The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-11-24

orleans, the nearest sea port city to the
Cherokee Nation. If the expectations OF
its friends Be realized, It will become =
great thOroughfaFs of travel and commercs
between the South and the vast regions OF
eeantry which lies to the north west;
VII open up q market fOr the product
lions Of our farms and ofchsrde, for orr
cattle aud horses aud other domestic
stock, for our forests, salt, coal. and>mih-
elal resources. that may be developed.
In view Of this basty and partial state
ment of it's effects. what sie our duties
in The premises? Your committee think
that it will not be advisable TO grant any
lands along the line Of the road. The
reasons for this are too obvious TO re
quire q statement OF, them. The lands, TO
be valuable aud available, would have to
be thrown into maFkst, subjscp to the
highest bidder, which would at once in
troduce large white population not sub
ject 10 our laws. The result would be =
new form of Government for those eetz
tIersr-the speedy overwhelming Of our
people, the exrIng uishmebt Of our lille to
the lands reserved. and the passing back
into more ciTcumscribed limits our whole
population. If these consequences bare
70 follow a grant Of land, We eaunot be
Instrumental in fastening their. accom-
plishment. The Cbero5kee Nation have a
right, however, to extend aidatO the com.
fpany in question, or co such an one Oi
their own citizens as they may authorize
for Railroad purposes. While The pro.
ceeds of the sales of The outlet west, Of
F961g.-upon which the Cover nment Con,
templates locating the tribes of the piaiti'
If deemed txpedien', will furnish means
whereby the Cherok. Nation can become
a liberal stockholder in any railroad en-.
4erprise that may be deemed desirable,
without 10 any way touching the lands
east of that meridian, or jaopardizin.y any
farther, at,Presents thar our tile 10. such
lands. The application of a portion o
the proceeds of the outlet to railroad pur.
poses, is clearly within the province o.
the National C,uncii, and is question
to be determined simply by its real OF
supposed relation 10. the interests of the
Cherokee people. By the 18th article G
the treaty, whenever the U s. occupy al
the outlet west of 96lg. in the manner
provided. il will pass entirely beyond ii,
jurisdiction, and contlol of he Cherokee
| Nation. The millions of acres .of-uland
embraced in that tract are com paratiVeiy
but little known by our people; but they
doubtless will be found TO possess. greatel
value in the future than is now supposed
Toe y should, in the lapse of few years
yield a large sum of money. AS the en-
tire Indian population viii be forced
south from Kansas and, Nebraska and the
territories farther west, portion of the
proceeds should be'app'ied, under suita
bic guarantees and safeguards, to TIT
constructive of improvements that vii
benefit the present and rising generations
sof Cherokees. The expeliencyrof anlici
pating noaO that resource is left to tn,
/ wisdom of the National Council. l
deemed e1pedisnt to-, authorize the ex
pendilure of q halfor three, fourths of 1
million of dollars in the enterprise under
consideration, the manner of securing ant
applying i" will be a subject for furthe
! legislation. 3'o W. F. ROSS, s 's ''s :
b aaaa- ST. S. H. BENGEa 1oi yJs
ai 5aa ssir,aaGEO. w. SCRAPER,
ag ss. aoao1qo' Era7 Committee. .