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fehgiflk tho Spotted Arms Village
^bsndi oo the east sidl of Rock fiver,
parted for Rock Island, for the pur-
ipose of attending the treaty, which
was first appointed to be held at that
place. After reaching Ogee’s ferry
pn Rock River, they learned that it
jtfas to be,held at Prairie du Chien, at
which they were so much displeased
that tficy Jddlincd going any further,
*and, We arc informed, they say they
will not consent to or recognize any
treaty.
Wc learn, by a gentlemanavIio'ar
rived here yesterday from- Prairie du
Chien, that there are at that place
about 1700 Indians, consisting of Win*
nebagoes, Pottawatamies, and Sacs
and Foxes. The two former nations
ipacK claim to be owners ofthe coun
try for the purchase of which our
Commissioners have convened thorn.
Several talks have already been lis
tened to by our Commissioners from
ihem, in which they manifest their
disposition to sell their country. There
was some little diffifculty between the
two nations alluddd to, arising out of
the manner in which the $>20,000
promised them at Green Bay last
summer should be distributed among
them. The Wiiinebagoes claim the
full amount, because, they say, the
pottawatamies never owned any por
tion of this country, and consequently
Are:not entitled to any portion of rents
jfor it. Tho Pottawatariiies claim
ownership by virtue of title'invested
Irt them at some Jbrmcr treaty, in
consideration of life’country bordering
(}n the Illinois river. So soon as this
difficulty is settled, the purchase can
J)c effected. WliM course will be a-
Jopted by our Commissioners to set
tle that point, or whether any adjust
ment can be made satisfactory to the
contending parties, is at present un
known. We think, however, .it will
not be difficult to treat with the In*
dians. upon fair terms, if left to their
own discretion, uninfluenced by inter
ested white men. x?
aw SBSSIOTM
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1829.
| GEORGIA AND THE INDIANS.
Ifc Under this head, the last Charleston Ob
server has more than a column ofeditoriol
remarks, animadverting on an article in
the New York Observer of the 22 ult. re-
lttingto the Indians. We are extremely sor
ry to perceives that the Rev MhGildersleeve
has irfibibed the common prejudices against
the Chcrokces entertained in our neigh-
Coring States, and is too ready^jo dissem
inate the often repeated misrepresentations
in regard to them*.
“The State of Georgia;” says the editor,
"‘‘has no controversy at all with the Indians;
r\or are Wo apprized of a single act ol
theirs, towards the shattered ' remnants of
this unfortunate race, which indicates a
disposition to treat them with injustice, un
less it may bo their .running a new line
through the CheroBie country,/ in regard
to which a diflerence of opinion exists; and
their refusal to permit the Indians to give
witness* at be a party in any court created
by the laws or constitution of that State
Ndw, whatever may be the integrity and
virtue ,of a number, both ofth,e Creeks and
Cherokees, no white map would like to
Faye his life and property jeopardised by
die testimony of ap- .Indian. Though a
few may feel the sanction of an path, the
majority of them—unless they are gi-eatly
slandered—utterly, disregard it.”
In the view of Mr. Gildersleeve, then,
$t is uncertain whether it is unjust for the
State of Georgia to run a new line through
lbc Cherokee country, in opposition to an
express law of the United States, and at
tempi to establish the claim upon exparte
evidence; and to refuse to permit the hv-
dians to give witness, or be a party in any
of the courts of the State? Such acts, how
ler, other men, not only the editors of the
New York Observer, but a large number
of respectable and intelligent, and we pay
add, disinterested men, throughout the U*
nion, consider unjust in the behest degree,
and are willing to ( express -|fceir opinions
to the world. Is ^ not plainly avowed'
by the Civil authorities of Georgia that
their legislation, in regard to the Indians,
lias in view their ultimate expulsion from
their possessions? We say expulsion, for
we Consider persecution equivalent
foreC/ifodaftlie two we
prefer
unjust, that if there are but few Gherokees
of integrity and virtue^ these few
should be made to suffer jtni
& property jeopardised” by su< .. . „
proscription? But it is nbt so as the editor
of the Observer says. (tndwe are sorry b-
lias encouraged the slander) that there are
but few who “feel tht sanction of an oath,”
and “the majority of them utterly disre.
gard it.” In all tmr oourts of justice oaths
are administered Vtithbecoralng solemnity,
4nd we know of no ihbtthce wherein a
pp • if , \ . % .
witness lias even been(inspected of perjury,
but wte know of instances where our more
favored white brothers,Using the advantage
which the law of Georgiq gives them, have
perjured themselves in 'order to possess
the property of the Indians ^ Such in
stances are of recent date, and are the nat
ural consequences of unjust policy. What
ever Mr. Gildersleeve may think of the re
fusal of the State of Georgia to permit tin
Indians fo give witness ike. we know such
a refusal is most unjust, at least to a large
portion of the Cherokecs, on whom the
operation of the law is severe and Oppres
sive. ' -
The Rev. Gentleman appeals to have
a very contemptible opinion of the “integ
rity and virtue” of even the few Cberokees
who “may feel the sanction Of an oath,”
for he says, “no white man would like to
have hits life and property jeopardized by
the testimony of an Indian.” Wc should
hOrc'be tempted to say something, were
we not confident’, that many white mep,
those who know the intelligent part of the
Chcrokees best, would prefer to have their
lives and property depend on the testimo
ny df Conscientious Indians, rather, than on
l he testimony of Unprincipled wliftcs, who,
for a trilling consideration, or from malig
nity of heart, would not hesitate to barter
away life and property.
In the extract given abo^e, we are in
clined to suppose that the author makes
blit a trifling estimate of the progress of
civilization and religion among the Cher©-
kces; this supposition is strengthened from
the following words: “We have also been
informed on good authority; that so far as
the Chcrokees are concerned—while a fcW
are growing wealthy, the majority of the
nation arc actually growing'poorer arid
poorer every year.” This misrepresenta
tion has been repeated heretofore in Con
gress by Georgia’memhers, by Mr. Mitch-
ellpf Tennessee, by Mr. King of Alabama
and others—It has now made its appear
ance from another source—a source we
least expected, for which reason vve are
the more surprised. We feel it to be our
duty to declare that the assertion above
made is not true, and to call upon Mr.
Gildersleeve to prpve it/or reveal his au
thority, and when that is done, we pledge
ourselves to the public to produce good and
sufficient testimony,’to show that ttfe ma
jority of the Cherokees are not “growing
poorer and poorer every year.” Mr.
Gildersleeve owes it to the public—he
owes it to his readers—he owes it |to the
friends of Indian Missions to whom a favora
ble,St we believe, a eorrect report of the
progress of intelligence and civilization a-
mong the Chcrpkees has been given,(some
of these reports we have spec in the columns
of the Observer) to produce something,
more than a bare assertion;
If the article, which is the subject of these
remarks, had made its appearance in some,
polil ical paper we should probilbly have
given it but 4pissing' notice—but coming
as it does from a religious paper, which we
supposed had ah intimate connection with
the benevolent operations of the day,&, from
which wc had reason to expect,at least chris
tian. Sympathy, we could not refrain from
saying something. We think the time is fast
approaching when the destiny of the . In
dians will’be sealed. We can look to that
time without any dread-rif We are’ to be
destroyed and become extirt£;t,tbe. respons
ibly must rest oh other*; we have done
what we could to save .ourselves, with the
blessing of God. We do not however de
spair—Trusting in God we will continue
in the even tenor of our course, doing what
we in our feeblC judgment think tb be our
duty.
P. S. V(e ought in the ainWe remarks to’
have corrected the following: “Give the
Indians as many dollars a» this land would
fetch in market, and they would soon part
with it.” We think not, if we are to be
lieve the frequent declarations made by
them on this subject. If they had a good
country to go to, they would perhaps sell
their jfossessions, but as it is, having no
refuge to flee to, except th£ Worthless one
beyond the Mississippi river, they will
have to he compelled to Abandon their
lands, by force, or its equivalent, persecu
tion.
iMtekref MiTiowjo unlove.
t UcHeonent is occasioned
THOS. L. M’KENNEY, AND THE
INDIANS.
that When we have occasion
I Gentleman, it is to correct
him in bis misrepresentations. We do
hbt, however, wish to believe that his mis
representations are wilful—it may he he is
lead astray by his “secret” agents. At auy
rale such language as the following, which
lias beenVcpeated over & over again and
as often denied, ought to .be accompanied
with a better qualification than Mr, M’-
Kenney gives to it in his Address,delivered
in New Yorkonthe ISttfi of August last,be
fore the Indian Board,
“In regard to the disposition of the
great body of the Indians within our
States, we speak advisedly when we
say that Hi
The present
in great part by thw opposition of
those person febesc interelt it Is to
keep the Indians >vbpre they are.
Protection has actually been sought
of the Government by: tjboap wHb wish
to fetter their destiny egainst (lie
threats of others*- in which an enrol
ment lor emigration has bOtin.erburaen
on pain of death!” ' f :;
We now speak of ihe Chcrokees, and
“wc speak advisedly when we say” the
great body of thistribe are notmxtoui to
remove. It is true a few have emigrated,’
and some more may emigrate, but it is not
because they prefer, or ar? anxious 1o re
move. Some of thqm, we presume, con
sider themselves driven by necessity, arid
the rest do not cane wherexhey live or how
they live. With such the object of the*
betlbring their condition:, is the farthest
from their minds. It would have beqn
better if Mr McKenney had designated
“those persons whose interest it is to keep
the Indians where they are,” Solikewise,
those who have sought protection “agamst"
the threats of others,-m which an enrolment
for emigration has been forbidden on pain
of death !’* 'if in the last ease tue speaker
had any reference to. the Cherokees, we
declare him guilty o£a gross slander.—
Why is it that this’gentleman delights to
assert things that are utterly unfounded?
1? it his intention, together with those who
are endeavouring to remove the Indians, to
effect their end by deceiving the pubiK?
We hope the public will not so easily
leu astray. Tnat the truth may be kno
wo arc perfectly willing that.-die '‘Indian
Board” should despatch tf-dresponsible 5-
ent to this nation arid bbtaitffacts from in-
ividualsj’but let imn not he a “secret a-
gentj” & also, our columns shall always
be open for the* reply of any who may
think that we have misrepresented the
views of theimajority of this nation. This,
Wc believe, is hs fair as* we can do. If there
fore, herc|ifter, Mr. ivf’Kenney should re
peat his old saying again, without even at
tempting to prove what he’says, We shall
pass biin by without notice.
■ * —
Mr. Hg.uDiNOTT—l give you be-
Jotv a copy of the Constitution of n
Society Which was formed at Brain-
erd, on the day of the cxffimrtation ol
the schools, for the purpose of pro
moting the circulation of books in the
Cherokee language. j The strength of
the Society is, to bo' determined by
efforts vet toljjfe matkfe. It is expect
ed that^fimilar societies will be form
ed around other stations bf the Amer
ican Board of Missions. >
The Rev. Mr. Jgjiesqf the Valley
JTdtvns'. (BaptiMj. Mtfstbik-4ccDmpa*
nios a request lor 200 copies of the
Gospdl df Matthew With the following
infonhation. [ .
“We liavfe coffimencad the organi
zation of a Society for the circulation
Of Scripture and such Tracts, Hymns
&c. in the Cherokee Language as
May promote the cause of Christiani
ty. The people here are very anx
ious to read, and I think will do a good
deal towards supplying' themselves
with books.”
Some of.your readers will be glad
to learn that 1000 copies ol the Gos
pel of Matthew in the Cherokee Laq-
guage have been printed, and that
copies’may now be obtained. ^
CONSTITUTION
of the Bmintrd Cherokee Book Socie-
... * r . *■ Jy-
1. This SocieTy shall be called the
Braikerd Chekoree Boor Socie
ty.
2. Any person who pays any sum
to the society may be a member for
one year.
3. All the money of the society
shall be expended in the purchase of
Religious B6qks or Tracts in the
Cherokee Language for sale or gratu-*
itous distribution.
4. Every member who derires it
shall receive half the value Of his do
nation in Cherokee Books or tracts.
5. The Society shall meet every
year on the . < V \
and choose a President; Secretary,
Treasurer, and Collectors.—-
These all shall constitute an Execu
tive Committee.
6. The President shall conduct the
meetings of the Society and of the
Committee, autocall meetings of the
Committee whenever it appears to
him expedient.
7. The Secretary shall keep an. ac
count ooJi. that »s done, by the So
ciety or r by the Committee, and ri
port the Society a^its annual
,1'ng.'. . '
B. Thp Treasurer shall take care
AEal money cf the Society, and ex
pend it in the purchase of Books or
Tracts’ M^ding to the direction of
the Rxecuuvo Committee.
9" The Collectors shall visit people
at their houses, or wherever they
may bo found, and solicit donations to
the Society, which they shall nay o-
vor to the'Treasurer.,
10. The Committee shall direct
what Books or Tracts shall be bo'ught,
and shall sell or give away at thew
discretion, but shall give to such onIV
as read the Cherokee. language. AH
money received for the sale of Bookfc
or Tracts shall be expended in purchas
ing Others for gratuitous distribution.
—~-:b:o:o:o;o:o:o!'
[From the Norwich Courier.)
Wheal.—We are happy to find that
a discovery has at length brfen Made
by which our farmers will again be
enabled to raise their own wheat, rtjril
save to themselves the amount which
has heretofore left the State in pay
ment for flour. The discovery to
which we allude, is a remedy against
the ravages of the Hessian Fly, and
is apparently one deserving of the
consideration of every farmer. It
was made, by an agriculturalist iu
Canada, by whom it has been tested
in a of experiments, and found
entirely* effectual in every case.
The discoverer states that, “The
Hessian Fly deposits its eggs on the
wheat-ear before it is reaped; the egg
is so small as to be invisible to the
naked eye, but may 6c distinctly
seen witlfca microscope, sometimes
one grain of Wheat will be observed
to have several of these eggs off it.
They are attached to the wheat by a
‘ glutinous substance, deposited around
them by the parept fly, by wljicli they
are held so firmly oiuthe surface, as
not to be easily removfcd by tlm mo
tion of reaping, tllrebhiug, &c.
Shortly after the seeds begin to ger
minate in the s6il, the gtinial beat of
the season brings the young fly from
its egg, hi the form of a very small
iriaggot, (as is tlie case with all ih-
secls,) these little maggots deposit
themselves at the root of tlie stalk,
to the seed of which the eggs had
been attached, between the stem and
the lowest blade or leaf, where they
may be discovered, during the month
of May and bcgiiling of June, quietly
reposing: lioro’' they remain until the
warmth of tho sdnfcdn brings thcfii to
maturity, wfibli they conjmenec eat
ing the biibStance to which they have
been attached. It is hot until this
period that their destructive effects
ore visible, by the wheat’s becoming
withered and blighted. This accounts
For the fact that wheat, which is at'
tacked by this destructive insect,
presents a healthy appearance in the
month of June, the period at which
the embryo fly begins to use food.
Now it is evident that if the eggs
of this fly can be destroyed on tlie
seed wheat, by any process that will
not also destroy the vegetable quality
of the grain, the ruinous effects will
be avoided. This can be done by
the following very simple process—
“Soak tlie seed-weat In water for
twelve hours; spread it out on the
barn-floor, So as to allow the supera
bundant water to escape; then tako
fresh slacked lime, and mix it among
the wheat in quantity sufficient to
have every grain covered with the
Hme; taking carcjto stir the wheat well
wfcjf a khovel, so that no particle may
escape coming in full contact with
the lime, which wtmn thus applied,
will in a short, time destroy the eggs,
and consequently preserve the grain
ft-eni destruction.”
Died at Swansea, Joseph Scwet^
commonly called the Lincolnshire
Giant. The deceased was 7 feet 4 ;
inches high, and wighed 37 stone, of
GIB lbs. Sewell’s dress required
five yards of proad-clotb for kisioat,
five yards of doth and lining for his
waistcoat, seven yards of patent cord
for his wowser*; his shoos wove four
teen inches and a half long, and six
indies and a half wide. Whilst alive
and exhibiting in public, he was ac
companied by a dwarf, who weighed
only G§ lbs.... .
“
Affray and Murder.—A negro tra
der named Gordan, with two other
white met!; were lately travelling
through Kentucky with# drove of 60
negroes, whom they were conveying
from Maryland.to Mississippi. The
men, Who were handcuffed and
chained together, succeeded, by
means of a file, in ttepafating the irons
which bi’ound their hands, when they
rose on (heir master and his assistants,
killed the two latter, and beat Gor
don with a club till he was supposed
to be dead; they then proceeded to, f* *"****' **mm,*s.
pillage the baggag^ wtigqui.Stlcf? Got-.
don, in the,mean time, recovered
sufficiently to mount a horse, with the
assistance of one of the women’, and
made his esca^^Jj| imigUborhood
ctfcded in capturing the whole gang
of negroes, seven of whom, it is sjjiid,
were engaged in the murders; and will
bb brought tq trial. * ' 1
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returning hodne in a carriage, in New
roijk, lat^ on I’riday, when a fellow
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CfiERGKEE CONSTITUTION
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3UWS v
OF THE CHEROKEE NATION
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