The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-21

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between the Uo,ted States Of America, and
the Cherokee nation of Indians, were con-
ciadsd and signed, at tho City OF Washing
;on, on the ,wen,y.seveolh day OF February,
m the year Of our Lord, ono Thousand eight
huadred and nineteen, by John G. Calhoun,
Secretary Of War, on he part OF the said
United States, and certain Chiefs and Head
Men Of The said nation, on the part and IN be
half OF the said nation; which articles are In
The words following, 20 Wit;
Articles of Convention made between
John G. Calhoun, Secretary OF War, being
specially aulhoy rzed therefor, by the Presi-
den of ne Unred Suites, and the unde'-
sigocd Chef. and mead ocn of the Cherokee
nation ,f Iudiaas, duly sulaotized aud en-
powered by sad ,at,ou, at the City of WASH.
ing,oo, on he 'we,y .eyenh day OF Febru'
ary IN Ihe year ai pur Lord one thousand
eight hund cd and niucteoD.
Whereas < reater part OF the Cherokee
nation nave exp,.ssed an earnest desire 10 se-
main on this side Of The Mississippi, and be
ing desirous, in order to commence those
measures which they deem necessary 10 the
Civilization and p,csc,vauon OF their nation,
that The treaty b.lwecn the United States AID
them, signed The Slh of July, 1917, nigh,
pense OF taking the census, as stipulated in
the said treaty, oe 6oaIIy adjusted, have OF.
fered 10 cede u lhe Uniled States attract of
country a, least as extensive as that which
they p.obably are eolItied to under its pro.
visions, ne contracting parties have agreed
to and concluded Tie following articles
Art. /. The Che .pkec nation ccdes TO The
United States sii theic lands lying north and
east Of he following isDe, viz: Beginning on
the Tennessee liver, at the point wbe'e tho
Cherokee boundary with Madison county, 10
the Alabama Territory, joins tho same
thence along he main channti OF said river
TO the mouth of the Highwessee (; thence
along us main channel 10 the first bill which
clio IN on s I'D river, about TWO miles abovo
Higbwassce Old Town thence along the
ridge Jich divides the waters OF the High.
wassee and Little Tellico 10 the Tennessee
river, a, ralaSsee; thence along The main
channel 20 the junction OF the Cowee and
Nanteyalee; theppe d,ong tbe ridge IN the
fork f said rivec, To The ,op OF he Blue
Ridge; hence aloog he Bue Ridge to 'be
UDicoi Turnpike K Jad; thenoe by stiaight
line TO the nearest main source of the Ches-
tatee /; theoce along its main channel TO the
Chafah1uchee, and nence to the Creek boun-
dary; II being oude ST ood that all the Islands
in tbs Chesstee, and the paris of The Zen
nessee al H,ghwasse5, (witn he exception
of ] ". ls,and, in he Tennessee, near be
mouth f the Hishw4 ise -, winch constitute
ap,ui me pres ooundny, belong 10
i. the Oh ok nation aud 1t s. also under
stood. "a. ,1e reservations cootsined 10 the
I'd a., ,icie Of he ,"saty oi reii o, signed the
25,h Octobe', 1905, aof 'ract equal to
tws,v u,il,, squ' &, 70 sc located by com.
me,c e At lna point formed ~ he intersec-
ton of the bounda y line Of Madison county,
already mentioned, and the North bank of
the Tennessee river thence along the said
line, and up the said river twelve miles, are
cedad The United States, in trust for the
Cherokee nation ss school fund, u be sold
bv he United States aud the proceeds vested,
ssis nereafef provided, 10 the ioutth article
of thi treaty; and. .so, that toe lights yes ed
in ne Uncoi Tu npIke Company, oy The
Che ckee nation, according to c-tuh:d copies
of ~. instruments securing the igns, aud
herewith annexed, are not 10 b. affected by
this ireay; and 1t Is farther understood and
agreed by the said parties, that tho lands
hereby ceded by the Cherokee nation, arc IN
full satisfaction OF az claims which me Unit
cd States have on them, on account of the
esssion to part of their nation who have, o.
NAV hereaftes emigfs,e To the Arksnsaw
and mi, treaty is h,nI adjustment Of that OF
the s,h Of Jolly lsl7.
Ana rne United States agree TO pay,
.cco,d ding 70 tie stipulaisns contained ia 'hs
,resy Of the 9Th o. Jolly, 1917, for all in
nroys mcnts on land lyiog within the country
eeded by the Chsrokees, winch add real vai'e
,o the Land, ADD d. agree to allow reservs
Joo Of six huad-ed and for,y acres to each
h.ad Of .oy Iadi,n family esiding within ihe
eedee territory, hose ensolled tor he Arks''
saw excepted, who choose 70 become citzens
~ ,bs Usl,ed States, 10 the manner sii?ais''
IA Ia aid treaty.