Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-28

uePeiachce 10 the present day, applying the same
20 our advantage, and declaring that all the
,nu.an nations within the limits prescribed by the
i ~ 'so, were subject to the laws Of the Uni
tea STATES, and that the lands of which thcy were in
possession, belonged of right to the United States
90 long as the Indians did not acknowledge the
n,ui.if mstute OF these claims, the mere claims
80; 800 nave amounted to nothing. 1t was the prac-
vice OF inc King of England, during several ccntu-
es' 10 uecare himself las often as he issued proc
Rr,,;m on any subject whateyer) King of Great
KnS Of r. .anee and Ireland Was he therefore
h;n mg 1s france What if he were now to declare
nuseI hing OF Great Britain and China, IL would
cheap way indeed, of acquiring title if merely
nv wS up a ,n, would answer the purpose;
w what riget do the people of the United State,
od the lands which they occupy. the Peone of Ohio
ior INSTANCE, or Of Connecticut By the right of oc-
upsney only commenced by purchase from the alb
ohS posSessors 1t would be folly to plead the
i,'. 1S's III hmgs or the mere drawing of lines oil
"Gtude andiong,tude. The powers of Europe Ina vo
hScea acknowledged right to our country. Blu,
"S' tney had no' Our right is not at al affected
oy 'hcis claims, acknowledgements The same doc
.rino is applicable 10 tho condition o the Cherokees
t"ey nave perfect right To their country tho
Hen' poaceable, continued immcmorial occ
:, a,nough their country may be cidimedb by others
the world. f'N'N'S''S "S"'"S' "''
"' ,herokoos need hot fear. however, that their
Ms y. uS%s1r as consequence VI ANY pruci-
cn'Sd states. The coordinate branches OF our
H'Nernment have not Yet declared, tina, lndiads nro
tenants at VIII. On tho other hand tho whole his
Sosy 90 our negotiations with Them from the peace al
% 10 the last treaty TO which they arc party and
~ al our legislation concerning them, shows that
my arc regarded a separate community from ours
having national existence, aud possessing terrific
Mncn they are to hold IN full posscssion till they
voluntarily surrender il. 10y
now proceed 10 the cNanina ton of treaties he
tween the United States & the Cherokee nation. And
hetei would spprze the reader that the new
or De iariy aud fully understood, without reference
10 every material article in every treaty which has
Oeeh made between these parties Unless such
rCe'ehce IS mad, no reader can be that he has
view OF the whole ground: and cayiller might OBJ
JeN mat there hod been omissions in order con-
ceal weak part of The This is a subject too
winch the People ofthc United States must have
patience to investigate. When measures are i'm pro
grcSS, winch hlvea bearing the permanent rjob,s
ana interestso OF all the Indians, must not be thouph
tedious TO read an abstract of the solemn enon1e
ments by which have become bound to one of these
aboriginal nations.
In the revolutionary contest the Cherokees fool,
part with the Ming of Great Britain under whose
protection they then considered themselves inst no
they now consider themselves under the nrotec ION
or the United States. After the peace of I722 !,
does not appear that any definite arrangement was
made with this tribe TIL tho year 1885 In the course
nj that year, the old Congress appointed four Com
Plenpotent,ary men of distinction M tho
south, to meet the head men and warriors of tho
Cherokees and negotiate treaty of peace
The parties met Hopewell, now in York District
5. c. and, on the 18th of November. executed an
Instrument, which is usually cited as the treaty of
llopewcll The abstract of this instrument with
some remarks upan it, viii be given in my next num-
yer. WILLIAM PENN.