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The Litchfield County Post
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Georgia politician Mr. Fort introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives, adopted on Tuesday, directing the Judiciary Committee to investigate if Indian tribes like the Cherokee have organized independent governments within states and to consider measures to prevent permanent locations.
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'Resolved—That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire if any of the Indian tribes within the Territorial jurisdiction of any of the states, have organized an Independent Government, with a view to a permanent location in said state; and, if they find that any attempt of the kind has been made, to inquire into the expediency of reporting to the House, such measures as they may deem necessary to arrest such permanent location.'
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United States House Of Representatives
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On Tuesday
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resolution adopted by the house of representatives.
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The organization of the Cherokee government alarmed Georgia politicians in Congress. Mr. Fort of Georgia offered a resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire if any Indian tribes within states have organized an independent government for permanent location, and if so, to consider measures to arrest such location.