The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-05-09

with Georgia: for while the latter by her
course renders the condition of the Indian
intolerable, he has his sub-agent at hand to
enrol the spirit broken for the Arkansas.
This makes it important that Should recur
to the act under which this enrolment is
pretended 10 he made. By that act the
President was 10 cause to be set apart for
the Indians, west of the Mississippi, tract
OF country to be by them accepted. No
such country has been set apart; they are
enrolled but have no place to move to. But
l refer you to the act without comment
Their annuity is withheld, for unless each
Indian apply in person he cannot get it
therefore, to receive thrty-sesen cents, he
must travel often one hundred miles.
10 the Indian people this is momen-
tous period. Will the President sustain
the United States Court touching the Mis-
slonaries, and should he do so will he stop
there HI other Presidents haze REMOVED
antruders dndpreserUed treaties He knows
that Georgia has carried War and Rapine
to the very heart of the Indian county
Slavery Is not more than the condition inn
posed on the Cherohees ia Georgia Can
it be possible, that one sworn TO execute
the laws of the United States, of which
the non-intercourse is not the least, will
stand with folded arms, see a goy,rnment
like Georgia, urged by a spirit of cupidty
alone, cast the most criminal and profigate
portion OF her population on THIS people on
lly to harrass them Georgia Dies not want
land for her people. She has three conn
ties purchased from the Greek Indians,
scarcely settled.
For enc, shall wait with anxiety to see
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defenceless people, robbed of their proper
V-theirfarms in part taken from them
ana the est from fearful suspense partly
neglected Famine to some extent will
!oilow. And then, the school boy reading
me tne story Will exclaim that the crimes of a
waIIen hastings have been surpassed in
Tue oniet States: and while his indigna-
.'oi' wiz D. reused, he will find by the his
'ory OF ms own country and the biography
vi 'acksrn-that these very people, fight
ing beneath the American standard, struck
the blow atthe Horseshoe that nut at least
one chaplet on the brow of the Chieftain.
Has his Gratitude, his Chivalry, and In,eg-
rity fed :?
when set out on my journey, did no,
suppose taat my feelings could be reused
80 as TO Impress it as a duty to commit to
paper any notes touching this misrule. But
now feelthat it would be crime to re-
main silent. l am not of the order of phi
lanthroplsts who think it important on all
occasions to dwell upon the past scenes of
wrongs towards Indians. These people.
the Chetokees, are no longer Barbarians.
They are well informed-possessing the use
OF letters of their own inventionefarmers
and herdsmen. Four years ago they were
happy. The religion of Jesus Christ was
taking deep hold amongst them. The ac-
cidental discovery of gold in their country
has been blight to all their prospects,
Unless the strong arm Of Government is in.
terposed, their ruin will folow-as certain
as antipathy follows from injuries felt Be.
iIeving seriously that these people might
have been reclaimed, nay were so in effscl
shall they, while unoffendiny, surrounded
by solemn treaties, receive Gss protection
than the wild red men of the remote west
ern torest-be compelled in the face of the
guarantees made them, to remove and witt
these relapse into barharity-or be cut of
by more powerful! nations!