Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-30
MIR. FORSYTH'S SPEECU.

Is not strange, that w sI-msanng men should tuf
fer themselves TO be thus de,Acd!
A CALM INQUIRER.
MIR FORSYTH'S SPEECH
We have been requested to publish the appendix at.
tsched to this speech We find for H. Be-
,ides the soeeeh cf Mr.. Lunar, published to-day we
have Mr. Foster, witch must appear nsxt week. And
thcn we may receive Mr.. Wae's. Moreover, we have
hand several nnune aons and e.says on very in
tsresng AMI important subjects. from ntelig mt et
xens. which viii necessarily ergross columns for
sometime. IA the documents composing this sppen.
dix are curious enough, shall endeavour TO give he
low the substance Of them, which hope will safety
oar friends They will show how the poor Indians
these mctens're and oppressed sons of the forest
tcere treated 6y the Immaculate p,irifdnS aud their
descendants The Universal Yankee Nation, tchose mo
rot and religious character should not be
ed oy an association with unmannerlv Geor gians
,chose tyranny toDards the Cheyokees tciu drato upon
them The vengeance of Hedpen!
In Connecticut, the laws 18th regard to the Indians
are that the civil authority take care that the In
dams be welt acquainted with the laws of the state
HSe for furnishing immoralihes, they liable to
ths penalties.
An Indian guilty Of numbering another Indian, to b.
punished with death, on conviction before the supreme
court Of IN. State.
An Indian convicted of drunkenness to pay fine of
81 cents, ard 10 cit in the so K. not exceeding two
hours, but not less than one
For profaning the Sabbath. conviction, an Indian
shall be fined and sit in the stocks.
Persons giving selling spirits Indians be fined
| No indsnture or contracts made by an Ind an for
binding out Of their chlr-n. TO be valid, except
approved by Justice Of the peace.
Overs 70 he appointed for each tribe Of I'm
HAM. who shall have the car. and mauag Of the
lands OF the Ind ans, and apply the proceeds tn
use AMI benefit. Tae.s ovcrseers to seuis annually
with the county court in the county within which
such tribe resides
II Rhode I,a d. thsfts and robberie. had beer com
med by negroes and Indians, 10 prevent which il wa,
enacted that such and Indians. found abroad
affair o'clock at night, Should he taken up il they
cannot proluc. permit or rive hwfuI excuse, and
tho next morning whippe at the public whipping post
not eScee iins 6hecn s,ripe.. Sc.
An act was passed. 4" eonfrma'ory to til. tenure Of
land. belonging to The Nnragan',u tribe Of Indians"
| In Massachus-U-, a law was paSed allo wing pre-
MUM. for Indian head. These prsmiun. were dis-
tinguished ss foows To the regular detached forces.
under pay, ten pounds per head To volunteers in
To volunteers, without pay, fifty pounds per head.
which premium raised shortly after one hundred
| Another law passed, allowing TO such per,on
who shall keep and raise up any wheip of the breed o,
the hound' for hunting indiana ard keeping tn.
try cl,ar OF than, the fue shings for srery do
| In New York. in 1922. an act passed with thi,
preamble: Z" Wher.a. the Seneca and other tribe. Of
Indians, residing within this state have assumed The
power and authority Of irving ard punishing, and In
some cae capitay memh'rs Of 'hsir RESPECTIVE. tribes.
| Tor supposed crins' by th-m done and committed in
heir respective reservations snd within this s ste:
And whereas the sole and ercl,ice cogpsdnce Of all
crimes committed within this state belong, of ,isht
'o courts hoien undsr The contribution and law, th,re-
o. az necessary attribute Of sovereignty except only
arimes and o.nce. coInzabls in tho court. deriving
irrisiiction upder the constitution and law. OF the
United S'"e'." Sc. Than it is enacted, "That tina
all and every po-son Of tchdsocper nation frb. FOR
crimes and offence, committed vthin any part of thi.
state, except only such crimes and o-nc.s are,
may be- cOfuizibIe in courts deriving Jurisdiction under
the constitution and law. If the Uni,ed Stats of RICH,
belongs 10, and is erelu'icely vested in, the courts Of
justice of this STATE, organized under lie ecns.ituticp
| AMI Law. thereof" Sc.
For the toinwins particulars, respecting the treat
ment Of Indians in the North, we indebted to tn.
Kentucky Gazette, in which wrIter uns.r IN. sigma
ture az Justice, calls the attention of the publi- an
'rcls fror TIE Bo.ton Journal Of Eiuea,ion giving
d.'riron and history OF the village of .Medfeli in
Md.rachus.Us.
TIL, original -.tIer. Of nsdfcid paid the indian.
four pounds and ten hiiings, equal to SIS, for 10
mile. square OF land which /. about 90 600 acre. he
ING A. the rate Of 81 I-2 for on- cent or more
than 5000 for dollar. 1t appear. that Indian.
were hrn held in slavery. In the history Of the vii.
ste 10 said. lhat " The inhabitants captured so In.
dane, among whom Pomharn, sachsrn of the Mar.
rasanssu-. The cspv-s they held in bondage; for il
10 known that our forefathers assumed the PArnr-
ARcHAL PRIVILEGE or HOLDING SLAVES"
We now call tbs attention Of the reader TO the fol-
lowing extract from the remark. Of the editors OF the
Albany New York Argus, upon the subject Of the In.
dl.n. After sh.wnx mos, nelu.iv.ly date be date
and session after session of the Legislature Of New
York that The state always ex-rc.-h the most uu-
b0u-ded Jurisdiction the territory occup.d by tn,
indian. within the State, and over the Indans them
.slve.. the editors conclude:
Z" We b.v" thus .ketchsd the progress, of the In
dim question" in thisstae. Ii will b. perceived that
here here il dsub 10 the exclusive Jurisdiction
The "s'e sphoriies, even in much broader ssn'r
than Georgia ha. ever claimed With what sort of con-
T,tency then, those who have looked with indf-
ference upon the uniform OF things with vs.
Sho have participated in them or tacty openly APP
proved Of them. complain Of Georgia for her course
with what consistency, under hi. state Of hngs,
the federal members OF congress from this .ate ri,
against The republicans OF the delegation for their
on This questIoni"
Ia II possible TO re'ih the conclusion, that ibis sud.
den and Violent ont breaking in behalf Of the poor
Indisn," il only another device of the caterpillar
politicians? We submit il to a candid and intelligent
p.ope who despi'e cant and rcprove nsncerItv whe.
her the davies 10 not most lame and 'nro'enf.'
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