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

The discussion of the Indian question has
commenced in the Senate. The bills reported
IN the Two houses are intended to carry into eff.
feet the recommendation of the President
There can be no doubt tbatthe country at large
will feel great anxiety to be informed of the
progress of this discussion. The question is
one Of grave Importance, involving the charac-
ter of the United States, and the lives and hap
Diness of many thousands of human beings
The present administT ation of the Government,
and the organization of the committees, are
probably the most unfortunate that have existed
since the confederation of the States, or that
could exist, tor fair and impartial invesiiga.
ton of the rights of the Indians. No man has
ever read Gen. Jackson's report Of the battle of
the Horse Sine, without coming TO the conclu.
sion, that homicide, deliberately committed,
was practised in manner unknown to civilized
warfare, and is without parallel by the savages
themselves. will state a fact which does moi,
seem 10 have been generally known, and leave
the public TO Judge how far State interest NAV
have mingled in promoting the measures now
in progress. BY an Act passed on the 18th Of
April, 1906, chap 81, vol. A, page 80, the Unit.
ed States proposed 10 the State of Tennessee To
cede to that State certain lands lying east and
north of boundary mentioned in the Act. on
the State of Tennessee reliB1uishng tn the
United States all her right to the lands living
south and west of said boundary. In the ces
sion to Tennessee, IS the following proviso-
" Provided, that nothing contained IN this Act
shall be construed to affect the Indian title. M
to subject the United States TO the EXPENSE NJ
extinguishing the same" The lands owned nv
the Cherokees in the State OF Tennessee. are
within the boundaries Of the land ceGed bv The
United States 10 that State-of course. when
the lndian title is extinguished, the land now
J owned and occnpied by the Cherokees, will be
s vested in fee simple in the State of Tennessee
| The quantity of land is between three and four
millions OF acres, and is Of an excellent quality
If not the best IN the State, and much of II il IN
a high state Of cultivation. Every one win
| perceive That Tennessee is immediately inter.
ested, to very large amount, in CARRYING The
measure of removing tho Indians west Of the
Mississippi. The Tact to which wish To d,aw
the attention of the people, is this-that will,
this interest, and thus circumstanced, The Presi.
dent, the Secretary Of War, and the Chairman
ofths Indian Committee in the Senate, and n
the House, are all Of them from Tennessee
Whatever OF influence these stations can i'm.
part, is exercised to the fullest extent. In fact
il is very evident, by the organization of the
committees, that il was predetermined that the
Indians were not TO be heard through these or.
gans Of the two houses. Mr.. Foot has hereto.
fore been member Of the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate, and has there, as in all
other situations in which he has been placed
been prompt and efficient He was left out
and Mr.. Iroup Of Georgia, appointed in bis
place. With his committais, and violence.
against the Indians, who will believe that he
would be disposed TO do ordinary iustice "a
them s--N " .AdvertiseY