The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-25
MIsCELLAN US.


= No. Z. |..ltN llgit4lIs
The affairs OF the cold settlers" and the nature OF
their claim against the government OF the United
States will be further explained il this number In
my last, brought before you the origin of this
ton west of the Mississippi rivers and showed that
the cornerstone of the important edidce since erect
ed, was laid by small party of hunters who Sc
coded from their tribe Immediately after its treaty
with the United States in the year 1885, have
shown that, in January, 1909, a formal application
was made TO President Jefferson, by two divisions
constituting the Cherokee nation that early day.
called the upper and iorer towns, for PERMISSION
10 effect final separation; that the upper town
desired to retain the portion Of the country belong
Ing to the tribe to which they entitled separ-
ate from the other party, and became an agrlculu-
raj and civilized people; and the lower town ex-
pressed wish TO secure country west OF the Mis-
sssippi river. have shown that the President Of
the United States manifested an anxious DESIRE by
words and actions, 10 crafty these people; and in
his talk Of the Oh January, 1903, authorizing the
one party to explore certain portion of the coun-
try west Of the Mississippi river, he says: "Whsn
the party shall have found tract Of Country suit
ing the emgrans, and not claimed by other Indians,
will arrange with them and you the EXCHANGE
Of that for Just portion Of the country they leare and
to part ofwhich, in proportion to their numbers,
they have right" a'g el
have also shown, from the public records, that
the party thus designated had country allotted to
them west Of the Mississippi, by treaty held be-
tween the United Safes the "eas,ern Cherokees,n
and the ARKANSAS chiefs |" in the year 1917; which
was be in extent acre m acre with the land surren-
dered or 10 be surrendered, by the emgrants east Of
the mississippi rirer. | have shown further, that
in the year 1919 the United States held another con-
vention with the Cherokees, then known the east
ern nation, for the purpose of settling dehnitivey
the stipuations of the treaty Of 1917 And edoor
is closed against further negotiation, in this respect
by the concluding clause OF the first article Of this
convention, which reads as follows: at is further
agreed and understood by the said parties, that the
lands hereby coded By the CnEnoKEE in full
satisfaction Of all claims ichieh the United STATES haze
hem on account ofa cession toa PART OF THEIR Ma
Tios tcho hare or may HEREAFTER emigrate to the 7r
kansas; aud this treaty is FINAL adjustment Of that Of
The 6ih Of Juty, 1917 ~
In thus recapitulatng the of the two branches
of the Cherokee nation, leading to a final separa-
ton Of that tribe, under the solemn sanction of
treaty stpuations entered into with the United
States, / again bring the reader to The treaty of
1923, which was but slightly glanced at in concu-
ding my last number This treaty, as shown by its
caption, and every article referring to the contracting
parties, negotiated by and between 'James Bar
bour, Secretary of War, beipg especially authorized
therefor by The President Of the United States and
the undersigned chiefs and hcadmen of the CHERo-
KEE NATION or INDIANS trea Of the mississippi, they
being duiy authorized and empowered by their naon
The preamble TO the treaty explains the causes
which led TO its negotiation, and the first and sec
ond articles define the limits of the country which
given in EXCHANGE fort the country then surrendered
by the Cherokees TO the United States. BY the first
article, the ,ceseTn boundary Of Arkansas defined,
and permanently established as follows: "a line
shall be run, commencing on the Red river, at the
point where the eastern Choctaw line strikes said
river and run due north with said lnc the river
Arkansas; thence in direct line to the southwest
corner of Missouri The second article then Sc
cures to the Cherokee nation of Indians parties 10
the treaty, the permanent home which shalt, under
Al. all - Il.
and remain theirs forever, according to the words
of the preamble,) as follows.
aAKT. Q. The United Suites agree to possess the
Cherokees and to guaranty il to them forever, and
that guarantee is hereby solcmny pledged, of Stuen
millions Of acres of land to be bounded follows:
fiere the boundaries described--the eastern line
commencing al that point on Arkansas river, where
tt,e eastern Choctaw boundary line strikes said
river, and running thence with the western line OF
Arkansas, defined in the foregoing article, 10 the
southwest corner of Missouri, Gel The same ar
ticle then concudesas follows: ln addition to the
seven millions Of thus provided for and bound
%, the United Stntes further guaranty the Chero-
kee nation perpetual outlet west, and free and
unmolested use Of all the country lying icea Of the
western boundary Of the abore-descibed limits, and
far cesf The Sovereignty of The United States and
their right Of soifertnd"
Is not this rs complete and absolute cesson OF
land as can be made by treaty, Certainly il is.
States and the Cherokee nation Of Indians WEST o.
the Mississippi rreri What WAS the consideration paid
by the Indians Why, district IF country ac-
knowledged by the United States, in the fifth article
of the same treaty, TO be superior in value, fol-
lows; sit is further agreed that the United States
10 consideration Of the inconvenience and trouble
attending the removal, and on account of the re-
di,ced ratue of great portion of the lands herein
ceded 10 the Cherokees MS compared with that Of
those IN Arkansas, which was made theirs by the
treaty of 1917, and convention Of 1879, will pay to
the CHERoKEEs Immediately after their removal, which
shall be wilhn fourteen months after the date of
this agreement, the sum of fifty thousand dollars;
also annuity for two years, of two thousand dol
lars, toward defraying the cost and trouble which
may attend upon going after and recovering their
stock, which may stray into the territory in quest
of the pastures from which they may be driven
also IS, 100 for spoliatons committed on them, the
Caerokees which sum will be in full Of all de-
mands Of the kind up 10 this date, as well those
against the Osagea, those against citizens of the
United Staies.'' 7H4ag
seriously call attention to the above article Of the
treaty of 1928 and TO the other articles of the in
strument, which have cited, and will bring before
YOU. The sold settlers'- claim payment for the
country conveyed to them by this treaty, of which
they aege they have been roRcIBLY dispossessed
by the strong arm of the United States, in placing
another nation upon it, under the provisions of the
treaty Of 1885, negotiated with the eastern Chcroees
There millions Of dollars involved in the adj
iustment Of this matter, and il is worthy of
full and attentive examination! The "old settlers
have been petltoning for redress year after year,
since the last party forced upon their lands in
1889. Ia the years 1912, lS43, and 1874, delega-
tions were sent TO the seat of our government, by
these people; but the cold shoulder OF the Indian
Bureau was turned upon them, and the ears and
eyes of the department appeared to be closed. The
session before last, the subject was brought befor,
Congress, and awakened considerable attention
deip0ution Is aUain here. represeuinp
and broken-down fragment of people who ono,
constituted NATION, with well-organzed govern
men possessing the power to make treaties by which
ichoie countries teded and pu4chasedN On tn,
9th day Of January next, it will be THIRTY-sEyEs
YEARS since their great father, Thomas JEFFERSON
promised these people country in the West, to b.
held separate and distinct from their eastern breth
rem, and that it should be theirs forever They will
now ask the seventh successor of that ustrious pa
triot to make good the spirit Of that PROMISE by pay
ing them for the, country from which the United
States has elected them, in violation of all former
!. nleaees madn by TREATY and otherwise