Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-01
Thursday, :3pra 26, 1893.

IN.
Delegation the Creek and Choctaw Indians West Of
the Mississippi against the establishment OF Territorial
Government West of the Mississippi for which ON
in progress in the Senate provides, which o MI
Clay gave notice he should move when 1t should come
up lay the table, least till the next session Of
Congress
MI CLAY said the Cherokees Also he understood, were
against the measure proposed IN this bi Inc ien'o"
strants adduced many objections TO It's passage; one OF
which was that there were many Wild Indians among
the more civilized whom ii would be dlHicu'' 70 anal
pamate in a general and peaceful community put MT
would not go into details; he merely w,sneu 70 ca
the attention Of Senators particularly 10 the
and TO the subject to which it related. MIR L. moved
that the remonsrance be printed .
Mr. Upton said do not rise TO oppose the printing
of the remonsrance presented by the honorable Senator
from Alabama, (Mr. Cluy) but to express my entire
concurrence in spreading before the Senate and the
country all the information within our REACH coming
from what qoarlert may this very important measure
By petitions and remonstrances laid before u.s. we are 10
look for an expression Of the wishes of OF those
whose names are appended 10 them; but as Legislators,
we have right to consider the motive that animated
every who comes before US. he hrst inquiry IN
this case 49, who signs the paper read at the Secrearys
desk and what are their motives: We have been told
BY the Senator who introduced the remonsrance, that
he is personally acquainted with the Creek chief Opoth
lego holo, and said Sir, have very lively reeoec.
ton of his and his doings We conquered him and
his warriors and spared his life and restored to them
their country though it by the law of war; IN
1914. And know Jones, the Choctow; he is an edu-
Gated Choctaw. My honorable friend from Tennessee
(hlr. White) knows, and ! hope will tell the Senate
what constitutes part Of the business of Mr. Jones, who
in this city, and sought and obtained an interview
with part Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs lew
days ago His business here not much unlike that OF
Parker, Shawnee, who was also here few duys ago
He came before the Committee Indian Affairs to pro.
against the payment OF the claim OF u e. Johnson,
after that claim had been acknowledged TO be just, with
paper signed BY all the chiefs and most of the principal
men of his tribe and bearing the certificate Of the agent
for the Shawnees of the Mississippi stating that the
paper read and explained to and fully understood by
the tribe The agent who negotiated the treaty Tor the
cesson Of all the lands owned by the Shawnees in Ohio
it seems told these Indians that the Government would
paw all their debts 10 The whites, provided the Indians
sold all their lands in Ohio, and removed west. But
investigating the just debts against then their debts
amounted more than the real value Of the land and
Congress appropriated by an.act Of July 1882 S30O00
as additional for the lands einquised By
the Shawnses in Ohio and the chiefs and people request
ed the Government 10 pay the amount due to George
&. johnson but Parker is or has been engaged as
trader among the ShawnPes and comes here to protest
against the payment OF debts honestly due from his
tribe ls bis honest is just should he be couDte.
nanced in practising frauds, and pockeing all their mo
ney Other like this might be named, but foIbcar
for the present.
Another view of this subject is this: these persons
who sign themselves delegates from the different tribes
in this city, have come Perhaps on business both
necessary and proper enough; but they now employ
themselves in opposing the measures Of the Govern
mept. 1t has been the settled policy OF this Govern
ment for years 10 remove the Indians West and give
them Government and laws; and to be dictated
by interested chiefs public officers, whose interest
it may be TO have The money paid by the officers who
the Indians their annuity to the Indian cs or 10 such
persons the chiefs may ssieei This uW afford op
porunitg TO then, deraud tie common Indians out Of
their portion of the annuity One provision OF the act
Of 1892 organizing the Indian Department, pescrlbes
that the officers of the United States, when paying
nues snail pay them TO the chiefs, to such persons
as they may select Those Senators who were here at
he time IA IA |
5ai ibs afaeAiea 4psi on
the subject confirms what then stated.
Both the chiefs and Others who can have hand in di.
viding large masses of money among the common In
dams, will oppose a change in the mode OF paying the
annuilies &c the money is divided, under the whole.
regulations Of the late and present Administrations,
to the heads If amics, and not 10 the chiefs, you put
the money into The hands Of the class OF Indians
who need it most; and you release them from the I'M.
proper and tyrannicaI control exercised them by
both chiefs and others, who, by pursuing the other
course Of payment defraud and Cypress The poor In
dams.
in The provision of the bill for organizing the Territory
Why, Sir, do they demonstrate; DO they know what
the bill s? Have they seen or read it, Ii they had,
they would that they not bound 10 JOIN the
federacy unless they wish 10 do BY treaties and
laws we have promised them permanent horne in the
Western Territory, and their lands to them by
patent The lines have been marked off by and
bounds patents being prepared at the proper de-
ed to them.
OF the twenty eight tribes, and parts Of tribes
within the Territory, eleven have pet'oned Congress
and the Executive TO carry this measure OF organizing
the territories into effect and are told from good an.
tory, that the Pawnees, Otoes u@d Omahas will pro-
badly come into the measure. Let US organize those
tribes who wish IT, into the contemplated Territory and
let all others remain they are until they ask change
Of condition.
1t is the interest of the chiefs and the officers Of this
Government, employed among the Indians, TO keep
things precisely they ere that the Indians may look
up them for protection and support The object of
the Government, in organizing the Territory, is to
ate Offices for the better informed Indians TO aspire 10,
TO teach them the elements Of segovernmeni TO
division of property and labor and to pass, rather 10
enable them to pass laws for the protection othcir per
sons and property.
The honorable member from Alabama has more than
once shoudered his rifle to defend the women and
children of his Territory and State from
by their Indian neigbhors. Indiana is now out of dam
ger. We have not more Than 3 900 Indians within
limits and should they become hostile and kill o!
my neghbors will probably ex,erminate them with.
out awaiting orders from Washington Georgia. Ten.
nessee and Alabama have large number Of Indians yet
within their limits and surrounded by white settlements
These Indians under stipulalons TO remove Vest
The morbid sympathes entertained and expressed by
those who do not fully understand the whole ground,
encourage these deluded people to hope that they will
be permitted TO remain. 1t idle encourage this hope
If drop Of blood be shed there the Businesses Of their
mountains cannot the Indians from indscrmina'e
slaughter if war commences there, they have no such
everglades and swamps 10 protect them the Semnoles
have in Florida. Every friend to the Indian, and
claim to be one, will encourage the passage of the bill
The honorable member (Mr. Cay) has given notice
of motion to lay the table. If the bill become
law, let those who wish into the measure So
and if they not inclined let them remain on their
land where will protect them from foreign in
vasion or internal commotion.
Another view OF this subject beg the Senate TO take
We have removed more than $4,000 Indians and Sc,
tna WncInr horHo A.
kansas. When we have pledged the faith Of this Co
vernment 10 protect the whites and control the Indians
it surely is bad policy to give up the poor In
diaus TO the unbou nded control Of the chiefs and few