Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-15

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legation in The crusade against the Administration Hav-
in himself taken it for granted, in his communication
with the Department, that the force unoerNen SCOTT
was sent 10 protect the Indians in holding possession IN
Georgia against the treaty aud making oiaVado OF al
,ackiny bolh Gen ScorT and the Indians upon this pre-
SUMPTION he next writes 10 the Georgia delegation TO
make demand on the PREsIDEST, by way ct forcing
rerea, from the position which he takes IT for granted
the General Government had assumed he tells the
Gporgia delegation 10 ascertain from the PEEsirESr
"wurJuEr IT IS HIS INTENTION TO MAlITNS TIE IN
D,,xs ny FORCE uPoS THE SOIL OF GEORGIA, rs orro-
sIrIoS TO THE WILL or The STATE AHD THE RIGHTS OF
IT'S CITIZENS, TO WHOM THE LANDS HAVE EEES GRANT
ED: Asp THAT you coMMUscATE TO ME his DETERMi.
NATION. .
Now WHY should Governor Gilmer having made this
demand directly himself Governor, on The Secretary,
send another despatch al the same time TO me delegation
in ConGress' No man can mistake the notIve By al
frcling TO misunderstood the motives OF the President,
and enIisng the Republican delegation to press Tor ex'
plantations he supposed he would eecually r9et on The
minds Of the people interested the idea that General
Scott was sent to maintain the Indians in possession OF
the property of the citizens Of Georgia. at the very mo-
ment when he was removing them, and when new in
ducr,nenls were held out to them 10 60 voluntarily,
psaceably and rapidly. Blu, we leave the Governor )
letter to the plain simple reply Of Mr.. perfectly
satisfied that the honest minded people o. Georgia will
convince Mr. Gilmer TINT their good sense, Is quite
equal Ia his small cunning Globe.
E1rovrivE DEPARTMENT,
Medgeve, May 30, 1898.
SIR: enclose TO you my answer 10 the letter Of the
Secretary of War; upon the subject Of his proposals 10
John Ross and late instructions 10 Genera! Scott
A here concur in The opinion that these proceedings
of the Government in violation of the lights OF the
State and calculated to produce the most extensive and
serious evils in the Cherokee country.
Permit to request that the delegation in Congress
from This State will unite in ascertaning from the Pre-
sden whether it is his intention continue the present
delay in removing the CheIokQes by the troops under
General Scott Tor the purpose OF ercting that OBJECT
by contracts 10 be made with The agents OF Ross ard his
friends for any other purpose? And whether It 10
his intention 10 maintain the Indians by force upon the
soil OF Georgia. in opposition TO the will OF the State
and The right, Of its cilizens, to whom the lands have
been granted: and that you communicate TO me his de.
termination.
Very respectfully. yours, &c.
GEORGE R. GlLMER.
Hon. SEAros GRAsTLASD,
House Of Representatives. United States.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR, June Z, 1888.
GEsTLEmEs: have the honor to acknowledge the re.
ceip Of your communication of the 5h inst covering
letter from the Governor of Georgia. and asking reply
the inquiries it contains. Although they have been
substantially answered in the reply OF the Department
TO his Excelencys letter Of the 2Slh utiGo, the tenor
of these nterrogalories manless such an eStraordl
nary misrepresentation of the intentions Of the Govern.
ment that becomes necessary again. TO explain them
His EScellercy desires 10 be- informed If il is the Pre-
sidenls "nlenlon TO continue the present delay in re.
for the purpose of eectng that object by contract with
the agents of Ross and his friends other purpose
The Department does not understand what IS meant BY
the present delay. When General Scott lett ashng'
ton he carried with him instructions proceed without
delay the removal Of the Cerokees and his despatch
rs, since received show that he took the proper mra.
sures obey his instructions with his characteristic
promplness and energy When the concilIalory propo-
sails of the Executive the Cherokee delegation were
submitted to Congress- the General again instruct
ed 10 continue the prosecution OF the he had
adopted for the removal Of the Indians, and whether It
was to be conducted by the troops under his command
By the Cherokees themselves whether it to be
compulsory voluntary, TO permit no unnecessary de-
Law in It's execution.
His Excellency desires still further to know, "whe
Their it is his Tthe Presdentsl intention to maintan the
Indians by force upon the soil of Georgia in oppos
ton the will Of the State and the rights OF It's nhabt-
ants, 10 whom the lunds have been granted;'
In reply 10 the proposition Of the Cherokee delegation
for an extension Of lime they told in express terms
that where the rights and interests of sovereign States
concerned, the President could not enter into any
engagement with the Cherokess, and that no delay
could be granted without the Of the States ine-
rested in the execution Of the treaty. In asking that
the States merely requested not 10 press their
claims in manner to occasion unnecessary discomfort
and Inconvenience 10 the Indians and General Scott
is at the time instructed 10 commence his opera
tons in that pari of the territory where the lands have
been disposed Of meaning Georgia, land to conduct them
in such as 10 place the propre,ors in possrs
sion of their estates with little delay possible The
Department s therefore, utterly at loss to understand
how the Presidents views should have been misap.
pretended TO give rise to these questions, and
begs leave through you, explicitly to deny that such
have been the intentions OF the Government
Very respectfully,
Your most obcdient servant,
J. r POlNSETT.
Hon. WILSON LUNPKIS, a. CCTHBERT, j. JACKSON,
& Z. HAYES, S. GRAHTLAsD. I1oPKISs HoLsEr, and
VIM. e. DAwsos, Nj &. Washington.