Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-05-09
COMMUNICATION.

s''I.h,a,ed circus is attracting every
:. tho canal. hnnhNSAS'
r.crTlyE COMMUNICATION.
NJ "a, received from the President of
g,,e. transmitting letter, &c., from
N Ohio. in answer TO a call Of the
sin1 " s(tb January, 1876, for information
.,,e of the Columbus and Sandusky
,,.J. al as to whether the said road is kept
~ ". If repair as will enable the Federal
sas - roaiize, in case Of need. the advan.
r~oh,ed BY the act Of Congress, ap-
E'.,sh P.n 8. 1927. Laid on the table.
''I c,om the Secretary of State. trans
~ =, of,he names OF the persons employ.
=. ~ passengers, and laborers in the DE.
/ M ',s,a,e in the year ls45, with the com.
"a 10 each. Laid 90 the table.
v,, received from the President Of
s,,,ss in relation to the difficulties sub.
.sssn different parties or portions of the
'S. os Indians. II was referred 10 the
= I,dian Affairs, and is as follows:
' WASHINGTON, APRIL l3. 1916.
,,ud House Of Representatives.:
anal message of the ID of December
.,a,ed thai serious difficulties of long
.,o,inued to distract the several parties
,he Cherokee tribe OF Indians Is un.
.Iad. that all the efforts of The Govern
.Sos, these difficulties had proved to be
"A and would probably remain so, with.
4 of further legislation by Congress.
Z, events have confirmed thus opinion.
s.so,e herewith, for The information of
report Of the Secretary OF War, trans
,a,or, Of the Commissioner of Indian
.;b accompanying documents, together
| oIiaIs ,hich have been received from
',I b,nds or parties Of the Cherohees
Z. |, will be perceived that internal
n ,,is, which call for the promp, inter
of,be Government Of the United States.
bs mec.ing of Congress, several unPro'
arders have been commit,,d by tho stron.
,be weaker party Of the tribe, which will
remain unpunishcd by the Indian author,
Ithcrois reason 10 aPprchend that similar
will continue 10 be perpc,ra'ed unless
,sbv tho authorities Of the United States.
,he weaker party have been compelled
rf,re beyond the limits of the Indian
and within the Stale Of Arkansas, and
ma of the means for their uaily susblst-
The military forces Of the United States,
on the Western frontier, have been
their excrtions to suppress these out
/ to execute the treaty Of 1885, by which
MATED that "lhe United States agree to
he Cherokee nation from domestic strife
On enemies, and sgainst intestine wars
ibc several tribes" These eXerlions OF
have proved to great extent unnvaIiIng'
casuns stated in the accompanying doc
0cIudn ~ communications from the off'cer
ding at Fort Gibson.
III for the consideration Of Congress the
Of making such amendments Of the
Blalng intercourse 18th the Indian tribes
biect 10 tria aud punishment in the courts
ulcd States all Indians guilty OF murder
other felnnies as may be designat ed
nmitled on other Indians within the Ju-
of the United States. Such modIii'
the existing laws is suggested, because
RS against the laws Of humanity IN the
,uniry are left to be punished by lndIan
y will sgoncrally, il not always. b. per-
escape with impumly. This has been
in repeated Instances among the Cher
For years unprovo.ed murders have been
d, and yet no effort has been made TO
offenders to punishment. Should this
things continue, il is not difficult to fore
The weaker party will be finally destroy
the guardian of the Indian tribes the
snt Of the United States IL bound by
nsideration OF duty and humanity 10
10 prevent such a disa ster.
he examination which | have made INTO
] state of things in the Cherokee na''oh'
SIZED that there is no probability tha'
Ient bands or parties into when l" IS
an ever nguin live together IN peace
nony /; and that the weii-being OF 'he
luires that they should be separated ana
separate governments as distinct tribes
ion WHO emigrnted 10 the west of 'ne
ii prior TO the year 1919. commonly cav
ID Settlers" and that portion who mace :,
of 1895, known as the "treaty party
we'd would willingly unite and could ''ve
n harmony. The number Of these, as
$ can be estimated, is about one,'n''u
be. The whole number nf all the oanos
does not probably exceed twenty 1nou.
he country which they occupy embraces :
lions of acr res of land, with the privilege o'
10 the weste rn limits of the United oia'es.
n,ry is susceptible Of division, and Is 'argo
'r all. submit to Congress the ProP.i.
'tsr dividinx il ii,e cosa:syy which 'ney u.
ccupy, or Of providing by law a now y.
The ono Or the other Of the oanas "
ow in hostile array against each o'ner,
ost effectual if not the only means .,
6 the weaker party from massacre aha Inc,
'rmination. Should Congress ievor 'ne
4 the country as suggested, and inc .A'.S' So
of The Ch.xoL,oe into tW0 DISTINCT bIiuosi