The New York herald., 1872-09-16

occupying the minis ana thoughts or the wnIte peo-
Rafbreeds hal in the ferritory. The former are, Of
course, an nxiOus and eager to have the lands sur.
sssed sss peope aps ws the aaa
are. the directors, stockholders, bondholders and
officials Of the railroad COMPANY because On saat
under its charter to alternate sections OF and ior
ten or twenty miles on each side OF the ime. 30
does the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company,
which has its road open where it crosses the line
OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Road at yinltas
hal.breed or domiciated white man who is not
bitterly opposed to the proposition.
In Tah-le-quah the capital OF the Cherokee Ma
ton, had long talk on that subject, last week,
with Cherokee Scottish Highlander, Or. Goraon
Miller, who has been for the last six years holdng
the oiilcal position OF Secretary to the Governor
or principal Chief as he is called HIS own history
Young phgscian, Ssciiar he Sss made lis way in PURSUIT
OF fortune from Montreal to the Rocky Mountains
thence down to santa F ana thence h 70
dians then resided. He married Cher0kee wO-
man and became incorporated IN the trioe ana mas
been living among the Indians ever since, with the
exception OF o period or time which he spent In
California and Kansas. He is an unc0mpr0mising
Cherokee nationality or allow an incursiOn Of white
settlers into their country, believing that the re-
gested him that the only true way OF raising the
Indian in the plane OF civilization was to bring him
into close contact and competition with the whites,
from whom he would learn the principles OF
trade agriculture and the mechanic arts. But
to oil this he opposed the objection-tirst tnat the
Cherokees were not prepared for such contact and
competition; ana, second, that they were protected
under solemn treaty stipulation with the united
States from being exposed to n s1cn DANGER I'm In
treaty or articles OF Convention OF May 6, 1928,
under which the Cherokee Indians, residing 10t9
in the country which they now possess "a per.
manent home, and which shall, under the most
main theirs iorever-a home that shall never in oil
future time be embarrassed by having extended
around 1t the lines or placed over 1t the jurisdiction
existing Territory or State"
1t would certainly have been difhcult TO put into
language more definite or precise the right OF SOW
erelgnty which the Cherokees have ever since been
exercising over the country thus assigned g Snd ss
are unanimously opposed. TO the suggestion that
the United States government cannot continue to
| recognize the distinct nationality OF the Indians
any more than the British government could t0ler-
ate the quasi Independence OF the highland clans,
Gaelic @ accent as Rob Roy himself might have done,
| interp0sed the terms Of the treaty. He admitted
that forty years ago. when consulted by the cher,
0kee chiefs to their policy in that regard he had
| replied that, whatever might be his judg-
ment as man OF the world, he was bound, as an
standpoint to advise against closer ailliation with
the whites. He thought that the Cherokees Of that
Convinced that the Cherokces Of the present gene
ration are still worse prepared FOR It,
States government finds itself in with regard to
these Cherokee and other Indian nations. Its honor
is bound to faithful observance OF the solemn
treaty stipulations into which 1t has entered with
them. And still this absurd and ridiculous farce OF
recognizing separate nationality in the Indians
must come to close, and that before long. The
railroad Is the great innovat0r, revoutionist and
refomer OF modern days; ana all societies and In
stitutiOns must either give way before or adapt
themselves to 1t. The Indian system cannot be an
exception.
suggested to Mr.. Miller whether such an ar
| rangement as that which outlined in previous
let.er-namely to secure to the Indians homesteads
of 100 acres each, and to let the surplus land be
disposed of by the United States government in in
| ternal improvements and the development OF the
country-would not be acceptable to the Cherokees,
the benefits which would be thus secured to them,
be content to merge their nationality in that OF the
on that point, he says ali CheroKees are agreed.
And yet two curious phases in their national exist
| ence have recently taken place. One Is the ad-
| all the rights Of Cherokee citizenship; and the
other Is the recent establishment OF the Usage
Indians on reservation in the Cherokee territory,
thus creating an inner tmpertNm in inlpertO, for
these Osages are governed by their own laws and
| customs.
CHEROKEE HALF-BREEDs.
! One other singular circumstance may mention
in this connection. 1t is that the Cherokee half
breeds are for the most part Of Scottish paternity
This is accounted for by the fact that at the time
alter the terrible massacre of Glencoe, there was
large emigration OF Highlanders to the mountain
recognizing in the Indian tribal system something
akin to their own previous relations, became iden-
| titled with the Indians, and took to themselves
| dusky madens In matrimonial alliance. This will
account somewhat for the Obstinacy OF the CherO-
KEGS In clingng to their political system. 1t may
also account ior the fact that they are all to man.
if to credit Dr. Mller's statement In favor OF
| the reelection OF President Grant. His Scotch
descent has certainly something to do with 1t,
though probably his avoWed policy to protect the
| with 1t.