The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24

The President has a cabinet OF
three members, who are appointed by
himself and confirmed by the legis.
1ature. They are selected from the
most substantial men of the nation,
and though the pay is nominal they
never shirk duty. They are the ad,
visers of the President, and he never
acts in matters of Importance with,
out first consulting with them. The
head of the present cabinet is David
Ogoocoo. He is also Marshal of the
Republic, and perhaps has done more
than any other single individual &c
promote the cause of religion in the
country.
The legislative branch of the gov.
eminent is vested entirely in one
grand council, or house of represen-
tatives, which is almost omnipotent.
It's members are elected biennially.
They must be citizens and freehol-
ders of the republic and ~twenty-one
years of age, and during the time
for which they are elected receive
one dollar a day. The speaker of
congress, who is elected by that
body, has q compensation of one dol
lar and a half a day while the house
is in session. This is limited to
thirty days, but the president can
convene it in extraordinary session
whenever the ~exigencies of public
affairs may require it.
In the congress is solely vested the
rights to make treaties, dispose of
national property, levy taxes to Gre
ate or abolish courts, allOt lands,
and in fact to do anything else
which may affect the welfare of the
people or territory of the Cherokee
republic. Any act may be vetoed by
the president, but that nevertheless
becomes a law if passed over his
veto by a majority vote.
Matters of foreign relations are in
the hands of congress, but as a mat,
ter of fact the work is delegated to
q minister. The present incumbent,
Honorable James Blye, is altogether
a very remarkable young man. !
know of no one whose use of pure
and accurate English excels his. He
is possessed of a high degree of the
qualities of craftsmanship, the judi,
cial Temperament being especially
we'll developed. These make of him
a minister whose policies T fol
lowed and not prescribed.
The officers of she congress are d
speaker, a vice speaker, clerk, ser
geant-at-arms and ~doorkeeper.
Speaker CornsiIk, of the present
congress-, is a full-blood Cherokee.
but is an able man and a very excel
lent presiding officer. The laws OF
n people indicate not only the ex
tent of their civilization, but theil
capacity for it, and in this connec
ton the Jurisprudence of the Chero
KEGS is of iterest. Citizenship is Of
two kinds, natural and acquired. i
can be acquired alone by intermar
rage, and that is possible only tt
whites. Intermarriage with the
g is considered miscegenation
and is therefore treated as a crime.
The title to all real property il
primarily vested in the governments
but when a citizen reaches the age
of sixteen, or a Cherokee girl mar
Eies a white man, the right accrues tc
select any section of inappropriate
land, and upon application to the
legislature it is segregated, a paten'
3 issued, and the applicant becomes it!
owner to all intents and purposes
except for sale, which is prohibited
unless the purchaser be a native. /
the title to real estate is acquired b.
intermarriage with a Cherokee, anC
she dies, it reverts to the govern
ment, unless she leave heirs, and il
that case it descends to them. /
will, whether written or nuncupa