While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
And also in the treaty of Feb. 8th, 1838,
we find, in enumerating the several reasons
for effecting a treaty at the above date,
the following, commencing at line 20,928, in
the Revision of Indian Treaties, viz: "as
well as for the purpose of settling the long
existing dispute between themselves, and the
several tribes of the New York Indians, who
claim to have purchased a portion of their
lands, the undersigned, Chiefs and head men
of the Menomonee tribe, stipulate and agree
with the United States as follows: Article I. The Menomonee tribe of Indians declare themselves
the friend and allies of the United States, under whose parental
care and protection they desire to continue; and although always
protesting that they are under no obligation to recognize any
claim of the New York Indians to any portions of their country;
that they neither sold nor received any value for the land
claimed by these tribes, yet at the solicitation of their Great
Father, the President of the United States, and as an evidence
of their great love and veneration for him, they agree that such
a part of the land described, being within the following
boundaries, as he may direct, may be set apart as homes for the
several tribes of the New York Indians, who may remove to and
settle upon the same within three years from the date of this
agreement, &c." Commencing at line 20,970, the President of the
United States is hereby empowered to apportion the lands among
the actual occupants at that time, so as not to assign to any
tribe a greater number of acres than may be equal to one hundred
for each soul actually settled upon the lands, and if, at any
time of such apportionment any lands shall remain unoccupied by
any tribes of the New York Indians, such portion as would have
belonged to said Indians, had it been occupied, shall revert to
the United States. That portion, if
any, so reverting to be laid off by the President of the United
States.
It is distinctly understood that the lands hereby ceded
to the United States for the New York Indians are to be held by
those tribes, under such tenure as the Menomonee Indians now
hold their lands, subject to such regulations and alternation of
tenure as Congress and the President of the United States shall
from time to time think proper to adopt. Article II. For the above cession the United States for the
benefit of the New York Indians, the United States consent to
pay the Menomonee Indians twenty Thousand Dollars, &c. "Also
commencing at line 21,118, Article VI. the Menomonee Chiefs request that such part of
it as relates to the New York Indians be immediately submitted
to the representatives of their tribes, and if they refuse to
accept the provision made for their benefit and to remove upon
the lands set apart for them, on the west side of Fox River,
that they will direct their immediate removal from the Menomonee
county, but if they agree to accept the liberal offer made to
them by parties of this compact, then the Menomonee tribe, as
dutiful children of the Great Father, the President, will take
them by the hand as brothers, and settle down with them in peace
and friendship."
Supplementary Articles.
Article I. It is agreed between the undersigned,
commissioners on behalf of the United States and the chiefs and
warriors representing the Menomonee tribe of Indians, that for
the reasons above expressed, such part of the first Article of
the agreement entered into between the parties hereto, on the
8th instant, as limits the removal and settlement of the New
York Indians upon the lands therein provided for their future
homes, three years, shall be altered and amended so as to read
as follows: That the President of the United States shall
prescribe the time for the removal and settlement of the New
York Indians upon the lands thus provided for them; and at the
expiration of such reasonable time, he shall apportion the lands
among the actual settlers in such manner as he shall deem
equitable and just. And if, within such reasonable time as the
President of the United States shall prescribe for that purpose,
the New York Indians shall refuse to accept the provisions made
for their benefit, or, having agreed, shall neglect or refuse to
remove from New York, and settle on the said lands, within the
time prescribed for that purpose, that then, and in either of
these events, the lands aforesaid shall be and remain in the
property of the United States, according to the said first
article, excepting so much thereof as the President shall deem
justly due to such of the New York Indians as shall actually
have removed to and settled on the said lands. Article II. It is further agreed that the part of the Sixth
Article of the agreement aforesaid, which requires the removal
of those of the New York Indians who may not be settled on the
lands at the end of three years, shall be so amended as to leave
such removal discretionary with the President of the United
States; the Menomonee Indians having full confidence that in
making his decision he will take into consideration the welfare
and prosperity of their nation: Provided, That for the purpose
of establishing the rights of the New York Indians upon a
permanent and just footing, the said treaty shall be ratified
with the express understanding that two townships of land," &c.
which goes on and locates the different portion of lands to the
several tribes or bands of the New York Indians which was
proclaimed, July 9, 1832.
"Whereas articles of agreement between the United States of
America, and the Menomonee Indians, were made and concluded at
the city of Washington, on the 8th day of February A. D. 1831,
by John H. Eaton, and Samuel C. Stambaugh, commissioners on the
part of the United States, and certain Chiefs and headmen of the
Menomonee nation, on the part of the said nation; to which
articles an addition or supplemental article was afterwards
made, on the 17th day of February, in the same year, by which
the said Menomonee nation agree to cede to the United States
certain parts of their lands: and that a tract of country
therein defined, shall be set apart for the New York Indians;
all which, with the many other stipulations therein contained,
will more fully appear by reference to the same. When said
agreement thus forming a treaty, were laid before the Senate of
the United States, during their then session, but were not at
said session acted on by that body. Whereupon a further
agreement was on the fifteenth day of March, in the same year,
entered into for the purpose of preserving the provisions of the
treaty made as aforesaid; by which it is stipulated that the
said articles of agreement concluded as aforesaid, should be
laid before the next Senate of the United States at their
ensuing session, and if sanctioned and confirmed by them, that
each and every article thereof should be as binding and
obligatory upon the parties respectively as if they had been
sanctioned at the previous session; and whereas, The Senate of
the United States, by their resolution of the twenty fifth day
of June, 1832, did advise and consent to accept, ratify, and
confirm the same, and every clause and article thereof, upon the
conditions expressed in the proviso contained in their said
resolution, which proviso is as follows: Provided, That for the
purpose of establishing the right of the New York Indians on a
permanent and just footing, the said treaty shall be ratified,
with the express understanding that two townships of land, &c.,"
as in article second above.
"Whereas, Before the treaty aforesaid, conditionally ratified,
according to the proviso to the said resolution of the Senate,
above recited, could be obligatory upon the said Menomonee
nation, their assent to the same must be had and obtained."
Which was done after some modifications respecting the location
of the portion of land for the New York Indians. And as the
modifications so made and desired, was acceded to also by the
New York Indians, which was as follows:
"To all to whom these presents shall come, the
undersigned chiefs and head men of the sundry tribes of the New
York Indians (as set forth in the specifications annexed to
their signatures), send greeting:
"Whereas, a tedious, perplexing and harassing dispute
and controversy have long existed between the Menomonee Nation
of Indians and the New York Indians, more particularly those
known as the Stockbridge, Munsee and Brotherton tribes, the Six
Nations and the St. Regis tribe. The treaty made between the
said Menomonee Nation and the United States, and the conditional
ratification thereof by the Senate of the United States being
stated and set forth in the within agreement, entered into
between the chiefs and head men of the said Menomonee, and
George B. Porter, Governor of Michigan, commissioners specially
appointed, with instructions referred to in the said agreement.
"And whereas, the undersigned are satisfied and believe
that the best efforts of the said commissioners were directed
and used to procure, if practicable, the unconditional assent of
the said Menomonee to the change proposed by the Senate of the
United States in the ratification of the said treaty, but
without success.
"And whereas, the undersigned, further believe that the
terms stated in the within agreement are the best practicable
terms short of those proposed by the Senate of the United
States, which could be obtained from the said Menomonee; and
being asked to signify our acceptance of the modifications
proposed, as aforesaid, by the Menomonee, we are compelled by a
sense of duty and propriety to say that we do hereby accept of
the same. So far as the tribes to which we belong are concerned,
we are perfectly satisfied that the treaty should be ratified on
the terms proposed by the Menomonee. We further believe that the
tract of land which the Menomonee in the within agreement are
willing to cede, in exchange for an equal quantity on the
northeast side of the tract of five hundred thousand acres,
contains a sufficient quantity of good land, favorably and
advantageously situated, to answer all the wants of the New York
Indians and St. Regis tribe. For the purpose, then, of putting
an end to strife, and that we may sit down in peace and harmony,
we thus signify by our acceptance of the modifications proposed
by the Menomonee; and we most respectfully request that the
treaty as now modified by the agreement this day entered into
with the Menomonee, may be ratified and approved by the
President and Senate of the United States.
"Proclaimed March 13th, 1835."
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