Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-11
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powers and disabilities in this debate. Sir proceed
to demonstrate that both Mississippi and Alabama
are. By fundamental inhibition in the consii u,ion
OF their government, prevented from extending their
laws the Indians When Georgia, in 1899,
granted the United states the territory hat
poses the greater part of these States. she made
it express condition Of the that the States
TO he formed of it should conform to all the articles
OF the ordinance fo the government OF the terrific
r. northwest or the Ohio" excepting one single ar
ticie prohibiting involuntary serrI ude hcn these
Sta es applied to the general Governiuent to be for
med into Territories, this even'fui condition OF the
Georgia cesson remembered by all parties.
Mississippi and Alabama In the most deliberate man.
ner agreed to the condition. and assumed the articles
OF the ordinance integral part of their political
condition. When they ate wards proposed 10 TO
received into the federal Union, acts of Congress
were duly pissed authorizing them respectively to
form constitution aud State for the peo-
pie within their TERRITORIES, with this proviso-T.at
the when formed shall be republican, and not
Icpugnant to the principles of the ordinance OF the
18th July. a. ID. 1881, for the TERRITORY northwest
III the Ohio and they afterwards upon duly
certifying to Congress that they had CONFIRMED to
those principles and eng, afted them into their consti-
tuition, admitted into the republic. The third article
of this ordinance have alro adv read and consider
cd, aud vii Only add, that human wisdom and skill
could not have devised more efectuu safeguard IL,
the Iudan tribes, Gan Incorporated into the
laws and constitution of the States of Mississippi an6
Alabama. II would have been well in these States
to have reviewed their own origin; to have examined
the sources of their power before thew. rashly, unt
Ill disregard Of principles that essential to thei:
political existence, usurped c}onInicn commit
nifty of men perfectly independent Of them they
are or McXico And shu!l we, cir, quietly submit to
the breach OF conditions that rendered
dSpensah!e terms of their admissions? that fairly
propounded, ard freely ani fully accepted Why,
sir. II appears t1 that the tuliilnlGnt solemn
contracts, the good faith OF public treaties, the fI,
danieNt ProvI-ons OF State constitutions, 10 be
regarded matters Of very trng Obligation, when
hey are III! to b. broken through TO reach feeble
and unolindiug ag With man OF truth and no
h'ri rt,uSl
suporso de the occasion for argument; and how can
We cvade hon without dncp dislonor:
have complained Of the legsIatan Of Georgia.
gal now refer the Senate The law of that State
iJssscd on the 9th ccmber, y d 1929, that the
compliant may be justified. Tie title OF the law
N,uld suffice for such purpose without looking further
its sections. After stating It's object of diianr
me Territory iii the occupancy Of the Cherokee
of lndiars 20 the adjacent counties OF Georgia
another distinct Office Of this oppressive ed,c of
Surary power is avewed to be- ito afnul oil iI,os and
ordinances made 6y The Cherokee nation If indians
And, sir. the act dies annul them eiiecluuy. For
thr seventh section enacts hat after the first day
Of June next, all laws, ordinances, orders and regu
ations, Of any 6l ohaiever, made, passed, or cnac-
It'd by the Cherokee Indians either in general Cou1-
c, N any other ,ohoterc:' by any authority
tczeuer, of said tribe be, and the same are hereby
declared to be null and VOID, and Of no effect, ii
the same had neuer eristed Sir, here we find a
whole people out!awcd-la,ys, customs, rules, roy
eminent, ALL by short clause abrogated. and tie
ciarcd TO be void as ey had been. History
the dSmemberment and partition of Poland was Q
deed of humane Legislation, cornpar red with this. The
succeeding clauses less oticnsive-thev pro
vide that 'i any person shall prevent by threats ne
other means, enGergoul' % prevent my
Ind Of said nation, from ENGRAVING or enroliino
as emgrGnt, lie shall be liable 10 indictment au1
confinement IN the common goal, at hard labor il
the Penii eptiary. not exceeding for pea3s the
erection of the Court. and if any person sha, dste,.
offer 10 deter any Indian head .ln chief or war
rior of said nation, from selling cedng to he chi
ted States tor Tie Of Georgia. the whole or any
part of said territory prevent offer 10 prevent
any such persons from meeting council or treQfL
any commissioner or commissioners the part of the
United States fo, dy purpose actatsrsr, he shall b
Saiify 1T a htsh DiStleMeGnOT and liable on cOnvic.
tion TO confinement at hard !G6or in the Penitentiary
FIR not less than f0u, longer than six years at
the discretion oftte Court" Ii is crime in Geor-
gla for man 10 prevent the sale of hi, co,lntrv-a
crime to warn chief or head nam that the gents of
the United States are instructed Ito move upOn him
in the line of his preudices that they are coming to
bribe him TO meet in treaty with the commissioner
iiy the way, Sir II seems these treaties ce5 law
fol. when made for The of Geo9gin
Ii is no, surprising that agents advertised the
Var Departm that if the General Government
refused interfere, and the indians were left to the
Laws of the States, they would soon exchange their
lsn,s and remove. To compel by harsh and cruel
penalties, such exchange, is the broad purpose of this
act at Georgia and nothing is wanting fill up the
pctnre or dsgraceful system, but permit the bill
before Us to pass, without amendment or proyiso
Vhon 1t will all seem fair our statue books 1t
lcgl5ates for none but those who uuy choose 10 re-
nioVe-while we know that grinding, heart breaking
exactions are set III operation elsewhere to drive
them to 8uch q choice BY the modification have
submitted, beg for the Indian the poor privilege of
a free exercise of his will But the law o!
Georgia is not yet satisfied The last section de.
cares ''that no Indian descendant of any Indian
residing c!ithin the Creek or Cherokee nations OF
Indians shall be aeeed Competent toiiness in any
Court Of this State, TO Which 1oite person nag be
oParty, except such white person resides within the.
said nation" 1t did not suffice to rob these people
Of the last vcstige of their political rights and
Hberes-tbc work not complete until thew
were shut out of tie protection Of Georgia laws
for or' aItes ti-e Sos d~y % In. rs., song nS
Ia"less white men may break into the Cherokee
country, plumber their inhabitants murder the moth
or, with the Children aud all in sight of the yyretcbed
husband anu futher-and no law of Georgia will
reach the arociiy. 1t is to tell vs. Sir that muir.
der may be traced by crculnsian;ra probabilities
The charge against tins STATE is--you have BY