Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-07
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por,,es vnly oftlse Cherokee nation and ne wouid
NO, vote to carry il into execution TIL the a''ega
,,op was fully answered by the documents IN pos
...x;on of the Executive. He spoke Of the partial
coppcil by which the treaty had been agreed 10,
,.h;,. many of the nation had been kept away by
f,r,, and asked il such treaty, 50 obtained,
vas 10 he taken bv the people ct tins country rs
one to be enforced against the protest Of a mrge
nor,;on of the Cherokee nation. lie examined
the character of some of the delegates, and par''
cuarly defended the character OF John Ross, one
of the delegates, who cane ON to oppose the raft
fca,ion of the treaty by the Senate; and COM
n,en,cd severely upon the character and conduct oil
RIDGE. SchcrncrI,orn, aud others, who had made
il. lie spoke at length upon the treatment John
Ross had received from the Georgia Guard, as set
forth in the memorial He was the man who had
swan the river II, The battle of the Horseshoe,
and at the risk of his life brought away the canoes
of the hostile indians and lac i, who had been
turned out of his own dwelling, ont of the house he
had built, nj an expense of ten fifteen thousand
dollars. by "A Georgia guard and his property was
MI given to others. This, he sad, was the iaiih
and humanity Of a Christian, civilized nation .
lie said John Ross was well known to many oil
the members ftlc House TO be an honest. intell'
Vest man, worthy 10 sit in the councils OF the
nation letting alone the councils of the lndian
tribe and his objection to the treaty, and lac be-
lievcd il to be an honest one, was, that II would
poad on the people of his nation 10 resistance
which would sacrifice their lives, AS well ms that OF
many of the whites. He hoped the House would
pause. and NOT appropriate the money I'LL they had
asccrtalned tina, it would be properly applied, CON
.srcnt with the honor of the nation.
Mr. WISE then renewed the motion that the
committee rise, and report the bills upon which
thew had passed to the House.
Mr. OWENS requested HIM 10 withdraw the
notion 10 let "A document be- read showing the
number OF persons present AT the making oil the
treaties.
Mr. WISE said, ii that document was to be read,
he must call for the ing OF others.
Mr.. ADAMS said, that course was pursued,
he should call for the reading of document that
would be found to have some point in II.
Mr. WISE then insisted upon his motion which
was agreed To-
Mr.. WISE asked leave TO submit resolution
calling upon the President oi the United States
10 communicate to this House the sam. iniorma-
ton in relation to the Cherokee treaty, lately ra,i-
fed, which was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. GILLETT objected, and Mr. WISE mo.
we'd the suspension Of the Rules which was agreed
The resolution being then taken up for conside-
ration, some debate took place, in which Mcssrs
HAYNES and GRANGER took pait
Mr. MANN, of New York, moved TO lay the
resolution on the table.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of " E., asked the yeas and
NAYS on lhi. motion and the, ordered
The question taken, and the motion reject
sd--yeas 81. NAYS 90.
The resolution was agreed to; aud at nlno o.
clock,
The House adjourned.
To- On u subsequen, day, June 3O,) after
the perusal OF many documents, pro and con, and
an animated debate, the motion To strike out the
st section of the bill was rcicc,cd,& the bill pass
ed, ayes l27, noes )