The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-24

President Cleveland Revokes the Order
Opening the w1nnebago and Crow Greek
Reservations.
TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION.

TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY an executive order bearing date
the 9th of February, 1885, it was ordered that
Sall that tract of country in the territory Of
Dakota, known as the old Winnebago reserva-
ton and the Sioux or Grow Creek reservation,
and lying on the east bank of the Missouri river,
set apart and reserved by executive order dated
Jan. IL, 1875, and which is not covered by the
executive order dated Aug. Q, 1879, restoring
certain of the lands reserved by the order of Jan.
IL, 1875. except the following described tracts:
Township No. 10S north, range Il west; los
north, range 70 west; fractional township los
north, range 70 west; the west half of sec ton
4, sections So, z, g., 9, 16, II, Is, 10, 20, 81, 28,
20, 80, 81, SO and 80, of township 1N north,
range Il west; 107 north, range q west; ieT
north, range IS west; the west half of town
ship 100 north, range 70 west, and
fractional township 106 north, range
II west; and except, also, all the
tracts within the limits of the aforesaid Winnie
bago res srvation and the Sioux or Grow Creek
reservation, which are outside OF the Limits OF
the above-described tracts, and which may have
heretofore been allotted to the Indians residing
upon said reservation, or which may have
heretofore been selected or occupied by the
said Indians under and in accordance with
provisions of article o OF the treaty with the
6lOux lUulhUS VI April 60. lOUC, 10 hDu II bduiC
is restored to the public domain. And, where
as, upon the claim being made that said order is
illegal. and in violation of the plighted faith and
obligations Of the United States, contained in
sundry treaties heretofore entered into with
the Indian tribes or bands occupants OF said
reservation, and that tho further execution Of
said order with not occasion much distress and
suffering to the peaceable Indians, and en-
gender amongs them q distrust of the national
government, / have determined after a careful
examination of the several treaties, acts Of
congress and other official data, bearing on
the subject, aided and assisted therein by the
advice and opinion of the attorney general
of the United States, duly rendered in
that behalf, that the lands so proposed
to be restored to the public domain by said ex-
ecutive order Of Feb. "a, 1885, are included as
existing Indian reservations on the east bank
of the Missouri river, by the terms of the sec
ond article of the treaty with the Sioux Indians,
concluded April %, 1868, and that consequently
being treaty reservations, the executive was
without lawful power to restore them TO the
public domain by said executive order, which
is therefore deemed and considered to be
wholly imperative and void. And whereas, the
laws of the United States provide for the
removal Of all persons residing or be-
ing found upon Indian lands and
territory. without permission expressly
and legally obtained of the interior depart
ment: Now, therefore, in order to maintain
i~nviolate the solemn pledges and plighted
faith Of the government, as given in the trear
ties in question, and for the purpose Of prop
erly protecting the interest OF the Indian
tribes as well as of The United States in the
premises, and to the end that no person or per-
SONS may be induced to enter upon said lands,
where they will not be allowed to remain with
out the permission of the authority aforesaid, /,
Grover Cleveland, president of the United States,
do hereby declare and proclaim the said execu-
tive order Of Feb. "a, 1885, to be in contrayen-
ton of the treaty obligations OF the United
States with the Sioux tribe Of indians, and
therefore to be imperative and OF no effect
And / further declare that the lands intended
to be embraced therein in existing reservations.
and as such are available for Indian purposes
alone, and subject to the Indian intercourse
acts Of the United States. j do further warn
and admonish all and every person or per-
sons now in the occupation of said lands,
under color Of said executive order,
and all such person or persons
ne are intending or preparing to enter and set
tie upon the same hereunder. that they will
neither be permitted to remain or enter upon
said lands, and such persons as are already
there are hereby requested TO vacafe and re-
move therefrom with their effects within sixty
days from the date hereof, and Ia case a due
regard for and voluntary obedience to the
laws and treaties OF the United States and this
admonition and warning be not sufficient to
erect the purposes and intentions as herein
dsclared, all the power Of the government viii
be employed to carry INTO proper execution the
treaties and laws Of the United States herein
referred to.
IN testimony thereof, / herounto set my hand