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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 oonr^as 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*],.