Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-17


complapts at the removal of Col Newton, shed not
tear the occasion. Nor is the Union of less
value after these removals than before.
The Batesville News gives a list of eighteen of the
" kth and kim of the Sewer, johnson, and CONWAY
family who are Office holders, or recently such
We are opposed to this monopoly of offices by families
1t IL not lair But in answer to the L" News" as to
some members of the family not yet honored, would
remark that there excellent men in our neigh
borhood of the family and family law of the Senator
who have never received office. We mention this fac
in order that it may be borne in mind when the Cover
nor appoints commissioner to the line between
Missouri and Arkansas =
Chez Okce Affairs--The Treasury of the United
states-.The interest of the people of Arkansas.
We commence this week the publication of the Re.
port of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in relation
to the Cherokees We call the attention of our readers
as well as Of news paper editors to this SUBJ
Ject 1t is one Of importance the Cheroke no
small moment to the neighbouring at
this particular time should call the serious conside
ration OF the politician, who desires Justice as well
as protect the Treasury of the United States
30 far as the United States concerned the uues
on may be stated thus By the of appropriation
under the treaty of 1s35the Cherokecs individually
or collectively have become creditors the
OF The United States to the amount of six Million six
hundred aad forty thousand and sixty seven dol
lars 4H Prs -.
The true enquiry then is to what amount can the Go
vernment of the United States lawfully claim credit.
or how much do they yet the Cherokees Varou.
able writers have, from time time argued through
the columns of pepper, and elsewhere that there is
yet due the Cherokees subject to per capita division
little less than two million five hundred thousan nd dol.
lars On the other hand. the Committee Indian AT.
fat ,ln nvl, L,.-l
four hundred and ninety dollars and nine cents
| in tho Treasury TO meet this sum-
But TO obtain these credits it will be seen that Mr.
Ross has been paid 1887 745 sc on his removal con-
tract In fact the Government claims credit for about
two million Of dollars for removal when had the Ross
party been removed the same economical scale on
which the Ridge party, and Judge Martin and Lynch
and Others amounting to several thousand
ed the whole business Of emigration could only have
cost about three hundred and thirty thousand dollars
The same objection to more limited extent exists to
the credit for subsistence, which double what was
authorized is centended by the anti Ross party that
the United States had right to take the money OF
the individual Cherokccs appropriated to special OBJ
Jects to pay the enormous charges of Ross for
and Glasgow g. Harrison for subsistence. That both
we're frauds upon the people of the Nation and that the
United States bound to refund the money thus n
properly paid Such also to be the opinion of the
Committee on Indian Affairs and such in fact must be
the opinion of every intelligent man who reads the
treaty. This concession being made, the mind of the
politician nationally asks whom rests the sin of this
monsrous abuse by which the United States are to lose
two million and half Of dollars and John Ross Gas
gov Harrison, and few others to gain il? There
must be fearful accountability somewhere
The report, it will be very justly saddles s5sI
S4S 80 on the shoulders Of John Bell Secretary of War;
There is escape from this; because the documents
show that tho account paid contrary to all proce
dent after the same had been denied by previous ad
minstration As MIR. Bell is candidate for political
honors just now it would be well that the Tennessee
editors should look to this grave charge.
So much for Mr.. TyIers administration. The next
great bunder seems to fall upon Gen. Scott who made
SO runous arrangement, nctoned was by the
Van Buren administration. Well might that admins.
traton refuse TO pay Ross the above mentioned,
when they had already suffered him to pocket half
million of money contrary to solemn treaty spula-
tions. ls.
1t may be asked why have these abuses been pub
iicy exposed before To this question there very
satisfactory reasons. In the first place the United
Treasurer charged the amount to the funds due
Inc Cherokees in Six million six hundred and
'oyseven thousand dollars has been appropriated for
specified objects. Whether that money went these
"os "os matteT OI lnoluefence 10 pOHtictdns
the second place John Ross has been Principal Chief
tne cherokee Nation He has denied the validity of
'ho schermerhorn treaty-and hence he has denied
'nat ne has received any money under that treaty. the
aPProPatops of Congress, the of the Trea-
sa'e. ans aus own receipts to the contrary notwi.h
s'anoing. Indians are slow believe that either the
PRESIDENT or their Chiefs have dealt unustly by them
nose who understood the subject have been deferred
tue s'rong arm Of power. and the public press has
oe0n silent But now when they are made to under
tnat they have been robbed of their per capita
money thaf the few have been made rich at the
o. the many. their indignation has been excited
opposition has been gotsn up and this claim
will certainly be asserted.
might occur on hssty view Of the subject. that