The national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-18
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.

THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
The general teegraphic dispatch of May l6,
from this city, has the following:
Nv lillian &. Coffin, of Indiana, has been ap.
pointed to the Southern SUPPLEMENTARY OF III.
dian affairs, in the place OF Mr.. Rector. He
left to-day for the country west Of the Missis.
sippi, with important instructions respecting the
welfare Of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickssaw,
and other Indian tribes. II. is known that the
delegates representing them, and who recently
returned to their homes, were while here favor
ably impressed with the friendly feelings of the
Government for their prosperity.
They will be treasured through Mr.. Coffin
that it is neither designed nor desirable to in.
teriere in any way whatever with their domestic
institutions, including slavery, while they will
be convinced that it is to their interest to for.
ever remain on terms Of peace with the Federal
Government. The public are aware that some
OF these Indians have been tempered with by
the disunionists."
OF course, ii was proper that these Indian
shareholders should be assured that the Admin.
istration intend no invasion Of their rights OF
property in slaves, but we do not believe that
any assurances were given which commit the
Administration against the policy of termina.
ting slavery in the Indian Territory, if that
shall hereafter seem to be wise, just compeusa-
ton being made to the owners OF slaves.
There are only some three or four thousand
slaves in the Territory, and the mass Of the In.
dams are not believed to desire the continuance
Of the institution. So long as It exists, it has
a tendency to attach the Indians to a Southern
connection.
The further introduction of slaves into the
Territory, and the holding of slaves within it
by white men, ought, at any rate, to be imme-
diately prohibited.
This Indian Territory has an area of seventy
thousand square miles, and there is no finer
body Of land Of that magnitude in the world.
1t is adapted by climate to cotton. The coun.
try will demand that its eventual appropriation
to free Tabor shall be an object Of the national
policy.
UNDYNo HArE.-An angry gentleman at
Athens, Georgia, writes to the National Intelli-
gencer, May 8:
nection with the best men of this State, also
with the masses. gre r.trsrsdt remark 49,
u"dy'ny "a'e ~ Me Nom. haSe peen ioi
North.
81 will advocate at the next Legislature
bill making it penal to purchase anything made
at the North, except munitions of war and
inc On nv ;nJ;,;J,,o1 mart bnt tbs E.eI;no of
| the masses, and l only write to YOU that YOU
may honestly know how the people stand. The
whole State IS In arms, and II we fail, many
persons propose 10 aes iS .ne country anu Ia
country tn England as a colony knvbody,
ANYTHING, rather than the North. This is the
universal opinion of the people. I lately met
the prominent men OF the State at the execu'
ST. ee Ws y, .ne H sm. naah fsI seX .he
State We sold some silver Mate for The same
purpose. We cut up our large canvas tents
to make soldiers tents, and most OF the mem
oers present sara 'hey oe'o"geo 10 "'''''ary
W. q
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we are not ourselves ap'e 10 see that hatreo
OF the North is any more intense at the South
than it has been for twenty five years, or thai
Southern vi,unera,;on of evervtbing N or,bsrn
Lse..~,;-as .P.. ,;.,o-:, :.
has Aequ'feu any nc" D'''ef"esS III consequence
OF recent events.
There has always been large party at the
South, who preferred colonial connection witt
some European monarchy. to the renublicar
- r. .;p~:.;.. tn, :.
RUE Oh mA)or'''eS' tha' PAr'y was s'rong II
South Carolina and Georgia, during the revo