Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-14
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bate on the Chcknsaw Treaty in the House OF Re-
prcscn.ativcs, call the attention Of tho reader
10 the following lSttor in the New York Daily All.
@cr,i,cr. disclosing the leading circumstances
which have invoked the dcnuncia,ion of tho I'd
Auditor:
Extract CT letter, dated
WAsuIyGroN, Feb lat, 1892.
There is nothing like driving bargain on II large
scale. The life must he ns,pid that is doomed to
drag out.an existence in computing the profits OF
bargains by cents. This administration understands
thugs better than thi and although the Senate
rono yearsaso refused to ratiiy treaty made hy
Gen. Jackson in which WAS Il large grant OF land
rescr-cd to himself, still friends may be provided
for. and in way to cludc the vigilance Of the Sc
nate and the public. The President must be a
warm hearted man, 10 rccompense his friends and
supporters with land IS well AS with Offices,
These rewarks made preparatory to disclosure
that is almost too dissroceful to name. The 4ih
article Of tho treaty made by Gov. Shelby and Cen.
jackson, on the part of the United States, with
the head mon and warriors of the Chickasaw ma
ton Of Indians the 18th of October, 1878, prov
ded us follows--"Thc Commissioners agree on the
further and particular application of tho chiefs
and for the benefit Of the poor and warriors of the
said nation, that tract oil land containing four
miles 'quarc, to include salt lex springs,
near the river Sandy, n branch of The Tennessee
River, and within tho land hereby cedcd. be
we'd, and to be laid Off in square ubong, a.
10 include tho best timber, at the option o. their
Brown, or either of them, who are hereby made
agents and trustees for the nation, to lease tho said
salt lickS springs, On the following express
ditions, viz Tor The benefit of this reservation,
before reclted the trustees agents arc bHurd TO
lease the said sservatiom to citizen citizens
of the United Statos for a reasonable quantity Of
RAE, to he PAID annually to the said nation, for the
uso thereof; and that from and after two years at
ter the ratification of this treaty, salt made Nt
the works. to be erected this reservations shall he
mold within the limits of the for higher price
than ono dollar per bushe' of so pounds weight
on ialure OF which the lease shall be forfeited, and
the reservation rever; to the United States" Will
liam b. Lewis, now Cd Auditor, witness to
the execution OF tho treaty. Whether the object
was TO dctrauG tho Indians, or To ,CO,k the u tied
Statos out OF this land, at thai time, can only be
inferred ty the facts disclosed, by subsequent
events. Weaker evidence than this case furnishes,
has subjected many man TO the penalties of the
law.
This treaty was ratified in the Senate on the eth
of Jan. 1919. On tho day the treaty was executed,
viz: on the 10Th of October, 1918, VIM. b. LOWS
took lease from the trustees TO himself, and ano
Their person, for this four square miles, for one
hundred and ninety nine years. and agreed to pay
the trustees, for the benefit of tho poor and the
warriors the nstion, the yearly rent of 1856 do!
lars. provided salt water found. The treaty
stipulated that the land shall be leased for a rcasona
bic quantity OF SALT to be paid annually; but he lea
provided for the payment if salt water should BE
found Ii is tu be horns in mind, that. the lease
was made on the same day the treaty Tears
date, and that tho treaty did not be-
come operative until the 9TH OF January 1919
1t sboulJ he recoIIsctad a,so t,,., Cn 49,
and Mr. LOWS had been for years OH tho most in
innate terms, * had boon partners with each other
in the profits of various snor,s -, ,I;i .i ".''.
addicted Thoy ,.nt " WY" tlcy were
toretbcr vera tors,hnr ,i. ,I' w VIC ''c'' y
In company. When tho Senate ratified the treaty
on the 7th of January, 1919, this leas. was IN
No sail was Sod - ,i, 1o..poSeu 'hot oouy.
n,idb v Ar I.n,;s ,,,Ja 49, I ion' ,'ho was
r,,ion w., ,L "1.'.i '''o lctSe' ana the rcsor.
10 the Tn;tcI S,ote, H. p;I ',o''y re''.ed
tom won't 10 tho W., j., ~ o' I ~ Io WI Ed
Mr.. E,ton ,n1or ,I, 49,, ' c s"'''eI y! l0'o, ana
nasscd =, Tho r,o Itis the INDIANS
oil ,no,Lr ,i.,;,is lesson " congress- form
Tbo presidcnt ~ 49,, ar,:r T.ioNNS'" 'iioo'
sion of the DIST Conwrcss thus ,,@, SIS rs
fact in his p,cseooo 60; ,,; "'''ou''ceS tne
Government ,o,.9rJ tIn I,',;o .,'o PVt''S Oh inc
ths General CovArnrrau, b,d no - '"S'ns
ojsInto for ,hcn, or aver ti NV llg"t 10 ie'
natons: and ot;er oynros.i,, H.; $780,. =. ,"i.s"
for ,I,c JnJi,u.. to :. VII
ing of the subject tbo CLoc,o,r I'D rI;I ''-n
tribes have with prcot pn,r;n,;,, J. ',e ia"
avail themselves OF The liberal oficrs ,,r,o,a, ~,
the Congress- and have orrc.d 70 n ro,n.y,I Lo,'!,
tie NIssissippi river Treaties boyo Lca, y, "a"
with Them which in DINO scoso,, ,,;u H. vi .,",
for considcrntionr A. ~, -, a. s"u"'''tco
law If his ornrc ,,on,;a,oJ W. 70 '"''F'ih,
the bosom friend of 49,, ps;I ~ ~ ana
with tho ChicEnso,y not;,r a w ne , tIG'ly
title in Alabama md N;ss;ss,; ;rt r''
miles eouar, of Land ha5 rP, "o ionr
United States and Of $3.50 70 .ne
subject of the n.g.cio,;or M? ,S S not inc
means. must be vested in WiII;,n, r. ~ '"'.'
his cousin mr. frisnd TO- L, - i'"is' ana
every rcr.on viii fam, IL; ~ p"'.i.u'"i purpose
this 10 be done7 Tie or..,;a ~ nv" '"S
no dopb a ner,leyipo ono Jc 49,, ~ $3.50 80 g. +''"
should rccoGni1o tho 1irbt =, ;n,; =; ~, Nt''oS
is and his friend and thew shouId salI o rat ,ioro
would he set nm what 7 Lol;o,,o 1 NV, rm,i''o