New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-21
The Cherokee Indians.
Of III. " Y. Tribune.

wAsHlscIoX CITY, d. C., May u. ltos.
Comparatively few people are aware of the high
degree Of civilization OF the Cherokee AZ people they are
much superior the adjoining State Of Arkansas regards
education dwellings worthy character They have gov
eminent modelled afer tie government q State Their
fnds deIvbe the sale Of their lands In Tennessee aud
Alabama and Georgia had been deposited with The Govern
en Of the United States 20 be held In trust for them TIE
he paid Annually Tor 80 years this has been
Their general fand and is annually appropriated by their
Legislature for The OF sher legislative session PRINT
ing their laws holding their courts oi pich itef are IeuI
and Supreme Cogr and meeting tho other expenses 81 her
Government part Of the remainder an orphan iuno
appropriated by law .icusiVeV i9I sleh llIpee o ~
mander of their funds school funds They ad teoIe the
war a school which the English language only was taught
in o0 shoo! district Of the naion ana they 9n Ieia 70
these district school teachers 500 annun which was re-
duced y law however 20 $50 FOR two sessions and some OF
the most accomplished men ana women OF New England so
ouned with this interesting people Beside Their school, two
handsome colleges seuaes stood on the slopes OF faIk
H y We rcca' ue al l1ht - !,.I n nen ~. Co.,.
Of Ho,sen fret made with tie United States the cher
with the people to-day who have as Jew people among tnem
WHO read and write as most OF We western states
time beside their progress IN acquiring on, lshease, 's
have made up an at Of iher Owl Ihet alhsoea oHe
TIE IEOPLE sELP-sCsTAlsING.
Ihave said that for 40 years their ands have been used
solely for general purposes lbs IS the secret OF chei0ses
dsgTaced Indian management and which IL merely per
sisted this mode Of dspOsing OF the Indian funds
liable the corrupt abuses incident 10 passing through he
and contractors checked by wise pocy
prominent leader in the Cherokee natoni years chief
executive officer Under his wise rule his people grew self
created held Slavery true was introduced by the
and power Of United States agents and although
OF the conflicting elements the best evidence OF
how he really felt the fact taat number 81 ehfsCuc anu
The pOty Of the Cberokees economical The salary Of
Treasarer sioo Executive Coanscors and Representative
g. per day Judge % per day or 800 per annum while any
~ A TREATY.FEup
Thirty feud grew up between the Cherokees IN
sas G to abrupt the At one t@c
President Polk recommended Il under certain influence but
the treaty Of 1916 and In prosperous condition before
THE ISDIASs AND THE WAR.
When the war broke Of the habeeds went heart
y IT, They proSlayery fire eaters generally Mr.
Ross twhoso wife Philadelphia lady was an
unsete hoped TO do by the rebellion 1t Is need
20 ha. was to protect them by its treaties
abandoned the posts IN their country and let their people 70
the the REBEL Under 5, Sc, s sscs s
Fire Indians Long did Mr. Ross refuse all thrests and
oyertures Even month after the disastrous battle OF WI
CreeK and the dsmay the hearts Of all
the the South West Mr. Ross wrote TO MI Pike
and declined to have anything do with the Rebels But the
alternative OF arrangement with them de-
ruc0n and Ross represented three ourhs at least OF
the peope The Rebels were too eager with him to lis
ten impOrunngs Of such men as StaDdWate Bendno
or Foreman.
Within ten months Of time and the moment the Union
army came within 40 miles OF them the great mass OF Tue
Cherokee Nation threw itself with Us Government records
and John Ross its Chief into the Union army The Chiefs
then served for years private soldiers In the war Tor
Union and OF them served 10 months VI IL III Tue
oatbsome prison al Tyler, Texas
SERVICES IN TIE WAR;
II Is not necessary dwell their services which have
become part history The Cherokee Nation numbering
souls put GOO men IN the Federal army
larger number the population than any state IN inc
Federal Union Their killed In battle az WIZ DC iound ny the
records greater than that Of the soldiers IRON any state Tor
they were constantly fighting They mmnalned ther own
10 February 1863 the Cherokee Nation by It's
voluntary set Internationally abolished Slavery Ihey aer
ward passed act dsquahfyng from office voluntary Rebels
who remained after the date OF proclamation hen ssuu
They also passed conscaon law and through tha ong anu
dark struggle devoted the whole Of their energies and properly
the war for the Union.
THE DAY OF TRIAL.
And here must advert which makes their
painful and interesting When the payment OF interest
the Indians suspended during the war; an nvaton
was offered TO cupidy which capidty rarely resss Under
plea Of supplying the destitute interest OF the Indian funds
doed through the hands Of contractors in fashion IN
which il obtains the publicity Of legal investigation
will starte world with its record Of nfay Nor was II
small affair company possessing small degree OF enter.
setting forth specifically that portion OF the profits de-
signed parties not named in these articles The coriup
tiOn involved need not parcuaze here suffice II 10 that
IL promised the highest officials against whom there
forming the patriotic service OF abohing Slavery which
signazed In THE TRIBUNE IN an editorial The Cherokee
Trail and setting example 10 the Government they had 10
be paid SCRIP while vampires Of contractors eating
their substance Nor this the only evil. A door
opened by which the whole poy Of the Cherokee
be Her funds TO be used In the case Of
other Indians paupIse her and IN the days OF their suffer
ngs services interesting aud helpless people to
10 rsedess 10 say that tlose who get le.I tsgsyt pn