Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-23

Z aHt e0utalAel uaiT SIC luulreu ana
, slaves Almost al Of tao iRborinz popalaii0E
0 therefore, consisted Of the old men, the Wons
4 aad the boys; and, II the PEOdaear was not s
0 l0sed 20 fETuish bis poor nsighboT with brss
: ans maat, what Wsa he TO dof Hs knew an
: admitted tho necessity Of feeding The army bu
t 5y 80 dsihg he could not admit tbs necessity Z
3 starving ID s0sntry. lie had bssu ioid tha
; thsIe weIe HOesans Of corn ia shs Stats .
i Georgia; If So Why was Il not brought here
/ Could not the 8avernment regulate is owl
7 transpsrtalionf He could not say that be knsg
. sAs remedy for ssvii, bns Il was his epiaisi
! That ehsGge ia ths e0mnisssTy depaTimsn
; would be veiy bsnsfeiat.
Af F3oie moved % amend the resolution bJ
referring il 70 the aommities On guarterinszts
} and oommisEary departments, walsh Was re
: isetsd.
Ar Goodies rss0IpsiSn wss then adopted
Hr. Miller, Of Virginia, eif5r5d 4 resolution
} which was adopted, inEtrueting ths commits,
on medical 1eparsmsn, TO inquiTs why efieem O
the army ars-charged % SO per dsy in the eos
pitsls Of Richmond, sOntERry 70 sst CT CsugTssl
passed st she last session.
Mr. BsudinGt, The legatg frcm tue Cherokee
tribe of Iadisns, introduced BIZ 10 appropriate
$1,000 for The use and benefit Of tbs Chef0kee
EnEgisn.
/ Mr. Boadluet said that in ths 45sh article Of
the treaty with the Cherokee natisn, the Son
iedeTats States promised TO collect The iuteTes.
upon tbs Investments made BY ihs CheI0kses, In
staeh Of the Southern S.a.ss, aRd Psy over saeh
interest when aolieeted, which, from the farms
Of the treaty, was intended to mean on tho Ist
Of July Of each year. Bat 3 has bean sseoF-
tanned that sgch Investments consist Of anregis-
( tered stock IN he lands Of tka enemy, and Ia
consequences cannot be celieeie ] aHriEg the ex-
es.l1g war. The bin is Intended 10 msBt the ob-
/ tligaticnB Of this a0YeTrmons and oiiable The
/ Ghsrskso aulhsTiEss TO save thousands Of their
/ own destitute refugees rom sntiariDg and star
vAdon. From the amiabie and too generous
tcrsdnlityof ofi5srs commanding in the Indian
country, the ChsrOkesB were mzao me victims
Of tho saTfdi0as conduct Of a thief and q trai-
/ toT, man whs had imposed upon ih0 old Gov
ernmeat for lirty-lve years, and wh9 found &
ne difficult matter 20 deceive ths y08HE C0sfsd-
eTacy. 1 slludB % the infamous John Rcss,
I Whs was suffered, Withsut opposition, 20 abgC0nd
with the archives and treasury Of the nation,
and find security aad protection in hiz viiiGuy
| bshind Federal Bagonets.
| AItaough many Of The promises Of this Gov
oTEmant ts shs indians have been hrsksn, they
/ fully understand RRd appreciate tie manifold
and unzuiicipatsd snssrTassms which have
/ prevented their falkEaeaE Til -hdiARs have
/ nads CREST progress toward perfect ciTilizA-
/ ton AID kuowlsdgs Of the world. This ssser-
| tiGn ngy asi0und soms whose opinions HpoR
| the subject sre drawn hsm FIinitiVe sshooi
books and cigar shop sis.uaTyi bat Il is, nsTeT-
thsleEs, tue. ThsY have easTgsd frOal that
stage of haIbarc aad aboriginal simpisity
| which once inclined them 70 regard the Prssi-
dent as their great fstheT and have asiEinsa hat
high degres Of enlightenment and experiences
which teaches them to put no trust in princes
and % disersdt at least OnH-half that they hear
/ so that Wb z the Confedsrato &ovaTnmsnt
promised 20 protect them from invasion, they
supplied the clause andeEsi0sd i possible.
I AID If is verify Of remark that they have never
raproached the Government tor WaEt OF isiLh
7 ia this particular. snd have oRly complained
that 40 manly etfIrt has yat bssn mses % rs-
| deem that plGdge When the Government pr0E1-
/ ise5 10 furnish Indian soldiers wita elcthiBg,
such as was supplied other troops iu the service
I !hoy i0uud il necessary, atcf aitsen months Of
! shiEeEing experiences, 20 afix he charitable pro
viss-'.if not isksn ia tTazsitB By ths sffsislz
I who iTnzgiss olOthiug a too expansive, unnee-
essaTy and unusual Injury for Indians" Aud
/ when the Government PROMISED to collect the
interest upon ibsir inVsstAsnts in stseks of the
STATES, tEsy wezs charitable enough 70 make tho
allowance leT the gnfofse5n obstacles that might
prevent such collection.
But for tas pressing Gzge1ey Of tho ease, the
/ CheFekses WoEld rot Lave troubled the Glysra-
Hsnt on this matter during the war. There is
nav neatly tllroo years interest due and uneol-
leeisd on their investments, yet no explanation
has been made Of its failure 10 collect, GRd no
complaint has bean heard from the Indiaas, Ct
such omission. But key are now in = condition
which impsrativeiy demands tAe serious as.eR-
ton Of The Government. From stnpling boy
kood TO logtsling old age among thsa, nearly al
able to bear arms arc in tho Baryies Ia as large,
If act larger proportion than can be shown in
any eoHzsy 81 Stat9 in the ConfedeTacy. They
have ever displayed. and siill show a 6dsliiY
and warn, unaauntsd attachment to the sAuss
sf souibsrn Independence, which, considering
the great and repeated wrongs thsy hsvs en-
dzTed At the hands Of 0RcsTs representing this
GovsTnment, are ineompaTsble.
Their property has been plumbers thair
wives and children driven outsasls to
strange land; hundreds hsvs been hurled sue
denly frem. opUlsnee TO abiset poverty, while
| thousands are this very hour hsuseless, a0IEs-
/ less, helpless, aud, / may say, almost iriend-
I lsss-for in thst section Of the country where
they are nov most eengregatsd, fav have any
substantial sympathy 20 spare. Thess Indians,
sIr, ask no mora thsn l. their right; they sc0a
/ to be suppiants for the bounty of any Govarn-
mani, ana would rspadia.s me with iBdig1a-
ton should bend the knss for item, thas thrift
might follow awning.
| It has besA 6EoothT TritseRs - pars OF tne
history Of TINS gres. war, thAt he Indis2s have
proved "werihiess allies" +" trust the author
Of those unjust and upgsasTous words, who,
uFldersiand is q resident and eiiiEea Of this 10
bic city, VIII 'nqaire into the conduct Of these
sllios, and DO them justice. ASS ArksnsiEns,
Gsxsas, and Mis5gurlans, II thsiT H0ighb0Es, the
| Indians. have proved wortbless alliss. Examine
! the testimonials Of the inmsTial McCul9eh and
the glorious Mcintosh, and sss Il they considered
fheR worthless allies" Ask Generals Pike,
Cooper. r. Holmes, aud all vine have
had any co with these allies during the
war, if thei 81 proven worthless.
TIE Ckort ~. ops, thsugh regularly or
zanlzsd, served the tirsl twelve months OF tha
| war With0at pays during this tine they wen =
/ wide reputation for courage and efficiency, II
two baltles and nRubar Of sual er engsge-
mems. They stood seniinals ever the homes Of
I ATkaBsia1s while their own ware bang laid
waste By ihe enemy; they reoTgEnized vCiGnta-
1 My for the WsT befoTs dollar OF their wages
had been paid ttem-whils soldiers ION the
States all around them Wsro complaining that
/ their nay was i've or thfes menths IN aTIeaTs;
they have sines sustained fhsir reputation On
many well contested field, and sTe regarded 81
among the most snterprizing and sf6eisnt tFe0ps
/ in the service. Out Of a popalzsian Of saventy
4 thousand, net moro than ane.seveatb hsvo
proven FeeFeant 70 their treaty 9bligations-a
mueh smaller proportion Of weak knees, and
faint hearts than can bs found ia any border
State.
/ For two msnfhs last winter, Of cold and 8ul-
fering, ansW and slsst and hunger, thsss faith
fnl allies stood guard over he comfortable homes
of Confederato ciiissBs, Wlils many Of their
own families had net wbs's to lay shsif hos3s--
two months, during which time they reserved
no suDplies, but subsistsd on 5Teac, without
meat.
I heard distinguished gsutlsman remark he
ether day that the letter Of The chief Of the Chero
lses tn the governor of the (JhOciaw snd shieEa-
saw nations, published IN one Of tho city papers,
in vThich he urges unity, eonstsDcy and resis-
tkaBee to the death, is Gnfrioasiy IN iss tsns- I
\ regTst that such an impression sxstsi Il does
ibst noble cid hero snd patriot injustice. He
doss complain, and Justly toe, Of 3 want Of en-
1 sFgy in the nilisssy movements N thls country,
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