The rustler., 1891-12-04

a
4 eerned in the opening af The .'s.srslse,
outiet much interest undoubtedly -,
: ter IN The negotiations between ths
! United states commission aud the Cher.
! okee nation.
The joint sessions of the commission
last year we're conducted hehina closed
doors and though n the conclusion a
resume Of the procecdinrs reached the
public. The position Of the two commits.
slons are generally misunderstood For
six weeks the commissions held daily
sessions, and at the end disagreed upon
three questions which the government
could not eoneede and the Cherolsees
would not yield.
The commission on the part of the
Cherokee nation was composed Of the
most prominent and intellectual men
Interested in It's public affairs. and fully
eomprehended the situation of their
government They insisted from tho
beginning that there were questions To
BE- settled with the United States af
greater Importance 10 them than the
price Of the outlet aud these were con-
sidered at length
N"0 dSat1 OF $500 the United
States has the right 10 settle friendly
Indians within the Cherokee home tract
upon certain conditions. and under this
article OF the treaty the ShawneeS and
Delawares have been Incorporated into
the Cherokee nation. This provision is
distasteful to the Cherolxees aud they
wish II abrogated by the same treaty
the United States agreed 70 remove ali
intruders from the Cherokee nation.
but because no plan is therein set out
II Is now impraeticable and 1000 ci,i.
zens OF the United States are living and
cultiva'ing farms within that country.
In addition the Cherolsees demanded
the assurance of the government of the
United States that the Jurisdiction Of
their tribunals over their own citizens
will be maintained, and further that
they have the privilege of bringing suit /
against the United States for unsettled /
claims in land and money arising under
existing treaties.
Concessions were made by both
parties and the last propositions from
the United States commissioners sub
mitted December 81. $780, provided
first: That the article of the treaty af
1850 providing for the settlement of
friendly Indians In the Cherokee conn
try should be abrogated; second. that the
judicial tribunals of the Cherokee ma
tion should have Jurisdiction in all
civil and criminal cases where i,s
citizens by nativity or adoption were
the only parties; third, that the govern
ment OF the United States would re.
move all intruders and protect the
Cherokee nation from this nm.
noyance in the future, two
plans being proposed to ,
this end, both of which would have
been effective, and for the future that ,
the Cherokee nation should determine ,
the status CT It's own citizens; fourth.
that the government of the United
States should render an account of all
moneys held for or agreed to be paid
under existing treaties, and II the G
Cherokee national council should con- 9
slider such statement unjust or in /
correct that the nation should then :
have the right to bring suit for the
proper adjustment of their accounts :,
Then as an additional consideration the q
price agreed to be paid was s. S.G8g- .
l76 90 for the 0,514. 4s9 acres in the out ),
ct west of the Arkansas river.
This proposition the Cherolxees de-
'lined to accept in full On their part :.
I was demanded that the Cherokee ma. >
ion be permitted to bring suit as =
'laintif in the United States court Mt :
huscogee against any person residing :,
within the nation deemed an intruder y
md II IL should be set up in defense
nat such person was citizen by blood,
hat the records of the Cherokee trib- /"
mails should be conclusive evidence ms pc
his status Further, that without 80 :.
N investigation the Cherokee nation oi
night bring suit against the United ., "
tates Tor all unsettled balancer IN ,o
and and money due the former under Vi
xisting treaties. In addition 81 per
ere for the outlet was asked. 10
These questions were OF too broad w
cope and the price too cxorbitant to be pc
ceeded to and negotiations were sus. ID
ended Til
1t was the purpose of the commits. be
oners, manifested throughout the en- on
y hN ohtdbtohst 10 remove, If nuSsl-
Ie, every obstacle in the way of nm I'M
lrly opening of these lands for settle. bu
ent But they could not grant con. DO
ssions which they felt sure congress 1t
ould not approve and when the de- tn,
ands of the Cherolsecs reached that de'
lint, every effort to relieve the EN-. is
lrrassmcnt having been made, nego- 10y
ltions were suspended |
Last Tuesday the United States gre
met for the first time. app
e commission recently created the
the Cherokee national council. wa
confer with II upon the same pla
estion. Wednesday morning the in
lited States commission submitted fer
c first proposition. Being guided by foo
lines of the negotiations of last viii
ar the proposition provides for the Gro
ltlement of all the questions Mt that 7
ne raised and offers IS, 660, 1865. 90 less ind
'eral amounts already paid on this wol
Id under acts of congress for the out. can
ihis inltlates the negotiations. ing