Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-04
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THE SOUTHERN iNDIANs-AGAU

SUI THEKN TNDIANS-AGAIN
The claim, OF the Southern ndi- ms and an inye.,iy,
ton OF the rights OF those states which are lilo a. H.
Affected thereby are before the committee OF In
dian AFFAIR." TO whom wa. referred that par Of ,bs Pre-.
sidenrs Message which relates 10 this subject n, i.
one Ct great moment AMI ntrcacy; and will doub,les
be viewed in all its bearings, ami examined with great
care When that nrni tee shall have repor,.d The
nation VIII becone better acquainted with ali the points
OF this complicated question. In The mean time we do
think, and fearlessly express that opncn tina the
various attempts which now making to produce pub
lie excIrucrt this ,ubicct, by means of town
ing.' FEMALE peutCn', aud party int riersnce are
mshy rePreheniOIe. Such measures cannot promote,
but may essentially impede not only ipyes
ugsuon but an "'icah'e and speedy adjustment OF all
difficulties. Thy only t-nd 10 excite aud
those sectional jeaiou,ies, an bitterness of
uduiged ~, must end IN nothing short Of dissolution
oi The uiion.
For ourselves. w. feel no DESIRE 70 Jis-u., ,is o,.
lion. have we access 10 sufficient public
to do Il justice, il W e did, But th.r. a,c c,r,.;, 10
toriou-iy public points in il Which we ,ok canna h
gansayed. That Gporpja Az SOVEREIGN SrATC
has all the rights OF SOW ignty vi hun her own char
tered limits; that she dd, never can sufr.nd.
them without SUR en,irr OF her character a, .ov.
reign state; hat the intel States. ,yh.cy.r
thy may have made with, or whatever legal rights
they noy possess ia relation to- tn. lnJian. canno Il,
vodr this sovereignty i,bout manifest of IN,
na,ionaf compact arr. we think p,u,, which 90, b.
clearly demonstrated.
Ncr have the sdvoc,tes NJ India, inJs,e,,.,,.
ported in oil, vis,v tbe'r f,o.;, All e 'n'es, sup
sion The Indian. within o,,r I,,ni,. Nv. w., 80 po
ever w.rs ,eroyn nod rs, If. o.,. s ~ W, 'o'
ed States not ~ b.,,ndiny aI NOR ,,aa,;as 1T -,
as sosses,inz absolute sovereign,, ,nJ ;nJ.', '
AT no time did M. Unit-d Sits nor H., ~ @ c.,
fer the Indians to d,.po.e nj ,hair TIT. - =, 49,,
than to themseIves-ibev aIy,vs rI,imsJ ~, -. ~ .
soil sutiect TO the ext punishment nf ,b -; H VIC
they never did permit tn Indians IN ,rs,, ;,h 60
Other state or potentate nor did rh- 80 ever IL ,y
even TO trade except subject IN ,beir r.gnI,'; 49,,
conToul And vet va are ioLI ih,t The Jn,,;s,'. 80
viewed by Ike government of The United S,,,a. =.
fee aud independent states!-An a.,rri,, uu.rIy =,
war with eveTy measure which b,s haen ,do,,sJ h,
the government in relation 10 mon sin.e II 80 ;,
exi.trnct - n is lrns that tI. Uni,eJ ST.. 49,, INV
tered into certain IRE att.s or com,,c,, ,,;J 81 ~
,Itu, with In. cors.n, nt tls s,s,.s " r we 'N
and ch,r.ble treinp. ov,, de ,i,.r ~,
psct4 or treaties cannot he Iairlv r,n,r,.I Wv, 'o"
acknowledgement Of Indian i,rSonJencv. Gr =, a., 81" o..
times OF making them tiry regard Il ibs lad; ~
SiIng wi hin ther territorial limit, ana sn,, -, 80,
regulation counsel aud cootouI Ia Inn. IL Lin I'D
trpang " in IN. Indians il was meyer m. ;,IenT =,
the United States torecogniz. punbpr of b,rh,ran,
sava=e tib-. re.idifg ,y hin rb.ir ,erriror,J H.
mt- az possessing the ,il- sbsolu,. and sxtan.iy
vereizntya ~ foreign civilized nation, IL co..
intended 10 grant TO- and place tie u, in snch ,t;
swude az Sppeare necessary for s,curins ,bs in,sr
este and pnness of TN savage In all th.s.
the United States had two greet object, io 80
pvd,eaUly nj eautsby 10 xtingui.h The Indian tue