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and lords of the soil—with all
t lv? U .*,(•.IJvi.Lo A .lioil CUll OO p.iaS..'tl
01 t:ia loiui of lUo moat solemn trea
ties actually existing between tueni
a.id our own goverimiO.it—a ad li.iaily,
by that voice which thunders tV on llie
eternal throne, Do to oniuiio v* ye
WOULD THEY SHOULD DO UNTO YOU.
All the rights, this plighted faith, this
moral and religious obligation, press
ing equally upon the conscience of ev-
e y individual of the human family
With all the tremendous force which
the Supreme Legislator of heaven
and earth can bring to bear upon an ac
tive intelligent agent—all these things
c y aloud to the legislature of our
c ) mtry not thus to interfere in this
m itter. Let them not touch the in-
ha-itenoe of these sons of the forest,
lest they to i h the accursed tiring, and
the leprosy cleave to them and their
posterity to many generations.
There is another point of view, in
which we agree with the honorable
secretary of war, and that is, the inu
tility of instilling into the minds of
youth s nne elementary instruction,
an 1 then leaving them to mingle with
their surge and pagan brethren un
protected by the laws of Christianity
an i civilization. The experiment we
have recently m ule among these no
ble minded people demonstrate the
truth of the conclusion, that the best,
and perhaps we might say the onl;
way to do them permanentgood, is to
Christianize them first—bring them
under the ref inning effects an / powerful
restraints bf fie gospel of Christ, and
then gently intro luce them to the
knowledge, practice, and habits of
civilized life. So far this method lias
been effectual. No sooner do they
bow a willing obedience to the* com
mand of Jesus Christ, and their hearts
and lives are brought under the salu
tary restraints and precepts of his gos-
p •!, then their docility in submitting
to be taught the arts of agriculture,
o’’ domestic economy, and all the so
cial duties, becomes manifest to all.—
Th y are easily form'd into regular
cntnmu iit res governed by wholesome
In vs. and exhibit - in practice all the
p"in.'files which govern and regulate
civil; ed life.
^Vhen this is ejected, what harm or
danger can be apprehended from their
proximity to the white population, or
even to their commingling with them?
Is the mere circumstance of the dif
ferent color of their skin to make
them to be abhorred for ever by the
white man? Is this eharactercstic
peculiarity alone sufficient to entail
unnn them the malediction of our gov
ernment, that if must adopt measures
to push them to the utmost verge of our
western territories! Let the wisdom
exbihi’ed in the council of theChero-
kees, the Christianity, civility, and i -
dnsfry, displayed by the Wyandots
and others, tea h our senators at least
moderation towards ilium if they may
not, as we think they might, inspire
th 'm with resect and veneration for
these ancient lords of this western
world.
closed his observations fn defence of] matter if Interest. He declared that
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, January 14, 1829.
The following resolution, offered
yesterday by Mr. Wilde, was Liken
up and agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of
War he directed to lay before this
n ouse copies of any compacts or a
g"eements made between the Creek
a ul Cherokee tribes of Indians, under
the directions, or with the assent of
'the United states, establishing the
boundary lines of their respective
limiting grounds within the limits of
the slate of Georgia, prior to the year
1821; and also, copies of any corres
pondence between the War Depart
ment and the Agents for Indian Affairs
t m'diing the same, which lias not
been heietofore communicated.
January 16th.
CLAIMS OP GEORGIA CITI
ZENS.
The House resumed, in Committee
of tlie whole Mr. Condict in the
Ch ’ir. the unfinished business of Fri
day last, being the report of the Com-
mi'fec n Indian Affairs, on the claims
of eertai i citizens of Georgia.
The question being on the motion
of Mr. Thompson in effect to reverse
that report, which is unfavora
ble.
Mr. Wilab then resumed* and
itiu motion, ins argument tiuspun-’
cij.ai»y liirccleu to mat portion ot the
claim »viiic.ii iciuUs lo interest, in
me corn so of u, he slated tnat he
leit liunse.ll to be, as all would be
w ho attempted lo address a commit
tee oi ihe whole on sutii subjects—
iox cuuuanle in ueserlo—with the only
diilereiue. that be had here the soii-
ttiue without the silence of a des
ert.
Mr. M Lean replied to the obser
vations which had laiien horn the va
rious gentlemen from the Slate of
Georgia, a ,d defended the report of
the Committee. He stated that the
stipulation entered into between llie
Government of the United States and
tliu Creek Indians, was that claims
should be satisfied \o a certain a*
mount. The President of the United
States was einpowereu to decide cn
these claims; and by his decision lie
had precluded the claims which are
now- urged upon the Iloixe. The
balance of money which umains be
longs to ihe Indians according to he o-
piuion of many members of the House,
Dul tlial was not Ins opinion. &ome
ul these claims are of fifty yean stand
ing, and are for horses and negro*s run
away into the Indian country. hwas
said by gentlemen that property de
stroyed should be paid for. Ail prop
erty destroyed between 179u and
16j2, it is stipulated, shall be paid
for; and if any claim of that ebaractei
could be presented, lie would willing
ly volt; for it. lie read the opinion oi
llie Attorney General, adveise to
the claim for interest; and main
tained that ample justice had been
done to the parlies.
Mr. Southerland made some ob
servations in favor of the claims, and
of the motion to amend llie report of
(he Gi mmillee. lie took the ground
which had been previously taken by
ihe gentleman from Georgia, that the
claims of t he citizens oi Georgia had
not been liquidated by the General
Govetjpneni, according to the treaty
between the United States and the
Indians, and that the balance which
remains in ihe Treasury belongs to
ueorgia, for the settlement of the
still unliquidated claims. He argued
that as Georgia had been compelled
by tile general Government to release
the Creek Indians from retyonsibiliiy
for these losses of propeily, and tha i
therefore they hail no where to turn
except to the government ol the Uni
ted Stales for indemnity . He expr* s-
sed his belief that, had lie time, he
could examine the opinion of the At
lorney General and overthrow it.
Mr. Given succeeded,* in defence
of the proposition that further legis
lation is necessary on tliis subject.—
Government had compelled Georgia
to renounce her claims on the Indians,
for a specific sum. That in the dis
tribution of this sum, the claims of
some of the citizens of Georgia have
been rejected, he considered unjust,
because they were puvluded from
obtaining any compensation from the
Indians by the act of the government.
Whatever claims are outstanding, lie
considered it obligatory on the Gov
ernment to legislate with a view to
put these claims in a train for adjust
ment. It had been said that this
could not be done without the consent
of the Indians, and that one power
could not act without the other. He
was desirous to bring this question to
a decision, lie thought the proper
course for the Committee would be
to instruct the Committee lo bring
such a bill as would provide /or these
claims being put in train for adjust
ment and liquidation.
Mr. Gilmer said the question was,
whether there was any properly not
paid for, and, if there was, w hether
the balance of the fund unexpended
did not belong to those who had suf
fered the losses. lie stated that ow
ing to the condition of Georgia, and
the situation of her citizens, at the
time they suffered the injuries and
losses complained of from the Creek
Indians, that it was impossible to form
an estimate of their losses. The
Farmer had mere sufficient stock for
subsistence and cultivation, and if he
lost his only horse, by what rule of'
calculation could his loss he estima
ted, or by what rule of justice could
he he recompensed? He described
the state of the Georgia frontier du
ring the war, and stated that the cit
izens, at their own expense, erected
a line of blockhouse, and manned
them, and that they had never re
ceived any compensation for these ex
penditures and services Yet the
Government is stickling about a little
.locilizei.s oi the United Mates bad
suffered more than those of the Geor
gia frontier, and none therelore could
present a stronger claim on the equit
able laid liberal consideration of the
General Government.
lib complained ol the gross injustice
doneto Georgia by the tiealy oi New
Yort in 1790, which was negotiated
wit! the Indians when Georgia had no
representative on the floor. It was
that ftot which lii st raised the voice
ofa representative from Georgia a-
g.iinst the General Government. The
legotiation of the year 1821 was the
first in which the Government had
ever permitted Georgia to lnlerlcre
by her commissioners.
As to the increase of slave proper
ty from the female slock, he contend
ed that it was much undervalued.*r-
Persons had accumulated fortunes
solely from this increase. He stated
that the land acquired of the Indians
was four and a half millions of acres
at ten cents an acre, making 460,UUu
dollars. Of this the Indians had re
ceived 200,0 )0 dollars in money, and
the remaining 250,000dollars was in
tended to cover the claims of the
citizens of Georgia on the Indians.—
The balance therefore ought to he ap
plied to the claims yet unliquidated.
Mr. Weems briefly assigned the
reasons which induced him to vote for
he motion to amend. He thought
Congress had the power, and ought
0 legislate so ds to provide for the
list intuition of the balance left in the
Treasury from this source.
Tie question w as tlien taken on the
motion to amend, and decided in the
negative. Ayes 66, noes74.
NEW ECU OTA:
WLUAESDAY, Vliii. 4, I.-CiD.
Our subscribers whajeceive their papers
by mad may wish to know the reason of
(he falure of our last. We can tell them
that i< is not our fault v We had the pa
pers leposited, as usual, in the Post Office,
but same how or other, not well known to
us, Ley were not taken in the mail. Af
ter king obliged to stop our paper several
i invs we extremely regret to have our sub
orners disappointed.
W HEREAS my wile Elizabeth lia c ,
w thout any caus whatever, absent
ed herself from my lodgings, all persons
ue hereby cautioned against harboring and
rote'cting her, or forming any harga ns o;
contracts with her; a-- the subscriber is de
termined not to be responsible for th-m.
JAMES PETIT.
Ccna .augn, C. N. Jan. 7. 43 S.
Oivokoe, Jan. 21sl, 1829.
Mr. Elias B'udinott,
Drar S i—In your la«t number, I find
where mv husband, James Petit, advertises
me for absenting myself from h.s lodgings
without any just cause, and cautions all
persons from harborng or protecting me,
or forming any contiark with ine, as h* is
deterrnin d not to pay any of my contracts,
Sec. I mud let a generous public know
mv reasons for leaving his lodgings. I did it
when 1 was ordered. I did not carry awav a
n v of hiskeys. I was compelled to do what I
have done—h- has killed nearly all ofmy
stock, for which 1 shall want pay. You
will please give this an insertion in your
paper, and oblige an injured woman.
ELIZABETH PETIT
Be it known to all whom it may concern,
that, from and after this present date, no
advertisement similar to the one complain
ed pf above, will be insert ed in the Phoenix,
except when the advertising person pro
uluces good reasons to the odder to show
that he or she has just cause of complaint.
Ed.
Weather.—We have had some cold and
wet days of late. The river has risen con
siderably, and we see now and then a boat,
if it is proper so to stile a half-way-canoe,
loaded with—Whiskey.
Attempts of this kind have been made
heretofore, but without any success, for the
intercourse law of the United States has
been invariably executed. Whether the
President will again use the military force
to oust these inti uders as the law provides,
we are not able to say. The law is expli
cit, and we hope, for the honor of the Gen
eral Government, it will be faithfully exe
cuted—it is as follows:
Sec. 5. Jlnd he it further enacted,
That if any such citizen or other per
son, shall make a settlement on any
lands belonging, or secured, or grant
ed, by treaty with the United States,
to any Indian tribe, or shall survey, or
attempt to survey, such lands, or de
signate any of the boundaries, by mark
ing trees, or otherwise, such offender
shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, and suffer imprison
ment, not exceeding twelve months.
And it shall, moreover, he lawful for
the President of the United States to
take such measures, and to employ
such military force, as he may judge
necessary, to remove from lands, be
longing, or secured by treaty, as afore
said, to any Indian tribe, any such citi
zen, or other person, who has made,
or shall hereafter make, or attempt to
in 'ke, a settlement thereon.
There is one fact connected with this af-
fa.r, which we think proper to mention.—
Wb-'n known, in the view of every honest
and liberal man, it ought to redound to the
credit of the Cherokees. It is this. In all
cases of intrusions, when wlvitemcn have
b< haved in a provoking manner, and with
the greatest degree of impudence, the Chet-
okees have never, to our knowledge, resort
ed to forcible mea ures, but have peaceably
retired, and have patiently waited for the
interference of the United States, and the
execution of the above section. Does not
this show that they are faithful to their
treaty contracts, ami that they expect the
like faithfulness from the United States?—
We hope that they will not now be disa 1 -
’ pointed.
The following is extracted from a
letter, addressed to the Euiior by a
particular friend. We insert it as
conveying the prevailing sentiment
of t be Nation.
•••I bate read with considerable in
terest, that part of the Message ul
ihe President of the Unileu Slates to
Congress, which relates to Indian al-
fairs, also the report of the Secretary
of War on the 6aune subject. \ ou
perceive that these executive docu
ments, as usual, are prolific with new
plans and sentiments, in regard to the
Indians. I confess that 1 was surpris
ed to observe such language from the
executive of the United Stales—in
ibis enlightened age. The Gener
Government has been very friendly lo
us, until within a few years past,
when it is gradually assuming another
character. Instead of protecting us
in all our rights, as secured to us by
solemn treaties, every ingenuity is set
at work to obtain our small tract of
Country. This state of things com
menced at the moment we refused to
cede any more of our lands. The pro
fessions of the General Government
of her wish for our prosperity were
then contrary to lief real intentions
In other words, so long as land was
to be bad from us, in exchange for a
few blankets, tobacco &e, the Govt
lavished its fair professions. But
now when we have no more to spare
we become the objects of censure.
Our Missionary friends also, who are
teaching us the way to heaven, have
incurred the displeasure of those who
want our land.”
the 4th Inst. and will he sold Immedfcr*
ately. No claim was put in by the
Spaniards. The other prizes will
doubtless share tho same late.
COLONEL R. M. JOHNSON.
We are extremely sorry to find
that this gentleman has been left out
of the Senate of the United States.
His parliamentary career has bee*
long and useful, and his country owes
him a large debt of gratitude. Colo-
uel Johnson is as distinguished for his
patriotism as his philanthropy. As a
patriot, he supported the insulted
rights of his country, and was among
the flrst to buckle on his armour when
war was declared. It was in the
memorable battle fought between th*
American troops and the British and
their Indian allies under Proctor*
that he signalized himself by hie
bravery, and fell covered with honor
able wounds, the scares of which still
exist to mark his devotion to hi*
country. He appeared in the field
as a volunteer, and as soon as hie
wounds would allow him he hastened
te discharge his parliamentary duties,
in the councils of the nation, where hr
has continued ever since, incessantly"
laboring for the public good. It has,
with great truth, been'said of Colone.I
Johnson, that “to add to the glory,
reputation, and grandeur of his coun
try, forms the prominent wish of his
heart, which is ‘open as day to melt
ing charity:’ he is the father of tho
orphan, the protector of the widow,
and the friend of the war-worn soldier,
whose claims he is alw ays the first'
to espouse and the last to abandon.”
Washington City Chrcn*
A man by tin* name of James White was
on th? 2Gth ult. committed to prison in
Jasper, Tennessee, for the crime of mur
dering one George Brown. Mrs. Brown,
wife of the deceased is supposed to have
been accessary to thf* horrid act of taking
tlm life of her husband. She has likewise
been committed. White and this woman,
while Brown was living, were known to
live too intimate.
TRADING IN SLAVES.
The following article was translat
ed for the New York Statesman, from
a French paper:
“According to the Journal du Hav
re, a young African Prime, having*
ih sire lo see this country, embarked
4U negroes on bo rd a ship which he
had freighted, apparently in order t*
pay by their sale the expense of bis
voyage, it appears that 40 negioes
were to be sold for account of his high
ness. The authorities of Gaudaloup*
would not oeubtless consider that sue
contrary to the repressive laws of th*
treaty. In fact, the Prince at least i*
proprietor of his subjects and has a
right to sell them. Then of course
the Colonies have a tight to purchase
them- This is admirable reasoning,
by which it would always be easy t*
evade the law. Embark a cargo of
negroes: choose one upon whom you
may bestow the title of Prince; tat
too, and ornament him with gewgaws,
then if you are seized and accused of
breaking the treaty, answer “not at
all: these negroes belong to bis high
ness live Prince of Boni, or any ot help
place you please. I ain simply the
navigator employed to conduct his roy
al highness to bis destination.” Wo
are assured that such things have al
ready been done, and that not long
since, in one of our colonies, the sub
jects of a Black Queen were sold, af
ter which the Queen heiself was sold
in her turn.”
In Rlma Courit;, Ten. a woman &. an in
fant were bu’-nt to death by fair ng together
nto a fire. The woman was probably subject
to fits. What is more surprising is, the
husband of the deceased mourned and re
mained a widower—one week, and then
married a sister of h's former wife.
We understand upon good authority that
our frontier neighbours in Georgia are mov
ing in fast and settling on the lands belong
ing to the Cherokees. Right or wrong they
are oaterminad to Uk» th* •ountry.
Havana.—A letter to the editors
of the Baltimore American, from their
correspondent at Havana, under date
7th ult, says:—“Yesterday the Brit
ish sloop of war Grasshopper, brought
in the Spanish Guineaman El Firme,
with four hundred and eighty three
slves, captured off St Dominique.
By the treaty with England these
slaves must be farmed to masters for
five years, and then (for bonds are
given) they are to be emancipated.
All, therefore, who are nut by fraud
continued in bondage, become a part
of the most dangerous population of
this Island; and they are really more
wretched themselves, and more hurt
ful to the Spanards, than if they were
placed in absolute slavery. This is.
therefore, a most mistaken humanity,
if it were intended so, on the part of
the British Government. The Tus
can brig L’Enric-heta arrived yester
day from Barcelona with 134 fine
troops. The Spanish brig Amelia
and cargo were given up to the cap
tors without trial* at Key West, on
OREGON SETTLEMENT.
The nroutli of Columbian river, a*
it was named by white men, or Ore
gon as the natives call it, seems des
tined soon to become the scene of
busy trade, as it may be apprehended
it will in future times of combat and
bloodshed among the rival commer
cial nations of the earth. Already i*
fact, has the British government, ia
the true character of Englishmen, ex
tended her jurisdiction over all north:
west America not already in the oc
cupancy of sum? other power. And
nothing remains for the government
of the United States, but to takeppsn
session of the immense and impprlant
territory, west of the Rocky mouQtaipe
washed by the Pacific ocean, and ex
tending to the 61st degree of north
latitude. One of the objects contem
plated in establishing the authority of
government at the mouth of the Ore
gon, is the assumption and protection
of our rights, now- seriously menaced
by the all grasping hand of Great
Britain.
A voyage to China from the mouth
of the Oregon is performed in about
thirty days.—How splendid is the vis
ion which'the imagination frames of
the irreatness and power of the Re
public; extended, not by conquest, but-
by the enterprise < f hpr free citizens,
from the shores of the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean; united together and
chained ns it were to indissoluble un^
ion. by interests the most powerf*],.