The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-27

think il was candid to refer TO this Does he sup
pose the are at all parallel
In the first place. IN the Greek treaty, the whole coun-
Try was ceded and every head of Geek family was per-
mitted TO take reservation OF three hundred and twenty
acres OF land and provision was nade for the
sale OF the lands not taken up by reservations fast as
they could be surveyed and the reservation selected The
Indians were also authorized TO sell Their reservations
Agents were to be appointed to certify TO the fairness and
correctness OF those sales In the same treaty the Creeks
were notified that they not required 10 remove
Now, look al the treaty OF 1877 During The short period
since my attention has been called to It, have not had
time TO examine all the details OF the treaty, and to state
what proportion of the Cherokee country coded by
the treaty Of 1877 had hoped that the honorable
tors from Georgia would have IeGoeced what portion o.
the Cherokee territory was coded We know that The
great contest between the United States and Georgia on
the subject OF the remoyapi The Indians from the limits
OF that State commenced before thus tme but the treaty
Of 1888 the final result OF that struggle, in which
Treaty very large and liberal terms were agreed to IN order
TO comply with the guarantee oil the government TO exn
guish the Indian title all the country claimed by them
within the limits OF Georgia. By the treaty of 1917 but
a small portion OF the Indian territory was ceded twas
scarcely touched by that treaty. or by the treaty Of 1872
which was made afterwards by Mr.. Calhoun. The great
body OF the territory still remained free for the occupation
Of The Cherokee nation, and the United States bound
themselves to prevent the settling OF white men among
the Indians in all the territory not coded, without their
consent.
The treaty of 1917, in another aspect of it, has
sembance 10 the principles policy oil the treaty Of 1882
The treaty OF 1877, so far reservations were allowed
to the Cherokee Indians, founded upon the ground OF
the advanced civilization OF number OF Cherokee am-
lies and they allowed to take reservations upon The
express condition that they should become citizens OF the
Stale IN which the territory lay and be subject IN all re-
spects to the jurisdiction and the laws of the State and
they believed at the time to be such were quail
fed to become citizens OF the United States. We know
that there were portions OF The Cherokee Indians who
were very far advanced in civilization Provision was
made that if they did leave the lands after they had occu
pied them, the lands should revert to the United States
Instead of imposing restrictions upon them calculated to
induce them 10 remove Forfeited their lands by the
treaty OF 1917 they did This shows that there
entire difference in the policy OF the two treaties
wish merely TO read that clause OF the treaty OF 1917
with the Cherokees with regard to reservations 1t is as
follows:
"ARr 8. And to each and every head of Indian fam
y the de OF the Mississippi river, on the lands
that may hereafter be, surrendered TO the uni
ted States oho may wish 20 become eu-ens o. me oned
States the United States do agree give reservation Of
six hundred and forty acresol land" IN which
aey sna d hay' s s WIN u Thn
any the heads of families, for whom reservations may
be made, should thererom then, and in that
The right 10 reUert TO the United States"
So, then. these reservations for the benefit Of
heads OF families, who i was supposed, were qualified
10 become citizens OF the United Sates and there
penalty OF forfeiture of their lands attached to their re-
moval But the main difference in the features OF the
two treaties is that there were only fractions or portions
of the Cherokee territory coded by the treaty OF 1917
whereas by the treaty of 1884, the whole territory claim
ed by the Creek Indians ceded
Now, a few words with regard to another treaty re.
erred 10 by the honorable senator The Chociaw treaty
referred 10 as the establishment OF similar policy
By the 18th article OF that treaty was provided that
Each head of Chocaw family. being DESTROYS to re-
main and become citizen OF the United States, shall be
permitted to do by signiyng his intention the agent
within six months from the confirmation Of the treaty and
ns ~ Ss ,Ss sa q
tending become citizens Of the States, for five years after
the ratification OF this treaty. in that case grant in fee.
simple shall issue"
And in the 18th article of the treaty the fol-
lowing stipuations:
'The United States shall the lands be surveyed,
and shall the Choctaw country for that pur
pose, conducting themselves properly and disturbing
terrupng the Chocaw people Buno person TO
be permitted TO settle within the nation, the lands be
sold before The Choetaws remoue."
This treaty was entered into IN $780, Just two years be-
fore the treaty with the Creek nation The Chocaw
treaty for the cession of the entire country held by
them. There reservations allowed TO the Chocaws
TO considerable extent, as we have seen but those
taking reservations TO become citizens OF the States,
if they chose by the very terms OF the treaty, while the
great body OF the nation expressed their determination TO
remove and stipulated TO do so; but they still required
the government of the United States prohibit the inu
sion OF white men until their removal was effected
And again. there is the treaty with the Chickasaw In
dams made IN the same year IN which the treaty was
made with the Creek nation OF Indians BY the treaty of
1892 entered into with the Chickasaws, their whole
country ceded to the United States be sold for the
benefit OF the lndiansthe proceeds OF the same 10 be
paid 10 them alter deductng costs OF survey and
sale Nevertheless in this treaty we find the following
article:
ART IS The Chickasaws request tina, no persons be
permitted in aud settle their country before the
land Is sold il therefore agreed that no whatso
ever, who IS not Chickasaw, or connected with The
marriage shull be permitted 10 come Into
the country and settle any part OF the coded lands
tl they shall he offered Tor sale, and then there shall
not he any permitted settle any part OF the
land which has not sold the time Of such settle
mcnt."
Thus the Chckasaws stipulated that until their lands
were sold they not TO be intruded upon There
this further difference between the treaty with the Chick
asaws and Choctaws and the with the Creeks: Both
the Choctaws and the Chckasaws, or the great body
OF these tribes, expressed their disposition to remove west
OF the Mississippi and stipulated in the treaties made
with them But the Creeks refused TO make treaty with
the government OF the United States on any such terms
refer 10 this in order to show distinctly the nature OF
the evidence which my declaration was based, that
this treaty was novel expement-there being nothing
like II before since.
BY the first article OF the treaty OF 1892 the Creek
tribe OF Indians cede all their lands OF the Misss-
sppi 10 The United States In The fifth article is this
further stipulation:
All ntruders upon the country hereby ceded shall be
removed therefrom In the intrudes =
removed by law from other public lands until the country
Surveyed and The selections (of resevatons) Amer
the country Is surveyed and the selections made this article
tectfons."
The third article OF the treaty provides that the reser-
vatons made by the heads OF families may be sold BY
them ito any other persons for fair considerations in
such manner the President may directs" and thai he
contract shall be certified by some person appointed by
the President for that purpose"
The twelfth article is in these words:
The United DESTROYS that the Greeks should
remove to the country Of the Mississippi and Join their
countrymen there and for this purpose agreed that
fast as the Greeks prepared emigae they shall be
removed the expense of the United States PROVIDED
however that ft article shall NOT BE- construed