The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-22
AB0L TON IN TIE CHEROKEE NATION.
An Act for The Protection Of Slavery Vetoed BY
the Chief, John RNs
CURIOUS HISTORY OF THIS CHIEF.
He Marries Quakeress, and Becomes
an Abolitionist.
Considerable Indignation Among the Arkan-
sas Newspapers,
no. ~ ~
CURIOUS HISTORY OF THIS CHIEF
from The Southwest Iaeependent.l
AN ACT FOR THE PRESERVATION or 81 AVERY IN THE


AN ACT FOR THE PRESERVATION or 81 AVERY IN TUE
CHEROKEE NATION.
whereas, the CherOhe~ people Aod beer for
many years, slave holding peop q; and wheea. the
constitution aua laws Cherokee. Na.,oo rae ,yn,s
the stuion OF slave ~ intTodu I'd taught ,y their
p.ecspsors, tbs whites; and whereas OF ,he mis-
sor churches nov SITUATE In this naioa have 81 pei
lee some OF our Cherokee citizens from participation
IT church privileges because they refused tn
Their slaves ard Others bave thIeatenec
puion; end Whereas the Cherckee people, deeply i'm
pressed with feeling al gratitude towsrdd these
they have bestowed upon -ua woulo not extend TO
tn N any cyi!iiies unbecomug to Christian people, but
Institutions Rnds 10 their prosperity as
e.t;ne 70 them the cordial haad Of friendship
with heir own sEousl ipterests Therefore,
BE it epscte. BY the National Council That the CoeTo
kees have claimed Tor many years past and do claim at
present 10 be slave holding people in Chrstianiike
spirit.
Be it further enacted rhst the principal Chief De and
he Is hereby authorized 20 cpen a communication with
the da eit Boalos Of Missions having stations in this
Nation, touching upon the instit ation Of slavery as
church principles and report the said communication to
the mex council
BE it further enacted Thst 1t shall be unlawful for any
missionary TO counsel scvss any slave, any way what
ever, to the cetmept Of his owner The
penalty OF being removed out OF the hs of this Nation
and it il hereby made the duty Of the Solicitor of each
district to report sill missionaries offending to the
egent who il hereby requested 70 place them
Be it further enacted That It shall not be lawful for
citizen Of his Nation to advise counsel any
70 the prejudice Of his svrer and any person
offending upon conviction before any of the district
courts, shall be required to pay Are of less than
twenty-five nor exceeding one hundred collars, at tho
discretion Of the court for the peuef Of the injured
person.
Be further enacted That it is hereby made uua sful
for the Superintendent Of Public Schools employ
continue teacher in any bile school Of this Nation,
aIy person known to be an abonolist, whose inau
snss opposed to tue in,s est Of the slave holders
tire rational Treasurer TO issue permit to any known
ae sns Ah .s FoEEMA r.ss Nat. Com
STAND wMrE, Speaker Of Council.
Il. 7. MARTIN, Clerk Of Council.
Tshlequah, c. N, Oct. "A, 1855.
The above is a true copy of bill which passed both
branches OF the National Council of the Cherokee Nation
il and curing the essson OF the for the year 1885,
and vetoeu by the principal chef and again passed
by constitutional majority OF two thirds Of The nxtional
committee, and failed IN the loxer House.
W. P. BOUDIN0r Clerk Of Com.
The following article appears to have been written
fore this act vetoed =
from the South West independently
ABoLITIONIsM AMONG THE CHERoKEEs.
Our readers will peruse the action had 1T the late
Cherokee Council in regard to aboonsts The wisdom
OF The law manifest and The execution cf su n law Is
not only vitality necessary to the Selfare Of the Chorokees
but Is also Of great i'm sortance to slave interests.
The Cberokees cannot too enforce the 50 u'sry
provisions Of this they be too early placing
themselves In atsde OF defence against the ach
very sell they with other tribes, occupy may b.
come the field where shall oe fought the great and ina
battle in he cause OF slavery therefore their action In
TO the protection Of their property and
he declaration that their territory Is slave soil Of
the ut ost Importance TO the SOUTH aud the South
Cherokees must lock their refuge
in the contest going with the foes OF slavery II
greatly tehooves them &C. strenuous sly snd firmly
10 the prncplss declared in tae law referred to aso be
prepared at all hazards TO maintain ths institution Of
lnver., and the rights they Thereby possess In this
msinttnsDce they viii most certainly rr,eive tine sup
Lolt, II Iced te, OF 'hs whole South.
Too nanch cannot be taken Ia regard t. the In
fidous eptI among the Cherokees OF Abolition
so sentiments, and they cannot he too watcofaiy
tlsi guald against the WHY principles 81 antisavsry
tsIirg In the MINDS Of ihsir you'd Consequently
they should regard With distrust ali those PERSONS who
theF they be Missionaries teachers whether they be
their fee soili-m a-deat rrisnls the
Cherekees or not who seek to promugee secretly cir
cnse abolition douines or in any cegree t. lessen that
obedience and of service which slave his
master. Such persons nay have been the instrumen
OF great COED to the Cheotee people and may jus ly
claim the gratitude IL the Nation yet any at ept in
troduce abolition csctIines 10 dssect the slaves to
exclude from the Church Shareholders because ney
ncn cancels that deb OF attitude overcones with evil
the gooo they may have done and deserves the rown Of
The nation AID the condemnation 81 the Las
We happy 70 this taa spirit anima,ing Chero
kse legislators and that the people determined that
the abocnist sha. have 10 abiding place with them,
but thai be shall, when sniwr be Immediately expelled
their country.
ant ~ this account OF he 'ifr now wagng
in Kansas. That Territory is on the immediate north
border of the Cherokee ntty. The struggle
that rers mey produce sapguinsry tesus may tend to
the OF arssvefy, when the battle VIII De trans
ea 70 Indian so ays snsn 70 ~
NAPIER a. ayed of the aoo nists agsinst tie right Of
tbe Cher thees hold slaves tEcr soil. Kansas
b,coue f.se state (Which God orfeadD in which event
the whole rtbein boundary Of ths Cherokee Nation will
p exposad to the constant ceprecatins Of aboonists
m 81 e7peti, attempts made Law the track OF an
RI md ra,lroaG he Cherokee Creek ami
Choctaw couptis 70 Texas fer tie spirstng away OF
ayes. Ii that event ease property may become
rshle OK nearly vaIueess through ths whole region,
while the sbolrri oriss flushed wi victory Kansas
nay strain every tn bring Indian terri DRY under
he ban Of free s.iism. Should Kansas become a
ee State Ia result deem es yet improbable but
not Impossible the thiIgs will surely transpre, and
The struggle repding Kansas will he transferred
-be SOL o. the Cherokses Creeks and Che: and
KANSAS scenes there be reepected. This IL IDLE talk
Every word Il It may IL liable TO prove The
Silly well "a ths forastadowing may come Five years
had any nea predicted what taken place
taking place In Kansas HE predictions would haze
dtola ed and de But they would have truth
So, Is karsas should become flee State, Southern
migration ibs.e IL overwhelmed by Northern free soil
In mig son the battle afterwards will surely be fought
Ipcis SOIL
II not only then peesngy bshooves thu Cherokees and
other tribes to take stringent measures for the de-
ince of heir properly but II Is question of vital
nett to the citizens a. Akapsas Louisiana aud Texas
and should tie needed by them In ms Early Of
tho sort Indicated by the Cherokeelaw may prevent much
iutnIe mischief end may be the means Of avertin9
storm that elsewhere may sweep our heads.
In this action OF the CheroKes have deep interest
spe repeat that they cannot do too much out
abouon,sm fraught rs II is with much present and
future evil.
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