Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-02-02
SLAVERY AMONG TIE CHEROKEEs.

Some Of the pro-slavery newspapers were quite
exultaut recently on account Of the action of the
Legislature Of the Cherokee Nation
That body in the true spirit of slayeholding. pass
ed an act, excluding all abolitionists from their
pulpits, their schools and their country. But the
shareholders were II little too fast in their exulta-
tions. Their boosted enactment has failed to be-
come a law, in consequence Of the veto of the Pres
ident of the nation, John Ross. President Ross is
himself q STAKEHOLDER, but still he is too sensible
and honorable a man, unlike the President of our
Union, to sacrifice education, religion, national
honor, prosperity and every thing else to its secu-
rity and perpetuity.
We copy the act of the Legislature; as an exhi-
bition Of the genuine fruit of the teachings and
policy of theAm. Board in admitting slave holders SIS
members of the mission Churches. The National
Council, which answers to our Senate, passed the
bill over the Presidents veto, but in the lower
House it failed Of receiving u constitutional ma
jority.
ACTOR TIE PRESERVATION OF SLAVERY
IN THE CHEROKEE NATION.
Whereas, The Cherokee people are, and have
been for many years, a sIaveholding people; and
whereas, the COnsti ,ution and laws of the Cher0-
kee Nation recognize the Institution of Slavery,
introduced and taught by their preceptors, the
whites; and whereas, some of the missionary chur-
ches now situate in this patton have expelled some
of our Cherokee citizens from the participation of
church privileges because they refuse TO enamel
pate their slaves, and others have been threatened
with expulsion; and whereas, the Cherokee people,
deeply impressed with a feeling of gratitude to-
ward these same missionaries for the countless and
manifold blessings they have bestowed upon them,
would not extend to them any civilities unbecom.
ing to Christian people, but would rather, as they
value the stability of their local institutions, indis
~pensable to their prosperity as n nation, extend to
them the cordial hand Of friendship, consistent
with their own national interests; therefore,
"Be it enacted by the National Council. Thai
the Cherokees have claimed for many years past,
and do claim at present, to be a. slayeholding peo
plein n Christianlike spirit.
''Be it further enacted, That the principal Chief
be, and he is hereby, authorized to open a commu.
nication with the different Boards OF Missions hay.
ing stations in this Nation, touching upon the In
stitution of Slavery as q church principle, and
report the said communication to the next Coun.
BE it further enacted, That it shall he unlawful
for any missionary to counsel or dduiSe any STARE
any uay whdteyer, to tie detriment of his oURer on
o0ne,S under the penalty Of being removed out OIL
the limits of this Nation; and it is hereby mad;
the duty Of the Solicitor of each district to report
all missionaries so offending to the agent, who i.
hereby requested to place them beyond the limit:
of our Nation.
"Be it further enacted, That it shall not BE law
full for any citizen of this Nation to advise or coun
sci any slave to the prejudice of his owner or OWL
ers, and any person so offending, upon conviction
before any of the District Courts, shall be re4uir
ed to pay a fine of not less than S25 nor exceeding
100, at the discretion of the Court for the benefI
of the injured person.
"Be it further enacted; That it Is hereby made
unlawful for the Superintendent Of Public Schools
to employ or continue as teacher, in any public
school OF this Nation, any person known to be ar
Abolitionist, or whose influence is opposed to thu
interest of the Shareholders,
BE It further enacted, That it shall not be law
full for the National Treasurer to issue a permit tC
any known Abolitionist."
No white man is permitted TO reside in the Ma
ton except by permission of the authorities, anC
to this permit" the last paragraph refers.