New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
THE CHEROKEE NATION.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIT.-MESSAGE OF
THE PRESIDENT
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F,or The 81. Lon, RcpsSiiosa. OK IS
John Ross President of the Cherokee Nation, sent
to the National Council on the I'd october, ms an
nual message lie refers, in the opening paragraph.
to the necessity OF seeking the guidance oil MAI Beng
who holds the des,inies of nations and OF ndiyiduas
under his supreme controls and then directs attention.
TO the fact that during the past season msay portions
of the country have been visited with severe drouth-
Z" Fruitful showers have been withheld; the crops
have been cut Short and il is seriously apprehended
" that among portions OF the people there will be
" great desttuon, and il may become necessary 10
devise some means for their relief lie cougratu-
ates them however that in some locations the crops
have been very abundant afordng the hope that sup
plies for the relief OF the destitute may De tound
within their own borders.
The message then paws proper tribute to the men,
ory of Thomas Foreman and Walter Adar two DIS
tineuished Cherokees who have departed this hfo
within the past year, and sketches their public servi-
ces At the time of their death they were professors
The condition of the National Finances is sdverted
to, and they represented as being in depressed
state. $40
their value is every year becoming more and more
duly appreciated. The Superintendent reports the
attendance much larger than during the preceding
year, and that in most of the schools there iauda-
BE ambition to make such advances as will secure
their admission into the semInaries. Much OF mo
message is devoted to this subject and this observa-
ton will meet with general assent.
"On these institutions rest the future nope Oh tn6
nation Intelligence industry and sound moral prin-
cple are the great elements Of prosperity and sta
bdity in nations and individuals and 1t is by carry
ing out with vigor our educational system and cult
waiting these estimabe qualities in our youth that
they can be fitted to stand on equal footing with tho
members Of other enlightened communities, and tnst
eur people can be prepared to share in the advan-
/ tages OF the great improvements of the age.
The message closes with these paragraphs In refer
ence 10 the course Of the United States toward tho
! Cht1okees and other Indian tribes:
"In my last annual message, reference was made to
the danger Of encroachment being made upon our
rights by the legislation Of Congress on the subject
! of organizing the Territory Of Nebraska. The pro-
test entered by the National Council against any
such encroacbment was forwarded in due time. Tbs
letter of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, herewith
transmitted, acknowledges its reception. by an act
of last Congress the territories OF Nebraska and
sas were organized and the boundaries OF the latter
made to include that portion Of our territory called
! the neutral land
"There are moreover indications OF further iegisis-
ton 10 embrace the whole of country, ana that oil
our neigbors the Choctsws and Creeks, within organ
lied territories If the United States, on principles
which must produce essential changes In te relations
Of the several uUes ana affect their CONDITION anu IN
teress through all future time. The rreguiarity ala
Insecurity of eectiDg changes ofsuch vast importance
by legislation demands the utmost care and vigilance
10 guard our rights and interests from being compro
| missed or impaired by giving assent 10 any sucn
change Of relations may be detrimental 10 tne pre-
ent welfare of our people, which may expsse tnsu'
to the hazard of injurious consequences hefe1i'e'