of sovereignty "
and such sales Of light of occupancy" for large
sums of money by repeated and reiterated treaties.
The Secretary of the Interior has incorporated in
his Annual Report for 879 lin the report on Indian
Affairs. p. 36) the following paragraphs:
Let e. b. fully understood that the Cendians have
Colorado aud that these Indians dd not thrust them
selves way of the white people, hut thar they
were Originally aud rgntfuily possessors OF ne SOL anu
that the land they occupy has been ACKNOWLEDGED 70 Oe
theirs by solemn treaties made with them by the united
States
II win not DO TO say that q treaty with Indian
nothing. n means even than the pledge OF the
Government to pay houd. Ii Is the most solemn DC
caraton That any governn o. any people ever enters
into Mother Will II do 70 thai restes never ought
10 have been made with Indians. That question IL now
in urer the treaties have been maio ana must DO
lived up 10 whether convenient or Otherw lse
BY beginning at che uutset-wih the full ackn0wiedg
ment Of The absolute aud iudefeasDie right Oi these D
dians To l200OO00 acres in Colorado. We can properly
consider what II The beet method of eXtnguishng the
Indian title thereto without INJUSTICE to the Indians.
and without violating the pghted faith OF the Govern
m"ni OF the United states.
The wnier of this letter SAYS:
In Withholding supplies from she White River Utes
lie cannot except upon his own personal responsibility,
Issue supplies a hostile IaGan tribe
Secretary Schurz has published i'll the Annual Re-
port of the Department of the Interior for 1879 the
following paragraph in regard TO this case of the
White River Utes:
The arocity Of the crimes committed should not pre-
vent those individuals VINO are innocent from being
treated SUCH according to article IL OF tue treaty
VIZ:
PrOrdcd that II any chief OF either OF the cOnfeder
atcd D.nJs against the United states. or IN
manner violate this treaty IN any essential part,
said chief snail forfeit his position chief aud all
rights 10 OF the benefits OF this treaty;
but prOGidcd further Indian OF either or these con-
the OF this treaty IN all lts essentials shall be en-
titled 10 his hene1ts aud provisions notwithstanding MS
particular chief and band have forfeited their rights
thereto.
The writer of this letter says. in allusOn to the
murders and Outrages committed by some of the
White River Utes that " II. II. is the champion of
tho friends who wrought the fuin." Have the
readers of THE TRIBUNE 50 understood my protests
against the injustice of Furnishing the innocentfOr
the crimes of the cuiltyg H.H.
NoU- York. Feb. %, 1880.