Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-30
Indian .AEairs.
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EXTRACT OF AN OFFICIAL LITTER
.herohes agency, 20th Jaly, lSI5.
GOVERNOR CLARK:
SlR-Ne have the pleasure TO inform
you, that we have succeeded in GETTING =
treaty signed with the Chiefs OF Tie Che
rol.ee nation Yesterday, some IF lie pro-
VISIONS OF which we conceive IMPORTANT
tor you 10 know.
Ii Is stipulated that Il census Of The Che
rokees east and west OF the Niissi.sino,
shall be taken in the month al June. l6fs'
and boil paris ofthe nation blnd lhev-
ss!ves 10 code 10 The United STATES so
much land on The east siGe OF the NIissis-
sippl, Including Il small ceSsioT ncG maze
on TIE east SIDE of thatahooetV, and
norm oil tennessee, as shai amount 10
We py1porIlGn 10 Which We Arkansas
Ghefokees are entitled, in propol .ioa Is
the numbers RON. there, a.4a .sose u4a
inaN migrate IL thai (Ot,utsy ifgey 0ts ~
The taking the census Tie Chefolleea
On Tie Arkansas ere also 10 receive "a,
niuch OF Tie aEnui!leS IS they ase entl.
lieu To, III proportion 10 ihei5- tBaHbers.-
me CUiied Sia;es engage, IN rciulD. Ia
cede To lite ChcrokeeS west OK the Rsis~
sissipp. as much land on the Arkansas
ana White Rivers, as they receive east Of
lie Mississippi, which isto commence
Oh The north side OF the Arkansas, al ti,e
NOUN ot foi,:t Remove, or Budweips cd
place, thence hy u straight lire nciil.-
Wardiy to strike ClafaHuga Mountain. or
the !iiI first above Shields lcr,y. on
"hite: River, running up aud between
saiI rivers Tor complement tie banks OF
wlItl r.Ners TO be- The line" Ine United
States also lind themselves 10 remove ali
Niliie persons now settled Within or "boye
SAID inie, 20 prevent future cncroach-
mentS III !his way ; Mrs. I. Loyeil 1xcept-
ed. 1t viii be well, therefore, 10 notify
All persons by Proclamation Of this pro
vision iii The ileaty.
We are, 81, with sentiments Of esteem
your okcdeni, humble servants.
ANDREW JACKSON.
JOSEPH MMINN,
d. MERR!WEIHER.
Extract cfG Letter .Jj'om Gefauy, J. Hleigs.
indian agent, 10 Coz. Ct.rk dated
CHkRoKEE AGENCY, GATH July, 1917.
Emigration Is CONN cncing, and NAV
be expected 10 be considerable, between
iils ana the VIM + coming. Several
boats are now Cn the point OF descend
ing thus river. upWar Of seven hundred
hiNe unregistered themselves Already for
removal
1t lsp.otahle, that within few wears.
TIE princlpa! pant of the Cherokecs viii
ne within your superintendent The
!iue Is selling strong that way. and IS all
Is peace and queineSs ia our Eatjonai
concerns, ti.rre Is no danger of a coll;-
ter-cGrre!iI To eWigsaiiou. II hiie and red
are pressing towards tic Pacific ocean.
And thatalone can set bounds 10 If.
nave The honor 10 be, with creatures
pec!, youI obedieut servant,
RETURN ). MEEGS.
Cor W'm. CIGk.
~ CEhfoKEE VILLAGE, Iith July, 1917.
me GoeGnOrof MdsSo1Ii IeyJit1rg
Slit Is cur du1\ 10 inform san ~
made peace with tl,S,n seye,si f;pss
Knowing II 10 be The wish oft!ie Pgcsidenit
OF The United States, our Great Father:
bul they Will noi be at peace with us
For nlGe Years and more, we have been
trying to make friends, al TO 10 purpose
1T appears That the more friendly we
talk 20 them, the more Hey impose ON us
nov we arc prepared, VIC viii meet our
enemies We he down with our arms IT
our sides. We wish YOU 10 PITY us, for
The Osages are deafto ali wecan say. or 90.
} o raise our crops for tie support Of cur
iamiiics, has been our wish, but il iaS not
Deen III our power il is not we that ere
iii the wrong, il is the OsageS they have
US 10 work with our naked hands. With
the few horses we have left We intend TO-
80 TO the Csages ana; hunt for those hor-
sses taken; Wcare going to do rliscl.ici.
We are but 4 tew ClerGhees; our father
us well; and we therefore beg that
he VIII not scold US. The Osages have
also insult the whites We are veAed.
and have become deaf TO their talks
Please TO Inform tile President of an This.
icll Elm that we promised not TO suid
blood live could help il, but that 1T ..l;s
llme the rivers are red With the blood of
the Cher0kceS. We hope that the Prosi-
dent, our father, WIl take or case ito
consideration, for be well knows that we
are not Tie aggressofs. Since eur hast
talk TO you, we have lost tao of our
young men, killed By Tie Osages we
nave never attempted 10 take any revenge
whatever, until now.
J his is all we have TO say for the pre-
sent. intending to inform Won of all occur
rences hereafter. Your children.
IOLLENTBSEEE
TAI 10 IGhA
TIE BOLD
SHAN ANNANT
RUNNING BIRD,
KATIkOJ,
JOHN MLANGEE.
yRANSLNTg
JOHN bOGS.
MLLEUGtVILLE, (G.) September IC.-Owine
TO some strange facility, The following letter
from Cen Gaines TO The Executive OF tb:s
state, written nearly two months ego, was st
received till last eek
hLAD-QcARr2es, Camp Montry, p.4.t
nam July2U;h, 1yls
SiR-I!sying been instructed bN ~
lor General Jackson 80 demand Of lie
Seminole Indians the delivery OF the muir