Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-06

N ~ noos, rhh CHEROKEE CHlKF.-Inhn
Ross, the veteran chief Of the Cherokess. M
at O'Clock on ednesday evening. ~ ~
rooms OF the Cherokee delegation In Washiry-
ton In the 10th year of his age, and after an
Illness OF about five months. Mr. Rosa has
Deeh for the last forty years the principal chief
Oh DIS NATION, and from the time he attained
his manhood has exerc sed an iptluepoe am mo
his people which has always been for good, :.
ihe reputation he leaves behind him Is such
az many man fortuitously placed In a more
conspicuous position might well envy, and the
es'oem aso Veaeration oil his oountrymen will
pe an enduring monument to his yirtuss and
constant devotion to their hest int s,s Ua
was born on the 81 of October, 1900 in the
Sherohe7 country, the resent State OF G oreia.
on MS isthe = side he was of Scotch anc stry
ms ms eherey and sound judgment gave him great
innuence IN the nation at an early aga In
IoiA ne went with small party on mission
ait nded with some pelil, the object of watch
was TO prevent Tecumseh from enlistiug the
western Indians In the war against the United
ota.es' on MS return he took commission
III 'ne Sher kee regiment which fought in the
service OF the United States in the Creek war.
and was In the battle of Horse Shoe. Bs was
the irst to introduce into the Nation n written
constitution, aud the pre-smiuen of the
uherokees among the Indian nations, in all
.he arts OF clviliz ltion, ia maialy attributable
W tne energy and intelligence of his admins
| tration.
When the effort WAS made by the State of
oeofg'a to drive the Cherokees from heir lands
IN "eofsia, Alabama and Tennessee Mr. Ross,
VIM naa ps II Ter some time executive head OF
'ne Natioh, resisted what he considered the
unjust propos tions to de- i've the Cherokees
OF their property. The feuds thus originated
| wsie buried hy the treaty of ls46. From that
tune the cherokee Nation rapidly progr s,ed
| III civil zstlon and the arts of industry. II was
| tne Poiicy OF MIR Ross to expend the Indian
| anhuities Tor overnment sch lols and public
cnarities, and he resolu ely opposed, "a did
| tne great msjorities of the Nation wi h him
attempts TO pauperize that people by pc, capita
payments. 10 the Independence OF spirit here
! eAuio''eu Is due much of their substantial pro
eIess' me constitution intr iducsd by Ross,
ana adopted by the Nation, was republican 10
form, a ID their Government was modelled AT.
Yer those OF our States having Senate and
| mousse oil Representatives, the members of
| winch are elected fJr the L speetive term5 of
ionr and two years, 1t has been remarked, as
asifiklng illustration of the sterling Qualities
Oh the Cherokees, that after removal of some
Two thousand mil across the Mississippi, they
had no sooner settled in their new home than
All the laws and the form OF goverume II til ~
hau % lore their removal were in harmonious
operation.
| AT the outbreak of the rebellion Mr.. Ross
resisted all efforts to involve his people in the
| war, In spite Of the ct that the agents of the
| Government had been mostly Southern men,
| ana th'ew their influence in favor of the re.
oeiiion. But the United States troops had
poea removed frcm the posts in the Indian
| country, and, surrounded By rebel forces, the
| Cherpkees were reduced TO tn necessity of
making treaty with the rebel governms mt,
which was done in October, 1861. Tina, this
was mere Temporary expedient is clearly
evinoed by the fact that Mr.. Ross and the
great bulk of the Cherokee Nation threw them
selves into the Union cause the IN ment a
Union army approached, For nearly three
years Tue Cherokee Nation, out of popula>
tion OF 4io0O voters, put 3,000 in the Union
army, amf ng them the chiefs three sons Mr.
hoss came to Washington to try to adjust the
ahairs OF his Nation, and bat engaged sincs
1867 IN that work though dep sed tenn
porarily from his position by the commission
recently sent out, he has al tue time been re-
garded by his peo yle az their chief and was
. acknowledged in the preamble u he treaty
confirmed during the recent session of Con
3 ess' His loyalty is we'll atles,ei by the fact
that The rebels burned his residence, "a splen.
ia BRICK house at Park Hill, in tle Cherokee
alton, and IA valuable library, and the same
night took prise er his eldest son, whom tbey
Kept in stockada in Texas for fifteen months
1t is worthy of note here that the Chelokees,
under the administration OF Ross, htving vol
unfairly emancipated their slaves in 1862
have been the fret to grant them equal politi-
cal rights with thems elves, and thereby set an
example worthy of imitation by white men.
AIR. Ross Lad five children by his fist wife.
four OF whom are still living. HIS sec md wifi,
an accomplished lady of Wilmington, Della.
ware, died rather more than year ago BY
the latter marriage he had two children, a son
and daughter, both of whom we're with him
when he died. The funeral services were held
at joys hotel, corner of Eighth street and
P-nnsylvaria avenue at 8 A. NJ. on Friday,
and the remains, which had bean embalmed,
were forwar ed by he traiu at IL is A. NJ. to
It's city They we're inferred in the VII.
mington and Brandywine Cemetery yesterday
afternoon.