Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-25

al advantage resulting from wise administration Of the
wesers Territory by tho evils Of usurpstion. and inru
sion. than by any other cause whatever.
That the value Of the ohj.et-,he o. III, Of adventure
and the supposed imbceiity Of render the
dangers Of usurpatOn large scale sx,rem.iy immi.
nent
THAT II the disposition TO the public lands be not
crushed In the FIRST instance, Ia alive Of
inc nsed purpose o government all u,u'e emps to
move 'n"uders may be Abortve. Thei, numbers may be
so great Ne to defy the power OF the United States Or
r. uc'"nco ~ the 'uprems su hory to inict the rsi.mi-
" men women aud children from their possessions, may
prevent the measure.
"rhe Secretary is thereto Of opinion. that inru.
s'ons or usupa'ions ought be suffered which the troops
stationed on the Ohio are capable Of preventing.
This report OF Secretary Knox was followed up by a
Resolution OF Congress, as follows:
No. 81. Resoired, That the 81 cretsry at War di,oct
the commanding officer Of the troops Of tho United States
on the Ohio to take immediate and efficient
authorized manner taken possession Of post ST. vincenis
In defiance oil the proclamation aud authority Of the United
Slater; and that he employ the whole such part OF the
force under his command he judge to ef
f-ct the object. April p, 1887
Tho whole territory called.
Similar have been uniformly adopted by tho
General Government, will be from the prociama-
ton Of Mr. Maiison-ihe orders OF Mr.. Crawford and
those OF Mr.. Calhoun, which annexed. Never, until
until the letter Of Gov Gayle, the Suggestion made
that the Government should the forcble
Entry and Detaincr TO assert its right the
the public domain against sqna'ters--a remedy which
would subject the right Of the tho verdict
OF jury oil squaters setting decide the under the
instruction OF justice Of the peace. who must himself
no squdtfer TO enable him to take cognzsnce Of tho
subject But we presume the Secretary OF ar will re.
spond TO the letter Of Governor Gayle and hen he does
So We shall lay tho whole correspondence before the pub.
lie.
Considering by whom, and the circumstances under
which the late Creek treaty made the assumption Of
treaty providing for the protection Of tho Indians the
short tine they remain the lands gsnst the in
truders, is most unexpected and extraordinary The
~ was made under the auspices the
stare, oil the OF State, COnRrcss-
il ratified by the Senate OF the United StAes
Of peculiar interest 10 Alabama a. entirely re-
leving her, and in very few years, OF al the Indian
populatonit received by the people OF Alabama As
an additional evidence Of tho anxiety Of General Jack
son. who had previously made conquest Of the State from
the Indians and had already put tho whites in
OF the greater part Of by other treaties. to accomplish
ge,her out OF the limits OF the States That Governor
Gayle should then Interfere, declare treaty, so made
and Tor such purposes unconstitutional aud question the
right OF the President to comply with the solemn obea
tons imposes, is passing strange. u the policy OF the
Government in removing inrudes alone question.
ed there would be some room Tor debate; but the right
denied, and what 10 worse, tho Governor OF Alabama
while he insists on avsiling his constituents Of the whole
beneht OF the treaty, assumes the authority nulfy
part OF II, and requires the Chief Magistrate the Uton
who is party TO II, not only to acquesce in its violation
but TO violate his oath and the good ah
by refusing on hi. part toe rry into effect the spuons
which depend OH him, and which The Indians with HON
he treated, have called on him TO fulfil. We hero recs-
pi'ulae briefly the state OF the may be distinct
ly embraced by the public mind.
LIST. The act Of Congress Of March Sd, 1907 entitled
all act 10 prevent settlements being made OH lands ced
ed TO the United States, until authorised by law provides
that II any person or persons iha after the passing of
this act take possession Of make settlement on any
lands coded secured TO the United States by any
~ made with foreign nation by ces.ion from any
State TO the United States &C. such person shall incur
penalty OF hundred dollars, and liable 10 mpri,on
ment not exceeding six months" Aud the act further
provides that "it shall be lawful for the Pre..
dent OF the United States direct the Marshal or officer
acting Mar.hs in the manner hereinafter dire cted
and also to take such other and employ such
he inua
remove from lands ceded secured the United States,
by treaty or cession aforesaid any person or persons
or attempt to make settlement thereon until ihereunto
authorised by law"
3D. The Creek country in the State of Alabama, wa,
Of cession OF April 2A,h, 1902
81. treaty was concluded with the Creek Indians
March oath, 1892 by which they coded to the State.
upon certain conditions all their possessions in the State Of
Alabama.
4th. This treaty witnessed by nine members of
Representatives from the State OF Alabama and il is be-
leved, it ratified by the Senate without ections
5ih Among the stiPulatons OF this treaty the fol-
lowing:
article 9Th. All inruders upon the country hereby
coded, shall be removed therefrom, in the same
ntruders may be removed by law from other public
land until the country is surveyed, aud the selections
made excepting, however, from this provision those
white persons who have made their own improv n.
and not expelled the Greeks from theirs Such persons
may remain ill their crops are gathered. After the
country is surveyed, and the selections made this article
operate upon Of included such
selections But inruders shall, in the manner before
described be removed from these Tor the
Of FIVE years from the ratification OF this treaty. or until
the same are conveyed TO white persons"
9th The permission granted by this article TO pedee/ul
intruders expired with the gathering OF Their crop 1892
7h The locations have not yet been made, and conse
queny the duty Of removing operative over the whole
tel rifOry.
Sb. Independently Of the general provisions of the
treaty, repeated applications have been made TO the
Department by tic Indian Chiefs TO cary Into effect the
promises made to them in the treaty. Represe nations
have also been received from the from officers of the
United States, and from private citizens, stating that out
RACES OF the mort hagrant kind had been committed
against the Indians That their houses had been burnt,
their Improvements taken them, and driven int
the woods; hat they had been robbed OF their
and their property that their lives had been re
and number Of them had been bea and that such as
the state OF things there that many them afraid 10
there. u has been reported by tho Deputy Marshal that
there are four hundred PersoBs in the ceded territory
failing whskey to the Indians
Oh. In conformity with the law end treaty, instruc.
tons have been given to remove Immediately all ntrudes
who have forciby dspossessed and injured the Indians
and to allow all other. 10 remain until their crops ga
ihcred after which time they to be removed That
period has been fixed by the Marshal OF Alabama on the
18th OF January next
10Th. There is not person living upon this land who
has even the pretence Of title TO the he
they are all frespasses and they have there in
violation OF the law. This is stated merely to show the
question OF strict right, and show that settlers
lands where no injury has been done by them Their si
tuaon is peculiar, they exposed to much hardship
and entitled to much forbesrance.
BY the President of the United States
PR0CLAMAT ON.
whereas has been represented that many uniformed