CllOCTAW INDlANS-TllE SPECTLA'


TORS-GENERAL ARMSTRONG.
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TIE long talked Of removal Of the remnant OF
this once powerful tribe Of InlIuns from the mnt4
Of This state 10 the Iudmu country beyond the Ms
slssippI, viii probably be consunmatcd in IL s"Ur,
period Of tune: fhosa sons Of t"r forest, who,
witha natural affection, no" deemed romInuc If
no; ridiculous, among civilized men mad c.ung to
their native homes and tho gruvcs OF their ancra!o.
ry, whilst the great DO " Of their brothers bad o'-
ded 10 the force OF Circumstances, hrHcai ast NrI-
dcd and soon viii be no longer among u.s. Ihcy
20 bcyOnd the Mssis>'ppi, once again ioawaIt The
approtch of the white man, then again to 50, a
moro istant home in the far west. and agaln and
again titi anaI Igamat0m shall make .hoin a paft OF
our people their gcnel atoms snail dIsap ear from
the earth.


Whist We indulge these reflections. there arc
restless class among US. eagerly watching the
approach Of the long cXpectrd hour Of rem"
val. They are the spccua!Ors-the white Rtor
MICS ofthc Indians who have been proser"lnI me"
indian cto!ms before the dcpar!m'''o at Washing
ton and before trbunas provSicd by an act OF Con-
rress. IN this state. Gs,.. Armstrong; the Indian
agcnt is daily cyrc- icd to arrive, uui will in per
son. superir.5nd tho removal and payment Of the
Indi, iur the lands which they have surrendered
/" hat will Armstrong do! is the constant inquiry
with the dealers in Indian Scrip.


We do not profess 10 be able to answer .his IN
tcresting inquiry, but we can say to these gentle
men, that Gen. Armstrong is sterling NAH
one that will do his Duiy withou. fear, favor or
affection. This uc presume each and ali Of Item
deSrei


Gen. Armstrong, wo learn, has in all his settle
ments with the various Indian tribes. adopted the
only Just role, that of paying whatever the govern
ment owes, directly into the hands Of the Indian to
whomi is due. He cannot acknov Igo the rights
of the attornios to their fees. These they must
settle with the Red man to whonlloy hlyo rem
tered. service This, all men can SEQ is right; upd
il IS presumed no man will complain when tho ruI3
IS adopted with the heads of families and other In.
dian claimants among the Chocluw5.


Nncn Gen. Armstrong shall have arrived, we
expect to give particulars of bis transactions in
behalf OF the ippian.