Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-01-26

From the Georgia Journal, Of January lG'
 During the past week, the Governor re- ceived the following letter, by special mes senger, dated,
 HEAD OF CoosA, CHEROKEE NATION,
 December 90, 1850. To his Exeelency, George Gimer Governor of Georgia
 SIR-You will please to take notice, that on Saturday, the 18th day of March next, at the City of Washington, in the District of Colum- ba, that the Cherokee Nation will, by their Counsel, move the Supreme Court of the U- nted States, which is expected to be then and there in session, for an injunction, to re- strain the State of Georgia, the Governor, At torney General, Judges Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Deputy Sherffs, Constables, and all the other officers, agents, and servants of the State, from executing and enforcing the laws of Georgia, or any of those laws, or serving process, or doing any thing towards the exc cution ard enforcement of these laws, within the Cherokee Territory, as designed by trea- ty between the United States and the Chero- kee Nation. The motion will be made on the grounds set forth in the bill, copy of which will be handed to you with the notice, which bill will be supported by the necessary atilda- wits and documents JOHN ROSS,. Principal Clief q the Cherokee Nati0n
 The bill referred to in the letter, consists of nine closely printed foolscap pages, and IS | endorsed thus:
 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Ihe Cherokee Nation, )
 s. BILL IN cHANcERY. 7Ae State of Georgia. )
 It commences thus "7o he Honorable The Chief Justice, and the .4ssociate Justices of he Supreme Court of the United States, sitting in Chancery."
 "Respectfully complaining, shew unto your h0nors, the Cherokee Nation of Indians, a Foreign State, not owing allegiance to the U- nited States, Tor to any State of this Union, nor to any other Prince, Potentate, or State, bother than their own," &c. &c.
 And concludes, after a detailed statement of their grievances thus: " In tender con- sderaton of all which, and nasmuch, as your complainants are wholly remediless in the pre- misses, unless by the interference of this hon orable court: to the end, therefore, that the said State of Georgia, one of the United States of America, may be defendant hereto, with apt words to charge her as such, and that she may, by her proper officers, according to the | established forms of proceeding in this court, in like cases, true, full, and perfect, answer make to all and singular, the premises, as full ly and particularly, as if the same were here in again especially repeated, and they hereto particularly interrogated that the said State of Georgia. her Governor, Attorney General, Judges, Magistrates, Sheriffs, Deputy She | riffs, Ccnstables, and all other of her officers, agents, and servants, civil and military, may be injoined and prohibited from executing the laws of that State within the boundary of the Cherokee territory, as prescribed by the trea- ties now subsstng between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, or interfering Tn any manner, with the rights of self govern | caJ bxtb tbs.(' 'b,r h in the limits of their territory, as defined by treaty: That the two laws of Georgia before mentioned, as having been passed in the years 1928 and 1899, may, by the decree of this honorable court, be declared unconstitutional and void; and that the State of Georgia, and l all her officers, agents and servants, may be forever injoned from interfering with the lands, mines, and other property, real and personal, of the Cherokee Nation, or with the persons of the Cherokee people, for, or on account of any thing done by them within the limits of the Cherokee territory; that the pre- tended right of the State of Georgia to the possession, government, or control of the lands, mines and other property of the Cherokee Nation, within their territory, may, by this honorable court, be declared to be unfounded and void, and that the Cherokees may be left in the undisturbed possession, use, and enjoy ment of the same, according to their own so- vereign right and pleasure, and their own laws, usages, and customs, free from any hindrance, molestation, or interruption by the State of Georgia, her officers, agents, and servants; that these compliments may be quieted in the possession of all their rights, privileges, and mmunities, under their var1- GUS treaties with the United States and that they may have such other and farther relief as this honorable court may deem consistent with equity and gocd conscience, and as the nature of their case may require"
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