Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-10

z.t5,a neither estimate DOT 81 p'op''a''o"
tbe,e Ids This deficiency, The regular allow
anu .ceo,ding to the rules "n'ch nave
a"'s tore governed the Department, 49,. .a
a.asrmaie ofits late oscre'ary' " aoo'. my
.,,oasand dollars Tor "n'e" d" 'ff'of''"'O"
IS asked ,.,,;on Is reu,resied 10 that
rohI ,.nn,, of the Secretary OF War
pai' " -. ,o the money held III trust ior the
VIII wiz. I'm, OF Indians. II viii De perceived
sc" .,,,h,nt legislative all, the Executive
fa' >, oh,,.t the embarrassment oceasioneh
NV, G,,inutlon OF the DIVIDENDS ON tha'
oy ",h,cn orig inaliy amounted 10 ore ho-
ia ,h,nsand dollars, aud has Tecth'y peep
deu in United States three per eeni. sioch.
1n'. oa,dnion aud ulierior destiny Oh 'he
Inv 10. within the limits oil some OF our
Hun NV, become objects oil much h'eres'
states o,,auce. II has hong been the policy
"n" S 80. 10 Introduce hh'hg mem tne
!" .,v,i,zaiion, Ia the hope oi gradualy
an1 ',;,,i,g them nom wandering HE. Inns
IT, H.. has. however, been co"pieu WI" ANU
issr wholly mcompa'io,o WI" US s".e'ss'
p,ole.,ng desire to c'''''Ao aau se,"e . '"s"'
we nh'.' ,heir lands aud thrust them further
to pun ,..;ld.,oess By this means they have
in' ''e haen kent ina wandering state, but
NV o' =, took upon us AS unIust and mdit'
~
ose" &c. mi, tate. Thus. though lavish IN It's
le'o"' " ,,oo the subject, Government
s.paan.fsn,ly defeated its own policy anu
~. .'' I,,d,.us IN general receIing f1fther an"
s,r,ber Ia The West, have retained 'oeir savage
81. 4 norton, however, oi the ooo'ne'"
IL. h,v,ng mingled much with Tue whites,
and made some progress IN 'hs afs Oh e""'
"'' re, "a lately attempted 10 erect m
ssIoo.,Jeut government wnb'n Inc hh's ~
NV, ".ota;a and Alabama. These States, claiming
- he the only 5overeigus "hhin 'oeir 'e''''o
,iee extended their laws over INT in"'d.s
'e', w. ',,d,,red ths latter 20 call upon the Uni
fed States tor pro'eCuo"'
anted was, whether the ueheia' uo,e' "''"'
ca rio n, 10 sustain those people in their pre-
.,,,s The constitution declares, that : no
.,.,v STATE shall be iorm-d or erectel wlihih
~. ;,ri.diclon of any other State, without the
Lou, of its Legislature. II the Generai Go-
EARN nent i, notcpprmitted TO tolerate the cree
ia, of a confederate State within the terri
ftv of one of the members of this non, agalns'
,as cnn,ent. much less could it allow "a foreign
aud i,lepeodent government 10 establish Itseli
,bora Georgia became a member ii tn Con
t,5sracy which egcntudfed IN our ( 'd,ral aulon
&c. sovereign Slate, always asserting her
-, IN certain limits which having been
o,,qmally defined in her colonial charter,
nd subsequently recognised in the trea'
:, Of neace. she has ever since contn
ne, 70 enjoy, except as they have been
o;,cnmsc,ibeti by her own voluntary transfer
al norton Of her territory 10 the Unhed
sn,es in the articles Of Sesslon OF 1907. Ala.
hama wa, admitted INTO the Union Oh tn same
f,o,ng with the original States, with boundaries
.h,ch we're prescribed by Congress fntre is
al L..
,i.;on which allows hem less power ser the
iadian. within their borders, Than i, possessel
h..Nane or New York. Would he peopie Of
Na;,e ,.rmi, the PenubscUt ,ribe TO erect an 10.
daaandent Government WITHIN ih"u STA e AID
nnless they did would il not he the duty of the
General Jioyrrrmrn 10 support them IN resIs
,ioc such A measure Would the peone OF
New York permit each remnant nj ihe Six Ma
ton, within ner borders, 10 d clare Itself an
iodedspeuden4 people un Ter the protection OF
the United States Cou'd the Ind ans establish
asel erate republic on each oil their seselVatIons
ia Ohio /, And they were disposed, would II
be the duty Of this Government To protect them
in the attempt : II the principle involved IN
the obvious answer to these qaesiions be aban
doned, it will follow that the obj Of tai,
Government are reversed and il has become n
part of It's duty 10 aid in destroying he Sla,cs
which il was established I, prolect.
Astuated by this view Of the subject | in
formed the Indians nhabing parts Of dtorgis
aud Alabama that their attempt TO establish an
independent Government would not be tonn
tenanced by the Executive of ,ho United
States, and advised them TO emi2rate beyond
the Mississippi, or TO submit TO the laws of those
States.
Our conduct towards these people is deeply
interesting to our national character. Ihri
pressed condition, C0ntTasicd With what they
once were, makes most powerful appeal IL
our sympathies. Oar ancestors found them the
uncontrolled possessors of these vas regions
BY persuasion aad force, they have been ma lie
10 retire from river to river, and from mount IA
10 mountain, until some of the tribes haye be
Come extinct, and others have lief but remnants
To preserve, for wnlle, Their onc' terrlbl'
1Dames. onrTonndrt by the whites, with their
arts OF ciylhzAuOn, which, 10y destroying the
resources ot he savage, doom him 10 weakncs.
and decay, the tate of the Mahegan. the Nara
gan,el, aud the Delaware, s last oyertakng
pc Choctaw, tue Cherokee add the Greek
That this fate surely awaits them, il they remain
within The limits oi the States, does not admit
OF n doubt Hum ,uity nd national honor lie
mand that every piT1rt should b. made 10 avert
aogreat a calamIy. IL is tn Lac TO inquire
whether II WAS just IN he Uni ed States 10 IN
elude the and their territory within the bounds
OF new States whose lIm'ts they couid controi
That step cannot be retraced. 4 State cannot
be dl'membered by Congress, or restricted in
VI" exercise OF her cons 'iuIional power. But
'he people Of these States, and of every State
ac'nated ny feelings OF justice and regard for
WI "a"oaai hoh'r, submit TO you the interest
Jog question, whether something can lot be done
consistently with The right, OF the states, 10
preserve This much III uSed race
As means OF effecuns this end, | suggest,
Tor your consideration the prop,ieiy OF srit,ng
apart an ample district West of the Mississippi.
aud without the limits oil any State or rerr,tory,
now formed, TO he guaranteed to the Indlan
n" as long as they shall occupy ii each
a'oe having distinct Control over the p ruon
"es'ghated for its use. There they NAV be Sc.
.u'to IN t''e enjoyment OF governments of their
Wv" e"o'ce. subject TO no oiner conlro from
e o"ien states than such as may be necessa