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- : V. '-. ft j i I-' I A - i 1 ft V. If y ; " f . the jxniiK : to theUouse of UeprescirtatWca, ontlft 27ih ult. the f.winj roesage ccicJ from v tli, Prendent of the U. States i ' ' 1 To the House of Representatives of the U. States ' Being deeply impressed with the opinion, that the removal of the Indian tribes from the lands which they now occudv within the limits of the ssveral " Statei and4rritories, 7to the country lying westward and northward thereof, tetthm nur acknowledeed boundaries, Tjsof very high importance to ur Un ion, aod maybe accomplished on coo- ::. unions ana id uuii.i w r'." , ' the interest and happmess ot those ' ti siif. thffovenanent r; has been longdrawafwun T tude to the object. 4 .for tne removal f the tribes within the limUa of -the state of Georgia -the naouvenaatoecn TterultBrlv itranir. arisinc from tne compact with that state, whereby the United States are bound to extinguish the Iitdian title to the lands within it, whenever it rosy be done peaceably and on reasonable conditions. ' In the fulfilment of this compact, I have . thought that the United States should "act" should omit nothing which should comport with a liberal construction of Ape Tnl and likewise be in ac- "cordaoce with the just rights: of those tribes. . From the view which I have . taken of the subject, I am satisfied that; in the. discharge of these important duties in regard to both parties allu ded to, the United States will have to encounter no conflicting interests with either. On the contrary, that the re , meval of the tribes from the territory which thev now inhabit, to that which 'was designated in the message at the 'comineoc erne bt " tf ihe-aeasHmHr bids- Would accomplish the object for Geor gia, under a well digested plan for their government and civilization, ' '"""""twhltlr should bet agreeable to "them selves, would not only shield them ' from impending ruin, but promote their welfare and happiness. - JEipe - rience has clearly demonstrated, that, in their present state, it is impossible . -lo incorporate them, in such masses, in joy form whatever, into our sys tem. - It has also demonstrated, with equal certainty, that, without a timely k'j ' 'o of, and provision against, to -X-T .- :r-i u not lmpossioie w control, tneir ue- gradation and H iter mioat ion 'will be inevitable.. The great object to be accomplished is, the removal of those tribes to the territory designated, "on conditions which shall be satisfactory to them selves, and honorable to the United States,- This can be done only by conveying to each tribe a good title to an adequate portiort of land, to which t may consent te remove, aai by pro - vidiog for it there, ! system of internal governmeot which shall protect their t property from, invasion, and, by the regular progress of improvement and civilization prevent that ' degeneracy which oas generally marked the transi tioo from the one to the other state. -Otansmltnerwiin, a report from the Secretary of War, which presents toe bestestimau which can be formed. from the documents in that Depart mentr f the numbvr-of Indians with . in our States and Territories,, and of the amount of lands beld by the sever. al tribes i thin each j of the state of the countnr Ivinc northward and westward - - - w - - thereof within Our acknowledged boun daries; ot the parts to which the Indi an title has already been extinguished j '"" "and of the ConditToos on which other '. parts, in at amount?' which may be adequate io'the otjecrcontemplatcdd nay be obtained. By this report, it appean mat trie Indian UUe has aires oy oeeo exuncuisfted to . extensive tracts in that quarter, and that other portions may be acquired, to the ex ,tent desired, on very moderate condi tions. Satisfied also am, that the teaeval proposed Unotoolv oiactici; 4!e lrot-tnatJtrieadyantsgei attendingj it to roe inoiaas rnay oe made so ap parent to them, that all the tribe s,'even thoae anost oppastd, may be induced to accede to it at oo very distant day, The digest of such "a Government, with the consent of the Indians, which Should be endowed . with sufficient powers to meej all the objects contem plated j to coaaect the several tribes together in a bond of amity, and pre serve order ia eaxh j to prevent intra ions on their property i to teach them. by regular instructions, the arts of civilized lire, and make them a civili zed people, is an object of very high importance. It is the powerful con. sideratico which we have to u.r to these tii'oes, as an inducement to relin quish the lands on which they now r re side, and to remove to thr.se; which are desiRnated. It is not doubted that this arrangement will present consid erations of sufficient force to surmount ill their oreiudices in favor of the soil of their nativity, however strong they maybe. Their elders nave sumciem I a - intelligence to discern the.certaio pro cress of eventaiotheptesint train, and sufficient virtue, by yieldiag to momentaff sSctificespcr protect their families and pfosterity from inevitable destructioa.Tbey will also perceive, that they may thus ttaitven elevation "tO'whichaswmm nokerw1seraipireV'.:r .fZZ2ZJ. To the United States, the proposed arrangement.ioffemaoy.impoaant advantages, in addition to those which have been already enumerated. By the establishment of such a govern ment over these tribes, with their con sent, we become in reality their bene factors. The relation of conflicting interests, which has heretofore existed between them and our frontier settle ments will eeaserThere will be no more wars between them and the Uni ted States. Adopting; such a Rovern- roent;jtheiiLm mony with u$, and its ood effect be felt throughout the whole extent our territory, to the Pacific, it may tairly be presumed that, through the agency of such a government.the con dition of all the tribes inhabiting that Vast region may be essentially iraprov ed t that permanent peace may be pre served with them, and our commerce be much extended. With a view to this important ob ject, 1 recommend it to Congress to aaopt, py solemn declaration, cenaro fundamental principles, in accord with those above suggested, as the basis ol such arrangements as may be entered into with the several tribes, to-the strict observance of which, the faith o the nation shall be pledged. - I recom mend ft also to Cotrgresr-to -provide by law for the appointment of -a suita ble number of commissioners, who shall, under the directions of the Presl a ' dent, oe authorized to visit and ex plain to the several tribes,' the objects of the Government, and to make with them, according to theif instructions such arrangements as shall be best csl- 7 j iiiuac ulQcvi iuvvJ wC Ject A negotiation is now dependin with the Creek nation, for the cession of lands held by it, within the limits of Georgia, and with a reasonable pros pect of success.. It is presumed, how ever, that the result will not be known during the present session of Congress. lo give eitcct to this negotiation, and to the 'negotiations which it is propos ed lrhotdwitlr all the other tribes within the limits of the several states snd territories, on the principles, and for the purposes stated,lt is recom mended thst an adequate appropriation; be now made by Congress. - -. JAMES MONBOaV JTiuAiartoa, 37iA January, 1823. rrT rcWstaiaiiD"aoAD. In tkt V. It. Httt flepfMnlathm, Jm. 13. The House having again resolved itself Into a committee ofihe whole on the bill .tn . pxoifida -Cnr..lh xoariomik-of-tKa .Cumberland Road, and the question being on filling the blank for the appropriation with 150,000 dollar Mr. WeUuffia, of Sooth Carolina, rose, and said that he wiahed clearly lo under stand whit would be the effect of the pro visions of the Mil, and for that purpose he had risen to inqtiirfwhstyistha present condition of this fund of 3 per cent of the isles of the public landaMfbe aad been correctly informed, the proceeds of that fund ware all exhausted oo the Comber land road, snd the money now to be so- propriated was to be advanced on a fund which would not yield any returns, per haps, tn fifty years, perhaps never. Ha wished o meet the question fairly j snd, if the money was to be given out of the Treasury for the object proposed, be wished at once to know tr, that the House tulgbl not put- tWataluto-book en-tci in a deceptive form, purporting that ths money granted is to be returned, when no suck Iking is cipected. . As the matter now stood, ho should vote srainst the ball z but ha wished for further infonnitlon, and hoped that tome of the geniktncn who bad the charre of.the bill would fa vorhlmby stating the true situation, of tne lund, - . . - 1 Mr. HanklnTof MlsVulslppt,. observed, that, as it was his purpoae to oppose the bill, he might as well take this time ss sny other to present bis objections to it. He felt sssured that be should not be so Cr misunderstood ss to have it snDDosed by any gentlemaa on that -floor that be was otherwise than friendly disposed to ward the srstcm of internal improvement j on wl.ich the tlousc and the r.3t?on Lad last y ear entered, una be was equally cer tain that his friends from the West would . .s -a.t- not suspect him ot oeing nosuic ineir interest i for, if any part of the whole Western county mignt no saia to- ne clofel ronnected in interest wnti the state he represented it was mat in wnicn the contemplated object wsVproposed to be carried into effect. But Be didTJOt ' j t,, ... a a think the Course proposed was tne best to tem of Internal Improvements ought hot thus to be commenced jn detail jy nat bad last session been done as a coni- rtiencement of the system had been done on a aealet sndi In a rostiher, worthy of tbt nation. -The first step in . such a plan was to hsve a full surrey, of the whole fieU nf--riatlonlinthenr''mi wbtt parts ef tne general system requir ed tbe-first :mtt;p The observations which had so repeat edv been.made by. the gentleman Jrom Chioi.(Mr. Beecher) as to the compara- u e expenditures on the east end on tne wtst side of the Aueenanies, were cauu- laed to shew that the commencement oft th) plan, in the manner nof proposed, or fojany manner similar to it, had a direct tetdencv to arouse sectional feelings and amken local jealousies. If, Indeed, as hal been contended by the gentleman, the eitarnment is bound by contract to make ths road, why, then, it must be made bet, if pot, and if thia measure stood on lbs same ground of its 6wn IndependenT merits ss any other object of internal im proytment, then it was proper to pause and tonsider whether the course prop sed was' the wisest and the best. It was his owns pinion that the government is not bound by sny contract to go on with the Cumbsrlsnd road. The first set on this subject was that in 1802, when 2 per cent, of the proceeds of the sales ot the public lands was reserved for the purpose of makings road from the navigable wa ters of the Atlantic to the navigable wa ters of the Ohio. The great object of tbia reservation was, that a chain of com munication might be opened and secured between tbe states on the Atlantic and the states on the Western waters. This leading object of the original contract was to be taken as s guide in the interpreta tion of all the subsequent contracts which were entered wto the same general suh: iecu , None of those contracttexcept the first, stated where the stipulated-road wss to run from. One said it was to run to Indiana; another, that it was to run Illinois, fcc ; but, for aught in those com pacts, it might start from Detroit, or from Boston, or from Charleston, or any other point iri the Union. Tbe great object thV XtiSS c So W fsVe?3VtSt5endrhT. m. nstantly be kept in view in Inter preiing t ho terms indrom, as they occur in those contracts. I bis construe Hon presents ah object which was worthy 61 the legislature of our government. It was well known that thehree great Western states were already sufficiently bound to each other by their relsdve situation, their Interest were all closely allied, and they needed nothing to draw the bands closer, or render them stronger. But it was not jojajthrcspect to them sod the Atlantic states. Between them waa iiF terposed a barrier of mountains, tbe na tural effect of which was' to separate their interests, snd alienate tbeir attachment from each other. - Congress wished, so far as possible, to do away this barrier, snd consolidate the interests of the -Eas tern and. Western parta of the Union, by establishing a chain of direct and easy in tercourse between tbem. Another-rea-aon in favor of this construction, was the uniform course of this legislation which had been pursued on tbia subject. The origtnaf ewatraet-with the state of Ohio waeroade in 1802. In 1804, the appro priation wss made for tbe Cumberland road and every subsequent act from 1806 to 1809, bad bad the same uniform design and tendency ,vix. to connect the Eastern and the Western slates. Tbe lt pledge ef tho 2 per cenufunaL wss auio in-lBUtthose prior bad been Wiry of so much of the fund as arose , from lanes in Obtot then followed the pledge of the 3 per cents, from Ohio and Indi ana ; then of those of Ohio, Indiana, and Ulisols. He presumed t bo latter wss made with the consent of Illinois. As to the application of this fund to the Cumberland Road, h would be found that, in December, 1823, tbe total amount of the two per cent, fund was $259,000. Tbe sum appropriated for making the Cumberland Road " was about 1600,000 ehJchrwooM feive-ebifsnre ofihe np propriatioo ever and above the amount of the S per cents., of 1,407,000, to be made jp-of that-fund. Fron-1bii statement it must be plain to every body that tbst fund would never replace what bad been expended alreadv. " He did not. see that the claim of Ohio for money for a road, was to be placed before that of be other States, r; Congress was not yet prepared to enter on the de tail of this system of Internal Improve ment. . If in carrying that system into ef fect, Congress wished to do justice to the whole country, the first measure must be a general survey. If, when that was done. It should be the opinion of Congress that the point now proposed was the pro per one at which to commence the sys- tern, he should cheerfully consent to It. lie had risen now .chiefly to shew that Congress had a right to do what they had done in clcdirintr the two per cent, luud for the Cumberland road... ' Ctctral Knttllf jrwrr LATE FROM' EUROPE. . 1 ZWJOtX.iaif t ??. By the Tally-Ho, from London and tha packet Ship, John v ens, irom uverpooi, we po tcuiteu i wc.view or throwins the weight of the intelligence to the 3d Janusryr rrimWBieTJ for the purno.. rf The cotton market was rather improy . ,-X- - r- r1 rw-w av a. r m .. m ammm a . . . :. Ii..m r.1. mm Ik. .nnnn.nL in I inaenecioniiori:iuouuuuMui-j. SseCra. serious loss inr livee ana property ftefi-vvr Greeki tontlrjMd inxcessfttl-he troops under the Turkish .commanders were prcparingfor aretreat-Tbe Grand 5elgr nordissatisfied with the conduct 01 the j Pacha of Egypt, determined to send him a firman, inviting him to have his head taken off t but no messenger cbyld be found willing to carry the despatcnesf. tne Pacba having resisted similar orders pre-1 viouslv. Snain continued in a frightful condition The removal of the French troops had created the greatest excitement. The troops destined for South Americs, in Barcelona, were becoming restless, ana the eovernment could not satisfy. :i Tbe cout try was in a complete stste of anar chv and contusion. Kinir Charles of France hss rendered htmielf verr nonular bv his uncertmoni-1 ous visits to the Lyceums snd Academies J of Arts and Sciences, and by a courteous I compliments to that of our fhend Jo. Calea and friendly address to the people, smong j thererit seema, tliey Vere more lucky j for they whom he is received Witn nattering alien-1 lion. The irencn ministry ommivt.fiv dollar U Money appeared to be the onlv much ss it wss, under the late king, but more liberally disposed. ---r-J France has an ere on the movements of Austrw, which country is drawing a strone cordon towsrds the frontiers off Qreece.-rln spite of the vigilance of England and France, it is plain that Rua- to.the future disposition of Greece, her ssaes uw w w. -- o fiml nri.fM.nilenci' hein no lone-er a mat- ter of doubt and opinion. The Divan are at f stand to devise wsys snd mesns for a newcampaiim theirtesourceaarenear-lphia. ly exhausted, and the Jannlsanes are oe- coming troublesome.' --' -- . ; Extract Utter received in Lmdtn, dated MAoain, dsx. f. In my last, I man- tioned the American minister having sent 1 off his Secretary, at a abort notice, with a .1.1... . vv..m-v' ,k. r..l Kow comes out. The king, in bis wis- dora, formally demands of the Unll States tO'ieCait tli l ecognitlon of the In- dependence of tbe several Independent Spanish countries in America, under pain, in case of refusal, of issuing a Roy - al Decree revoking tbe cession of the Floildas. . . meeting was new in London on the 17th Dec. to raise a fund for tbe Spanish and Italian refugees in and about London, snd 1, 100 subscribed. M Ana to wov."30. The King his or dered haf suspectediJersoTrsihall notg-' '""' beenTound,reJu permitted to reside near' the aea coasl The FrehctiaranoTTill6edro"C6ncern themselves with any thing thst msy oc cur without the walls of the fortresses they occupy. The city of Sberat, in Persia, was de stroyed b an earthquake, June 90, and, it is said, scarcely 500 persona escaped. Shocks were felt at Aleppo. . . : lb the north western part of Spain, the state of things was distressing in the ex treme, on account of tbe civil disseosions- -T A gentleman1 who -reft Madrid otr the 18th Dec. states, tbat petitions bad been presented to the king from 40 principal towns, praying for the re-establishment of the inquisition j and also tbat the king has plainly declared that be will never re cognise the laws of tbe Cortes. While almost every part of Europe is suffering from' ther overflowing ef rivr-t tbat great source of fertility in Egypt tbe Kile, H said to have failed ibis season in diffusing Its waters to the usual extent j tbe consequence of which will, it Is fear ed, be s deficient crop of grab. .. We de rive this information from .a letter, of which tbe following is an extract, receiv ed by sa eminent mercantile house 1 AltXAHDSU, OCT. 14- The Pschj has prohibited the exportation of all ions of grain owing to tbe JCile not .having overtiowed.Jts banks as usual 1 conse- - j quently the etop will b bid. Tb cumstance may hsve some effect on tbe article, especially ss the demand is great hi ihn-Archlptlagcitd Ihriltticzrr loanoa bbc. Sl-Yestcrdsy there wat a brisk and extenslre demand for cotton, nearly 1500 baft were sold at Mgh prfcel. "Tbre'rhorning'tbe request does not annesr so general or extensive, - tivaarooirpic Ji.r-Tbe srrivsls of cotton have been very limited, and tbe demand has continued very good through out the whole -f the weekt end prices have been gradually improving. Sea Is lands have advanced 3d and 3d per lb. other American descriptions 14i About 4000 bags of Americao hsve been taken on speculation to 24,C0 bigv Tbe sales amount THE PRESIDKNCV. - ' '"."L ';r Retime paninwun bare bec,flU that the frienda of Mr. CUy in Congres eit makinr wertoref to uW of Mr. Adam l, the election of Cea. lacW facta hue now bet developed m autun.-- ... t - 1 . "i wa inn, uick ruiuuM:jau kjiuviwh uhh rg. ' T viar Adp enee it 10 vow wr uai genucman; We yet bti Heye not. It It iakl Clayhu the promiie of W ing.-saade. secretary 01 btate, provided tint. through bis influence, Mr. Adm elected President. But we cannot believe, without Ur. her evidence, that Mr. Adaipa la so devoid ef political integrity aa. to seek to elevate binwtir 10 tle chief nwgiitracy by a cormrt barmi- of the high offices of hie country. .We. await with anxiety, the remit of the balloting- in the House of RepresentaUvei, which took pi ce last Wednesday, the 9th hist the office of the JtofcyA Stat, Vas entered ?T back wmdow, on. Sunday night the 30th ult. and a desk broken open-but n ,, having been found, (and the foolish robbtr. "'P" have known, without nuniMii MONEY never finds iU way into a printing M the fellows left the Star" office, and paid their robbed our brother of the type of about tam. 0b5ect of these roeuei. for thev molested ng m e-,tj,er of th, offices, except makinr nkm Uilrih.il.. WUt it mt0 the fceidrf w . , . . ' I n wa vi . . r ance, reprenwuve ,n umsre r", northern paper, to have drawn a prize of RW0, Ue Cnk Canal Lottery of I'hikdel. we are pieaaed u e UuuvJortun beginning to amiie upon tne sons 01 ivorth-car I olina i she hat Tong east her frowns onus; but we hope this pecuniary favor w a presage of bet Iter times In the ptUUtt condition of the state. '"e ;. ; . NATIVE COLD. Witlun a few weeks p4. UnAlc thies rf je hayo beta found on the land of thUa Barringer, in Cabarrus county, 17 milet soonWaat-wf 'tmr'itace1tf.'nngerai digging for gold on the banks of a branch, when he etmck a vein of the precious metal, running 1 into a hill : in ounnina it a short dlstanc. it kr. came very rich. It wa about 7 feet knp, and bout 4 Inches wide t and, in that space, yielded 140 itfweftht of ore whtdL will probably make 5 or 6000 dollars worth of gold. This gokl differs COiu!rabr in Its character Cabarrus or Montgomery. It if found in veins of quarts, running throu(b sfalejockj aliiklLe other b found in loose aand and gravel, io,pri' haps, aa alluvial aoiL .' ' --r Mr. Barriner's gold appean to be conVmrf with a art, and appear to b Um pur , E3e tlx- specimens heretofore found, contain tisthirg but the pure incut, or, at moat, hot little dnw. Whca amched, ha colour js tatuewlut different from Um aaetal found at sir. Parker's rescmblinf more the yellow f praaa. Ti hwky femrv ofiboMia aboveBeatioMoVhy Ir. Barrincrr, Spread through the country tie wiM-ftre 1 the conacqueace was, that tie banks of liU broob were soon ornamented with mca,yomcnand ch3 drtn adventurous spirits, come to up tbe' fbrtunes out of the aand and rvckt, arroed riib mattocks, spades, bucket, frjng.pans, aad other imjilemenla neceaury to dig and f0 JCeUher rain, mow, nor severe CjIJ, could dauni tWir rdoor, so ront; as' tbryemIJ,'now snd tbea M a partiol U cheer then on. Sut " deHand the' buainea la becomiiig rather duH; and, of course, the ardour of the differ Considerably abated. They are retirirlg beaw te await a new stimulus, wbcaj the mattock' and frying-pans will again be shouldered, A arrayed on the banks of Long Creek," CunUa4 branch. - do . ...t--fc..; MlLhCLAiViM-Mvw. . In the National Journal, of the 1st Inst. " find the following - Card." Y a bar ed the coarse abuse of Mr. Chv, which baa. JluVJpJrtirrijnany butye think the ltoo. Speaker of ttie Ifewaw rcMntativee has adopted rathr? 1,!$p metlKM of evincing his " iMcfTaUie eontcmpi the- editor of thwt2r papers' alamleredblnwM e,'alKMU ajrr .weli- beuor becomo anaa in tba hick o4 boom'" ,. st.twrWblcb Mr. CTay otcupkaTW f br.1 ' "slUnt antempt,'.thf n any ehimnteslbt al m have bv,M ajwaya will be, UViahrd upon the eompcGton for alroot ewry tf of prolll and emolument.'' A CAttD. . . I have seen, without snf emotion than that of-,inefTable conumpt, the .ahe I ahicbbu beca poured out upon m " i
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