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CHEROKEE PUCE MIX, 111 IMIMAW ADVOCATE,
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1 invade /tint, as to force hint to live tween them anil the government,
and die a savage, and thus ensure the That the Indians are in the strict and
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dioii. • ....
- • 3* Vll letters addressee! to (lie
,o : •• i v II rabiivi lie atteutiou
extinction of iiis race! The general
government of the Slates afraid of
the Indians!—really afraid* and a-
larmed! because they have made some
little improvement—aiul because,
at the ree«mim»dalioii»of Mr. Jeffer
son, one of the Presidents of the Uni
ted States, they have reduced their
self-govoiignient to a form! What
ever may, he the Constitution of, the
United States, and the confedera
cies—one thing is certain: They all
come after the rights of tho Indian.
But the constitution of the* United
unqualified sense independent, none
can pretend. They have voluntarily
relinquished certain prerogatives of
independence for the advantages of
protection. But ail the common at
tributes of sovereignty in a people,
which they have not thus relinquished,
are theirs, not only by original right,
but by a special securities of treaty.
And one of these rights, beyond all ;
question, is that of Aelf-govoWment. I
But it will of course he understood,
that they are bound to govern them- i
selves in conformity to the constitn-!
tion and laws of the United States. !
us, he will do. If he will us to stay
here—we shall stay. It lie will us
tog-—we shall go.”
O who would not tahe this mall in
to his arms, and love him with tears?
Who would not pledge his fortune
and life for
one day lor those gentlemen to inspect
it, before it was referred to the (.. m-
miltee. But when the Commit :ecJ
made their report, no delay was al.
lowed, ’i hey called for the printing,
and there must be no delay—not a
noli a spirit?—Who : moment. The reading of'it, also,
would lift sympathize with such a | was denied; and the printing of ten
persecuted, unoffending, submissive
childlil
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ones sszwrvwTOK.-wrs v.^ vviun
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LE3i
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taap h-y* v r, tfi; v. I d4cT.i. of any state to the contrary notwilh-
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V.IR DQJ&At'&.X.
ties made under the authority of the j l confess I cannot see low that in!
United States, shall he the supreme the progress o’f imr>rov<;»?» i;t, the re- i
law of llie land.- And the judges in , dnelion of (heir j^overumtiit to form j
every State shall he .bound thereby, ! slioubjsiibjecl diem to the penalty of
aiw in thq jaws or constitution having it taken away. They have;
always governed themselves. The!
government of tlie United States have !
From the National Journal.
Holm: of Ri.i-m fm'ativks.’
March 1, ibSO.
■*s
will any one
One treaties,
pre-
slanding.” And
sumo to say that
and existing between the. United
Stales and the Indian nations, do not
come under this mint and fundament
al law of the laud?-Ami is not every
State bound by this law—' its o vn
mode j solemnly guarantied them this privi
lege. And now they only govern
themselves. What is their offence?
Why—t!iis is it; Wc Aranl their
lauds.
, > . . The Indians setting up tm inde.-
laws, o.r "eastitulion to the contrary pendent government? >:ial;i ug insnr-
c. (inn? Bidding defiance to the iia-
.AGENTS FOR TTF. CHEROKEE
IM HEN! X.
T-hs following persons arc authorized to
.jje-x'ive subscriptions an I payments for the
Clmrokee Phccnix.
Messrs. Peirce &. Williams, No. 20
Ma- -let St. Boston, Mass.
(iv.oiwiE M. Tracv, Agent of the A. B.
•*C. F. M. New York.
II v. A. D. Enhv, CahandaiEfua, N. Y.
.Ttomvs Hastings, Utica, N. Y.
P j-.hui) A Converse, Ricluttond, Va.
'R^v. .Jvmes Campuell, lUaufnvt, S. C.
William Moultrie Keio, Ciiarleston"
v 8. C.
Col. George Smith, Statesville, XV. T.
.Isnr.miaii Austil, Mobile, Ala.
• Rev. Cyrcs Kingsburv, Mavhew, CJioc-
taw Nation. ‘ * *
Capt. William Robertson, Augusta,
$ Georgia.
Col. James Turk, Bellefontc, Ala.
cr*r. .-j«amauKAiisiaL vxjs&jou
notwithstanding? ’
But it is said, the const it ittion of
the United States also declares: 'mVo
new state sluilJ be formed or ere tod
within the jurisdiction of-any, other
state.” Tine. But an Ip'.Vian - (1 n-
tion. governing itself, is not. a. “Slute.”
in t!>e sense of a ‘Tidjinher of the Unn-
fciloraey. wl.V«eh every o:te knows is
the se-w.j of the constitution And
Ini'hcr it is not a new state—but a
iimi- Invad’ujr *’ n ft rights of stale
^"verog^i,.-, ^e. &c.? Whenever
aris nv,iion can in conscience accuse
j incm cf tliese misdemeanors, then
i let them make war upon their cxjst-
jenee. Tht»re would bo at least a
| pretext. But. ! take upon me to say
— that the Indian artoong us is the
; thousand copies was ordered without
jour knowing any tiling about the con-
j tents. But now, when a mem, rial
| from the other Bide, and we ask-
, i il lot tne printing ot it, also, the gen-
11Icinen object to it. Oh! its very
: expensive! its altogether useless! lie
hoped the memorial would be printed-.
Air. Burges said be was refreshed
and invigorated w hen be found no ar*
Hurges ptesm.led a memorial jS u,,,t>nf8 ohcred against the priulmg
■ from the yearly uset-ting of the Horic- i ’ Jlit Kl!cl ns ,rcrc offered. It u< uid
ty ( j j fiends in .Yew Kngland. lMr. I>. j t08 * 100 muc ^ 10 print cue and a half
moved lo have it refcm-d to the same i oc * ;ivo l' c: ;H'S lor two hundred and six-
CpinmiUee of t!ie W hole to w! , e |, 1 uk nihers to read, because it the
was referred the report of the (,'om- 1 ; ' 0IIS T ° r,<;t P 1 ‘ !lt * l i Bie vanity of
mil tee on Indian Affairs, and to have : t * !p ^ ^ Quakers would induce tlierfi
it printed. The question whs diyid- j to ! 1l j L1 ‘ 611 j 1 Biemsclves! lie did not
ed, and on motion to pi-ini a very mi- ‘-Iter this declaration, that
"mated debate arose. ’ j '* lc gent lemon from Geoigia !;ad s p*
' Of the conumniv cmerit of the ( ] c . rt'»-cd tr.e New York' memorial email*,
hale, including a few remarks from
Messrs. Burges, Thompson, IluhVard.
| aled
in a
rom an aecidoutal rssetnl.lagp
rog shop.” The gentleman
;;d Whittlesey, it fs not in our.! f c< V 1; ‘ -,! tn , fil, !T^o that no one would
In i-p.itv to i Ue nuliicecl to
Chi ft on
power'to give a report. In reply to
Mr*. IVkittlefey, who had referred to i
the course pursued during the session .
wi ilc such a tiling unless
he .wished it printed, lie ouhi in-'
foinitlic gentleman that it w s um an
extraordinary thing tor a man in lac-,-a
most unoffending and submissive cren-
. tore in the world. Hear him speak
government, which exist mi hejore atul | j ;) »-e.|jIy to government*, advising by
their agent lo sell their lands, and go
when the constitution was made and
adopted, and has existed ever since,
and therefore catew. be couUimplat-
fcd, nor excluded by thrnt rule. It re
mains, therefore under tho protec
tion of treaties, and of the constitu
tion.
Alt!-,otigh 1 do not choose to say,
that the new notion of a new state, in
away—first, in dignified tone, assetl-
ing his rights, and then expressing his
anxiety and submission: “\Ve do not
wish . lo sell Bur land and remove.
This land our greal Father above
gave us. We stand on it. We stood
on it before the white men. came to
jhe edge of (lie American land. We
the bosom of oilier states, as atwdied sit on ii still. It belongs to no pne
TA7!DaA7'T!1- to the recent improvement of «the In- i
~ —, (bans in their government—is ajl a
--- ! pretext-—the violent working up of
in apology to disinherit the Indians—-
* vet 1 will say, and every body will
believe me, that no one really fears
An Address by the Rev. C \f.vj.
before tit'* Lvcouvn. A nhers
^delivered Jan, 5, H33.
[CoNflNUBD ]
It is said, moreover, and from high
• auuhoriiy;- rnat the Indians are orgati-
! izing iadependeut .forms of gove.n-
. meat, in the boson of Confederate
t States, inviolatioa of ! he eo-islitution
of the United Slates
We are glad to a
diaas are m iking a
:believe it.' Son • •
in any place but to ourselves. Our
land is not borrowed land. White
men came and sat down here and
there, and all around us.. When they
have wished to buy land of us, we
have h: d good counsels together,
the Inrli ns, or is alarmed at their im-, The white men* always said: “Tho
pl ovements. And if any man should.! Und is yours—it. is yours—it is
confess such alarm-lie would deserve ; yours. 1 We have always been true
well to be told: It is base arid wick-j friends to the American people. We
ed. But there is neither ground, nor have not spoiled the least thing be-
# but the.In-
-oi "Vs. We
o ('special-
indication
of such -fear, from any
quarter. No one believes, that the
Indians ever thought, much less in
ly the nati n -m C icrokcas, have re- j ‘ended to do any thing that should he
Mueed to habitue an*d general pi-ac- i comiilaineil of by the wh.tes-m the
tice of the most useful and most im- improvement they have made 1 hey
nortant arts of civilization. They ^peeled to be emptied by all
are now a'ctually creating a literature S™d loelmg. as indeed we trust they
of their oiyi)—throwing their language arc ' masnmch ns all has icon done
into books. They have men of edv. a- mid-.w the special proWv ion ot our
tion & refinement, fit for any so ioty. Z™"™' government,mid the open and
that our country cad boast of. & who "«•«*» recommendation of the -Fresi- to ay
lyould do lionOii to,any nation They ^ eil ‘ °L‘United States.^ It they dist.i
jiav^ treinfdU anti Christian ordinances h«ve offended, lot it ho shown, and
•In the midst of them. They are eve-:wdl doubtless correct toem-
ry day becoming more and more in s ^' s - . 1ofici,<5 . p ’ s, 1 ,I ' cl - v ’ , ca ""
Jove with learning and with the Chrift- not cous.st m governn.g themse ves,
In a word, their-rapid wndcr such restrictions as have been
and successful attain-1 mutually agreed upon. In tins they
tian religion,
advancement
ments in tho art? of civilization and
refinement, in learning, ami it) reli
gion,—in the organization and actual
operation of a regular civil govern
ment, modelled after our own forms,
—have settled at least one .quest iotv
That that they are capable of civiliza
tion— the denial of which has hereto
fore operated greatly to their disad
vantage. And what benevolent and
kind heart would not rejoice and con
have been promised protection for
ever. Nor' should we suppose it
could consist in reducing their govern
ment to such forms, as might corres
pond with their state of improve
ment. Wlint then is their offence?
Why, we want their laud. They arc
in the way. And we must have a
pretext for ejecting them And be
hold!'—there is an infraction of the
constitution, just discovered! They
gratnlate the world on the success of arc setting up an independent govern-
this most interesting and important: mpnl ■ . .
experiment? I There are doubtless peculiarities,
But, foPsnoth, this improvement of and even anomalies, in (lie relations of
the poor Indian is n violation of the*! the Indian nations to our govern ent—
fundamental principles of our general such of them as have put themselves
government!—and an invasion of the j and been received under its protee-
Pi-rh-s of the State governments!—-Go. tion. And it would he well, perhaps,
and tell the Indian, if he must be told for the proper authorities to define
|hat all our Government meant by t those relations—assuming; as a basis,
longing to an American. Although it
has been lkus-*-uot0 a very different
talk is sent to us. Wo are told that, 1
(he white man is about to bring his
laws over us. We arc distressed.
We tlie chief and the beloved men of
ibis nation are clistrcssed Our hands ;
arc not strolig. Wo are small people.
We do not know much. The white
man lias strong arms, many warriors,
and much know ledge. He is about
to lay his laws upon us. We arc
ssoi!”
“Col. Ward knows, that we have
just begun to build new houses, anil
make new fields, audio purchase i-
ron. nhd to set up blacksmiths'shops.
We havefbegun to make axes, .hoes,
and ploughs. W(> have some schools.
We have begun to learn, and we have
also begun to (unbiaee the Gospel.
W e are like an infant, just begun to
walk. So it is with U3. We have
just begun to rise and go. And onr
great Father, who. sits in the
white house, looking this way. Says to
usD-Untess yon go yonder (to the
West) the white man will bring his
laws Over you. Wo'dp.not say, that
his words are lies. We think they
are true, ami we respect them as sa
cred. But ive are distressed. O
that our great Father would love us.
O that Col. Ward would love us. O
that the white man would love us.”
•“The American people say, that
they love liberty. They talk much
about it. They boast of their own
liberty Why will thev take it from
the red man? Here we have lived-
frorn South Carolina am! Georgia on
the subject of tho Tariff, which me
morials were offered and printed with
out waiting for the report of a Com
mittee—
Mr. Thompson, of Georgia, asked
if there was no! some difference be
tween tlie claims o! the present Aii-
minislrafion ai d (hose of the last.—
The President was clfictcd la a iarg<
majority; be was looked up to lor
renovation, ard such r.n one as slioald
secure to the people-their legitimate
rights. The gentlemen I rom Ohio,
(Mr. .Whittlesey.) had said that the
Tariff memorials of South Garollaa
and Georgia were printed at the ox*
pense of the government, and the
Southern gentleman made no objec
tion to the expense. Had,the gentle
man forgotten that meuuniuis from
the manul’ac.t nring districts .were
printed also? Tho gentleman should
remember that .the system there forc
ed upon us. tool: money from the pock
ets of the Southern people without
their consent, and put it into the pock*
els of the people of the Northeast, | 0
without retHi'iiing to tho Southern (:|| ate|.oit
people an equivalent. lie remem
bered the mammoth petition upon that
subject, which was rolled into the
House front Boston. lie had been
told by a respectable gentleman from
New England, that one, or that some
df the signers of thal memorial
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The other objection whi.di Ime bomj
urged against the printina of this docu
ment, is more extraordiw.iv i-'.dl ft
is not extraordinary that (lie I l-u.ss
should shudder at incurring an c\ : e:n;o
of live dollars in pi inting. but it w s
a little wonderful that a New Gw !. tic'
gentleman (Mr. Hubbard; shin'd get
up in bis place ami say the memorial
should Md he pi ii.tcd lest it should re
flect on the report cf the committed
on Indian Affairs; lest it should reflect
not read,
eh he - J
raid ii re
in the
. pur'- or
i.t ? No
which !:
ant! w itli tjie cout<
le bad
■ills of w 1:
not acquainted! Whoever
fleeted upon that report
j name of all that is mcreiii;
j intelligent, who surge,stm
! one.
l i; ,,l 1 object
it lias not been mentioned.' Our
is to obtain contrary views,
Just imported 1^700,001) pounds ster- j opinions, ami at gum cuts, to read, coi
ling w orth of foreign goods. \\ itii j kite and comput e them. . H ho ever
respect to the printing of the present ,be(oie deemed^ that iecei\ing a me-
memorial, he repealed now what lie ! 1,101 " as ['^kectmg upon the report
said before, that it was unnecessary j 11 (‘°tnniillee. But. perhaps the
Ip print it, for the vanity of the du- j jentlcrtion frfrn ISou Uumpsltiie (Mr.
thois, if nothing else, would induce j Hubbardjiucnnt a sort (t logical rc-
tlicni to publish it. Ilc (bought the ; * a clion: ;.s it because-tne committed
printing would be a useless expense Jkas pyblislicd^a teporl. it we suJjso-
of the public treasure. If there was j Myiyfily receive a papci cent a In ing
more iijformation upon this subject I different view s. it indicates that the
before (lie people, it would appear j U*uisc thinks t un committee has no!
(hat in some of these intermeddling S ol,t ' exactly right.
W e are told by the gentleman from
Georgia (ft^. Thompson)as if’to sanc-
-gia are founded injustice, uiid nothing \ (jfy die opposition to this motion, that
but sheer justice. . I the filings done under the Inst Admin-
Mr. Bates made a few remaiks in' islrfilion are not to be looked to us
precedents for what we shall do un
der this. Ho seems to say that bc-
memorials Georgia lias been wantonly
aspersed, and that the claims of Gt-or-
repiy, in which he said the lime spo'.it.
in the discussion of this motion was
worth twenty times told more than
tho printing. How did tho gentleman
from Georgia know that the vanity of
the Quakers would induce them to
publish this document? He appro*
iiemled tho meeting and tho ihoiddi ial-
ists were influenced by very different
motives. Air. 1>. referred to the
course which had been pursued du
ring the session by the gentleman from
Georgia. IJarJIy a memorial had"
cause Gen. Jackson was elected 1 y
such an overwhelming majority, the
people are not (o expect to have their
memorials printed! I am willing to ad
mit that the President was elected not
only by a plurality, but by a majority,
and that he had every vote, if the gen
tleman pleases, but even then 1 do rot
see through the reasoning of the get*
tleman. I do not know what he wouji
say, unless he means to be understood