Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-05-29

"a y,,,,,l.sev Of Ohiu. from the Committee of
ga " .rtcd bill for the relief OF John Jones, add
Ef -as.- .asa sgE, ne following resolution TO
81 .., ..a SAID he should move It question OF
Tia, the President OF the L. S. be requested
I'm !his House whether document 40 > ana t"as
,Tws accompanying his message OF the I'm o.
x,e communicated 10 .hls House by ms direction
~ $50 ul4oa vas rejected without d'iSaen'
l'' Us, L.l returned from the Senate ameaaeo,
~ he .sseui al Congress TO an act OF tiie GENERA,
- 5,y Of Nsisis Incorporating the fainiou'n aha
''>,s,"o5,a Railroad Company, aud the anenes'eh'
-,,r commitment, vas on motion oA SasiSte'ea.'
81 20. =, the Cos.,nit;ee Roads aad Canals
is.'"' IN9isE AFFAIRS
I'll -, nation Of M Catnbreens, the House ssa'n "en'
III committee Of The Whole on the stale oi ohS'n'
- <Y.,d The consideration of the 'o!!' making ap
81 .,,,as for preventing ard srPpressIng moan h''
4 t.s. for the year lS5S and atsearases 'o' 40,
"a gces,ion was on the amendment OF MT BELL 1nD
u ,s anne aamen: thereto by Mr. Nss, Is gvsA IN yeS
Il as ; q;oceed'nss into IL.
4 history o.. the Golphn claim, and tae cohhecuon
=; Nr Secretary EosvLa iherewiit, ana MS ln'e'es "
4 " ,,8 ron,.oGet that NJ. Forsyth bad endeaEo!ea "
II ~; this treaty Geseated. and that chat' tseat'
49, Government Of The GATED States, That, II the Sae
90 o.,oo did not assea; 10 tie treaty they woao oe
no to the authorities OF Georgia; and Inc treaty
( believed was ratified By Senators, with we"
,-eyeni such catastrophe He then seHa'SeS 'na'
J. had been llc!IAltQ lHSt li'S!e =" g ~ -
-, him. or his s,gumeat, both, he should close WIN
few eomaaens, laoGgh more mig hI BE saio, ana iu'
,ler reading irOn The documents mlsHl &c o'oAs'''
sustain all that he haS sad o: read ~
lie then went on 10 reply 10 sone oosetVsofs vi va.
wns made on Wednesday and n relation TO The posi-
ron the State OF Georgia had occupied and to confirm
s assertion aat The whole scIeae was one ei puaoTi
I'D robbery that such the fact admitted snc
rouch the not justified, Il was partially eScuS
- \ the ground that II not worse tnsa other acts
ar1- robbery He objected AGAINST the CfSSn-
80 = gentlemen from Georgia have this treaty en-
csd when II had thGS oeen contracted by iIalo sha
force as they themselves admitted and he COMMENDED
,5a, though It not directly stated III the PRESIDENTS
Nessase /, was pls!aly admitted in that document that
he ,eas orgh: 10, 10 be enforced and in effect, that
another treaty csght be made lie would go Tar as
he President had gone in his message ana rs friend
% The CheIokees. Ire would advise them 10 accept the
,sns offered believing il would be AZ they would ever
-e,: and TREND 10 his country, he wcod advise The
gentleman from Georgia TO acnueSce IN that 1ecommen n.
tl.on, and not to HSess the immediate enforcement OF
the treaty.
NJ Giascock then took the soor in defence Ct the
ian Of the people Cnd State OF Georgia and reply 10
ne general charges which had been, he coatendet
caasl!y !aade against them He denied tia, frauds 10
AK extent charged had been Committed and whatever
..uc had been perPested 10 he charged not upon
me Stale Of Georgia, 6ot upon the Government of the
Safes and upon macy OF the political friends with
WON the gentleman from Virginia had Usually acted
Re then fully into details Ia support OF the treaty
.a5 10 snow that i, ought 10 be executed.
Mr Downing r.ade allssiou to the Florida war
n Illustration Of tie Sodaa character, and 10 show the
necessity eelng prepared the indian nations
snc 20 compel them srbm.t treaties deh5ereIel y
made. The t.ea,y with te Cberokees. he commended
was shown be fraudulent, excrSt IN proposed
s~ct.oa which had been rejected If any other fraud
existed he vas no; ags;e OF it, He had known the In
3sgs long and knew t. character, ard they also kns
the character Of the wales and he ALLUDED TO the re-
crpton OF news, that murder bad been conlntted IN
Gsorga aad The succeeding message OF te PRESIDENT
proposing the posponeElent OF removal ioT two years
win the inference that the inGIaEs intended te operate
g2on the sympsthes Of nation 20 obtain mere money
Should such course &c adopted now, he concluded tina
.. other tribes would coaduct IN the manner, en-
i.Hs perpetual troCUie and coairuSersr tie sad tha
a gentlemen who protessed much sympathy for The
Indians. have gotten their knowledge OF Indian
caa;acie. from Cooper NOVELS but let them GO snG 1--we
sm5ng theiG as he had done and they would change
Xxi. feelings. He had known man, as honest as any
existence IN earth hsaren, go among them with
eserg sympathy for Ike indians, beco,ae gear,
thorough indan-hater as he
He thought the treaty with TIE Cerokces osgh. 20 be
ea;orced If the II ouse had paused-!f they had
positively refused 10 receive any appeal from the Treaty
AID had referred the Indians lie officers Of The so
reTnmsni, the removal he thought would long before
hare been effected. He also considered the treaty Is
rora5s. asd willing TO pledge himself ioI The Peo
PIE OF Florida, that they would 10 man consent 10 re-
more upon the same ,esms They you'd gise Up their
Election for the. homes if the Government would pay
foI their improvements give them provisions tor two
years and gve them their Ultimate place o; location
! better country than HAT they should leave. he be
!eved the white Inhabitants OF Georgia would sg.se &c
the saue terms he referred 10 the action Of ae Go
Sernment in sus5erdlng the removal according 10 the
terms Of ceCscre and said he would appeal from
N Poinselt sick and weak 10 Mr.. Ponsett IA the full
TEor of health with ini!maton that the Eespec, he
la! always had for the Secretary OF War should not DE
diminished By his upon this ssbtect, though lie
taought lmPokifc and Injurious 10 bo:h parties 10 The
t:=aly.
Nj Graham after stating thet he had hostile feel.
!rgs 70 the Cherokees, part D: which nation lived IN
las dscIc! in North Carolina anG with whom The peo.
?e dwell IL omtcate .e.otons went iG!o IN exaHina.
nj documents aGC evidence 10 show the treaty had
osen fairly nla5s, and IN conformity With the views Of
John Ross a. the time made. and tina, ;he Sc lie
had merely given liberal, bot heapag high sum
ar irIf .anGs. Vtch cke: OF the nation had odd HIM
Nj q more thsn the lands were worth. He read
testimony Prove that johr Eoss had sad he would
10 the treaty. and wOaid recommend It e the ma
ton, AID inferred tli joan Ross was Ike eagle Shot
By feather .foaI It's cwn wing.
NJ: WISE lner2osed. and said that the documents
proved H-t John ossdd 90 and md he treaty
snc a expressly rejected al the council OF .ed
Bark, IN erery form in which II coa!d be proposed.
Mi Graham again read the testimony and called for
proof G! the fact He doubted that John Ross haa ever
ended The treaty in good faith; but he would pat
iac matte. ia5!y, and las wiling to hear ecideRce. He
SID Il positively proved that John Ross bad agreed
% the treaty before II made; end, though Il was
maze with Ridges party, aGd Rot signed by Ross,
yet his assent bound him eEectuaily If te had
signed it, he also repucaied the idea that I've would
consent to 6;nd himself kls constituents 10 cospro
with peosle no up repeatedly with ike cry
OF money, money! lie then went into detail Of the
O: Congress in relation the treaty 70. shor,
tine, when he gave way for nottoa from
Mr S;auiy, That the committee rise; whick motion
was carried and the committee accordingly end
ported progress.
Friday, Nan q. 1853.
IN SENATE