Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-05-29
cor,,ssoqd,nce Of the Journal Of Commerce.
WAsulsoroS, May 23d.

hAsilNtIoNl has ~"'
The debate on the Cherokee question has fairly com
m.nccd IN the House, aud the subject ~ hhely to be
iiafoughly discussed. some very able and fearless men
have taken it up and will carry IT on, no MISTER how
mach the Southern ge nileneu may think II proper ana
necessary 10 frown aud foam about 1t The threats OF
STATE nuihbcaton snd collision with the Government
81 the Union, have pretty much lost their terror and
believe that on The part Of The House, at least, there Is
.dtsposition 10 do something like justice 10 the CheTo'
kees Ia regard to the proposition oi the Executive 10
tae Cherokee DrlrgauoOn, tIst "a not before Tie House
substantially, butt Is represented by hf Ben amend
meat 10 the Biil making appropriations for Indian Hos
titiis, Tor the year 1855. THIS Indian Hostility Bill re
irrs to The prospective collision with the Cherokees
aud MI Bell moved to amend 1t by adding n Pfoviso
that two millions OF the sum appropriated shall 30 to the
Cacrokees, an addition To the sum allowed for their lands
b. The Treaty OF New Echota, 10 ease they should agree
" remove, IN compliance with the terms OF mat treaty
Tie debate TO day turned upon the validity OF the Urea
&, and the property of the intolerance IA favor OF ITS
modification b. he Government ol the uaited STAGES.
The argument IN behalf OF the Georgia members IS,
that whst-Ser may be the character OF the treaty, the
Government 10 bound to Georgia and the other states
concerned to send Of The Indians, and give them their
lads and Improvements ON their own terms They do
not care, as they say, whether the treaty was fraudulent
or not. as they DID not make II bui the lands they will
have by force, whether the United States sgr-e 10 1t or
not They say they have forced the Government to
yield 10 their pretensons on this subject before ana
they wall do II again. They admitted the surrsputious-
n.ss OF tn. Treaty 10 the fullest extent claimed. They
found that hey had a Omitted a little TO much Tor the use
tad Mr. Dawson rose AMI interrupted Mr. WISE who
as gong on with his interfogahons TO the "eorgia
members, aud SAID that he considered Il improper Tor a
armbcr thus 10 intsffogAie tie nenlbers from a slate
and he hoped the gentleman would dcsist from II. lhe
STATE Of Georgia was not snswrtable Tor te fauus AZ
edged against the agents ei The Government Of the u
ui,ed states, and he objected 10 any questions on the
subject Mr. WISE sad he should nevertheless re-
peat tie questions snd Pfess them home on the Georgia
members II concerned them 10 know, and they prob
.tly did know The whole history Of tie matter. II thry
I'D not know Il, they ought 10 know At and he would
70 on 20 prove 70 them tIe frauds aicdgsd TO have been
pfAeused lie would prove thAtihe 1rvay VAS made
As some q The representatives from beofga h1d acA-
noWiedgsd, With Ices than one hundred Cherokets
Nf LssAfr here interrupted Mr. WISE and said iEat
admitting the fact that the Treaty was made VITA q
power incetpPrt.nt 20 maze n On the part Of The Cher
ostes, he v shed 10 aA the gentleman from Nitglnia
shcther the terms Of the Ircaiy were i%liberai, Whistler
ihsy bse not got a god pioe '"i tTrii i.9o' anl a pet
ter eauaNy iH the room uf thsm. Nh We replied -
ia the frat place, he sad, he vas ssiouisbed that the
g,HdsmAn should Putsueh = question, 40 ld'd not reach
ne tssae whether there was Treaty ~ boi IN Tie
,sean place, he replied that slms Of The Cheroke-s hed
t~eu 10 the county, and tbsy we're convinced that they
could not lave 40 II There vas no COCO wafer ia IL
none which vas wholrsome-anc the lands were not -
ieftls 60 those they DoS bad. But no" .amil thANthe
uew county - q g~ardtn,-roh With al The blessings
u Gun snc .ol that Il . - TACT q fsrsdtse can "e
make lhsm lake u aud give Up thrif oTn eoanuy -
They oct forth, moreover, that they have a country that
hey are xeli pleased with ths, II san improved eoun.
uy sbrre they hasf every facility aud advantage around
ben and that Win they are removed from this they
wI be eiycn ever 10 The Government hsfP4es "a
30 rolhsd Il ell their Impforsmtnis aud their property
,ni driven bach 10 barbarian.
presume NJ Iegare was snssefsa. But PerhS %
net Msny we're Under the impTsssion that The Chef
stss' mu', GO, and ought 10 g., stthout reference Al
Al 10 the Treaty. he validity " suPuisuons The SeAce
Il ths mon sua The Piesefrsuon Il the lives svsa o.
hs CheFokse, themselves, are urged as be real reason
tsf ~eoAhrmiHg ths Treaty The ASTOUNDING fact Ssi
usuunnsd O. DAY, IN The debate, that q nGmh<f q ihs
seAalors Who voted IN u. ma 5outy-Ot ~ss bot a ma
Efas a sss y-oa the rsnbcsnon Of ths Treaty. Of Nes
Lchots. have declared that thsy dad net % vote seeAnss
@sy ,hosght ne TFessy Vshc-fos they knew Il SO
"aesisei-kui ssescs they nelSsrc Il &C. be necesss
- "a th1s .tF % rsnsss ie Chsrsaees from the bsyo
"s q us oeosgssns- lhs tact q aatist 81 htsicfy
sIe ekh he proved Nol soHdsiisl u Z then that shy
s'Af ef tas Treaty % nIes - ofcsf 70 renesf 10 tsani
eehsakni sah Tie ESTATES q haGshsty TO say moth