Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-25
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OKeReIA-The Senate is still engaged upon Al.
Chesfee Land Biz. The bill has received va,;o,s
amendments in committee Of the whole and aon ,, s
into the House. On the 18th, Mr. Nisbet snhmi,,,
eamoie ana resolutions as substitute for the Bill Tho
preamble recltes the various considerations oovin ~
state to suspend survey and location of the Chert
Lands; declaring, that without waving the r;h,. ~
mas 10 soil ana jurisdiction, she now proceed N
the occupancy without violating her own sense nj
right, and also the Indian right of possess;oo"s,,.
= entertaining the most unqualified Confidence IN ,h
disposition oil the administration of the Federal Govern
hen' and more particularly of the distinguished bs.a
OIL that administration to respect the rights of the St.t
IN and to her Indian Isnds--and relying az ali. dos 49,
On n ''e aoy ana Willingness Of the Federal administers
on 70 comply on ITS part with the compact of 1902 tb
state does believe that the Cherokee Indiana yvii h
specify removed beyond the Mississippi !" that abe l.
unwilling to put new weapons in the hands of ",be L.,
dian fanatics Of our Sister States of tho nion. ,ht az
State owes IL also TO her high character ,,o
10 iorbear that the several bills OF the present ses
sion' 70 uke possession oil the mines, o make pena IN,
exercise OF any governmental powers on the part of The
cherokee Indians, and punish under cer,s;n -:
1n,, ue resdence OF any white person within the
Cherokee nation alter the FIRST day of March, 1891 viii
greatly facilitate the removal the Indians west
MississpP and that the General Assembly her
wa. 'ne removal OF the Cherokee Indians Gan
De very soon effected, by granting to the General Gov
eminent power to treat with them in such wav az 40 ~
low them liberal reserves Of land" doth coma The fI
lowing resolutions '' '''-
" BE it resolved, by the Senate and Bou,s nj n.
resenfatpes, &c That il is to surge ana -
cuPy the Cherokee lands " W.
BE uJuTfher resolved, That the Presidcn, of Al.
United States, be, and he is respectfuv reoue.sas
speedily as practicable, to exngush the Indian i,ls :;
and 10 the lands within the limits Of this STATE ana
now in possession the Cherokee tribe of Indian. H.
pursuance to the compact of 1902, and that he he "a
Is hereby authorised and empowered 10 use s,ch -.
as he may deem fit and espedien, not incompatible with
me rights oil georgia 70 procure the removal Of the
Cherokee Indians west of the Mssissippr " VIZ
"8nd be further resolved, That rsIvioo ~, ~. a.;
tee OF the Federal Government 10 indemn;fv ,hs g.
Tor any and all lands that may remain in he v
OF me Cherokee indians, said government has he an
OF ,ne General Assembly OF this State in ma
KING reasonable reserves portion of said Indians r.
any compact that may be made with said CberoLes 10
osns 'cr 'ne entnguisbment Of the occupants righ,
ms su6suiste was-rejected, by vote Of as 10 20
t,e o' "eh' on On the 18th, several nporont a.
nsnmehs are said 10 have been made 10 II, and a..
o,a Journal of the 18th expected on that Ssv
vote would be taken on its passage.
SOUTH CAHoLITA-The Columbia Times of E,;,y.,,
Last says: "''o ' F'""y
ne Debate in the Senate, Report Of The Zodiac, g.
se has 2, length been brought On ~,
oI'ee Of The whole addressed by Col Mar.;as
o nepo, ana BY MI Alfred Hugsr In favor n Pms
on lne b oi Convention then taken and ss,,nx ~
- lho PHI ives taken Up IN the Senate yostsSax
ne nnnl vote stood 2J IN favor 10 sgaost H. ers ~
.,. \. ne o % eospaled niled Ths,.
were ihee convention meobers 81 Senate sh,ss,
ne and one nor conysn,ton me .sat 81 W. Re- ~ ~