Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-09

he State Of Georgia, passed in the years
1893 and 1884, it is made my duty to (
comply with his request, you will. there
ore, prepare yourself to give entire pos
session Of said premises, on or before the
10th day of February next, fail not I'M
der the penalty of the law
WIN. n. BIsHoP, States Agent"
Mr.. Martin, Cherokee, was man of |
wealth, had an extensive farm; large fields
of wheat growing and was turned out
of house and home, and compelled. in the
month of February, to seek new resi-
dence within the limits Of Tennessee.
Thus Mr.. Bishop settled his rights ac-
cording to the notice he bad given.
The same summary process was used
towards Mr.. John Ross, the principal chief
of the Cherokee nation. He was at
Washington City on the business Of his
nation. When he returned, he travelled
tilt about ten o'clock at night, to reach his
family; rode up to the gate; saw a SER
want, believed to be his own. dismounted,
ordered his horse taken; went in, and to
his utter establishment, found himself
stranger in his own house, his family
having been, some days before, driven out
to seek new home A thought then
fitted across his mind, that he could not,
under all the circumstane Of his sltua-
ton, reconcile it to himself 10 tarfy all
night under the roof of his own house as
a stranger, the new host of that house be-
ing the tenant OF that mercanary band Of
| Georgia spectators, at whose instance
his helpless family had been turned out
and made homeless. Upon rejecting,
| however, that man is born unto trouble
Mr.. Ross at once concluded to take up
lodgings there for the nj ght, and to con-
sole himself under the conviction of hav-
ing met his affections and trials in a man
ner consistent with every principle of
moral obligation, towards himself and
family, his country and his God. On the
next morning he arose early, and went
out into the yard ard saw some Struggling
herds of his cattle and sheep brousing
about the place. His crop of corn dis
posed of. In casting look up into the
widespread branches of ma este oak,
standing within the enclosure of the gar
den, and which overshadoWs the spo
where lies the remains of his dear babe
and most beloved and afectionate father
he there saw, perched upon its boughs
+ that flock of beautiful pea fowls, once tn
matrons care and delight, but now left t
destruction and never more to be seer
He ordered his horse, paid his bill, an
departed in search of his family. Ate
travelling amid heavy rains, had the hap
piness of overtaking them on the road
bound for some place of refuge within tn
limits of Tennessee. Thus have his hou
ses, farm, pubic ferries and other proper
ty, been seized and wrested from him.
Mr.. Richard Taylor was, ALSO. at Wash
irrstUr, anu IN MS absence, his family wa
threatened with expulsion, and compelled
to give two hundred dollars for leave Il
remain at home for a few months only
This is the {" real humanity" the Chero
KEGS were shown by the real or pretended
authorities of Georgia, disavowing an,
selfish or sinister motives towards them
Mr.. Joseph Vann, also native Chero
kee, was man of great wealth, hat
about eight hundred acres of land in cul
tivation, had made extensive improve
mentS consisting, in part of brick house
costing about ten thousand dollars, mills
kitchen, negro houses, and other build
ings He had fine gardens. and exten
, sive apple and peach orchards. His bu
siness was so extensive he was compelled
to employ an overseer and other agents
In the fall IF 1888, he was called from
home, but before leaving, made a condi
, tional contract with a Mr.. Howell
white man, to oversee for him in the Yea
1884, to commence on the LIST of Janua
nv of that year. He returned about tn
28th or 10Th of December, 1888, AM
learning Georgia had prohibited any Cher
okce from hiring a white man, told MI
Howell he did not want his services. Ye
Mr.. Bishop the States agent, representa-
TO the authorities Of Georgia, that MI
Vann had violated the laws of the Stat
by hiring white man, had forfeited hi
, right OF Occupancy, and that grant ough
to issue for his lands There were cor
: ficting claims under Georgia for his pos
sessions. A Mr.. Riley pretended a claim
t and took possession of the upper part G
the dwelling house armed for battle MI
Bishop, the States agent, and his party
2 came to take possession, and between then
and Riley fight commenced, and from
D twenty to fifty guns were fired in tn
It house. While this was going on, Nj
}. Vaun gathered his trembling wife an
: children into room for safety. Rile
d could not be dislodged from his positio
: up stairs, even after being wounded, an
# Bishops party finally set fire to the hous,
i Riley surrendered and the fire was e1
# tinguished Mr.. Vann and his fanil
a were then driven out, unprepared, in tn
: dead Of winter, and snow upon the grount
s through which they We're comnelled. /