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JHEW EOETOTA, aATUBJPAY HOVEMBBI 27, 1330. K'O. *8.
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k'fi F to the treaty made and concluded at i Choctaw flat ion, then said Choctaw
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ARTICLE 3d.
In consideration of the provisions
contained in the several articles of
this treaty, the Choctaw nation of In
dians consent and hereby cede to the
United Stales the entire country they
own and possess east of the Missis
sippi river, and they agree to remove
ly-live cents per square for the iirst inser- ! beyond tile Mississippi river as early
Uou, an-.’thirty-seven and a half cents for as practicable, and will so arrange
$ach continuance; longer ones in propor- their removal that as many ns pussi-
4ion.
»id3*AU letters addressed to the Editor,
fe £i o-*. paid, will receive due attention.
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ble of their people not exceeding one
half of the whole number, shall de
part during the falls 1831 and 1833.
article 7th.
All acts of violence committed up
on persons and properly of the people
o! tiie Ciioctaw Nation, either by cit
izens ol the United States, or by
neighboring tribes ol Indians, shall 1/e
referred to some aulhoiized agent by
by him to be referred to the Presi
dent ol (he United States, who slall
agent shall fix his residence conven
ient to the great body of the people,
and in the selection of an agent im
mediately after (lie rntiffi ation of this
treaty, (he v\isli of the Choctaw Na
tion on the subject shall be entitled
lo great respect.
ARTICLE Mill.
Each Choctaw head ol a family be
ing desirous to remain and become u
citizen of f lie state shall lie permitted
to do so by signifying his intentions te
the agent within six months from
the
examine into such cases and see :)in( j ratification of this treaty and he shah
eveiy possible degree of just if s is then be entitled ton reservation of
done to said Indian parly by the Choc- j one section ol (i-10 acres ol land, to hi
taw Nation. I hound by sectional lines as survey ir
article 8th. J like manner, he shall be entitled te
Offenders against the laws of the one half of tliat quantity for each in:-
- ~ — , , United Slates or any individual'State, j married child which is living w ith
the residue to follow timing the tall of' shall be apprehended and delivered to him over ten years of age, and u eiutr-
1833, a better opportunity will in this j any duly authorized person, where ' ter section to such children as may he
manner be afforded the government such offender may ho found in the j under ton years of age, tn adjoin ti e
" ' ‘ '' ■' facility and | Choctaw country, /laving fled from ! location of the parents if they reside
I, “'**' ‘ upon said lands intending to become
to extend to them the
comforts which it is desirable should j a»y part of the United States. Hut
he extended in conveying them to their hi ail such cases, application must he
new homes.
ARTICLE 4fli.
T lie government and people of the
United States are hereby obliged to
secure te the said Choctaw nation
j «f icd people the jurisdiction and gov-
CME’IOKEE 1 t i n,H the persons and prop-
V j i erty that may he within their limits
west; so that no territory or state
shall ever have a right to pass laws
for the government of the Choctaw
nation of red people and their de
scendants; and that no port ot the
laws granted them shall ever be en
forced in any territory or slate; but
the United States shall forever se
cure said limb.n from and against all
AGENTS FOIt THE
PH Oh NIX.
Thft fallowing persons are authorized to
rec -ive subscriptions and payments lor the
Ghefofice Ph/ nix,
Messrs. Peiuce Williams* No. 20
Market St. Boston, Alas 1- -.
(isohue M. Tkycy, Agc.it ol the A. 11.
G. F. M. New York.
Rev. A. I). F.doy, Canandaigua, N. Y.
Thomas Hastings, Utica, N. Y.
Ilcv. James Campbell, Hi aufort, S. C.
William Moultrie Reid, Charleston, . ,lvs except sitch as may
Col. George Smith, Statesville, W. T.
•Istemiau Au..til, Mobile, Ala.
Uev. Cyrus Kingsbury, May hew, Choc-
Jaw Nation.
Ci it. Willi*m Robertson, Augusta
Geo.
Col* James Turk Rellefonle, Ala.
made to the agent or chief, and the
expense of Jiis apprehension and dc-
iive.y provi,,, f-r and paid by the
United States.
article 9th.
Any citizen of the United States
citizens of ibo United States, for five
years after the lalificntion of this
treaty, in tfiat case a grant in fee sim
ple shall issue; .said reseivmiui si ail
include the present improvi merit of
the head of the family or a portion of
it, persons wishing to claim under this
om time to
time be enacted in their own national
councils not inconsistent vviih (ho con
stitution treaties and laws of the Uni
Ifd Stales and except such as may
and have been enacted by congress,
to the extent that Congress under the
constitution is required to exercisi
who may be ordered from the Nation I f,| Cole shall not lose the privilege of
by the agent, and constituted authori-' ‘ l '~
U' of the Nation and refusing to obey,
or shall return info Hit Nation with
out the consent of the aforesaid per
sons, shall be subject to such pains
ami penalties as shall be provided for
by the laws of the U. States in such
cases. Cifizeus of (he United States
travelling peaceably under the author
ity of lho laws of the United Slates,
shall be under the care and protection
of the Nation.
article 10th.
No person shall expose goods or
other articles for sale, as a trader,
without a written permit from the
constituted authorities of the Nation,
IN S fe>.
U l! OUT AW TREA1 Y.
A treaiy of perpetual fuendship j should grant to the Choctaws tin*
cession, and limns, entered into by right of punishing by their own laws
J 'tin il. Eaton for and in behalf of J any white man who shall come into
(he Government of 'in* United biates ! the nation and infringe any of their na-
a ! t:ie Min goes Cii ■ ts Captains and j lional regulations.
mEst rrKfirs; i r° f "7 ° r r u ¥
llwOl0.-l.OT should this ire,I, hu'.f? r’v ' f’ ! ,en,ll V
rolifiod, exoress u wish ,„t Co»gre»
1 -ii rims id lhe
gnu and held
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a i
taw nation be
an. iug Rabbit
ARTICLE 5th.
I lie United biates are obliged to
Crook mi the 15th Sc,., trauer, in the j protect the Choctaws from domestic
ye .i- 18><J. | strife and from foreign enemies, on
Whereas the generai assembly of J the same principles that the citizens
(he State of vlississippi has extend- j of the United States are protected, so
persons that whatever would be a legal de
mand upon the United St. (es tor de
fence, or for wrongs committed by an
enemy on a citizen of the United
Stales shall be* equally binding in fa
vor oi the Choctaws, and in all c, ses
e l .ho laws oi siid S.ate to
and property within the chartered
limits of the same; and the INesiiiont
ef the United Stales says lie •aunut
protect the Choctaw people Ii m th*.
operation of these laws; no v tliLie-
fnre that .lie Choctaws may li e no-j where the Choctaws shall be called
der their own laws in pent e with the j on by a legally authw izcd officer of
United Slates and 'be Stale of Missis- the U dim] States to tigfit an enemy
>ipi»i, they have i!cw*rn;i-. d to s: II 1 su<'h Choctaws shall receive the pay
.their lands East of the M ssiswppi; ttiid oilier emoluments u hicti ^.dizeiiS
i'i\ !>r, and have agreed to the iuilov\-
Jtiig articles.
ARTICLE 1st.
Perpetual peace and friendship is
splodged by and between the United
^States, and the Mingoes ( hiefs Wai-
.riois and Captains ol the (.'hociaw
Hi ion of Red people, and that this
may be considered the only treaty
between the parties all oilier tieaties
-are hereby deel ired null and void.
ARTICLE 3d-
The United States under a grant
specially to be made by the Presi
dent of the United States, sh II cause
,t' b i conveyed to the Choctaw nation
a tract of country west of the Missis
sippi river. Ceginnitig near Fort
Smith where the Arkansas boundary
crosses tiie Arkansas river, running
thence lo the source of the Canadian
fork, if in the limits of the United
States, or those linlf'.s; Thence due
South to Red liver and down Red
liver to the west boundary of the ter
ritory of Arkansas; thence North a-
ong that line to the beginning—Tuo
of the United Stales receive in such
cases—Provided no war shall be un
dertaken or prosecuted by said Choc
taw nation out bv declaration made
in full council and to be approved by
the United States unless it be in seif
defence against an open rebellion or
against an enemy marching into their
country, in which case they shall de
fend until the United States are ap
prised thereof.
article Glh.
Should a Choctaws or any parly of
Choctaws commit acts of violence up
on the person or property of a citi
zen of the United States, or join any
war party against any neighboring
tribe of Indians without the authority
in the preceding a-ticle, and except
to oppose an actual or threatened in
vnsion or rebellion, such person so of
fending, shall be delivered to an offi
cer of the United States if in the pow
er of the Choctaw Nation, that such
offender may be punished as may be
provided in such eases bv the laws of
the United StatQg- Put if such of-
Aiul the ( ou
st ituted authorities shall grant no
sii' li license, except to those who
reside in the Nation, and are answer-
aide to the laws of the Nation. The
United States shall be particularly
obliged to assist to prevent ardent
spirits from being introduced into the
Nation.
article i 11b.
Navigable streams shall lie free to
the Choctaws who shall pay no high
er toll or duty than oi'izens of the
United States. It is ; greed farther
that the United Stales shall establish
one or more post offices in said No
tion, ai. may establish such military
j post roads and posts as they may eon-
Choelaw citizenship but if they ever
remove are not to be entitled to a it}'
portion of the Choctaw annuity.
article I5th.
To each ol the Chiefs in the Choc
taw Nation to wit: Greenwood Ua-
flore, Neluckacliec, Muslmlatubbec,
granted a reservation of four sections
of land two of which shall include
and adjoin their present improvcirn nts
and Hie other two located where tin y
please but on unoccupied unimproved
land, such sections shall be bounded
by sectional lines and with the con
sent of the President they may sell
the tamo. Also to the principal
Chieis and their successors in clht e
there shall he paid two hundred Hol
lars annually whilst they shall contin
ue in their respective offices except
to Muslmlatubbec, who as lie has m
annuity of one hundred and fifty cir I-
Jars lor life under a former treaty
shall receive only the additional si in
ot one hundred dollars whilst be shall
continue in office as chief-—and in ad
dition to this ii the nation should think
proper to elect an additional princi
pal Chief of the whole to superintend
and govern upon republican principles
he shall receive annua'!y for his
sicier necessary
article 12th.
All intruders shall be removed
from the Nation and kept without it,
piivate property always to be re
spected end on no occasion to be tak
en foi public purposes without just
ompensation being made therefor to
the rightful owner. If any Indian un
lawfully takes or steals any property
from any white man a citizen of ilie
United States, the offender shall be
punished. And if a white man un
lawfully takes or steals any thing
from an Indian, the properly shall be
restored and the offender punished.
It is further agreed that when a Choc
taw shall be taken up to be tried—
for offences against the laws of the
United Stales if unable to employ
council to defend him the United
States shall do it, that his trial shall
be impartial.
ARTICLE 13th.
It is consented that a qualified a-
gent shall he appointed for the Choc
taws every four years, unless sooner
removed by the President. And
he shall he removed on petition of
ibo qualified authorities of the Nation,
the President being satisfied that
there is sufficient cause shewn. The
y ior ms rc:
vices five hundred dollars which ;.N
lowance to the chiefs and their suc
cessors in officp shall continue for
twenty years. At any time while in
military service by authority of tic
United Slates, the district Chiefs
under and by selection of the Pro**
dent shall be entitled to the pay if
Majors, the oilier chief under the
same circumstances shall have the
pay of Lieutenant Colonel.
The speakers of ihe three districts
shall receive twenty five dollars ir-
year for four yeais, each, and three
secretar es one to eaeli of the chiefs
fifty dollars for four years, each cap
tain of the nation the number not to
exceed 99—-33 from each distiict
shall be furnised upon moving west
will) each a good suit of clothes and
a broad sword as an oulfit and for
four years commencing with their
removal shall each receive 50 dollars
a year for their trouble for keeping
their people in order in settling, and
whenever they shall be in niilif; y
service by the authority of the U' i-
ted States shall receive the pay of
captains.
ARTICLE 16ll>.
The United States agree lo remove
the Indians to their homes in wagons
or with steam boats as may be found
necessary at their expense and under
the care of discreet and careful per.-
sons, and they agree to furnish them
with ample corn and beef or porkj
♦ hemselves and families for tw
months after reaching their