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2 TH E COU KIER, By J. G. M’Whorter. T E R M 8. TM» Pap*r it miblwhad every MONDAY, WEDNES DAY end FRIDAY afternoon, at 86 per annum, payable in advance. COUNTRY PAPER—Published every FRIDAY after noon at $3 per annum, in advance, or $4 at the expiration of the year. No Subeeriptioni received for Ines time than six months. ADVERTISEMENTS, not exceeding! sqnare will be inserted the first time at 75cts.per square and 37J lor each continuance. Advertisements of one square, published Weekly, at 75 ceata fbr every insertion. Persons advertising by the year will bo cha r ged 30 dol lars ineluding subscription and will be entitled to oue OMUare in each paper. , , When parsons hav standing advertisements of several squares, special contracts may be made. Nodeduction will be made is future from these charges. Ail advertisements must have the number of inserrions marked on them, otherwise they will be inserted till for bid, and chirred accordingly. SHERIFFS, CLERKS, and other public officers, will have 25 per ren> deducted in their favor. Maj. J. W. BRBAtEALE. blB, At tbe pressing solicitation of sundry citizens of Tennessee, who have manifested a deep interest on the subject ot our Cherokee relations, I have applied to the Rev. Mr. Schermerhorn for a copy of all the material notes made by him of the proceedings at the Council convened by me, in July last, and his address to the Cherokees there assembled as well as oth er proceedings,touching their present situ ation and future prospects: and that gentle man has been so kind as to yield to these •oliciations, in order that the true state of the question may be presented to the pub lie, through tbe medium of the publicjour nals. As yours is the nearest Journal to the theatre, where the deepest interest is felt on this subject, it is deemed proper and respectful to present the same to you, with a request that it be published for the sat isfaction of your readers and the public generally. Very Respsctfully your most obt. Servant, BENJ. F. CURREY, Special Agent. September 14, 1335. Sir, According to your request I fur nish you the following information, ex tracted from my Journal of proceedings with the Cherokees: The council at Running Waters was convened by Maj. Benj. F. Currey, the Agent, in order to ascertain in what man ner the people desired to have their annui ty paid. After Maj. Currey’ had explained the object of the meeting fully, and introduced me to the council, as one of the commis sioners appointed by the President of the United States to negociate a Treaty with the Cherokees East, 1 immediately arose and read to them the commission given to his Excellency Wm. Carroll and my self; and then observed. “Il is not my intention to submit the proposed Treaty for your final action upon it at this time; because the council has not been conven ed for that purpose, and therefore Gover nor Carrol lis not present. lam extreme ly gratified, however, that I have an op portunity to meet so many of you; and, with your permission, I will address you to-morrow morning, and state to you the views of the Government, and the advan tages offered to you by the proposed Trea ty, in order that you may think of it until we meet again, to finally act upon the sub ject. If any article of the Treaty, in its de tails, can be altered for the better in your opinion, the commissioners have power to make such alterations, and I assure you, it will afford them much pleasure to make such as you can convince them will be for your best interest as a people. I regret to find however one great difficulty in the way of a friendly and united action on this subject, and this arises from the petty di visions and dissentions among yourselves. For your own interest, and prosperity, and happiness, I desire to see a reconciliation between your leading men. I belive Mr. Ross and Mr. Ridge and the leading men on both sides are the friends of their coun try and people; and if ever men ought to make sacrifices for the public good you ought all to do so now. Ever since 1 have been among you I have laboured to effect this object, and I hope it will be met by both parties in the same spirit in which it will be proposed—Mr. Ross arose and re plied as follows: I assure you, sir, and this council, that I an; not a party man—that in what I have done I have been actuated by a desire to promote the best interests of my people. I have no enmity to iMr. Ridge, nor un friendly feelings towards any of his friends. I would be happy to have him act with us to promote the good ofour Nation. lam not disposed to encourage party views •nd feelings and names; neither am I dis posed to quarrel with any man, for an honest expression of his opinion with re gard to what is best for the interest of the people; And if gentlemen are honest, in their expression of benevolence, 1 will cordially co-operate with them for the public good. I must, however, observe to the commissioners, that, however much we should desire to hear him, it will be, I fear, impossible, because the people have not come prepared to stay more than one day and many are now without provis ions.” Here Mr. Ridge arose and said, in sub stance:—l arise, sir, to express my grati tude to hear such words drop from the lips of one of our chiefs. It is long since I have been accustomed to hear such language from him, and if they are the words of sincerity and truth, my heart cheerfully responds to such feelings. I acknowledge I have acted different from Mr. Ross and his friends. I have been driven,from a sense oflove for our nation, and an honest conviction of duty, to take the course I have adopted, as the only means for the preservation ofour afflicted and distressed people; and if Mr. Ross will only go forward, now, and act at once, to bring our difficulties to an end, and have them settled in any better manner than the government now proposes, and I and my friends have agreed to accept, 1 am ready to acknowledge him as my prin cipal Chief. lam at all times open to conviction, I shall willingly unite with my Nation in any measure to promote their peace and prosperity, — On this I again rose ai.d said; it af fords me the highest satisfaction, to hear and seethe disposition manifested by the leading men of both parties among you ; and they have done themselves great hon or, and I earnestly hope that this disposi tion may be cherished by all on both sides; and 1 trust the plan I shall propose to morrow, to settle your diffi ulties and to bring you to an act of unison and harmo ny will be cordially acceded to by both parlies; andifso.it will be the happiest and best day you have long seen as a peo ple. If you conclude to h -ar me to-morrow morning I will, immediately, issue a re quisition for twenty-five hundred rations to supply the people another day. This proposition I was informed, by Mr. Ross was agreed to, and that the peo ple had concluded to hear me. On the next morning, when I was a bout to address the Cherokee people, Mr. Ross and some of his leading men endeav ored to prevent it, pretending that their understanding was that I was not to ad dress them until they had finished the business for which they were assembled for the disposing of the annuity, I stated to them that their principal chief had told me that the people had agreed to hear me, according to my request, and that I was resolved they should not make their chief lie to me; but that he should stand by his word ; and if the officers of Government, who presided at this meeting, would per mit me to proceed, I would now address them. And I have the satisfaction to say, that Major Currey and Lieut. Bateman, who presided, afforded me every facility and support, I could ask. The people now drew near and I addressed them as follows: My Friends; I informed you yesterday of my having been sent here as commissioner, with Governor Carroll, of Tennessee, to settle the differences which exist between the Cherokees, and the United States. This is a subject of the deepest interest to you.andofthe heaviest responsibility upon us, for it involves your future destiny and happiness, if not your very existence as a distinct people. This, then is a business which we ought to enter upon, without the unholy feelings of passion or preju dice, or misrepresentation, which is only calculated to blind and mislead us. For my part, I desire to enter upon it with calm and cool deliberation—to look at the state of things as they really are, and to help you to devise the best means,for your future peace and prosperity; and I hope, I shall find a correspondent feeling on your part. J must however say, I regret to hear that some evil birds have been flying about among you to prejudice you against me, before tvt-n you saw me and knew what I would say to you. I was told, by a man whose word I cannot doubt, that it is reported among you, that I am the person who after the battleofthe Horse Shoe with a company of Tennesseans fell upon the party of friendly Creeks and massacred them and their women and children. I would ask Warriors who signalized themselves by deed.* of noble daring, whether they ever saw me, or knew mein those days of blood and car nage. Ask Going Snake, Major Ridge, White Path and Reese? Did you ever know me in those days? No! did you ever see me there? it so speak, out. Did you see me there, Mr. Reese? (Reese being at hand answered no!) You see then it is false, I care not for these things on my own account, but on yours. I mention it for fear such lies will shut your ears and harden your hearts against me. This is the design of circulating such sto ries among you, I will however tell you what I have done for you in former days. I am the man that first suggested and urg ed upon the American Board the estab lishment of their first Missions among you, and recommended Kingsberry to en gage in the work, and which with other Missions that have since been established here, have been the means to make your principal men what they are, and give them all the importance and distinction they now possess,and to which your whole nation are principally indebted for the ad vancement you have made in civilization, in morals and religion; and lam happy to find among you many who would not disgrace any civil society. 1 shall never forget the first interest excited in my bos om in your behalfby the Rev’d. Gideon Blackburn,and I still remember among the children in his Schools in your Na tion, the names of Walker, Lowry, Ross, Fields, M’Kay, Adair, Taylor and others. The love I bear to my fellowmen, and to the Indians in particular, have caused me to devote the last three years of my life to Indian affairs West aud East of the Missis sippi. The subject of the removal of the Indi ans west of the Mississippi, to me, is not new, and of recent date, for 1 have been of opinion for more than twenty years, when I first examined into the state and condition of the Tribes in the Valley of the Mississippi, with a view to establish Missions among them, that it was highly desirable to remove them beyond the white population, by which they were or soon would be surrounded; if any thing was to be done to save them from utter extinction or the lowest degrees of degra dation, and to improve their condition, by the artsef civilized life, and learning and religion among them. I came to this con clusion from what I had learnt of the con dition of the thousands and tens of thous ands of your red brethren who onceinhab ited the Atlantic coast,and the result of the attempts that good people there had made to civilize and instruct them. Where are the powerful Tribes some of which histo- 1 ry informs us once numbered 5000 war riors—2o,ooo souls?—the names of the Rivers and Mountains where they once dwelt, or hunted, is all that is now left to remind usthey once existed there. Where are those among whom the Elliotts,May hews and Brainards once laboured with so much success? "They ha ve become really extinct. And what has produced this re sult. but the baleful and destructive influ ence upon them of the white population, by which they were surrounded, and who mingled with them? S milar causes will pioduce similar effects; and because 1 did not believe the people of the west had more morality, religion, and benevo lence than the people of the East had, I came to the conclusion that, in process of time, the Indians, if they continued here within the territorial limits of the States, they would ere long, be in the same con dition they were in the East, I could not see then, how they could ever be be removed: 1 knew the Indians would never undertake it themselves; benevolent societies I knew could not do it and the Government 1 supposed would never undertake it. But on the contrary, I sup posed they would let whiskey,—the con taminating and destructive influence of bad while men, wars among yourselves and with our own citizens, waste you a way ; so that at last they might get your lands for little or nothing—But when 1 saw the benign policy of the governmen* towards the Indians manifest itself by un dertaking to place them beyond the Ter ritorial limits of the States, and then se cure to them a permanent home with pro visicnsfor the year,and protection,and ne cessary support and a liberal and gener ous price for their lands, here my heart rejoiced ; for 1 believed now there was yet a hope that the condition of the Indi ans might be improvedjand that they might be saved from extermination and ruin. I have felt myself constrained to lend my aid and use my best efforts to effect and promote so desirable an object. For this reason I applied to my friend, the Presi dent of the United States, whom I know is one of the best friends thejndians e ver had, to beemploytdin this.work; for I deemed it important that whosoever might be engaged in this matterjie should b A a decided friend of the Indians.and stu dy to promote their best interests for time and eternity. When the President hand ed me my commission, he charged me in the following words "go and do justice to the Indians, justice to yourself, and justice to your country.” This I have endeav ored to do, and, rely upon it, I shall per form it io tbe utmost of my ability. I have lived too long to establish an honest rep utation and character to destroy it by an act of injustice to the poor and oppressed Indian. No !my sympathies are all in your favor. You, as well as myself, have doubtless heard various and contradictory reports with regard to the country destined for the Indians West of the Mississippi. 1 have examined that country myself, and the Cherokeecouhtry particulary.and been there nearly two years: and 1 now de clare to you, as an honest man, I consider it an excellent country, well calculated for the Indians in every respect. A great portion ofthe lands are timbered and pra rieand first rate bottom and upland. You will find a sufficient quantity of wood and good water; and you need only to exam ine it and see the comforts your friends there enjoy to be convin-ed ol it. Ask your friends that have been there and ex amined the country, some of whom have just returned, Archilla Smith, Sam Bell, Leslie and Andrew Ross. 1 have travell ed over your country here, from this place to the Agency on the Hiwassee and from thereto Brainard; and I hesi tate not to say the land I have here trav elled over, as a whole, does not begin to be compared with the Cherokee country west of Mississippi; and the Seelines there alone are worth more than all the Gold mines in your country. You have been told the country is very sickly and that nobody can live there. 1 have lived there near two years and en joyed excellent health; but it is true you are liable to sickness there and death too ; but have you ever heard of a country where people never get sick and die? It is not more sickly there, than it is in Ark ansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, west Tennessee, or any new couptry. You probably would enjoy as much health there as any new settlement you could go to, if you once left your native bills. It is however more sickly at Dwight Mis sion on the Arkansas, than at Brainard in this country. Most of the emigrants that have died there have been taken a way by the Cholera. But we are no where free from the Cholera, Small Pox and other virulent and pesilential dis eases, The Cholera is now in Tennes see in places it has never been before, and before the summer is passed it may reach you here in your native bills and valleys, and sweep you from the face of the earth. For my part, I consider my self safe in no place but in the hands of the Lord. I would recommend you to remove to this country at once; and if once there, : you will never regret it. If I was an In dian I would never live where 1 could not er.joy the same privileges as my neigh bors, and where I had no rights in com mon with my fellow men. My proud spi rit would not permit me to continue a mong the whites, to be treated as they pleased; and liable to be scourged and im prisoned, sent to the Penitentiary or hung by the neck, like a dog, till I was dead, for violating laws which I never heard of and could not understand; and which my own people had no hand in making. You cannot live and prosper under them, and so fully am I persuaded of this, that were I an Indian, and just ready to die here, I would leave it as my dying injunction up on my children to remove; and as an evi dence of my faith, that sooner or later they would do so, I would charge them as Joseph did hie brethren, saying when ye remove, “ye shall carry my bones with you hence. I do not advise you to remove merely to get rid of your difficulties, and the deadly influence by which you are surrounded here, but look forward with confidence to tbe day when you and your kindred tribes shall there be organized into a Territorial Government, with the rights and privil eges of American citizens ; and that the time will yet come, when an Indian state will be added to our Federal Union, and which though the last will be the bright est star and fairest stripe on the banner of our country, and fill up the measure of . our nation’s glory. Let others sneer if they phase at this idea, but I am not a fraid or ashamed to say, I believe in the practicability of Indian improvement and civilization, and that among them are to be found unpolished diamonds of the first water. What age or country has produ ced a genius superior to George Guess, the untutored Indian who never had a day’s instruction,and by the force of native intellect invented the Cherokee syllable alphabet, by which his countrymen have . been enabled by one day’s application to read the Scriptuies and other books in their own language? The invention of the Greek alphabet will bear no compar ison with this. Guess is one of the great est geniuses ofthe age, and has immortal ized himself among his countrymen —It is time however that we look at your present situation and consider what can be done for your relief. It is now several yyars that you have felt your rights viola ted, and have considered the Government ofthe United States had not fulfiltd their treaty obligations to you. This is a del icate subject- and on which many good men have differed in opinion; and I do not know that any good would result from agitating those questions. When men get into difficulty it is not so important to consider how it was brought upon them, as how they can best get out of it. You have now tried various ways to relieve yourselves aud been flattered to believe you would succeed. You have appealed to the laws and tribunals of the country, but they have brought you no relief.— Your people have been imprisoned and hung for transgressing the law of the State of Georgia—You have appealed to Congress for relief, but you have got none. The party politicians of the day so long is they thought by espousing your cause,they might pull down General Jack sonand embarrass his administration,have flattered you, from time to time, with hopes for a change in your favor, but now when they see you cannot profit them, in their political schemes, they have given you up, and for the first time told you, to make the best arrangement with the Gov ernment you can. It is the only hope that is left you. You see this is the fact, your leading men know it is so. The sev eral Slates have the right to make laws for the government and regulation of all the persons and property within their chartered limits; and it matters not how hard and oppressive these may be, the United States cannot interfere with them. You map now ask, will it not be the same if we go west of the Mississippi? I answer, no! because there yon will be beyond the States’jurisdiction orGovernment; and the United States there can and will pro tect you, in all your, rights and privileges of self government, so far as they are consistent with the duties she owes to all the individuals composing our great re public, which stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific or Western Sea. And should you obtain a Delegate in Con gress you will have the. greatest possible security for the preservation of your rights and privileges. Let us now turn our attention to the propositions of the Government, which I have been directed to lay before your peo ple, and explain to them.—But here it will be necessary to refer to some preceding transactions at Washington last winter.— I was there when Mr Ross and his party arrived, and he will do me the justice to allow that I proffered my services, and influence with the Government, to bring all tl ese matters to an amicable adjust ment. He, however, took a course which he thought besi calculated to accomplish his ends. When Mr. Ridge and his par ty caraeon, I also saw them, and I was soon appointed by the President, to see what arrangements could be made, to u nite them in a negotiation, fora Treaty. It was impossible to bring them together. I was then instructed to see what arrange ments could be made with Mr. Ridge’s delegation. And on the very day I re ceived my authority to act, Mr. Ross re quested it might be suspended; and prom ised to submit propositions, but which were of so exorbitanta nature they could not be listened to, as you may easily imag ine, when I tell you, they were four times, at least, and probably five times, as much as the Senate have awarded to you. I then entered into propositions with the other delegation. I offered 53,000,000 and 800,000 acres of land. Ridge asked $5,000,000. We entered into details, i which were submitted to the Secretary of War, who said the Senate would never a greetothem. Thepriceagreed upon, was $3,250,000, and the 800,000 acres of land; $150,000 for claims, and this should set tle all difficulties of every kind. Mr. Ross was informed of all that passed at this meeting by Mr. Alexander M’Coy, who was present at that meeting, and profess ed to be pleased with the arrangement, and agreed to sign the propositions now to be laid before you. Mr. Ross then wrote to the Secretary of War this letter,(which see) by which he and his delegation a greed to sell the Cherokee country, and settle their difficulties with the United States, for such a sum as the Senate would agree to give them. Tbe language is, “we are prepared, as far as we are concerned, to abide the award of the sense , ofthe American Senate: and to recom- 1 mend tha same for the final determination of the Nation.” After this, I myself, went to work, and saw several members of the Senate: and among others the Honorable Mr. King of Alabama; and did what I could, to have the matter taken up, and obtain the price for you, now offered, $5,000,000. This price was fixed upon, as I understood, with difficulty; and several other sums, above and below this amount, were re jected. The understanding of the Secretary of War was after the Senate had fixed the price, that Mr. Ross and Mr. Ridge, would both submit propositions for a treaty; and if they could not be brought to unite, that they both should be submitted to the Cherokee Nation for their final decision ; Mr. Ross refused to comply with this a greement, and to submit propositions for the basis of a Treaty; Mr. Ridge and his friends did do it; and the President has instructed me to lay it before the Nation, and explain to them the following propos ed Treaty for their consideration. The preamble of the Treaty declares, that Mr. Ridge and tbe delegation from the council, at Running Waters, did not claim to have power to make a Treaty for the whole Cherokee Nation; but that they had agreed, for themselves and their friends, to the several articles of this Trea ty, but which are only to be viewed as propositions to be submitted to the consid eration and approbation ofthe Nation, in full council assembled. Art. Ist. Declares, it shall be submitted at New Echota at such time, as 1 shall fix upon; and if a majority of the Nation, so assembled, shall approve of the same, then it shall be a Treaty and not before. The articles in former Treaties not an nulled or suspended by this are to stand good and continue in full force. Art. 2nd and 3rd Declares; that you are to have $4,500,000, in money, to be paid as stipulated in the following articles; and 800,000 acres of land, in addition to the lands already secured to the Cherokee Nation, in the Treaties with the Chero kees West: and this is to be in full tor all your lands East of the Mississippi, and your claims upon the United States The whole quantity of land that you will have West secured by this and other Treaties, will be 13,800,000 acres ; which is more than all the lands the whole Cherokee Nation owned before their Treaty, with General Andrew Jackson in 1817, by which they were to have acre for acre of their lands East, on the West of the Mis sissippi. I say you will have morethan you had then, for by that Treaty you sold to tbe United States, about 4,ooo,oooacres, and you still own here about 7,000,000 acres, making in all 11,000,000 acres, so that without the 800,000 acres which you buy by this Treaty, you will have 2,000,- 000 acres more West of the Mi.-sissippi, than you had before the Treaty of 1817. Art. 4th Declares, that all your lands West shall be secured to you by a Patent Deed from the President of the United States; and you will hold it, by the same title the white man holds his lands, ss long as you exist as a people, and reside upon it. It also declares, if the Govern ment abandon Fort Gibson, the United States reservation shall belong to the Cherokees, but that the United States may build another Fort, in any part of the country, by paying for private property if used for public purposes. The Union Missionary Station shall also belong to the Cherokees if abandoned by the Mis sionary Board. By Art. sth The United States agree to purchase the Osage Reservation in the Cherokee country, for the benefit of the Cherokees, these are valuable and will cost the United States $15,000. Art. 6th Secures your political rights; and declares that your country, without your consent, cannot be included within the limits of any State or Territory of the United States. That you shall, in your National councils, make your own laws and regulations to govern all the persons and property in your country belonging to your Nation in any way; provided, they shall not be inconsistent with the Con stitution of the United States, and such acts of Congress, as relates to trade and intercourse with the Indians. These privileges you can never again enjoy here, and without them you must cease to exist as a Nation. Art. 7th Declares, perpetual peace and friendship shall exist between you and the citizens of the United States. The United States will protect you against all enemies and intrusions and strife, foreign and domestic, and that you shall assist the U. S. when called upon in your Nation al council to preserve the peace of the In dian country; and if you engage in actual service, you are to have the pay and ra tions of the Army of the United States. If you don’t like this article you can throw it away; the United Statescan main tain the peace ofthe country without you, I consider this article as being altogether in your favor. Art. Bth Provides for a Delegation in the Congress of the United States, and this, if granted, I consider one of the best features in the Treaty to stimulate you to improvement and civilization, and to se cure you your rights and privileges. Art. 9th Provides for the removal and | subsistence of the Cherokees one year as- 1 ter their arrival in their new country. People who have emigrated have com plained, that the boats were crowded, that they had not wagons enough; and that the sick had no attention; and in conse quence of it many died. This article pro vides a remedy, by securing to you a suf ficient number of boats and wagons to re move you comfortably, and a Physician to attend your journey. It secures also a Rifle to every warrior, a blanket to every person, and a kettle to every family. The rich among you may laugh at this provis ion, but poor Indians want these things, and must have them. The blankets will be delivered here, the rifles and kettle after you get to your new homes, where you want them most. Those who are rich, and able to take care of themselves will be allowed to, re move as they please, and be paid $25 per head, for their families, except their slaves, for which they will receive $lB, and their year’s rations they may commute for $33,- 33- h e P ocr People the Government will take care to see removed in a man ner satisfactory to themselves. The Uni ted States will al 3o pay §l5O, per head, to V --'herokce who enrolls and removes the first year, and SIOO to those who re move the Second year after the ratification ot the 1 reaty ; but no pay of this kind will be made to those who remove after two years. This is truly a provision for the poor families of the Nation. The wealth of the rich men consist in their bouses, im provements, and Negroes; but the poor man’s riches are his women and children. A poor man who has ten souls in his family, if he moves the first year, will get when he arrives at the West of the Mis sissippi $1500; and the same in propor tion, as his family are larger or smaller. These advantages are to be extended al so, to those who removed last year; and such of your people as now live in any of these States, out of your country, and will move with you within two years. Art. 10th Provides for a fair and just valuation of all improvements belonging to each individual of your Nation and his ferries; those which they are now in pos session of, or from which they have been expelled and cast out, by violence or the laws of any of the States where they have resided. This is intended to do justice to all. In order to enable you to pay your debts before you remove, the Government will advance to you, out of the valuation of your possessionsand claims, a sum suf ficient forthat purpose; and what may be deemed necessary to remove your selves comfortably to your new homes j the rest of your money for your improve ments, claims, per capita allowance &C. shall be paid to you West of the Missis sippi. Ihe reason of this provision is this—to enable you to save your ii'oney until you get settled in your new country, where you will want it”most to purchase your cattle, horses, &c. and to enable you to build houses and make improvements. If you were to get all your money here,the white people and speculators among your selves, would get all away from you, be fore you left here, and then you would be here like poor Muscogees without a home and without money. You need not be a (raid the government will not pay. These are lies told you by those who want to steal your money from you or defraud you of it. This article likewise provides pay for the Missionary establishments and the erection of others West of the Mississip py for your benefit. Art. 11 and 13, Provides for your an nuities and school and orphan funds:s4oo - is set apirt for an annuity to be disposed of as your National council shall direct; and this with your present annu ity will bring your nation $34,000 a year. Your whole school fund will amount to upwards of $200,000 and produce an in come of $12480 a year: This is to be ex pended entirely for Schools in the Nation. There is also a provision for an orphan fund of $50,000 which will produce an income of $3,000 a year, this is to be ap plied towards the support of poor mother less children, in such a manner as the council of your Nation shall direct. There is also a provision of sixty thou sand dollars to pay your National Debt. You owe money to your own people, from whom your have borrowed, and here is provision to pay them. There is also thirty thousand dollars provided to build Council and School houses, in yodr netv country West: and ten thousand dollars to introduce improved breeds of animals. 7’he rich we know can buy these things for themselves, the poor cannot, it is in deed for their benefit. There is also five thousand dollars provided for a printing establishment and to print the scripture. Hymn, and School books for gratuitous distribution ameng the poor people; so that all may have the benefit of these things. Your present annuity is commu ted for a gross sum, the interest of which is equal in value to its annual amount of ten thousand dollars. This had been done to allow you to withdraw all your' funds, whenever you deem it best for you? Nation; and the President and Senate ar gree with you in this opinion. If in any of the details of these money matters you think they can be better dis posed of, for the benefit of the whole Na tion, so long as you do not destroy the principal of your funds for National purpos es, the school and orphans fund—Vati can do so; and the commissioners will! cheerfully unite with you in any altera tion which you can show them will be for the better. Art. 12, provides two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the payment of just claims, of every kind, which your people have against the United States; and also ofthe citizens ofthe United States against the Cherokees under the intercourse Jaw of 1802 We do not know positively that any such claims exist; but if there do, | they ought to be paid. Here you per ceive is relief for all of you—who have just claims to be adjusted against the Uni ted States. Art. 14, Makes provision for such Che rokees as do not want to remove West of the Mississippi but wish to become citi zens ofthe United States where they live, and are qualified, in the opinion ofthe a gent, to take care of themselves. There will be paid to them here, all that is due them fortheir claims, improvements, fer ries, pereapita allowance, removal and subsistence; but they must buy their own lands like other citizens, and settle whnre they please, subjects of the laws es the country where they live.