The New York herald., 1872-12-31
TEE CIVILIZED INDIANS.
Explanations to the Herald by an Old Chicka-
saw-Iheir System Of Government and Edu-
eation-Resolutions Of the Council Touch
inR the Division Of Their Land.
FORT wxsHITA, CHIcKAsAw NATION,
Indian Territory, Dec. Il, 1872.

70 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
Seeing q paragraph In the HERALD OF November
90 In regard 20 the Chickasaws, thought perhaps
. few words from our country might be acceptable
20 you.
Our Chicsasaw people cannot by any means be
said TO be like the Comanches and such Indians.
In the nrst place, we have regularrepublican gov
emment. We have Governor. WHO is elected for
swo years; we have Legislature which consists OF
an upper and lower House; we have our Supreme,
Circuit and County Judges; we have Sheriff for
each county; also two constabes for each cocnty;
also County Clerk, and our courts are conducted
with decencyeand decorum which would put to
shame greatanany held in the States. Our nation
has also School superintendent who viii compare
savorably with any School Superintendent In any
Of the States. Our nation spends large amount
Tor the education OF the children Of the nation,
vending about sixty to the States at an expense OF
about three hundred and ffty dollars per scholar.
We have also three large academies In operation
are decidedly more liberal than those Of any State in
the Union. IL allows 50 per month tuition and 81
per month beard for ali day scholars aa VINO I'VE
when we consider that we are only little over
ave Thousand people, all told, VIII be considered
Enclosed send You the Chickasaw resolutions
IN regard 70 indvidualizing our land. Our people
among themselves, according to the Treaty Of 1866.
They don't want any wild Indians In our country.
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such, 80 that we may have the means to improve
Ourcondition. The United States could not do us
greater harm than to force us to take the wild
Indians into our country, n they do compel us 70
take them. They are certainly competent TO take
we now occupy we. have bought OF the United
states, and that the government has received pay
Chickasaws, hold this land as company. whose
business is II whether we put 1t all into corn or
IN tnn n no w n
don't wish to live among them, by paying us for
our share in the country, and let us move out,
Of civilization and not become wild savages. How
would the people Of New. York like it II they were
compelled to take all OF these savages into their
city9 You can imagine our feelings
have not seen President Grants Message, but
be put in with us. All we ask OF the government is
TO carry out the treaty stpulatons OF 1855 and 1885,
and we viii do our part Our people are fully
ing 10 article II OF the Treaty Of 1866 would also
refer You TO article 10 Of the same treaty. The
Chickasaws being often misrepresented Ihave been
constrained to give You these few facts Respect
The following are our resolutions in reference to
che division OF our land
Whereas It is declared in the treaty between the
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treaty at washington city that whereas the land oc
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Sisi and whereas the LessatoTe o. The ShieLasaw
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Resolved by the Legislature OF the chckasaw nation
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Ghocsaw nstion through its General Council refuse 10
sccede to and in the surveying and allotment
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residue 8. lands after the sese.
spalasons SAID treaty are to Be held
dlvdsd out equally among the members Of the Choctaw
REGULATIONS their respective legislative councils may
member; but should the Choctaw nation, through its
senerai Council refuse to cooperate with the Chcka
nation in the holding Of the land in
:syeIalty then, With the approval Of the
Chick nation shall be divided among the Chicka
only and they shall have interest whatever IN
any OF the lands OF the Chociaw nation east OF the east
sTn boundary line Of the Chckasaw nation laid down
In article q the Treaty OF June q 1855 BE il further
Resolved That the Governor be and lie hereby empow
FREQ and instructed to send COPY Of these resolutions
hm 70 lay the before It's next General Council for
sIs niuon at as early syr. dno DAY A. possible; but
snd concur therein, then the Governor shall
forward copy at once to the President OF tho
Uniisd States asking the establishment of land office
within the limits OF the Chckasaw nation in order that
The lands Of the Cbickasaw nation he invidualized
ang the Chckasaws in accordance with these resolu
tons Be II further
Resolved That these buttons shall take effect from
ppd after their passage and all laws of the Chckasaw
ANto4 in conflict with the hereby declared 10 be
r Ssse6 the Senate, Chlckasaw Nation, September g.
1N2, and the House September "a iMs Approved by the
Gov, TAor. g. HARRIS, Governor.
Pm Soh,SGo, Sept "a 1872