Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-07
Vol. XEV:....sv'O. 100.
Upton, Tomlinson, Walker, Webster, White,
Wright-2S. -
NAfS--Nlcssrs. Calhoun, Clay, Criltenden,
Ewing. Of Ohio, Leigh, Mlapcun,, Moore, Preston,
Soulhard--9.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, JuNE 27.
INDIAN TREATIES
INDIAN TREATIES.

The bill having been read through by sections,
Mr.. ADAMS wished To he informed why the
treaty had not been communicated to the House
by the President. ms bad been customary. lie had
been told that il contained in a document, aud
he should like To know what document it was, for
he had not seen it.
Mr.. CAMBRELENG rose, and gave the num-
Der and title of the document.
Mr.. ADAMS said he had not seen that docu-
mcnt, and he though there were not many of the
members Of the House who had. lie said il had
been remarked that II was not customary for the
President In communicate such treaties and, in
reply he referred 10 the journals Of preceding scs-
,lonS, and read MESSAGE of President Jackson To
show that he had communicated u similar treaty
with the thoctaws, 10 the end that Congress might
make the appropriations necessary TO carry 1t in
10 effect. lie SAID II was important that the docu-
mrnt should be examined, mol only 10 the mem
hers of the House, bu because large portion of
the Cherokee nation protested that the treaty was
moi made b, any compc,cnt authority. lie had
presented n memorial from thai nation a few days
ago, against the treaty, the reading of which he
called for
After the reading had been proceeded in for
some time,
Mr.. now ARD objected to the further reading,
saving il WIS n printed document.
MIR. AID ANS said il had not been laid on the Ia
on to vote upon It.
Cries OF " 90 on, go oh.
The Clerk continued the reading of the memo
rial
Ailcr some time, Nj. CAMBRELENG asked
how mLch more was IL be read and iiil was not
the same document presented TO tho Senate when
the treaty WIS before them.
MIR. ADAMS SAID, no il was document pre-
scented b, him to the House.
Mr.. WISE said lac would call for the reading OF
every document thai was before the Senate II
there charge that the treaty had been oh
tanned bv hand, he would never vote u dollar 10
carry it into effect I'll, that CHARGE was remov-
ed. lie would not all III carrying into effect
fraudulent treaty against IN ignorant and savage
People.
The Clerk proceeded, and concluded the read
me of the rial
Mr. ADAMS then moved thai the committee rise
aud report the other bills, leaving this bill to be
acted upon hereafter, when the House should be in
possession oidocumontS the, had not seon,and which
would fully confirm all the declarations Of the me-
mortal. lie thought the House would perceive
that the subject ought not TO be decided hastily
and without examination.
MIR. ADAMS moved TO strike out the FIST APP
preparation for the Cherokee treaty.
MIR WISE asked II the documents Which we're
before the Senate had bccu, before the House.
MIR. ADAMS said they were communicated with
the memorial by linn; they coa6dcnaNy
communicated to the Senate by the President and
aic, the treaty passed. and the Injunction had
been taken OH, he obtained copy by sending 10
the President. They were ordered by the House
10 be printed with the memorial, and why il had
not been done, he did not know.
MIR. WISH. said he understood the gentleman,
and nc wanted To know if those documents had
been communicated III any other way than by the
gentleman himself.
MIR. ADAMS SAID that was what he had COM
planned OF last wcek--tla, the President had not
communicated the treaty aud the documents con
necicd with IT, according TO custom.
Mr. WISE said thai for one iiien, he would IL
gree with The gentleman from Massachusetts, ~ yer
10 vote one dollar 10 carry this treaty into effect;
treaty thus impenched by memorial, ably, rca-
sonably drawn. Neither wond he rely upon the
documents in support of it, thus informally COM
muncated by ono OF the Cherokee delegates to
member of the House. lie wanted the docu-
non,s from, the Prcsidcn, himself The Senate
had ratified the treaty, and had the documents in
its favor and it the duty of this House 10 look
INTO the causes and effects, especially the causes
which had led to il. twas the duty OF the House
10 look to the money ofthc nation; above all the
honor of the nation and in ,hcir action to
tia, they did not dcbasc the character of the ma
ton by the inniclion of frauds upon the ignorant,
and violence upon the helpless. Let him know
that tho honor of the nation is safe; that cha
ractcr is not TO be implicated by the execution Of
the treaty and he did no, believe any question OF
mere interest would prevent his voting the APP
preparation. lie believed, he said that, under
these circumstances, the Georgia delegation, the
honorable Representatives from that State, would
let the House wait till it could that the honor of
the nation is not to be furnished, now and hereai-
ter a, home and abroad, by carrying this treaty
into effect.
Mr.. CAMBRELENG stated that it had not
been customary for tine President to communi-
cate such treaties to the House, though had some
times been done upon call of the House upon
the Executive theraior.
Mr.. OWENS urged the committee not to delay
their action upon the bill. II the committee III
tended TO defeat the appropriation, they would a.
gee to the motion of the gentleman from Mas
sachuscts, that the committee should rise. lie
thought, il the appropriation was delayed four-and-
twenty, or eight-and- forty hours, it would be de-
icatcd, inc, itaby. The documents, he said, had
been before the House time, and gentlemen
could have informed themselves sufficiently upon
the subject. If gentlemen would look at ,hem,
they would find that the wrongs set forth IN the
memorial were only imaginary wrongs and that
the treaty had been negotiated in an open, lair,
and honorable mannar. He then went at length INTO
an examination Of the history and details OF the
treaty, and called for the reading OF the two docu-
ments in opposition to the statements OF the me-
mortal. He urged that the memorial was not true
in facts or principles, and was an attempt 10 int