Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-29
nailp Jirolnian.
An Indian Commonwealth.


The st. Louis Republican Of the 2lst inst. pub
lshes in full the message Of John Ross ,e.ident
Of tho Cherokee Nation, transmitted to ''tho M.
tional Committee and Council, in National Coun-
ell convened, It that nation ou the 81 OF October,
The Republican states that the message ia set up
from the Ms, oi tho chief written in clear, round
hand. aud that his signature is II beautiful ptece
Of chirogrnphy. The me sage is ono oi the best
written public documents We have ever read. and
very few II tie messages of the white Governors
ot tho Union equal II in style or in the proprIety
aud wisdom of'ls sag ,e,tions. Mr. Ross advo-
Gates, in tor1iblc aud e. qucnt language, tho ndop-
iipn ofmeasnrcs for tho diffusion Of education,
morality. and temperate and industrious habits
among the Chorckces. llo addresses 10 his dusky
Legislators warning which might with much pro-
pricty be addressed to many of tho white legsla-
tors of the country, by telling them that As in
dlyiduals, you can do much. by example nnd pre-
cept To incnl,nte harmony. sobricty, parity and
patriotism, i'll your respective ncghboting dir
tricts. As legislators you can do more to advance
the public good, by rising above personal conside-
Iatiuns, cnacting judcious laws.and providing the
necessary means and the proper men to execute
them. speak thus pointrdly because think yon
Nill agree with mc that the times demand it,
Among the most serious evils felt in the Torrlto-
nv, to which he specially Directs attention. are the
disasters caused by thcluriiclea mnnncr IN which
tie liquor laws nrc enforced. and hc suggests that
aud shcriils where they fail 10 cniorro them.
The Territory appears L. be defective III prisons
and until the "ualionnl Jail" which is now in
cnntcmp platon. ia CONSTRUCTED he suggests TINT
criminals should bc condemned Ia hard Labor on
som" work OF public utility. The national debt OF
the Territory is abou: one hundred Thousand dol
lars, for wlhth h, proposes H. provide either by
taxation. Or y ccdiur what is termed the 'ncu-
trAl land t. the Government # the Uuitcl States
tp,n this Land ii NJ ;eafs that some .Amcrcan
citizens hn,c "-qunttcd cut down its timber.
nhl removed H. lead and coal derositS. VI which
Mr.. lto,, Justly complains iic nsn complains of
the course IT The tnitrl States marrhals III cntcr-
ing The c.'untry nj pl' aSur" and making arrests OF
Cherokee ctizcn.: and he recommends the mp
point,neut al Iclrrniion To- proceed t. Nashing-
tom ciiy. therctn settle. lay negotiation AL 4nrs-
items pending between the thcrokeCs and the
United States Government. II" rclcts Ia tts re-
port II the Superintendent of the ruLlic Schpols.
from which II nrprnrS that large humber ai
children are IN Attendance upon item. AL thnt
they nrc almost entirely under thr instinct i=u al
INIT ,cachcra. lie complains that much - .
| pubic Land is maf,"polizrd hv wln'c- WHO claim
| the ignts of Cherokee hy Nrlur ui marin, will
nat, ,cs. and who nre gradually ohanins. 'ss"Ss
! ion e large portions uf the Territory with Nir"
to ,,eculation. II" al-o eompninS o' Tia - "
tim and property winch results from the 81 nd'
cal an If disputes between Cher KEGS and ,n,tcn
| 'fthe United States by uu.te,i States rtrrt4, ="
| iu' cial tribunals which .c,i.o ut a great i-ttno
| ir,,n the pnccs at which difficulties ocr'r= III
sr@gcst> that the right to levy anl collie inxc'
Fl nm traders mud others. who reside IN the rJnutl,
Il Il To hull them accountable fora violation Of on
! evil rights, is maniicstly Just in i!srt that
! an inclined to brlcse it would no. or denied by
! I Government.
T'ie con litian # the Cherokee nation i, well
e.. ulntca TO elicit the sympnhies 81 the pie "i
| the United StatcS. They have made the only ex
| pertinent which nosses>cs remote chance # sue
,rs4, Of establl.hinG npd cont nuing civilized re
| luhiiran farm {" 1n,.jan government. N other
! l.mrrou~ body te nr annl owners Of t'.tA e m
tront will he ut all likely to resist the destructive
Influences Of "hic ass riatuna upon the III tntrd
ahaiignes. 1t their experiments mi's II viii ev'
! idently be through no want OF intellectual ,ndow-
incnts on tbo part OF their chle and, for Ir sake
OF humanity, and the credit oi our Go,cri!ncnt, il
il la he h ped that it will pursue throughout, to-
wards these unfortunate red men, n wise aud lib
eral polry.nni siare 10 pains I" rcn'crih per-
pctuAtion of their race a feasible as possible.