The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-02
TwENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY,, May 30--h Continuation

In the course oil the udY
MIR. LYON, Of Alabama, asked the leave OF the
House record his vote Ia favor Of the passage Of
the Joint resolution from the Senate relating 10 The
public revenue and dues TO the Government.
He said, when The vote was Unexpectedly taken on
the passage Of the resolution this morning, he was
necessarily absent from his seat In attending 10 the
claims oftwo three Revolutionary soldiers OF his
district, whose pay had been refused at the agency
nearest their residence, under regulation which,
in his Judgment, imposed upon the pensioners and
their representatives much unnecessary trouble He
alluded 10 the regulation which required, in the
event Of their failure 10 apply for their pay tor
specified tiine thai they should be paid Ct the TIea
sury, and not al the agencies convenient 10 them.
He said In common with the great majority Of
his constituents he felt much interest in the passage
of the resolution prohibiting discrimination in The
kind Of money 10 be received by the Government in
payment for public lands, and for duties. He was
graiiled that Congress had by a vote SO decisive
determined 10 put an end to regulation Of the late
Executive BY which specie had been required in
payment for public lands while bank notes were
authorized 10 be received ia payment for duties, II
he had been aware that the resolution would have
been put upon passage SO soon after came down
from The Senate, his desire 10 serve even Reyou-
tionary soldier would mol have prevented him from
being present and voting Tor it, He hoped that the
House would allow him now TO have his vote re-
corded
This request Of Mr. LYON was not granted
INDIAN HOSTILITY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. HOLSEY, having concluded his remarks in
support Of the BILL and in favor of the immediate
ratification ofthe treaty al New Echota, was follow
ed by
Mr.. NAYLOR, who in warm and energetic
speech, reviewed the history of this Governments
negotiations and treaties with the Cherokees, all Of
which he described as constituting premeditated
system OF oppression towards that tribe for the pur-
pose OF obtaining their lands. He dwelt upon the
expulsion Of The Indians fIom their native homes as
an act of disgraceful injustice and eulogized very
highly the character OF Ross, and praised in terms
pf IRE pi0Oupncp pid che
| of that chief, who, amidst so much ietracion and
denunciation, had stood up boldly in defence OF his
people and their rights. Much of his speech con-
sisted Of documentary reading, going to show that
the treaty Of New Echota was fraudulent, whel.ce he
argued that 10 enforce such treaty would be grOss-
| ly cruel and oppressive.
| Mr. n. gave way, during his remarks, at the re-
quest Of
| MIR MOVES, who moved that the committee rise
10 enable him 10 that the resolution of the Se-
nate Chat day received and then on the table, ask
| ing for certain papers which, through mistake, had
not been sent up, with bill from that HuSue, re-
curing immediate aciion) be taken up and consi-
| dered
| This motion prevailing, the committee rose and
the message from the Senate being taken up, the re-
quest il contained was granted without a division !;
and then, The House having again gone into Com
mitiee of the whole, Mr. NAYIoR resumed the re-
marks he had been making, and closed with dec
aration o. his fixed resolution not TO vote one dollar
for the purpose Of carrying the treaty of New Echota
/ fraudulent and oppressive rs he deemed it, into
/ ecution.
| MIR. CHAPMAN defended the Indian policy of
| Alabama, at some length, and replied to those re-
marks Of Mr., Naylor which were eulogis,ic of Ross
1 and in which he commented so severely upon the
treaties hitherto entered into with the Cherokees.
| Mr.. DAWSON next took the floor He defended
the treaty, as the only Representative in Congress
ffom what at home is called the Indian party He
declared himself friendly now, he had ever been
known 10 be-most friendly to the Indians. He COM
pared the Cherokee Indian policy, especially So far
as Georgia is concerned, with the policy
stany pursued towards other tribes in other parts Of
the country; and deduced from that comparison the
argument that il inconsistent for the people Of
those States, by whose policy the Indian tribes with
in their limits are now entirely or comparatively ex-
tinc, 10 condemn the present policy of Georgia to-
wards the Cherokees.
! Mr.. BELL followed, and commenced speech in
review of the whole Indian policy of the Govern
ment, and dwelt to extent the fact that the
estimates, upon which The present bill was based
grounded on state of things that did not now
exist and that, consequently, there not now the
necessity which then existed for SO large an appro-
priaon as the bill demanded; when,
On motion of Mr.. WISE, the committee rose.
/ motion being made that the House adjourn
| Mr.. DROMGOOLE demanded the yeas and NAYS;
which were not ordered and, at half past eight
o'clock, the House adjourned.