Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-06-05
ADDRESS,.


Chefolees. The President Of the United
States has sent me. with powerful army. to
cause you, IN obedience TO tho Treaty Of 1885,
TO join that part OF your people who already
established IN prosperity on the other side OF the
Mississippi. Unbappily, the two years which
were allowed for the purpose you have suffered
TO pass away without following, and without ma
hing any preparation to follow, aud now, or by
the time this solemn address shall reach your dis
iant settlements the emig grafton must he common
ced IN haste but, | hope, without disorder. !
/ have no power, by granting a farther delay, to
correct the error That you have committed. The
/ full moon of Nay Is already on the aaue, aud be-
fore another shall have passed away, every Chero-
( kee, man, woman. and child. in those States. mast
DC IN molon 10 jun their brethren 10 the lar West
My FRiESDs This is no sudden deiermnstio
on lhe part of the President. whom YOU and |
nusi obey. BY the treaty, the emigration to
have been completed before the 23l Of lhi,
month and the President has constantly kept you
warned, during the two years allowed, through
all his ulcers anl ageniS in this country, that the
treaty would be enforced.
am come TO carry out that Jc,erninaton.--
Nv troops already occ0py many positions ia The
country that you are TO abandon, and thousands
are approaching. FROM every quarter, to render
distance aud escape alike hopeless. All those
troops, regular aud militia, are your friends. Re
|, eei.e ihem and conhde in them as such. Obey
. ihea when they tell you that you can remain NJ
longer IN this country. Soldiers kind hear
ted as brave. and the desire of every one Of US i
+ 10 execute oGf painful duty IN mercy. We ar,
: commanded by tie President TO sct towards yo,
10 that spirit aud such is olso the wish OF th'
n whue people of America.
l. Chi,fs, Head a,ea und Udrriors, VIII rou
then, by resistance, compel Us TO resort To arms
God forbid Or will 900, by fight. seek 10 hid
. Yourselves IA muunlHins and forests and thus com
pei Us to iiuuI you down! Remember that 1
ia pursuit. II may be impossible 10 avoid conflicts
A Tue blood OF the white man, the blood OF III
red man. may be sani. ADD II spili, however acc
e dealally II may oe inPOssible of The discreet an
: huinsne among yoa, or among us. TO prevent
/. general aud carnage. Think OF this, n
to Cherokee brelhren, ! sm an old warrior al
haze been present at many scene Of slaughter
ba, spare me- beseeeh yea, the horror Of Al
messing the destruction OF The Cherokees.
he Do not, invite YOU, even wat tor the close a
K pfuaeh of the troops bat make such preparation
81 for emigrsiipn as you caa. and hasten TO lh1s pse
~ To Ress' Landing, or to Guutets Landing ~he
d you all will DC received k,udDess by officers s.
leci.d FOR the purpose. Yoa will hnd food for a
d. ad clothing Tor the dcsiiute. al either Of the
~ ,laecs, aud thence al your esse aud IN egmio
De be transported your ne~ homes according 10 Il
terms Of The treaty.
THIS ,s tbe address OF warrior 10 "sfFors.'
Nay HE enlfes,ies he klL6ly received. and in
the God OF 6oih, prosper he AmeneGns and Che
oktes, and pre.er,s thsa, long "a peace and r'en
WINFIELD SCOTT.
c.,,oxKH Aeg.cr. May 10, 1855.