Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-02-20

Tic resolution proposed hy Mr. Everett calling
President for copy Of the thckasaw IIeN
.afu.e ande, confederation
iii JOHNSON Of Tennessee, sali b. consld
red t debute which had arisen on this resolution,
aa I'll tmol, and boIore an improper tribunal and,
for winch be felt himself IN no way responsible.
That he intended To submit 10 the proper tribunal,
Che Senate } the questions whleA hNye been arIta-
ted before this House arising under the treaties and
contracts of ISIS and 1880 and that he should long
since nave submitted them to the consideration OF
tins House, ifhe had believed the House could
properly have tsten cognlzance OF them. Shortly
after the execution of the treaty oflS30, at Frank
In III contract made under the treaty Of 1878 be
Sc en- The trustees of the Indians and Wiliam h
wis aud the contract between the Indians and
inian b. Lewis and Robert P Currin, under
treaty Of 1880 were registered IN the county OF
humphreys, and possession OF the reservation de
nas by Lewis and Cuutn, or some agent OF
d ons ofthe citizens residing on ii, and suits thrca
tened in the event of refusal 1t was THIS state OF
things that had induced some of The citizens OF
Humphreys, living on the reserve, to visit hun at
his own residence, near one hundred miles distance,
10 ASH lis advice aud counsel the proper courtc
they should pursue to defond themselves agans,
y
treaty OF 1880, mol having been published ii wa,
impossible for hun 10 give any satisfactory opinion
on the subject TO them h. had, however, adyis d
them to continue in the possession Of thcir farms
and upon NJ terms, to hsye any connexion viii
the titles Of Lewis and Cunn, and stated oth,m
IS his opinion, thatif the Gnckasaw treaty con
tanned any provision for the confirmation of then
CLAIMS, that the same would not be raufedby III,
government.
Very shortly after his arrival n, the city, at tn,
commencement OF the present session of Congress
he had called upon the Executive for the purpose Of
examining the treaty, and It was submitted to his
inspection mud examination as il had been for o.
theirs, and that he had since taken occasion TO make
known to the President the interests, views, and
wishes of his constituents And he inferred, from
the conversation with the President and felt him
self justified IN SO saying to the House, that the
article in the Treaty, 10 which SO much exception
had been taken by the honorable member from
Massachusetts,, did not meet with the appreciation
of the President But whether the President would
consider It his duty to eject the treaty which con
alGed the excephonabc article and order new
RAY 10 be negotiated; Or whether he would sub
nit the treaty 1t stood TO the consideration of the
Senate was unknown To HIM Under the belief
o dccldns the questions IN relation 10 this trea-
=, h. aad his colleague who sits near HIM { MIR
t1fz5EaA,u,) had ae'ermined to prepare memo
I'al "a beAalfof Their constituents to the Senate,
submitting to that body the very questions which
had accidentally arisen on the discussion of the
present resolution and that he would assure the
House that the Interests Of the occupants on thai
reser vation however humble their situation might
be IN life, would be attended to by himselfand hs
colleague, here or elsewhere against the united in
iluence OF the wealthy individuals who had been
Engaged IN this speculation, ii they were even su,-
alned and supported by the influence OF the com
lissioners who had negotiated this treaty
Mr. }. said with the indulgence oflhc House he
would proceed as briefly as he could to submit 10
''ielr consideration the views he now entertained
and which had been long since furnished his con-
ttdens, III relation TO the treaties aud CONTRACTS Of
1918 and 1899
The 4th article ofthe treaty Of 1918, was in the
Blowing words: The commissioners agree. on
the further and particular application of the chiefs,
"hd of the bench! OF the poor and warriors of said
alton, that trac. Of land containing four miles
laare, toncIade salt lick or springs, on or near
"a FiY?g sarly. a branc, Of The Tennessee si~er.