The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-03

MACON, NJ June 20,h 1913.
Gen. C. N. PRICE,
Sir: Isce a call on me 10 your paper Of the
22d. 10 give the acts 10 the public IN relation TO
the claims Of the Choctaws, under TIE Ifth ar.
tieie ofthe srcaty At Dancing Rabbit Greek
was summoned before the Board Of Com.
missioners to testify in those cases, ard was
furnished b. he board with a lisl Of intcuoga.
tories 10 answer and IN my answer 70 some Of
the questions as 10 my belief ! stated that be-
levod that 30 at q every 100 were frauds
upon thc Government
vii now proceed 10 give you some Of my
reasons i0r such a belief aud through you to
the public ifyou Thick proper J was mach Of
my time in the Choctaw nation, from The 2ith
ofFcbnmry until the oath OF August, 1891 the
SIX months requircd by the treaty Coz themta
signify their intention 70 remain, and spent
much Of ny time at the agency.
] have known Col Wa-a ia agnnt tore
fuse GOOD many Choctaws 70 rogislcrihoir
names az that saw refused by HIN, have re-
moved West, and arc now amongst The present
claimants / travelled much Of my time alter
The 2Aih Of august; 1881, unlh the last party
emgraled in 1885, heard but few complaints
amongst the Choctaws, that injustice bad been
done them BY the Government Of The United
States. | have frequently conversed with
number Of those now claiming land since the
2ith of August, 1891, when they did NOT Pre-.
tend 10 claim nds. their object then appeared
10 be to reject the treaty. nad 70 that end not
to comply with any ofiis provisions. Some de-
MED thai the country was sold, and oulc not
acknowledge the truth nor do any thing ihli
would commit them ON the subject Of the treaty
A number Of heir intelligent halfhgeeds have
Observation-Disclosures and ignorance If
The Choctaws; they would neither register nor
romove, AMI would lose all the benefit Of the
treaty. Some time IN the year iS33, those
Choctaws beesme % ,re enlightened about the
time thcv had employed agents or sold their
rights: and now those very Indians who had
frequently informed me that they did not sgni-
" their intention to the agent now come before
the beard and prove every thing necessary ia
their cases.
Greenwood Lelorc, a treaty chief in
rpneeh a. the land sales az Columbus in : 335,
pronounced them all frauds The Legislature
Of Mississippi unanimously pronounced them
al frauds from the testimony before them, lsc2
Journals ofthe House, 1886, page H. Those
are the facts on which ] have formed my be-
lief. By the law creating this board fany ln-
dian has disposed Of his land previously to the
9th February, 1896, his claims will not be en-
,ertained by the board. Most OF those claim
Inq had sold previous to that iimc, and some
are ofrecord in the counties. Those old con-
tracts are suppressed and new ones claiming
made since that time. The Government oithe
United States onght to be represented by able
counsel and by agents 70 procure testlmonyi
and Mississippi ought to be represented by
counsel, that her rights might b protected.
Ifihe G1vonm,ui Uses some two or three
millions cfdohrs Mississippi vii have to lose
herpropnrIion q the two per cent lnnd' secured
inhar a'il som oiher citizens theF homes ann
labw Ia years
beHcYf iA+i 'Aa leg siliure on1ii 70 'lke
this subject ~ haH, wh'n they convene ana
pas resolutions req resting the Tres 'aen, 20
suspend he issuing of patents Or scT'pl unul
fair and f1ll Investigation be made. 1.-THE gov.