The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-05

harmonious feeling which now so hanpilv
pervades our borders.
Inc difference between half cent per
acre, and!he ta. that would be levied, if tho
lands werc assessed in the ordinary wav, is
100 small to warrant the exercise by the Leg
islatnre OF questionable power. Virtually,
EQUALITY IN the payment Of the State taxes
would not remove the lien on the possessions
OF o, tlle proprietor, but by diminishing the YEAR
rate. only extend the poriod of reimburse.
ment of tho debt, for which his lands bv stat.
ute are pledged. ''N'-
influenced by these views, recommend
that the bonds give in pursuance of tho re-.
qurements OF the Act Of '33, in number 25,
anu amounting in the aggregate to @ SI22O,2 "a.
interest and principal be cancelled: that the
lands within the late Catawba territory be
Classified and valued, with view to the nav.
meht OF taxes by ther owners; and that the
State discharge the remainder of the debt due
the Indians from the public treasury.
By the treaty of 1910, South Carolina
agreed to eXpend five thousand dollars for the
purchase of land in Haywood county, or in
q mountainous or thinly settled country; to
pay for the outlay of the Indians two thous-
AM five hundred dollars; aud afterwards, fif.
teen hundred dollars annually. A true con
struction OF this clause of the ''agrcement,"
perhaps warrants the conclusion that, whcth-
er or not the emigration OF the tribe should
take place the State was bound to pay the
respective amounts, and at the periods speci-
fed. So far is this from having been done
that. from tho report of The Commissioners,
only an amount Of nine thousand two hundred
dollars OF the debt, that was to be iGuidated
IN 1891, has been cancelled. 1t is TO be in
ferred from the evidenced tlduced tha, many
OF the Indians in North Carolina have rccelv-
ed either no part, or legally an insufficient
portion oi their annuity; and with regard to the
majority, that its appointment has been made
at times irregular, and without reference to
any established rule. For this result ac
quit the agent of all censurc. In the prose.
cutlon of his responsible engagements, | be.
lievc him TO have practscd all proper zeal
and fidelity.
The terms OF the treaty not having been
complied with by South. Carolina, how and
when the remainder OF the debt, ld,sOO. is TO
be paid, is question for Legislative decision
In ald OF your labors on this subject, desire
10 BRING lew facts to your notice. The
present Indian farm, within the old Ca,awbo
boundary, was purchased for $4,000. Only
one family OF six pcrsons-a mother and her
young children, reside upon it, of the other
members, OF the tribe in this State, forty.eipht
lead wandering life, and fifty-eight arc in
North Carolina. Strong efl6rts have LONG
been prcservingly but fruitlcssly used to in.
muGc tiiose VINO ior'n part of our population
I. 10 I'VE on their own land. The report Of Mr..
hassay shows, that The Catawbas in Haywood
arc dissatisfied with their condition. ,ho, M,
my design returning to South Carolina. and
that, after due delibcraton, their Chiefs nr
head men, in both States, had notified him or
their Willingness to emigrate and unite viii,
lle Chlckasaws, as soon rs the means of re-
moVl shall he put at their disposal. In the
ACT OF Congress making provision for the
current and contingent expenses of the Indi-
AN department, passed, July ls4S, it appears
that the sum OF $4,000 has been appropriated
Tor the removal of the Catawba tribe of In.
.dlans now in the limits OF North. Carolina"
AS THIS grant was obtained, 1t is believed.
through the instrumentality of Mr. Thomas
the Indian Agent of that State, the reason
why the Act does not apply to South CaloIi.
ma is apparent.
When the debt oftwcnty-one thousand dol.
lars shall be discharged, our obligation to
minister the wants Of the Catawba Indians
Will by no means have ceased To puard
parental affection these children in disposition
anu IN intellect, Is It once dictated by human
lty and gratitude. The period, pcrllads, is not
remote when the last sod will be thrown on
inc grave OF people who invidnally and col.
lectlvely, have been faithful to the land Of
.he!r adoption, and in timLs of peril, jealous
III tie protection OF It's honor and its interests.
Recommend that an application be mad,,
:. 20 congress Tor an appreciation equivalent to
the amount set apart for the Cataiyba Indians
in North Carolina, 20 dcfray the cyncnso. nf
the remaval of the portion OF that tribe vet ro.
manning in this State, also, tina, an aren't be
appointed to gather their scattered members
on their farm in York, in order, at the most
convenient season next year to superin,rnd
their emigration to the West; that on their ar
rivai at their new home, he furnish them will,
farming utensils, cause suitable buildings to
De erected Tor their use, provide them with
lhe necessaries of life, and remain with them
until his services shall be no longer necessa.
ry. also recommend that. until their reno.
val, the present agent be required diligently
70 attend to their wants, and to supply them
with clothing and provisions in way as. if
possible, to insure an equal and ample proyis.
ION for all, wheresoever located,
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Immediately after the adjournment of tho
adjournment of the Legislature, visited the
Arsenals, and subsequently attended as ma.
ny OF the regIinental reviews, in the Parishes
anu upper Districts, as my civil engagements
would permit | regret TO acquaint you tha,
found The military condition ofthe State de-
Piorabiy detective. Not only the ordinary
means of defence, but measurably all tho
materials OF war, were wanting. The mar
tial ardor, too, which, it is admitted, dist,n-
guishes our people, seemed to be wanting,
and the not unfrequent exhibitions of lislless.
ness and indifference by the officers, as we'll
as prIvates, plainly showed that the absence
OF exciting influences, was operating njuri
ousiy upon The true interests of the State.
1t IS, perhaps, unnecessary to assure YOU
that South Carolina must, hereafter exist as
a military people. The history of our coun
try ior the last ten years. affords abundant
proof that, as long MS llle Union endurcs, there
is to be no peace for the STAKEHOLDER. An
eternal warfare against his rights of peace
and property, under the associated influence
OF the people and States of tho North. and Ihe