The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-04-30

President Cleveland Revokas the ordsx
Opening the wlnnebago ana Grow Oreeh
observations.
TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION

Opening the wlnnebago ana Grow Oresk
Reservations. Z
TEXT OF THE PROCLAMATION
Whereas, BY an executive order bearing date
the 9th of February, 1885, it was ordered that
sail 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 tfs Missouri ri9sf,
set apart and reserved by executive order dated
Jan II, 1875, ard which is not covered by the
executive orderdated Aug 3, 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 % west; the west half of sec ton
4, sections SO rs 9, l6, II, IL, 10, 20, 81, rs,
20, 30, 81, 32 and 30, Of township 1O7 north,
range II west; 107 nerth, range - westI 1O7
north, range 70 west; the west halt. Of TOWN.
snp 1oS h0rth range vest ana
II. west; and except, also, all the
tracts within the limits of the aforesaid Winnie
bago res srvaton and the Sioux or Crow Creek
reservation, which arc 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 q of the treaty with the
Sioux Indians IF April 2S 1868, be and the satite
Is Restored to the public domain. And where
as, upon the claim being made that said order is
illegal and in violation of the plghted faith and
obligations of the United States, contained in
sundrS treaties heretofore entered into with
the Indian tribes ar bands Occupants, of said
Reservation, and that the further execution Of
said order with not occasion much distress and
suffering to the peaceable Indians, ana en-
gender amongs them distrust of the national
government, have determined after q careful
examination of the several treaties. acts of
congress and ether osticial 1ata, b6atihs tn
the subject, aided and assisted therein by the
advice " ...,, opinion of the attorney general
of the United States, duly rendered in
that behalf. that the lsnds SO proposed
to be restored It. to he pgbe domain sy sad es
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 80 1865 and that consequently
being treaty reservations the executive was
without lawful power te restore them to the
public domain by said executive order, which
Is therefore deemsd, and considered ts be
wholly lnupotativt and void. Aid whereas, tho
laws of the United States provide for the
removal of all persons residing Or be-
ing found upon Indian lands and
territory without permission .s;,, expressly
lnent: Now, thefefdrs, iii tiiaet to- tnaiptairi
inviolate the solemn pledges and plighted
faith Of the government as gwen IN the trea-
ties in question, and far the ptrpase Of, prop
arly Protecting the interest Of the lndiah
tribes as well as Of the United States In the
premises, and to the end that no person or per-
Sons mas be ind'teea to enter Upon ssiH lands,
where they will not be allowed to remain with
out the PERMISSION of the authority aforesaid, l,
Grover Cleveland president of the United States,
do hereby declare and proclaim the said execu-
tive order of Feb. u, 1885, to be in contraven-
ton of the treaty obligations OF the United d
States with the Sioux tribe of Indians, and
therefore to be imperative and OF no effect.
And l further declare that the lands intended
to be embraced therein in existing reservations,
and as s,ich are available fer Indian PURPOSES
alone, and subject to the Indian intercourse
acts of the United States do 1urther 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
admonition 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, 1 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 tho
United States of America the 1U9th.
[Signedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president.
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State.