Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-23

W iHrnls anu purposes plan projct OF trea
> ~, uhtl assented TO by majority of the tribe.
ne next step brings TO n bloody picture Ct eonsc-
nGse II will be recol!ectcd, that during prior Adj
{: ny some nadYcrtrnce, treaty had been
O. QUO iathed with the Cheek Indians which, upon
g. was found T., be ,rilhOut auih0rity from
" Me i"d'"Hs And WIN, were line consc1mrnccs3
CIV Wa.tie prilciPrl Idiau rrpo,i,iors nu n death
- anu i. treaty nnn'Litd bv the pr,s,l,,. nv, S,n,;
10 enable lis !" Judge 1t TINS be lis a,.s,, ~ I'm.
subject under Consideration it is s.r;krr 20 ,h ;no
giilrun. l!:r Ju.g" S!!' uid nave informed H.
treaty thus made and ratified con,rGi al h., sab -
pFCr!si"n as Unit ~h"h arc h"rf n"iirrd cDrc h. ia
got tn make any mrn;n what Of the p-,vi.io,
SELF is quit: natura however. that lie should hav
omitted to ruIgt.rn us upon tins point But as We are
told that the in this bloody from some
inadretGnre it may br presumed that the treaty which
led to such disastrous results contained stipulation
that deprived il Of all virtue treaty until lis terms
should ali b. agreed tu hy mlajnry CT the tribe.
The measure contemplated by the President in The
session Of l:4. OF character altogether peculiar,
and essentially different from lie negotiation OF IA
dian treaty on tile ordinary plan. Agmcaby the ord
nary practice, lndian treaty is not submitted 10 t
nilr HnL has Lccn nurcfd upon on the lurt If the
IndLan i'c, as Ia cant n,ihR 5at ne rcie"ton j. The
Senate To mHhr i bndny wpOa bOh pDrrS. In the pn
Ern! instance, tbs Mt the case as clearly appeared
upon the iucr 81 the Instrument and by the explanatory
message accompanying and the reasons tor this de-
ar:urr from the ordinary plan, and tor wishing obtain
the sanction n The Scnf:s to She Instrument hctOrG it had
become IN any wa binding upon the Indians will i'm
nediaciy occur to any who has his attention
to the Georg a lndiun controversy. wGrd two on
this Pont nIay not be- snpcros, for such have not.
The Cherokee chiefs were divided into two parties
one Of which disposed to k5iug the controversy with
the State Of Georgia to close, in the Only possible way
III which 1t could end by Consuming to sci! out and emf
CRATE; while the other party ws.c vchemently op
posed to selling out and emsrating, upan any terms
whatsoever The latter By yariuns rans, aad among
thns" means. by representing lie sana,r Of The e. ntes
their determined friends and supporters in holding
cut against the views Of tie President. (who advised
them To rm ra,r as the rny possible way OF settling
ct
trl:c under ilrir influence In THIS state of things.
it was Impossible 10 procure any delegation from
the tribe, w..ch should at the time be dis.
Poscd 10 listen 10 terms, and auttcri=rd by The ma
'orEy IF the hihc TO negotiate treaty for the party OF
Chiefs who had the ma nrlty under their influence and
who kept lIr so BY misrepresentation Of all sorts,
fused listen to any proposal for the rx;ingrsncn NJ Of
tho Cherokee title and as by .'I.c White
satrnrnt persisted late last winter IL caluguron
Congress 10 support tSm IN their p0sit;on, and In their
rcfermiH@ti"n to constitute perfectly independent and
s"niSed natOa rithin he limits of Gecre,a.
Under these circumstances, the President determined
uPIn that mode OF proceeding which seemed appropriate
TO tie occason and to CtErr promise oil success; and
submitted ii TO the Srnatr. This plan WIS. have
seen, to ascertain the terms that would be acceptable TO
that party which disposed to listen 10 proposals for
rm:gratiOn To reduce those terms 10 t form OF precise
treaty stpualons to obtain tie approval Of the Senate
to such treaty; and having done this To present the
treaty agreed upon, the part of TIE United States,
for lie coLsldrra": Ul the Of the Cherokee tribe
This was, substantially, hat conen plated and pro-
posed by the President It's advantages in the two most
important particulars, very obvious In the first
place, it Gbvated the necessity Of what seemed
gHa 10 tie settlement Of The question, while
it also seemed imDossUc IF aitanmra Wit: that the
of the tribe should c! members IF the cmigrQcn
arty with authority 10 negotiate and In
The second place; the hostile chiefs would, By tic coacuy
Of the Scna.s in the o!!er n such Lcniy to the
tribe, be deprived to gra cxrnt OF Of the most
eiicacons Which they bad been using to deck tive
nass of the tribe from cnncurring w the parity who
lnSpI,n Had
been CARED through every al the tribe would
have been made srusibc ui the fact. that far from
wishing h"m 10 hold out, the Senate WISHED them to
cmi@rah and that the question longer: whether
he should lay aside is dtrust Of Tie emigration Chiefs,
and clor them with power 10 make treaty, concern
ing the terms Of which c could iecl c'r,a ny; but
wirher the tribe should accept the particular freely |
which offered to ti.n: rcahy m:dr. the part.oi
Mc oehoir treaty NAL king power ot tic L States.
Such, then the real mature Of Las neaS%rc submit
ted by the President in lie session ot l=l and every
reader will feel that the foregoing quotations om Public
DOcWmc.S and stutrurnS Of facts derived from trE.
leave 10 the .rrits ~ the Of
President Jackson, and c course OF Senator White an
impression directly the reverse uf that produced by the
pcruSal Of the Senators letter.
Onc word as to the Presidents apparently childish OBJ
sLnacy, las paIncdby Judge Whi!c III Refusing, in the
Session oi j-%-:j i" ask advice t=ni:s the Senate;
when that deemed ~ the Judge lie only %ay II
which the negotiation could bc prevents! tro:A falling
through, and notwithstanding the precedent for doing
had been set BY Pr, s;drnt Washington" Judge
White is skiliu painter, and III secure the effect in
tended by the tyucrs 0i hi: brush, it is h..
qu$r that he should write hurd names under his pic
tarcs.) We have seen that although Judgc Whites kc
,lutUm of lS4-j is cIutious woded: and very skill!
fully steers clear Of al Of the VOID ''tIeaty, aud
does not :ud1iSe Gad cOAscn for only gives fc
opinipn we have seen, that the and substance OF
what the Senate actually did III passing that Resolution
was to al! in!ents and purposes, IN prnc'pe The MiFr
thqy which the President had afforded nm oPporu-
ni!y to dn the previous Session. and which, though
1,tr p'SI rStr
This the only thing, too winch Tie nature nf Tie
required OF permitted And what DISC could the
President propose II The Senate 10 do ny nro CON
Edt ntia mcssaua:" TO Lr s.re, i;n might have
avoided tic use vi the word "trtutg and the word sra
:cation: but in principle, the only thing he could pro-
pose them was prcSrcctisry to give their advceaid
cunsrnt the ratification of certain treaty spulatons
and if we strip the subject Of lis misty veil of words, wt:
will sec CLEARLY that. If tine uptn!ra Vi the Senate
mean any thing or if it mean any tlft;g It must mean
pledge Of their future advice ant c"isrnt To ratfca
toni their Resolution was, in principle TnGcHtio", IN
the only sense ia which their T"'.fcaltcH OF the
instrument submitted by the President would nave
been L ratification; and that the Senate Ersoiu'
ton made tlr acceptance oil sum not exceeding lve
millions of dollars by the Chrrnkres. IN exchange Tor
their territory just binding mpon the tribe, as The Sc
mates ratification Of the treaty could Lave made: or was
intended t. make, the acceptance OF lis terms piGihS
unon that tribe When therefore, tLr President decIin
ed TO conform Judge Whites snggrston he omly de-
cliGrd submit to The Senate in I2I-1 PROPOSAL III
princpic the same demcy that 9',@k ilr bad sub,
,irLrc lhrm The session before and winch aey hid
then seen iii to reject, because .; that p:icira
So much for this chapter Of judge White s,!ettc
Nov. McssIs Editors. / very we'll understand, i:"r
the sanr rlamge has repeatedly taken place IN my own
opno!s) that Judge Wlic should, during one session
ot CunrcsS colsc,rullosy believe that assure pro-
n,srd by Prr<;dcn, j. was wrong in principle and mex
ncIicn in policy ard. by the time the nrA session came
round arrive cocluj. tlat ii az cr:sc!Iy rYht
and rise in every respect Bu CAL a.; oie Understand
Lo,Y such course Tia, h!c the J"d re his pursued
Oh the subjct is rrconcatr with sincerity rana"ul: or
h,ursty Of character: Confess that camn"t.
Consider too the time when this letter makes its APP
pcarance Just al the l,.cnt when mly hl exercise
It's influence pending elections {" 'ea! importance