Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-15
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- 80 ~
sssS ss,ss q -. - sevs5S = ~ 4 4 =
same 49,, sbeut n 49, - ocpus s1o<og III
ieogius = snsths! islt cetzs!a =
fol owuers. Tbus tass - avsuasra Ckss11'ses
beea diPosse6sod iek - - dr. 1a1I16s
posscssions, and de net ha3 6oed ciapus1ato D "
the GosSrnuaenf a - uaifed 0Gsos, Who clniss.
ed tho ewassship. "a ~ 1ho ln1.aaIs had obaaiaed
lasrsui possessicn, - 'tispessd ee them b. ~
troaty y 1885. ~ = ~ u dispeie of nay e lhs
public 6hdA WddH any po6f q datioa go
The face Of tho earth ptovidsd t6r ns she Wee1ern
Cberoksss, v6luntal!1 ard tanely turssndsf -
session of their lapi kilhous seesivisg ~ eqslv.
alent | q, wonn eny aatice q people ~ ruios
Of the peapesiy 81 epo1hSr. q etsain It without
hinde.ance, bscsuo i>oro exisecj 10 power Of ne.
sistanee1 Not'o 'os6 1td16 kcna1e tcs hae3 eoo-
fsrrsd a,pue H. Wak&o1 chernk - ~. - esew
Echelsl }ren>ys- sxS - ~
school fsnd, provl1st ~ ~ l10sh AZ =
Tho vaffous shops onxI na1Skantck n61 - Inx
fcinlly employed ~ - uaaisdS were prosf1cd
for by the treaty of l69o spd 10 s1iSion
il made, u thess t.ovn5ous ~ the treo(y Of
1865. Tho only my insendsd % y tene9tssd
BY that treaty, accosf ~ d DE sserhiioos * ths
and those who had sofolIed iee smigratiou sincs
June. 1888. On he oahsr haud, nof only sts d.
tie 6shs iands hss bes1 takeu uuay Of chan1sd.,
but other rights ~ rrivileess q ths we3esn
Cherokees aro cp4aiisd. and al their ntefssS Il:
jurousty affected ~ il prcvjpidos- = g, p "a
Nov. we serioosly ask, sf3o9 did lilo fln5Sed
States rgais posssssioa of the lnnds sciveyoa 70
tho Western Cherokess. BY the treaty of to1os
Or wheso did the Government obtain the powor
to exercise possessosy control oysr It afef the
treaty IL 1882 That treaty bad been appgored
by tho President, asd rssi6ed 81 Is Ssnsts 4 "a
United States and was ii Dscemtsi, 10 g, 4aa1.
ing and obligatory uFou bosh the cousrac{ihk par-
ties. II had never heen anuulIed 81 sspoaied ~
any net 70 which the w. Cherokee wefe passy;
and they never grsnted, o. acqu3eace1 Il the en-
trel assumed by .hs Unitsc S,atos ii 1885; bot
always have, and d aow deny tie cxisletcs q
the power there e1cfefsed. :. I,
Let ss examide Iuisher lie lssssiy Of itssS. By
the ist article; d hsls already tsbn shcwns No
Eastefi Chcfokees csdc 70 ~ United Saaas5 al
their lands and Poss!ssetis sasa q ~ Miasiappi
which is to include &Il their claims for spoluii
Of every kind. But - dcdb:s had arisen aboui
the intention Of ne Governusent ia making -this
ssipalation the question was aSaia sssubmitis1 %
the Scnate for their co6sideraijon and Jecisioa.
Now, let rs turn . ths soppleqlSniayy artistnee
! ! ! ! : ] ! | ! ! !
this ts.qiys setre4 g ~ - n -
lars was liked osxx 1I1qI1 ~ y<oroG - e
east Of MisE;ssi ~ ~ ~ ~ - g. -
erwiso sxpressiy 1ls;6s = ~ f0is som u 6sc
millions of dollars, therefore, cannot be touched
for an expenditure undet the treaty, except ESQ.,.
600 required by thA roth article, ard $5Oo,OOb
stipulated for ia the "a article as The consdcrsacd
to be paid to the Unted States for the cessioa IL
the additional tract cf lard: Every Other claim
Is embraced within the provisioas Of tie 81 sup
Elementary article, and cannol - taken fron shs
FIRE nilIioas TO u nid ~ tho vsiue of the krds
relinquished W ~ Cherokee The baiidos of
this mcuoy, thcfesdfe anoun:iik 70 four usillicns
and fffy thousand dollar, vas due 10 he Chero-
kecs upon The 81 tIIe tseaty, and slouId
have been equally divided sehcok them, a. prss
vided for in the 18Th article, ~hieh denouIiss.ss
the re>pcnls 40 ssfhe people bSieusine 4he Choro.
kee nation east, aud tuck Cher5k ees ns hsye -.
removed west since June, 16S3r' This n,caeyi
which is callsd pef capita or ksad-richs money
has bcen long aud anxitusly iooksd lor 81 sihe
Cherohee people, aud, alshopSh ~ SycStctn Che.
rokees are debarfea from all bc6efit ~ The terms
Of the treaty, yet tisy ayupasi 3iih tkeis east
ern brethren. and ok the question, What ias Be-.
Of four milIiots a6 10 have slso1n, has ~ bse1
r~i.>~~ s~% ~sy 10y
doubtcss ia soFee $40 depd ery; htendet >o 10
applied 10 sfsctihs s'qs gispt Iatioaal r,rsanre.
The 6rst foothold xas obt1inc5 u tbis coqpfyy by
| the Eastern ChcfSEoos, uude4 ~ prorni>o > Tint
their Western bss{61 shss,Sij ysssIvs pfeSoe::
sionate share of ~ fupdi s5d = ssiei1ate q III
the Ieae6ts q tlss 3spesy Of lql3 q ~ >pme
PIE. procufed the sxscptiop = " insts,,iupss i
writing, styled, A,ls "a IF psSai beisura N
Es:sfa !s.. AID nss!ss 9a!sd Nv r
IL uuders,;gasa, ,oia..at II sbs "a cssso
i kee settlers, who m tie figs of i6sir fasherp
east q tho Missies n : ,Guzri - a 4 ceetzfy ana
do nov tor ihen7 6 \ ia "a 1u,sif 81. ~ 5Rssa
sso caerctees; e'P!s e5laHs e!s' aeair I shs'
or that under IL is lsy ~. = disessi 3
any rights gusfsalI fe tbegn ~ &rnss sscsafse
4 They % likewisS 5sast solesnsly psu<es iohih;
n 1885; md reee1% % - lss1 l0p;plesie5 ~
RI veyine tide 70 ~ fis ~ :nSw oceupy ~
claim = tbeir ccafasfy: axesg9 thoso coacssasd y
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