The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-29
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
THE cHIoxAsAw COUNCIL
csief Wolf rrAssmits hi. Messsss
e"ns Ateatien TO the Pahlic
seheoia-rhiaksthe Freeancn
should he Made to 10.
Other News Notes,

been sant in to the Chickasav
coapoii, which reads as follows:
ENEcurIvE DsrARTMESr, TrsuourSoo
A. d., lSS,.
To the Honorable Members of tho sena,a
and House OF Representatives of the
Shlckasaw legislature now assembled:
HENrLEMES:-By tho mercy OF a
Divine Providence wo are spared tbs
privilege OF assembling together "a the
laws OF our Na,ioua iequire, Ala wa
are raly thankful to Him for ,he
many blessings no hss bssto wed upon
US, giving us good heslth aud bounti.
ful crops.
10 Your honorable body aud Chick.
asaw people l will say that hops you
VIII pscone more united la sonti-
ihent. III you will stand united and
isnor Ter the best interest OF your peo.
PIE, you eau accomplish much good,
ana II would afford me great
plesfure TO see you united and act
as ona In tho transaction of the bus.
insss FOR which you have been electsd.
IL Is my sincere belief that you have
the interest aud welfare of your pao.
PFC At heart, yet l bsiieve taat diyl-
SION oi sentiment and feeling is not
1000, and dangerous TO tho wslfare of
the people. Therefore, / hone that
you VIII not la tho future harbor any
lu'wiii toward each other, individually
or ooiiectively, hut that you will stand
united AZ brothers. | have but ,itlla
20 say In regard 10 your duties; IL IA
your duty, which YOU well know. 10
work TO the best interest of your pso.
PIE and your country. l Would call
attention to the public schools OF this
nation, which have been carried on at
considerable expense, And 1 am sorry
10 soy but little benetit has been done
Tho children who have been attending
those schools. Therefore, L womb
recommend your honorable bsuv
to enact soms laws changing onr
present school syntom at the or-
plration Of the present eon.
tracts, entered into by the school An.
perintende0t and the board of trua-
tess with tho four academies, that
You will provide some way that van
VIII think best for the advsnsomept
OF the Chickasaw children, III vou
think IL best to enter into eontrsots
with some missionary board, / think
~ would bo for tho best, a. we can
enter into contrasts with them to az.
tkolish Industrial schools among MS, no
that we can rear our children to indus
tricus habits. The tosching OF hooks
alone has proven to be OF little bepeiit,
VIII not advise you To make any
changS In our present lghDorhood
school laws, as they aro reported to be
Ia q prosperous condition. l am OF the
opinion That II the laws were 40
eisended as TO force tho childtep 10
remain at school during the Christ
mas holidays 1t would prove bepo.
hcial to many who go home intending
never to return to tho school. In my
last annual message recommended
the chsnHing OF the first section OF ar
ticle 2, of the Constitution of the
ChicRasaw nation, which wus not
acted upon. l Will now call ydur at.
tention 10 tho same again, believing
that II that section was 80 modified az
TO force criminals to do hard labor in
stead al infl citing corporal punish
ment and distrsnohising them, 1t
would be OF bsnofi. to tho country;
but, as the laws now are, 1t ia a dis.
grace to Us dis franch them leaves
them among US politically and socially
dead.
There was law enacted Nav 1,
1854, providing tho manner of estab.
lisning tho right citizenship In the
Nation. This law has given but
little satisfaction. Therefore, would
recommend tho repeating OF the pres.
ent law and adopting tho law passed
aud approved September 10, 1879, and
amend the law In such manner that
tho different tribes can be- notified of
all porsoDs that have made applica-
tions for citizenship and that have
been rejected. There Is considerable
compliant among our people In regard
to our orphan and incompetent claims
At washington. l would recommend
the euao' ment of n law authorizing our
attorney ~ Washington city TO make
some inquiry in regard to such claims
and report tho same To tho authorities
of the nation. have the pleasure of
informing Won that / received letter
irou0 Hon. III. IL. Paine, our attorney
a. Washington city, dated March 10,
1855, stating that tho claims brought
aHainst the Chickasaw Nation by
ono Ell Ayers have been
felectod. hope In the future we will
have no more u oublc from that source.
Tho action OF David Hardwick, con-
stable Of Pickens county, has my
hnarty approval. l am satisfied that
what he did was for the interest of our
people. Also the aclions OF u. w. Har
KIDS and X. w. Carter, whom l an.
pointed as delegates tp meet the other
niviliz9d tribss mt Eufaula, Indian
Territory. This meeting was Tor tho
benefit OF the Chickassw people.
There was IA vi0lator OF our laws, a
murderer, that had fled from justice,
ana 1T the request of number of ctl.
2eas or Pontatoc county offered yo-
ward OF SlUO for his arrest and delivery
70 tue national jailor OF the Chicknsaw
Nation. He was arrested by the sheriff
OF Atoka county, Chootaw Nation,
IN shcrt Lme after l issued my pro-
clamatl0r. think II my duty To pro.
tect the cflicers OF this N alton When in
the discharge of their official duties, II
was for the murder OF tho constable OF
Pontateo county that l offered the re-.
ward.
The freedman question of this N n.
Ton is nan unsettled condition and
ehould % attended to during this sss-
sion OF the Legislature, to either reject
or accept thom. 10 allow them To re-
main IN our country as thsy are a.
present ! doem bad policy, aud may
''VhhVNiAN SToot 'hVuOibs lUtFO Wnu
law enacted October 81, 1882, that
needs to be amended (tho duties Of
national asonts), no provision having
bsen made for the Chootaws.
ls is reported that coal haI been dis
covered Ia the limits of this Nation
II so. and near enough to the railroad
10 DO mineu or utilized for the benitit
of tho Chiokesaw psopie, would rec
emmend the passage OF q law fer that
purpose, and The funds derived from
such source be used or appropriated
Tor tho education OF the Uhickassw
children.
In conclusion, l would SAY that II
anything ot Importance should OCCUR
to my mind that would Affect us IA
any manner, will make II known RI
your honorable body nv a special nes
sage. JONAS Weir.
Governor CbickasAw Nation,