Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-21

States, under the Treaty concluded with M'intosh am,
his party at the Indian Springs; and survey has beer
made BY the authority OF Georgia; which is called nc
line: Beginning at Savanna Old Town ON the Chatta
hoochie river, thence TO the SKIS on the Eowah river
thence imagining said river as part of the boundar,
line, 10 its confluence with the Oos,analcc they
cd the survy ON the mort, bank of nv ferry landing
the mouth of the Oostcnaee through my lane and a,on
the uoggon road leading TO Alabama, point rs o
IL ini!cs west OF my residence which road ia the Sur
voyors report. they have been pleased to STYLE the on
Greek Path IL is well known that many of the ci,i
Hen' oil Georgia had previously intrued upon these land,
anu alter committing many nagrant aggressions upo,
the persons and property OF our frontier citizens and an
tc'pang removal by order of the u. S. Government,
this FRAUDULENT and uniouned claim W as set forth bv SOM
in the removal OF the intrudcrs; and that by system
fraud, violence and oppression pracsed upon the ontie
Cherokccs they would abandon their Improve ncnts ant
remove farther into the interior of the Nation, and thu
National authority might thereby, eventually he cons
pcledto cede these lands TO the United States for thci
benefit. You will discover from Col Mongoncry's LET
ter directed TO me, and ncosing copy ST letter from
the Secretary OF War, that the order for removing tn,
nrnlcrS has been suspended until he shall have beer
put in possession of the facts relative the lands thus
niruded upon, and unjusty attempted TO be wres CO
from
In Tie archve. Of the United State. ar. 10 be foupJ
public documents that aTd abundant evidence TO con.
vince the wori that this lAd il the soil OF the Ch.ro
k-e',-that the boundary line between this and ia,
Creek Nation has he a, Gntely and ati,factoriv es
ab''hc'!, and this recogn Zsd and .anc.i,
ed by the treaties with the United States and also ac.
guessed in and observed the part of Georgia The
| tDatts
seem. strange. as You will see, from the documents
submitted. that this unfounied claim to 20 ton OF our
lands brought TO his view by the Dvle
The only attention then given TO il by the ent
was the positive assurance given by the President thu,
the intru'iers should be removed. This unexpected
delay in their removal is calculated to encourage
10 multiply, and the consequences cannot fail 10 pro-
dce serious evils TO our bordering ci,izens The nor.
ton OF country embraced by the claim has ever he m
ohees Tie Creek Treaty OF the Indian Springs un.
Ger which the state claims. only coded 10 the Unite,
staes The lands claimed and occupied by the Creeks.
within the chartered limits OF Georgia Thew nei,be,
claimed occupied any land north Of the boundary
line previously established and marked ou, bct the
two nations, from tina Buzzard Roost, the Chatahoo
chic, to the Coosa river opposite the mouth Of W,
Creek, lhence down TO the lower end OF tho Ten lei.
ands The exposition Of the United States Cornm,is-
slonsrs, who negotiated the treaty ofhe Indian Springs
she"em plainly that they understand the boundary line
nrtween the two nations 10 have been and csab-
ished ne above stared, and that the Creeks occupied
and claimed, and disposed of lands only on tho sou,l
she OF sad lire. The treaty entered into al Wash
inston City, declares tie treaty of the Indian SPRINGS
to he null and void, bccaus" had been conceived in
IN and brought forth in iniquity. The boundary es
t'hsnedby this treaty recognized the Che bonu
daTy, and tie surveys made under the authority of the
United States and Georgia respected il accordingly
The course oil proceeding adopted by the Agents of
the Government in conducting the Ell. olmeut of emf
grants for Arkansas, through the medium OF secrat
z 'h's, nv permitting The cmgran;s TO claim improve
ehS they never possessed o. before claimed and
nave them assessed, is calculated to disturb the
and tranquil Of citizens |, had been coo6,I mt
ed by
employed in the service OF the Government and eniru
ell In this business. to make extra i.po .on of .her
Improvements to citizens Of the Uni'eI States. Their. by
adding another class OF ntruders to annoy our ne ac
ole riI"ns on their soil. II is necessary that Won
adopt such measures will cause and eff CT the ro
nova' OF such inruler- may be found in possession
OF improvements abandoned by emigrans. BY the SIh
article OF the treaty of Hnl@on 1891 it is stipulated ..(
any citizen o! the United States or other person moi
being an Indian, shall settle any of re Cherokee
land, sic person shall f,ri-it the proe Of the u
States and the Cherokees may punish him or not a. bey
pen'c." N'
submit, for your further niormatioua copv ora COM
mnnicAt!on from his excellency WIN. Carroll Governor
OF Tennessee under instructions from the Secretary of
war aud ".o copy OF the reply given by the Execu-
tive Council.
crs. seems to be fst approaching when the final
destiny of oar naiou must be sealed Tho preserva.
ton ana happiness OF the Cherokee people at stake
ana the United States must determine the issur-
we only look with conf ence TO the good faith and
mssnanini:y OF The General government whose nre
crpt. and Professions incu!cate principles OF liberty aad
rernbicanl-m, AMI whose obligations are sole n,n,y
pledged to give Justice and protection Oar treaties
o' relationship based upon tho principles OF the fed
era' constitution, and so long and good ith
are maintained, no power save that OF the Cherokee
Na'n and the United States jointly, can legally cbapgs
them. Much, therefore, dep .nds unity OF SEN
timcrt and rnncss Of action, in maintaining those sa
cred rights, which hive ever snj,ycd; and in dc
iiberang upon this subject minis should he ma
ured with that socmnty its great import demands
But u, contrary to all expectaion the United States
shall withdraw their solemn pledges
~ disregard their p'ehtJ faith deprive us Of The RICH,
oil government, and wrest from
III the deep anguish Of our msforunes we NAV Justly
say, there IL TO p'a-e of security for us, contence
left that the United States will he more lust am
faithful toward ia the barren prar.s of the West,
than when INHABITED the soil inherited from the
Great Author o: our existence. JNO. ROSS.
BY The Principal Chief
| GEO LOwREY,
| Assistant Principal Chief.
GE.NER.qL COUVCIL
| MoNDAY, Oct IS29-1he resolution Submitted by
the Cornell, making death the penalty Tor ,iispong or
selling in treaty, lands belonging TO the Cherokee ma
ton, without authority from the General Council was
| taken up. The Committee proposed substitute 10
which the Council agreed
ResoUed, by the National CogI?,iffc. and CouucU
I in Genera! COuncH cOnrened. That from and after
the passing ot this act any cizan or citizens OF his
nation, who shall bind themselves by enron. mr. n
therWse as eaierants to hrkansss for the p,,rDnsc
OF removing out OF the urisaiconal limits OF the Ma
ton, he, she, or they, enrolling oterwso bipdiny
themselves, shall forfeit thereby all the rights and
privileges, he, che, or they may have previously there
TO- claimed or enjoyed, ciZcns Of This Nation ap,i
'h"l he viewed in the same iish; o'hsrs not emil.
| tied to citizenship, and treated accordipnly
Sec. III. BE 10 further TtsoIped That # sny per.on
or persons cZ~ns of his Naon shall sell or dsoosc
ol bs, her, or their improvements 10 any person or
person' enrolled, otherwise bonJ az above M ~
toned he, che, or they sha be viewed. as having d.,
po"ed Of his, her, their improvements TO ci iyep o.
The United States, and shall be ineligible 10 hold any
oiTc OF honor prOht trust in this nation; aud upon
conviction thereof, before any OF the circuit court. of
he several Districts. he fined in a sum not les. than
enc thousand dollars exceeding two thousand dol
lars, and he punished with one hundred iashes
Sc 3D. BE IL further Resoiped, In order TO prevent
any person or per'ons from screening him her or
themselves, fon the penalties above rrcscri.d he,