it ft- the president
' THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION ■
nation, was made and concluded o„ the f £
day of the present month f /T nth
as I have, by and withrh. £ : , And where "
■S^rffhT°U„?"ls™r« T" S° 4d / a "' ""*«
Treaty to bejierewith publifte* °^ n TI
GI Y £ N »nder niy hand and the Teal
G. WASHINGTON.
Bjr the Prefideni,
Thos. Jefferson.
[For the aforefaid Treaty fee our p 3per of August , 4 ]
or ™ BY THE president
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WH**TM- P i. RoCLAMATloff
enforce an afl, emUl'cd « ,„"V" °! lndilni ■ «"<• to
with the Indian tribes" cooir.' mercourfe
tht>n f' fit 'o'rcqult.'a'.d"?
in the year of our LORD one thousand fcven hunTed
and ninety, and in the fifteenth, vrar of the fovcreientv
. «nd indcpcndeuce of the Sl.tcs, 8 y
p,c„ B .) G WASHINGTON.
By The Prefidrnt,
(SiCNtD.) THOMAS JEFFERSON".
ARTICLE B of a TREATY concluded at Hofewelf,
a' BV""' i " wee » Benjamin Hawkins, An'.
w V lckens > Martin, and Lachlan M'
mtoih, Ctmntiffioners Plenipotentiary of t/Se United
°f, "r' C - a ' "f ' h J P " rt ' and The Head-
Men and Warriors of all tlic Cherokees, oj the
T f r™.Tr™'Tr n< u7 ?lcni t ,o,cn,i « r y °f the United States in
° U ,ffcrnhl f c « g ,v c pcacc to all the CHfcROKKES
receive them into the lavor and protection of the United Sutci
of America, on the following conditions :
ARTICLE I.
a ,i™ E H " d - M<-nand Warriors of all the Cherokees, (hall restore
! i !™e"' citizens of the Un.ted State,, o, f u beets ot their
nth ' ' ' ,bC "y : Thr y (haM alf ° ««or ea ]l the negroes,
Ifurh nI r pro[ !, erty dU "" K thC 13, C war ,rom lhc ci.^ens,
appoint"' ' " such " me » nd P'»«> « the commiflioner,
„ ARTICLE 11.
The CommilTioners of the United Sia.es in Congress affcmbled
jhall restore all the prifoneis taken from the Indians, during the
late war, to the Head-Men ,„ d Warriors of the Cherokee, «
early as is practicable. ' "
.... .. ARTICLE 111.
The (aid Indians sos tliemfclves, and their rcfpective tribes and
towns, do acknowledge all the Chcioke-s to be under the protec
tion of tne Lnitcd States of America, and of no other fovereicn
•Whosoever. ARTICLE IV B
The boundary allotted to theCherokees sos their huntingground,
between the Did Indians and the citizens of the United States
Within the hmits of the United States of America, is, and (hall be
the following, viz. Beginning at the mouth of Duck river on the
leneiiee ; thence running north-east, to the ridge dividing thewa
ter, running into Cumberland from thole running into the Tenef.
r, C „ ! k" rIl > "n r n' y , illong tt,c f '"' l " A & lo a north-east line to be
run, which fh ill ftnke the river Cumberland forty miles above
Naflwillc; thence along the said line to the river ; thence up the
kid river to the ford where the Kentucky road erodes the river
thence to Campbell's line, near Cumberland gap; thence to the
mouth of Claud's creek on Holftein ; thence to the Chimney Top
mountain ; thence to Cramp creek, near the mouth of Big Lime
itonc, on Nolichuckey ; thence a foutheily course fix miles to a
mountain ; thence south to the North-Carolina line ; thcnce to
the South-Carolina Indian boundary, and along the fame south
west over the top of the Ocdnee mountain, till it Ihall Arike Ttu
Ralo river ; thence dirrct line to the top of the Carrohee moun
tain ; thencc to the head of the South fork of O conee river.
ARTICLE V.
■■' an y fi'ifwof the United States, or other person not being m
Indian, fhal! attempt to fettle on any of the lands wclWard or
iouthward of the f»«i boundary, which are hereby allotted to the
Indians for Iheir hunting grounds, or hating already fettled and
•will not remove from the fame within fix months after the ratifr
tt ' on i°c tre,t >'» uc h person shall forfeit the protection of the
nite States, and the Indians may puoifh him or not as they
peae. Provided nevtrlh/eji, that thit artidc (hall not extend to
the people fettled between the fork of French Broad, and Hotftein
T, vers, whose particular filiation (hall be transmitted to the Uni-
H,. ST m on S rc '' a fTe , "bled, for thrir decision thereon, which
iDQiars agrct lo abide by.
Tfan,, T J" ARTICLE VI.
who (hall Ukc *" 10 "° ll,em * or
murder, or other ' cor " mitt a robbery or
or P crro;un^r t \l7r '" n ° f ' he U r" Cd St ""'
such offender or offenders il i rfpt1 1 ? n » orthe tnbe *<> which
h 'm or them up to bepuniflif/ 9 *\ ? ' be bound to dclivei
United S.ate, ; ' e ° rd,na " c « " f «'«
than if the robber 2 puniihmem (hall not be neater
Tf, • , ARTICLE VII.
'iou, oth Un<^ei ' '^ e ' lr . P r(^e , e *
h >d hcen committed <«her capital crime,
punilhment (hall be In ~ r "" f the United Statej ; and the
stall attentat tl ' ti^/;'J 1 "° f f ? me ° f Cherokee*, ,f any
portunity so to do due noti f' ? that may have an op.
ment 1»'l be fen, ',t> fomeTe t "he imended pUni(h -
» . ~ article viii
idea of £*. P Un^T nt of thc i»»oc«nl under the
Mi»e«2SwCVh«T?* on either
then it shall be pre eded t T"< trsat >' ; a " d
fed, then by a dUat J, o ho'ji " """
TV, ,w l , ARTICLE IX.
"n oh t heJnd " f n ' '■ 3nd f ° r lhc P—ntK
1 'he Uniteds'ates ui ' S or Indians,
clufive right of resnilatmr the T i. ! C thc sole and ex "
ing 811 thc ' r affa '» f«ch manner proVr" 4
ARTICLE \
and kindly treated. ' P c, l°ns and property,
Th- f, ,T , „ ARTICLE XI.
States, ot'any" designs whifh'hev'" % citl " ns of ,he United
"i in a»ync, y ghboa S ri n rtibe or y bT. ay know r or fuf P«' l>e form
'he peace, trade or intcKft oflbe UnitJ JuL?" Wh " loCT "' a S a "'«
That fh/» y n j• ARTICLE XII.
| C ft °" fi e nCe J n
'to fend a deputy of [1,c,7 choice wh Cy .. L h,V ' : the "S ht
£ ' th , , , ARTICLE xVIV.' fit, to Con-
Unitad aftd fi'icndfliip're. eftabh'th P "" (IT n , by thc
on the one part and all the Ch ! abl,( ' lfd 'between thefa.d Sates
blilhed. 6 aforeCltd, ami frtcndlhip re-cfta-
betwfrrn fa Stota of A* 1 ' ,lcr< "' n determined,
fa'r underwritten Col a " d "" Che «*«». We,
have (igned this Definitive Tr *>"'*' !i'i. VlrtUe ° f ° Ur ' u " P owert
hereunto affixed. .. " ty » and h " vc "W fcals to be
(S,6A ."J BENJAMIN HAWKINS, •
ANDREW PICKENS,
JOSEPH MARTIN,
LACHIAN M'INTOSH
And by thirty-faren Head-Men of the Cherokee nation.
CHAMJUIRSJJURGI* Sep* ». ~
nor^t^Clair Tor*'form^tfab?' ie Gover.
Supported bv a nf <- . Xen.uckey, to be
rendezvous about io miles below Wh™! J. 1 " 00 ? 5 —the whole to
gujning of ,h„ momh Whethe" so? ?"* j" < hc b
l-me negocution with the Indian, on that o'L-te ° """
mence hoftil,tie, againfl them is not vet r, , "to com "
lattcriaexpefted, and hoped for bv the ul y known I ''ut the
Water.. Q ,or . 'he inhabitant, of the Western
NEW-YORK, SEPTEMBER i 5.
*^S&!ZS3SS£tZ*!z2.
That tver.y Hawk the prey will f tizc o ' n .
i? d jj nce rcn r° d ( " h, £ hcr
W,Udream of nought but- compensation !
w J h h 3 e „ W 7j er °K the above ' s doubtless in opinion
! f , u i hor ' who faid >" w"
■it it may be worth while to pause a little—
and not g,ve unlimited f tQ f
they involve a grofi reflection on oar indMdual
and national character:- How wretched thefatj
of that country, which in its infancy is ft, denra
trufted n ° C t0 Pl '° d>)ce an ind i"idual that may be
No government that ever existed commenced
its operations upon a more candid, open and li
beral plan than that of the United States The
lreedom of the press was very early an obietl of
attention to both Houses of Congress—not' an in
dividual of either was ever known to utter a fen
t».nent hostile tc the freeft discussion of every po-
Imcal fubjecfl .- The publication of the deLfes
of the House of Representatives was encouraged
Ur Jl 6 P u PerS ' c ? ntainin g th <>fe debates, cifcu
lated by the members to all parts of the United
States ; a "d that the fuJleft information miaht
beobtanied by their constituents, the refult°of
congressional deliberations, the Laws of the Union
are not only publiflied in volumes, and sent to the
Lxecunves of the several States ; but a perpetual
publication ot them in the newspapers is provi
ded for by the ast which constitutes the Depart
ment of the Secretary of State. These jolt and
salutary regulations hive been attended with the
happicft effects ; every candid enquirer after
truth, is hereby provided with the means of form
ing a competent judgment of public men and
595
f N f OftMATION it 9 '*' <79°.
' he U " ,te ? St "«. «h« the w"ich e «ir ' t,r)r ,nvali d'of
titled, and which will become due i* ?k / he ? ltc annually en
™T'> Wi ". *? C P aid °» ** ftidd S y, by the'eo
the Loans within the fates j Commiffiorttr# of
" the ***>«« of the Ced mr;
(The Printers in tht rttbt&iveStJ? (f War.
ih»t >* their nctufpaptrs,sr tke/pece'of'txt Mm'tt' "*
public mcaftires—and of refuting the hnfrepn*
lentatiom of the enemies of our peace and na
tional honor. If we turn our attention to the
Executive, horn him who presides, to the several
lubordinate departments, we find every public
communication liramped with a free, liberal, and
independent afpeer-induftry to ascertain, and
lolicitude to promote the best interelb of our
dnrt U 7h ar r tllC iltin S Hifl "ng "aits in the con-
the Executive officers of government—and
ofthe heads of the several departments it may
e generally observed, that their difcutfions of
the lev era! fubjedts specially committed to them
are among the firft performances oil which on
terary character is founded.
What are the weapons with which the admini-
te"? w gen ! ral B overnme »t has been af
ailed .—Have truth, candor, and fair argument
been employed '-No-Can they ever he Soy
falft i an , occ afion ?—No—Are spleen, vanity
ftl(hood and nufreprefentation equal to under-
S n -! H ' C ° nfide " Ce of the in the abi
lit.es and integrity of their long-tried and appro
vedfervants? God every ?£
nram!na!' lnt i brought to a fair and impartial
mSto h?" : ~ L . et , cv . er y fuptrjative
patriot be weighed in the balance; many will
prove than v , nity ._„ B y their £Jt.£
?rr h f m -'^ Thanks tothe wird ° m
infJuM? ° Fo ? r l onmr y> we have fecuredan
Rin rem ' y f ° r ° U1 P oli »cal disorders—it
I fnp *si Ese "" ti ok-every new election this
on^v? p C r'T y #-^ e a PP ,ied : —This is the last and
nly re fort of freedom ; and if fiie cannot be pie
served through the efficacy of this alternative,
kind a l. here lsnohoneft y left among man
kind: Anarchy and confufion, the object of the
defpoSfm. " d f "^ ioU8 ' f ° reVer te ™ inate
Fl J har diftindtion of ranks in France has
impoHtich •C h 3 . rif,icu7ous » and unnatural,'and
been abnfi.,l k • • , em ' because it has
vernmen/ X. 3 P" nc, P le of '»•"> present Go,
rejioion *a aX to tlle root
nets and! rl« M "n. annihilate coro.
level their ,h' Un tl,e ralne P ri,ic »l>'e
level their churches with the ground.
fpirifbf Vh, CominuzU y chat the mad
in the pnrl now prevalent in France, will,
|in the end, destroy , ts own objedt. and we are
« cerfS o n^^ at the P r °P hec /. Reformation
be flow in its «r bu s tobe effeiftual ic ■»»»
tions vinl P , a "d moderate in its exer.
like ? C ' C » and win operatb
Tub who in ril J l ack ' i» the Tate of a
thee'mbroiH- / l Ur ° f his zeal t0 Separate
with it. lOm COat ' *° rt coat "ling
pcndcl^„ C « s C j; rrCnt ? f r ub,ic S <™'• Re
apply to the public paper of o,u, r °" ch ' ftrl£ll > rf Pc«king,
probably exceed the effima td amount—-and a" 1 * d °«
contingfc nc i es w ] li h j, ,°j gt"t variety of
"'tence in this country our t>ubCf l " r Kuro P<'
tinue to appreciate till I £ -eciiritiei mult therefore con
on }T-" lu ? t0 <P"le eipl
justly to be ascribed either to the rxi 'e "7' hc pr ' CCS ar *
.nc,dcn,al, nfiux ofpJprr „ mdmdua,, ,
P<-'ty, not to be in haste to fell -"so ,h 'u®' Va ' UC of thclr Pro
tnjufed by, present fall of the market vet <^ar "" / '
at the Treafiiry a f cw mon ,h. the payment of interelt
h ' sl,tf P ri ™ ««» h„ h,ito(V'b"cn ,™5 so,'. 1 "™ """" '
S-fX'S 2-""' 6
Bt.g Somerset, Darrel, Bermuda, 9 .
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The Editor acknowledges with gratitude the «. n
ment of the public anrl f u ° erou3 encourage
cty are founded on a firm basis that it, " P .? fp<cM ° f thil
men. to g ood government may encre* "*
- s to
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The Editor