North Carolina Newspapers

4 , MRGRAHAM'S CIRCULAR. TO THE FREEMEN OF THE TWELFTH CONGRESSIONALDISTEICTOFNOKTU CAROLINA. , . 7 , Feiaow-Citksenst BcforcHhe last Con-- gtvssional election, when I publicly address d (lie people in my district, 1 informed them I Would At the poU Volo for. Gene, nil Irarison, if he were nominated for the Presidency.,.. I di not tlien intend or ex. Csct again to address ou on that subject ; rlieving when the people had all the prin fclplcs and services of tlie candidates fairly before them, they would make a judicious choice. 'But to my surprise and regret I have seen a circular hitter signed and pub - fished by the lIor."JWT'Montgoniery, and tlie Hon. M. T., Hawkins, two of the Van Buren members of Congress fonn North. Carolina, grossly misreprcscntffljf tle bpin . Ions of General Harrison, and deceiving the people, while they pretend to 'refer to his recorded votes and public nets.- Now, I think,, those who fill hohorablestatioris, (like Witnesses in law) should tell the whole truth and not publish ipdrl of a luwanprov. jed by Ocn.-Ilarrison, .and withhold and suppress a part, (and a very important part ' too) on the same subject, and approved by him on the snme day. ' For-instance, in their circular letter, they publish two sec. lions (the 30th and 31st) .. of the Indiana laws .leaving out and entirely omitting the Q;b section of the lawin the same, book, on the same subject -now to the law and the testimony. ',,'', . Theonly part of the Indiana law pub. lishcd , by W. Montgomery , and V. T. IT..,l: !T, ti,:. i.,,.. t i, r..n.... .:: Extract rem the Lame of the Indiana Territory, j printed ml Vineeonet, by JbVssrs.' Stout and Smuot, in4l8Q7,and naie in the library of the t Stale Veparlmrnt, Wathtnglon tMy, csUfrss : it. is act Mtrmcmsa ciun and rcsijHMNT. '..:;,.:. .. . . . See. 30. When any person or persons shall, bit conviction of any crime or breach of any. penal kw, be senUficea1 to pay a. finer r fines, with or without the costs of prosecution, it ahull and may t he lawful for the court before whom such Convio. tfon ahall be had, to order tlie Hlu riff to sell or hire the Demon or persons ao convicted to service, to any person or persona who will pay the said fine and easts for such term of time as tho said court ahall judge reasonable ' Wr- - And if such person or persons, so sentenced and hired or sold, ahull abscond front tlie service of his : or her master or mistress before the term of such servitude shall be expired, be or she ao abscond. btUoKvia(im'-4MeM peace, bo whipped with Unrty.nino stripes, and sha 11 moreover, serve two days for every one so fcst; 1 .;" ... "J 8ec. 31. The jiidirea of the several courts oTrc." - eord in this Territory shall give this act' in charge to the rand jury at each and every court in which - Errand jury shH bcaworn.' - - ... ; JESSE B. THOMAS, Speaker if th II. R. T B. CHAMBERS, President of the CtmmciL .i.ApproVbd, September 17, 1807. - - n , WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Alter they copy a part ot the , Indiana law, (and one" vote -from the. journals of Ohio, on which, 1 believe they lay no stress and make no comment,) they' obtain the following certificate I : At the request of the Hon.' William Montgom ery and Hon. M. T. Hawkins, we certify the tbrrpoing copy of an extract from a law passed in ' tlie Territorinf Assembly of Indiana, and signed by William II. Harrison, as Governor of said Ter. ritory, and tlie extract from the journal of tlie State of Ohio, are truly copied. : , v, r-i.-- CHAKiJta romca, 4 , tiKxar w. con.xeb, . !, : OBKt tTBVIOS, .i fjOlllt nil J, i :-,- s."owfi,t JA8. t. HCKAV," - . Well, after W. Montgomery and M.T. Hawkins have got a part of tho law of In. diana in their letter, and procured (he vhole I of their political friends in North Carolina to bear witness that the extracts which they set forth 'are truly copied," they begin to assail and charge General Harrison with holding sentiments he never expressed, and supporting laws ho never approved j but in connection with another material part which they. omitted and jumped ovcr. But, I will give a sample of tho most unfounded and unjust charge contained in their celebrated circular letter. They ask the people fin tones of deep distress .and long 1 amenta, tion : -v ... . f ' , . : ' ; ' " .- nil . i j .. . ' r i i respectable and )food noighlwr men sold at auction bf tiie Sheriff of your county an a slave, under this Harrison law, to some free negro t And only - tliink of what would be your feeling to see one of your poor but rcsnectnhle neighbor-women knock. - ed off undrr tlie Slieriflfs hammer to a free nejrro 'as bis slave to be under his commands, and compelled to. obey ' them, whatever they might be ; and should ahe reswt and leave her black master's service, and he aliould anprcbend her, and should drag her before a single justice of tlie peace, and, under thiJ lurrison law, have thirty-nine lushes inflicted npon his white female slave, and then compel her to servo two dava for every one she bad lost from, her black master's ser. vice, would you be willing to vtc for such a man - as President V--1- --' - t.We have authority as high as Utnven itself for saying tlie. truth is great, and it "bnll prevail. - Now let me give-ou that 9th section of the law which was omittfd and not published by . W. Montgomery and M. T. Hawkins in their letter, and tlicn you the - whole law, and the; whole truthand jwJiQwJriumnluintlv-Clcnerl1 ilnmson will stand aequitttMl of the charge so unjustly madeiagninst him, of having ap, proved a law, whereby poor' white woman mgihtbe sold at public auction as slaves to free negroes. , . r - , - . ': "9. No negro, mulatto or Indian, shall at any time purchase any servant oMerfAos a their men fmnjkrxiony and if any of the persona aforesaid shall nevertheless presume to purchase a white .ecrvant, such servant ehall immediately breome free, and shall be so held, deemed and taken.", ' Now: Bee,(with your own eyes,) the and tKerank injustice done Gen. Ilnrrison by publishing a part, and not the vhole of TherJndiana taw ; all of which .sections were approved and signed by him on the same day, when he was in 1807 acting un. rlcr tho appointment of Mr. Jefferson as the Governor fof that Territory. T This onesided evidence, and onc.half. practice of; proving propositions is very dangerous, and would lead to deplorable ronsequences." Suppose a cunning artful Infidel or rather an Atheist, who was do. sirous of sowing .-.-and spreading Jiis own poisonous sentiments, sliouljlassertt and publish to the people, tliat 11 there it no God" and call upon eight wilnettti cer tify that he hail truly copied and taken that extract from the Bible itself. . If the peo ple had no other metliod of deriving infor. mation and relied 1 pon that, . tlie - proof would bo jx)sitive and uncontradicted. Bnt if tliey would search .and read ' the' Bible, they would seo a very important part had been omitted and left out , and when 'the whole sentence was read correctly, it was this, "the fool hath said (n hiiheart, then u no God. ' So that the meaning and ense of divine trutlfls totally changed by" read ing the whole sentence togetlier.l j, ' In 1807, when Indiana ..vjas, almost a wilderness, when jails were scarce, when money was scarce, and taxes very Jugh, the Legislature of that Territory, " right fresh from the people, passed a law declar. ing when a grand jury found a bill or . in. dictment ogainst any person, and ho was convicted thereon by the petit jury before tlie court, and sentenced to pay a fine ind costs as a punibhmcnt fur .his sins and crimes ? if they " wen? not paid, then tlie court might order the sheriff to hire or sell the convicted defendant to labor and work a reasonable jime with some person, (no blacker than himself,) to pay tlie fine and eests-of the prosecution. .Gen. Harrison approved and signed this law, as Govern or of that new . Territory f and W, Mont gomcry and M. T. Hawkins censure 4riih for it. Well now, I want to know, what is to bo done with, rogues f Are tncy to steal without conviction or punishment T or if convicted, who shall pay. the. costs j the hard working tax-payers of the county ," or the idle rogues 1 ..When a felon has been caught with his neighbor's sheep on his backhand fairly convicted of stealing, who shall pay tlie cost, the honest farmer, of tlie sheep tlicif ? , That is the question. I think it nnfuir and unjust that the farmer should loose his property, and then be compelled to pay tho cost of the indictment That wfiuld look like paying tho thief for stealing the sheep! I J General Harrison is an honest man, without any fellow-feeling for rogues and thieves, and when they steal and are convicted fur it. hn linn aniil thrv fnust pay tlie costs'; and if they have, found stealing a bad business, and have nothing to satisfy tlie costs, they shall be hired put to Bomo individual to-work for tlie amount of tho costs nnd charges of tho indictment ndwhhluliBBeatwan taAnwrioa- thinks1 that is not right and just?. If every rogue was cofnpelledjq work his passage to pay his ITiieand cost?, taxes ..would bo lower and villians would be morescarcer- - Eve; ry body approves of making a convict work itHhe pcnetetitmry'iyes'httcifneTrBnd white women too, tliero confined by iron bolts and -bars, must workrhard t and live hard, or receive the huh of the stern overseer. Well now, is H not easier and better for a convicted felon" (who like the owl, feeds upon his neighbor's poultry) to be hired or sold for a month to a clever farm, er, Until he works and :. makes money enough to pay his jail fees (and court costs. Surely it is much more just that the infa. mous rogue should goin to tlie field and work and pay the jailor Jor his meat and bread, than that he should set quiet'y in the prison (perhaps playing cards with some fellow, sinner) and occasionally peeping ''through the grates and overseeing some honest far mer toiling to feed hit fumily, and obliged to nay high taxes beside to support and maintain lafcy rascals who starve their own families and osteal from their neighbors. The virtuous people- of North Carolina (who are in the habit of calling things by theip proper names) will not be deluded by calling a sinner a saint ; .or deceived by tenderly calling a hog-thief, "a poor, but respectable " and good . neighbor-man, Surely there is nothing ."respectable an4 good neighbor-man-likc in catching a slip cry fellow with your hog on his back but an honest poor man may be broken up by having many such neighbors. . .. . . .: .; l, I think Harrison's enemies and Ysn Bu ren's friends must be hard- run for objec tions, when they charge and censure an old soldier for approving a law to protect honest and good citizens against thieves and rob. bers.; "An honest man is the noblest work of God," and we need such mqn now, in public stations. I want an honest, intelli gent, independent man at tho head of the Government to prevent frauds, and punish public officers for stealing' the public mo ney. To guard against such defalcations ct . ... .... as owanwouiB, wncn a jniinon ana a quarter of the public money was lost by one officer, vi- . . W. Montgoniory and M. T. Hawkins not only charge Gen Harrison with ap proving a law to sell white men as slaves, but jheyy2USJuiS-iiut hMsclf up, and refuses to be seen by any but his keepers; or answer any questions asked him by-the people;" and that he actually refuses to be seen by, or even spoken "to.jby fa por man. , . .i , si 0- How any set of men, who respect them selves or thei r " constituenuiT could make such unfounded accusations, is strange and passing strange. Ino old war-worn sol dier, having often done battle for his coun try, lias long since beat his sword into the ploughshare, and. his spear into the prun ing-hook, and he is now a plain farmer, whose plain house is the scat of kindness and hospitality; and no matter how poor tho person may bo who calls,, lie "never liiids the door shut, and the string of the latch pulled in." He converses easily and Irccly with au, upon any subject Ujs hab its, like tils; principles, are pf the plain re' publican bid fashioned .'schooL... All bis neighbors and acquaintances', and twenty utousana people w ho met mm two hundred mires from his home, at Fort Meigs, early in last month, know he is nut "shut vpf" but made a speech to that immense multi tude, who came great distances to look upon and honor the patriot, who, upon that very spot, had defeated and conquered the united forces, and cruel coalition, of ihe British and. Indians. The most gross misrepre sentations and. most vulgar abuse are con tinually heaped upon Gen. Harrison by the Globe, which is theTbfi&jal organ of Mr. Van Buren . and w ff sort tf daily circular letter issued to tlie people, denoiiiieHig nnd traducing his eomjietitor fur the Presidency. It is very ungrateful thus to traduce and slander. General Harrison, who has so often slept upon the wet ground among bis aol diers, and. waded through streams : and snows to meet,tSutlkfeat, and expel the enemies of our country; while bis accusers and villifiers, whom he protected, werequi etly sitting by the fire-side at home, with one foot against the iariib, smoking the pipe Lofpeace." j- t'i'I''J'-.-.i M. Van Burcn's advocates to the South fee) tery tender fooled upon his vote (in structing Rufus King, a Senator in Con gre8s.fnm New York,) to restrict and pro. lubijr slavery, in Missouri when that Mate was admitted into the Union, and other similar votes against the South; and I pre sume they would like to conjure vp some oiuck charge against itamson to divert pnblic attention from that vote of Van Bu ren against tlie interest and wishes of all the Southern States.' But they cannot do it Whenever you attempt to cover over, or stop up a spring at one' place, it is very apt to break out another. . So it is with Mr. Van Buren'a opinions towards southern in stitutions. A . man's real opinions ''will out" During the lasf Jtear 1839, a Vifw ginian , and an officer fin the Navy. Was tri. ed before a court niartiat at Pensacokvin Florida. On that trial j two negro wiinetses were sworn and 'examined 'against Lieut Hooe, who remonstrated land protested against such testimony but it was received. The proceeding were transmitted to the President, and Lieut Hooe informed him that two negro witnesses had been examined against him, and , he again protested and objected to such testimony.. Whereupon, Mr. Van Buren endorsed on the papers the following words: ', ----- 'Tlie President finds nothing in the pro ceedings in the case of Lieut, Hooe which requires his interference." ; , . - u. Vanburen..;. i Here, Mr. Van Buren has-adopted and acknowledged a rule of evidence admitting negroes to give testimony against white people, which is repugnant to the laws of all the Southern States, and many of the I other States." It is a very dangerous doc ! trine, and an alarming precedent It would destroy, all security in property, liberty, and life itself, if negroes (free or bound) are against white persons. I think it clearly wrong, and of that opinion was Gen. liar rison, in J 807, wheri hO-signcd tlie follow ing law of Indiana: Sec. 21. "No negro,' mulatto or Indian, shall be a wituess, except m pleas of the United States, against negroes, mulattoes or Indians; or in civil picas, where negroes, mulattoes or Indiana alone shall be parties.!!.. .- . t Now look upon Mr.' Van Buren's opin ion; and, then look upon Gen. Harrison's opinion,- end say who is right, and who is for the South; or rather let me ask, for the Union, the Constitution, and the Laws. President Van Buren has recommended to Congress 'the adoption of the proposition of the Secretary at War; for re-organizing the Militia, which substantially converts them into a regular Army. Tliis plan pro: poses to enroll two hundred thousand men, and divide the-IJnited States into ten districts.- North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, are to form otic di. diet; the President retaining power to or der ail the militia in tliat extensive district : i l . i. !,. . . , L ui niuxvii unu mevi ni any nine ana place he may please, twice in every year, i be drilled and disciplined; ancL each militial man is bound, at his own expense, to fur nish his own musket and all necessary am munition and accoutrements while engaged in performing military , duty. ,Tho Presi dent recommends that the militia shall have no officers of their own choice above Ma- jor; but.-that all officers above tliat rank shall be federal jofficcrs of the regular ar my, appointed by .liimsclf, who are to have the command of tlie militia. L.t - By this plan tlie militia when in service shall be subject to the same rules and arti cles, of War, as tho troops of the United States.-; In this way the free, militia-men would bo under the arbitrary authority and tyranical discipline, jn time of profound peaceof Federal -officers -of the-regubr army, who might treat him as a slave, aad punish him as a felon. To let you under, stand the practical .operation of this plan, t will copy only throe of the rules and ar ticles t)t war, wjuch are proposed to govern tho militia ,i ; , ;. .. " "Ast.' 5. Any officer or ' soldier who shall use contemptuous or disrespectful words against the President of tlie United States, against the Vice President thereof, against the Congresa of the United States, or against the Chief Magistrate or legislature of .any or Uie United Mates in which ."j lay be qu officer. cashiered, or otherwise punished, as a court martial shall direct; if a non-commissioned officer or soldier, he shall Buffer such punishment as snau ne innicied on nira by tne sentence of a court martial." . ,:, - At. 9. Anv officer or aoldier who shall strike bis superior officer, or draw or Uftany weapon, r offer any violence against him, beinr in the exe cution of his office, on any pretence whatsoever. or tnauauubeymmy lawjmt cammant ejkutupen. er officer, shall suffer death, or such other punish, ment as shall, according to the nature of his of fqnee, be inflicted upon him by the sentence of a 1 . a. - i icoun maruai. m s i ; '.,'.'l"AaT,. 41-. -All non-eoramissioned officers and soldiers, )bo shall ba found one mile from the cahip, without leave in writing from their com manding officer, ahall suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted upon them by the sentence of a coun maruai. - A free man by this new militia plan can. not go one mile from the camp without a wriUen-vassi&ad if-he-goes-without per- mission he shall sutler such punishmeut as shall oc inflicted upon him by the sentence of tlie Uourt Martial, The first rule and article copied above is a second sedition or gag law, which de clares - iP you speak disrespectful words against the President, arid others in high places, you shall be punished.! ! -The lim its of a letter do not rive me tsn space to pre. sent other objections. I am decidedly opposed to this measure. I would much rather vote to take more pow. er away from the President IdjslikrrfinJ abhor the accumulation-Jfnu-A potcer tn one num. herSub. I rcosury law, which hai just passed, gives tlie President the eus. tody and control of all tho public money uiuorinting to many millions. Now j if be can get two hundred thousand militia put under his command and direction, then in deed will the purse and tlie sword be united in one wait It is. not two years since the regular standing army was raised, (against my consent) frotn about seven thousand, to twelve thousand five hundred men. So you see when usurping power gains an inch, then it wants an ell. The first departure from the rule of right is the most danger, ous steo. Let the friends of liberty be vi gilant bjkI guard well the just division of powers in ute constitution. , r enow tm zens, I hope soon to return home and learn your opinions concerning public affairs. Let us never despair of the Republic, nor surrender the Government, no matter by whom administered, still the true friends of liberty should watch their rulers closely, and speak out like feemcn in defence of their rights - against usurpation and . op pression. -- k ; ' .. ,v - , Respeotllilly presented, ' i . ' . " v r James graham. Washington, July ) :' . V ".-,""7 " . 4th;i840. .':;.: . ; THE JVIESSENGER. ' JtshevUle, July 24, 1 840. TEIIX.-TW. Dollan ind Fifty Cesti ii id .. TiBte, of Thrte DolUn it tho cxpiratioa of the inbteriptioi ytar. Ttbacct) llat that which Is persecuted should prosper the more, because of that persecution can excite no surprise in any one at all skilled in the history of human nature. This principle, however, wholly inadequate to account lor that preternatu ral eagerness with which men seek after tobacco. There seeing in fact to be some occult charm, some invisible spirit, connected with it, which, whether it be angel or whether!! be devil, has never been satisfactorily explained. It has had enemies in every station of life whose persecution has been as uniform aa their hatred was unmixed. Some yean ago the writer of this nvaliis view in refcicncc to the history, tne and effects' of this plant,'' and now proposes to review the whole from week to week in the columns of the Messenger. The history of this plant haa ever been obscure and unsatisfactory. SnffiTinTus history of Virginia, Sloane, in his history of Jamaica, and Charlevoix, in his history of North America, all agree that the Indians need it in their religious eeremorucs. Thepricsts would intoxicate themselves with its femes, and give fortn ambiguous oracular responses. One of the above writers informs us that its original name was r picielt,m dnd that, its present name was given it by the Spaniards.' Several au thors say, that it was called 'yelf by the inbabi. tantsof the West India Islands. Some say it waa sent into Spain from Tobacem, a province of Yu catan, where it was first discovered,; and from whence it takes its common name. Another wri ter declares that Ute Portuguese brought it into Europe from Tebage, an island in North America but then, another affirms this Island never to have been under the Portuguese Dominion. . . The word itself ia of doubtful origin, ! most pro. bable, however, it- is from " Bacchus," as it has been used in sacrificing to this god, or from the Greek TeUkek " :;- , ' f .,- The principal names by which it is now known. either in common conversation, or scientific dia. course, are two : Tobacco, Ha' vulgar and most in telligible name, and Nicotiania its scientific and botanical name. We are informed, that the plant was first seen smoked by the Spaniards, under Grijalva, in 1518. In 1519, the noted Cortex sent a specimen of it to hi King, which was the date of its introduction into 'Spain. ,, It is agreed by alU that John JNicot introduced it into France. In 1559 he was sent Ambassadprjolihe Court of Portugal, and in his return brought with him this plant, whence it is both called Nicotiania and the Ambassador's herb. Many of the French writers are of the opinion that Sir Francis Drake convey. ed it to England, before Nicot made it known in France."- Mr. Murr mclineaTo Ibe opinion that Tobacco was known Jn Europe before the disco very of the New World, and that H was brought from Asia. , The most probable opinion, however, is, that it ia an American plant, indigenous in this country, from whence it haa been carried into aL most every part of the known world. It ia not certainly known whether it grew spontaneously in Virginia, of which State, it haa been the staple commodity; or whether it wja originally brought from mere Southern part of America. ' Mr. Jcffurton, in his Notes on Virginia, thinks it a native of Southern clime, and was handed along ute lonunent lrom one nation of savages Dr. Robertson Informs as, that it was not until 1616, that its cultivation was commenced in Vir. ginia. However this may be, the gallant and un fortunate Sir. Walter Raleigh, has the credit of bringing it into fashion in England. He ia said, to have been very fond of smoking, and many hu morous anecdotes have been recorded concerning H; particularly of 'a wager he made with Queen Elizabeth, that he would determine the. exact quantum of smoke that went off front a pipe of to. bacco. This he did by first carefully weighing the tobacco, and then preserving and weighing the ashes; the Queen paid the wager cheerful, ly, being convinced that what waa wanting in the prime weight, went off in smoke. Almost every reader has laughed at the mistake of one of Sir Walter's servants, who, coming into his master's room, and finding him enveloped in smoke, threw a mug of ale in his face, and ran down stairs crying out that his master was on fire inside, and would burn up before it could be put out. To the (renuine and devout worshippers of this plant, it may be gratifying to know that a to bacco box and some pipes, formerly belonging to Sir Walter, are still in existence, and all smokers who may feel disposed to pel form a pilgrimage to them, may see them in the museum of Mr. Half Thoresby, of Leeds, Yorkshire. In whatever way tobacco found its way into Europe, it met a very hostile reception from seve ral crowned heads. -r- ' King James, the First, of England, was not the :markable for hia discovery of the Powder plot, and having supported the Divine right of Kings, than for his having written a conntor bUate to Tobacco;, and in order to show his ma, iestv's deep rooted opposition to tobacco, w wul quote his concluding remans, waere aw cub amoking of tobacco "a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dan- gerous to the Mngs,sad m Ue wacs ana sunung fume thereof, nearest rsacBiUuig the horrible Sty geaasmoksof um pit that b ltoinlcaB." King James works foL P-222.J -t. V - Eliiabeth mibbshed an edict against it use. lamea' imposed severe prohibitory duties, and Chsrles, his sucowaor, continued them, In 1590, aaya DrfTnompsoa, the use of tobacco was prohi bited in Persia, by penal law; but so firstly bad the luxury rooted itself ia the minds of the people, that many fled to the mountains) where they bid themselves, rather than km9 the pleasure of .rooking. In 1621, Pop Urban the VIII anatha. ma tixed all snuff token, who were guilty of the "odious sin" of taking a patch ot snuff in church. And so late as 1690, Innocent the XII excommu nicated all who indulged ia the same "ice" fat St, Peter's Church, at Roma. In Constantiaople, where the custom is now almost universal, smo. king was onee thought so ridiculous and hurtful, that any Turk caught ia tho act, was conducted through the streets ia ridicule, having a pipe trans, fixed through his "nose. ' In Russia, .where .the peasantry now smoke all day long,' the . Grand Duke of Moscow prohibited the entrance of to. becce into his lominiona, under the penalty of death tor the second offence; and any Muscovite found snuffing waa condemned to have his trik split." c- - ;jr;S ; The present article is probably sufficiently long; we will therefore beg our readers to wait patiently ntil our next numbefrwhe& we shaU proceed to aider tins plant ia reference to Its effects on those by whom it is used, aa well as the inconve nience and expense attending its nae. to bb co.vn.wxn.) r i Cberke Indians. . 'Wear informed on good authority,,' that do. twees nine hundred and a thousand of these de luded being, are still hovering about the home of their fathers, in the counties of Macon and Cher, okee. , It ia also state, that they are a great an noyance to the citixens of thosoemtics, who hare -j- .1.. Li:.r.i... .u. 1.;, aJ u- v.. ; . , I strictly complied with, ia the removal of all the Indians. . The citizens, for the purpose of getting rid of this nuisance, have petitioned the President of the IJnited States to have them removed in ac cordance with the Treaty. ' Bui instead of com plying with their request, he has returned them IhrfcUogTuSewerY" ire, in his opinion, free to go or stay." Thus say ing to the people of Macon andt Cherokee; what he bason a former occasion said to the citixens of the whole United State, "you are m the habit of ktojmgforjoo jnuxhfrpniJha General Govern, meat" We Will all discover, in a abort time, it ia to be hoped, bow much we may reasonably ex pect from the President. . '"" ' y; The people once thought that the General Go vernment was established, and the President elect, ed, not merely for the purpose of providing splen did mansions, and high salaries for the President and his favorites, but for the benefit of the whole nation; bat when they presented their petition to tbe Chief Magistrate for the redress of their griev. ances, they were informed of their error in thia matter, and notified that they had been in the ha bit of booking for too much from that quarter.. The citizens of Macon and Cherokee coon ties, seemed to think tliat surely they were not caleula ting too largely, when they supposed the President waa bound to see that the Treaties, made with the General Government, were carried into effect, a duty which they supposed enjoined upon him hi the most solemn manner, bv his oath of office. It seems, however, that they too were mistaken, for they are informed. by the President, through Mr. Crawford, the Indian Commissioner, that the In dians are, ia his opinion, free to remain upon the land which they have sold and been paid for, or leave it and go to the West, as they bound them selves to do by the treaty, as they choose. If a thousand of them have the right to stay, w rsupTtTTOif We caUed the pJe evening, ea pose that (wo, three, orTive thousand have an equal right.. And wbea the opinion of the Presi dent is known in Arkansas, we doubt not but ma. ny more will return, and the whole country, if not entirely overrun, will be. to amnch greater e I tent, harraaeed by them. The only advice: we have to give in the matter is, use all proper means to elect a President who has some regard for the interest of the people, and wul ace that the laws are duly executed. -j . r . . V Scleral sommunica tions crowded out this week. !. " " . Mr. Ifellsona Address. - We publish thia week the Address of Mr. P. IL Niilsor, to the farmers of his country, the greater portion of which, as he informs na, baa beea pub. linked before in other papers of this country, t He has howevcf made considerable alterations and additions, and kindly sent it to us in manuscript, knd we gladly lay it before our readers. In read ing it we see clear proofs of a strong native intel lect, matured by deep thought and extensive read ing,, and can but humbly adore' that merciful Providence, that baa provided for the education and intellectual wants of those in Mr. Neilson's situation. The education of the deaf and dumb is an institution that belongs only to Christendom, and Urthe Biblc7and tte spreofhristiajuty we owe its origin and continuance. - lie who un der God. first set oa foot the plan, and those who now, with so much patience and diligence carry it on, did, and are doing more for mankind than those characters distinguished mora for their blood tbiratiness than their benevolence, and whose acts have been praised through the length and breadth of the reading world, and to whose memories we have been taoghtto look with a degree of respect bordering on reverence." - -'- - ; We earnestly desire to see the time wbea men's worth shall be estimated by the good they do, and not by the battles they fight, countries they conquer, or the blood they shed. Men are truly great only as they are good, and they are good ia respect to their fellow men only as they are useful. Then when a man recommended. !et"h be in proportion to bis bonesteffortsto do good,tobenc ht his fellow man, and to make the world the better for his having lived in it. , Hon. AM. T. Homier baa addressed a letter ! - - - .' to his constituents, in which be announces his de termination to support neither Mr. Van Buren or General. Harrison for the Presidency, and do. iKn.iMWVWltB.. ' i - . - .... v.s;..., . i '' 1 24 The f nlphar fiprlnpi; - We would respcctfuDy invite this attention w our Southern readers to the advertisement of ! K. ircAvea, we enierpnzing propnetor of the g phur Springs, ia this vicinity. The adverties,' is no empty puC4TJ aUty far exceed, tk figure. The house ia decidedly a good oae.iL. water, unsurpassed any where in this legiga g country, and the place every way desirable. W know of no portico of tlie mounUinosnnt that in our bumble opinion in aa deujrabkr h . suit r residence aa in the neighborhood of ly,, ,' springs. , AllfheadvanUgeathateanbegivealj f mineral and pare fresh water, by tlie finest I mountain and water sccucry, are to be had hi ( neighborhood, and whoever regards his heJ ( above lus money, and prelera tbe frerfiinoautu. air of tlie country to the sultry heat oUw citji ting Ute so miner ntonuia, siiould, by au purchase, as tbe proprietor has said every ad. tage for builUiarg is art hand. . . , 4, j Persoos who may not wish to purchase a s for a summer icsiilence, but desire to spend tU summer where they can have die advantages (t healthy VUmGoo, good" eonanw and saedicau water, will find at CbL Deavert a well prepaid table comfortable rooms, crvil attentive aervaoti, ' and aa obliging land-lord." In short, they wQLt think GA liilnf. Snu . I WW MI.B.W, M. W III.. M W. J I VUMIHMV Will SS pleased with. " ..;." i . TUB PUNSTEK&. , At a tavern one sight, ' - M. Store, arrange, and Wright, Met to drink, and good thoughts to exchange. . rtays asurr, oi as inree The whole towa will agree, - a There's only one knave, and that's Strange-,' ' Yea ' says Strange, ratlier sore, ' j ' I'm sare there's one More, ' ' - 1 A most terrible krmre and a bite,. ; Who cheaaed his asother, ' Uis sister aad brother, " 1 O yes replied Mare tliat k Wright. ,' ; ;l . - N. O. Picaytnc Pic. you stole tliat. We saw it many years rs frona an EVigluA paper, and was just trymg k quuuj 11 irons uenmry uuu wo migiil claim I oufacfvv. - t , - The Temperance Convention We must he allowed again to call the attentiot U t e Temperance Conventio. which is to meet It das -place, on Qas Tlace, on the secoai Tuesday of September next. We have no doubt : but tlsst, if the swtject seccives tho proper' attes,' tion, mncb good to the temperance cause will be eflbeted by the meeting. It will be calculated k unite the c forts of those who have been larjorinj in Una cause, and, no doubt, giva 'lBewpoi ; to tlie work in our country. Wo must be permit. ted again to remind oar friends, that h is mildly, but firmly and constantly agitating' thia subject, that secures it success. - Whenever -the efforts sf the friends of the temperance cause decline, in. tcmperanca revives and rages with increased, aoi still increasing violence. We do hope, therefore, that Western Carolina will be wett represented in Ute convention, that delegates will be appointed from every county, and from every neighborhood. Let those who feel interested exert themselves in time- .r - few .- , : j-.-.-tj., :. -' ;:' V .'A . - . ' . Dsat sr LwaTsmo Two boys, one aboot thirteen, and the other about eleven years sf age, sons of the Rev. 8. LoUpcicfa. near Newport; Tennessee, were killed instantly by Eghtning sa the 37th alt, ' ,: J''- ' . ; , CT We have received the "Highland STetarm. ger," a new paper recently commenced at Ashe, ville, the metropolis of the old "State of Bun. combe." It is edited by' Slen. MeAnall 4 Robert. The typographical execution of the Me, eager xk equal to that of any paper in the State, and its general appearance highly creditable to its publishers. Its political complexion we do not al together so nrnch admire, but, if the Editors please, we will agree to diner with decency and tolerate with respect. , We persecute no man for opinion's sake. The Editors have oar pood wishes for their pecuniary success- V, eaters Carolinian. - Thank yon, friend Carolinian we claim to be gentkmen-rceognixe yon as such, and wiO cer tainly meet you accordingvy. .i..-.- - om worthy friend Gen. A. Burgin, of Burke eoanty. who showed ns a small bundle of oats, raised on his farm, tbe straw of which measured just seven feet in length.. They were of the what is called Iiish oats. ' The Pen, had duly a aihall lot sown of this kind, and their avarage height he informed u, was six feet , . .... v TZ- - . . i ' : Cxor-We have lately travelled liu-ough ml of the western counties of this State, and took occasion to pay some attention to the crops. Small grain has beemuuch "Injured by the wet weather-Com is tolerably good, and meadow are fine indeed, j, .1" . ;v.j IT We are reqacsted to announce that Mr. CLINGMAS will attend at the Henderson Elec tion Precinct on Monday, July 27th. The other candidates are also expected to be present. If any man confides in the sincerity of the; professed desire of tlie Administration to divorce the Goverrurieirt-from the-Banksr let him read Speaker Hunter's address to his constituents in which the ultimate de signs of Mr. Van Buren are clearly pointed out So far from a divorce, he.intends aa indissoluble union of (ho Government with these engines of what is called ' associated weal A fthejSynasty (modern States"--Mti-ne proposes to c fleet it by means of a bank, nipt law, "applicable to corporations , and other. banltera, which,' as Mr. Hunter shows, wil place the State Banks for ever at the inercy of the federal Government which will notonly render their conncctioii eternal, but change its character from that of independent parties, as heretofore, to. the relation of master and slave which will consummate tbe great purposes of Execu tive ambition, by stabbing State Rights, in their tendercstjpbmfflirough the very vi- fj tais 01 me uonsuiuuon --Ana let it- ever be remembered, thatt iafthe year 1827, Mr. Van Buren, then Senator from'" New Yprkehemently denounced - this very measure, which he now as . earnestly . re commends, as a monstrous aggression up on State soyreignty a plain and paTpabW violation of the Constitution. , OiAt such a man to be trusted TJncWttrg Trgmu sx- ' 14 . t . (Kr It is mentioned, as a curious fact,; that the persons now employed in taking the census in the city of New York,, did not meet with an unmarried lady whose age. exceeds thirty! " - .:..- - - - . " ite 1 1 Ui.l d'Sl in .a! itl boil be il imd Pa Irmal tes ofH stid hisc peri ft id 0 t b bit wig inte COD 0,1 Ike' be P. I.'--.. pap buld rm 1 in it ns 1 ght Ircae cus blic link Jiti pti Bit to crei leol th; act a do yii id c is knk at 1 pra iao tes Ht t c