Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-25


subject to the laws thereof"
That title is absolute and complete it is, consequently,
exclusive conveying not only the SOIL but Inc sover-
eighty and shutting all others from the powers here
c1yeyed Three of the indigenous and Of the
tribes have Indian title twelve have their lands
by treaty in perpetuity four by patent one by treaty
anil Two by purchase There are the treaties DO you
ned any Interpretation. Ii So President jackson will
give it. After recitng the pledge of the United States
given to the Indians, he says, in 1885:
"a country west of the Missouri and Arkansas has been
assigned them, into which the white settlements not
to ls pushed No political communities can te formed u ot
sresre region erept those hch established by the Ia
d. ensrs BY the United States for them, with their
barrier has thus been raised for their
ton against the eneroaehments Of citizens"
Here have the pan and the execution of that plan
No but General Jackson could have carried ii through
The indians feared, respected loved, aud trusted him.
They looked up 10 him the great father Of great
ton lie told them that if they went to the abodes
assigned the West they should there remain unmoest-
ed forever The Indians believed the word of General
Jackson backed by the pledge of Congress and the assent
OF the people There is the solemn covenant of this
ton her honor is pledged to keep that covenant. 1t
seems degrading to ask will You do it? II so, is the
time TO do it. VIII the Congress that sends medals
Of gold TO Captain ngraham for the rescue of Kosza of
doubtful citizenship crush the poor Indian have
to protect You took up these tribes from out of the
old States because you could not allow them to have
government OF their own within another government;
You planted them there and told them to govern them
selves You took them from the midst Of the whites be-
you said they cheated and besotted and cor
rupted and placed them there to be beyond the reach of
degrading enticement you tore them away from all that
was eghtfu in the present and sacred and glorious in
the recollecons Of the past VIII you throw around
them again the lines of local government, and expose
them again to the unbridied rapacy Of the white man
Now is the time for decision. -.
But may be asked if would forever keep that large
body of territory open account OF these Indians and
viii that would at all events and at all ha-
yards keep my word would line north of those
Indians from the Missouri to the Rocky Mountains and
make all territory south oft sacred to the red Or
dan and execute laws to protect him you do that
peacefully. Ii not, keep your faith with the helpless
and do it by force plant line of soldiers double
triple line if needed, around the whole boundary. If
that will not do, keep your word, and plant Chinese
wall around it. and let flaming sword CLEAN over every
gateway. A-%.s'
Can it be believed that this Government is to be form
ed without even asking the Of the Indians Your
commissioner went to portion of the tribes. He found
them in great alarm at the tdngs of the threatened in
vasion Of the whites terror had taken hold of them
They had believed they safe in their solitude when
our Government had vowed them protection No wonder
that shudder through their hearts when tribe
after tribe took up and bore the fearful intelligence Of
renewing encroachments They about to call toge
Their council of war and confederate for defence.
shall be amazed if they shall yet do it if they do
not look the passage of these bills their death
rant and seeing their last hope existence has expired
when our VOW of protection is revoked if they do not
light up their counclfres, and together dance their last
variance determined, if they must have death, they
Will have revenge in advance Does the report of your
commissioner give promise that they will consent
another removals Directly and positively the
All the tribes except few Insignificant factions refused
to dispose OF any part of their lands. -.
The interview itself Of the commissioner with the In
dlans but for the awful events connected with it. would
have been supremacy ridiculous. | do not blame him
he acted alb y and faithfully. Look at the scene! An
agent of this Government is having talk with band of
kckapoos in the faro wilderness of Nebraska He is
giving them, in the Of their great father Frank
| lin Pierce, lecture United States morality He is
Gliding them for not having become better farmers bet
mot M
III morals and religion; for ahering to the customs and
traditions of their fathers and that therefore it was
absolutely necessary in their present ignorant and feeble
condition. that they should abandon their present pos
sessions Why were those savages sent to that wilder
Simply because they did not wish to conform to
the rules OF civilized and christian society They were
sent there to live as they list When did they ever agree
or the United States threaten to forfeit their
If they did not mend their morals? should rejoice to
see all Of them become Industrious skilfu intelligent
ana vrtuous but hope it may be voluntary, without
the coercion of force of forfeiture If religion
forced them, trust it may be brought from abroad
Import the and creed and sword of Mohammed
to convert the indians but in such political and compu
sorry benevoence pray you not to degrade the religion
of Christ. n'.. ".....
had read with deep interest the report on the pro
gress OF the transpanted Cherokces Many of Them
soon after their migration, living in style equal to
Southern gentlemen in easy circumstances They are in
closing and cultivating their farms building beautiful
dwellings, adjoining their gardens maintaining their
schools, rearing churches, printing and circulating the
Sospe acAnoWleuge that 1eeAng OF indignation and
horror came over me when that the boundary of
the first bill ran directly through the whole Cherokee
country and cleft it in twain And are we SO soon to
make our pledges to them kissing and byword among
the heather? Is that tribe who so nobly conquered
themselves and moved peacefully Westward under the
guardian care OF our great military cheftan again be
torn up and its bleeding roots reransplanted into some
sterile and distant soil? The BILL for some other
political reasons without any reference to the Indians
has moved the line TO their northern frontier But other
tribes ineiosed are treated with equal injustice Where
their consent could be gained and il cannot you
locate them! You have other place for them If not
safe here in what province of Jehovahs empire can the
hunted and prosecuted Indian find refuge from the
graspng and remorseess cupidity of the white man
Pause where you Look long and well as TO what
you are doing Remember that this act Of injustice and
atroclous eachery may provoke the wrath of the Eer
nal, to lnict on this nation the woes he has denounced
against the trucebreaker and against him who moveth
his neighbours landmark
The third objection have to these bills is the proposed
boundary. The first bill took the Rocky Mountains ms
the western line the the natural bar
rer and takes in large portion Of Utah-amost six de-
grees Of longitude and three aude-into Kansas and
triangular section Of four degrees of latitude and more
than four Of longitude into Nebraska.
| think the gentleman from Indiana entirely right in
his opposition to this change and he proposes to dis
cuss it. and as do not wish to occupy the full time aot-
ted me, will be uncourteous as to take the matter
out of his hands.
The fourth for opposition to these bills hardly
need to say is because il aims by ndrec;on to destroy
what it dare not say repeal-the Missouri compromise
have light in instruction from home on the sub
ect and need The resolutions of the Legislature
of my State the Missouri question introduced into
the Senate by Mr. Tcknor. They on record before
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