Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-07
Rtet1ooroo1U enquirer
Ne cordially unite with "Spoisyl7ania," il

We cordially unite with "Sposyi;ania' ~
inviting the attention oil our pubic men 10 'ne
able Nos. an "Adopted Indian" IN me mon.
They are written with force and perspicuity, ana
shed a food OF light upon a subject which Is but
lule understood We trust that The conuillon oi
the Indians will be fully examined this WINTER
and that Justice al least, will be done 10 them by
the Government, 10 whom they lcok uPas endow-
cd with pa,crnal authority
To he Editors If The Enquirer:
SpoTsYLvANIA, Oct. 2i' 1919
Gentlemen: Among the many important ma
tioDal questions which will cone before oohSleSS
next Winter is the Cherokee ouestion-Ghe o.
rea, interest 10 our country, and OF vital import
5nce ~ rhai once happy but now distracted peo-
Mo WonId il not be well for those who are
Jailed ON 10 settle the affairs of the nation before
,hs busv hours of legislation and Presi'en-mak-
inc come on 10 avail themselves Of the present 10
nrenate for action? IT'S not my purpose now,
had The time and ability, 10 go into an Inves'isa-
lion &. Tie causes hich Lave brought about the
present deplorablc stale Of things in the Cherokee
Nation my only object is, TO direct those VINO
will read. 10 that source from which they can CD
lain that Information. II IS contained III me
Union published during last Summer. in several
Those numbers contain a succinct history Of the
Cherokees. Tie Adopted Indian has colialed
facts that cannot be denied, ard given plain,
unvarnished statement, recied Treaties. and e1-
tracts from tie Constitution, and digested The
whole with great care and ability. Now, those
who wish information On Cherokee affairs, in
tangible form, may there find il with little time
and labor Tine Adopted Indian is perfectly Ia
miliar with the Cherokee affairs for the last half
century, and he has spared neither pains nor Ia
Dor 10 give TO the public correct exposition Of
their caSe;-hs numbers are well worth the peru
sal by any one, and ! do sincerely hope that
every Representative in Congress, from Maine 10
Geoigis, will read them. II is matter in which
he IS Interested not only as the representative OF
a sovereign people but as phiianihgopisl-IoI
the peace and happiness, ard perhaps The perpe-
,ua;iCn Of tie Cherokee people, derencs on The
final action If Congress TN, Winter. rr>l-
dencc for The last Two Yeas on The frontier has en-
aided ne 10 ascertain the true State al things IN
the Cherokee nation and have had occasion 10
investigate On The spot the causes which have IN
duced this deplorab.e slate OF thinss-snd be-
lieve that no man ca inform himself OF the his
tory of the Cheroliees without becoming enlisted
in behalf of The "OM Sttters, or UtSts1n Chou
iecs." They are an injured people, and, slanse
10 saw our government is a party 10 their wrongs
] nave never met Win alil IldH WIZ Ha' 'o'Ie'-
TALLY investigated ihc subject but has come 10 The
same conclusion. have conveTscd with the old
est, most intelligent, and influential citizens on
the fIonier-l find their svmpalhies are enlisted
in favor oil the "Old Settlers, or Western Cherc-
KEGS They have peiilioned for redress year az
Ter year-;hey have sent on their delegates Win
Ter alter Winter, who have set forth (by msmori-
als) their grievances, ard set Congress has, for
The last five or six years, pn, them Oft with pro-
misses They have been compelled 10 leave their
fields in seed time and harvest al an enormous
expense, 10 attend al The seat OF Government, 10
seek redress for wrongs they have suffered. We
hope that this stale Of things cannot longer CONT
aue; and, as MIR. Tyler said last year, "a neT Sun
is nLopt 10 Gcanl rpm them They have waited
like obcdien, chilJren-ihat day has nol yet com"
-Lut will soon, we hope, for The honor of the
country. and The welfare OF the Cherokees-" hope
deferred makeih The heart sick" We are pleas
ed 10 learn, that the President is extremely anx-
ious 10 settle the difficulty, with justice 10 all
parties and, for that end, will inform himself
on the subject. Memorials will he presented 70
Congress this Winter, from all the complain
ing parties, and il will require The wisdom
of The nation Together with great labor and pa
thence, 10 settle il 10 The satisfaction Of all con-
cernei: bu, lie, i, be delayed no longer john Ro-
GERS The Chief Of the Western CheIohees Tone
of he weaker paries,) i row al the seat OF Go
vernmen, for the last time; hc IS quite Old;
know him personally well he was our ally IL
TIE Creek war. stood shoulder 10 shouhler with
the Hero Of New Orleans: in peace he has always
been our friend, and now, that he has arrived q!
that lime OF lie wien the mind, as we'll as The
boiy, loves repose, he is expatriated from hi>
home and his family, far from The spot he had Sc
lec,ed 10 spend in peace and quiet The remnant of
his days in the bosom Of his family. Now, he il
an exile without country, has no wiswam IN
which he can collect his lille flock and give them
hi, parting henediclion And who has done This
'Tis not his FAULT The answer is, The Govern
ment Of the United Slales-hose 10 whom he
should have first zone to, az 'A'""ce, have teen
Tie very first To cypress him though do no
mean 10 say, that he Government did it design
eddy; but such is the TACT. ana those will f.d ii So
who will examine the subject.
Il is fac, much 10 be lamented, that as soon "a
one Secretary becomes acquainted with Cherokee
affairs, and is prepared 10 act, from some cause
or other he leaves, and successor comes IN who
has 10 20 through the same routine of nvesiiga-
lions before he is prepared 10 act; and this ac-
counts, in some measure, Tor 80 long withholding
Justice from these people, together with the un-
willingness, on the part OF Congress, 10 lock Into
he mattel; from lhc fact Il snPPoSe) that lev
men. either in Congress 81 Out, have much know
ledge on Cherokee affairs. And, therefore
would say 10 the Adopted Indian, Go on, pursue
your lahors with rcdoubied energy; give 10 The
public Light on the subject Of Cherokee affairs
you are engaged in righteous cause; you are
on the right side, pleading he wrongs OF an in
jured and oppressed people, you have tried every
wav; you have plead their cause before The pro-
per tribunals, and as the last alternative you have
arraigned your opp:essors before The bar OF pub
lie opinion; your object is now, ard has been, 10
disseminate information in regard 10 The Chero
KEGS, and if justice should not bc done them, Tic
iaul, will not be yours you have written, they
must read who will have 10 sit in judgment on iht
matter; the Cherokee question is one OF The mos
difficult thai will require the action OF Congress
This Winter. and from the interest manifest d al
Washington, AID in different parts OF The Union
on The subject think tie Cherokecs have strong
homes Of success, and lhs wrongs already suffered
TOO long will now he redrrssed; your efforts 10 al
tain so desirable an end are landable, and will
be crowned with success, should your numbers
be read you will receive the welcome plardl'>
Of every lover OF the humaa family, and he
Cherokee people, for ages 10 come, will venera'r
your name.
Should nothing be done for them this Winter
then The Cherokees will have 10 submit with pa
liencc 10 their late, be ii what il may.
SPOTSYLVANIA.
tn fir Editors nj the EH1uifCr: