Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-14
THE CHEROKEEs

RUNNING WATERs, May IL, 1881.
Mr. Boudinott; Sir,-In your paper of tho H. in.
stant, tho following statement has come uud.r nv
aoties. "Ths Cherokee Delegation waited on the Pre-.
sidept soon after the decision a The suprem .on,,
and ,oished to kno,o If he tpas oneyv ,pifh fhen,
The President replied, no-he was sorry for them: that
they had been deluded by their friends-lhe dele cation
men sssed the president If the Cherokses should be
disposed 70 'r:.t, on what terms would the Preeiden,
meet them. The President informed them tha, he wa,
and no other"
You have quoted this from The Savannah G.or.
gi,n," who obtained IL from tho Editor of the "RuraI
Cabiner' ard he from ga gentleman recently from
"asmang,on. rms scrap, unsupported as it 10 by a
refPohsiois name deserves not my notice, and should go
uncontradic,ed for Georgia ne,Ds, for whatit WAS worth
in that STA G: But as nay fellow citizens, VIII, are deserv-
eddy Jealous OF heir rights, may attach some eon,.-
quence to it, | beg permission to Say to them, tina, IN.
statement in regard TO the conversation abou, a ireaty
and the basis OF IL, 10 destitute Of foundation. Aware
OF ,he duty we owed to the dignity Of the Cherokee
nation and our own individual reputation, tho language
used by us in the conversation We had with he PEST
dent at our parting interview was not of a ch,r.ct,,
from which The President could deduee infsreuces of
responding humiliation in the minds of the delesation-
We fell none, and therefore, could not exhibit aov-
sooner than ask the President If he toas angrv NTH
me, IDoutd cut my tongue out Of my mouth could
not, unless the independence Of my mind had been me-
tdmorphO'td to the minds of his palace sIapes "
The President did talk earnestly, with an unified hand.
oil his friendship to the Cierokees and his disp0sit on to
do them good-and also mentioned that he had iu,t
read in the Richmond Enquirer, tha, tbs ChocI,y and
Cbickasaw exploring parties had returned and were
we'll ssiishs I'D with the ne coup ry-be had recom.
meDded the CbickasaSs 10 look al il for tb,ms.iv..
because he knew ii was a coed eouniry. a,ket him
10 what extent is United States traders vera allowed
to traffic among the Choctaws and Chickasaws in fb,,
country, and whether their number was 10 be limitsd
at the discretion OF 'he Uni'ed States, or the will OF
those tribes? He observed that their number would
be reducsd at theft option. al am glad 10 see YOU. >,
said the Presiden', " particularly at Ibis time. l knew
or L thought knew, that your claims before the Su.
prome Court could not be supported. The court ba,
sustained my views in rtgard TO your nation" Thi,
conversation was on the next morping after The dee:-
sion OF The court, aud a, we had IL O onIy copv. kindly
furni,bed u, by Mr.. Peters, from the original. extsni
we were somswha, surprised 10 hear bin cav tina, he
had been su,taiDsd by the Court, and as the opinion.
as we understood il, aekno 1Iedxed our rrhts. and va,
In oppoaiiion TO his politics.
However, he went on. Il blame you for suffering
your lawyers TO fleece you they want your money.
aod w'il make you promises even after this, PERI APPS,
hat hey can make you safe. 1 have been a LAWYER
myself long enough TO know how lawyers will talk 10
obtain The clients money The dele cation here OBJ
served in reply, ga. a sta,esman and a warrior, we d.
not bsltovs you would blame the CHI rokees for the
efforts they have made 70 maintain their rights for H.
berry, be'ore the proper tribunals. aud II they have ex-
pended money 10 the support Of their national rights,
II was agreeable TO their own inclins atom" ooh no.,
he answered, "doD't mistake me, I do no, blame You,
bu, blame you for suffering The law yers 10 fleece YOU
l am the friend Of the Chsrokoss, they Tough, with me
in The war and freely shed their blood with the blood
OF my soldier. IN defending the United States, and bow
could i DO Otherwise than their frisnd." Something
was now here said, on the part of The Dslsg alton, Of
their aos'f,e, rights OF justice, aDd scat the Cou'ti,u-
tons OF the United States and The States were made
without The agreement Of The Chefoksss, With design
to say someil ing on the denial Of the eouYl 10 gran, an
Injunction, bu, the PRECEDENT here commenced to talk
Of The Bril'h trsAy Of 1888 and than continued h.
son'Tast the condition Of The Cstawbss 10 what they
were, when he was . young man--thsn they were
wariike and fought The Chsrokess-"At one line they
took some OF tbs Chsrokes warriors priSonsr,, threw
them in The FIRE, &c. and when their iD,sslines were
ba bacued, ate them-now they were poor snd misers.
OLE, ana reduced 10 numbers, and such will be The COO.
dillon OF the Clefoksss, IL hey rsma.n surrounded by
he white people"
Mr.. Wilde, nj. G. from Georgis, was announced, and
admitsd, add the delegation not de- iripg 10 be present
IN the drawing room Of The President with a Georgian,
oow roe to depart, snd told hin they had merely come
10 70 pay. ibe President heir parting respects and her
took hin by the hsnd-Mr. Taylor vas tbs last sbo
shook hands With him. Mr.. Wilds then belrg IN The
room, General Jaekson held bis band rome tins and
shock u, and told him 10 tell The Cberokees At bfs re
turn What h9 saId--ihaI be was their ilsnd-'You