The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-11-21

era. haye the first fight 10 the
claim az AmerieAh eitixeuehip.
They ase hy hloaa descended from
thn great Cherokee HAuan They
kfn haao 10 be blended Into The cst-
isrnshir 81 TEE neu state aad ! es-
pecisiiy Neiacme tlaem from
among ny Immediate ueiFhhoFs
nos onix because they ara Chere-
KEGS. hut 5eraass ihsY are chil.
afen. not one af them over six
sssm ye3fs 0f age. pupils af the
WAltahNf orphan home. one of the
several very rummendMhia tnetitn-
tluns Uf the ChnFoken natinn whose
great snd Eoot veFAs are esldene-
- b. the akili and Intelligence q
tke members of thia band ] de-
kffed them % be pFescnt Eaat y0n
~ the western part % car new
fsa&M mEaAt lsarR to kaow better
The indlana dsNcanded from th@ae
great MAsl0nN ~ tho east An&
bn0wimN them respect and honor
them a. full and equal eitsasaa ~
the new state
when ihe brilliant rays 81 thls
Hofniuks sun spread over car LANE
il found fostT-five sovereign states
beisecn the two great orranr
Tho man @ili ses toniEht sad ~
sast rays wiii light q eFeadef fed
rfatinn composed of iofiasaax SOW
vfeimm etates lin is course
thronrAuas thm aHg shm aHH VII
have ilahfed ihs pathway ~ a
miiuon ard 3 haif y people emerE.
inx ffom ihu disorder hu1 tae Dis
cnnfnnf ~ hnreAhef4iic Eu4efamen's
restricted % fhe point ~ helpless.
resa eHd neglected 90 ne limit ~
npBfesslon luto rentifion ~ llh-
sfp and Ea4eFnmeut hus
reAnrrmslr KnsNfnmrmt at tta very
beaf II impossible 81 perfection pr
~ justice 20 The people Appoint
i've offlrers ffam The DAYS long
prior - king George I'll g ih''
modern DAYS of Ethan Ailen, ihv
mosf hAva befn failures
A bright ccae8iansi star nQpn
the raY ron haa alaaff been the
meiName exception hni nsFsr equal
e. che aesifcs ~ 4 iFen rltHanshipt
A fsuFeaarrmtte Government
a. a. hest q enunKt ta ft anN
frea people fhr ths most enthuHis
atlic appreciation 81 81 stit State
hood a the nafnfai tefisefn ~
the American reapis nos 3 con-
ditian - - ohislao1 a. ths heFgaf
seeks afus. hHt = ieFsl fiHht. sub
tetf oalf 10 gnHdliluns laafiiYine
III. fsnht oktalaed st the price
~ h!ooaahed nv our gpfefhthrfa
And wishln our Efeai Louisiana
purrhsse Ne bad an AaiitionAl
right The great Aapaleoa. anfoy
efat thonsh be mas haFa been.
had ahoan 90 the penpis e the
taslslsnz pafcasss. evidences q
: spirlt OF freedom aat ses.
tee tat mast have barpsS
withln bis hfeasi Jpat
anlrB wathtn tho breast If thW
xreRt emperar taak the faFm Of
deflnite lanRuams iu the treaty -
which fks Louisiana area sss az
nessd e tie original unitsa States
fer IN tat treaty = vas ziipalat-
"a tfat the elgizsns Within thai
area. and their descendants ans
thoas uha mighi ioia them. should
he recognised ea fun aha eqnal
sagiren. az the unifnd Rtatea. and
:. rapl6iY a. portions of that pur.
ehass ekoull hseoms reasonably
populated sh0aid be enutied 20
fnFm their sovereign stats ana ioia
tks feaefatioa Of states Oh full and
senai tefms VITA this duzi rtght
la ststshoat we ere not assembled
bers e. zorahip the public officer
$40 unimately noneet~d us ouf
iexai rtsAtA. partlealaFif shea we
reflect tAsa iona aHn ffem sF@Fy
atanepnsas 81 population. wealth
and inteIilRence lhls afss rs eHs
tilted e al the blessings aHd priv
llsees e slateheed. Tor sos %
thank ta over gracious terms the
nshlie officers sho have finally
performed : ionK ard unfustlf d.
fsrfea dafv uoald Be IN the nature
~ haeeiuK taa fees ~ ihs AilaiQff
debtor ahe finAilY pays ~ iaMt
Indebtedness
NhAf T. = stAfes
True Americans aErre anen one
proposition namely TIE Iniied
states stands. nnifed as sFzIhst The
uofid bet there are subjects on
akleh eane 90 us dlfer There are
those ah0 look upon he state aa
q mere creature Il the federal gov
eminent ana subject tn absolute
hnd unrestricted domination - the
federal government ever e. the
foint uHere iis haaadagY tines, iis
separate ssisfenea may = wiped
auay 4 tie wlll 90 the federal
savcfnmsnf. hut The best friends
Il the federal government, of
uhom / claim - - one. make 10
ahhh preienslon ae recognize
thai the several states of The
rbl0n are the iuaisso.uhie maN "
natuFai existence from shleh ef-
en- power that the federal gov
eminent haa must be deslFed
Thsst stafss are The source y al
power they originally created he
federal aaFernmsaf a. compact
fhfonkh shich anitei Netion and
Representation could be bad Fully
Realizing that united the rtstee
mauiA fafm one powerful Rfaud
and efHeieai government fof mn-
tust protection and infIaenees
therefore thy casl their lota to-
esihef. they framed The cunsfiia.
fion. shlsh e the only source of
power investing the federal author
#sf.s 4Ea .faEHs Haufuafta agreed