removal. The reluetance of the Indians to relinquish the land of their birth in the East, and remore to their new homes in the West, was entirely overcome by the judicious conduct of that officer, and they departed with alaerity under the guidanco of their own chiefs. The arrangements for this purpose madc by General Scott, in compliance with his previons instructions, although somewhat costly to the Indians themselves, met the entire approbation of the Department, as it was deemed of the last importance that the Cherokces should remove to the West voluntarily, and that upon their arrival at the place of their ultimate destination they should reeur to the manner in which they had been treated with kind and grateful feelings. IIu Imanity no less than good poliey dietated tlhis courso toward these ehildren of the forest; and in carrying out in this instanee with an unwavering hand tlhe measures resolved upon by the Government, in the hope of preserving the Indians and of main- taining the peace and tranquillity of the whites, it will always be gratifying to reflect that this has been cffected not only without violence, but with every proper regard for the feelings and interests of that people."

The Commissioncr of Indian Affairs says, in his report: "The case of the Cherokees is a striking oxample of the liberality of the Government in all its branches. ** A retrospect of the last eight months in reference to this numerons and more than ordinarily enlightened tribe cannot fail to be refreshing to well constitnted minds."

A further appropriation had been asked by the Cherokee chicfs to meet the expense of their renoval (they not thinking $5,000,000 a very munificent paymont for a conntry as large as all Massachusetts, Rhode lsland, and Connecticut together), and Congress had passed and the commissioner says of this: "WVhen it is eonsidered tat by the treaty of TDecember, 1835, the sun of $5,000,000 stipnlated to be paid them as the full value of their lands, a law giving them $1147 67 more, was