River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
NOT OPEN FOE SETTLERS.
President Cleveland Revokes the Order
Opening the winnebago and Crow Greek
Reservations
TExr on rHE PROCLAMATION

TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION
Whereas, BY an executive order bearing date
the 9th of February, 1885, it was ordered that
-all 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, 1915, aid which is not covered by the
executive orderdatsd Aug. 8, 1879, restoring
certain of the lanes reserved by the order of Jan
II, 1915, except tie following described tracts:
Township No. IuS north range Il west; los
north, range y west; fractional townsh hip los
north, range % west; the west half of section
:, sections 80, Z, 8 9, 49, II, Il, 49, y, q, y,
20, 80 81, - and s. Of township 107 north,
range Il west; l07 north, range ~ west; l07
north, range 70 west; the west half of town
ship LOG north, range 10 west, and
fractional township 1O6 north, range
II west and except, also, all the
tracts within the limits Of the aforesaid Winnie
bago reservation 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 & of the treaty with the
Sioux Indians of April rs, 1868, be and the same
is restored to the public domain. And, where
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 the further execution of
said order with uot occasion much distress and
suffering to the peaceable Indians, and en-
gender amongs them a distrust OF the national
government, / have determined after 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 eS
ecutive order of Feb. n, 1885, are included as
existing Indian reservations on the east bank
of the Missouri river by the terms of Che sec
0nd article CT the treaty with the Sioux Indians,
concluded April 30 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, i'll order to maintain
invoate the solemn pledges and plShted
faith of the government, as given IN the trea-
ties in question, and for the purpose of prop
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 contraven-
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 | 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
as 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 vacate and re-
move therefrom with their effects within sixty
days from the date hereof, and in case due
regard for and voluntary obedience to the
laws and treaties of the United States and this
admoniton and warning be not sufficient to
effect the purposes and intentions as herein
dsclared, all the power of the government will
be employed to carry INTO proper execution the
treaties and laws of the United States herein
referred to.
In testimony thereof, hereunto set my hand
and cause the seal of the United States to be
Affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this 18th day
of April, 1885, and in the independence of the
United States of America the 1U9th.
ISgpedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the president
I. +. BAYARD, Secretary OF State