Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-31

ton had laid before tho President, ,Eroiect
Tor new Treaty bond on removal and ces,
! sion. The letter gives tho Delegation
their final reply. Ii offers them conces-
sions OF very liberal nature, in the hope
and with the understanding that 1t will re-
conciie the whole tribo to removal. 1t dies
not grant all that Ross requires, hut il pro
poses, with the assent of the States Of GeOr
gia, Alabama aud Tennessee. to prolong
the time allowed for the removal for Two
years, and to give the Indians all the neces
sary protection, meanw hile. and even TO suf-
Ter them to manage their own removal in
their own way. under certain restrictions. -
II oilers to grant the Cherokees patent. in
perpeiuity, for their new country West of
the Mississippi, which the Government al
ways contemplated granting TO the emi-
grant tribes, and agrees that no territorial
or other Government shall be enforced over
the Chcrokees without their assent. Ii
considers further sum for the expense of
removal, aud the payment of arrearages
anu annuities under former treaties, and
the continuance Of nnnuities granted by the
arcaty ot 1919, for two years, provided
Congress shall assent thereto, but it refu-
ses TO allow sum for the Cherokee county
IN addition 10 the million fund stipulated
in the Treaty
Messrs. Clay and King of Alabama.
Cnthber of Georgia. aud others, expressed
the greatest surprise, regret and indignation
at this movement on the part of the Execu-
uvo.. They said they had not been consult
ed in 1t, aud utterly condemned it, as iniu-
rious to their States, and we'll calculated to
provoke protracted and bloody war with
the Cherokees. They said events had been
brought about in this matter. of which the
Government had no knowledge,b by the mur
ders lately committed by the Cherokces,
AT the lnstisation If the pretended chief of
that nation, with whom this negotiation
had been opened; AMI they moved the Son
ate that the States concerned would 90 on
forthwith to- execute :ho treaty, whatever
might DO the course Of the Government in
regard to 1t. Tboy said that tho States
Immediately concerned would never as
sent to any delay; and hut for this treaty
Georgia would not have waited so long for
their removal They spprned aud repndi-
ated The document and would not agree
that II should ever be referred. Mr.. Web
ster said that II was the prevailing opinion
IN the country that the treaty was frautlu-
lently obtained. This was his own opiniou
rs expressed at the time Of its ratification
here. If, as the Secretary OF War propos
ed, any thing could be done to lessen the
injustice of our procedure, he hoped it
would bo done. Ifa little money was all
that was wanted for this purpose. he was
willing to grant it. Mr.. Calhoun said that
Tho Secretary Of War wished to make the
removal easier and more speedy by prevail
ing upon the Indians to assent to it, To
remove them without their assent would he
difficult. If five hundred thousand dollars
would persuade them to 20, after o reason
ably delay, he trusted il would he given.
The matter was laid aside for the present.
The same message was discussed in the
House and referred 20 the Committee on
Indian affairs. Most of the day was snent
u the consideration of the subject of The
Presidents message in relation to- tho o, !;
cupation by Great Britain Of the territory
of the U. States OH the Mississippi. Mr..
Adams says We have twenty -eigh, degrees
of that coast that we may, aud probably
must, fight for; aud he is for occupying it a,
once.