The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-16
CHEROKEE NATION, March IL, 1886.

CHEROKEE NATION, March IL, 1886
State Of the Cherokee Natiom-Anarchy-Pia to
Regulate Indian Afairs-Ne0 Railroad Route to
Oregon, 8e. &c.
Twill fll up the sheet with Cherokee matters =
You know that there is trouble in this nation. but
you ought to have some correspondent here to let
you know what is going on-I don't volunteer
more than this, having leisure to devote TO it, bu
will give you this to show what might be done.
The three parties Of the Chsrokses divided in their
interests but the Ross particularly the point OF
attack from both the old settlers and treaty men
those two latter being in the minority In turn hard
y res,sd BY the Ross mon when ono Of either party
Is killed in an sfr,y. the friends Of tho murderer So
crete him. and there such thing - bringing him to
punishment. The Ross men many Of them poor and
live by plumber their more wealthy but unprotected
neixhbors Life il never SAFE and Law has sanction
This state OF things been brought on BY our gov
ernment placing the apple Of dscord these peoples
and yet stands BY and looks at convulsons Produc
ed by s policy and decline. to step forward because
there IL no for IT, My idea IL, they had better make
one, and here 10 a plan for action.
from and aer the passage of this act shall BE- lawful
for the President the United States Whenever he shall
Violence any Of The Indian nations to proclaim martial
Law within such portion Of the Indian territory - may
be neccs. airy TO effect that object
lad That this act shall be Of force only so far a. to
place In the hands of United States troops the pun
ishment by court martial, Of all persons guilty Of MUIR
der or attempt TO kill and upon any In
dividuaI 10 the country designated being charged
with either Of the above crimes, II shall be lawful Tor
the general Of the forces IN said country TO
sssembs general court mar for the trial OF the same
ana that the privileges and forms Of said court shall DO
the privileges and forms at present In use IN the amy Oh
the United states and the individual charged be-
ing convicted Of the alleged shall suffer death or
sucn other punishment ~ may be innicssd oy the SEN
tsncs Of said court.
This, am sure, with energetic commanders. and the
desire Of our army civilization progress, wouia
in short time, restore order in this nation ana am
equally sure that nothing else will scoomprh Ihey
cannot DO II elves and some impartial Party must
40 H. or else abandon field and let them kd on one
DAY the weather party must be destroyed. humsni'y
would dictate that the martial course y the Deter
You talk Of railroad TO 0regon why not the United
states employ the ten years they would Dc ngntng me
Oregon war constructing such fosa. would cost
lsss than the and when ~ss competed u not ohy
would give us Oregon but With our ships on the wsst
coast ssd easy com to them We could drive
10 this oTs9on war talked OIL Il 10 the wstone
and coo niles Of sifosd would units the uppsr navigs
ton al the stone with the Falls Of the
IL en- not Elsiaforned Besides the Ysowstons coun.
sry : Is fertile a. Oregon, perhsps little colder X 10
well wooded and has navigation 10 ST. Louis or the
ocean A fenrskinR State could be made on the west
sep~ OF the Rocky Nountsns thu tributaries Of the
Yellow stone and have bot little doubt IL explored the
country would be found 70 possess mineral wealth.
! give mas, not from observation. bat report