The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-06-05


would be very difficult. If by npproprl0tlng
some hundreds Of thousands of dollars, aud al
lowing reasonable delay, the Cherokees would
be induced TO assent TO the removal it ought, in
his opinion 10 be done.
The message was laid upon the liable.
In the HOUSE the same message was received
in similar munner-greaty exciting Southern
members, and called forth threats and denuncia-
IONS 1t was referred to the committee on In
dian affairs.
Wcdnesday, May %.
In the Senate, Clay Of kentucky, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the Treasury and
the Postmaster General severally inform the Senate
whether any orders have been given from their De-
partments 20 receive the notes of banks for reyen.
ne, and, if any, what were those orders and If any
instructions have been given, that they communi.
to the Senate what were those instructions
He SAID he supposed orders had been issued for
the receipt of those notes; he wanted to ascertain
how the fact was.
Wright denied that any such orders had been
issued. The resolution was agreed TO.
From the documents annexed to the Presidents
Message, relative to the Northeastern Boundary, IL
would seem, that our government had proposed 10
Mr. Fox, the British minister, TO enter into con
vention for the establishment of joint commission
of survey and exploration "upon tho basis OF the
original American proposition and the modIEcatlonS
offered by her majesty's government MrFnx
had declined to enter upon such negotiation for
want of powers; but had promised to lay the mat
ter forthwith before the British government.
In the House, after the reports of various com
mittees, resolutions being in order, the resolution
of Graves for printing 10000 extra copies oithe eV
idence and journal Of the duel committee, with
Farfeld's amendment for printing the same num-
Der of extra copies of the several Reports. after
having been lost sight of for week or two, came
up again for consideration. Mason of Ohio, resum-
ed his speech against the majority report, which he
continued until the expiration OF the morning hour
The House then went into committee OF the
yhn1a fIa InHi lisa
the floor and he addressed tho House with great
spirit and eioquence He indicated Ross in most
triumphant manner against the aspersIons OF DuW.
son, and went into detailed statement OF facts To
show that the pretended treaty treaty that
it was made curruptly with Il few traitors-Rldse,
Boudlnot and others,-by Parson Schermerhorn,
and Currey, the Infamous Cherokee agent; that not
one hundred of the nationever assented to 1t; that,
in the language of Mr. Mason, person sent into the |
Cherokee country by the government to investigate
The subject, the Cherolees were unanimousl y and
irreconcilaby hostile 10 1t, and that they Will new
agree that handful OF traitors shall sell their
country and determine the destinies OF the people,
Wise was replied to by Towns. After some in
intervening debate, he spoke second time, and in
the Of his remarks, he subjected the Georgia
orators, Dawson, GrantIand, Towns, and Their back
ers, Legare, Graham, and Downing, the Flori"a
Indian killer, Il series OF cross questions which
they found by 10 means agreeable.
The Georgians forced to acknow Wedge that
the treaty vas fraudulent, and that it made
with the assent of less than hundred of the
Cherokee nation.-But they said the fraud was not
theirs Georgia is not accountable for the disgrace
or tho hardship of the treaty, for the Government
of the United States, and the State OF Georgia,
made it.
The Government, they say, is bound to Georgia
send off the Indians and tins bond they Will have;
and will have it now, without IL days delay, at the
price of no matter how much blood. They distinct
" declare that Georgia would nullity any inerpo-
sion the part Of the Federal Coy eminent, as
they had done before on similar occasion. Towns
said the nterposition on the part OF The Govern
at this late day, would lead to boodshed-
Georgia would enforce her rights at all hazards.
The astounding fact was mentioned today, IN the
debate, that number Of the Senator's who voted IN
the malority-Gt was but ma orly of one ON the
ratification of the Treaty Of New Echota, nave de-
cared that they did not so vote because they thought
the Treaty yald-for they knew it fraudulent
but because they believed 1t to be necessnry IN
this way remove the CherokeeS from the bayO |
nets of the Georgians.
Before Wise had finished he gave way to a
ton Of adjournment.
Thursday, May "a.
In the Senate, communication received |
from the Secretary Of the Treasury, in answer to
Cay's Resolution of yestcrday.
The purport of it was that orders had been |
given on the subject and the present receipt bank
notes was in consequence OF previous orders, and
of the resumption of specie payments by certain |
banks. The communication was accompanied by |
Il copy Of letter from the Secretary TO the New
York collector, dated April 23d, 1883, which was |
read This letter sanctions the recept Of the notes
of specie paying banks, except such issue notes
under five dollars, according 10 orders and nstruc
tons given previous to the suspension otspecie pay
Clay said he did not know whether it would be-
come necessary to make any farther inquiry on this
subject. 1t appeared that the collector at New
York did receive the notes OF banks, and he had
letter in is drawer informing him that, resump
ton, the notes of specie paying banks are to be re-
ceioed and d'Sb~rsed in payment of the dues aud
debts of Government.
The communication of the Secretary of War; in
relation to the Cherokees then taken up
Sewer of Arkansas, spoke with much warmth
against the conclatory proposition Of the Secre
tary.
On motion of White, a resolution was adopted
calling upon the Secretary of War state whether
the proposition had been acceded to by the Chero
kee Delegation, or any answer given The sub
ject was then referred to the Committee on Indian
affairs.
The House then resolved itself into a committee
of the whole the Indian Host;lities Bill and
Wise, who had the floor, continued his exposition
of the frauds and cruees practiced upon The Cher
0xees