The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-15
The Evi&ence Produced Which
wiz Relegate Him to
Private Life.
Judge Parker's Decision Teuch-
ing the Cherokees Title
to These Lands.
A dispatch from WASHINGTON, ID.
C., Setting Ferth Heard's
Connection Herewith.
RI chep ort COmS2erci i.

RI cheport COms2erci l.
Whatever may be said of other pa
pers in this district, no one who has
watched the course of the CONNER
cial for tie past six smenths can CON
sistently claim that its opposition to
our present congressman is b&sed on
other than high public grounds. No
, one connected with this paper has ,eg-
er asked or ever desired any Office at
the hands of Mr.. Heard. That Heard
is dishonest jobber we have long be.
lieved. Aud that charge, Khic6 we
nnw formally and publicly make for
the first time, We stand ready to prove.
The little influence he possesses, eth
er In congress or cut of il, has been
used, not TO further the interests of
the people, but ITO promote HE sell
fish ends. He has used hrs quasi ap-
pointing power an the interest of his
own political success, to an extent
never before known in tire history Of
Missouri. He has been che organiz-
ing spirit of at least one stupendous
job whick has ia view the diversion of
over million of The peoples hard
earned money from the public treas
urv. And if the scheme rs successful. !
this oaoriferous Heard and his fra !
granteerpet-bae-republaesn partner Of
Kansas fame.' enc Wiltshire, Will come
in for commission that will proba-
bly, amount to over one-ttird Of
the whole amount. Tbs is seriotk
charge, but We make Il with full
knowledge of all thst it dmplies. 1
And having emade ii formerly and
openly, we proceed ts addEee the i
proof.
There is a misunderstanding of long ex-
istence between the government and its.I
wards, the Cherokee tribe. of Indians
That misunderstanding grew of misinler-.i
pretations OF various treaties. frior to,l
1917 the .Cheroitees lived On lands east of
the Mississippi. In that year part of the
tribe sold their interest Ia ell lands east off
said stseam and moved ia the trzct be- /
tween the Whise and Arkansas rivers in I
Arkansas territory. From that tine they
became known as the fs9ld Settlers" or /
Western Cherokees and were treated with i
by the government as a separate tribe.
The Eastern Ghecokees thai remained east
of the Mississippi, by the treaty OF 1885
ceded their interest in said east lands to
the government FOR $5,00l,0e0, or rather,
the remainder sfhereof Latter dedaeting
the amount actually expended for i'm
provements, ferries, claims fer spoli.tions,
removals, subsistence and delts and Claims
upon the CheraEees," art Is, treaty of
1885 The Indians, notwithstanding
these plaiR provisions, objected to deduc.-
ing the cost of removal from 5000, 0S0,
and, to adjust the4dificulty, a supplemental
treaty was entered into whereby Art. 2
and 3, treaty 1885, an additional sum Of !.
S600, 900 was allowed for cost Of removal
and other claims. Yet the Indians were {
not satisfied. Some 2, 495 removed after
he ratification of this treaty, bet the re- !
under the leadership of John !
Ross, refused TO 60, claiming il was fraud ].
lpon their nation, and demanding that :
he govern &c ent should pay the $500, 900 I
already granted, and in addition thereto,
hOuld remove and subsist them for one
rear at Its expense. This demand was aft =
.rwards complied with by the long-suffer- g
ng government and the further sum of IL,
~ ,O61 was appropriated therefore, no part
hereof to be deducted from the 5000. 900 a
lready allowed. The appropriation was E
insufficient, however, the cost of removal =
nd subsistence exceeding the appropria- :
ion In the sum of $l89,422, which last
mount was proposed to be charged to the G
realty fund but the Indians protesting. the Il
realty fund was relieved Of this charge. VI
Inder these last treaties which were dis h
netively with and for the benefit of the :
astern Cherokees, the Old Settlers or g
Western Cherokees claim that certain
enefits Injured to them, and make a claim tG
yainst the government for over 81 ,l20, v
10. :,
The entire history, from 1S47 down
, the present time, is one of extor- in
onate demand and open violations 3
{ treaties on the part of the Indians, - :.
nd concessions ON the part of the Al
overnment. Our limited space pre- ia
udes our giving even the briefest
of the official papers bear 5 5
g on the case, but the inquiring " "
ader is cited to the exhaustive re- s.
ort Oh. r. No. 1851, I'd ses. 4Sth
ong. )of Mr.. Peel Of Ark, from the "N
'mmittee on Indian affairs, from Ia
hich the above outline history of e. l
e claim is condensed. The report la