The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-22

The Presidents Proclamation Regarding
the Yiunebego, Sioux or Grow Greek Res
eryation.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-President CleYe-
land to-day Issued the following proclama.
ton:
Whereas. BIZ al executive order. bearing date the
27th day OF February, 1885, it was ordered that
all that tract OF country in the Territory of Dl-
kota known Rs the old Winnepayo Reservation
aud the Sioux or Crow Creek Reservation, and ly-
ing on the east bank OF the Missouri River, set
apart and reserved by executive order dated Au-
gust Q, 1879. restoring certain lands reserved by
the order OF January H. 1870 except the folio wing
aescn9ed trusts 3os Iowhsnps number l us norta
township los, north range % west; the west hall
of section sections 6. 9. t. IL, Is, 10. 20,
range 20 west; fractional township 107. north
range Il vest 10T, north range q west; 107 north
range % west; the west nall OF township LOG:
north, range II west, and except also all tracts
within the limits OF the Aforesaid Winnebago
Reservation and the Sioux or Crow Greek Reserva-
ton, which outside of the limits of the above
described tracts. and which may have heretofore
reservation, or which may have heretofore been
selected or occupied by the said Indians under
and in accordance with the provisions of Article
26 1868, be, and the same is. hereby restored to
the public domain" and,
whereas Upen the claim being made that said
order is illegal and in violation of the plighted
faith and obligations OF the United 8 ates con-
tanned in certain treaties heretofore entered into
by the Indian tribes or bands, occupants of
OF said order win not only occasion much
distress and suffering TO peaceable indians, but
retard the work of their civilization an d eugen
der against them distrust of the National Gov
eminent, have determined. after careful ex-
animation OF the several treaties acts OF Con-
gress and other official data bearing on the sub.
iect aided and assisted therein by the advice aud
opinion OF the Attorney General OF the United
States duly rendered in that behalf, that the
lands so proposed to be restored to public demain
by said executive order OF February u, 1880. are
including 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 April 20. 1883, and that con-
sequentiy 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 in
operative and void and,
Whereas The laws Of the United Stateds pro-
vide for the. removal OF all persons residing or
being found upon Indian lands and territory
without Termission expressly and legally obtained
anu of the Interior Department; now, therefore,
In order to maintain invfolate the solemn pledges
ana plighted faith OF the Government as given In
the treaties in question, and for the purpose OF
properly protecting the interests OF the Indian
tribes as well as OF the United States in the
premises an to the end that no person or persons
they will not be allowed to remain without the
permission of the authority aforesaid, l, Grover
Cleveland, President OF the United States, do
hereby declare aud proclaim the said executive
Of the treaty obligations OF the Sioux tribe OF In
dams and therefore to be imperative and OF no
effect and further declare that the lands intend
ed to os embraced therein situated In the lndiau
poses alone. and subject to the Indian intercourse
acts of the United States To further warn
and admOnish all and every person or
persons. now In the occupation OF said lanas'