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purely speculative motives. THAT PURCHASE. The above is from tho Cincinnati HO FOR OKLAHO Ml is usually Oklahoma is Public Land With. BOOMER COMPANY, Pubmsbkbs. supposed to be a good, sound, sensi out a Doubt.

KANSAS bio paper, and wo aro surprised that the editor should writo such un arti COFFEYVILLE, the Clear Statement of all Facts; cle. He must be very ignorant of tho facts in tho case, or else is imbuod OPEN OKLAHOMA. THE The following, in relation to Oklahoma at Public Land, was written in October, 1879, to Hon. Augustus A bert, of Baltimore, The Settlers Plead for Permis. sion to Stay.

Lion. E. C. Boudinot, one of the loading ahoma Co Co, Cherokee Indians, who is highly iuterested nniza 100 A Stab at the Wealthy in Territoiy attaint. Coining from such a source, it certainly must bo good authority; and when his statements are substantiated by Leavenworth Tiraca." public records and documents, one' is in.

with a donire to show a smartness of which ho is very deficient. We well know that attempts to invade Okla homa have resulted disastrously, but when was a decision given to the offect that such attempts wero illegal And when was it decided that in making such attempts ono wan violating tho laws of tho United States Was not Dave Payne placed under aircst time and again, hauled over the country, and imprisoned? Did ho over secure a trial for any offence against tho government? The Boomer does not believe in -OF- lined to more tully belieye the position Washington, D. January 7. lukcn to bo true: 1st. The United Sthtes, by treaties made Among the petitions presented in the flonato was ono by Senator Plumb from tho Oklahoma settlers.

They net forth that tho land they occupy in 1866, purchased from Indian tribes, in t'je 1 idiaii Territory, about 14,000,000 acros of Coffey ville, Kansas, and. 2d. Theso lands were bought from the Ureeks, Choctnws, and Chicka- has been long since bought from the saws; the Cherokee sold no lands by tl.eir treaty in lsbb. Ihe Ureeks, by tneir treaty of '66. sold to the United Stales 3,250,560 Send greeting to all home-seekers, without regard to Politics, Religion, Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude acros for the sum of $975,168.

Thi- iseuji- Indians by the United States and paid lor; that the United States did not expect or intend that tho Indians should again occupy the jumping into tho very jaws of dan noli their treat in '66, sold to the United ritates 2,169,080 atres, for the sum ot ger. Wo know that, s6 long aa Pres $325,362. Tbe Choitaws and Ohickasaws, ident Arthur is in tho chair, the boomers are likely to be expelled; land; and the petitioners therefore soo no reason why they should not and it may be that Mr. Cleveland bo allowed to remain in homeH cs tablished for themselves and their will do exactly as President Arthur by tneir treaty ol sold to tho Uui ed 8tau the "loa-ed lands'' lying westoi 98-ot West longitude, for the sum of $300,000. The number of acres in this tract is nui sp tilled in the treaty, hut it contains aUuiu 7,000,000 ai res, (ci.

14th yol. (Statutes ut Large, pages 756, 5769 and 786,) Oi these cuOeil lauits the Uuuud States uu, since appropriated for the use of the Sac and D'oxes 479.667 acres, Mild for tno i'oltowatoiuii To Everybody Desirous of Securing a Home in the has done. Therefore wo advise son srrvatido mothods. Of course there lamilios. Thoy protest against the cruelty of thoir removal r.nd say aro laws which any good citizen is they would not havo been disturbed but for the great influence of wealthy bound tO respect, and tho people 575,877 acres, making a total of 1,055,644 mmm mui i acres.

These Indians occupy theso imius oy virtue of trenties and acts ot Congress. By an unratified iigruemeut, the Wichita and powerful cattle owners who do not pretend to havo any titlo to the must await the pleasure of our wise law makers. And we do not believe that any troop of invaders overwent land, but who use tho land for gras mW TEE TIME! into the Territory with the intention ing cattlo. Petitions add that they of disobeying the laws of our conn liavo gone to Oklahoma to stay, with their plows and oxen, and that thousands of their friends expect to try. Mr.

Payne was always willing to be arrested, and anxious for a A Colony has beon organized in Coffeyville for the purpose of settling on the trial. Mr. Couch, now at the head of the colony on Stillwater, says that it a U. S. Marshal will go to his Government Land in Oklahoma.

camp, with proper warrants for their arrest, ovory man in the camp will go peucably with the marshal to any This Colony will move from CofFeyvillo for Oklahoma on MARCH 5, 1885, place he may say, but that theypro' pose to resist soldiers without war Indians are now occupying 743,610 acres of the.se ceded lauds. I presume some aeiion will be taken by the United States Government to permanently locate the ichitas upon the lands they now occupy. Tho ti lie, However, to these lands is still in the United States. A portion of these acres of land, however, has not been appropriate by the United States tor the use of other Indians and in all probability never wil be, 3d These unappropriated lands are situated immediately west ot the 97 of west ongitude, and south ol the Cherokee Territory. They amount to several millions of acres, and are as valuable as any in tho Territoty.

The soil is well adapted for the production of corn, wbeat and other cereals. It is unsurpassed for grazing, and is well watered and timbered. 4ih. The United States have an absolute and unembarrassed title to every acre ol theso 1 1,000,000 acres; unless it be the 1.054,-544 acres now occupied by the Sac and Fox, and Pottowotturnio Indians. The Indian title has beon extinguished.

Tbe article ot the treaties with ihe Creeks and Seininoles, by which they sold their, lands, begin with the statement that the lands aie leased "in compliance with the desiro of tbe United Stales to locate other Indians and freedinen thereon." By the express terms of these treaties the lands bought by tho United States were not intended for the exclusive use of "other Indians" as has been so often inserted. They were bought as much for the Negroes of the country as for Indians. The Commissioner ot the General Land Office, rants. We do not advise resistance of U. S.

troops, but cite this instance merely to show that one man can insr FULL FORCE arrest tno whole gang it ho is pro vided with proper papors, that the matter may be brought to trial. That Oklauoma is public land wo most certainly believe, only needing the action of Congress to allow set PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS tlement thereon. And that tho editor of the Commercial-Gazetto ought VIA KANSAS CITY to live in England or some other General Williamson, in his annual report for old fogy country, where people al ways remain in the same grooves OVER THE we more firmly believe. His ideas are not progressive enough for this country, and he had better emigrate 1878, computes the area ol the Indian lerri-torv at 44 154,240 aTes, of which he says 17,150,250 acres are unsurveyed; the balance of the lands, amounting to 27.003,090 acres, he announces have been surveyed; and these "lands he designates as "Public Lands." Whatever mav hae been the desire or intention of tho States government in '66, to locate Indians andNegros upon those lands, it is certain that no such desire or in- to some country where no now ideas Urn in are ever needed, and where ho can ten ion existed in '79. Tho Negro, since that misrepresent things without boin caught up.

date, has become a citizen of the United States, and Congress has recently enacted laws, which practically forbid the removal of any more Induing into the Territory, laws practically leave several millions of nlhtn him Igq acrns of the richest lands on the continent free from Indian tit'e. or occupancy, and an integral part of the public domain. For the benefit of those desiring to come and sec for themselvos befora permanently locating, round trip tickets have been placed on sale by all Eastern railroads at reduced rates, reading to Independence or CotTeyvillo and return, via Kansas City and the Southern Kansas Railway. All Independence tickets aro good for passage to Coffeyville. go there, and they pray congress to withdraw the mititary forces and njHtcad to take early steps to organ-, jzfl tho territory of Oklahoma into a Ifji pressing tho petition Plumb BaidVhat although these cottiers may bo guilty of technical violation of tho law as that law was interpreted by tio attorney general, yet, congress has already said that tho lands iirqueslion should not bo again occupied by tho Indians and it seems to bm the time has come when congress should say yea or nay on the question of the occupancy of these lands by white settlers.

He hoped that tho committee on Indian affairs would act on tho subject atthe earliest opportunity. Dawes said that the committee had already examined the nuhject and reportod that on tho present condition of the titlo to theso lands, thoy could not bo opened to settlement and the senate had adopted that rdport. Ought to Emigrate. The failure of Capt. Payne to make a successful location in the Inrlinn Territory does not 8oem to havo dipcourngorl tho survivors of liia various expeditions.

The headquarters of tho so-called Oklahoma Colonisation com pony are at CofFeyville, Kansas, and distant from Oklahoma about 110 miles. A circular signed by tho Secretary of the Company has rocontly boon issued, advising everybody that a well organized company will proceed to 1 Oklahoma early in January for thepurooso of locating a town site. The Company counts on the passage of bills now before Congress to authorize the hut if thrgp fail they expect the new Administration to remove all soldiers from tho Territorv after the 5th of March next, an! so permit the people soize upon and settle the public lands It has bee i decided over and over again that such' attempts as the ono announced for January are illegal, andi subject those engaged in them not, only to forcible ejection from the but to punishment for vinlar tion of tho laws of tho United States. Unquestionably if tho attempt is mtide in Janu-nry, thesoldiors guarding the Territory frum invasion will be instructed to expel all invaders, and to put the leaders of the expedition undor arrest. They even, seem, to think the United States has no rights thpy ara bound to respect.

In their eagorness to.seiza upon the fertile lands of tho Indian Territory, they cannot wait to see what action Congress will take on the bills ponding, and thoy do not profit by the experience of the late Captain Payne, although. bp wag vigorously dealt with at, last, H3 ho deserved to bo for his persistence in defying the authority of the United States. It is not improbable that, tbp Secretary of War, rendered impatient by these repeated attempts to fQize tho public lands in violation law, will give Instructions that will surprise the colonists, by the vigor of their enfp.qe-ment. They evidently need instruction at ibq. point of: tho bayonet, and, that impres 'irely, asserted, i specially as to, the leaders, hp tiro misguiding ignorant people from J.

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