The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-11
CHEROhEE POLTTTCs.
Election OF "a Chief WAC Understands No Eng
Itsh The Legislature AT Work.

TALEQUAI, !. r., Dec. 2.-rhe Cherokee
National Council Is proceeding with business.
The protracted Investigation into the facts con-
nected with tho violence resorted to at Lees
Creek Precinct resulted in throwing out the
vote polied there and admitting the Ross or Ma
tional party members u their sests both In the
Senate and the Council The day following the
returns Of the AUGUST election for Principal
Chief, Assistant CDiff anu other officers were
Opened, ana tue count proc, ed'd Wlth IN JOINT
session. lhi- has been conn ltted. aud declared
in favor Of Charles Iulmb-Dn by eleven votes
over William L. Ross t.r Prncip / chi (, and Of
David Rowe for Assistant over James Nance by
more than one huuitei majority.
AtE o'clock on Monday the TWO Houses met
In joint session for the purpose " ministt ring
the oath Of office 10 the Cntefs elect This
sOlemnity was preceded by "a Few remarks from
the retiring Chief. Ia which he ur' il' glanced Al
the more prominent events c"unec,ed with his
Administration liuiig no iids. ycof. aud few
remarks from Messrs. Thompson and Rowe.
The oath Of onice was administered by John 4.
Addir. Cmef Justice OF the supreme Court.
Tue remarks OF the persons named we're rem
OeICd In both the Ehrllsh and Cherokee Ian
cuages by A. y. Cham ncrl m, the son Of an early
missionary Of the "Amenctn Board, who Is
now all ado ted citizen oi the Nation b. nldr-
riage. ihi' gentieiAan Interpreted the temaiks
" SIR. Ross sentence 10y sentence into Cherokee
~ they were delivered aud those Of Sir. Tnomp-
sou into English ia like mauLer.
The two houses aga'n met Ia Joint session and
proceeded to elect tie following officers 81 ~
whom belong t. the RIOS, party, by major los
ranging uum ten TO thirteen: James vance.
Isense wulll, and john tookston. members II
the Executive Council: Richard Ficids, Judgo
OF the Supreme Court: stan Gray, Auditor OF
Accounts; H. ". BuiiNhead, Treasurer, Jusrpn
A. Scde-. SolIctpr-i cncrdl, and a proSerut NJ
attorney for e4ch of the nine districts intO whicn
the Naton Is divided.
The nrst motion made toward LEGISLATION was
bv friend OF tho new Cniet, and was OF
"A retrograde Character. being no less THAI one
for the reueal u the few code Of laws ontlre,
excepting tine fruVl-ion which increased AID
lAel enc co0nueustti 10 ~ on ets. As this code
was prepded b, some II the ATTEST Lawyers De
longing 20 the Nauon, aud has just gone into
and v ~ no DC entertained.
Ille new Chi gave no Indication 81 any policy
To be- pursued b. hni. further than that he v te
for his opponent, ana had Mr. Ross becne coed
he would have given hiui a dat support
This means thu Mr. THOMPSON will he Ia tIyOr
Of maintaining the rgnts Of the Cherokee peO-
ole las they n " exist.
hr. Thomp.nn, or Onrhall'u, AS he Is familiar
ly He'd by biz ludinn name, ritho ~ not quit,
| a full blood. understands no English. lie IL d
man OF respectable character, and native
| minister of tne Baptist Church Il - due 10 M,
Latter fact that he was cnOh3n Chiof, hls churci
| being the must numerous IN the Nation, ant
| quite a. deeply lmhucd with parti ~ scntimcnt
| Ia politics bv recent United states agents o.
that denlmin ton ns with thu spirit Of th,i
own tonats IN religion. la the DISCHARGE of hi
puohc duties he VIII DC compelled largely &
| rely upon The judgment and intelligence q
Others, and Is fortunate IN having a man Of prac
ticable Ano wledRe Ia his Assistant CAiei.