Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-24
Cheiokee Afairs-.The Treasury of the Unite
states--General Scott and the Indian Commits
. siOner. T. Hartley (,raWCard.

states.-GcneraI Scott and the Ind ian Commits
sioner, T. Hartley Crawford.
We Published last week the report of the Committee
on Indian Ars, in relation the remova of the Che
rokces and the correspondence of John and
processing to act agents of the Nation
who, it turned out, acting for themselves and o.
Major General Winfield Scott acting on the part of the
United States. We then omitted to call TIC attention
of cur readers to the fact that Maj General Winfield
Scott at first objected the estimate of SOS $50 for the
removal OF every one thousand Cherokoo as extrava
CANT.
AT the very first blush every person in the United
States thought SIS So for the removal of every Chero.
kee exceedingly extravngant. Indeed one could
spend SO much by putting up at the best hotels every
night But what strikes us more forciby is, that when
Gen. Scott returned the proposition Mr. Ross for re-
consideration, the latter offered no new argumentdid
not show how the money could possibly be consumed
did not say that wagons would cost high thai horses
would rise as soon as it was known that there was de-
mand for them that mules would disa ppcar. or that
horned cattle would have to be shod, even should
Reverend conductor have to delay whole detachment
FOR the purpose But he simply insists that he thinks
the estimate reasonable; and adds a small sum for
"soap." Now as soon ever the soap is mentioned
Heh Scott yields to the estimate. Sup IS word OF
DUBIOUS import kendall tells us that in a certain dis
trict In Mexico, 1T passes as circulating medium
among backwoodsmcn il has q slu;ntinp TO the same
import; but one hardly believe that GencraI Scott
$" soon learned its meta phorica import. That Mr.
koss was familiar with the term there be no doubt
and that he has got well sOapea at the expense of peo
pie, many of whom rusty for of SOAP is equal
y clear The matter stands precisely thus: Without
soap Gen. Scott thought S65 So for removal cxtrava
giant, even when the Cherokee Nation had to foot the
bill--but when G s,ight addition for so1p'' is added,
the cstimttc becomes reasonable and Gen. Scott Yields
This is curious and the look at it tho more we
arc puzzled IL high off Ger will agree to an cnor.
nous fraud how much soap docs take to wasl, that
fraud over? That's the question.
But we would pariicu srly call the attention of our
readers to the Report of the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs upon the additional claim of John Ross for
soo''5lo % and which before remarked, was re-.
fused by the Van Buren, Admnst but uferward.
PAID oy the Tyler Administration. 1t would scem
that MI Ross was not satisfied with the slght addition
or soup, or else the slight addition for soap went into
some other box. For find according to the Commits
sioners Report. that he charged for wagon hire and
horse rations which he did not have or feed S96 7O4
0l CENTS and for wagons returning, not one of which
ever did return, $50 600 dollars and indeed that the
whole claim was equally groundess But the report of
the Indian Comm ssioncr is too full to need comment
Wetrust that every person will read it, even should il
be for curiosity's sake.
we shall anticipate the extract Of next week so ia
as to say, that this five hundred and eighty two thou
sano dollar claim was paid by John Bell Secretary Of
war; and upon the recommendation of General Scott,