Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-03-19


hr under IL. protection q Che O. S Of America.
3udof nooul,r Power.
This stipulation "a found IN Indian trentc.
egn1a!F. /. VS. introduced INTO thelr treaties with
G're7t Britain and NAY probably be found IN lhose
viii ohef Eurupouu Powers. It's origin may be
traced t. the nat1rc oftheir connection with those
Power end its true meaning - diseelncd in Their
tllafrc situation.
The general law Of European 5ovoreigns reapee.
tng tholr claims IN America limited the intercourse
Of the Indians, ia gtcatdrgrce 10 the particular DO,
Tomato, whose ultmureneut Of domain was ac
hnon lcdee1 by the others. Tn was tho general
state Of thnga IN time Of peace 1t wins sometime
changed III war. The consequence wbs, that lhelr
supplies wefe derived chrny ilom that n1tlon, and
dI.u trode confined tolt Goods, Indispensable u.
their comfort IN the shape ofmtscns. wete rtrt
yod from The same hand What was Of still NOR
importance, the strong hand Of Government wa
ulstposed 10 restrain the dsorderly and heentious
from lntrusions INTO Their country, from oncroac
menis ON Their lands, AMI from those acts of VIC
lonee which were often attends, hv reciprocal tyu,
der The Indians perceived ~ llis protection opl,
what Wu. henpGral TO tbcnallpea m cngaeen1ci,t
To punish aRgrrs4lons onthcm Il involved pracllcaI
ly no culn 10 elr lands no dominion over Their pcr
SONS ltmercy bound the nation 10 the BntfAH
crown, rs dependant ally claiming the prote.s
ton oi q poa uiul friend and nfichbor and roce.
VIM the advantages Of HINT protection. without
yoIsioE sunondel oflberu,taual character
Fins Il tbr true meaning i The stipulation, an
Is undoubtedly The sense IN winch II was mad
Neither The British hoyenaent nor the choro
kces. ever understood ltoh,rwise
Ihr sume stipulation entered INTO with the TN.
ted atob7,B undoubtedly to be construed IN the
same moansr They receive tic Cherokee nation
mt, -. a. ~
aclnowolse themselves Ia be under the protection
Of the United States and OF no Other Power Pro
lection dots not imply the destruction of the pfol,c.
ted Ihenanner m which tins stipuhtion was
under,toodb by The American Government. j, cx-
plalncdly tho language and acts OF or iirs Presl
drut
The fourth article draws the boundary between
the tndIons and the citizens Of the Z ntcd states
But ~ describing this boundary, the tenn allotz
ted and the term hunting ground are used
Is II reasonable to suPpose, that The Indians " ho
could not Wu,e, and most probably could not read,
Who certainly wee uol critical ndg,s of cur Ian
gaae.i abould distinguish the word allcrede from,
The words marked out ! he actual subject,of
contract @aa the dividing lay very well snnpoe,l
tom +#13h confined 10 that subject WheH, in
iact, lhoy were cedlng lands 10 The United States.
and describing the extent Of their cessiuu II may
very web BE- suppos' d int thy night not under
stand the term employ ed nA indicating that insload
ol granting They Wcro receiving lands Ifthe
t,nn would admit ol 10 other identification. which
Is u9t conceded It's being misunderstood is 50 appa
INT, results necessarily from the whole tfHnsae
ton, thnlitmusf, SIC tbnb, be taken in the sense
ia which II was most obviously used
So with respect To he Nofds hunting gronndsn
Hunting was III lhut TIM lhe principal occupation
otthe l0didna and iher land wag moro used for
that purpose tbun ior any other Itcoud not how
ever, be supposed that eny intention existed
offeatreuug the fill use ofthe nud5 th1y reserved
10 The United States, II could be- matter no
concern whether then whole territory wosdepoted
10 hunting grounds, or whpSaer AN occasional vii
lugeo an occasional corn field interrupted, and eave
Some variety 10 the scene
Jhne terms had been usld IN their tgcates with
Great Br tam, and bud never boon misunderstood
Ihcy had never been supposed To imply arigh IN
the Brush Government TO tale their lunds, On 10
interfere with thelr Internal Government
The 9th article withdraws the protection of the
United States from any citizen who has settled or
shall settle on the lands allotted Ia the ludrans iar
then hunting groaud5 AVID slipuutes tlat. he
shall not remove within aDN months, the Indians
raay punish him
Tho Glh and 5th articles sGpqatc for the panish-
mfnt 9th citizens Of either country, Who may
commit offences On OF aeHusith cn2cns of the
other Tho only inference 10 be- dawn from them
is. thatthe United States considered tho Chcrokoes
a. nnotiun.
III 9ta article Is in tl.rr~ words For the bene-
fit and comfort Of The Indians, and for the proven
ton OF injuries or expressions on the part of the
citizen, or Indians, tic United Suites, in Congress
nssemhIad shnll have the sole and exclusive righf
ofregununs the trode with The Indians, md man
aefnP oHhl't ofa'rs as they think proper
Tocan.iruc The expression managing al their
affair. INTO surrender of sfItgoyemmonf,
wouid BE-. We t1n'.. pcrveraou oi thcr noccssa-
~ mrnumg, and departure from the construction
which has been uniformly put on them The great
subject of the article Is the Indian trade The in
Hueurc It give, made 1t desirable that Congress
should possess it, 1'ac Commissioners brought
forward fhe claim VIII tie profession that Their
motive va the benefit and comfort Of de In
dnns. and the prevention Of nmicb or oppos-
5ons TIM may BE- true a. respects tie reeula-
ton of tbeir trade and respects tho regulation #
all affairs connect. Wlli tiea trada but cannot be
true, as respects the unaT rncutpfa Their affairs
The most important q these - t,,s cession Of their
lands and security against ntrudes on them Is
! II credible, that they could have considered them.
| selves rs suucHderIng to the Unued States the
right 70 dictate tbeir future ressluns, and the terms
on winch they should be made ? OF to compel their
submission 10 the violence ofdisorderly and lccn-
tious inlruders il is equally uncomfortable that
Thy could have supposed themselves. by a phrase
thus slipped INTO a. article on another and most
interesting SUBJECT to have Invested themselves Of
the right Of soif-goyernmcut on subjects not con-
neet,l withtradc. Such a measure could nor be
for thor benefit and comfort or .or the proven
ton oiniuriaa and oppression Sucha consrec-
ton would he inconsistent with The spirit Of tlis
and Of al 81 heeslclY treaties especially of those