The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-18 00:00:00

CHEROKEE AND CREEK INDIANS•`'

The following statement of the relations he,;
tween the United States and the Cherokees sn'
Creek Indians, and the treatment of the Mori'
ainal race by the European intruders, who hate.
become their masters, is taken from the Cherol
Phcenix—a Paper published in the English e°
Cherokee languages, and conducted by write,r9
of the Indian nation. The Government r
Washington is endeavouring to persuade or Duerr
awe these two nations to give up the land the/
possess at the West of Georgia, and, with that
view, have offered them an exchange of it for •
greater quantity, but of much inferior value, 431
the Arkansas River, a north-west branch of it'
the Mississippi, into which it falls by two
mouths, inclosing an Island. The tempere
and clear manner in which the Cherokee di!
cusses the subject, and states the facts, ralex
the highest honour on him, and makes us ree
that a people, already so improved in civiliSsr
tion, should be driven again into the wildernej,
and, by what is tantamount to brute force-64
expression of the wish of a superior—deprilf
of the advantages they have acquired by livnig
on their present territory, and the increased vilue
that belongs to it from the growing populatiea
by which it is surrounded, merely that the.
Georgia treasury may pocket the produce of the
. industry,Tf hhe e
llonocdfailtl
niais articlesituation intelligent
ios f tot
htCherokee.ahtisceoffenucttr
effect: (the 13 ,
on the Arkansas) cannot bear a comparison with
the Cherokee lands this side of the Missisaill
in any respect, and it will be a barrier that
ever remain to prevent the improvement of Pr
country. It possesses no allurements to incltlO
Indians to better their condition, but the revere",
surrounded as they are by every species of ilr
trigue and imposture—infested by roguish are
laws from all parts of the United States, togethe!
with the various remnants of Indian tribes, whe
are not stationary, but rove from place to ph'e
in quest of game or of booty, and who think l
a great honour to be stiled a great horse thiC.
I saw many Indians of various tribes, such sr
Osages, Peoles, Peyanshaws, Miamies, Sena°
Shawnees, and Delawares, and various other
i
e tP
The Delawares claim to be the Grand Fathrfe
all Indians, and imbibe more enmity against
white people than any other tribe. They °II
cry with anguish when speaking of their
powerful nation. he
Our brother Cherokees have obtained all
lands that are of any consideration on the ..:;
kansas River, from Fort Smith westward 0,1'6
is, on the north side of the River). From °0
Smith to the Creek Agency is about sixty'
miles, the full length of the nation up and dons
the Arkansas river, but between those two P,Ol °J,
I do not recollect seeing any good uPlar:o6
Good land is entirely confined to the Arksll,)
and its tributaries. Water (that is good 101'0,'
is also very scarce in most part of the west
country. There are hardly any strearnSho
1"
water, and those of considerable size, but
are subject to have standing pools in dry sessf:a
and, in fact, the Arkansas River itself aPre!''
pilastnogol
rtowinter almostver s
a sr absorbed
tp resents i n her
nothingsa nd .
inosftraulcl
trievgei;onbsutmeovsetryuntiinlivnigtintpob,:7.o:
culated to dull the faculties, depress the 11"--'
and to suppress all those finer principles O. 11::
mind so essential to the maintenance of airy
and good order in society.
the From
State Fortof
three-quarters M
• but mountaito
country in the universe—nothing
i Smith Missouri uwraitsoi s
itnshefeovrellinn°Leyrdt-isi ebwvyeenstthoc milesel.a. err
p;if
other country this side of the Mississippi. Thtee,
accompanied
brambles
extent.surveyor,
Itth
jest
itnptdive
ea
ds tuhnei
koeosor ePtii
following up the north. western line of the Stilso
until it strikes the old territorial line, and ter,
following the slid line to the Arkansas Ilya
you would pass over nothing but barren 134,
and extensive prairies, almost boundless in,:tig
tent. Within this circumference there are 31)0vco
two millions and a half acres of land. Theo.
down the Arkansas to the mouth of the Cato
dian river, up the same until north and 00,
line from river to river will make the seven,, ose
lions of acres (see late Treaty), which will of
far west as to clash very much with the
the Creeks ; and it must strike the river s.id.
distance above where the Creeks were loca_log
This fact was no little dissatisfaction ewois,
them before I came away ; and not only 004
but they considered themselves sadly disale
in regard to the nature of the country. n
The truth is, they (the Creeks) have %We
rantee to any land in that country ; all the,wr
is a mere promise of the Government Oee.'
shington Treaty, 1826). All the land threke
claim by the promise lies between the Vet in'
river and the Arkansas, and a part of ir far'
eluded in the Cherokee boundary. does not
thest settlement from the Cherokee line u° sof
A „lons
exceed twelve or fifteen miles up the 0 for
and much farther than that they cannot goo,
the grand Prairie, for they already have e
interest:too
sive Prairies all around and amongst theni..,, le'
The Creeks immediately where they no/
cateci have excellent land, but it is badly for
bored
fat
hn d
ofthe population not extensive i
tio,n
of re
rot enough
u
nag4oha
one-fifth e;
it is not as large as Creek Path valley. we
have settled very densely indeed, but the nit off
of the country is such that they cannot bane'
any distance.

BIRTHS.
On the 17th inst. at Coolhurst, near Horshanb B°ll°
the lady of Arthur Chichester, Esq. M. P., of a 07",
On the 12th inst, at Nortnanbv, Lady Sheffield, or 4
On the 12th inst. at Brockhnrst, neat. GosP°
lady of Lieut. W. Fuller, R.N., of a son. Ot
On the 16th inst. at Norwood, the lady of T. Gri
Esq. of a daughter.
MARRIED.
On the 17th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-9/10A
Dunlop, Esq. of the Grenadier Regiment of Foot
eldest son of Lieut.-General Dunlop, of polorol;
Southwick, North Britain, to Charlotte Consto°noe
son, younger daughter of Major-General Sir R'
Jackson, K.C.B. Cei
DIED. Jol'rnotos
On the 12th inst. in his 64th year, the Non' v
vestry, second son of the late and brother of , ' 0..
Earl of Coventry. f I°
Or ,he 16th it. J. R. F. Doveton, Esq'

in the .th ins, ~ ___ _. thr*
center-place. ~ OLIO
On the 13th inst., at Bault, South We'"clor'"
second son of the late C. Banbury, Esq., °I „,cet
Halstead, Essex. „. 611'"
On the 9th inst. much regretted, Mr. Thote."- 0.,
of Devizes. f gir
On the 11th inst. at the advanced age ° folio
Haley, of Wigmore-street. IP
On the 10th inst. Sophia, the wife of gr.
of Saffron Walden, aged 31. 0
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