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with hU arrows in the United States, it is exceedingly disgraceful; and if they go about with the hope of receiv ing a little money, we are all suppos ed to be of the same character; and by that means the confident expecta tion of obtaining our lands is created in the minds of the people of Georgia.— For they will say, “They hold land to jio purpose, for this is what they are!” In the second place, shooters of this description cannot know what are the true interests of our country. For their ignorance may easily be seen from their conduct. In the third place, such a man can not see the importance of agriculture. Fourthly, such a man cannot be a true lover of the country. For he would prefer to be without a home and without land. For it ;is plainly to be perceived that a man who con ducts thus must be both ignorant, and i destitute of true affection for his coun try. We possess good land, and of igreatuse; but he conducts like one ^ who has no land and no home. By I this it maybe seen that he is likely to regard our territory as a trifle. My friends, this is the reason that it is disgraceful for One who lays claim to wisdom to be thus shooting about with arrows among the whites. And if he is the leader of any young men, he is instructing them in evil, and leading them into disgrace. A wor thy man would not teach in. this man- *>'per those of whom he is the leader.—r , He will point them to what is truly | good, and not disgraceful for them to | do. I wish that all would abandon : this practice of going about shooting | arrows in the territory of the whites. While they continue it vve are regard ed among the white people as monop olizing territory to no purpose.— Therefore it is that we are perpetu ally teazed to part with it. Let them | in our country attend to business, make themselves good houses, and farms, and attend well to the raising of cattle. If we all pursue this course we shall be firmly established, and those who ask of us our land will be discouraged. And if we labor well, we Shall live well; for our lend is very valuable. This is the way the whites have done; they have all labor ed well, and pursued their business with great effort. If we pursue the the same course, we shall prosper.-— But they who are lazy will always be . poor. A friend to you ail, JOHN HUSS. | Ridge’s Ferry, June 24, 1828. Some time since we learnt that an appropriation of $50,000 had been I made by Congress to defray the ex- | pense of holding a treaty with us for J the purchase of iand. Commission- I ers will probably be here at the time of the next Fall Council. But I have no fears respecting the conduct of you ; young men. I know that you are de- cided friends of this our native couri- I try. On the Oostanallee and Conna- saugee and towards the mountains we have never heard of the people’s sell ing land; but only of their attachment to it. Only a position of those living • near the [Tennessee] river have been disposed to sell. But now the high water has subsided; now all is peace; how I believe that all the men in that section are true to their country.— Our principral chief also I honor. I have, never discovered in him the least thing out of the way, ally thing in the least degree suspicious. Now the time of our Coosewaytce election is at hand. Three places, Ooyugelogce, Coosewaytee and Elejoy, are appoint ed to hold meetings for the election of members of the Committee and Coun- h You will do an excellent thirig if j ou attend; for we shall have to elect those who will be the promoters of our national interests. It will be ex tremely well if good men are chosen and if they attend the Council; for the negociation will be with them. It is their part also to make laws for 1 us. And to elect hastily such men as will be too speedy imitators of white peo ple would not be well. For many are ye( without knowledge. They do not understand. Many are still unacquainted with our laws. It is not right to proceed hastily, and form laws which the people do not under stand. If a child just beginning to walk attempts to run, he ioori falls, and cries. And if a man working in the field does not perform his work thoroughly, he goes over much ground indeed, but the field which he has pass ed over is still full of weeds. So if will be in regard to our national laws if we proceed hastily. We have also heard that some of the chiefs from Arkansas went to the seat of Government. Some of them have returned. They have made a treaty. They have exchanged lands. A country lying about four days journey to the west of their present habitation has become theirs, with the conside ration of $50,000. This also the Go vernment has included in the troaty; that if any citizen of the Cherokee na tion residing here, who is the head of a family, shall wish to remove thither, on signing his name to that effect, he shall receive a rifle, a blanket, a brass kettle, and five pounds of tobacco.— Thus has it happened to the Cherp- kees of Arkansas, to whom a beauti ful talk was given, promising peace and happiness, and now scarcely ten years are passed, and they have be come weary of them. But those to whom this delusive promise tVas first made, do not now remember it.— Glass and Tutsalah now sleep. I pity those Cherokees who have gone from us. Our wandering blood will be ex tinguished far away from us. But let us learn. Let us hold fast to the country which we yet retain. Let us direct our efforts to agriculture, and to the increase of wealth, and to the promotion of knowledge. Withidany of you I, who address you, have no personal acquaintance. Your friend, THE SPEAKER. From the New York Observer. THEATRES. The destruction of the Bowery The atre, with the cluster of dram shops and other like establishments which had grown up at its base, has given rise to much conversation, and reveal ed many alarming facts, relative to the influence of theatrical performan ces upon the public morals. It is not for us to repeat in print all that we hear in private—but such is the im pression on the subject at this moment, that wc do believe, if the suffrages of our citizens were demanded on the question whether a new theatre should be erected, three fourths, if not seven eights, of this pleasure loving com munity would lift up their voices a- gainst it. The history of this theatre has been short and eventful. On the 17th of June, 1826, the corner-stone was laid by a public officer, who but for this act might still have been the Mayor of NevV-York. The ceremony was performed on Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock, as if to bring it as near as pos sible in conjunction with the Sabbath; and in completing the inner work, we are assured from various sources, that the Sabbath was not distinguished from the rest of the week. In the Spring of 1827, the Managers import ed a lot of French dancers,of a descrip tion which had not before been toler ated in the country, & exhibited them to as many as could be allured by low prices and glowing placards, to behold their indecent dress and lacivious ges tures. On the 26th of May, 1828, af ter having done more to corrupt the minds of youth than perhaps any oth er Theatre in existence within so short a period, it was suddenly burnt to the ground, and in its flames passed off the spirits of two immortal beings, who might otherwise have lived to be a blessing to society. Why is it that so many Theatres are destroyed by fire and other calamities? The number is but very few—a dozen or twenty in a nation; and yet the ac cidents which befal them are fre quent and distressing. The following and probably others, have occurred in London;—Drury Lane Theatre, burnt in 1791, and again in 1809.—Opera House, burnt in 1789.—Haymarket Theatre, 21 persons killed, February 3, 1794.—Astley’s Amphitheatre, burnt in 1794, and again about 1802. Covent Garden Theatre, burnt 1809. Pantheon Opera House, burnt 1789. Royal Circus, burnt 1805.—Saddler’s Wells, 18 persons killed, October 15, 1837. -Royalty, burt about three years since,—-Brunswick Theatre, fell down February 28, 1828, 11 per sons killed. Add these: A theatre at Turin, burnt Feb. 20, 1828.—Rich mond Theatre, burnt Dec. 1811, 100 to 150 lives lost.—Park Theatre, New York, 25th May, 1820.—Bow ery Theatre,,26th May, 1828, 2 lives lost.—Philadelphia Theatre, particu lars not known. We halve before uS a lettei* from London in which the writer states, that in passing the Brunswick Thea tre on the Sabbath, some months since, he “saw the masons and Car- penters 5t Work upon it, just as if it had been a week dav.” Says a correspondent, “I remember a Theatre that was consumed a few yeai*3 ago in the city of London 1 , which had been ingeniously contrived to hold a quantity of water in the roof; and I recollect also, that the first play which was performed in it was open ed with a most presumptuous epigram by a celebrated actress, setting at de fiance, with heaven-daring confidence, the element of fire; as though that awful and devouring flame was its own master, and not the servant of Him by whose Almighty fiat it bursts forth, spreads, and is again extinguish ed.” An Imitation Indian.—A person made his appearance in the city on Thursday last, dressed in the costume of an Indian, and calling himself “Gen. William Ross,” which is engraved upon an apparently silver breast plate, lie says his father is Daniel Ross, who is the Chief of the Cherokee Indians, and that he'is an authorised agent of the nation. He states a number of articulars, concerning the Chero- ees, and says he was educated at Wilmington, N. C. He speaks the English language fluently, especially when he forgets himself—says he knows a little French, is perfectly fa miliar with the Cherokee, & can con verse some in Choctaw. His dress is, red inexpressibles of some thin mate rial, with shoes, a gown of wide-strip ed calico, a red ribbon and a conside rable quantity of wax beads round lus ncckhandkerchief, a kind of open worked Vandyke, a wig of black, coarse hair, an ordinary hat trimmed fantastically, and tin bracelets round his wrists. He is rather a small man, but with nothing of the true In dian in his form or gait.—Bunker-Hill Aurora. From the Newburg Index. Steamboat Adventure.—Last week, a young man from some distance in the interior, drove into town with an old horse, and a mare with a colt before his wagon, and a couple of calves which he had brought to town to dis pose of to our butchers. He never having seen a steam-boat before was very curious to have a fair view, and passed down to the end of the dock a- mong the passengers who were going on board, walked up the plank of the Albany with the crowd, and wandered iu the cabin, where he was almost fascinated with the beautiful paintings. In the mean time the boat got under way, and was nearly to Polypus Island before the youth discovered it. He called out to the captain to turn a- bout and bring him back; this the cap tain would not do, when our hero roar ed out like a bull, and lamented in the most doleful strains his untimely fate —the misfortunes which might hap- den to his colt—the calves might be stolen—and his wagon and horses might be driven away. He kept up his lamentations until the boat arrived at Westpoint, where he was set on shore. Here he was worse, if possi ble, when he found himself surround ed by soldiers, where his life might be taken in an instant; he threw him self down in despair and bewailed his calamities, until some benevolent per son pointed out to him the way by which he might return in a few hours. He found his way back covered with dust and sweat, and to his astonish ment found all safe. He was then heard to exclaim, “These steamboats are queer things.” Russian Discipline.—In September^ 1777, there happened at St. Peters burg, a sudden inundation of a very considerable extent. The empress seeing from her balcony, that the wa ter came within reach of the sentinel placed before the palace, called out to him to retire within doors, which the soldier refused to do. The em press asked him if he knew her: the man replied in the affirmative, and that though he knew her Majesty, no one but his corporal could relieve him. The waters increased, and reached the sentinel’s knees. The Empress sent several messages to him, but all to no purpose. It now became requis ite to call the corporal, who was found asleep in the guard hodse, arid he was almost obligee! to swim to relieve the honest private, who by that time had only his head and shoulders above wa ter, and would composedly haTc suffer ed himself to be drowned, notwith standing the formal & repeated orders of his sovereign. Duelists.-— * 1 The King of Prnisia has f • V ordered the Count de Lobenstat, con victed of assassination in a late duel, to be imprisoned for life, and deprived of all his honors—others concerned have been sentenced to confinement for various periods, among them the Count's second, Poppe, who is popped into durance for twenty-five yeais. The disadvantages of a long Ser mon.—A preachei' had divided his sermon into thirty-two sections. One of his auditory arose immediately, who, being asked whither he was go ing, “to fetch my night-cap, for I fore see we shall pass the night here.”— In effect, the preacher having lost the thread of his subdivisions, could never reach the end of his sermon. The whole auditory, losing patience, and seeing the night approach, filed off one after the other. The preach er,, who was short-sighted, did not perceive this desertion, and continued to gesticulate in the pulpit; when a little singing boy, who remained alone, cried to him, “sir, here are the keys of the church, when you have done, be so good as to lock the gate.” Spirits consumed in England.—In 1825, there were made and consumed, in that country, 16,909,996 gallons of malt and grain spirits. In 1827, the quantity consumed exceeded 24 mil lions of gallons. Act'd to this quantity that of the spirits, duty paid, for home consumption last year, viz: rum 2,- 288,606 gallons; brandy and geneva, 1,373,156 gallons; making a total an nual consumption of 28,661,762 gal lons of ardent spirits in the United Kingdom. The lowering of the duties which took place in 1825 is the prin cipal cause of this increase. The Female Teamster.—A girl, in men’s attire, was taken from the Bowery theatre, N. Y. On her exam ination, it appeared that she had been driven from her home by the cruelty of a step father, and the better to make her way through life, changed her dress. She has lived out in the capacity of a servant boy, had been a clerk, followed boating on the Canal, driving team, &e. She states, that situated as she is, without, friends, she prefers her present dress, as she is far more healthy than she formerly was, and is enabled better to gain her livelihood. RiDge’s Ferry, 24th April, 1828. Mr. Editor:—We were again vi sited by death in the person of an el derly Lady, Oo-dah-yee, at the Sa vanna, 10 miles from here, on the 22d inst. She was a woman distinguished through life for honesty and industry, habits of application to Agricultural pursuits, and the support of a large family, that would give to any of the other sex a claim for admiration.— Unassisted by education, only in the knowledge of simple addition and sub traction which is within the reach of uncultivated minds, she, by dint ap plication in farming and trading, had accumulated a vfcry handspme proper ty, consisting of household furniture, mill, -waggon, horses &' cattle, sheep, Negro Slaves and some money, all of which she has left to an only daughter and three grand children, who are now called to niourn her loss. She died amidst friends in the wilderness, far from the consolations of religious guides, or those who could direct her to a Saviour. Her last words were, “I am gone before.’'' I had a coffin made for her and sent to her from here, arid before she was consigned to her long repose, I am informed, that all present took her by the hand and bid her adieu! She died of the Pleu risy. JOHN RIDGE. ^DZ RWJP iAiiS-ae, OUirRtV' SGBW 3- AAt*. DB IrJl-aT Gtj OUirR.— * Afccr I-R DwlSiS, 3J1GJI FRy, Dtf SC5./1- asby iivRy. v9JB(r» ta-ait o>py, o^tn,- <*>F.y 0»©h«'» IpA4PT. D<K)&da Dh<E>yiJ- <Zy h>JA4ori- Glr (PPA.® PEV. (PGWtSiyii £L MIT S’UQSbUJl-H. B®.?Z JPT SSC5/1- .lotET TG9»0-ToSl AR Ty<»SF«y O’./lCx- t; hjrswwe-v* tgt.v mit .iyhiv»<»j,5 9A4Ay. G«VZ (PA.AGTA C ARo* Dh Rffi- a. Tyoi»Pwy tjw* Op t r ^« TD^loP. [TRANSLATION.] Died at my house in Wills-valley, KA-NA-SE-TA. He was a good man, a professor of religion, and an ex- horter. His disorder was consump tion, of a year’s continuance. He was a member of the Methodist Society. His good works were many; for he exhorted his friends, Remember the commandments of opr Savior, for we know riot the time of our death, Now . in truth he no longer lives here upo/f earth, but his spirit dwells with out Savior ifi heaven* JtjilN HUSS. AQay qRoP y<s fez* Tth tvfi o 5 t«oc-t, suecnr cpuzaynyi aa z*V a* lct A»A<fpR qirvi-aTr P t, hA *»- zy h>$z<*yt> «*irii^>«)Eez irV. ;tab cp- Ar»sy. D.Uop«yh r.CuZJFsty. qw- •V'/iA £ hA Irer/lPAoV. The following are Candidates for the General Council of the Cherokee Nation tb represent the District of Cobsewatee. For the Committee. WALTER ADAIR, JOHN RIDGE. For the Council. Major ridge, TE-SA‘4>ASKJ, JAMES FOSTER, JOHN FIELDS, Jr. WATIE. * The following are Candidates for the enf suing Legislature of the Cherokee Nation- to represent the District of Chattooga. For the ComSiiT+eS; ' RICHARD FIELDS. ^ ' thomas Wilson!, ,-<■ DANIEL GRIFFIN,Jr. LITTLE TURTLE, EDWARD GUNTER. ANDREW ROSS. ^ For the Council. p. Bark, AHCH1LLA SMITJ5> HEAD THROWER, JOHN RATCLIFF, LAUGH AT MUSH, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL: SAH-KE-AH, SCRAPER. The following arc Candidates for the en suing General Council of the Clierokeis Nation, to represent the District of Chick- amauga. For the Committee. DANIEL McCOY, RICHARD TAYLOR, JOHN F. BALDRIDGE. For the CoOirciE. NATHAN HICKS, CHARLES REECE, cun-ne-quoh-yo-g£. SLEEPING RABBIT, THOMAS MANON, TSU-NU-GE. The following.are Candidates for the Ge neral Council of the Cherokee Nation to re* 1 present the District ofAhmoe: For Committee. JAMES BIGBEY, THOMAS FIELDS, THOMAS FOREMAN; For Council. GEO. FIELDS. YOUNG WOLF, JOHN WATTS. CRAWLING SNAKE, DE-SQUAII-NE, DEER IN THE WATER. The following are Candidates for the General Council of the Cherokee Nation' to represent the Distritt oi'Hickory Log. For Committee. JOHN DUNCAN, JAMES DANIEL, GEORGE WATERS, SAMUEL DOWNING, GEORGE STILL, RACCOON, MOSES DOWNING, EDMUND DUNCAN. For. Council. MOSES PARRIS, JOHN R. DANIEL, JAMES DAUGHERTY, slim Fellow, CHEWEA, . RISING FAWN, TUCKQUO, GEORQE CARY, WM. PROCTER, YOUNG CHICKEN. We are authorised to announce David Vann, a Candidate for the Committee for High Tower District. Jrxvi/S ss* D©v\eirvi«y An oVsl.ip ?- A.tsw se.viT. SPKS DIiB.M.—Gil «'SFffi«:y CvJIZ E- ahtveyz.—so-u.y, -iH? 0 »y, tirpJ Bri, jzBy, (pjis.iz. css^z nei.Adr’.i.sy.' 8PK$ DIiB^A.—<PSPiT», J AC, WVt.T, V- pjy, ji.i jvo-za iua, vaurz. JMV©yZ. 0 3 oBMy, DIrW, (Pota j»y, Dotxjivx, near* vfGaaay, vyd, jiva* <»y, DP«MZ. lrs^sz DoiAe<rvTc2y. «FKS irtiUAA.—ACTIjB, <A.yJ, *e„Zrt- otyz. .Ihwsyz. JO-y, IrotSSPo*, ©hXtiy'y &.obhd' 9 , (PSWJO-, 0 3 PB«XZ^(P>Z. iia«z D6LAer»udiy. 8PK9 r niiB^j».—'Dctwfcaytfty, hqy- <»J, yiPEotiz. UMVsyz.—o^wao-r, t®- BOT, aotXh, oBQES, Dh4Z IC *X0-W. CHEROKEE ALPHABET, Neatly printed and for sale at this Office, i Gwy jwGXota bh sz j.