Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-04-06

10 Interfere with the Internal concerns Of the on.
Gers, and to trespass upon their rightsL Nov
do unhesitatingly assert that such 10 not shs
disposition Of the Cherokees, neither hero or e'ss.
where and { at the charge 10 not susceptible OF
proof. The ausion to the chassisemont Of an
officers servant is no evidence Of such dsnPos'-
ton. for very much doubt whetl,er & W" has
ever heard more than one side Of that case. !
have no wish to 90 into dosaila about 20 sri6ing
and small matter. although Colonel Davenport
did make it the subject Of very ridiculoo'
" ORDER" ard that entirely from eEPsrse informs
tion. II there Is anything proved BY that cass.i
is not moro to tho discredn Of tho Cherokees tn
the military.
He says further, that the Chesokees compaa
because they are prohibited from aakif
steam boats on their arrival at Fort Gsosos.,
pInces Of riot. intoxication and drunken brswis7 :
and because " they arc forbid 70 engage 10 an I'LL
cit traffic Of spirits with the troops On the ga'son
reserve" aud for ether sisaiisr cssses."
This is all poetry and tho facts rzis 20.
where but in the feverish brain Of the rsvie -.
Every individual ut OH acquainted with the s5asa
Of the Cherokees. know that they have asv,,
made any such complaints. They have. how.
ever, complained. and Justly tho. Of an srbitrnr
crcept officers and their serp"sas gang on bon
steam boats, but mover for ths rsasons assigned
:. Veritas." Ii riots, &C.. havo ever occurred :
board bo,ts, ask il no s6cers participated
have seen, and 10 has (" Sertas." drinking az
gambling BY officers to eycess on board OF be
and why then not have excluded all Rec
OF the arrogance and overbearing disposisie
those who established the :. order" and cont o
ed it. It gave great offence. has ever been 10
| hy a.. 4 =. -
sounded by conmandnnt prompted by tettus
motives and n mora " libernI spirit" ! have
seen citizens Of the U. s.. gemfIemes in the esti-
nation "f - Veritns," haited by the scntinel at
the gnngway Merchants, travellers, and all
| who had business or sought their pensure. were
lowered to the hnmIi,tng necessity of begging
perm" to 20 where their rights M freen,en was
| passport enough. i....
The complaints on account of the prohihi ;.5t
SOIL spirits IN the reserpe is known poris
" Ver'ins," but else that I have 90
can hear OE-nOt even to Mrs. W-d- . .
We are to infer from 8. si'nilur causos." know
nof' unless It no 81 netting alike disreputsble to
us aud towhich ] will only add alike wanting in
truthfuiness.
''Veritas' sneers at the idea Of the Cherokecs
being "a treaty abiding people," bu. s'gnsily fails
to sust'in his position. That they. arc . trraty
abiding people appeal to the history Of The coun-
try-h'st"ry written by his cnuetrymeu-an I
mai tain that where the Cherokces have dspa rtod
in ono instance, that tho whites have broken their
engagements dozen times. In tho war VI tho
Revolution they violated on trsaty-,hsy espou.
sed the cause Of Britain her friend e,d ally,
| and to whom tho colonies then owed alloeianco
| The treaty Of psace in 1883 between Great Bsi.
tain and tho United States made no provision for
the Cherokees, but were abandoosd 10 axe caro-
of themselves. The encroachments Of he colo
mist aud their border difficulties decided sseir
course. The war was continued for two years
longer on their " own hook" and finally ended
| by the troaty Of l7S5. Since then, treaty has
succeeded treaty, but defy "ver,as' to the
proof of his chnrg-, and show when or whom or
how they have b"en untrue to their pledges. The
| position he assumes is untenable. nm hs deduc.
tons relative tn the insrun,cpt Of 1895 u,ero 10.
Phs'ry. Tint treaty was base fraud brsh upon
the Gov rnmant and Cherokee. The in vi iaala
who entered INTO that treaty were not aui oeixad.
nor did single ono hold even tho ofica - aos.
pclter. 1t wns in violation Of every thin, 80,
just. decent and proper and was forcsd
tho U. S. SENATE by falsehood, and rasife
| hard struggle by q ma iority of oasot
was opposed by moro than nine-:ensi
people, and all their chiefs and ofScers.
ruin and misery; reared up tor a while
pied protonders backed BY State an
troops. The effects Of that atrocious
deeply felt in various respects. Some .
visions exceedingly objectionable. and
less modified. The Cherokees never
lodged it as " their nct,' and sAev .ere,
understand the nature Of tina F.-dor.I
n,ent, and know thar upon its being :, '.,.
c6fcers Of the Government wero hound
its provisions. We have rrceived a.
contemplated .tenefis, but they are 3
lnnced by evils Of a tcnfold nature. 4
crptance, it has never been considered
but c"'npulsive. There IL no,hi, o in on
code" or legal Jurisprudence" which ,
nfy the innocent ia taking from The !
ohium Of tre"son. by ackno~ le.le;no Il
as the act Of the nation. !, woul.i hs 4
and although it may continue Tor seo. =
the Statute Books. thu memory Of ,re,.o f-
Justice will be insrparab!y Connected a,
nd yet "Veri,ns" appeals 10 this treaty
ls35 to susinin him against m. IJn;i,
Agen, He is more than we,oorn. -,
fit Of their testimony. Few iuss man M
sympathy for hose who have di,vr.csd
ofChcrokee.
mo one instance" says ~ ~. c.o
cularised where u military OFF,. 49,,