Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-21

The Cherokees We are likely to have a war on
our hands without going to the Rio del Norte to
seek it. The Cherokees are on the brink of an in
tcstine struggle, i'll which our Government is pre-.
pairing to embro ITSELF Indeed, there cannot be
war without our aid, as the weaker party dare not
and the stronger need not resort to hostiltes Let
US eXplain
Over 90 years ago, our Government brbed some
Cherokee Chiefs to sign Treaty surrendering
large portion of their lands in Georgia, Alabama,
&c. These Chiefs betrayed their trust in so doing,
and the foremost among them was put TO death for
it. But part of the Nation did about that time
agree to remove West on certain conditions, and
departed. Several years atterward, our Govern
ment by the most execrable peridy and tyranny,
compelled the remainder Of the Nation to emigrate,
on pain of eXtermnation These were sent by US
to the same territory on which the Western Cher
okees" or previous emigrants, had been located
The two parties were known to be at deadly feud
yet here they were expected to occupy the same
lands and form one harmonious people The result
has been what must have been anticipated. The
Ross party" or latest emlgrants, form large ma
jority of the whole, and carry matters with high
hand, regarding the Ridge party or first emigrants,
the authors Of their humiliation and exile. Thus
the original emigrants find themselves treated as
aliens and culprlts on the soil which they fondy
deemed their own by men who came among them
but yesterday, and then, because they must. Hence
come heart burnngs, feuds, collisions, which OBJ
struct the moral and intellectual improvement Of
the people, and threaten desolatlng civil war.
The cause of all this mischief and misery is to
be found in the criminal recklessness of our Gov
eminent. The removal of the Cherokees was con-
sumated in defiance of every dictate Of foresight
or justice. And now we about to violate all
older treaties, by interfering in the troubles
have provoked, and utterly subverting the ndepen-
dencc which we had sworn to maintain Thus one
wrong leads TO and conpels another.-.NetO York
Tribune
WAsHINGroN Feb II, lsl5.-The Report on
the Cherokee troubles, by the Commissioners, just
returned, was opened to-day. 1t takes grounds
somewhat favorable to all parties in that Naton.--
1t acknowledges that the right Of soil belongs to
the old settlers and yet they must be bound togeth
er with the Ross party, and form, with them, one
people. The subject may be taken up by Con-
gress. At all events shall have Populations
from the different parties at Washington during the
recess.
The Senate have modified the Post Office APP
preparation bill, by reducing the salary Of Agents
to s. COO per year; and travelling expenses TO be
paid only while in reality travelling.
The SSpreme Court, in the of Thurlow u
gaInst the State of Massachusetts, have ordered
the case to be re argued before them next Session.
They are unwilling to decide the unconstitutional
ty or constitutonallty OF any State law, by vote
which circumstances make maj orlty of the Court
but which would be not majority in a full Court
The Court when full consists of nine Judges; it is
now composed of seven. 1t is said that there were
four Judges for the Commonwealth and three for
the plaintiff in error 1t is also said that Judge
Story gives his opinion against the Constitutional
ty of the License Laws Of Massachusetts. Web
ser Choate, and Huntington will have to fight
their battles DER again.-.N Y. Tribune