Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-06

to the white people, tried to make us ACT n,
wha the Council determined to do and to violate the act
oil inc Iieis aud Tor this we put them down We ARA
on good terms with the State OF New York and M CON-
puon or persecution Shall drive from the lands we are
seated upon.
Done at the Council on the Buffalo Reservation this
Sls, day oil July, 1888 Signed
Big Kettle, Gov Backsnske
jimmy Johnson. James Robinson
Little Johnson, Samuel Gordon
"h''e seneca, George Red Eye,
1ohh snow, Long John,
Green Blanket, Bl, Ewes
an refer, Capt. Jones,
DICTATOR Black Chief
tommy jimmy, Black Suh,
D"n'ei wo Guns, Blue Sky.
J;ek Berry. George Washington,
niaik ehaf'es' Samuel Parker,
Ihy Ca,ier, john Look,
John Hudson Jesse Stckney,
l"o "uns' John Ma John.
George henJdkadeh, Isaac Davis
20 hen'ock' Levi HAltiUwn.
Israel Jimescn, Georgs Dear
john Snow OF Catiaraugus Jack snow
Ssp'. snow, John Cook,
George Bennett, John Big Fire
nouhg mel John Beaver,
Tunis Hdlitown, John s. Rev
Johh Fierce, John General
MARIs b. FIERCE Inferpre,er
10 me COMMITTEE and Council in General Council
cOnreaed.
Friends and FtH0,c- citSe,s 1t has been Jeen.,a
auNsaoe TO convene you Tor the purpose oil making you
acquainted with the proceedings the lat
seal OIL inc american Government in order that YOU NAV
DC prepared 70 make them known TO the peops of yo,,c
respective Districts il is important they should AT ali
limes be correctly informed of our public affairs From
hat
the business OF the Mission was brought trecv beGrs
The executive branch for deliberaon and acop Itm,,
DE proper TO state seine oil the reasons which influenced
me delegation on this occasion in combining ex
cusvey TO this course, when Is known that the Prs
siden had hitherto discamed any right to inerpo.a his
authority against the illegal and highly ressve an
croachments Of Georgia. SN
1t was evident however, that the President in pursuing
this course, actuated more from motives or noI;n
esct our removal than to sustain our lust rights.
ana as The Supreme Court of United aies bar;n
i"ea Ie question oil cause Jarorabiy President
he neon aoTSn 4.
SUBJECT oil Modification and Secession having nromn,I A.
e,ared ne supremacy Of the Constitution and lar, of
NE United Stats State outs0ritv there ~ "a go
reason TO believe that he would Ultimately enforce the re-
es anu intercourse act Tor protection Under this per
suaSon was thought best agitae the question of
% AFFAIRS before congress at that time, by presenting ano-
her memorial, ii being short session. and moreovsr .
principles OF Notification and Secession which were sgi-
..eu oy south Carolina having been submitted before
both houses of Congress by The President and ,I,,
me hnai action Of the General Government upon that
important controversy could not tail affect the Geor.
ga proceedings towards also, as the prnciple unon
t %nieh ,hey are based being nothing nor less
thdn mat OF Notification. and the onlv difference in
me principle as maintained by South Carolina and Ceor
ga Is, that the former has only asserted in theory
when the Latter has reduced il To- practice lazy ny.
hnsiy been Passed extending the powers of bs Edo
Judiciary aud vesDg the P csideni of The United Sais
" M power 10 suppress the practical operation
This nation will be benefited by the decisive act of Con-
gress on ms subject or not, question which win de-
Phu heh upon the unity OF sentiment and action OF the
cherokee people themselves, well NJ Oh tho visdo,,
dhd integrity OF their representatives.
n a 81! ienfr
nun expressmy views in regard TO public af-
idrs III more general terms. JNO ROSS
RED CLAY Cherokee Neton) May b. 1883.
AS some OF the papers in Georgia are making handle
oil inc killing OF owen, give the following statement
which seems to be very respectfully voychsd Tor.
F'H% the Montgomery (AISSama Adyoi.s l4,b u
xpHg o. ts unfortunate by the Federal troops in
'ne CreeS Nation to have been as follows:
Upon Mr. AusIiI, the Deputy Marshal COMING in ,b.
neighborood where Owen resided great COMPLAINTS wero
made S, against him. both by Indians and Whites
FHSf. Tie was charged with having, by force deprived
the Indians of five Of their farns CONTRARY to tbeir kno
WILL and in direct violation Of the filth article Of The trea
~, w''rn Al 'niruders upon the country hereby
ceued, sha De removed in the as nirudefs
may be removed b lazy from other public land mill the
country Is surveyed and selection m.de excepting ho,o
ercr from THIS provision, those che persons tc4o hare
Creeks from theirs" WV
Secondiy. He was charged with having killed .x,ee.
mead OF hogs the property a white man named Comsr
ana three horses belonging the Indians because az he
alleged they had been destroying his crop around L,t
1t was proven he had no fence
Ih"dfy lie was charged with robbins Indian graves.
'or .ne purpose OF procuring what te silver sd been in
ieed WIN the dead bodies. aud their teeth for dentist
who was then lettering in the vicinity.
FOwfhty lie was charged with having struck without
me least pFovocailon an Indian woman, with bis sick and
by The blow had broken her arm.
Al OF which charges were fully substaniia.ed bv re-
spectacle Dhe testimony IL may not be proper here
TO remark that in Of these shameful Transaction. to-
white mem Samuel Marshal and John Benton were CON
ceTned with him.
Upon hearing the facts as above stated Mr Au.to t
ed the chitls whether they would consent for Owen
M drsbal and Benton 10 remain where they were prov
ded they paid The damages for killing the horses hog.
&c.' Their reply was that they would no.; that thew
were bad men; that their conduct had such as could
not be tolerated any longer and desired for the secnrv
OF the Indians generally, that they should be spee re-
moved. Owen, Marshal and Benton were then nfoSmod
by Mr. Austin, that in ten days they leave the Ma
ton; that they TO all DteDs and purposes. nyudey,
aud such held. To this Owen paid no non. and
asiin spirit determined opposition what had sai
10 him, commenced his depredaions on the same evening
among HE Indians On the next morning MIR AushII de.
tofm'ned 10 remove him Leaving Owen with the Indians
he proceeded shout two miles where the troops were ~ ait
ing his arrival While there, lie informed by some OF
the same Indians whom he had lett hut few hour. pre-
yeus, that since he had away, Owen had drawn his
knife snd threatened 10 kill the first man that would at
tempt TO aid The Deputy Marshal Ia restoring to them 0he
lndSn) their fields; and also tba, he had attempted to
take Chief rom bis house, for the purpose OF maxi
ibg an example Of him. Such show Of violence caused
Indians generally, flee where the Deputy Marshal
was, and request his protection
The troops, accompanied by Mr.. Ausiill were im,nedi
aely marched to the spot where Owen resided aud an or
der extended to them 10 arrest him. They succeeded In
peacefully taking him unsrmed, some small distance from,
his house, while business aud before he was aware thar
they Upon being arrested. he informed the
Marshal hist certain member ons family wasip deli