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We have been so much struck with
the following article, taken from tiio
Monthly Extracts from the Corres
pondence of the British and Foreign
Bible Society, fur the month of Sep
tember last, which have just reached
us, that we cannot withhold it from
our pages. We earnestly hope that
6ome of our female readers, alter pe
rusing the article,, will resolve, in re
liance pn divine aid, “to go and do
likewise.” The article is from St.
Petersburg!), the capital o! the Rus
sian Empire, and the scene of opera
tion is that great and very profligate
city.—Phil. Ch. Adv.
The influence of Pious IVomen in pro
moting a Revival of Religion.
One of the most interesting persons
among my Christian acquaintance, is
IVIi-b. ——; a woman of little stature,
but of uncommon sprightlincss and en
ergy of mind. It was the peculiar
privilege of this devoted Christian to
lie brought up by a lady distinguished
for becevolencc; who sometimes to*,
her as her companion, when she visit
ed the abodes of misery and wo; and
at other times sent her as the almon
er of her bounty, to relieve their dis
tresses. By this means she acquired
a talent for conversing with the poor
in various languages, in a familiar, af
fectionate, and instructive manner—a
talent which has since proved invalua
ble, and which a gracious God lias
blessed to the good of many. Those
persons who have never made the at
tempt can form no conception of the
difficulty of conversing in this way: yet
those who are beginning to engage in
the delightful work should be greatly
encouraged, by the assurance, that
this, like every other talent, becomes
brighter by being used. ,
About seven years ago, the excel
lent Princess M met with Mrs.
; and idler conversing with her a
short time, the Princess s.ikl, “Are
you not an English woman?” she an
swered, “Yes.” “Do you ever go to
chapel?” “No.” “Then come a-
iong with mo,” said the Princess:
“step into my carriage: I am going,
and 1 will take you thither.” She con
sented : and it may truly be said, that
now commenced her happiness. Before
this she was an intelligent, industrious,
and kind-hearted woman: now she be
came a religious one. Her labours
were transformed into Christian la
bours; and were followed up with an
ardour and perseverance, I have nev
and when she arime to coinc away,
they asked her, with much solicitude,
“When will you come to see us again?"
--1 «ni happy to say, sue has been lu
see them again, and lias provided them
with 50 copies of the First Book for
Children; and hundreds of persons in
that neighborhood are deriving advan
tages from her visit: some are learn
ing the alphabet; others are reading
the Scriptures with which she lias
furnished them; and others are listen
ing, perhaps for the first time in their
existence, to the joyful sound, “Be
lieve on tiie Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou slialt be saved
Is net this cheering? Is not this
. ....... ..w. the way to promote a revival? If on-
In her visits to j ly one in twenty of the disciples of
carried books and j Christ w'ere to evince an equal sob
er seen exceeded.
the poor she now carried books and ! Christ w'ere to evince an equal —
tracts, as well as food and raiment;! cilude for the salvation of sinners, it
would soon turn the wilderness into a
fruitful field.
A 8* >' *
From lue iNauo. ai lui ^ ..
PRESENT CRISIS IN THE CONDITION OF
THE AMERIANCAN INDIANS.
NO. XIV.*
It is well known, Messrs. Editors,
and when she found persons unable to
read, which was frequently the case,
she made it a point to read to them,
and to explain what they could not un
derstand.
I cdnsiiler her prompt assistar.ee as,
in a great measure, instrumental to
mv becoming extensively engaged in
the circulation of I lie Holy Scriptures. gl 1B uc;il
She gave me two of the first Finnish t ba t a j ong series of numbers, on u
Bibles that ever passed through my j giug),. subject, is not apt to be read:
hands and when there was a great especially if it be of the nature of a
demand for the Sacred Volume in that j rga i diplomatic discussion. On tiiis
language, she actually sold her watch. aoC ount 1 have felt many misgivings
in order toJurnish one hundred Bibles to in calling upon the public to loliow
the poor, at reduced prices. This was me from one stage to another of the
a noble effort in the cause of God: it negotiations, with the Cherokees; but
augured w’ell as to future usefulness; i [ )avc ueeu advised that no part of
and the expectations which were ex- Uie preceding numbers could ue o-
cited by il have been more than real- milled without injury to the cause,
ized.' ' We hear of ladies in England y j v . crc arguing before the Supreme
taking a part of a district, and using Court of the United Stales, a s.rnple
every effort to put the inhabitants of reference would, in many eases, be
it in possession of the word of God.— .sufficient, where 1 bate felt it neces*
I rejoice at it: we bless God for it— sar y to make quotations. Yet I think
but this zealous woman has taken a any candid lawyer will admit, that,
whole city for her sphere, and pcrnui- ;j |, e were pleading the cause of the
bulated it alone; and has succeeded , Indians before the highest tribunal in
beyond all expectation. In the course our country, lie would be constrained
of a few months, she lias sold more 1 by faithfulness to his clients, to dwell
than one thousand flee hundred Bibles, muc h longer upon some topics than 1
and Testaments and Psalters; and in | have clone. Let it be remembered,
this blessed work she is still actively ; tliat the honest, fair-minded, iuteili-
eugaged. gent members of the American com-
In labours so abundant, a variety of muuity arc to decide this question; or
interesting particulars have come to at least that they may decide iijusl-
our knowledge. One of the most ly and properly, ii they will take the
striking and important is as follows:— trouble to understand it, and will dts-
She furnished a certain poor family ' tinctly and loudly express their opiu-
with a Psalter: it was the first sacred ions upon it.
book they over possessed, and it was And here let me humbly iutreuttlie
hoped that great good would result good people of the United States, to
from it. Accordingly, in the course mke this trouble upon themselves,
of a week, my friend called to see and not to tiimk it an unreasonable
what had become of the newly pur- task. Let each intelligent, reader
chased volume. As she entered the i consider imnselt a jury man in the
room, she found a person reading it; case; & let him resolve to bi ing in^sucb
and after a few observations on the j a verdict as he can heieailer regard
excellency of the Scriptures, Mrs. j with complacency. It is not a single
took the Psalter and read the : man who is on trial, and wno may
psalm which begins with “Blessed is j lose his life by the carelessness ol the
the man whose transgression is l’orgiv- jury. Sixty thousand men, women
cnand whose sin is covered, unto whom and children, in one part oi the Uni-
tlie Lord imputeth not iniquity, and , ( e d States, are now ui constant ex-
iu whose spirit there is no gu le.” A pectation of being driven away lroi
thin partition separated this family
from several others; some of whom,
hearing an unusual conversation, came
in. Another and another followed,
until seventeen persons were sitting
or standing around her, listening to
the words of eternal life. This was a
tine opportunity, and it was not per
mitted to pass unimproved. She ex
plained to them the nature of divine
orgiveness and the only way in which
»• can be obtained; showed them how
dec ’able it is to possess this blessed
ness mid then pressed home the im
portant question to their consciences.
“Do you possess this blessedness? Do
you see your need of it? Do you ear
nestly desire it?” At these solemn
appeals, one woman began to weep,
and walked away. “Stop,” said my
warm hearted friend, “stop; remem
ber that our Lord Jesus Christ shed
tears over the sins of others, and it is
no disgrace for you to weep over your
own sins. Come back, and bear more
about it.” The woman returned; and
the subject was continued, until the
place became » Bochim, “a place of
weepers;’* every one was in tears:
A few remarks upon the treaties | ,)ov ‘ 5 * tal <;d. At any rate they will
with the Cherokees may not be use- l )rot,£lj ly lead most readers to a di*
j ess redly opposite conclusion.
Il is a natural inquiry, Have there! Here, then, we have sixteen tien*
been any attempts to tr« at with this j V es " . ** ie Cherokees, negotiated
nation since the year 1819? There I *™ m l *819, ratified by live
have been many; and although the | 1 ‘es'denls, all resting upon the same
Statesmen of Georgia now think i P rinc, pics, all consistent with each
that the United States ba\e no power othei ’» and 1,11 m)W in force, except
to make treaties iiith the Indians. 1 ^ s0 ' ne P f| Hs may have become ob«
it is not more than one or tvo years j s0 ‘ el(5 hy subsequent stipulations on
since they wer* urging Congress Co I the same subjects. Tiie earlier trea-
make appropriations for this object, I tU:s arc r «l»ea‘edly and solemnly re-
aml pressing the Executive to pro- f°£ nized f \V later ones. An official
cure the Cherokee country, by uego- ,etlcp . Mr - J<^rson curiously
nation. In regard to this matter■ | vv *'ouglil into a treaty, so as to foi m n
OtlUliltS) (l« tv tliv \ Atom vi v I • j if* . i
ly-making power, are of quite recent | ‘nt'oduced for the permanent deleue
origin; aud it is supposed that U«e> j 01 }:te Ch«iokees.
would not veliemuitiy remonsiute, L lookmlo mlirr treatirs wit
th
if a treaty should now be made, the j frorn ,! / e 1 De,a ™re treaty of
terms of which would compel the 1 ‘ (Iron, which a qv-otntion was
i.eioki is to tai.e up then residence «» ».tdh m-mberj to the
uuaur the shade of the Hooky Mom.- Cr ®V k l ' e •*!’ ° ,b2 , 6 ' t,!C Si,rne ,nv '-
Hius. The scruples about the l.ca-1 oi;,bift . tc, '.': ,!or . v * ,l,p s Menirt
ty-iunkhig power seem not to have ! fEuuranty, the same proffer of friend
existed till after the Cherokees re .; smp and gooJ ne.ghbcidiood, will ev.
fused to treat anymore. U ben i Rr - V ; vl, ! :, ' c So many (rea.
chiefs and people had thus refused, i ^‘ s >«cn lurmcd m.h ndtans pre
at home and abroad, in their own ter- '° 18l °' Mr ‘.
aai....gion-whcn! J ® , 1 , T ,, I P rono,m ° p ? thl ‘ m “'nnumer*
u. writing, that nl ’. le ; />• ^nc ol theso treot.rs is the
• i " .... .i. ,., r o: i gin.i 1 title of the Indians declared
there was not money enough in on. | ^ ^ defective.
iitoty u;in at
thev had declared
national treasury to purchase an ad- •,,, , . -. -
1 ■ ■ j it said Hint Indians have not the now*
In none of them is
i • . , , i , i„,„ i it said that Indians
ditional loot ol land, auu when these; r ir , ■
■ i • i i. , i , i et ot selt-jfovernrueut, or that tbev
declarations were made iaiiIi a itctci- n f
rninntion and constancy which left no
hope of forming a treaty, then it was
discovered, that the government or
the United States possessed no power
to make a treaty.
In my third number I observed,
that it is uflit.le importance whether
the States* In no case have the In*
dians signed away their inheiitanee,
or compi omtnJted their independence.
1 hey have never admitted themselves
to be tenants at v, ill or tenants for
jears. Upon the parchment all
their native
the treaty are incorporated into the .
treaty of Holston. 'fherc is one pro-. ^ h ‘ at lg lhe evidence broug | lt <v
vision, however, not thus incorporat* j • . . . „ ®. _
ec
a
.• , . , r-i i - „j i gainst this mighty mass of treaties?—
ccl; viz that the Cheiokees u.a> send ^ abso|i ; (eI , 10thi T[)ft
a Deputation of their ch ii. i to Con-, Seurel 0 f War merely says, that
press. 1 hough this treaty ol llopc- . ( . * , J . %
° „ ' i.i r\, ,iL,i 1 ll)t? Cherokees were permitted to re-
«cll ,vmi made and.r the old|Cc«[W., mai „ 0 „ lo „, Is „ r Ge0 « ia . Bul
eialion, .fit is it lore., good forth. „ her0 ls , lis ori i„ 8
j would require that the ChctOKeesi
■should now be allowed a, privilege
tantamount to sending a Deputy to
Congress at the time that treaty was
If we turn from the treaties to the
laws of the United Stales, we find
the whole system of legislation made
made.
The follow ins
in exaci accordance with the treaties.
res sons which have ! iNear| y « !1 those compacts required
appropriations of money. When
become auiiarcnt in Uie course ot uus , . ,
! i if , the appropriations were made the
investigation, sutisty me tii.it lue, 1 * 1
i.ivebii 0 di , j ; lieu lies came of course under the
ireatv ol iionevveii is suit in toicc. • ... •• .. .
11 , J * .. ,; -c view ol both Houses ol Congress; and
1 In ail bu isonueul treaties, tncre i , . .. * ’ *
i. in dinu.ufc! 5 i every such appropriation was of
is no intimation, not even the most ex
pectation of being driven away trom
their country, in such a manner as
they apprehend will result in their
present misery and speedy extermin
ation. Sixty thousand human beings,
to whom the faith of the United
States has been pledged in the
most solemn manner, to be driven a-
xoay—and yet the people of the Uni
ted States unwilling to hear their sto
ry, or even to require silence tiil
their story can be heard!
1 am encouraged, Messrs. Editors,
to proceed, by the assurance which
has reached me from different quar
ters, that our community is not cal
lous to every feeling of justice and
honor, in relation to the Indians; that
there is a greater disposition to in
quire on this subject than on any oili
er now before the public; and that
even my numbers, deficient as they
are in vivacity, are extensively read
with that interest,which the magnitude
of the cause, in vll its bearings, may
well excite.
* This number was mislaid by the editors
of the Intelligencer, and hence it appears
out of its proper place in the series.
luds. Obs.
.. 1 course an assent of Congress to the
seure, that tti>» lieaty, oi an) ottiu, lreal .
had been abroad, aouulled. nr j Bof mos , im| , or .
perseueu. i taut articles of treaties were taken
2. In the secom ««*» y * | from previous existing laws of Coa*
delphta, n J4, tae U tod blutts , Thus, the 11 tl. article of thd
give money “to cviujo lair justice ; Uoaly of HuUu>n is t;ikcn IVom lhe
to the Urheroiices, lor rclttiquisliincuts t( . e matle u ith tho (jrecks ot New
ot Ends by the treaty of iiopenvll j y 0 ,k, August 7th, 1790, where it
and Uie treaty o i bis iu . ; was inserted verbatim from “nn act to
both licuties i.ic iiiet.Uonc in pii ; )it , gu j a i e trade and intercourse with
ciseiy tt.e same mnntte., which would lh J ||ldinn lribcSf „ wbich wn8
hardly have been the case, .1 one hud . ovcd by President Washington only
been abrogated, while the other u as | ixlcci) { , J a boforo<
tho foundation ol all subsequent troa-1 This (ll8C0VC1 . y , have j„ s{ mn(Ic?
lie ?‘ r.„ ^ . .. , and consider il as decisive evidence
d. 1 be first article ol U.e third | Uiat tbe |realJ wi!b (hn Cl , cU uas
treaty ol l*iltco, o, is in nsc , , nfiasur0 0 f great dclibftration, md
words; “All lorrner treaties which I U|al lbe cniilll>nt nicn of , hat <ln y Iafc
provide for the mai.itainaiice of peace boped t0 makc eV cry part of their
and preventing ol ciinu s, aic, on t in , )0 jiti cr ,| svslcm harmonize with ev«
occasion, recognized and continued in ei , y olbcr j, ar(i
force. lhe treaty ol 11 ojvc.w tJ 1 • jf leave hotli Intvs ftiul trcntictf.
was vi former treaty, which was direct- & )ook |hc c0ll( | ucl 0 f onr Govern
ed wholly to the niamlamancc oj peace mcul (mvart]s the fl dians, we find the
and the preventing oj crimes. I professions of Indiun agents to have
4. In the second tieaty negotiated : |, t >n always directed to this one point,
by General Jackson, 1 b 17, it is slip-j v j Z ; to satisfy the Indians that tbe
ulated, that “the treaties hereto- j government would deal juslly and
fore [made] between the ('her- J faithfully by them, would perform
okee nation and tho United Stall's, a j| ij s engagements, and would sc
are to continue in lull force.” 1 he j cure to them the permanent posses-
plirase “//ie treaties'' means the same sion of their country. They were
as all treaties."
It is not probable that all these
documents were before Judge \' hite,
constantly urged to become farmers,
to educate their children, and forma
regular government for themselves)
when he arrived at tho conclusion a- aucl this uvouedJy with a view to thdF