, 1869-05-29
SATURDAY, MAY 90, 1869.
lAWLESshESS on THE CHEROKEE
TAEn9

IF the murder by the Cherokee Land
Leaguers Of two settlers on those lands, and
the rumorcd shooting of another, for hav-
ing acknowledged Mr.. Joys title to the
lands occupied BY them BY proving up
and paying for their claims to Mr.. joys
agent, o.o Of The murdered men WIS
Justice oi the Peace named Little, and the
s'l:er 4 Young man named Keller. They
have also warned settlers. who do not sus-
:::in these lawless proceedings, leave, and
are driving them to Fort Scott and else
where for protection. Tic lcaguers num-
her. it is said, from 2,700 to 3,OOO men,
have laid in u, 900 rounds Of cartridges,
and it is expected that this week they will
ctmc into collision with the Engineers
Party Of the Kansas City, Fort Scott l.
Calf Road. Of which Nj. Joy is nlso PROM
inent owner.
We have already given history Of this
case, Which may be summed up in the fact
that the settlers have possession without
any title, while Mr.. Joy has valid title
without possession. We do not know whit
steps Mr.. Joy las taken to harmonize this
conflict OF interest, but wa assume that he
hs offered, or will offer, to give the set
tiers valid title upon reasonable terms. Mr..
Jog has paid eight hundred Thousand dol
lars cash, or one dollar an acre, for the
Itnds. It WIS alleged that the agents Of
the government used corrupt and unscru-
pnlons means to induce the Cherokees to
sell the lands to the United States for that
sum; that they got some of the Indians in
to1icated, and bribed and deceived them
III Of which. If true, would form ground Of
complaint oply on the part Of the Indians,
and nut OF the sqnatters; but We believe
that none of these allegations were over
proved. I: has been alleged, also, that the
s.. hJ the Cnited States to joy, for the
>.lle :1,iu, ,ss4s improsident, md TINT three
"r fo'r times as much could hnve been
obtained fnr tho lands from other parties.
r" far from this weighing in
f.ur Of the s4uatters, it tells
against them. F"r, if the entire
Lands Il ID been purchased nj m outlay OF
:':o "r three millions, instead Of eight hun
FED thous MI dollars, the sq,,atters them
sc1v's world have Ind to pay the difference
ii the Increased prices charged them for
t"l", II WIS 4 larso tract, and Lnd 10 be
'''Neh; through the intervention Of gov
r:s1no;lt bcfnrc nny white men could
ga 'l'Ic. We fai! to zee wherein
Nf. Joy has yet interfered with
''T right If the stitlcre. Thcy had ro
IN" 1"f"Fe and no way Of getting title.
ihy Fave nnsitlo uow, In. they have vav
- :s't It. The sooner tAey were p!accl III
" Wy I" !.et title the better for I'LL parties.
ll4ti'r these ur any athrr circumstances.
the tienIrt of the HIunttrrs to lcnI1to tn-
- iirs I" 1usin!er and kill all who t,ko till.,
al VII" "istr +" sell them n goo1 titlo, un,l
id1 enl'.;Ged in building II ra1lrond which will
t''Hn vastly if1crcnvo the vhlnc uf The ln,v,,,
=. If ir'Asihlc, cyen 1uoro blunler tl,au n
crime. It slows Tint they nrc
n"r" hnd Ascnlom, Thcy 1,ccqmm
tr"sra"rrs whcn they moved upon Tho la,l,ls,
1.'t:nlIy. Their caso ilaa mn rcdocmiuR fca-
''rr. Morally, ii Inns none. navc thnt tl,oy
'.r" ls"r, md aru sccking to ohtnin homes
f"r 'heir !n,t,lirs out u the la,l,lic domain.
'h'''', in tl4r''ry, i,el"nsH to the wl,plo pc,-
r.. 'inl l"A'' i'll tllc'ry md Practice hclo,,gs
l'' !hitl'1ali only when tAny hnva CON-.
.ln-l "!sh A4oso fur,..s 1T luw which shcs,,
li1;'! lr;'S'lrrs h.lyu noturio,lsly dr,lel autl
r'i-t.l.
t'nuutstinn1liy there il but ono course
abe l''rs'sca toward these misguided men.
Hu,lAB l,At virlatel tho laws If til. euv-
'll.nrnt, they HOW bring their lawless CT
rt'r Ia a climax ly the murder of peaceful
settlers, M. threatenI n like course toward
lit construction parties Of railroad, which
will hcnctit nobody so much aa themselves,
lis si:ch course OF muricrous resistance
tL"y place themselves on Level with the
Indians Of the plains, who proposed to de-
telsd tstlc equally defective, and to oppose
q public Improvement Of the same charac-
;vr. f,E the sanle means. Instead Of attract
Ing the sympathy Of the government and
tie people by a course Of violence and as
s;sss'nation. they are taking Tho course best
calculated: to cause a military force to he
placed practically ut the scrvi,e of Mr.. Joy.
AID to he sent down to clear every settler
out If tho territory without even paving
lita for his improvements, still less giving
him title to his lands. They 7ill find that
they that SOW the wind snull reap the
wLirlwi,nl.~
Our columns bear witness that we have
never espoused Mr. joys sida of this con-
tr''vers~ that VIC hnye counsellcd him and
Lis s3,@sser5 10 pay due heed to tho common
..sw Of the new Territories as regards the
rights Of actual settlers upon unoccupied
lands, and to offer them titles ut .he mini
'.'11n price fixed by the government for
r"llio:d Lands. lie and his associates nrc
tasly entitled to that, anu VIC doubt whether
they Will ever he able to get more, unless
sl.* :quAtters themselves, by their own s.,-
l'rclae folly, bring down upon their heads
~ lenu1tles dne IL mob violence and blood
sled When it Incomes known to tho coan-
try that an honest and .pcaceablc settler
III the Cherokee lands cannot pay for his
farm without being assassinated, and his
house burned o:er the heads of his wife
and children. n short, sharp and de-
cisive method will be found to purco that
tract of land Of its desperate element.
The country has dealt successfully with
iuuch larger rebellion than that.