The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-22
THE CHEROKEE TREATY.

The Enormous Sacrifices which the Red Men
have Made for the sake of Peace-Robbing
the Indian To Enrich the Land-tsrabbers.
The Senate Committee on indian Affairs have
again had the Cherokee treaty under discussion
The treaty OF 1865 objected to by Secretary Cox
and many amendments were agreed upon between
him and the Cherokee delegates now here. The
amended treaty as agreed upon was sent In to the
Senate as 1t was originally accompanied by reclta
ton Of what they have abandoned, as follows:-
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE
CHEROKEE NATION, DR..
For lands west of the 96th degree west lon
gitude and south Of the 37th degree
north latitude, and estimated by the In
terror Department In 1868 to embrace
about 81 ,0OO, 900 acres, and lands In Kan
sas known "Cherokee strip" and
estimated by the said department in 1865
to embrace about 7eS, 900 acres. sS,bOOOOO
For reservations Of lands in the State of
Arkansas 1850 acres), and in the States
of Alabama and Tennessee lO0, 600 acres)
in all l07, $50 acres (and referred to in the
18th article OF our treaty OF 1860 at Sl'25
For msappiied funds due the Cherokee
Nation under treaties between the some
and the United States, and ascertained
to be due under the provisions Of the 23d
Nation and the United States .......... 100000
Total amount unt...................... s4,s34, 600
OR. BY amount agreed to be paid by the
United States. es...................... 3,5OO,OOO
Balance due......................s s., 1894, 900
The Cherokees say:-"By our treaty we not only
surrender this balance Of 81, l,334600, but also the in
crease in value Of our strip of land in Kansas,
which may be safely calculated at sl,O00,00O as we
have been offered over this amount for these lands
thus making from these two Items alone g. 1884 600
which we lose. Also, we make by the treaty an
enormous sacrifice in our lands west OF the 96th de-
gree west longitude, and south OF 3Ith degree; for
should 1t be decided that nation ought TO lose all
OF its lands west of 100 degrees OF west longitude,
because your Government has failed to comply with
its legal obligations in not issuing TO our nation
patent to these lands ana should your Govern
ment thus take advantage of its own wrong
toward us, then there would still be left us between
the Tooth ano Goth degree OF west longitude about
9216,O00 acres of land, to which our nation has not
merely 'Indian title but absolutely the title in
fee OF your Government, secured by patent, which,
at the Government price of 81 rs per acre. are worth
81 525O00 Deduct from this The So 500 900 agree
To take for these lands and you gain on US the sum
of Ss 600, which, added to the 1884 600 already
referred to as given up, makes the enormous aggre-
gate Of s10, ,359 600 sacrificed by the Cherokees for
the sake Of peace
Notwithstanding this showing, it Is said the COM
mttee, no OJher plea than economy, wish to
amend the amended treaty by cutting it down a
whole million OF dollars This the Cnerokees will
agree TO- but will ask permission to resume
troll Of their lands rather Than sacrifice them at the
mere dictation OF interruptions power.
The Government does not hesitate to give away
to single band of corporators land enough to make
three States large as New York: yet 1t robs the
Indians OF their poor remnants on preteXt of pur-
chase, agreeing TO give about one-tenth value for
them, but never pays that. Red Clouds opinion OF
white men has solid foundation.