The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-13

Rvsx We stipulated TO pay this money in pariicu-
lar mode by treaty. We appropriate IT, and direct the
shall be paid. But, sir there other views apoh the
question that strike worthy Of being mentioned. IL
the treaty is to be taken strcry-tha rs to say II pay
unent is to be made per capita TO every Indian entitled
under the appTopTiaon--the consequence would be- &C
eodnE tie PIaetcs OF all governments perhaps. tina,
receive out Of the public treasury each his respective por
ton of the fund There is part OF the treaty which
s,palass that should send the money there and
distribute il amongst them The stipulation ia for pay
nent per capa The question is, how il thai TO be car
RED outl Two modes are suggested one is, by agents
OF this government and the other 49, by agents which the
parties themselves have chosen The delegation Indians
here with full power representing their whole nation,
prosecuting this claim, with authority to receive The
amount Now. sir shall we not trsst these agents, whom
the Indians hemse have trusted rather than Indian
agent of this government, who may happen he
one of the Indian posts the Cherokees' Why sir
think il is evidently most proper The dele CATION the
agents OF the CheIokees accredited honQred con
fded-in agents They come here and get the Claim
red through Congress and now the question arises,
whether shall pay to them, as the agents of tie In
dams substitute agent OF and direct him
pay it, Ii possible that there may be mistakes in any
mode of payment II is possible that these Indian agents
may not pay to every one per capita The precise
If we employ Indian agent-which is most likely TO
happen--tha the Indian agent whom employ should
not know every Indan IN the naloa who is entitled TO
payment that The Indian agents. the delegation oil The
Cherokees themselves who know all the parties, would
not distribute the money in the best way, according
the provisions OF the treaty Why sir, il there be any
doubts about their powers, the accounting officers will
pay the money II there be any doubts about the dsiri
button which the delegation will make. the accounting
officers will place them under proper bonds and RESPONSE
bli,ies to make IT, In any point OF view, il to
that is better for US and safer Tor them, and right
and proper in itself that should conhde in these Indian
agents, who have the confidence OF their own nation,
steal OF substituting for them agent whom they have
no, chosen .ss IN and N1aT may no, confde in /,
sabmlt about half dozen words embracing the reasons
why do The first is the treaty itself contempatss
paying 70 the tribes OF this nation per eap,a to each
Indian the respective amount due TO him The second
is, sir, that if this is not adopted rule am satisfied
from the past that the OF the lndians-common
Indians Of the tribewill receive portion Of this fund
II will go into the hands OF the agens-vefy honorable
gentlemen. and highly educaled-(a this may be true.
for augh know will 60 into their hands. and will
never find lis way into the hands OF any OF the Indians
who have been very active and who receive these large
fees for applying 10 this government for the purpose OF
obtaining what is justly due them, will make separate
application to the government and will aege and prove
that, while this treaty required that il should be paid
the Indians per tapu was not so done, aud the Indians
never received it, Now, sir | understand from the ac
counting officers that the precedent has been established
to pay out this per cdpa fund by the accounting officers
to the chiefs their order, in the paymen, of private
paying the Indians per capita. when it is appropriated
and by the accounting officer paid either to The chiefs in
divlduay or to their creditors in The discharge OF their
individual debts The fund has thus been sQuandered
Why sir. when they 20 and ask that this fund shall be
paid to them at subsequent periodater you have thus
disposed OF it, gwen to the Chiefs or paid the debts OF
that he shall be paid the amount and have alien
ton called to this treaty, which provides that shall be
paid to them how is Congress to refuse III
Now, sir, do not understand how these gentlemen
got TO be ageiss tor the nation. But understand they
perperate gross frauds any people the world
told the last session that an application would
be made to Congress to pay large amount which had
been paid by collision and fraud between OF these
agents or attorneys and the chiefs of the nation 1t had
once been paid, but wrongfuy paid One of these
agents had obtained from the chiefs contract to receive
some seventy eighty thousand dollars for establishing
right which had never been contested Afterwards the
agent OF the patton came here and protested against
being paid to this The general superintendent, MIR
Armstrong, also and protested and under that state
of things the money paid These protests were
valid The nation ascertaaed what had been done. and
they dismissed these Chiefs and elected These
sent on their protest against any money being paid
these papers bat under the present or last admnstfa
ton tli you choose to call ~ il paid. An applca-
ton is TO be made now TO refund that money the
ton. This information have obtained from who
says he is acting now as The agent for the prosecution OF
Aud is ii no, high time. while we are thus approprianx
money TO carry out in good faith tins treaty stipulation,
that II should be done IN 10 preserve the Interest
OF the treasury well that OF the Indians, and
depend much upon the honor. gence and literary
attachments Of Indian Chiefs or Of those agents who are
guide the treaty as 1t Is, comply with and pay
the money to the Indians who entitled TO receive H.
That is our contract that is treaty and, such being
The case shall vote tor the amendment OF the senator
IRON Wisconsin, with a view OF eifecng that object
MI BELL. have one word to say in reply 10 my
CoHeaSue' WINK " lHhh ndu been UNDERSTOOD
by INN al hrst II would have saved great deal OF aIgu
ment The treaty provides that this und shall be paid
per capita and is not The practice OF the government
pay over TO Indian chiefs proportion o the amount
carry into ELECT treaty. unless the treaty upon It's face
IN express terms authorizes II TO do Now, the
utive department, under this APPROPRIATION will not pay
TO John Ross or his associates, the chiefs OF the CheIo
kee nation west, one cent of this money. Such has not
been their practice The chiefs will not Touch the money
except so far as they entitled receive by the treaty
per aapLl The money paid to delegation at Wash
ngion IL Is transported, al the charge OF
to Arkansas; and will cost no small sum take IL
here because II will require to be conveyed in specie
and every cent oil will be transported to the agent OF the
Cherokees at the charge OF this government where
ment-no the agent OF the ees-but in the hands
OF the agent or superintendent OF the district IN which be
resides and The superintendent OF the western Indians
generally, or agent OF the particular tribe, will be
CURED 10 pay over-every per oopio according TO
The treaty why, sir, we made appropriation oil some
one hundred or two hundred thousand dollars under this
same treaty Thai together with the appropriation
mended by the COMMITTEES on Finance was appropriated,
amounting 10 some four, hve, six hundred thousand
dolIars-ihe whole balance due TO the Western Chero.
KEGS And what done in that case they did through
agents under similar circumstances. They were here
asking, u Congress hal the power TO give il ihem TO
receive their per centase for their services here and
when they failed in Congress they the executive
officers OF the government and Jailed there But they
tailed there and could not get allowed them
and tbe whole amount WAS transported the expense
OF The government, and put into the hands of the officer
OF this government The superintendent OF Indian affairs
west VINO was required to distribute il per capita TO every
Indian tribe
Sir there risk TO the Indians in the transportation
OF that money There is u.s. be sure bu, such
has been the practice Of the government Unless the
superintendent Indian chief would take upon himself