Memorial Of A Delegation From The Cherokee Indians

Author : Joel Roberts Poinsett
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ISBN 13 : 9781332853144
Total Pages : 56 pages
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Download or read book Memorial of a Delegation of the Cherokee Nation, January 15, 1838 written by Joel Roberts Poinsett and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorial of a Delegation of the Cherokee Nation, January 15, 1838: Remonstrating Against the Instrument of Writing (Treaty) Of December, 1835 Whereas, the instrument purportm g to be a treaty made at New Echota, on the 29th day of December, 1835, by General William Carroll andjohn F. Schermerhorn, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, headmen, and people of the Cherokee tribe of Indians, ceding to' the United States: all the lands owned, claimed, or possessed by the Cherokee nation east of. The river Mississippi, and providing for their re moval to the country designated and set apart for the Cherokees west, under former treaties: And whereas the chiefs, national committee and council, and the people of the Cherokee nation east, in general council assembled at Red Clay 'on the 28th: of September, 1836, have solemnly declared that the makers of said compact, who are represented as acting on the part of the Cherokees, and who assume the style of chiefs 'and headmen, hold no such title or designation from the Cherokees, nor have they received authority from the nation to, form said instrument, and therefore disclaim and utterly reject the Same in its principles and all its provisions: And whereas a delegation have been appointed to make a respectful memorial to the Government of the United States, in behalf of the Cherokee people, praying that the said instrument be set aside, as a fraud upon the Government'of the United States and an act of Oppression on the Cherokee people, and invested with full powers to enter into ar rangements for the final adjustment of all their difficulties: And whereas said delegation have, in pursuance of their instructions, conferred with us on the subject of our acting in concert with them in their efforts to prov: cure the rescinding of said. Instrument, which, in its provisions, is calcu lated to affect injuriously the interests and happiness of both parts of the Cherokee family: Therefore, 0. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.