Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-22

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quatt to ~ taak of carryinr ont -. so,trsct
and nssded their 81 sse tSss ahe prs. ,s
tence, ID the orGinal ips3assc OF maiil~ ii ar
clusiveiy Cherokee was ho{lo insincere, and for
eeSe elect. 0ne cf these noetions must be tr,,e.
e ee{aad ~e upPell to the facts. which sneak
Ioudef than words, IL adds another ,nors swernble
argument, among q hundred OF similar cha ractar
against the odious policy Of making private con-
tract in a business Of such imposing n,arp;tudc.
and nhen The public good should be the frst and
leading consderation. q 49,, :. -
e ~ quest.oos Of such deeP interest to whole
People Il is wise, nnd it Is - adsnontoo pf Al
ezpsrsenee, that pabic measusss should IS adopscd
s's1lt re?eFence ~ peFsonAi e2s,aidefs,ioas, ~
a. ceeainly TOO, Dat we should look 10 tbe on;n.
ions which we will entertain five years hence.
when the passions of tho moment shall have 81 ss.
ca away, and the test of practical result will have
hxed, forever, the character Of the act. We con.
ceive that to your hands has been committed the
power OF shaping and modifying this ction
as wen as all others connected with our removal
within the stipulations of the Treaty, and that.
therefore, to you our Posterty will look as having
Deen 10 some sort the arblter Of their fortunes
Qf6dteSf
questions of interest to the remnant or once
mighty people, may seem, in comparison with the
immense events that are developed in the gigantic
march OF your own great Republic, the posterity
OF this aboriginal race viii hold in the most live.
y remembrance tho transactions of this da v. and
they viii mostly keenly feel any result, which
shall subtract from them any portion of their re.
sources. But especially would they feel, with
tne most painful Poignancy, the loss of a vast
sum which needed but ordinary vigilance, and dill
gence and the simplest application Of the plaincst
rules Of practical Justice, fully, to prevent. And
IN proof that our views, of that active protection.
which We claim fnorn the United States is correct.
we take leave 10 refer you to the Treaty itself,
wnlch contemPlates this principle, by providing
mat no Investment Of money, for the Cherokees
shall be made, without the appreciation of the
President of the United States. We advance this
70 snew that the protecting power of the Govern
ment OF the United States to US has been, is in,
tended to be, and must be for any efficient pur-
Pose' action and providing, and we deem it un-
ne1ossary 10 press and argue that question in de.
tail. We take it to be an acknowledged proposi.
ton by every enlightened and impa rtiaI mind
The monies which have beeEapproprintedb by Con-
gress, without exception, were for the purpose of
e"rryi"5 iuso DfeCr tic Treaty, ana esprv em,rl
which was made by Mr.. Ross, at Washington, to
affect the Treaty, was framed upon by the strong.
est marks OF roprotatien, both by the Senate md
fiouse OF Representatives. 1t is in vain for Mr..
Ross 10 say that ne docs not recognize the Treaty.
Il rs the Supreme Law Of the Land, and the very
spirit of it, is that Of entire dependence and conf
donce on the ono side, and the guarantee of firm
and searching protection on the other.
we therefore appeal tc you for protection
against this abuse upon our Nation. We are
aware that much prejudice has been attempted 10
DO excited, in your mind dgainst u.s. but we appeal
from that attempt, to your justice and magnanim.
n.y. and we place this question, where it ought to
rest, upon the broad basis Of public go ods If it
was mere personal question between Mr.. Ross,
ana ourselves, we have many reasons, why we
should not urge it, but it is one bttween Mr.. Ross
and the whole Cherosee Nation, as well those who
have emgratcd, as those who romain; and it is
narrowed down to this point, whether he shall.
under the sanction of the Government of the
United States enrich his brother ut the expense of
the whole Notionf For the contract which has i
been made with him, is worth in nett profits Two
hundred und fifty thousand dollnrs-whiie .we as
sert It az our unquestionable conviction, that if
the contract is put up to the lowest bidder, by
public advertisement, by tho Disbursing Agent of
the Government Of the United Suites, il will be
taken al sum of ono hundred thousand dollars
loss by as competent men as to be- found ,lny
where. We pledge ourselves that it will be taken
now carried out
In addition to the views which we have here
presented we beg leave to state that although, you
may esteem the adoption of certain measures ex.
pedient, we cannot but presume, that you design
al erpcdiency shall be kept within the purriew Of
the prouisioas Of ths Treaty. And in connexion
with this sentiment. we would observe that we
think it important that an officer of the Govern.
mont Of the United States, should accompany
each detachment. This measure we beIivo i'm.
portaut to promote the quiet. order, comfort and
security of the Indians, and the settlements
through which they may pass. An officer of the
United Suites can exert more authority with the
Cherokees, and more satisfactorily under such
circumstances
BY the provisions Of the Treaty all those who
may prefer il, have the right of voluntary emf
grasioa, and we propose tha. for whatever numbcr
gay choose to connect themselves with US for
the purpose, that fhc sum of money necessary to
carry Il ont, shalt % paid over 20 them, proper
tionablv to the ratio which has been adooked in
regard to all others. q
We deeln It our duty to express our snureaen.
sion that from some quarter, - Other, eSr1s have
been made to produces erronooa1u imprsssons mon
your mind, Of (Ifstuso ssId the extsat Of 'the