Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-16
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'Indan Affairs, should receive more than a passing
notice.
The principal Iuia1s who adhere to the Confederate
Government are the Cherokees, ChOetAws, Ohckssavs
Creeks a-d SemiaOles. By the dsloyalty Of John
Ross thu principal Chief the Chsrokees were divided
aud one bali went the emmy. ALI of tie other
half capable Of bearing arms are in the ConiedsIas
service while their wives and children have bean driven
from their homes, AID are dependent on the General
commanding the Ildln Territories to keep the, from
srvstcn. The Chcgok es receive no annual pa, ments
from the COnfedersey ,he other tribes AID unlike
them entitled 70 annGilies but have thee funds
invested wholly in seeks Of certain Safes of ths Con-
fedeFaey This fund amounts to S74S 500 By treaty,
this Government bound itself acer 1881 to assume the
Obligation Of collecting and paying over as trustee,
the interest Cue upon their funds These bonds and
stocks held by the United States AMI is impossi
bic for the Confederate States to collect the nteres.
during the war and cannot be paid BY the States in The
absence Of description of the bonds, their number,
&c. Uaier the circumstances, the Commissioner re-
commended appropriation to meet tina necessities Of
this people 81 the earliest practicable moment, and In
accordance with it, bill introduced in the House
representative, OF Congress by the Delegate from
The CherOkses, 20 appropriate 500 600 for their bene
lit The House passed the bill and i. sill no doubt
pass the Senate Thil amount is an advance by the
Governments ard to be replaced from fluids due them
and which the Government has agreed to collect.
Almost all tae young aud able bOde men Of the
CaoeiaWs ChckasaTs Cleeks and Ssmiroles in the
Conedrse serVc; yet hey have made suffciency Of
provisjoas until the EexL crop. Ins Of dissffsc
tiOa t, cause extremely among them. Two
regiments Of the Creeks refused to continue With the
army Of tbs Iniian Territory when it fell back before
the enemy in August last but it solely from the
desire remain IN the country and protect their iami
lies and property. Taese regiments subsequently oined
their command under General Steele. The Choctaw
Nation passed resolution il General Council, that any
person, speskug sen ments to weaken the confidence
of the people in the ability of the Confederate Govern
ment sustain Itself to Undue, others to Withdraw
their support from the Coniederscy &c shall be cor
sdered deserving tbs death CT a traitor.
About one third Ofthe Reserve Indians" who abAn-
dortd their homes at the time Of an attack oa the
Agency by band Of marauding Indians in 1882 have
come in, aad se in the cOuasry OF the OhickasaSL
Many of them are Org.nizei into military comp.nies
and dcng excellent service on the from
tier The small tribes, excepting about six hundred Of
the G;ett Cages in the Confederate service and
e-mpose the "Opge Battalion" Provision has been
made by treaty for an annual Appropriation Of $40 600
to buy clothing for the O'ageI and the Comm ssOner
re,ommeEts additional appropriation by Congress 10
buy food, tie families driven from their homes
sud are wanderers in ether lands.
Subjoined TO the report are tables showing thu con-
ditou, when the began, of the funds held by the
United States in for the Southern Indians and the
ex ent OF the liability assumed by the Confederate Gov
emmett account Of the in the treaties of 1861.
The amount payable annually to Iad;sns Of the South
srn Superntendency (oalled Arkansas and Red River
Saperin erdeDoy) by the United States is $l04 ls6;
amount payable for a limited number of years SIS 400;
amount Iaya5le 6urg the pleasure of the President
$1,000; arearages of annual interest, snnuites ard
payments over due $llS 2Sl25; money ia the Uni cd
kts.es Treasury not invested and invested in United
States stocks $5450I4 So money due by the Unted
Sates uiqudated s22 SOO stocks and tOnds OF States
rot Of the COusdarscy Interest payable Annually, and
capital at the restoration of peace, assumed by the
Coniederaey $3.50 2Gl Is; assumed By the Con-
federscy, payable on tbs ratification Of treaty S2SS
22725; amount assumed by the COnfederacy, payable
al the close Of he war &7s5 sos 50; amount of funds
of Northern Indians invested in stocks Of Sta Of the
OOufsderaoy, $l,s4s.OOo.
In COnClus or, the commissioner says
all view Of all the circumstances which have sur
Iourd.d 80 Indians, during tie war, especially the
ChCetaws, Cbickasaws, Cherokees, Greeks and Ssmi-
noles the attachment manifested by them for the Con-
fe5eate Cover meut has been remarkable, md ought
TO be source Of the sinceres qualification and pride
10 al our people WheT, the one hand il is recoS
ee.cd thai nothing scarcely but ievrseShsve heetOfoe
attended thtir Efforts .Or the defence OF their county,
that large portion Of it Las been oYerrun and their
property carried Off or destroyed that their troops,
mo- however, be said, without earnest attempts on
The part Of the Government 70 rctiy these thingsD
have b, en- ind reny armed and clothed, and irIegu-
larry paid While The OIL her hand, the emssaries OF
the Norttern Government, 10 iusuce them 10
abandon our cause, have been lavish OF mag
Li6ceIt pTCmisSs 20 them; Of gold and silver,
without int proVons aud clothing for the INDECENT;
and the protection Of their rights in person and proper
~ oieveI repeat when all tics, facts are recoeet-
cd the &C n,DUed fidelity and yaity Of these Indians
nav ~tn = Hrce IN the minds Of psople sentiments
of furpiisesrd s6mi atom Aud not only have they
their loyalty In the presence Of these trying
circumstances bot their eonEderce, general thing
in the Justice ard integrity Of this Government; in It's
Good vii ard ffendsb Tor them and in the al tr =
uu ph of the great principles tor which !. is eonendpg,
has ever rem. ined hTm and unshaken
Hor. S Scott the Commissioner, spent the greater
portop OF the ast SIX months in the Indian county
During his ipeumbeIey of that Bureau be has managed
its sf.hs with fidelity ard sagacty, and 1t may be a
noteworthy fact that be discharged the duties with
out tie assistance CT Olek.
FulLoUsRs correspondent from the Army o
Nor.hsin VIgsia., writing to the Raleigh Pfogtess
saws Gen Lee las Gently extended the order granting
,pr,opshs 10 enlisted msu -Four furloughs are now
Granted to every one hundred present, and sd
dior al rlcugh every company that has fifty arms
hearing m,n peent This will afford p1ite Iarg'
number an eperunity to visit home, auk by spring, all
nss,Isv Al men in the arms viii have been home at