I
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Ml
I t ti wort
te CaicB,
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tMf tt am finef mvr c 101 rr
t?rH free- -J peratf-fi-
tKt f ( - fs-t vet frf
AckfTi't er..-iit ! --,
gtde. p r n P- ,f'
cf njjJ a U r-ws I,
kar tor te 15rrsie of tree ration.
lvas a'.r e:tr pop-'. y Hp'
. Uorf"4 but each may
. 'profess Mert;tuiii k6 chooKS
lffr. ires t'.wt Sv iUciswb..H
b!edy b"z'r itdiHnuJtt ker acar J
deiMlaatiflsliveiaJUrmaoy,odare
ItrifiDj to atissetiinatt atwabtj .fAd
, piety tarogootthe kMi;i',
-V- . ' 4 "4'l
- Dr. rfwV!! te Jm Haw, of Xrw Jrsef
" : fhdudi'pkU. 6A, 1T.J3. r
. Sj I receive J J our kind, letter of
'the SOth instant, and am glad I besf
.'"jn increase in streogtk I JnpJoa.
'C wilt continue eadie till ja mover
' r yoar former MiUh end firmness. Let
" tnt know whether "you still ue tie told
- af.h, ol what efficts it has.)
t At to the kindness jot mention. 1
wish it cvtlil heve been or more service
- to yoobut If il had. the only, thtnka I
'JeHuald desire, are. that yon may be
always equally.; ready to serve suy
., persan mat j
5 nd to let pod olCcet f .ri '
-'wiokjoil rcU offmilj. For mj
ovo pirl hen I tm ewplojeJ la
;inj oibert. I do not . look spoo myjell
.T bet9ro' fiTQrt. tBt t .jifS
' ; debt. ,Ja,Toj treli nJ 'mc tnj
V tsulement, t he receiJ inych ,01
v rjmfroai meii to wbm I ht oer
ik fn opportoUjf inkifi the leit
. direct return, aod Borcberleitt)lrtins
' from GxJ,,ho i infinitelt nbote being
' benefitted bj r fceri'ct. 'fh tind-,-nui
of mea I co tnj return on their
fellow menit nd I cm ouljr how my
"''ptUtodt' far thtie 'merciei from God
by t readiness to help jus other children,
' my brethren,1; Fof I do not think that
thaoki and complimeoti.though repeat
ed weekl, can d'uehargo car reat
.Wigatibna to etch other, and much lei
; " thosa to oar creator. Yon wl, in this,
-teo in motion of ood work; and that
41 am "Jar 'from 'expecting '.Heaven' by
Vthem,- By.: Heaven, .understand a
tt of hannineSS. lofinit ift 'derrce.
and eternal in duration.. I can du no
thing to deierte Uuch rewards. He
that for civins a- draoght of water to a
, thirsty roan, should etpect to be paid
with good plantation would be modest
I In his demand, compared with those
Iwho think Ibey deserve Utaen by the
aroivl ther do en earth, .
! ; fives) the mixed Imperfect pleasure
ire enjoy m mis worm re rumr uoni
i J God's eoodness than our merit. v How
I much more soj then, the happiness of
V,
1
t Jleaven. Fr raj own part, I baveoHTjwiriifi-iTRrliiMn, sfaTingliaTonTTiaJ
to think T deserve it; but content mv- Melt a message that " Miss (his
IttTtn X trx'si r( rtfiovS cH'
ts ws ecL'ici ' i:s rnqvj, tc
at fJ5frc3r iai-ter.BJtce peliet
c. v It arrr ti ts J"1! a
trhegaiekj Mt M W.
mfirf ef Mwj Bty, ot
where ia'lke neifchtxxhoW f Pt
Krete,' nd Uit k baJ cwi te tbe city
ihe nriosS taofflinj. 'fcrin'giB - wi'Ji
Ua ayoargfeFaTr, ta whone "was
U iave httn irrid at eight a'clock
tast vriving. ,,Ta wtatcb was t be
ose. ef tboaaldt'lthUvl JiUl , alfiirs
raUj"nMwavs.M and far, seemed
In Kvt been attf edrd with a fall share
of tl.e didcillies whij!i jcie se chsrm
iug a xst le sutea bridals, and farniib
food for the rnsipt f dwell epon. '
Uoui the Urule iui tae gmoA were
total 'stringers in. Philadelphia, and
had fled hither a the sereit refug"frm
frait of friends and relatives, whom,
t was shrewdly aetpecteJ, were ana
Uus to bave a slice f the rHxl thinit
CQmnatd on such occasions.- By diotf
great labor aod vexation, thej succeed
vd in finding the residence of a friend
of the brideX where, according to pre
vious ajreemeot, the were both to pat
p. aatil pe oeit evening, when thej
were to wait aooa his honor the Mayor,
by whom the happy knot was tn be tied.
It happened nnfortanatelj that this
fdend' bouse was filled by other coun
try consint, who had arrived only the
day before. - He wat accordingly shown
to a respectable tavern a few squares
off, in ?wbieh he thought it prudent to
Conceal hnnelf, fearful of a surprise
from the friends of the lady, nor did he
once venture forth to viit his beloved
during the whole of this agonizing in-
terval ot suspense. 1 lie happy hour at i
lenztn arrived, and be sanieil lortn to
join his fair one, dressed in the extreme
ol fashion; but to his utter consterna-
tibn, he was unable to find the house in
which she lodged!
From the hour of seven he had been
unceasingly occupied in searching eve
ry street, in hopes of finding the place,
and a .lie did not even know, or had
forgotten the name of his fair one's
friend, his task, may be readily imagin
ed to Jiave been a hopeless one. He
wandered up and down the streets, half
frantic , with vexation and confusion,
until hSsrUnusually close inspection of
the houses excited suspicion as to the
honesty of his intentions. When ac
costed by the watchman, he was cover
ed with a foam of perspiration, and
seemed ready to sink down from mere
exhaustion, the effect of four hours con
stant excitement. ' After relating ta the
officer these particulars, he was con
ducted. Jo the tavern, whence he had
sallied out in the early part of the eve
ning,' and there learned from the land
lord that several unknown persons had
been there making the most eager in
rTiTisa, a kevis wall lie! t tVe A
SMfcts) eftrtaiG eaaeityv f
their rttptctability, afur speaking !
tH B-x txle; fjred t&U sWl wtter,
V or Jr te avw J capture by a ti?j Mp-
posed pirate,- rlity write at (A?m
"M thi sitsstian.ltappeare.lwak
c'sMiredJaMthe tsitt. k kad "wt
the ccBu.- of the captain. krrt, aed
wlksa the tsoTsialfctendtdtotave dis
sliced, took advantage of the tate f
uins, (seeing iae onuu capuia aac
irritate; aod reqaested toe captain
the Man of War te take charge of ih
vessel, sutingthat 'tike cspuin wai,
and had beeu, ia a state of laebriaittM,
that be did not kaow where be was. aod
wasikea maoitfr the vessel out ef ber
tract into shoal water.
'.'This statement sf the mate, from
nroner inTesiitia ef the American
Consul, end Others, pro? es to be entire
ly filif ; bat the passengers, baing very
ienvrant persons, aod the crew, all
Mack, were indaced to sm a paper to
that effect, drawn up on board the Man
of ar. 1 ae passeogers, no doubt,
acted from iznorance. and the mate's
false representation. The blacks from
the same reason, for notwithstanding
inev nave sizneti so en a paper, tnev uw
not hebitate to say, thst Cupt. M anion's
conduct, up to the time ot capture, had
been that of a vigilant, sober, and iodus
tnous sbip msster. their tears, no
doubt, operated with their ignorance,
when thev were induced to sirn that
paper."
These ventlemn then proceed to dc
tail the losses of the Briz, occasioned
by the British commander's conduct
arid of his having gladly abandoned i
claim tn salvage, wiiich, during; such i
dearth of prize money, he hsd modestlj
attempted. Capt. Mansion writes: "1
have put my mate in jail, and if an A-
mencan Man of War comes in I shall
send him home for trial."
This is a plain statement of facts, as
received by those most interested.
The subject is before our government,
and the President, who has proclaimed
his determination, while asking " noth
ing but what was right, to subir.it to
nothing that was wrong," it is confi
dently expected, will have the matter
fully inquired into, and redress obtained
for our injured fellow citizens, maugre
the misrepresentations of the Mercan
tile Advertiser. B.
Beaufort, 26th Oct. 1831.
t elf with'subroittihg to the will. and dis
,rosat of biw. that made me-who has,
hitherto, preserved and blesstd me; and
Win wliose fatherly goodness I may-well
conddd, iti He will never make nte i-
eerable; and that even the afflictions I
: Itnay at any time suflecjshall tend to ray
j'fbnc6t', - ibe, faitl yo. mention, has,
doobUess, its use in the world, I do not
desire to see it dimioish, nor would I
desire to lessen It in. any inan, but 1
J wish U .was more productive of goed
;words,vrtrka bf kindness charity, and
'l-Wrcji'aod .'public spirit, not. holiday
5 keeping, sermon reading ,and hearing,
j t 'performing'fchurch eeremoniea.'or ma
ting long prayers,' filled with jBatteries
A ;'complinjerjts, 'despised .event by
wise meo, nd much 'Use capable of
1easing theDeity. Tievorship , of
f God ia a duty the hearing or reading
a aermons may be useful; but If a man
J rest lo heanc or praying as many do,
itls Mif a -tred should value itself on
V; being watered and putting foi th. leaves,
though it toever produced atiy fruit, ;
lYoUr greatvinaitec thought less of
those outward appearance! and profei
iona, thaattnany of hj modern disci
pVei.? He 'preferred the doera of the
: 4 Jthe were hearers the son thai
u-:;iad seemingly efai?d to oWy 'his, fa
' ther, and performed bis commands, o
ciim that.' had !:profes$ed his readiness,
; and yet neglected his workthe here
tical, and 'charitable Samaritan,' to the
Clinchariuble, . the sanctified pHeaXattd,
'those who gave food t? the hopgry,
drink to thirsty, raiment for the naked,
entertainment to tue stranger, ana.re
lief to the sick, thoush thev never heard
of bis name; he declares shall in the last
day be accepted,' when" those who c,ry
"'JLoru: Jjoro: wno vvaiue neraseives on
. ' their faith, thousb rreat enough to per
form miraclea, but have neglected goo
works, shall be rriected.r ' He professed
v that he came not to call the righteous,
tut. sinnert to repentance,' which im-
i vjlied hU modest .opinion,', that there
, were some In hia time so good they need?
i d ot to beareven him for iraprove-
nnti butnow a davs. we have scarce
V ,-:; f a little jparsbn who does ot thiok itthe
' doty of every man, withirt hia reach, to
;t:;:B tit under bis ministrations; and whocv-
'' r-tf, 'I tr oulita these oaentl.uoa.tv M
'' O 4 ,auch more humility,: and 'to you, sir,
-' more health and happiness betog your
J Eunmaoy , Coif75fe-On Wednes-
; :i i; rlay evetjirir, about 11 o'clock, young
man was aliped i2Lth street Id Vb&
; ' ' v delih.it by sne of the watchmen under
ihf'm r..S!owin ainsular circomstapcei.
lit watch h l observed him pacing tip
end dowa
l o r, ia t'
i street, rot nearl aa
atest agilatton,'xamiit-
i i" every il-.r, as u enaaoriB5 uuu
; en cntranea, aua huvm
intended) was sick with apprehension
at his : mysterious absence, as none
ot them had lelt tueir names, poor
Warren's enqumes as to were they re
sided, were productive of no gopd, and
it) a state of extreme vexation and a
arm. lie was fain obliged to so to a
solitary bed, there to dream away the
trouble' which nothing but an unpar-1
donable stupidity had brought upon him
and his intended. So late as Thurs
day night last, he had not been able to
find her, and the chances of their soon
meeting were not vtry promising. This
case shows in a striking point ol view
the necessity of strangers in a large city
being particular as to names and num
bers, and all love sick swains the" folly
of bringing their sweethearts to Phila
delphia to be man ied by his honor the
Mayor, wncn a travelling ju stice oi me
Peace is quite equal to the fob, and can
be found in any public road in Penn
sylvania, so abundant have they grown
of late; .
Philadelphia Saturday Bulletin.
: From the Newborn' Spectator. .
The following article copied from the
New York Mercantile Advertiser, I
have just tec in the Washington , Tele
graph ol the 7th mst.
"Mitak errtfdTbe N. T. Mercan
tile Advertiser republishes the article from
the Norfolk Beacon, stating an alleged ' lit
tall toth American fag? and thus clears up
the matter . -. , -,f -k ,! ;.
"We republish the above for toe purpose
of showing liow easily erroneous statements
tnay be put in circulation. 'The vessel spo
. j.- . . . . i. . .
Ken oi as saving recewea ma niucn souse,
was. we have Utile doubt, the Henry, slaraton.
from this port, for UalVestori, which, as has
been stated In I1 the papers, was taken pos
session of on' the '31st of August, on the
Qreat Bank ot Bahama, at the request, ortne
W . , , .1 'A t
mate, crew, ano nenrers or mo urman
GovenuiKint8choonei KjAgaroa, and carried
into Havana on the 24th; She hu sine pro.
eeeded tor fcet ueiunationi 1 Tue account
states that the measure ws adopted by 'the
crew and passengers of the Henry, ih eonse
quence of the continued inebriety ot tbe cap
- 'Tliia attempt of the editors ; of the
Newvl ork paper, to screen tne outra
geoni conduct of the' British ) comniao?
tier; at the expense of an American ctt
v . . a. A.-.t- i .
iscn, may oe, oeeme very meritorious
by the editors' if tht Mercantile, , but
uotortunately Tor tuem, their premises
are false and the assertion regarding
.i: 11 .f. "1.-- If
uie occurrcBca uairue. u wi utr oi
this present communication bat- before
mm, a leuer iron ine American consul
at Havana whose representations' may
be considered by our countrymen gene
rally, as entitled to quite as much con
fidence as those of the British comman
der. .. Speaking of the charges attempted
to be established against tjant Marston
our Consul remarks MI am of opinion
that Capt. Marston baa been ill treated,
and oaths point of falling t victim to
the insubordination or bis mate, crew,
and bassewm." And in another letter
Creased he et last accosted bim,' and 1 fore me, frora the very respectable to Its I
V?- liirei tUt KWn "of hia tttrioua to- n of Mesira. It, MarUn t Co; ofl Uaordi
Estract from the Message of Governor Gil
mer to the Legislature of Georgia, dated
Nov. 8, 1831.
The resolutions which were passed
immediately previous to the adjourn
ment of your last session, upon the sub
ject of the citation of the Chief Justice
of the United States, were carried into
effect.
ThefndiaTrTasselfrpatd The'Torfelt
of his life eccordins to the demand of
the law, which he had violated. A writ
of error to stay the proceedings of the
Superior court in that case had been
sanctioned by the Chief Justice, and
like the citation to the Governor, sent
through the Post Office to the officer,
whose conduct it was intended to con
trol, thereby evincing the disposition
not only to disregard the highest pow
ers of the State, but to trifle with its
officers, by attempting to deter them
from the discharge ot what was neces
sarily a very responsible and paiuful
duty.
Within a few days after the execu
. i
tion ot Tassels, a letter was received
from John Ross, in which he states,
tht the Cherokee were about to apply
to the Supreme Court ot the U. states
lor an injunction iu rcsunu uic oioic
from exercising jurisdiction over them.
This letter was accompanied oy a print
ed paper without signature, pufportinj
to be a bill in equity brought by the
Cherokee nation azainst the State of
Georgia
In a previous message to the Legis
lature, 1 had expressed the opinion
that the State could not consistently
with a nroner respect lor its own sove
reign rights, become a party before any
court for the determination of the ques
tion. whether it hsd the power of sub
lectins the people . who reside within
u acknowledged limits, iv mc upciauuu
of its laws. . That opinion having re
mained unchanged, no otiiciat notice
was taken or this proceeding, me
Sunreme Court however took jurisdic
tion of the case, but finally dismissed it
upon the ground that the Cherokees
were not t foreign nation.
- In m<inw this decision, the court
though nroner . to depart from the dis
cussion of the particular point before it,
te express opinions exceedingly disre
spectful to this State, injurious to its
rights, calculated to thwart (he policy
of, the General. Government, and to
keep alive the excitement which has a
risen out of the conduct of our Indian
it The court aiSrms, thst no case could
be better calculated to excite its sym
pathy, than the conduct of Georgia to
the cneroKees; tuai mey nave-Men
continually deprived of their lands, on
til they at present retain no more than
t . . l . r. l- .. .
IS necessary mr tneir comioriaoie bud
sistence; that they form t State caps
ble of governing themselves; that the
acts nf the government recognize them
to be t State; and that the courts are
bound by those acts, that they have
the unquestionable and hitherto an
questioned right te me isnus which
they occupy, and intimate to them tha
it will redress their wrongs when the
applictuion is made in proper form.
. Permit ana to call your attention
briefly to theae several statements of
tbe court.
And what wrong has Georgia done
to Its Indian people? to call lor this ex
narv sympathy of the court?
TVey art la the peaetsbfe pofseeaM
f ikeir occepaat rirtu. latredot
Wave bt rteMved tmaav esseng tba
by severe petut law. Nee f ike
bardies f g9vertaet bave Wet las
posed tpott tbern.. Instead of betag
red seed t t remnant ef land net aaare
than seftcicet for their cefrtab!e
sabMsteoe, tuef are ie tbe posseesiea
of near five andlions ef acres (n this
State ele-oe, of mWuh the aborlgioes do
ot cultivate more than five thousand.
Tu-y are indeed beceeaitg asore and
more destitute. ffot : bowever, from
want of land, but becTuse their sits i tion
is unsuitable far tha improvement aod
happiness of an Indian people.
Is it true that the Cberokees have so
oeqoestiooable and hitherto uoques
tiooed rirht te the lands which they
occupt? These laods form portions of
the territory of the States of N. Caro
lina, Tennessee. Alabama and Geor
gia. That portion which is ia Teones
see was ceded by North Carolina lo the
United States, upon the express condi
tion, that it should furro a common
fund for the benefit of the Union, and
be applied to the payment of the public
debt. That portion which is in Ala
bama, was aold to, the Uoited States
by this State, for a valuable considera
tion, and before any attempt had been
msde to extinguish the title of the In
dians, or to exercise jurisdiction over
thvm. In consequence of which sale
it was made a condition of the admis
sion of the State of Alabama into the
Union, that it should disclaim any ti
tle to the Indian lands within its limits,
the United States declaring by law
that it had the sole and exclusive power
to dispose of them. The United States
as acknowledged that this State has
both the right of foil and jurisdiction
over that portion which is within its
imiu.
It is difficult to conceive of any prop
ositmn tending to more absurd conse
quences, than that laid down by the
court, that ar.y Indian tribe with which
the United States forms contracts, to
which the term treaty may be affixed,
becomes a nation, capable of governing
itself, and entitled to the recognition of
the courts, as States. It would bring
into being hundreds of States, utterly
incapable of self defence, or exercising
one attribute of National SovereigntV.
f the opinion of the court be correct,
then nil the territory which was ac
quired by the original thirteen provin
cial governments of various Indian
tribes, is yet the property of the abo
rigines, because the treaties by which
it was obtained were iuvalid, not hav
ing been made by the King of Great
Britain, who alone had the power of
entering into national compacts.
Another difficulty equally embarrass-
wgrwouiu arise out ot our relations
with the Cherokees themselves. A
few years ago. the U. States removed a
portion of that tribe to the West of the
Mississippi, and placed them upon the
public land and have since made sever
al treaties with them. Which is now
the Cherokee nation, the Indians who
reside on the lands of the United
States, or those within Georgia? But
whatever obligations the United States
may have incurred by its contracts with
the Lherokees, it has no constitutional
authority to limit or in anv manner al
ter the territorial rights, which belong
ed to this State, when it became a
member of the Union.
Upon no subject has there been more
misrepresentation than in relation to
the government of the Cherokees, and
the civilization of the people of that
tribe. Upon examination it will be
found that the aboriginal people are as
ignorant, thoughtless and improvident
as fnrmerly, without any ol the spirit
and character which distinguished them
when war was their employment, and
their support derived from the forest.
that none of them in this State, with
the exception of one family, have ac
quired property, or been at all benefit
ted Dy the improvements which have
been made by others among them:
That the Chief, the President tf the
Council, the Judges, Marshal aud
Sheriffs, and most other persons con
cerned in the administration of the Go
vernment, are the descendants of Euro
peans, and many of them citizens of
this and the adjoining States: and that
tho Indians instead of living under their
own simple usage and customs, have
been compelled to submit to a system
of laws and police, wholly unsuited to
weir conuuion.
Immediately after the law was passed.
authorizing the formation of a guard,
forty mounted men were organized un
der the direction of active and intelli
gent commander., and stationed within
the territory occupied by the Cherokees,
with orders to prevent trespasses apon
tho Gold Mines, to suppress the author
ity of the Indian Chiefs, and to remove
all white men from among the Chero
kees, who did not obtain licenses to con
tinue theix residence as required by
law. ' This duty has been performed in
a manner which has reflected great
credit On the guard and its comman
ders, and rendered the most essential
service to the State. The difficulty of
removing lawless persons from the mines,
proved to be greater than had been at
nrat anticipated, and was only over
come by tbe use of the most vigorous
measures. J he Mines are however sit
uated so far apart from each other, that
it has been lound impossible to prevent
occasional tresspasses upon them. This
can only be prevented by having them
worked under the authority of the State.
An unexpected difficulty has been
placed in the way of an efficient pro
tection of the mines, in the decision
which baa been lately msde by the
Judge of th Western circuit, that the
law whkfc readers it petal fr lefts
tacigfor enconsttationai. It
kavlag bete aside tae special daty ef
rhe beverner, to lait pussesstoa e the
avees, tad defend Ucoa trwa trts
tu. eni hiving pe doubt about tie
ceostitutiooality ei ike law, I consider
ed myself coapeUed levbey its require
aeats. Orders were, accordingly giv
en te tl.e guard, te arest all persons
who eaighi atfrr.pt tedig for gold, lea v-.
tog H im we juuicury eucers l coamii
or discharge as (bey migut think proper.
These orders. Have as yet prevented in
trusions. This will pi however con
tinue to be the case, if it should be as
crrtained that the law nay be violated
with impunity. - There is also reason
to apprehend, that the decision of the
court has thrown an almost insuperable
obstacle in tbe wav of the Sris, which
are now making by the L cited States,
to induce the Cberokees le emigrate.
Of the whit men who bave been resi
ding among the Cherokees, two hundred
aod three have taken the caih to support
the Constitution aud laws of the State,
and received licensee to continue their
residence. A most obsttoate and per
verse opposition has been made to the
authority of the State, by certain per
sons representing themselves to be
religious Missionaries, and particularly
those who have acted under the direc
tion of the Board of foreign Missions in
boston. Although some sectanao zeal
was for the moment excited through
various misrepresentations of the con
duct of the government towards these
men, it soon passed away, when it was
discovered that they had been as actively
opposed to the policy of the general go
vernment, as to the enforcement of the
laws ol Georgia; thatthey had been treat
ed.wilh great forbearance; ana that they
were the mere instruments in the hands
of others, of promoting and extending
party strife. It is an honorable dis
tinction that belongs to our country,
that its citizens are neither proscribed
for their religious opinions, nor pro
tected by them from punishtueut for'
crime. Twelve persons have been
convicted for illegal residence, and
sentenced to confinement in the Peni
tentiary. They have all been pardoned
upon the condition that they would
not again offend agaiust the laws, ex
cept two of the agents ot the Boston
Board, who refused to be the subjects
of Executive clemency, upon such
terms.
The enforcement of the Cherokee
laws, has been completely suppressed
within this State. No disposition lias
however been evinced on the part of
the Indians, to become members of our
community. The mass of the people
are indeed not prepared for it, am!
would no doujft have Jong since-aeeept-4
eu ine ouers of uie cnueu states uov
ernment, to give them possession of a
territory, to the West ol the Mississippi,
in exchange for their present occupant
rights, but for the controlling influence
of a class among them, almost exclu
sively made up of the descendants of the
whites; and even that class would per
haps before this time have consent d to
remove, but for the support and en
courgement which. they have received
fro:n different parts of our country, and
the importance which their leaders
have acquired, by being made the
instruments of exciting the people to
oppose the measures of their Govern
ment, and directing popular resent
ment against those who administer it.
The State owes it toN itself, to put an
end to thisstateof things, so far as it
can be done consistently with the rights
of the aborigines.
For this purpose I would specially
recommend, that you pass laws, requir
ing under adequate penalties, all the
Cherokees whu have received reserva
tions in fee, or been paid for their
improvements and who have again
settled upon the lands occupied by the
tribe within this State, to remove there
from. '
The law for surveying the cherokee
Territory, into sections and districts,
has been executed without difficulty.
One of the surveyors (Henj. II. Sturges.)
failed to perform the duty assigned hini-.
His bond remains to be sued unon lor
the return of the public money, which
he received and has lot " accounted
for.
The Territory surveyed has been
organized by the election of two
Justices of the Peace and two Constables
in each Section. . These means however
are entirely inadequate for the execution
of the laws, or the preservation of
order. The formation of a couritv to be
composed of all the Territory occupied
by the Cherokees within the State, and
which now forms parts of the 'Counties
of Carroll, Deklalb, Gwinnett, Hall and
tiabarshsm, ia - perhaps t necessary
measure to give protection to the rights
of the people and bring into subordina
tion those of the Cherokees who mav
otherwise disregard the authority of the
Government.
( The Agent who was appointed to
rent the possessions relinquished by
Indian Immigrants, has perlormed that
service. Accordiog to his report the
number of Lessees are ninety six, and
the rent contracted to be psid for the
year, seven thousand six hundred and
aix dollars. ,
. Any attempt to remove Ihe Cherokees
during the pendency of their application
to tne supreme "Jourt, was considered
useless. The opinions expressed by
the Court in making its decision, and
the use which was made of them, ren
dered it highly improbable that tbe
General Government could treat suc
cessfully with the Chiefs. From inl'or
mation derived from various sources, I
was convinced that the Cherokees could
n it uoder existing circumstances b
rtmtti except ly k,. .
i-a. setters trs a,,
dreeeed v te the raider, t!
ff,'F,ttketdat.
and ikengutotU .
Indiana rtssoevd front wi v .
inderedewlyfthe
tysrftneUii;;
States, as se act efj,uc. ,
the contract ef ivji. v
ceive U tbePresideof,4?.
strong desire to patdy tk. "
the Stale; iTlVaiae lL
the War 0
laaUtctioos were net la.d, ,
opeeidg the office of
the present distinguished tT:'
Department came iato office t
find In the paperawbkH erA ?
you. the fullest evidence Uj
dent is new eting alt the mt .
at bis command to induce ths i
kees peaceably tn rtlionaUh ,
copant rights. ( Tbert f, jit,.
but thataoccesswilrbf therw '
measure if supported it thepr,,,
ner by tbe authorities of tl',
Permit me particularly to rtto
that you past resolutions .,..
the President to grant- reseat
fee of such quantities oftand h,
amply sufficient for their support
the Cherokeea who art actual
tore of the soil to any extent, i '
mar desire lo remain .,
and subject to its laws, opes tom'
tion that the Uoited StateaGon
will pay to the State a reisoWM.'
uation therefor. w ; A
The law which was passed k,
last session, for the surrey and d V
tion of the Cherokee Jands, ii &
btscarried into effect until the ti
the Clwrokees wja extinguish j,
President, er until further
As the Indian title has not at j:t
extinguished, it will be neeemr?!;'
to determine whetheranyorfchjV
legislation shall be had Upon thur
Permit me most respectfully tifi
the opinion, that the condida,.
which that law was to go iota sp
ought not to be repealed.v.ff Hi
and the Cherokee lands distribute
cording to its provisiong,.th effect
be, lo deprive our Indian pope
entirely of their possessions s
their consent and without', any
lent. The character of4be St&;f,
interest of the Union, respect for p
opinion, and the rights of the Jnc,
forbid that so grossan act of -bp
should be committed.. yu
. Although the rights of soil ltd j
diction are attributes v.of.oveir
which belonged to. tbe State? when i:
came independent, andwith-nh
has never parted, and inthe tr
of wiiich it cannot be constitaii
controtfedtyTlie TjoJtedSTates, i;
-i r ii.. . . i ..... .
nor. loiiow mat tnose', rights lu
the State to place the Indians fc
its protection, or to lake frotB Ithem
possessions, to be distributed ticu s
ly among another portion of its jf;
tion. , ; ,f, ..o..' ;
Copies of Resolutions passed sj
Legislatures of several .of,)he St
upon subjects of general concert
laid bvfore you. . Vour attentipnis
ticularly caUcd to those1 fronv V
chusetw and Connecticut, chiirg'
State with tbe design, of dissot
Union, because of its express i!e;
nation nbUo permit the Supreme!
to control its jurisdiction? over c
corntnitted within its limits. Utis
lobe regretted that the prejudici
unfriendly feelings which have t'
been excited among the people on
ent sections of our country, bj j
and local interests, should be; in.
ed by unnecessary, intermedlins c
State with the amiira(btaiOtne'
what Georgia has done,, and what
sachugstts aTid Connecticut;
others have only perceived tbe
resolve of the State to sustain it
atitutional rigtjt. Georgia lias c
no right to nullify (in he yprl
the day) the Act's of the Geneif
ernment, and only demands sd
tion from attempts' to control it"1
ity whilst exercised upon, such ;
as are within its exclusive 'jrw!'
FOHKIGNs
by the packet ship Silat Hi"
Capt. Hold ridge, we have TJbiidj
ners. Olicef currpnfa'' ft.ii. to Set'!
. ' I . " , .
and Liverpool papers 16 , sept,
inclusive. .v..'
r-' The ' Ueform ' ' flitt passed'
House of Commons on th'82J
majority of 1 09. If was tarried
the Lords with more thsh usual
mony. Upon the' division i
stood thus, Ayes , S45 No
Majority in v favor:: of 4he X
Lord Jwhtt , Russell, on the sa
presented the Bill to the U't
Lords; he was attended to tle
an immense crowd of i Cnrt"
The House was very crowded,
the Usher of tht Black Rod's k
were several peeresses and otl?r,
Earl-Grey afterwardsmoved $
reading of the bill, which w
to without any ,; commeel; '
Lordship next proposed that d
be read a second time on MrnoJ
night, which was likewise P1
Earl Grey, at the same time, ti
a hope that the bill might be al!
go into committee with as li"l(
as possible. Petitions fuf I
were pouring in from ' all V
Bell's Messenger of the 25b (s
says: "The Reform Bill "
passed into tho Lords, where,
ding to some of our daily joaf
fate is very doubtful; fcod '
sUntial alteration. eveniolM.f
event of its success, very certs'
6wo opinion docs not agree wit
of these conclusions. SVithr
its ultimate sucrrsn, we pP'11'6'