Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-18


Si"ners has been cccasonoa by an Older nf tho
ir,c administration. departing materially from
he rules which had previously prevailed. C,n-
dering IL an act OF legislation, suspended its
'peratinns soon as was informed t,at it had
'mmencod. Before this period. hnwever, ap-
'lico,inns under tho new regulations hid been
referred 10 the number Of one hundred ani
iity-taur OF whom on tie 9Th March, tho
'itc' ct its revocation, eighty seven were adj
ntted. For,the amount, there WAS nuithc. cS-
innate nn' appropriation; and, besides this ID.
icicncy, Tin, regular allowances. according To
the rules which have hcret"iure governed the
department, exceed the estimate ns the late Sec
rotary, by about iI.;y thou sand dollars ;.r which
an appropriation Is asked.
Your particular attention is requested 90 that
part of the rcpur, Of the Secretary "f War
Which relates To the money held IN trus, Cor The
> .nech tribe of Indians. II will be perceived
| that without Legislative aid, the Executive can
not nbviate the e,uba:rlsSncnts ucc;siuucd b.
diminulion ui the dividends ON that fund which
originally amounted t. one hundred thousand
dollars, and has recent. bcea invested in Uuitct
States three per cent stock.
| The condition aud uierinr destiny Of the In
dian Tribes within the limits of some &C oar
States. have become objects of much Interest,
nnd Importance. : II has krny been the policy of
| Government 10 in,,uduce auiong tha.m tn. arts
ri civilization, in the hope of gradually roc.sin-
ing them from wandering life. iThis Policy
has, h wever been coupled with another wholly
Inc 'mpatihlc with its success. ,Pr"iessinr a
d ,,iro To civiizo and settle them we have a, the
lsamc time, lost u, opp rtunitv to purchase their
l1andS &qtbrust them further inb, HE Wilderness
BY this nisans they have not only boon KEEP, in
Il wandering stale, but been led 10 lo X up"p us
as unjust and indifferent tn their fate. Thu.
thnu rh lavish III its expenditures upon The sub
jcct, u ,uern nent has c instantly defeated il:
own policy, aud TIC injnns, in general, reced
.l,..-
tanned their savage habits. "A p:-.tn huweye:
of tho Southern tribes having mingled much
with The whites, aud uiadu su,ue piowIess in The
arts oi civilized life, dave lately attemptcd t.
Greet an independent government wlthm the
hnits vi Georgia and Aiabana. These States
Calming l" be The onl, sIvercigns within then
teri torIes, extend I'd their laws uvcr tn Indians
wmcn Induced the latter IL call uuuu thu Uuilec
States Tor protection
UnIci these circumstances the question Dre
scented was, whether tho General Government
had right In sustain tn ,se people In their pre-
tensions: lac CONSTITUTE declares. that ~,
new States SHAH be ,"raed erected within the
Jurisdiction oi any Diner SIi;s, without tiS
consent nj ITS Lei. is.ature. Ii the General G.,
fein.n~nt Is not peinttcd 10 tolerate the cree
tion vi cJniedei ale State within the territory 81
ome nj the me .iberS ut this Union, against l.a
consent, much less could II allow Il foreign an,
independent government to establish itself there
|
which evcutuated Ia our federal u:ion, as u suvc
fe'sn state, always asserting her claim TO Ger
tam ii'hltSj wh,cn, having been originally detin
CO 'h hcr co'nnili charter, and Subsequently lie
cISntLcd III he treaty vi peace, sine has eve
'i"oe Continued To enJoy, except tloy h1v,
'ien circu.nscr!oed " hei Owa voluntary trans
cr oi portion vi nrr territory T., the Unite,
states, IN Tie articles ui cess!,,t OF lSu2 Ala
ia na WAS a,lnnt,ed Iatu tile Union on the sam,
'o"tihs wilh the original States with buunda
f'eS wL'cn. We're prosecuted by Congress. Ihrr
- no constitutional, uTeutG,uI., OF Ierni pro
's.on, which .llows them leo. power ,,ver TIT
'!u.ahS "itn!n tiicIr borders, than is pussesse.
~ Maine o: New Iorh. You'd tho prupie q
iasnc pef"it i:ia PEN bscot tribe 10 erect an IN
| .Isehaeht h"vcrnnent within tiisiT = ate end
.'eHr meg d!I, w",I.d II Mt be tine GuIy of tn,
1t'ei'. ~ " eihiieHt To support them In resist
- 'uS" Il '"e>'"Ee& Nou.u tae peoricoi M
"a fsf"'ll e'ch re''!lan, al tI.e SIX Nations
"hi''" u posGcTs, to declare itsC 4 all indepeuu
ih' people; u"|er .si@ Protection oil tie Uuiicl
old'ca' t''uHi III; indians e5tuEI n seDn:LL,
fSPuJil& "n .Gcn cal thc.r reservations III UnIo
AiH :. thSy were 50 disposed, would ii DO the Cig
- ot lhs o"vcra..leut L. project tne.l III the I'll
! 'i'PI l 'ne pt.Hcipe ,nvulyedi in the oavou
| '"s"cF u t!iesc questions he ataudouud, it vii
.'how tiiit thc oulrGs OF this Government ar,
| '1Fet"edi anu tidtIt mas become i par, OF il.
'uty to AID ia destroying the states which II wa.
! s'a".iSned 10 Tr"tsct.
Ac'utiad BY TINS view of the subject, inform
| III ne !na!ans In.iubning parts vi Georgia ant
| 'h!Oa"ia, tIIl. their alte,rp. to establish an tn
| 'IPeiidcnt government would not DO countengn
I1d ny Tie Executive OF the United States ant
| ''t" at'Niseo tho,u to cinigrate beyond til,
,iSs'ss'ppl, or submit to the laws of thusc
Sta g..
O.r conduct towards these People is deeply
| hie!rstmg To eur national char,c tcr Theil
hese"t condition, contras:ed with what they
| 'hGe were, makes most powerful appea! To ouI
| ynpdtucs. Our ancestors found them the un
| Controlled PpsstssoIs OF these vast regions By
| .'crsnasipn aud farce, they have been made Ia
! retire from fIver to FLYER and from mountain t.
| 'n'uulaIn, uiii! some OF The tribes have bscUrus
| ;xl!nct, and others have left but remnants L
preserve. tol Whi!e, their once terrible naut =
| Surrounded by the whites, with their arts of CT.
Viii2d,i"n, which, by destroying The resources oi
| lIe sdVdger doom him To weanncSS and decay
| inc late "t Tie Mohogam, the Narragausett ana
Tie Delaware, is fast oveTtukhg the Chuclaw
| lie Cherokee; and The Creek That this fate
| surely awaits them, 1t they remain within the
limits OF tie States, Dies nut admit of o doubt
| Humanity and national honour demand that
every eHJrt should be made 10 avert SO great 4
calamity -, " III too late Ia inquire Whether it
| was just in the United States to include then,
| ana 'iheir territory within the bounds of new
| states whose liihts they could control. That
| step ci,inut be retraced. a State cannot be dis.
inemoered by Congress, or restricted III the ex-
erciS;'oi her constitutional power. But the pco-
PIE oil those states, amd of every state, actuated
ny IeeitAgs "t Justice and regard tor our natiun,
al a"nor, subImrto you the interesting question,
whether something clnnDt be done, consistently
with the rights of the States, to preserve this
/ much Infused race
Asa means OF effectng this end, suggest,
| Tor your consideration, the proprIety for srIIns
apart All ample district west Of the Mississipvi
and without the limits of any State or Terrific
| ~, now formed, 10 he guaranteed 10 the Indian
tribes, as io6g they shall occupy 1t; each
tribe having distinct control over the portion
dos'2nnted blr iii use There they may be Sc.
cured III the enjoyment of governments Of their
own choice, subject To- no other contiul from In,
United States than such may be necessary to
preserve peace the frontier, and bFtween the
several tribes. There the benevolent may en-.
dcavour To teach them the. arts uf civilization