Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-04-20
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Cleveland's Proclamation Closing the
Crew Creek and VNinnebagO Reser.
vatiens.
Washington, April 17-President
Cleveland to-day issued the following
proclamation:
WHEREAS, By an executive order bear
ing date of the 9th day of February
1885. it was ordered that "a1l that tract
of country in the territory of Dakota
known as the old Winnebago res eservation
and Sioux or Grow Creek reservation,
and lying on the east bank of the Mis-
souri, river, set apart and reserved by ex-
ecutive order, dated January IL, 1875,
and which is not covered by the execu-
tive order dated August 10, 1879, restor.
ing certain of the lands reserved by Or
der OF January IL, 1875, except the fol-
lowing described tracts: Townships
number 10S north of range II, west; 1O8
north of range u. west; fractional town.
ship los, north of range 70, west; the
west half of section 4; sections 5. 81, 8,
8, l6, II. Is, 10, 20, 81. %, 20, 30, 81, 80
and 50 of township 107, north of range
70, west; fractional township 107, north
of range II. west; l07, north of range 72,
west; 107, north of range 73, west; the
west half of township LOG. north of range
II, west, and except, also, all tracts within
the limits of the aforesaid Winnebago
reservation and the Sioux or Grow Creek
reservation, which are outside of the
limits of the above described tracts, and
which may heretofore have been allotted
to the Indians residing upon said reser-
vation, or which may have heretofore
been selected or occupied by said In.
dians under and in accordance with the
! provisions of article 6 of the treaty with
the Sioux Indians of April %. 1868, be
and the same is hereby restored to the
public domain; and
WHEREAS, Upon claim being made
that said order is illegal and in violation
of the plightcd faith and obligations of
the United States contained in sundry
treaties heretofore entered into with In
dian tribes or bands occu-
pants of said reservation, and that
further execution of said order will not
only occasion much distress and suffer-
ing to peaceful Indians, but retard the
work of their civilization and engeader
among them distrust of the national
government, have determined,
after careful examination of
the several treaties, acts of congress and
other official data bearing on the sub.
ject, aided and assisted therein by the
advice and opinion of the attorney. gen.
eral of the United States, duly rendered
in that behalf, that the lands SO pro-
posed to be restored to the public do
main by said executive order of Feb
rusry 9th, 1885, are included as existing
Indian reservations on the east bank Of
the Missouri river by the terms of the
second article of the treaty with the
Sioux Indians, concluded in 1865; and
that. consequently, being treaty reserva-
tions, the executive was without lawful
power to restore them to the public do.
main 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 being found upon the Indian
lands and territory without permission
expressly and legally obtained of the in.
terror department. Now, therefore, to
maintain inviolate the solemn pledges
and plighted faith of the government, as
given in the treaties in question
and for the purpose of properly
protecting the interests of the Indiar
tribes. as we'll as the United States II
the premises, and to the end that
person or persons may be induced Il
enter upon said lands where they vii
not be allowed to remain without per
mission aforesaid, I. Grover Cleveland
president of the United States. hereb,
declare and proclaim said executive
; order Of February q, 1885. to be in con
J travention Of the treaty obligations o
the United States With the Sioux trib.
OF Indians, and therefore to be inoper
alive and OF no effect; and I further de
clare that the lands intended to be en-
braoed therein are existing Indian reser
vations, and - such suitable for Indial
purposes alone. and subject to the In