Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-04
PROM THE cHEROKEEs.

Governor LuMrkrx continues to distribute to
the ei,,zens Of Georgia, BY the lottery wheels,
the lands and gold mines Of the Cherokee nation.
For two or three wrecks we have been the specu'
tors Of proceedihaf by the citizens OF Georgia.
having no paralleltA the history OF mankind ana
to our feelings Of De most unnatural kino. -.
such case was progressing in any other civiiz
ed country, than the North American Hepoo,c'
however regardless il might be OF its hoaor' TOT
the sake Of simple justice and respect TOT 1ne
feelings Of mankind, we believe suen Procee"-
inss as we have been compelled to witness,
would be promptly prohibited. The fortunate
drawers $50 called) Of our lands have oeen pass.
ing and requesting, single and IN companies not
unlike that of John Gllpin:s race TO the country
seat. in search Of the spIendid lots which the
rolling wheel had pictured to their imss,nat'ens.
Ho, sir. where is the nearest line to TINS
place that .district. number, corner. lot. station,
&c. are the impairment questions forced -ap"n
u.s. When We see the pale faces again. they are
CLOSELY viewing the marked trees and the carved
pests The gold drawers have been arriving al
the gold mines, and they are compared 90 the
great Hacks Of pigeons that hasten to the ground
IN search Of food. Every lot has been viewed.
and many paths beaten. by the passing ana
the cross passing hunters. The rich man IN
Georgia is now rirher---the poor Georgia orphans
have drawn gold .ats beIongns To the oppressed
Cherokees-Esqr.- has been lucky; he has
drawn rich lot ia the bottoms OF the Eta@-wah
and Chattahoochy rlvers-Mr. - will BE- re-
Iieved from his embarrassments: he has drawn
first rate iot, and is worth hundreds OF dollars
These are few Of the deeply absorbing subjects
which engross the conversation of the Georgia
circles. and it would seem, as thoushtlessly OF
the Cherokee claim to the property, asif they
never existed. Such is the progress OF the
Georgia measures that the drawers Of our lands
are now entering the nation to settle on them, at
time when they are IN the possession Of the abo-
rginaI proprietors, and their right to them uarr.
linquished. To this Invasion OF our property
we protest; and we state to our readers, our
right to the lands money has never bought We
hold the bond and seal Of the Republic to pro-
tect this property. We have stricken of from
our nation province after province in considera.
ton of this promised protection.
The Indian bill of 1850, sanctioned by Presi.
dent ia, kson himself, provides that the exls
ting treaties with the Indian tribes shall not be
violated" The Supreme Court have decided
that our treaties are binding on the Government,
and the laws IF Georgia a nullity. The
Superior and Inferior Courts OF Georgia have
decided that the tight of soil belongs to the
Cherokees, the lawaof Georgia to the contrary
notwithstanding Let US, therefore, calmly
wait and see if the Go. ernmeut will not yet ac-
Quiesce in the numerous authorities we have cited,
from which we claim our relief: or whether the
Government will choose to have their laws null
lined bv a State as the easiest mode ut rrleasing
itself from enforcing them - Cherokee PheinT.