Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-27
CHOCTAW LANDS.
THERE CAN De NO ALLOTMENT
OF THEM
Because the Indians Hold by a Palonl sgnsd
ny Andrew Jackson and Not by
Treaty

Paris Tex, Fob. 20. Especial There
has hcpn sO much aaid about nllottlng 100
ncrcs 60 tnch member of tho Choclaw ma.
ton, ANA throwing open tho balance of
reported Thought the NioNH NJ "a representa-
tive ChOctaw would hc or mtprc4L Judge
a. lt. buiunt " 'hociqw ANA an EN-.
cntcd man aud d ptnriicmg lawyer He
cHuunt only hnrNh fUr th9 sentiment 81
hlH polplp hnt w. thoroughly informed u8
~ thc legal and political history OF tile
a. Tie request of Tho Gazette be- has
written out hlH Views ou the situation. 10
win De- Hrou that there can hr nu such 'uprn'
ina ur 'ull0tment of thOcuw lWdH ny
was done WITH the okluhoun lands and
j oiu q Choctaw Indian nnd these nro my
Yiawe Of 40" subject Of allotment OF Nhoo-
in tho nrst place people lose slpht Of the
fnut thnl the DhuCiuWH hold their lAnhH
by patent nud not hy trwty. on March
ni isi9 "A pntont was issued los the unitpd
sintes guycrumrut Andrew Jackson kiRn.
ing " m PRECEDENT nud describing tlio
aula agreed upon ~ tiie p,ssgeeedins treaty
r.. $3.50. CLAUSE Va this pntent ~. "Nuw
know SO that thr United states or AWrrit
ga. ia consideration 0f the premises aud n
execution OF tue agreement nul stipulation
in The aforesaid treaty, nave given Nhu
Granted. ana hy these pttbruls DO gave ana
unut unto the sull thortnw mutton mo
aforesaid tract Of country west ul The MIS-
slgdpp tu have uud io h0ld ihr Fnulo WITH
nh 10 rights, privileges iWuunitics and
nppurlcnancca OF whatever klhh or nnturr
settler on hitherto public domHln who holds
undpF better titlpi
juno -. 1870 the Choetuws reinnged 60
the general government thplr lhnds hlnk
west Of 100 dogror which had been granted
them under the treaty ~ Oct Us, 1h@u, hut
which was claimed hf 'ipAhs,
june ~ 1865. thHy lonrei 90 ihr govern
mont no innd hctWtOn the uhth nud lnNili
deereps. generally called The loHsol district
aul recently sold - the iluVtuWH ana
Chlclusaws 90 the United STATUS -
ratified md confirmed nll Treaties nnl Ffanbi
ana guaranteed the maiuionnncc nnd pre-
gWvniiun on the indian stiles tu thvHr lands.
Briefly thei tlc United Sintes cav only
make III Onpr FOR the lands, aud N tho
ghootaWH decline tO SOL thrrn you ore,
You cgu NOT force ma indian % soll hih
mon. AZ least I have coincidence enough
in the government and COURTS pf ln} country
10 believe that they woulu give lhn lullnl
ihe same projection ngNiun appilaiion mat
thcy would the white c.izan
And N lhiA were the only nenocH 20 ihe
Chociaw ! would favor uir remaining ae
We ore, ia the enjoyment Of our COMMON
Tbore s. % danger The only cScnpc from
which. M mF view 81 allotment npt lfN.
aero allotment pat general All0lwcnt OF
oiir entire luula % pro rata NHYcfhiiN.
IL tho interest Oh oar FUNDS, rae ROYALTIES
On 0ur cOai ON stone. our loftntg nnl
minrrnis were aii fairly administered uhl
our government economically conducted, wh
would not onlg pay me tArrnara ~ -
government without inNniion unt our Nunrir
fablr Institutions would be built Va io ihe
Olehest clicirnpr. ann orr arhppl run
u'anld soon compare faYorAMV with that
~ any state. liuf az u w ffW luulFidnni.
arc reaidng undue henoitH nud ihe general
mnss Of ont people Nff hoi ~ " hhl NV
funds nre not Increased 40 nil. nof is Use
cntIenry Of oar echnn aNhirh
Attainment aud the taxing nn ~ United
States tlflgsuahin would cure most ~ THESE
evils ana would nt least fft ild II thr
sfWarls 10 tie uAiiNb NlntuH ana ihe
costly donoiilins d9eeaiioss % WaHhins'
t0t- thnrs nil very wen 100 years Heo'
XII NOM ogfy Il mfins of wasting money,
Jndor Tie second article 10 the
trtafy III July ~. 1866 "a wAs
sercsN fhaf negroes. folipfr Stoves
| M the Ih03ioWat und ihelr deafonN'
eifa shauli wheu the NioqiHW lands ware
aii0ted ~ forty acres !nnl 20 nnel each.
council admitted ailI negroes aa epuihd %
| Xxx pHtllrrr IktHD negroes have in-
| ereasei from 1873 10 ih'n 1853 in number
qhe approximate nuIniHT ~ whites NOR.
,ang indians 0nnnglg y Hn ~ 300 agdei
rs Tribal rpmbers ilrHe lhe same iei
Sow what dreid foF ihe chortaw Indian
teaida cniiusd ~ nhpcfaW land privileges.
qsbe total acreage uL Use tl0claWs fId
| CNiefaaAwa a lt,AftitN hrrrNi tNfNr.
| f,nfi61 to ~ ahociaws ~ t1O5.1fN ~
adoniion well hafe gotten lfl4eD ncfe..
| mn now tiioif Increase Nfil require an ass
dltlonNl Ef 40 ncfrHt ana 1t ONLY 100 HfTes
| p1ch tlle 4No niits aadfu nv murfiasc Wii
| teEr 10 H3u.uNV Ncffn' -