After the treaty stalled in the Senate for a year , lawmakers decided that it would be detrimental to the citizens of Texas , reportedly .
Settler David G. Burnet had already been granted a tract of land within what were defined as Cherokee treaty lands .
After the treaty stalled in the Senate for a year , lawmakers decided that it would be detrimental to the citizens of Texas , reportedly because settler David G. Burnet had already been granted a tract of land within what were defined as Cherokee treaty lands .