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Show CHEROKEE INDIANS WON'T SELL. ! i Indignation Over the Congressional j I in e a sure to Open the Indian - I Cniry to Settlement. j New Obleans, January 1. The Timcs-DemocraVa Timcs-DemocraVa Indian Territory special says: The Cherokee Indians are greatly excited over the measures introduced into Congress looking to opening the Indian country to j settlement, andthe allotment of lands in severalty sev-eralty , among the Indians. Public sentiment senti-ment is opposed to Congressional intervention interven-tion generally, although there are many Cherokees who believe it best to accept the s'tuation rather than struggle against the inevitable. Just before adjournment the Cherokee national counsel adopted resolutions resolu-tions expressive of PTJBLIC OPINION ON THESUBJECT. These resolutions declare that the Cherokees hold a portion of these lands by a fee simple title, and cannot by deprived of the same except by voluntary consent. They further declare, that other portions of the Cherokee lands which have not yet been conveyed by patents from the Cherokees are still the property of the nation. The United States has not" now and never had any right toap-praise, toap-praise, take or purchase any portion of these lands save with the consent of the Cherokee people. The final resolution .says THE OHBHOKEK NATION DOES NOT ADTHOBIZE THE SALE Of any of its lands for the purpose of white Bettlement, or for any other purpose. . The pending Congressional measures also affect the Creeks and Seminoles. It is claimed, however, that the latter tribes are willing to sell a portion of their lands for white wttlementand allow, the country to Kned np, but the hostility of the Chero-keeTC Chero-keeTC My to unite all three tribes in active opposition, . . |