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T7V TTT TT75 A TXT I I.MI I I " J 11 MitLU Mid A 1 Lfci Uli, . - r r PRINTED BY H. S. NOBLE, SALEM, STOKES CO. NORTH-CAROLIN A.....JOHIf C. BLUM, PROPRIETOR. VOL. I. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1829. NO. 12. THE w IE 1 Cfje S23erfelg Uaner IS NtlXTED AND N7BLISHED EVEtT TUESDAY MO!UQ. TERMS Owe Dollar per annum, if paid in advance ; Owk Dollar and 23 Cejts, at the end of six months ; but if not paid within the year, the price will be Ose Dollar and Fin-T Ck5t. ADVERTISEMENTS will be, inserted at fifty cents per square for the first insertion, and twenty-five cents for each succeeding neck. All letters on business must be post paid, or they will not be attended to. DUNCAN G. McRAE INFORMS his friends that he has removed to Wilmington, and will be happy to serve them as COMMISSION AGENT, in the sale, purchase or shipment of Produce and Merchan dize. Being advantageously situated for such business, hav ing the Agency of the Cape-Fear Steam Boat Navigation Company, and some experience in the trade of Fayetteville and the back country, he flatters himself be will be able to rive satisfaction. ll thninzton 10A Feb. 1C29. Look ut this! THE Subscriber invites all those indebted to him to settle their accounts, either by discharging them with cash or giv ing their notes, on or before the 1st April next. Mi. Alex ander Zevely, at the Post-office in rfalem, will transact busi ness for me. Those who neglect this notice, will compel me to resort to other means to collect my does. Feb.27J 182!75iI3 Tne Members of the iStokes County Sunday School Union. Are requested to attend the annual meeting of said Union on the last Saturday in March uext, being the 2th, in the town of Salem, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The election of officers for the ensuing year will be held in the afternoon Persons who arc inclined to become members of the Union, are in vited to attend on that day. By order of the President, JOHN C. BLUM, Sec'ry. February 14, 1829. CHEROKEE PHCENIX, And Indians'1 Advocate THE Subscriber commenced the duties of his station, as editor of this paper, with a trembling hand and a reluctant heart. He had no experience to aid him, and but limited in formation to recommend him to the public. He has howev er progressed so far, generally, to the satisfaction of his read ers, for which he is thankful. As the first volume of the Phoenix is on the eve of closing, the editor has thought best to adviso the public that a new volume will be commenced next month, and thai the great object of its founders, the ben efit of the Cherokees, will still be assiduously pursued. It is unnecessary to repeat and particularize the principles under hioh the future numbers of the Phoenix will be conducted the principles will be similar to those which have governed the past numbers. The paper is sacred to the cause of In dians, and the editor will feel himself especially bound as far as his time, talents and information will permit, to render it as instructive and entertaining as possible to his brethren, and endeavor to enlist the friendly feelings ami sympathies of his subscribers abroad,' in favor of the Aborigines. As the present policy of the General Government, the re moval of all the Indians beyond the limits of organized States tir territories, is assuming an important aspect, tlje editor will feel himself bound to lay before bis readers all that niay be said on this subject, particularly the objections against the measures of the Government. Particular attention will be given to judicious miscellany. Choice pieces n religion and morals, domestic economy, fcc. will find a ready admittance in the Phoenix. The originafpart of the paper will be rendered as interest ing as the meaus of the editor will allow. Owing to a want of an assistant, it is impossible to devote a large portion ol the paper to the Cherokee language, as the whole must be origi nal The editor will however do what he can. The friends of Indians are particularly called upon to as sist in this undertaking by their subscriptions. Thus far, the Plurnix has been a dead expense to the proprietors. - It ia highly desirable that there should be sufficient patronage to secure it from like embarrassment in future. - ELLVS BOUDINOTT. Silkworm's Eggs. 100,000 Eggs-of the Silkworm are offered for sal, at Eighty Cents' per thousand. Applv at the Print, iag-office. For applications from a distance, tney can be put up in a letter and sent bv mail, if applied for before the warm weather sets ia. " 3tf From the Cherokee Photnix. Indian Clans. Most of our readers proba bly know what is meant by Indian clans. It is no more than a division of an Indian tribe into large families. We believe this custom is universal with the North American Indians. Among the Cherokees are seven clans, such as Wolf, Deer, Paint, &.c. This simple divi sion of the Cherokees formed the grand work by which marriages were regulated, and mur der punished. A Cherokee could marry into any of the clans except two, that to which his fattier belongs, for all of that clan are bis fa thers and aunts, and that to which his mother belongs, for all of that clan arc his brothers ami sisters, a child invariably inheriting the clan of its mother. This custom, which originated from time immemorial, was observed with the greatest strictness. No law could be guarded and enforced with equal caution. In times past, the penalty annexed to it was not less than death. But it has scarcely, perhaps nev er been violated, except within, a few years. Now it is inv aded with impunity, though not to an equal extent with other customs of the Che rokees. But it was the mutual law of clans as con nected with murder, which rendered the cus 'tom savage and barbarous. We speak of what it was once, not as it is now, for the Cherokees, after experiencing sad effects from it, deter mined to, and did about twenty years ago in a solemn council, abolish it. From that time, murder has been considered a governmental crime. Previous to that, the following were too palpably true, viz : The Cherokees as a nation, had nothing to do with murder. Murder was punished upon the principle of retaliation. It belonged to the clan of the murdered to revenge his death. If the murderer fled, his brother or nearest relative was liable to suffer in his stead. If a man killed his brother, he was amen able to' no law or clan. If the murderer (this however i known only by tradition) was not as respectable as the murdered, his relative, or a man of his clan of a more respectable standing was liable to suffer. To kill, under any circumstance whatever, was considered murder, and punisked accor dingly. Our readers will say, " those were savage laws indeed." They were, and the Cherokees were then to be pitied, for the above were not mere inoperative laws, but most rigorous ly executed. But we can now say with plea sure, that they are all repealed, and are remem bered only as vestiges of ignorance and bar barism. A village schoolmaster, one day asked a boy,, who was about to leave school, to what trade his father intended to put him. The boy said he was to be a butcher. u Why surely," re joined the master, "you won't like to kill poor sheep and lambs ?" 44 No," said the urchin, " shoulcTnt like to kill poor tmi, but I should like to kill fat ww.M Tit for Tat. Mr. A. is a merchant ; does a considerable business : Farmer G. came into his store the other day it was a cold one to trade off a few bushels of wheat, which is very high just at this time. The bargain was concluded, and the farmer was to take his pay in salt The store is as elastic as some mer chants consciences. The bags of wheat were brought in, and the measuring of their contents commenced. All at once the merchant's feet were insufferably cold. As the grain was emp tied into the measure, the merchant stamped violently around it, to warm his feet. The poor farmer could not complain that the hon est merchant should wish to promote circula tion and get his feet warm, but his grain set tled perceptably with every stamp from the merchant's feet, and the six bushels he brought ,. to market held out but five and a half on, a sec ond measurement Old farmers sometimes 4 know a thing or two.' Mr. G. said nothing ; but proceeded to the measuring of the salt that he was to receive in pay for his wheat. The merchant's feet had got warm by this time ; ho was as light on the fantastic toe as if he were walking on eggs. Not so with the farmer. As the salt began to run into the balf-bushel, his feet were suddenly seized with the cold. Being a heavy rustic, he stamped vehemently. 4 Tut, tut,' says the merchant, your jumping shakes down the salt too much !" No more than yours shook down my wheat, 1 guess, said the farmer. When the business was complet ed, there was about an even trade between merchant A. and farmer G. Verily, justice is sometimes done in the earth. Gardiner Intel. Unexpected Good Fortune. A few dayaago a poor weaver in Manchester, named David Lindsay, fell heir to an estate of about 300, 000 by decease of an uncle, Col. Lindsay, of the Mount near Cupar Fife, in Scotland. When the letter arrived, announcing this wind fall to David, and 150 to defray the expenses of his journey, with his wife and three children, to his country seat, he was sitting at his break fast of butterless bread, and sugarless coffee. The demand of the postman, " four shillings, and ninepence," completely stunned David, for his whole stock was 2s. A neighbor, how ever, assisted David in raising the wind. Da vid's first question after reading the letter was " what the- D 1 can I do wi' a' this siller !,v He" has, however, set out on his journey to the North. Edinburgh Paper. Tooth-Ache. Put a piece of lime, about the size of a walnut, into a quart bottle of water t with this rinse the mouth two or three times a day, and clean the teeth, using this water ev ery morning. If it taste strong, dilute it, for it should be just strong enough to taste the: lime, no stronger. I was tormented with the tooth-ache for some weeks till I used this mix ture, but have never had it since. A friend to whom I recommended it, and who was a great sufferer, has been equally fortunate ; she attri buted hers to rheumatism. After a few weeks, I asked her how the lime-water succeeded. " Oh," said she 44 1 have never had the rheuma tism since." Hart. Jour. . Fame bas difficult to be preserved, as it was first to be te? quired.
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