Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-17

OF the highest Character. liut we make
no charges.
IL h Alsn claimed hv many that the
common people aru terfOriled or mielcd
by those Interested M pralonrlnE the
prescut condition of thncs or they
would be unanimously Ia favor Of nllot-
mcnt.
Division Of the common lands aud
abandonment Of tribal autonomy would
be succeeded by territorial government
created hy congress
Ia this there would hc "a governor. Sec
rrtarr avid superior iudgcs nppOintod
by the president The legislature SIM
liar 10 those you now have and the
county and township oflleer4 would he
elected by the qualldc1 voters. The
government usually pays tine governor
the secretary, the Judges and the mrm-
bers of tho 1nFialnturc, aud The pypcise
To be borne hy taxation would be light
The anunties already sci Npnrt for
educational purnns,r. 10 Which might
be added me ,noney arising from thc
sale OF the 10Th and 3end sections OF
laud, would make q common school fluid
The Interest on which would place tho
schools IN roach of an.
Tho money canning from the. govern
ment might bc divided M. aud enable
each nllottcc 60 establish himself In a
good home on his allotment.
In tho allotment OF lands share OF
the best land would fall TO the now
secluded tnllblood and would bring hhn
" be wished, from tho hills into contact
win those Whe Rrc eH9gateu ang more
progressive anu hl0 oWluryh Wuhn lhe
roNeh OF me vunlplh,l enNuplr' auu lnNntV
n9unEcheouS 1nu pl2NivSsinv lWoine
a w, al Mppu, N"slu w ' ~ NH
enm.hii," ,,,,,,r' ,,,,. ,re No nt,s,rs
~ f,ili1n,1 Irhinna nrn mailing iluie
or No prorrces I'd education or clviign-
lion. gnrclr those desirable results ought
io npnrnl strongly Ia The mstiee. wisdom
and humanity Of ali tho more advanced
men Of the various tribes, and Induce
them to foregp their superior adyan-
tngcs for accommodating money arising
from Their holdings Of ne best ienu
Under sueh g f3Ncrhhoh' Nun wv
| opiNNNhihs ~ 'uuVNNuN N'iub wv
lohen 1l au' Mlln tnv spur W. i ~" ,'l
XVI r"u AZ ion1 s,nr hcnmtifnI ana fc'.
,n1 i,rrlr, ,yooid s,on be tpnnsfornrd
Nv '",Dt ~ ,ich fcivn;gntinn And
uronled Win boppy. nrosperous and pr,,
| ,,rrssive cofinuniiics md thus denion-
etrntc To vour friends that their conf
/ deuce M Won has hpcn Ycl,fnundcd,
| and that the Indian H. the equal Of amy
rncc In nl That pertains to civilization
and enlighicnmenl.
Contrast all llIe with che prNont Nt-
uOuun, 9snd uolibemlcly trplNr thht
| the government OF me unl,'a states
| " your wisest aud best irrnl, nnd oud
that II " YOU, duty TO ,so-ppga'e win
| 10 ~ rclching TINS drairNhe ohd'
We come 10 yon a. friends, and " we
| Know or hniris WIN me single purpose
10 hop you TO better me,
| Int " You ehall refuse 10 onter mo
agreements Win MS TO voluntarily nilol
| Your lands and accept ciuteMhips IN
the republic, we are convinced i VIII
come through an enactment Oh ron
| gress, Ia shaping wliFh You viii have
lltte to do aud iu which You would
| probably BE- denied many advantages
| which may now be secured by agree
meni'
some lawyers among yon probably IN
| the my Of largo lnn'l holdetp are tel.
| Ing you connruss has no power 10 annul
| treaty. This question Onght 10 BIO
regarded az settled by The repeated de-
cislons ot die supreme court Of the Unit
ed States. In The ChorolNe lobsr'o
cnfe that court held that q treaty may
suspend prior act OF congress, and an
net Of congress- may suspend u prior
| treaty, This case W reported IN 1lth
| Wallace, page G1l To the same effect
| is Faye vs. Robertson, III u. s.. Re
| ports, page $50,
Another question Of great moment 40
tbe Indian il who h Ia dorilo mint
! nnruuUH entitled TO NIlUl mont. fINNTn
nr. many ttopsapds who sr. clsinin,
Ma Teht AMI n cor,,ro.., .i,,ii n,,tn
nrovt,ien by isw IN Jf,iJo ,"nr ia,,d'
| Z, ,sni xxx r,sl., ,,ro,isi,.u ,,ti,,'
Wy, " I'm a{,,. p ,,,, III u'nl
~ ~! 10 s,yln Ky puv,ll"n VINO uIc Nl
49,, NuV| iup'lr'uehl OF your lripnl
| syI'InW'h'N'
| some among you are clhiinlnF ihai mus
| HEhl m4"hFs ehplnNFeN 10 tho dirr'
| en- tripei ana mat " ms heen 80 de-
elhcd ny the supreme court w the ease
Of Eastern Rand Of Cherokee Indians
", United States ~ 1l. lol u. $.
| supreme Court ltrp0rtH, page $50. Up
on examination u VIII be seen that the
| question there decided was Tint AZ tha
Eastern Cber0kees hnd abandoned thelr
membership IN the Cherokee nation and
Voluntarily ceased 10 be members az II
and become citizens Of the Ifnjtod state.
| tbot thcy had lost mi their trIhsi rigbts
vbtch c,,iid moi bo r.gf,raJ ,,,.on, N,
tho fnsrotee natjor ,dr,i,it,',,H ~
snatn T., r,o.,terstin 'n'p
p. u Ivy, MI 49,,
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