The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-12-02

territory, the same solemn guaranty, the same
proffer of friendship and rood neiehborhood
will every where be found. So manv treatie,
mad been formed with Indians previously t.
loIO, That Mr.. Justice Johnson pronounced
them innumerable." In none of these trea
Ties is the original title of the Indians declared
to be defective. In none of them is it said tina,
Indians have not the power of selfgoye,nment
or that they must come under the government
OF the States. In no case have the Indians
signed away their inheritance, or compromitted
| their independence. They have never admitted
themselves to be tenants at will, or tenants 70,
years. Upon the parchment all stands fair
and SO Tar as their present engagements extend
they are under no more obligation to leave their
country than are the inhabitants of Switzerland
to leave their native mountains
! What is the evidence brought arainst this
mighty mass of treaties? Nothing absolutely
nothing. The Secretary Of War merely saws.
That the Cherokees were permitted to remain
on the lands of Georgia But where is his an.
thority?
If we turn from treaties to tine laws of the
United States, we lind the whole system of
legislation made in exact accordance with the
treaties Nearly all these compacts REQUIRED
appropriations OF money. When the appropra-
lions were made, the treaties came of course
under the view of both Houses of Congress !:
and every such appropriation was of course an
assent OF Congress to the treaty.
Besides, some of the most important articles
OF treaties were taken from previously existing
laws OF Congress. Thus, the 18th article of the
treaty OF Holster is taken from the treaty. with
the Creeks at New York, Aug. Z, 1890, where
it was inserted oerbati1a from :" an act to reou.
late trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes" which was approved by President Wash.
ington only sixteen days before.
This discovery lhave just made, and consider
IT as decisive evidence that the treaty with the
Greeks was measure of great deliberation, and
that the eminent men Of that day labored to
make every part OF their political system har-
monize with every other part
If we leave both laws and treaties. and IooL
at the conduct of our government toward the
Indians. we find the professions of Indian accents
to have been always directed to this one point.
VIZ TO satisfy the Indians that the government
would deal justly and faithfully by them, would
perform all its engagements, and would secure
to them the permanent possession of their coun-
Try. Ihey were constantly urged to become
farmers, to educate their children, and form a
regular government for themselves; and all
this avowedly with view to their permanent
residence. This was done by Gen. Washing
ton, by Mr.. Jefferson, by Mr.. Madison. by Mr.
Monroe. as oa. be SHOWN from published dozen.
ments, and, probably, by the elder Adams and
his son.
To treaties, laws, usage, every public and
every private pledge, are to be added the die.
tates OF reason and common sense and princi-
pies OF immutable justice. All these stand on
the side of the Cherokees Still Georgia de-
mands all the land which lies within what are
called her Chartered limits. Tho nature OF TINS
demand will be examined hereafter.
WILLIAM PENN.