The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-18

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Ssrsisnd in relation TO this question. which do not seem
~ n understood by the Senate. portion Of the oppo
nsns OF this appropriation go upon The ground that there
- q public war Why, sir. there such thing
ssrs never was public there. although there was
tate Of actual hosles al the close OF IT, The portion
II Indians engaged in these depredaions is stated TO
Nave been less than NTH OF that Indian nation The
Inner Creeks stated be the largest portion OF the
Han never had anything 10 do with il they
moved beyond il almost entirely And OF those 10 the
ower part 800 warriors enrolled by Gen. Jesup
nader The command of 0potheyoholo and 500 under the
command OF Jim Boy, and assisted the United States in the
unpresson of these depredatons There was any
et Of the Indian council recognising The existence OF
war On the contrary il denied By the Indian chiefs
,ha any existed that II was merely an act OF depre
daion over which the council had no control, and they
AIDED the United States in aresing and furnishing the
ssnrsdaors. That is one fact. There was no public
war II there had been, admit that the principle applied
by the House OF Representatives would apply 10 this
case and exclude these settlers from any right to COM
Again in this report submitted by Mr. Bach. he goes
ont say;
"A, the means of subsistence derived from the cleared
Indian lands essened the Indians were constrained
70 place greater reliance upon the game OF the forest But
Ibis failed great degree They dared not hunt
country was already crowded with white settlers who
we're as eager and skful in chase They
sln s ,wsmps and Under these caamiious cir
many Of the Creeks wandered Oft in small par
white settlers Some attempted TO domiciliae themselves
amongs, the neighbohng Cherokees -.,..,v.,r,
uary 1884, throws much light upon this part OF our in
auiy is abundan,y proved that early IN the year many
~ lie Creeks were in of suffering from the want OF
od Il would have been impoc for the general govern
10 Them because this would have
deferred them from enrolling for emigration,
the year 1885, the condition Of the Creeks became deploa
HE Corn and exceedingly scarce. The white
peop,e who had in and who possessed MEANS
chased al prices all the provisions there were to
be sold II said, and doubt truly, that the Indians Of
ian stripped off innerbaI OF Trees and after boiling II
in water the detection substitute tor food The
women and their children asked permission TO CLEAN
the small potatoes which left after removing the main
CROP and regarded this permission as an inesmabe favor
All these confirmed by the letters OF their
naked Y aid e." @ se8s al,gea
All these facts were brought to the notice Of the gov
ernmen-a these things were submitted TO the consid-
Grafton OF the government at that timeand they were
urged by the executives of Georgia. Alabama, and Flor
ida. take steps for the immediate removal Of the In
Cured. Now, the principle which 1 understand to be
established is this that for depedaons committed by the
Indians upon the frontier settlers, when public war
exists, the government will pay reasonable amount
We aske that and the Senate grated at former
sion. The amount then was more than we ask for now
The principles OF the intercourse law II now applied,
would give double the amount sought now to be OBJ
tanned And ask you, how is this amount arrived al J
Why, cir upon the recommendation OF General Jackson,
commissioners appointed IN 1888 TO go TO the Indian
territory and the amount OF losses sustained by
the citizens OF Alabama for it the citizens of Ala
bama almost entirely who sufeed-for although some OF
them might have been Georgians and Floridans. five
missioners made aboous investigations to learn the
OF these hosyies and ascertain the whole truth
nregad The losses by the settlers All consequential
damages they rejected but the losses in fodder,
caue etc, the actual losses only, amounting to some
1855 O0O reported TO the government and they
commended them TO be paid. The amount OF the conse.
quential losses which rejected was over million
Of dollars We ask appropriation for the actual
osses; for consequential losses being asked
for These are facts which have thought it necessary
call the attention OF the Senate TO, they did not APP
mart n
Mr.. RUSK. The senator from New Hampshire in.
red little while ago for the intercourse law will
nd for him the seventeenth section OF that law. II was
n act passed on the Both OF June 1884, entitled An
10 regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes. and preserve peace the rontier The sew
en,eenth section OF the act provides
"ssc IL. And b further enacted. That II any Ind
Indians belonging TO any tribe 10 any with the United
States, shall within the Indian country, take destroy the
shall pass from the Indan county into any State or Terri
tory inhabited by citizens Of the United States, and there
take STEAL destroy, any horse horses other property
belonging 10 any CITIZEN or inhabant United States
such citizen nhabitant, his representative Attorney
agent, or sub-asen, who upon being furnished with the
necessary documents and proofs, shalt under the direction
which said Indian or indians shall beorg FOR satisfaction
and such nation tribe shall neglect refuse TO make
months shall be the duty OF such superintendent, agent
osubsgen make return of his doings to the Commits
Of Indian Affairs that such further steps may be
taken a. shall be proper IN opinion OF President
obtain satisfaction for the injury and, In the meantime In
United States gu srany the parry injured eventual
ndemn Pyopdsd. That IL such injured party his
representative attorney. agent, shall In way violate
any provisions Of act by seeking attempting
obtain private satsac,Ion revenge he shall forfeit all
claim upon the United States for such indemnncaion
Asd propided also, That unless such claim shall be pre-
within years after the commission Of the injury,
the shall be Barred And " the nation or tribe 10
which Indian may belong receive annuity from the
United States such claim shall the next payment OF the
shnuy be deducted ihereom and paid TO the parry in
ed and If no annuity payable TO such nation OF r'oe,
sn The amount Of the claim shall be paid from the treas
Of the United satesi Prorideo That nothing herein
contained shall prevent the legal apprehension and punish
men, Of any Indian, having 50 offended"
This act does not extend 10 the States oil Alabama,
Georgia. and Florida for the first section OF that act de-
clares:
That all that part OF the United States OF the Mis-,
ana OF the Territory Of Arkansas and also that part OF the
United States east Of the Mississippi river, and not within
any State which Indian title has not been exiting nish
20 o Tie purposes Of this act be taken and deemed 10 be
he Indian county"
Mr. HALE suppose tina, the senator from Alabama,
lMr. CLsnEssl-if 1 understand him, and believe |
ocoes not put this upon the ground taken by The sen
nor from Georgia, IMr. DAwsos,] who says that this
vas eventually public war, and places II upon That
round
Mr. DAWSON. / will state that there never a
ashon OF war against these Indians but IL resulted
war, because there was fighting in 1896. :,
M HALE Well, Mr. President, you know as well
sl DO that war place in this country without
FeVous declaration simply By resolving that war does
Mss tLaughefl | think our history shows that.
Weii ST, the senator from Alabama Mr.. CLEMEKsl
.neh pus II upon another ground, and not upon the
Houna nat II was IN fact war. ! confess that ! am
10y eonVersant with the laws regulating the inter
.oue with the Indian tribes, not having had occa-
W. 20 look into them but II seems 10 me that III ths
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