Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-03
Wha, the 'eS Have to Say as to the
Conditidn the Civilized Indians 10
Their Eoy-The Status Of the
Nqg Railroad Schemes,


the pod h uacts in the case, aud also
the cundh OF your peoplof'
"ru sn Tor my own people, the
Cherukc&e have now one hundred
common Soils aud two high srhuuls,
irrc to "A, asylum Tor orphans, with
a scho0l a he'd, one for the deaf and
dumb, incut and other incapahlrs
cur GOV eTcnt Is running smoothly,
and wc iriiug all that could br expect.
Ell ul us. Il treaties leave tt to ustu say
when We nt our form Of government
changed ilcr awhile We will come
into thcluu, but our people will have
tu PrcpJr'r II.
"ro wi extent will resistance be
/ carried iIongrcsS should pass the
bill''
MY .simprrsion is that ii the gov
yrnmvut rmpt To force II on Us they
will get d. war. aud that would bc
uuiUrmn Tor bordcr people We
want talp peace II there is any pos
sihlc slIo
"whsiould be- lhc clIcct Of the
chauspT
The ct would be- to deprive rs oi
our hon lur Just "a Suuu as the thing
WAS dunsIulii,r, would com" ia aud
! drive uaI'uplc out. The Government
wuuli n not lee in u position g. pro-
trct us. d that would lorcIus to resist,
however, uctantly.'
"IIoa my arr there OF the friendly
/ natiuusi
"Thcrr S00oO Indians in the thir-
| ty.rlght hes.
"Whah the Cherokee form OF gov
yrum,ut
"Rrpurau, with written cuus,ltu-
ton audws, u Congress ur National
/ Commit ui two houses, senate aud
House, O all the executive aud Judi
ciary i'd corresponding To those IN
the nltetatcs
"Wh,a the ostcusihlr, what the
real puIpt, ol the proposed new form
Of guvrnlnt2
"Thc oslsiblc purpose * To- assist
us, aud tCnpruyc our condition, but
the reasons tO HENErIr certain Cuudl.
tiuual grar Of the Indian lands made
by CungrC in iSCG to the railroads,
aud 10 ope the country To- settlement
o. benefit two existing railroads. II
would cxttuish our titles, which We
can hold o. rs nation. The Wild
tribes Won bc rendered uucuntrulla.
bic 10 say this AZ u threat, h,r 1t
Is Gods trI
"What ihc history ui your present
,rtlIrmcnnd government
. NH..
Gcurgia al Alabama iu 1859. and lost
about uneurl oi our people in the re-
muyl. ] United States then prom
i,cd us al condition NJ our removal
that Nc Suld never be- harraSsrd 10y
State or 'rIiturial governments. We
had then ',ihO people, hut nj the be.
ginning ,thr war had luCrthscd 10 p
OOu. Ate close OF the war We had lost
our-han ,uur people by division, some
going Neh aud others South, leaving
only lJ,C NutrUublc has ever taken
place vi our people since that time.
How thc present population as to
uumbGnud condition"
"TheImbcr now is 20WO, nearly
all oi ned blood, more or less. All
thc add can r,ad either in English or
Cnerose, the former being alone
taught hhc schools. We have ancws-
paper pplishrd IN the two languages
With a cgulatiun ui 5000 weekly. All
Christm denominations are represent
rd, aud e encourage them 10 come 10y
giving | acres Of land Ia each scct as u
site iur misslon.huuSc. There are
about auO church members amongst
us
"llo, are the negroes treated hN
your lhiansi
'Our hiri iSsucd his proclamation 10
thv 1000 slaves Nc hat
hDushtrum the whites, about a month
heiuTs resident Lincoln issued his and
the heroes have now the same rights,
la ail sprcis, Il, ua,lvc-bom Ihero'
kvrs
Capt John /. Affair WAS asked by the
r.t.
WI. Is the object Of your visit To
Wa,hi gtvuF'
W, come instructed 10 protest
tsains the establishment oi any Kind
NJ territorial government over the Cher
1ky,s ANY ui the Indian NATIONS Eve
iTihR the Chcrukrys. Ch0vtaNs,
Click saws. Greeks ani Scminole> com.
,,u-, Nhat is commonly "all"l the In
liau 'yrritlry We ar also instructed
.n ubhiu pay ior all lands held ia trust
ry 10 United states iur settlement 10y
.rrndy Indians. living west Ut the
liuD sixth meridian. Several small
ribe have lccn settled there, AMI W.
laye never been paid Tor the lands,
Ahifi belong tu the Cherokee nation.
We r. further instructed th procure a
uln basel ON thc-c uvyupiei lands, 81
be- net by the lirst moneys arising from
hc.alr. This loan Is lor subsistence
.cni itrl necessary by the failure oi the
r1Is. consequent upon the drought oi
Jst sraSuu
low about the complications arising
rul the presence ol rnlorel people
"IEc treaty 1T lsrf bCtNcCU uur ma
ipI and the United States provided
ha al rulorri people who were slaves
o Ur beginning ot the war should he
Omitted 10 the rights ut citizenship with
hr Cherokee nation conditlunally On
u,.r coming 81 us wiihil six months oi
..- ratidca,lo1 Oi the treaty. The
,iiun ui their citizenship is getting
. le very serious one, a. great
ANY lii not ST ,o the tribe within the
lied period The Indians object Ia
rlfng any other rights than ihooe con
erd ly the treaty There are about
ID On S.OOO Cvlory7i people, all TOLD
whom GOO only ARE legal voters
"A ofhcc, participate N the an"u'''S'
q .-.,...s.l
DO yoar peoP'S object TO ''''''"'-'
49, oi hem favor chanSe VA .hr ',
t,rn Patterson inv'S'lgall"h
- ,Nis staicment. We have nov
government win wi wi Mi.
xecuiive, our own legislature anu
iaTy.' - ,he opposi-
ionr" -n.,
s'Th.s. arc bas,Si on the gronnds lnl'
he people prrler % be let alone 10 Nsfs
lut their own destiny. They don ire,
ablc 20 compete with the white eleinSTh'
hal Noul1 be introduced inctdentAiil .
The ircatP With thu United states grants
them The lands In perpetuity vith NE
rgoe % their o~n eOvernnaenL Tbs
they claim. and arc satisfied that they
can do a great aeal better win institn'
b0ns - their own make and a1ministra-
t,oi- II the territorial sovernment I.
introdacci the Indian xiil be In such .
yisqsisy. Poltl..lly, ssto have no vOlcs
~ts.. I. y sAs sOndi,ioa Of yoar rOv
sIts financial condition 4. ~rrv .oo-,
II a toHnde<i ON money lnvr-ssa /,
rnitd States sonds. - Car a. u.entI
unl bshysicAl prngrs0s IL concefnef. II
axistlhw aed siock missing 81 .
kind& 4 is Tally - eccd a. can Be =,
SSriyOs srp~s, % .ssse yDrr mo-
S.rb diam y lexitimsis sna has hss
ll,.assa- rfIt-s have ben sr<ti'
-. teentiy ON ths lands lnvoiys<i. a.
H. - .ron - The neccs<<ry Z
tcn,s c.n b. made The noney "
We hope ~ e1cct the peyine
dt Con<re<<. and tesi Prc<iy q
-,,- taat we vii DO 90 Ol the u.
Nnos - rure. We Do not pied
A n.EK.. h.lt only 80 much q the -
4 Mai = ia % pay Il. and |
. -,M.l lss xSxs Scei intsfs<.- uhs
seiasJf fsse "a We have h'ss<a =