Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-05


Mr.. Reed discaimed any acquaintance with John
Ross, and did not know what ground the gentleman
TMr had called him his Nj Rs friend. He COM
planned that an intmaton had been made TO the House
tina, war between two States likely break out,
and that the House was left in the dark upon the sub
ject.
Mr. Pope proposed TO amend the amendment so as to
make it read any sum "nOt exceeding two millions,
leave it Discretionary with the President act
circumstances might require. 1t stated by the Sc
crelary that the Indians would be satisfied with the bill
and if SO, the additional appropriation would be
cessary.
Mr. Mckay said he hoped the amendment reported
by the Committee Of The Whole would not be CONQUERED
in. He opposed TO giving any than was s.
puated in the treaty. lie understood that the prov
sions Of the bill would be satisfactory the Indians; and
he had doubt that if the hope Of gaining was
held out in this amendment, they would of course
wait, and refuse TO remove peaceaby, until they could
obtain the additional sum Of two millions so that it
would operate n substa ntal addition of two millions
TO the appropriations which it represented would be
satisfactory 10 the Cherokees.
Mr.. Pennybacker rose TO express the hope that the
proviso which had been adopted in the Committee of
The Whole, on the motion of Mr.. Bell, would not be
sgreed by the House. 1t avowed the purpose Of ma.
bling the President 10 allow the Indians two millions Of
dollars, "an additional compensation for the lands
ceded 10 the United States by The treaty of 1895 This
was obviously going behind the treaty, and intoxicating
the belief that the treaty not binding. 1t was bad
policy for the House. any time to inquire into the ga.
Hdy oil treaty which had been ratified according 10 the
requirements Of the law; but il particularly impoltc
in this case, all the evidence which had been ndduced
here TO show that that alleged treaty was in fact no
treaty had been before the Senate and had been mature
y considered by them before they ratified it, But he had
another objection to the provso 1t contravened the
policy Of the Executive and defeated the hopes of the
people of Georgia. A commanding general had been
sent among the Indians with instructions 10 remove
them speedily possible. That officer had notified
them that they must be prepared to 60 before the nex,
full MOON Now, what did the provso do? II said sif
the President shall ascertain that all discomfort und fur
ther opposition, &c, lean be allayed or evaded by al.
lowing an additional compensation &c, he was thereby
authorised 10 apply Two millions of dollars that object
Was not this holding out 10 The Indians nducement
torematn IN their country uul the President should have
an opportunity to ascertain sail discomfort and further
opposition, &c could no, be "aayed or avoided" by
allowing the millions Of dollars, as ''an additional com
pensatIon, &c? Clearly twas. Ross, it agreed
on all hands, was very shrewd fellow and he would
assuredy find out what it the interest of his peo
Pile to do, under the terms of the proriso But Mr. P
had still further objections. The provso gave
ney than be was willing 10 give The subjec, had been
before the Committee on Indian Affairs and had been
ma,urey considered BY that committee. They had re.
commended the appropriation of only one million one