The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-04-21
wAsHlseros. April 9, 1880.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1880.
About u month since, Mr.. Vinton of Ohio,
introduced a resolution, which was passed by
the House, requesting the President to inform
the House what lands were owned west of the
Mississippi by the United States, without the
States and Territories, on to which it was pro-
posed to remove the Indian tribes, and to fur
nish an estimate of the expense of their re-
moval. 1t is little extraordinary that neither
the President, nor either of the committees on
Indian affairs, when moving in this great and
momentous question, have had theiv attention
drawn towards the enquiries contained in this
resolution. 1t is said the President fell into a
great rage when he heard that the resolution
had passed, and declared that he did not care
what Congress did;--that he was determined
the Indians should be removed. The Georgians
profess to be indifferent about the fate of the
bill, and they say their own course is marked
out, and they will pursue it. although month
has elapsed, the President has returned no an
s,csr to the enquiries made Of him and whether
it is his intention TO respond to the call, is a
subject of great doubt. If he fails to give the
information, it will be because he sets the power
OF the House al defiance, or because he is not,
with his cabinet and dependents, capable Of
giving 1t. Ii is almost incredible that the Pres-
dent should have determined on the removal of
the Indians, without knowing whether he was
about TO settle them on The lands of the United
States, or on the lands of the Indian tribes with
which we have Turned no treaties; and that in
an undertaking oil this mag ude, he should
not have counted the cost" 1t is believed by
those who have paid some attention TO the sub
Ject, that the expense Of removing the Indians,
beside the amount of extinguishng their titles
TO the lands owned by them, will not be less
than t1cetce or fifteen million of dollars. The
truth is, that neither the President, nor the
committees on Indian affairs were disposed to
present any estimate of the expense, for fear
that its amount would deter the action of Con-
gress; and the advocates of the bills in both
Houses, are determined to force the measure
through, without any Information on the point.
MIR. Frellnghuysen concludedto.day, an able
and eloquent argument, in opposition to the
bill IN the Senate, on the subject of removing
the Indians He followed Mr. White, who OPEN
ed the debate, and to every unprajudiced mind,
established most clearly the right OF the Indians
to their lands, and the duty of the Unitnd States
70 protect them in the quiet and peaceable en-
Joyment of their firesides, against the violence
OF the States. In 1924 Mr. White, at the re-
quest of the Cherokee Indians, gave long
written opinion on the subject OF their right to
levy taxes on traders, who came into their ma
ton. AS MIR. White has changed his opinion,
or has found himself obliged to maintain doc
trines which he then combatted, in order to aid
Gen Jackson in his exterminating principles,
will, hereafter, give you some extracts from
thts document.-N. Y. .4dUertiseT.