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' - . ' " " ' " - - -1' '1 ' i ' ) ' , i 7 b i, -,, "" :' : v. .5 TV --;?. . IP "T nAt' D,V PUBLISHED (weekly) BT WILLIAM: BOyLXN. trip. J Paytilr tit Akvieu, 1 i Tii rrrfroX---1 ..11.-1 rTTrts TF " A ; i jjcOM THE.VRMbHT JOURNAL. v ELUOtiW ms fONSXITU. CFCOVD SERIES .LtTTF.R II. rrvfirit leffion of the ninth Congrefs or.reii under circumltances " of ,rnS patmauoii'.iiine uuuiicmmu. fl I 141 U W . 1 w 1 panied with gloomy apprehenfi- but it did and it' wou'd not have Anaioned, ''the. adoption of meafures. jcl.iateCI lapivuutc well ill ju wjr omy. .jnefe of the Pr eftdent met the nunlic fcc!ings, and jvasafaithf liLcpi L;(Jf rhepub'ic reflexion and opini- cur J,erVec an commanded al ' j unanimous apolaufe. Ir delcribed, m'wy !errns C 11 u- our con" cera wth Spain rani G. Britain; van'd AlWovoked injuries had fuftaio- i. it - - hm bom nations : ana it recom- mnH firon'g k noes of preparation" or the defence of the territory and the fupport of the interefts of the niition. B'jtitcalkd for no meafures ot offenfjve ir general hoftii'ty. It.'iodicated a 'more tf2HS a war message. Expreilin a hope I5H fliis and a more correct eitima'c; f faefei't and character "would induce the gions with whom Jwe had difpu-ei to ius iuffc" it clearly pointed to new,- wocutions with both" powers- '1'his vdinneni feature of the lnellage none coald overlook. Hence npthing can be more unreunaei man rne anernoa mat the ukifwes which were afterwards pur hiaf were incohMcht with the official mmweation at the'opening of the . So pecuir is our "local habitation jnd n.nieN(ch is our di fiance from ibe fcehe of European action, and uch ilrcnature of bur government that dven prfarationsfor war may with proprie ty, be of a different character with us ibn wirh other nations. The invafton oleur (hores cannot' be the work tof a Eomenr ; and we can at no nnieprofecl wr commerce upon the ocean, except fotjons to lelpea our. rights. It ,is not teceflary for us uori ev-ry alarm to or.ize.armies and equip fleets. The Prdident, therefore recommended pte- Iterations for JefenVe only. Congrefs not think it liecertary tv increafe ei Oer ihe naval or mi'itary eftablifhment. lathi if is profable that the roanri'y mi;, uueea ana it n nrooaD e a tnar the opinions of the minority and of the' executive coincided. But it is the con iiituuonat duty of the leRiflature to acl Jaependently of the executive, and. verettothenviTe our government would n;t be republican. . Your repref enrai t ve ps in favor of thefubifanceof the rdo uion reported by Mr. Randolph, which coatemplated an additioQal force for the P'Qteftion of the frontier p hut he vas 0PPo:ed to its form, as it werrt.to veft eftefident with power to determine -number of rroops which mould be "eaAvitn a limitation only as to .the extreme point. An unneceflary and Gangeroiis- power for a republican exc-, c'Jtive to pcflefs, and which might form J precedent,, wliofe further feffeds might fatal to the public liberties. . - .We r.xth of December, when the connden the original, 1 fhould hot think myl'elf authorized to publiih itf B U t the fpc culations of ne wf paper writers are pub lic property and the public has for med its Own opinion as Vd the authenticity of the copy of Decius. 1 do not profefs to give aiiv hew jnTormation upon thefub jecl iJecitts is anvable and no doubt patriotic writer ; but it cannot be wrong to repel his attacks with , his own wea- pons, iiere can oe no impropriety m fhowing that, evefc if he be a cor reel re porter of fecret documents, his preinifws do not fuflain his conclufions. t Referring to the convention enterpd into between the governments of the:U B. and Spain, 4i by which it. was agreed that Ipoliations committed by Spanifii fubjecls, and carried into the porrs ol Spain mould be paid for by that nation, and that thofecomnTted by French fub jects, and carried into Spani'fh poTts fhould remain for further difcullijn' it flated fays D;ciu!, tht " before this convention wls returned to Sjva:n with our raiificaiion, the.transfer o!Lou fuv na by France to thj United Scutes to- k place: an event as unexpected a,dif.t-greeab.-e to p:jin. I'Vgm rhnt moment lie .'ceined to ohahgolier conduct and di!pof;tioh toward; ::s. It was fir it nu. r.i tiled by htrpn-tdt --iunft ihe -right-of I' ranee to alienate I , r-uifrAaa-to us, which however wi loon retrctcld and the right con hYr, ed. Then h igh ofrtnee was in?.ni felted at the acTof congrefs rf tab ifhinja collection dilfricl on theMo bile, although by an authentic declarari-, on isnmadi itcly inde it was exprefsly con fined 'to our acknowledged limits; and he now refufed to rati.y the con vention hgned by her owif minifter un der the eye of his loverei'gn, iiniels we would confent to,aherations of its terms, which w'buld have affected our claims ngainft her for fpoliations by French fubjecls carried into Spanifh pons." It then anndunci'd Yn-iuc illrtnnrff j J the lpecia iiion of Mr. Munro, and the difcovery that it 'was the policy of Spain to delay the nev?oci.uion and " to relerve herfelf for events." It proceed ed to itate the impoiTibility of " obfain- i . . l- r ' : : . ' r J ine maemnity ror iponanoiis oi any uu- j rendering it the Hitcreft of foreign I fcrfeiptiojl or any fatisfaftions to the TOica has, been publifhed, it is under wd, by the. .writer who calls hi"m.re.lf anpatriiKiini it nave no inclination to oueltion, aliho view many political objects th rough a ft :medhim.This mefiageiwas Pcly confident with the public one, anl was in everv refnffft vrbrthv of. the I-refideni of thi iTn?tH "TV uc wn invulnerable to that wretched ver- 5c,ri,icifrn to which his violent-ene-esave fo rrcquent !y 3lld r0 jijicuiouf. . " 'win.W Wi ail ILdlC impels. . 1 (ookno copyof the mdfage, nor do' vfiargc my memory witii any part of it boundaries of Louiuana, otner man a declaration that we had no rights eafl v ard of the Iberville, and that our line to the weft was one which would have i ft i but a firing of land on that bank of the river MiOittippi. Our injured ci tizens were thu? left without any prof pett of retribution from the wrong done, and as to boundary,' each parry was to take it3 own courfe." We have then the communication of certain docii merits which it is hot lawful, and pc r haps would hot be expedient, even now to pubh'fii. The intere'ting conclufion of this hiu-y important communicntiop, cannot.be lead too olten, and fhiirbeJ cited from i)ecius as the foregoing quotations ".have been, whether accurate' or not, without mutilation. kS ConTidering that congress alone is conftituribnally invefted with the power of cfuiiuing pur condition from peace to w?v-1 have thought it my duty to await their authority for ufing force in any degree which could be avoided. I luve .barely iflru6tcd the officers Ra tioned iri the rieig'ibqurhoo T of the ag grHii jnsiTo; proretTur citizens from violence : to pitrole whhin the bordets. &l meiflaga f was received by corigrefsl aft ni'y delivered to us 'and -npt tago out t)l ihe ai, but when necetliry to re pel an, inroad, or" to relcue a'cittzen or nis properry ; ana tne opaniin reawuir. ihgarN. Drieam are reguatecTtoifepaTf without del iv. It uiir 'O. be .liOTed hFetiiasmce the late rctianer.in the . stiteliofaff lirs in Europe, , Stin ha ordered-her cruifsrs and courts to re spect our treaty wit h -fre;r , " -' 7.f:.Vhe7cincJut., of France- an 1 th .part fhe may take in thlniifuaderitand-, ings' between .the U. htat s a;id Spainc are" too important to be u'icoufijered. ih-e:-waa .pronjpt-and decided; in jier ds. clarations, that our demands 05 Splth for French Ipoliationsf cardie i mtopi hi Hi ports .were includejljn,. the fettle-- metrt between, tho' Uaired Stites" and t France. SHj took at once, the ground eaft vVard of the ibervtlle';;her fjlehce as tq the weftern boundary leaving us to jrif er her opinion might be aiainft Spain In that quarter, .Whatever direction the might meaQ to give, to thofe differences, it does not appear that fhe had 'eontern plated thr proceeding to actual rupture or that at the datebf our lalt advices from Paril, her goveTnrhht had ary fuf picion of the holtile attitude Spain had taken here. On the contrary we have reafoh fo believe that, fhe France) was difpofed to effect a fettlement on a plan analogous to whit our minifters Kad pro pofed,'and lo comprehenlive as to re move as far as poflible the grounds of future collifion and controverfy on the eaftern as well as weft em fide of the Mifliilippi. ' J'he prefnt crifis in Europe is fa vourable for preiTmg -fuch 5 fettlemenr, and.not a moment ih uld belolt in avail ing ourfelves of it. Should it pafs un improved, our fituaiion wou'd become much ni rdiilicult. Formal war is mvitceifiry, it is not probable that it will follow; but the protection of our citi zens, the I'pirit and honor of our coun try require that force fhould be interpof- ed la a certain degree. It will probably corn ributeto advance the object of peace. " But the courfe to be purfued will require the command of means, which it belongs to c -;rels cxclufively to yield or deny. rl o them I communicate eveTy fact material for their iaformation, agd the documents neceiTiry to eaable them to judge for rhemfelves. To their wifdom then I loc-jk for the courfe f am to purfue, and will purfue with zeal that which they Hull approve.' Hee inltead of j loud call to the fiel 1 of battle, we Ivavr an exprel's declarati on that formal, doubt.'efs meaning gene ral war, is both unnecellary and impro bable. The execu'ive language, if De cius be correct, is Hill that of defence an,dL,Drotectioa o.nlv. - . J ne pullicatjon of the confidential meffage has been confidered bv many as ayery improper act. Hat be that as it may, it will form one of the molt Ter daut and permanent laure;s Phts aa:hor. But it is true, as (fated by Djcius, " that this mellagL', although deemed by the clerk to be a part of the fecrer journal which had been ordered to be printed, was neverthelefs omitted ; nor has the pmillion eycr been fatiTactcrily account ed for." I he houfe had voted to pub lifh their proceedings while in fecret fcf fion ; the journal could not certainly contain more than their proceedings, and is in fad but a mere ficeleton of :hem; and this meffaga was a part of the jojrnah Befides', the prefident pof felTes no conftitutional power to impofe fecrecy upon congrefs. Hence it appear ed to me that the (peaker was correct in pronouncing the meffage to be a part of the proceed ingjAvhrch had been ordered to be pabliflud. But ' the iioule by a fubfequent vote refufed to make it pub lick." And to a "majority we mult fub mif, although, as we read in Hudibras. "-Tie man cinvtftetiTagains! his " Irof tit luine opinion still The important but much irvifreprefent ed fu'ojcct of the appropriationof two millions of dollars will next come under confideration, JAMES ELLIOT. . . . . - From 'the national intelligencer. I'D the fj' lowing curious talk we t'ink we p?r- Cciyc a ociV evidence of Rf.t'tjb' amuy a$ .; well as w!iat we may expert fio.n evr -friend oa the frontier. Americans are alofle confi. .:"-red-flsfli "of rutred'iif:iliGwt-SyiritV:- (I iiilfhe rco)y.cf Jl)cdu -I-merely J .ote f9r' the'--purpofesof'mumenfi uni no ardiit frit't, "(oifioth ought'To .be Tdi'dnk. byithe ; laduns, expept Tuch as conies ' - frGtif 'rfotrcai !- It is impoffible to vievv fast i Oitraraance as il j wiug rrom the uoprrju licci . , mini of the favajt. It can only be'afcribsa to 'ft b er :"in tere tted Vte w j -pf a foreign tr adin g . . comaoy, or to the inrtruftions orrcountcnnce ; tf the goverbmsnt fiooi whicli , that, cdmoaoy etviinates. '' ' '. .' " SUBS FANCEjoTa talk delivered at Ls '-iMdiHiitiniri entrance Of Lai: Micbig in f byTheJndiair CbitflJ Alvir:jtsi at ht-. ySfroafi May 4th, 1 807, as coiiiia from ' - iherff map whpm God created,;f.ud ; to be-now in- th? Swj: country; " addreffed to all the different tribes ot" strings of .ci wamu 'four white and four blue, fald . c ' .Brothers: Thefe (Ifing? ot'nmj)uh come from the &cut Spirit.' u Po hot del' pile them, fcr he knows; every thing.--They are to go all round. the earth till they are loft. N They were feht to you b , the first Mais hecrea:ed, with thefe. word: , .- ,:. f :i . , CbiidrrH, I vaVafleep. when the Creaf' Stirit, ad'.!reffu:i hirhfelf to another Ipi rir, faid : I have clpfed pj Bci pi accounts . with man, and amgoing to deftrcy the a earth ; but hrfl I will awaken, from the fleep of the dead, thefirfl man I created J he is wifeand let qs hear if heihaJ. ought to lay. He then awoke nie and told me what he was about todo.v -fvC , I looked round the world and faw. rhy red childrfn had greatly degenerat ed ; that they had become fcattefed and miferabie. When I faw this, I was griev ed on their account, and afked leave of the ore at spiRiT'j to come and fee if X could reclaim them. I requeued the great spirit to grant, in cafe they fhould liften to my voice, that the world might yet fubfift, for( the period' of three full lives. AhdTr.y reiueft was granted. Now, therefore, my cut i.dr en, liflen to my voice, it is that of the Great Spi rit ! If you hearken to my counlel, and , follow my inftructions for our yrf9' f there will then be two days of hark ness, during which I hall travel-unfeett through the hind, arid caufe the animals, fuch as they were fojmeriy, when ! ere .2 .ated them, to come forth out of the ; earth, 't he Creni Spirit, bids me addrefs you in his own words, which are thefe. "My Children. 'Xon arc to have very little intercnurfe with the wkites. The are not your father, as you call th'em. , bur your brethren. AM YOUR FATHSR. r, " When you call me fo, you do well, I am "the father of the t-nlifj, of the French of ihe Spaniards, rmd cf i hw' Indi -.m , 1 creat ed the firlt tran, w ho wa the comnioji farhcr of all ihefe people as -well Ha your- telves, and it is thri?gh f im, whom have awaked from h.s lorg fleep,-lhat I now add i efs you. Bu: the Amisrican -I did not make. They arejnot my chil dren, but the children of the evil fpirit. 7. ty grtw frcM the scum cf th jiretit water9 uohen it ivas f cabled by the evil spirit, nn l t'4 frith lias driven into the ivcods by a strong fast ivirid, theiare numerous, but. Lhatt tbcm.- "7Vy are unjust,; they hove t.iken aivay ymi lands, which iveie not mads for thern , Mi Children 'I'he 'whites I placed on . the other fide of the Gnat Lahi, that they might be a feparate people To them. I gave different manners, cuftoms, ani mals, vegetables, &c. for their ufe. Fo " them I have given cattle, fheep, fwinc,', ' and poultry tor themfelves ohlyt Toil - . are not to keep any 0 thefe animals,1 nor to eat of their meat- To ybu 1 havs given the deer; the bear, and all wild a- r nimais, and the fifh that fwim jn tha rivers, and the corn,' that grow in the fields, for. your ovyn ufe ; arid you' arc . not to give your meat' or your corn totbl whites to tat. My childrtn-y 'oil rhay falute the whites when you meet them, but, must mt fhlt hands. You muft not,get drunk ; it is a, great fin. Your old men and chiefs may drink a little purt spirits, such as comes yrctg Montreal '! ' But ystt m'n ft not dntihone drop , . - . . 1 , 1 1 r .1 , i of Hv:rty. it is tne orinK or tne evil ipi rit. It 'uMsnof made by tnrj but by tie Am'rt cans. It is pojfon. It makes yoti fick. It burns your infidcs NeitheY are you' on any account to eat bread, it is the food Ol the.WHITE5 " y Mfildrtn--ijt mtitTpfent;n?4br -A yourfelves, for your wives, and for youf . children, f and; when you ,do it, you are' i o helpeach others bxu plant na more? -than Tsrreceffary for your own. ufe.. f j You mufti not fell . it,tfccJ4ntJi(y was not made for them. I madiail th-'-4'"-Mi trees of the -foreft for your ufe;' but the -wapt I4ov beftbecauleiteldiiugar r ' t?i '. ' Ji'.fi '-l.''i . - -i ror your nine ones. 1 inuu maieit ijnly for them, but. fell none to the whins Theytiay e another lugar, u hich was made exprelsly for them : befide j T . . . 1 r r .1 Dy m?King too muca you ipou tne trte and fcivc them pain by cutting and hack-, ; ' inc them, for they have a fbeling like? :i i ZydurMyiss ti Li J fa -puis, holdinsia: his hand neceilury fcr your ov;a u:cr yea hiau .ft
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