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to promote the Civilization of the Cherokees, which tends to confitm their attachment to the soil. The policy of adding comforts & civilization, orginated with Washingtons administration and has been pursued by his Successors to the present time. The United States were bound by Treaty to furnish the Indians with the means of improving them from the condition of hunters to that of herdsman & farmers to which the Cherokee have Succesfully arrived. From this subject, which the Committee denominate "Gloomy"? they turn to the Second Branch of their inquiry, and tell us for the first time that they are able to establish in the state of Georgia a good, legal and perfect tittle to the lands in questions and that they have the right by