The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-22

ABoLlrIoy IN THE INDIAN CouNrRY-Is JoHN
Ross AN ABoLITIoNIsT We transfer to the
HERALD this morning several very interesting
extracts from our Arkansas exchanges, On the
slavery question and abolitionism in the
Chegokee Nation, including racy description
of the great chief, John Ross, and of the way
Ia which he has become abolitionized through
the anti-slavery Quakeress who rejoices in the
title Of the wife of the great, talented and
wealthy chieftain. One Of our Arkansas CO.
temporaries, however, insinuates that Gov.
Ross is something of Mormon in his matrimo-
NAL relations, which may or may not be true,
as we have no positive personal knowledge
upon the subject Be that as it may, our pur-
pose IN these extracts will be accomplished in
exhibiting the anti-slavery sympathies of Gov
Ross, and the trouble which he is likely to
bring upon himself and his people if he shall
persist in following this Jack-o'-lantern Of
abolitioRism.
The Cherokee Nation occupy large portion
of that great and fertile Indian reservation
lying south Of Kansas Territory and west Of
Missouri and Arkansas To this reservation
the government has transferred from time to
time the remnants of various Indian tribes
from the eastern side of the Mississippi, in
GLIDING Cherokees Choctaws Chckasaws,
Creeks and Seminoles. Surprising all the rest
in numbers, and in their progress in the arts
and customs of civilized life, the Cherokees
alone appear to have substantially solved the
problem of the capacity of the Indian for civil-
cation, in his favor They are prosperous
and thriving community. Their farms, shops
schools, churches, &C.; their general habits of in
dustry, sobriety and honesty; their general cha
racter as intelligent, peaceable and law-abiding
people, have established the fact that they at
least are equal to the demands Of civilized
organization. Many Of them, we believe, are
wealthy planters and owners Of slaves, and
the institution Of slavery is as much part Of
their social system as Of their next neighbors,
the people of Missouri Arkansas and Texas.
Considering, therefore, their geographical
situation and the southern structure Of their
social institutions, it is not surprising that the
Cherokee Legislature should provide law of
protection against abolition emmissaries living
or coming among them. The act which they
recently did pass it strikes US, was altogether
reasonable under the circumstances. Nor can
we conceive how their Governor or Great
cept from sympathy with such fanatics, dema-
gogues and humbugs as VIM. Lloyd Garriso n,
w. Il. Seward and "Uncle Tom"
The commentaries of our Arkansas cotempo-
raries on the mischevious tendencies Of any
tampering or conniving with abolitionism
among the Cherokees, in any case, are not
ove1drawn. The only safety to the Cherokee
nation, in their present locality, Is to maintain
their Southern Institution Of slavery, and to
discourage, by all lawful means, the vista
tons of intermedling and misunderstanding
abolitionists John Ross is said to be half
breed, ranked as great man even by the Cabi-
net at Washington. As Governor of his people,
he has certainly exhibited the highest qua
lities Of soldier and civilian. He must
be aware, then, or ought to know,
that the abolition of slavery among
the Cherokees would inevitably be
followed by their removal to some less aesira-
bic country farther West, or with the speedy
destruction of the tribe, originating from re-
peated forays from Arkansas Missouri and
Texas in search Of fugitive slaves. These vi
sits would create bad blood, war would fol-
low, and the now prosperous and happy Chero
KEGS, with all the surrounding tribes, would
soon be exterminated or expelled from their
beautiful and fertile reservation.
Let John Ross beware of the Kans.s aboli-
tionists. The tribe Of which he is the great
Chief and Governor have made him a mil
lionaiTe. Let him, in return, remain faithful to
them and their true interest. Have nothing
to do with abolitionism. It's sympathies are
for the black man, not the red man, and for the
black slave and against his master, and not for
the free black, though he be starving for
crust of bread. What would our abolitionists
care for the utter destruction Of the Cherokee
nation, provided that thus another opening
were made for another Kansas experiment
against the South. The Cherokees, Shareholders
themselves, have Southern States and slave
holders as their neighbors. If they would re-
main where they are, and be protected, let them
be true to themselves and their neighbors. Is
John Ross an aboli zionist?
LET THE PEOPLE ORGANIZE THE HOUSE,
The Cabinet organ at Washington is in favor of
resignation by all the members of the present
refractory lower branch of Congress, so that
the people may decide upon the organization
Of the House. But what, in this event, would
become of the President and his war with
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