The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-05-25
COURTS DECISION IN
WHITE MANS CASE
Findings Of United Stated Court Of Claims 10 the Case Of the
Cherokee Nation Against the Intermarried Whites.

ingefmaffied wh.te ail0 wuuid bscgne
\ communal 0snsF Ia tlle czss u tile
freedman nothing was paid because
their Incorporation wiih tie Chefokess
~ eltiteus Ard communal uwueN wAa
enforced By ths United States ss a
coBdlflnu % The continued etistence
Oi tile Cherokee Nation AT tie
clsssn ai ghe CIVIL War tise ClitFabsc
ruautfY sAs virtually couquore8 Ter.
lutafy and the Cherokee Natlon a.
1.-THE msscy u ti4a Cnlssd States
! whllmiro ~ g 81 M q ClN iasl
ITbs Clkfpsss Nation iaa taken Sides
iu ti4s ClFn War. i.sa been oferthrosn
wisn tiss Coufcdsfafc states fell. snd
tie all u tie conanefuf aas sapeFinr
~ tlie Constitution and slatuinof thN
I Nation
4 tIhs rcaft then reviews ~ isuEth
tle deela.ons q tlis Couft q CiAlas
AL the supreme Court, holding tis
p4hiic domain q tle Chsfpkee Nation
g. - national pfopfty aat uleu pro.
cesds upau Thar theory e. AZ
4 Tis right of a wllts I~man 90 10
cuas citizen uf the Ciefokse Nation
was sfAnlrd ~ statute ft .seus
tllsnfoss clear thar the poser which
created the legislative poeer. uiaf ~.
strict - nax a. il dla uos lniflngn
'upou Ans requirement q TIE cousft
taaiao hi lsss ihs rapidly sroe.uE
F. value e TIE Chefokes lands was ~
cenine pefoeptlble NJ restrict len
ApgsAfeA l0 exist In TIE constitution
waleh forbid ths National council
fmn 1amlitias Nhlts msu q citlfan.
shla upon tlle eeadiiloa tlat iNsy
sgsaaA not arlulfv Interest ln tie
commna4i o. eommou property u tas
Nation Accordingly 81 ts1e ssfh o.
Nosomlzf. iss1. tlss National couurli
enacted eias wAa AifuadY the iaw IL
lmplicatlon snt express pfusisa 60
saefioa IS of ths code = is1t that
I tbs flghts afst privileges hsfsin eaa.
isffvd tif tishi q white persons to
ae.4 4eirs citizenship - iassfHafgisss
'siall uet sftspd te rlghi % - oi ln.
tsuesi ln ti,s vested fuuds o. fah "a.
ltiou
f Nhossrf married after uaat enact
msnt married wlth due notice 81 tie
+ llmiiatlHn ~ upon hls usiii Aad pfIf.
/ ileEes As = eitlzen TIE statute scsms
lusf to Tia then communal ani eam.
men oeusn ard seems buF simple
Z pfellsues and aisiem ID l1aklng o. tie
sseiaslaa % psrs1as c0nIug lato 10
i Nation allh aIicrag designs
TIE CoDgItatleual amendments s.
lsH vets not necessarily prospective.
aad ii does uat impae limitations up-
go ths legislative eoNer With frgard
a. tie naturalization af future Asap
I tiun of aliens IS sitlieus Cuief ihe
policy of Tie Chsfokges citlenahlp
+ and communal oNHenstlp eefe dIs
tIarf things
Z With ftfeFsnce e. ne married oat
and abandonment czses, tlle court con
c'udss
Tie lasa aui usaE@ 4 gha Chefe
kees uleif earliest history the fuuda
mental principles % their national
/ policy their constitution aud statutes
al sli1e thar citizenship fcsted uTau
blaed u marriage that Wtea mar
/ rage ceasei e. exist with q special
reservation be fataf % widows sad
eidowefa citizenship eease1 thaf
when AZ lnisfuaTFiea white maried
4 a peFs1n having no rights 81 Chttokee
cii.Eenslllp b. blood. lt eas conclusive
evidence that the t'e ahlch bound
& hlm % tie Cilsfokes people wasefef
"a Nid tie very tasls el 81. etlsu-
slip ublllefAtea
/ i Is understood TIE unif tangs IH.
tended e he decided b THIS apin.u
afe lst That under ght decision ei ilHe
/ sueftme Court ln the 4ouHUcake
cas- tie lands elIlch 6re - te allotted
amang tie Jhsrakeos afn 80 eom.
. maaAl het ghe public 1amalu 81 tHe
y nAtlou. ani tlAf Il this pabllc 10
! maIn 81 Cheutes b blaki Aad
whites u intsrmafTiags sho lseame
cltIans prior b tie CbsFokes aci q
Nesemgef a.gh is41 1are elWig luisf
cslea and have equal pgi capita rights
b. fiie allotment q lands 9fi ilat
tie rights AMI privileges q tlsee -.
tsfmArfled whlica wbn married pef
sous of Cherokee bI1oa saisraasnt =
I November 2stb. is1s al uot extend &
I right of soll o. interest In the vested
fansik 4th thai tlnsa ehlte rilisehs