Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-07
Road Meeting TN the Cherokee Nation.

AT an Internal Improvement. meeting held al
DAVID VANN's, on the Snlisaw, in the Cherokee
Nation, on the Both of June, 1919, on motion OF
David Vann, JoHN THORN called to the Chair
and J. J. GREEN appointed Secretary. The OBJ.
Ject OF the meeting being explained by The Chair
man, IN short and appropriate address, on motion
OF Richard Benge, the Clair appointed commit.
lee OF five, consisting Of Messrs. P. H. White
and U. +. Brown, on the part of the delegation
from the city of Van Buren,, and Messrs. David
Vann, Richard Benge, and Thomas Spencer on
the part OF the Cherokee delegation to prepare re.
solutions expressive of the sense Of the meeting
whereuPon the committee, after a short absence,
reported the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted
Whereas, road leading from the city Of Van
Buren 10 Little River, by the North Fork of the
Canadian, in the Creek Nation, would be of great
public utility, opening nearer and better route
Tor the California emigration through the indian
country ana at the same time afording greater
iacii'ies ior commerce between the Indian coun.
try and the citizens of Arkansas-therefore.
BE IL Resolved, That the citizens of Von Rrren
IN the State OF Arkansas, and the citizens of the
Cherokee Nation, unite in the construction of "a ID
road; and that The citizens of the Creek Ma.
tlon be requested 10 Cooperate with the Cherokees
IN the construction of said road through the Creek
Nation, 10 Little River.
be II further Resolred, That the people of the
Cherokee Nation open q road commencing at some
point on the line of the Creek Nation, and thence
by the nearest and best route to ntersect the road
to be opened from Van Buren, to the Cherokee
line.
Be IL further RESOLVED, That c. w. Baldwin.
John Vann, John Thorn, Alex. Foreman, William
Drew, David Vann, Aaron Hicks, r. Blackburn,
George Gunter, and Samuel Lattemore, be up.
pointed viewers, 10 view and mark out said road
through the Cherokee Nation, and that said view.
ers do view and mark out said road as soon n 9
practicable.
be 1t further Resolved, That the people of the
Cherokee Nation cut out and open said road as
soon as possible after the said viewers have view
ed and marked out the same. .-T.
be Hturtler Resolved, That the citizens of Van
Buren open road from Van Buren, to the line of
the Cherokee Nation, to intersect the above road,
as soon as the Cherokees shall mark out the same
and that Philip Pennywit, Alfred Wallace, Josiah
roster and John B. Ogden, be appointed a com.
m1tee on the part of the citizens of Van Buren 10
cooperate with the above committee of Cherokees
in the construction Of said road, and that the Che
rokee committee meet the Van Buren committee
IN Van Buren, on the first Monday in September
next, to consult in regard to the construction of
said road. -
lie 1t further Resolved, That the people of the
Greek Nation be requested to hold a meeting, to
appoint committee on the part Of the Creek Ma.
'ion' tor the purpose of viewing and marking out
said ROAD 10 Little River, and that the Cherokee
committee meet the Creek committee, so appoint.
ed, on the first Monday in October next, at the
| North Fork of the Canadian, for the purpose Of
consultation in regard to the construction of said
road through the Creek Nation ,
BE +" further Resolred, That the Van Buren In.
telligencer, the Fort Smith Herald, the CIarksville
Union, and the Cherokee Advocate, be requested
TO publish the proceedings of this meeting, and
that the Cherokee Advocate be requested 10 pub.
llsh the same in English and Cherokee.
journed, - 20