Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-02-03

Ii is | think, desirable that the Cherokees them.
selves (who alone can move in this matter) should
adopt some plan to have their lands surve yed and
SO allotted as to give each family their improve.
ments, and such additional lands as would add TO
their comfort, or be necessary for farming mr..
Poses Let each receive title from the Chero
kee nation, under the general guaranty of the
United States. to be held as individual pronertv.
subject to such restrictions as will prevent the
alienation thereof to any other than Cherokees.
Should this be done, aLother step will have been
taken by the Cherokees in the scale of civilization.
and they will thenceforward advance with randi
" from comparative barbarism, until they shall
nave attained rank in the scale of humanity. u,,.
looked tor it not unhoped for by the most san
gnine philanthropist. | have merely thrown Out
these hints for your consideration relying upon
your better judgment to mature plan which will
consummate an object tina, consider of the biuh.
est Importance for the well-being of the Chero.
kee people.
am happy to inform you that the condition of
The Greeks is constantly improving. As a whole,
they are industrious, and will this year raise an
abundance, indeed, great surplus, of corn, which
they Will have for sale. They have also com.
inenced, to some extent, the cultivation of rice.
which will add much to their comfort in the wav
of living They hive suffered but little from sick;
ness during the past season. and, as they have
now become accllmated, it is but reasonable to
suppose that they will not again suffer from dis.
ease, which was the case the first two or three
years after their emigration. have nothing to
add to my report Of last year in relation to their
country. 1t is ample, both in extent and fertility
OF soil, for the wants of much larger popula.
lion. They are beginning to have a few mcchan.
'cs OF their own, IN addIt on TO the four black
smiths and assistants, wleeIwrght and wagon
ma lar f,,r,, had
These are invaluable to the nation. They have
not as yet adopted written constitution and laws.
as the Cherokoes and Choctaws have DONE The
unfrendly feelings entertained by many of tho
Greeks TO whites, as mentioned in my last annual
report, is gradually and most certainly wearing
away, as is also the feeling Of jealousy which at
one time existed between the upper and lower
towns. RoIey Mcintosh is the acknowledged
principal chef Of the Creek nation, and all cheer
fully submit TO him as such. 1t is but an act of
Justice 10 the Creeks to say, that their whole con-
duct, since their emigration, has been Of The most
friendly character; and. while they are the most
Formidable of the tribes the frontier, they are
not the less to be relied for their fidelity to the
Government of the Unitcu sEur.s. ~
q The Sennoes. who have mostly settled on the
Deep fork Of the Canadian. within the limits of
he Creek nation. have, sinco their emigration,
been quiet. and apprehend no outbreak or diff
Guilty among them. The portion of rountry they
occupy is we'll adapted to raising corn. melons,
pumpkins, beans and lately they have cultivated to
some extent rice. These with other vegetables,
add much to their comfortable subsistence. The
disputed question. in relation to negro property,
between the Seminoles and Creeks has not vet
been adjusted, and | recommend tina, immediate
measures be taken to have these difficulties
brought to a close, otherwise, if they remain
unsettled, they may, and probably will lead to I'M
plea sant collisions between the parties. The Sc
minoes, you are aware, will not receive an annu-
ity after this year; by Limitation this treaty pro-
vision expires. consider this very unfortunate.
1t is a well known fact that the country they have
left was we'll adapted to tho idle habits of this
tribe; it abounded in game, fish of all kinds, &C.,
and from the earth they were also able to procure
a good substitute for bread without labor. They
are now in n country without game, exposed to a
colder climate. If they therefore cease to draw
even the small pi.tance which, by treaty stipuIa.
ton, they have hitherto enjoyed, it may readily be
supposed that, with a change Of country for the
worse, and their annuity expired, their condition
will be truly wretched. The location Of these In.
dams among the Creeks is also subject which re-
quires revision, not only to satisfy the Seminoles,
but the Creeks; is so desirable that the conflict.
ing difficulties between these tribes should be
speedily adjusted, that again recommend the SUBJ
ject to your especlal attention and favorable
sideration.
have no changes 10 report in regard to the
Senecas, the mixed bands Of Senecas and Sha W.
nees, and Quapaws, constituting what is termed
tho Neosho subagency. The facility with
which they can procure whiskey, by reason Of
their proximity to The white settlements of Mis-.
souri, still exists, and must as long as it contin.
ues. have tendency to retard their improvement.
The Quapaws nre greatly benefited in their
agricultural pursuits, under the management of
the farmer provided by treaty. The mill erect
ed by the United States for the Senecas is still in
successful operation. In addition to the saw mill,
the gsist mill is of good construction. and being
equal if not superior, to any in TINT section Of
the country, it is resorted to by the whites for the
purpose of having their whea; manufactured into
flour. This mill is thus made source Of profit
and convenience to the Seneca band, maIy of
whom raise wheat. which is made into -four at
their mill. The country embraced in the Neo.
sho sub-ugency is fertile; fine springs are also
found in the country, and general good health is
enjoyed by the tribes. They have backsmths.
assistants, and iron and STEEL furnished them un-
der treaty stipulation.
Since my last annual report. the Osages have
been transferred from my SUPPLEMENTARY 10 thai
of St. Louis. | regret to say that, while they
were under my general supervision, could see
but little change for the better in their habits anc