Part 75 (1/2)

No attention was paid to the action of the publicIt is possible that none was expected It was soive such an expression of their opinion of the wrong done them The admission of Wisconsin with the St Croix as a boundary line left the country immediately west of that river virtually without law Nevertheless, Wisconsin territorial laere acknowledged west of the St Croix and were generally considered binding until a new territorial governovernor, Gen Henry Dodge, had been elected United States senator and therefore could not clai beyond state limits John Catlin, territorial secretary, held that the territorial governinal territory excluded

At a public26, 1848 (a preliust 24th, at which an understanding was effected with Mr Catlin and he invited to exercise authority as a territorial officer), steps were taken for the organization of a new territory, and Mr Catlin, having removed to Stillwater, issued a procla an election to be held for the selection of a delegate to Congress To facilitate this ate froned The election was held Oct 30, 1848, and H H Sibley was elected as a successor to John H Tweedy, his papers being certified by John Catlin, secretary of Wisconsin Territory Mr Sibley proceeded to Washi+ngton, presented his credentials and patiently awaited recognition, which was not very speedily accorded, there being considerable discussion as to the right of excluded territory to continued political existence His adate, settled the question and established a precedent that the creation of a state government does not deprive portions of the territory not included within state liht to existence and representation Mr Sibley ably presented the claireat difficulty succeeded in procuring the passage of a bill organizing the new territory of Minnesota

With all respect to the action of Congress in receiving Mr Sibley as a legally elected delegate (and, under the circumstances, the action seeal territorial governanization?

Why could not the excluded territory continue under the old _regiovernal existence, by what authority could Mr Sibley represent us? The Wisconsin territorial governun to live

The territory of Minnesota was created by act of Congress, March 3, 1849, a little over thirty days after the introduction of the bill creating it There had been soan L Martin it was nalas, chaire of the bill, and that the new territory be named Itasca When the bill was before the house the naton were proposed, but the nainal bill was adopted It is a coe, and has for its e of the bill reached Stillwater April 9th, and was received with great rejoicing

The United States land office which had been established at St Croix Falls in 1848 was removed to Stillwater July 1, 1849 Abrahaister and William Holcombe receiver

INDIAN TREATIES

Sept 23, 1805, at the mouth of St Peter's river (now Mendota) with the Sioux (For account of this treaty see ”Gen Pike and the Indians”)

July 29, 1837, at St Peter (now Mendota), Wisconsin Territory, the Chippewa Indians ceded to the United States the following tract of country: Beginning at the junction of the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers, between twenty and thirty miles, above where the Mississippi is crossed by the forty-sixth parallel of north latitude, and running thence to the north point of Lake St Croix, one of the sources of the St Croix river; thence to and along the dividing ridge between the waters of Lake Superior and those of the Mississippi, to the sources of the Ochasua-sepe, a tributary of the Chippewa river; thence to a point on the Chippewa river twenty miles below the outlet of Lake De Flambeau; thence to the junction of the Wisconsin and Pelican rivers; thence on an east course twenty-five miles; thence southerly on a course parallel with that of the Wisconsin river to the line dividing the territories of the Chippewas and the Meno the southern boundary of the Chippewa country to the co it from that of the Sioux, half a day's march below the falls on the Chippewa river; thence with said boundary line to the month of the Waw-tab[F]

river, at its junction with the Mississippi; and thence up the Mississippi to the place of beginning

HENRY DODGE, _Coton, District of Columbia, the Sioux nation of Indians ceded to the United States all their lands east of the Mississippi river, and all of their islands in the said river, Joel R

Poinsett, secretary of war, co, which cession embraced all their land east of the Mississippi and west of the following lines co at the Chippewa river, half a day's march below the falls, from thence to Red Cedar river, immediately below the falls; thence to the St Croix river at a point called the Standing Cedar, about a day's paddle in a canoe, above the lake at thebetween two lakes called by the Chippewas, ”Green, Lakes,” and by the Sioux, ”The Lakes they Bury the Eagles in,” thence to the Standing Cedar, that ”the Sioux split;” thence to Ru creek, a long day's march from the Mississippi; thence to a point of woods that project into the prairie, half a day's ht line to the mouth of the first river which enters the Mississippi at the east side above the mouth of Sac river (Watab river) The above boundary line was established between the Sioux and Chippewa Indiana at Prairie du Chien, Aug 19, 1825

WILLIAM CLARK, LEWIS Cass, _Commissioners_

St Paul, East Minneapolis and Stillwater are embraced within the above liton, District of Coluoes at this treaty ceded all their lands lying east of the Mississippi river, and received in return 200,000 Of this amount 150,000 was reserved to satisfy the clai 50,000 was paid to certain individuals of the tribe There was set apart the further sum of 100,000, to be paid, by order of the president of the United States, to mixed blood relatives of these Indiana Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and James Murray, of Maryland, were commissioned to adjust claims, pay debts and partition the a mixed blood relatives, numbered over 4,000 souls The payments and adjustments were made at Prairie du Chien, October, 1838 Soon after complaints were made of the arbitrary and unjust distribution of these funds The secretary of war, Joel R Poinsett, countere Fle, of New York, to act as commissioner The parties were reassembled at Prairie du Chien in September, 1839, and the unpleasant business was in so 2, 1847, at Fond du Lac of Lake Superior, the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior ceded to the United States the country beginning at the junction of the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers, thence up the Crow Wing river to the junction of that river with the Long Prairie river; thence up the Long Prairie river to the boundary line between the Sioux and Chippewa Indians; thence southerly along said boundary line to a lake at the head of Long Prairie river; thence in a direct line to the sources of the (Waw-tab) river; thence down that river to its junction with the Mississippi river; thence up the Mississippi river to the place of beginning

ISSAC A VERPLANCK, HENRY M RICE, _Coer band of Chippewa Indians ceded to the United States the country beginning at the south end of Otter Tail lake; thence southerly on the boundary line between the Sioux and Chippewa Indians to Long Prairie river; thence up said river to Crow Wing river; thence up Crow Wing river to Leaf river; thence up Leaf river to its head; thence in a direct line to the place of beginning

ISSAC A VERPLANCK, HENRY M RICE, _Commissioners_

July 23, 1851, at Traverse des Sioux (now St Peter), the See-see-toan and Wah-pay-toan bands of Dakotah or Sioux Indians ceded to the United States all their lands in the state of Iowa; and the territory of Minnesota, lying east of a line beginning at the junction of the Buffalo river and the Red River of the North; thence along the western bank of said river to thethe western bank of said Sioux Wood river to Lake Traverse; thence along the western shore of said lake to the northern extremity thereof; thence in a direct line to the junction of Kampeska lake with the Tchan-kas-an-data or Sioux river; thence along the western bank of said river to its point of intersection with the northern line of the state of Iowa, including all the islands in said rivers and lake

LUKE LEA, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, ALEXANDER RAMSEY, Governor and _Ex-officio_ Superintendent of Indian Affairs, _Commissioners_

A small reservation was set apart for said Indians, which they forfeited by their attack upon the whites in 1862

Aug 5, 1851, at Mendota, the Med-ay-wa-kan-toan and Wah-pay-koo-tay bands of Dakotah and Sioux Indians ceded to the United States all of their lands in the territory of Minnesota and state of Iowa

LUKE LEA, ALEXANDER RAMSEY, _Commissioners_

The two treatiesarea: