Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-22
The IndIRns-Letter from ono OF the
Cherokee Delegation.

We transfer to our columns letter from
the Baltimore AasrtedH, written by @. N.
Vann, one OF the Cherokee delegation now
In this city. It Is terSe and manly produc.
ton, showing the writer to be q gentleman
who understands what he writes about;
To ne EdRors ~ tEs Baltimore imsrieda.
DEAR siRsi see 10 your edition o. 20 day .
which ask room in the columns Of your ex-
esllent paper to correct; am represented As
having said; sour people have so often been
great reluctance that they can now believe II
means to do them well" did not say this
In speaking Of the sioux and other hostile
tribes OF tho Plains, In answer to a question,
referred to their distTult Of the whites, and
to the different causes OF their lack Of eonn'
denee, but expressed no such idea In IeAtion
to the Oherokees, They understand the sltu-
alton better. They know there are those In
high position who would for political and pc
ouniAry ends crush them, who would violate
the mo9t sacred pledges OF the GoVernment to
break down their present relations and politi-
cal status In order to get At their lands. They
appreciate the magnitude and power Of the
coincidence 10 the virtue aud kind feeling OF the
masses OF the American people, aud in the
honor OF the ruling men 10 the Government.
WIZ such men a, gh Ms Sqnnf sHd hs
Trumbull, ViekeTB, Thurman, and m any others
eminent alike for ability as statesmen and
purity OF character, In tho behhtot Anu ehpo-
eiAlly with such = President As General Grant,
they have an abiding confidence that the
efforts OF upeeulAtotu, In or out OF once, TO
| overthrow them will meet with nnAl defeat,
| especially when their only way TO success lies
| over the broken faith and PROSTATE honor oil
| the Government.
The other error beg leave to correct IL In
| the report OF Mr.. BenjAmih HAllOWelps 70.
marks. That excellent old gentleman 10 re-
ported TO have said; THE CheFokeeb
| are AnXlous to become eitlEenH Of the United
StAtes.n lam authorized by him to say this
10 the Just the reverse OF what he said.
The CheFokeeS are not prepared 10 become
| citizens OF the United States At this time, and
| to have withdrawn from about them the pro-
lection and privileges they enjoy 10 = separate
nationality under guarantees OF the United
States, and under which they are rapidly In
proving. The longer they are dHoloed 10 In
prove under a government Of their choice, and
adapted 10 their peculiar necessities, the bet
ter will they be prepared TO become citizens
Of the United States on an equal footing with
white men. To make them citizens now would
unAyOldAbly result in rendering the mass OF
them homeless, and their history heneeforth
would be repetition OF the same sad tale OF
Indian degradation and dlaAppOATAneo already
too familiar to the American people, To say
they would have vote ~ other Americans
would not help the natter, for their wants are
peculiar, and their voice would have no more
effect upon the political mOyementn OF this
great nation than the shadow Of cloud has
upon the revolutions OF the Ponderous earth.
Very respectfully, u. N. NANH,
or the Cherokee Delegation,