The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-05-20
THE CHEROKEES.
WASHINGTON Cry,
TenniSon's Hotel, Aprii 1894.

leHHtSOH HOLet, NpTU Ioz1.
.Messrs. Gales &. Seaton:-Gentlemen
We have read, in the Georgia Journal, Of
the 9th Instant, a letter from the Georgia
delegation in Congress to his Excelcncy
Geo. NJ. Troup, the Governor Of Georgia
and also some remarks of the Editor OF
that paper. However great our surprise
has heretofore been at the course of pro-
ceeding of this delegation, as set forth in
their letter to the President of the United
States, and which the Georgia delegation
consider respectful" but which, il It be, is
different in its style and temper, from what
we are accustomed to observe in our in
tercourse with oar chiefs; yet this sur
prise has been much heightened at a new
attempt to deprive US of another portion
of our blessings. Not satisfied with wish.
ing the Executive of the United States VIC.
Iently to rupture the solemn bond of our
rights to our lands, and to put at defiance
the pledges which existing treaties con-
tain, guarantying to US our lands, it is at
tempted to take from us the .lsellect which
has directed us in conducting the several
negotiations with commissioners appoint.
ed to treat with us for our lands, and with
the Executive government. by the unfound-
ed charge, that "the last letter Qfthe Cher
ohrees to the Secretary Of War contains in
,eraal epidence that it ,oas nerpr rriHen
or dictated By an Indian" Whilst we
profess to be complimebted OH the one
hand, by this blow at our intelligence, we
cannot, in justice. allow it to pass, upon
the other, aoithou a fiat Of contradiction.
That letter. and every other letter. was
not only mriiten, but dictated by an In
dian. We are not so fortunate as to have
such heIp.--Thc white man seldom comes
forward in our defence. Our rights are in
our own keeping; and the proofs of our
loneliness. and the prejudicel eye with
which every thing is looked upon which
relates to US, by such vast majority of
those who should be our guardians and
friends, have put US upon our resources,
snd we do thank God, sincerely, and our
benevolent white brothers, for there are
some Christian hearts which regard us,
who. seeing our bereaved and hopeless
state, come in to our help, with letters and
the lights of civilization and christianity.
We feel the necessity Of our case, and we
have endeavored to improve it. Our let
ters are our own; and II they are thought
too refined for Savages." let the white
man take it for proof that with proper as
sistance, Indians can think and write for
themselves. We refer the Georgia Dele.
cation. and the Editor OF the Georgia Jour
nal, to our correspondence with their own
Commissioners in our own country. They
can tell whether the head of white man
conceived, or his pen dictated, the nego-
Citations, on our part or whether they
were the lonely unasslstcd efforts of the
poor lndian-wh0se home, now that it be-
gins TO blossom, and the seed time and
The harvest are greeted, and the chase a
bandoned, and churches are rising, and the
Great Spirit is fel. in his influence upon
our hearts and our gratitude, and our little
ones are learning toread his blessed word,
and sing anthems in his praise for the gift
OF the Redeemer--yes. they can tell
whether they, from whom it is attempted
to force all these blessings, and drive them
into barbarity and savageism as cruel and
as dark as ever-did, or did not conduct
their own correspondence We say lct
dta-and nee toUe the truth.-It is moi
for US to vinhicate, or attemrt to vind
cate, our Great Father, the President o
the United States he does not need al
| Indians aid, nor an Indians eulogy; but
however, we are bound to love him, vet
| it is due to justice to state, that we have
been often panied, and especially of late
at the earnestness with which he has prpss
ed upon as the subject of ceding our land
Why he has acted thus, we are at a loss f
conceive.-We are not ignorant of the ma
ture Of the Convention of S02. We know
every one of its promises. If, however
\ these are to be violated, and the fell war
whoop should ever be raised against US, t
dispo'sess us Of our lands, we will gratif
the Delegation of Georgia, in their pre-
sent earnestness to see us removed or de
stroyed, by adding additional fertility
our land, by deposit of our body and ou
bones: for 'ce are resolved nprer to leap
them b~t BY parting from them and o1i
liueS together. How the Christians of
merica, and of the world, will view the
attempt upon our rights; this effort
force kind and Just President to violat
; the faith Of treaties, and dip his fingers
our blood, it is not for us Indians to say
but our cause is with God, and good me
and there we are willing to leave it.
We mean nothing tlisrespectful to ar