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aide art those who prolnt ttf ove Hi* fcb» | sued such as fled with blood hounds traio-
ioto their power for the purpose of robbing original race, and ia new or what h|i
him of his horse. The reader will. reCoh. been done. by former administrations of
ttd we had heretofore stated that a hand the. General Government wish to preserve
Of white men, who are distinguished them in their present location by execu-
throitghout the country by the appellation ting the laws and treaties, made and pro
of “the Poney CMJ* were located and
permitted to reside upon Cherokee lands
by the authorities of Georgia—-and it is no*>
toricms that these mm are visited from all
Quarters by ethers of their own class, and
that many cases have occurred of their dis.
mounting Cherokecs off their horses in 111*
face ot day and escaping with them,—also
of driving off whole gangs of Cherokee oat*
lie and hogs from the woods where they
range—-yet the Ex*Goternot of Georgia
has had the unblushing presumption to in
sert that at no time has the Cherokee na
tion hecn more clear of intruders than now
—& that such persona have been removed
"by sever* penal law*—when at the, same
time it is an incontrovertible filet that the
country is ndW more infested with this
description of sett lers than ever, and that
the Woods and public highways are ilihdst
aline with them. It has Also been report
ed through Governor Gilmer, that .up
wards of three hundred white men yesi
dents of the nation ‘ had taken the oath fo
support the constitution and laws of Geor
gia and been permitted to continue their
residence: From this statement, it iqay
be inferred by those who are not better in
formed, that those men were all connected,
with the nation by Carriage' Ac.—it,is not
so—we do not beljeVe that on$ eightjvof
that numbdr, have any claim ('Under the
sanction of the national authorities to re
main in it-*- but intruders have b#en mul
tiplied U ; on Cherokre lands by permis
sions from Georgia officers. It is greatly
to be desired that the General Cover nr
m°.nt will do something definite towards
putting an end to tHi? disgraceful and
'grievous State of things—if the , suffering:
Cherokees are npt to be protected by the
•existing.treaties add intercourse, act. upon
'which their hopes hang,,and these sadred‘
■obligations arc to be permitted to be abro
gated by the ntilUficgtion. proceedings -of
Georgia, ’then !et it, be. distinctly so de
clared by the proper authorities of th*J
Un ted States before the world—on other-:
w -o let justice lie done aad-tp good faith
the confiding Cherokees protected, as they
have unequivocally declared -their deteb-
xa."(Uion to meet their doom on the soil
-winch mouldered the bonesof their ances
tors. ' • ‘
Wears informed from o sourcewQich,
4)nn bp relied on, that one of the Vht oiling
afferis appointed by h. aj. : Ctirry. {Jos.
P' ilins) enrolled five men who wore act
uaMy w aring heavy chains and locks a-
rov.od their necks at the time, ant] undev
a enard. It appears by this that every
mean- are employed by the enrolling a-
gen.s however .low,tb p y may be in the **-'
timation of impaidifil men, to effect their
object. However it may paSsibly he th&t
Jos. Philip'^ was acting without orders,
in this point; but w« have reasons to be-
lievethat a.sin)ilar-ctrcumstance took place
sometime kince in theiaae Qf Te-sa-ta-sky;
which was mentioned in our,paper fire or
Mr. Pm-ry
sir weeks 'since; we believe tVT7rr , r
•hhnsejf envoi led hint,* after lie haa been
•under custody five days, and at. the station
of I he Georgia Guard. It is saidby some, the Choctaws for a cession of a portion
rr- l” »ll^l ..U. . .. . r _
Te-sd-ta-sky,.,wa« enrolled while he tvtts a
prisoner, others state not until he . had
been set at liberty; but one ,tliing is cer
tain, Te-sa-ta-sky was made to conjynt to
•have his name registered as an Arbansaw
ynrgrant, to v avoid, the the punishment
which was threatened him, with a confines
njent in the Georgia prison. And it h ah
so an undeniable Tact that ap express was;
gent to Majo^'Currv while in Pineloe in
the neighborhood where Te-sa-ta sky fir
ed, to enrole this unfortunate man, a“„’,
that Curry did go to the Station Steh'oifed
him. If he wys at hb <rty the time
eould not have bepn long after he had been
set at liberty, for it cannot bp supposed
that he would hare continued a moment
after his libekatiofi at the'place,, and a?
mong the Guard by whom he had been
torn from the bosom of hie family,.and
dragged about as a fejon. Has it now come
to this? We se.e our fellow citizens torn
from their homes, without the.least shad
ow of evidence that they are guilty of their
ehirges alledged against them we fcee'also
an agent of the U.8, ready, with bis pen to
write the name of any person confined in
chains if he only can be frightened to make
a pmmise to remove to the west of Missis-
>ppi.
Wabhihstok City;
26th Dec. 1691
Mr. Editor om 1 *)# Cmt. Pam.,
, Since the arrival of the Delegation, no
thing haa been transacted" by tli#ln which
is worthy of a place in your columns. The
memorial to Congreasie wot yet drawn—
and a delay in this ia rendered necessary
to see what our neighbors, the Georgians,
will do in regard to the Cherokee land
vided for their protection. Under this
policy, they have saen the Cherokees rise,
from heathenish darkness, to stand in the
light of civilised mankind, and to estab-.
lish for themselves a Republican form of
Government, which is finished with the
basipof a good and a plain constitution,
Ac. An the other hand, is Gen. Andrew
Jackson, Georgians Sic. who alsoprofess'
friendship to the Indians, and their pre
servation in the wilderness Of (he west)
They refuse to r««pect treaties, and null
dead and void All the laws made t i do jus
tice to the Indians, and upon to carry them
into exncution. The modus operands of
this class of friends to efferi Cherokee em
igration, is to-extend State laws of barbar
ous character, compulsively over theoi|
encourage intrusion upon their territory,
drive away then white Teachers from a
mong them, or immure them in th?. walls
6f a penitentiary, and chain Cherokees by
the neck and drive before them, like, so,
many beasts t< the point of the bayonet
Tots i; what they, cal! free,and voluntary
Emigration. .But fnen do they design to
afford, those who please to "afford' them
pleasure, by. beariog- them, and thus run.
ning away,', an asylum, where they can
breathe ip rest upon a soil, that will yield
productions* for their subsistence? Do
they promise.Thom, eivtl, Judicial and po
litical advantages in their new mimes, as
a nation; and ifthey do, where is the sam
ple of their Bi'l. and have they serioilsly
rendered it before the America*! Council
for approval? By no means. They have
no lands there, fit for civilized beings t°
inhabit, besides that upon which they have
located the Choctaws find emiglant Cher
okee* and Creeks. This ib advisedly ex
pressed. An intelligent ir Cherdkfce mer
chant, Mr. John Drew has told me, that
there is no more good land west of the Ar-
i.ansos CKerokces-Hhev already extend to
the verge of habitable ground, beyond
wh.ch lies, the sad and dreary and barren
wilderness of aii extensive prairie. With-
it* their present limits, their population al
ready occupies all the tillable lands, and
they heartily desire that no more emigrants
holild bes^nt oyer, unless, the Cherokee
Naition, should agree to make a grand
treaty, and exchange for the lands'situated
within Jtbo limits•£the Arkansas territory,
-ary, Washington' Coubty. In this way
they are willing to Unite and tmcopie again
one nation.- As is usual perhaps this
■friendly party would give this an inso
lent contradiction by their ipse dixit. Out
of their Mou'h* will I convict them—Here
is an extract of the last report of .the Ini
djan Bureau, signed, Elbert Jierring—
‘'The Chickasaw Indians who tre dis-
.noRed to follow their frienda and neighbors
•the Choctaws, and to reside near them,
hare not as yet been provided with suita
ble landS. f 1 or the purpose ,of procuring
such for their accommodation, it became'
►necessary to effect an arrangement with
ed for the purpose, t hen tell us not of'
love,' offriendthip, of rights and of faith I
Has the crisis approached, when the Cher
okee lands must be taken by force?—do it,
but call tlje apt by the nght name.’—
We understand y®«r motive#, and your
actions are indexes to your hearts.
These false pretensions, have led many
good men astrgy and th,ey believed that
perhaps (t .wonjd ip the end be to the ad
vantage of the 'Indiana to remove. .But
th* day will come and shortly when they
all will seb the fraud. Sir, the great body
of the AraerieaO people wish us well, and
a.eanxiously desirous t# see us reinstated
in pur rights- t Public sentiment has been
for us and is. with us, but their servants
have sold us for a mess of pottage, the vote
of Georgia. Ah! Hbre is the rub.
The missionary sate Will Soon be taken
up, I hope, by the Supreme Court, and if
Georgia keepfher penitentiary doors well
locked,
and does not back out, we shall
see whether the United States will regard
the sacred voice of their Judiciary.
1 am yours with respect;
»1<E or THE.SEIyEGATTON.
For the Cherokee Phoenix.
At this crisis of Qur national affairs,
it becomes ell true friends to tbeir
country’s interest, to speak out and
let their real,sentiments be known. If
truth, honesty, and fair dealing,
were strictly,observed or undeviating-
ly adhered to by those who are made
the ittstrwpento qfcarrying into effect
the policy of the Government towards
four, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen*
twenty and twenty-one in the third
section:--And Districts Nos. one,
two, three, sixteen and seventeen in
the fourth section, shall by the Sur-
veyors heretofore appointed out by
law, be subdivided into Lots of'Fur
ty Acres each, by lines running par
allel, with the District linns, at the
distance of • twenty chains apart, and
crossed by other libeS at right angles,
and. of the like - distance from eaefi
other, marked and numbered accord
ing to the plan prescribed by the Sur
veyor General.
• Section Bud. And be it furthef en
acted, That the following shall be the
description and qualifications of per
sons entitled to a draw under this act,
“/o wit\ Every white male person of
the age of eighteeen years and up*
wards, .being a citizen of the United
States, ami an inhabitant within the
organized limits of this State, three
years immediately preceding the first
day of January (1832) eighteen hun
dred and thirty two, including such
as shall be absent on lawful business
shall be entitled to one draw;'but
no person shall be entitled to a draw,
under this act, who has a family re
siding out of this State, or whose fam
ily has not resided in this Statq for
three years as aforesaid, except of
ficer* of the Army or Navy of the
United States; provided said person
the Cherokees—then it would -not be I has had a family so long. All widows
necessary, but is this the case? do j with like residence shall be entitled
these instruments or agents repre- to one draw All families of orphans
sent every unno. in hi# proper char-iof like residence, except such as
acter?'far'from it-.-'if ieport speaks ; may be entitled in their own right,
•f their country in the west.: Major Jno,
H. Eaton and General Coffee hare* ac
cordingly bean constituted Commissioners
to treat with tha Choctawa for this object.
truth--- ihejr' are m the habit
'if using mens names in such a
manner as in their opinion is best cal
culated to forward their ow'n views
and wish«*S'-*attrvbutiogto heir inteu-
tioiils, which they never entertained.
It has not 'been long since * ru-
mpr reached t’h'A ears of the undor-
S'giied, that tbeir. names and that of
theft* father, ti'ete mentioned by cer
tain individuals as being amongst-
those who tavored emigretioi:, and
intended themselves to emigrate.—r
ThiB statement is not only false, but
meanly #o uotning in word or action
eVer having escaped them th^t would
'Warrant such tfohclusions. We would
gdvjse those who have tampered with
bur names, to bewarp; for they are
makilfg an unwarranted use of proper
ty not their own, end which they, will
find' it) be holden‘more Sacred in the
eyesofits proper owners than they
imagine. . * t '
It is not because we suppese our
names possess/8«ch charms as would
cause any of oar countrymen to em
brace the side^tflpdn which tbby might
be arrayed, thgt we make this public
declaration—but because we are a*
ware, That if the common people of,
our country (whose interest “King
Andrew’s” peopta effect to have most
at heart) could'’be gulled idto a be
lief of thp report above alluded to,
and which if (believed) owing to for
mer declaration* tof ours would place
us in such a peculiar position before
them, thcy.might* conclude that all
our honesty ivaaoa more cheat, and
every pretension* to it, da«igned to
pave the w«y \t &e acco^'n^mant
'C, some bas« hiiffHeHIsh purpose, and
.In tb? went of. a successful issue of the.. . . , T . y ^
negotiation, the removal of the Chick#-, .^ocadte, if this '^opcTusion in relation
pl».:e before the r tbt[lb hndfirsigDed ioul(fhe once.es*
saw# will prebabl* |ake pin
termthation of t* ll0 tiier year.” It will be
rPQinefctcd tbat the same Commissioners
mentioned in this quotation,effected a trea
ty with the Qhickasaws, conditioned upon
fciving them a country which they would
agree to settle upon. For this purpose
the Chlckasawa, sent a company of intelli
gent men to examine and find, a eountrv
West of .the .Mississippi, but lo! like Noah's
dove they returned into the ark, having
found no rest for the soles of tbeir feet!
’to the graciousness of the Choctaws, must
Wow be appealed, by those, who now have
hired agents riding about the Cherokee
Nation promising us great and rich lauds,
and high pay for improvements, and
large rations of subsistence tor one year,
to those who.will believe in their tidings!
Upon this subject, I am also well informed’
that this is all “a fleeting show for man’s
delusion given." This was not done to
late emigrants, and the Vanns will make
a hill against the Government at the rates
Of thirty dollars a bead, for their families
ftr tbU sad breach of faith, Since the dig,
covery of America, to effect the extinguish
ment of Indian titles to lam!, has never
been attempt' d by «ny European or An.
will do in regard to tne t/ner#a#e lands^, been attempted hy any Ei
during tbeir present session r *f fhe Legis-tglo American authority, by false and hyp.
lature. The Indiin question s* it is now j ©critical professions of friendship. . The
discussed, so extensively in the Uri'jed 1 Spaniards took away the Indian- by force/
States, affords to any one who reflects up- Burnt Indians at the stake for refusing to
qd tbe subject a curious aspect. On one j adopt the Roman Caihobe faith, and pur-
tab I ished in thq inipds of our people
it is easy, to perceive that it might by
tl^e process be extended to other*, and
by degree*, the confidence in the in
tegrity of tho*8 whom' they now
most esteem might be destroyed. This
accomplished, it 'is': easy to see what
would follow nexl, and that this is .a
favorite) s.cheme on the part of tome-
schemers, we think w$ hazzard noth
ing in asserting. .We would there
fore say to all, bo upon your guard.
william Rogers.
ROBERT ROGERS.
georgialaws. .
Fi'om thfe Federal Union;’
AK ACT, To lay out the Gold re
gion in the v land* at present in the
occupancy' of the Cherokee Indian*
into smalt (oil, arul dispose of th.e
saino by separate LottCry.
Sec. 1st- Be it enacted by the Sen
ate, and House Of Repvhentaiiees of
the State of tfemvfa in General As
sembly met,,and hereby sndeted by
the authority ojthe ..fame;: Th*t Dis-t
triots Nos- one, JWm, three, four,
five, eleven, twelve, thirteeen, four
teen and fijftei^i, ; iftj||e,^6rft section:
Districts Nos , )qt»e, two,, three, fif
teen. sixteen, seventeen, eigeteen,
moeteen ftnd tvVenty-qpe in the second
shall have one draw. And all hegds
of families onq additional draw in con
sideration of their families.
Section 3rd. ' And be it further en
acted, That separate lists of persons
entitled to a draw under this act,
shall be: made out #ml retained by
tbe same persons authorized to u.ke
in names of persons entitled to draws
by an act eutitied “an act to author
ize tbe survey and distribution of tbe
lands within the limits .of Georgia in
the occupanqy of the Cherokee
Tribe of Indians; and all other unlo
cated land within the limits of said
State, claimed as Creek land; and
to authorize the Governor to cull out
g military force to protect svrveyors
in the discharge of their duties, and
to. provide for tjie punishment of per
sons who may prevent, or attempt
to prevent any.* surveyor from per
forming his duties, as pointed in this
act; or who shall willfully cut down
and deface any marked trees, or re*
move any laud mark, which may be
made in pursuance of this act, ahd
to protect the Indians in the peacea
ble possession of their imp rove me n(&
and of the lots on which the s#mo
may be situated.” Approved the
twenty-first December 1830. And
tbe person or persons taking in naptqs
as aforflpaid, shell administer to all
applicants for draws under (his act,
other than widows guardians or next
friend of Orphans the following oath
viz: “I'do solemnly swear for affirm)
that 1 am a citizen of the United
States and haye rested in this State
t.br5r« pears immediately preceding
the first of January 1832, (eveept
absent on lawful business,) ard a-n
#n inhabitant of the same, that 1 am
eighteen years of age,—that 1 have
not-given in tny name for a draw ip
the present' contemplated Land Lot
tery of the Gold Region in any other
part of the State; and that I did not
directly or indirecUy evade the ser
vice of Ibis Stale or (he United States,
in the Revolutionary War, or the
late Wars Great Britain or
(he Indians: So help me God.” And
the following .oath shall be admitriS'
tered to all Widows: “I do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that I am a widow,
that I have resided in this State three
years immediately preceding the
first of January eighteen hundred and
thirty two, except absent on lawful
business, and am now;a resident of
pf’thi* district,—that I have, not giv
en in my name for any draw in the
present contemplated land lottery of
the gold region, in any other'part of
the State; so help me God.” And
all guardians or next friends of Or
phans shall take the- following oath.
“I do solemnly swear <or-affirm) that
the Orphans or family ef Orphans,
whom I return, it, or are entitled to
a draw under this act, to the best of
my knowledge, so help me Gud.”—
And the persons authorized'to take
lit tbe names of those who are enti
tled. to a draw under this act shall
receive twenty-five cents from such
fottofvidg oiith sfiail bd *dmfo}|te
to all beads of ftiibilfes, “I, Ag j
solemnly swear that I am # J
ried man with a family, so hel&l
God” ' . **
Section fitli. And be itfurthA
acted, That as soon as said lists#
tniide out and returned as aforeJ
.bit Excellency the Governor, f 0r 1
purpose of carrying the, lottery ]
effectj, shisl! cause" the names V J
sons' entitled to draws, together
other designatory remarks resft
Rc. to be placed on tickets as u
ly similar as possible, which shill
deposited in one wheel, and the n
es, oq tickets or like descii^J
shall he deposited in another »|)
which prizes shall consist of ,
square lots of Forty Acres 4 nachj
ing in the above' named district*. (
from each wheel, as nearly at]
same time, as may be, a ticket i
be drawn and delivered to the aufl
intending mauagers, and soon,*]
the whole number of prizes are dtj
out in manner prescribed bythe*y
recited act, 1
Section 5th. And be itJurthttl
acted, That (be land pointed o;
this act, shall be drawn by a *«
ate lottery from the one contesid
ed in the above recited act, andi
be conducted by the same CooiJ
sioners and under the same rulei]
regulations, as pointed out in
act, and other servieus, require)
be done by this act, not pariicu
specified; shall be done by the «s
officers, and in the same marine]
said act prescribes! That all))
sons who may draw land by authn
of this act, shall in like mannerl
ceive a grant lor the same .qni
merit of ten dollars; and also
fraudulent returns shall b« sub!
to the same forfeitures and proiL
ted in the same inenncr, as poinie]
the above recited act. f
Section 6th. And be itfurthtt\
acted, That nothing in .bis *cli
tained shall be so construed, il
authorise the survey or lottery oil
Innd pointed out in this aci, ujiiilf
time that the above recited p.j
authorized to be carried into tu
by authority of the State.
Section *7th. And be it furthtrl
acted. That all )arts militating ,4g.J
this act shall be, and are, btiabil
pealed. 1
A8BURY (Wfl
' Speaker of the U of Hi
fHOMAfif STOCKS
President oi the Sra
Assented to December 14th 1831.1
WILSON LUMPKIJi
Go von
section, DUtricts-^fos. one two, three^l applicant for each draw; and the
AN ACT, To alter and amend]
act, to authorize a surrey awl(
position of the lauds which ibet
its of Georgia' in the occupanrjj
the Cherokee tribe of Indium,I
all other unlocalcd lands withi*!
limits of said State claimed!
Creek land, and to authorise !
Govertier to call out a miliil
fotce to protect the surveyon
the discharge of their duties,
to provide for the punishment!
persons who may prevent orf
tempt to prevent any sun#
frem performing his duties as po]
ed out by this act, or who.shsll!
fully cut d A own and deface
marked trioesi, or remove anyf
mark which may be made in
suunce -)f this act, and to pi
the Indians in tue peaceable po
sion of their improvements at
' the lots on which they may be]
uated,” passed on the 2fdof[
cember, 1930, and to order |
swryev,
and occupancy o? iflici T er
rv.
Sec. 1, Be il enacted by the
and House of Repmuntatiess «/|
State of Georgia in General Asstf
met, and it is hereby enacted by (Ai l
thorityof the name. That so muf
the thirteenth section of the ah
recited act, ‘<as requires a reaid
of four years tvitbin the organ
limits of this State, immediately)
ceding the time his Excellency I
Governor shall issue tbenotificatiij
hq» and tha same is hereby repeal
and that all persons possessing the]
or qualifications contained in sajdl
who have been inhabitant^ within j
oi-ganixed limits of this State, lh
years im'medistely preceding the!
day qf January eighteen . hundred!
thirty two, shall be eutitied •«]
draw or drayrs, a# contemplated
this act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enatl*
the authority aforesaid. That the I
I