Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.

DEBATES OF CONGRESS. 289 JANUARY, 1825.]' Road from -Detroit to Chicago. [H. OF R. so that neither of said persons shall have a which they now occupy within the limits of the majority of the whole number of votes, given several States and Territories, to the country lying by such State on any one balloting, then the westward and northward thereof, within our acword " divided" shall be written on each dupli- knowledged boundaries, is of very high importance cate; to our Union, and may be accomplished on condiAfter the delegation from each State shall have tions and in a manner to promote the interest and ascertained the vote of their State, the Clerk happiness of those tribes, the attention of the Govshall name the States in the order they are usu- ernment has been long drawn, with great solicitude, ally named for receiving petitions; and, as the to the object. For the removal of the tribes withname of each State is called, the Sergeant-at- in the limits of the State of Georgia, the motive Arms shall present to the delegation of each, has been peculiarly strong, arising from the comtwo ballot-boxes, in each of which shall be de- pact with that State, whereby the United States are posited, by some representative of the State, bound to extinguish the Indian title to the lands one of the duplicates made as aforesaid, of the within it, whenever it may be done peaceably and vote of said State, in the presence, and subject on reasonable conditions. In the fulfilment of this to the examination, of all the members from compact, I have thought that the United States said State then present; and, where there is should act with a generous spirit; that they should more than one Representative from a State, omit nothing which should comport with a liberal the duplicates shall not both be deposited by construction of the instrument, and likewise be in the same person; accordance with the just rights of those tribes. When the votes of the States are thus all taken From the view which I have taken of the subject, in, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall carry one of the I am satisfied that, in the discharge of these imsaid ballot-boxes to one table, and the other to portant duties, in regard to both the parties alluded a-separate and distinct table; to, the United States will have to encounter no conOne person from each State, represented in the flicting interests with either. On the contrary, that balloting, shall be appointed by its Represent- the removal of the tribes from the territory which atives to tell off said ballots, but in case the they now inhabit, to that which was designated in Representatives fail to appoint a teller, the the Message at the commencement of the session, Speaker shall appoint; which would accomplish the object for Georgia, unThat said tellers shall divide themselves into two der a well-digested plan for their government and sets as nearly equal in number as can be, and civilization, which should be agreeable to themone of the said sets of tellers shall proceed to selves, would not only shield them from impending count the votes in one of said boxes, and the ruin, but promote their welfare and happiness. Exother set the votes in the other; perience has clearly demonstrated, that, in their When the votes are counted by the different present state, it is impossible to incorporate them sets of tellers, the result shall be reported to in such masses, in any form whatever, into our systhe House, and if the reports agree, the same tem. It has also demonstrated, with equal cershall be accepted as the true votes of the tainty, that without a timely anticipation of, and States; but if the reports disagree, the States provision against, the dangers to which they are shall proceed, in the same manner as before, exposed, under causes which it will be difficult if to a new ballot. not impossible to control, their degradation and ex6th. All questions arising after the balloting termination will be inevitable. commences, requiring the decisions of the House, The great object to be accomplished is, the rewhich shall be decided by the House voting per moval of those tribes to the territory designated, on capita, to be incidental to the power of choosing a conditions which shall be satisfactory to themselves, President, shall be decided by States, without de- and honorable to the United States. This can be bate; and, in case of an equal division of the votes done only by conveying to each tribe a good title of States, the question shall be lost.,to an adequate portion of land, to which it may 7th. When either of the persons from whom the consent to remove, and by providing for it there, a choice is to be made, shall have received a majority system of internal government, which shall protect of all the States, the Speaker shall declare the same, their property from invasion, and, by the regular and that that person is elected President of the progress of improvement and civilization, prevent United States. that degeneracy which has generally marked the 8th. The result shall be immediately communi- transition from the one to the other state. cated to the Senate by message; and a committee JAMES MONROE. of three persons shall be appointed to inform the WASHINGTON, 27th January, 1825. President of the United States, and the President elect, of said election. The report was read and ordered to lie on FnIDAY, January 28. the table. Road from -Detroit, in the Territory of jichiT'MRSDAY, January 27. gan, to Chicago, in the State of Illinois. Tm~RsDaY, January 27. TPreserDaton of Indians. The House having resolved itself into a Cornremittee of the Whole on the bill "to authorize The following Message was received from the the surveying and opening of a road from DePRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; which was troit to Chicago, in the State of Illinois "-and read: Mr. CLaY, (Speaker,) having invited the DeleTo the House of Representatives of the United States: gate from Michigan to present a statement of Being deeply impressed with the opinion, that the facts bearing on the bill — the removal of the Indian tribes from the lands | Mr. RICaARD rose, and went into an exposiVoL. VIII.-19

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