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ELECT PARAGRAPHS'.-^' -
FROM' PlOPS AJC^THO^IS^- #
uses of affliction.—-God teachetlv
E pie in a suffering condition ' to^
e duties-of a,£tudhl;i^g,9Qndttma^
y duty more' than'* deliverance^
i«ly to inquire what it is which
b for under the present dispen-
The soul ci ieth out with Paul,
la]d for dead a£ Christ’s fectp
what wilt thou have me do?’
6.) There is no condition 0
cmeroree PHfflra
AN® INDIANS’ ADVOCATE.
C1IEBOKEE NATION, PROPRIETOR, EDITED BY ELIJAH HICKS.
OJa. v.
NEW ECUOTA, CHEROKEE NATION, SATURDAY, NOVEIBER S3, 1833.
NO. 33.
RELIGIOUS.
tVed towards him by any of these out
ward dispensations. Ho causeth the
sun to shine upon the evil and upon tfie
good; and sendeth rain upon the just
and onthe unjust.” Matt, v, 45. The
sun of prosperity shineth upon the
dunghill, as well as upon thd bed of
spices; and the rain ol adversity fall-
eth upon the fruitful garden, as well as
upon the barren wilderness. He
judgeth truly of his estate that judgeth
by the word, and not by providence.
Evidences of grace consist in inward
in outward dispensa-
tons p
. JEoattgelical Faith..—A man without,
•fallh will no more flee from sin, than a
Jblind man will purposely turn aside to
avoid a pit before him’-which he knows
“nothing of; and men’s faith and repen-
4qjKa5 WilfyLwaj9»bo«fAhe same kind
and degree? If 'in?* faith discovers
nothing fo me.but inweuilt and danger,
and frankness. In the discussion of
the question of our conrnon cause, it
became our duty to conpnd for, and
sustain the rights of the\nation, upon
legal grounds, consequently the people
became enlightened on !he subjbet,
from the developements ntide-of those
rights, and being true to tleir own irv-
terest they necessarily cjime t*o the
determination to oppose.that policy,
which, in their opinion, is Calculated to
ddfetroy their pblitical Tights, apd bring
The question being nowjdetermined,
by the highest judicial trpunal of the
United States, in favour ojour iiation,
and- the verylupid opinionlof that ven
erable court having been jublished be
fore the world,'it is not-mjbess’ary that
I should at this. late cfay, attempt *„ljy
argument, to shew tho correctness qf
that rigtttfc^fta# decision. But,
much as t]}^ President of the Ignited
.fates ,has (fiirfUght-'propeq'not to enforee
fiffi'trGatics in conformity with that de- .cqmpgdietl'thoso resdjutjpnfe, th
is^oh, * nor to remove the duresse of j hle^it^ook^^cAi^oj^io/f nstruc^
_t_: it* a i i.: ^ ^ ■ napnfc^nnnpn hnnba* Inr * onm
be
no keistjoh
United States, in our be-
..aver been answered; iftid
of "Jonas;’'' that is, they | they are subject to be called up for ac-
’ * ! tion on a proper occasion, and from the
my.y&pantjjwfte&'' _.
row, dread, and terreff; 'ftWre**will
no.departure fiom'sin in heart,
turning to God in truth, till 1 lirst sec . -
“that there is mercy' with him, that he nor to suspend the oppressive proceed-
may be feared.” Give my soul to be- mgs of bis own agents towards,, us; il
" lieveinthe glorioud Saviour, and'to has become my bounden duty t* rd-
r '| drink of his forgiving love; ilien, arid l commend you to take such ste^As
the world, but it gives a man i not til! then shall j f a |i at his feet in shall appear most proper to bring Ah*
unity for the exercise of some i the - rit of a tnu os el penitent> and whole subject before the approaching
grace, and the doing of some ; s hallfe el my heart melting because I session of Congress for a final action,
duty: and that is the work of a j have sinned aga i ngt him. There is no The memorials which have .been pfe-
every new state, and in proo f that the inhabitants of Nineveh in sented before that branch of tftd Go-
new trial, to mind what duty God „ enera i had any thing of this evangel- vernment, on the part of this nation,
.*. * * * * Teal repentance,' when they had no together with the numerous petitions
therefore when God mpmands ; ^angelical faith. They had both faith ! presented by citizens from varnous
ind happiness to the soW by the ' at)d repentance; for we read, "that j parts dT the l n „ aivPri ,,i. ^
it chastisement, he pitcheth the .they believed God/’ and,.“repented at | fiaN> have never he u • ? j
pon the present duty, which is to*^ p t. eac hi n g
the'rod,-.and who hath appoir^dd-] &lfcWl + hnt i
ffic: vi, 4),) to discern Gojl!q. ji _ _
fi^d out.th«fc meaning pr.e-»,; ‘ovcsdkhVlmed with
fispensationr te. say t&-G.o4f'J .f resg and ‘‘fears. '.Their repentance
ionic chastisement., I will not o^f- corresponded with theirJjaitli, and
sirv'rJmre: that “which -1~ sOtS not , were - in exercise respecting tBeir tem
poral safety, and it is to be feared that
many *of them were no farther con
cerned, while others ha$l repentance
unto life. And as faith and repentance
^re -always of the «ame kind,*no are
they also equal in degree. Tne weak'
in faith is superficial in repent'anpe;
and the strongest believer is the sin-
cerest penitent. The measure of your
faith towards Christ is the measure of
your repentance towards God: this ac
counts for the impenitence of many
light professors; they have no faith in
. Christ, therefore no repentance. The
j Nineyites were strong in the kind of
cessity of pursuing that course which the energies of the mind will become
is best calculated to mcen, tlie views,
interest and welfare oT .thA people.
Ou all important questi^jis, when a
difference of opinion arise in regard to
their rights and interest, the sefitim^nts
of the majority should prevail, and
whatever measure is adopte'd by that
majority for the public good, should be.
the duty of the minority to yield, and
unite in the support of {he measure,
this is the r.ule.of< order, sanctioned by
ruin upon their peace ant happiness, patriottsin and virtye; whilst a conT.ra-
'Pi— : — 1...;™ nnu/Uniarmlmwl # rv rnur4R U'niilH Jnnd In idnnlinn nnn_
ry course would »4cud to ^faction, con
fusion and injury*. *.
The resolutions of your last session
to which I have referred, re unan
imously adopted, and they have been
communicated t<f the people^ through
the medium of a special circular. So
far as I have had the means of being
informed, they fully apeord with the
sentiments of fife *pe*pfe. Immediate
ly alter replying to my letter which ac r
^compapitfU'those resddutipnis, the- Pres-
i.- -.dS.i, ^ . . > . *
certain
.^liDSpd that God was coming to de-
ffiAr citfr *jmd, on this account
'*“* - m “ “■ - - A.\jtn 1 ..Mil. d is-
aoy iftore: .‘that “which
thou the, and if I have done in-
I will do no more.’ (Job, xxxiv,
) To reflect upon our ways
^irits, to complain of* sift, and not
lishment.: ‘Whereforp doth a ltv-
an complain? a .indn for. the pun-
nt of his sin? Lef ns search and
ar ways, and turn agtfin to fhe
(I,arn. iii, 39.) To think the
Qt condition best: ‘I have learned
ntsoever state I am, therewith to
ntent.’ (Phil, iv, 11.) In our pa-
to possess our souls, (Luke, xxi,
;o rejoice in God; yea, to rejoice
ibulation. (Rom. v, 2, 3.) ,r ~
faith they possessed, therefore their re-
>ur private suffer- pentance ^Iso was deep.—Jonah's Por
for the welfare of f ra [t the Rev. J. Jones.
i „1 A« *>
the public calamities of the
h more, and our
less: to pray
In thy good pleasure do gopd
Zion. (Ps. li, 18.) To lift up
Christ, and. to make him glori-
y our afflictions, ‘That Christ
be magnified in our bodies, wheth*
be life or by death ’ (Phil i,
Paul studied more how to adorn
cross than to avoid it; hotv to ren-
persecution amiable; and if he
Buffer for Christ, yet that Christ
it not suffer by him; that Christ
it be exalted, and the church edi-
(Col. i, 24.). This God taught
‘I hpve learned,’ 8tc. And, last-
‘comrait the keeping of our souls
iod in wqll-doin’g, as unto a faith-
Creator.’ (1 Pet, iv, 19.)—Case on
icfiofM. *
?lie stittfrof death is sin.—The truth
ny brethren,*.thfire' is nothing that
make a man miserable but sin. It
n that poisons qur afflictions: “ I he
* of death is sin.’ 1 Cor. xv, 56.
so we may say of all other evils
ih militate under death, as soldiers
ir their ground. The sting of sick-
is sin ; and the.sting'of poverty is
and the sting of imprisonment and
jhment is sin; and so of the rest*
a the sting.out, which is purchased
the bhkod of Christ, and evidenced
divine teaching, and they, cannot
nor destroy 1 .iff alb God a holy
mtain. (Isa- ». 9 -)
let no children ot God be rash to
slude hard things against them
es and to make evidences of wrath
ire’God hath made none. Let ehns-
* on both sides look farther than
affliction itself; the Holy Ghost
in* long since determined this con
•rsy by a pre-emptory decision
bman knowfith eitber love or ha-
[ by all that is before them; Eccl
j. that is, that no man can. make i
Inept either of God’s love or ha
.. .MESSAGE
GF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF. *
To the’Committee A Council
In General Council Convened.
* Friends 8f Fellow-Citizens—As re
presentatives of the people, you have
again assembled at the great Council
fire, for the purpose of deliberating up
on the important concerns of the na
tion; and to adopt such measures as
the interest and welfare of your con
stituents shall, in your judgment, seem
which'the nation so justly complains*;' f agent|4o ppeii book#- for.; enjfolhAenjt,
' and AotrhvSrse*the country. With inter
preters, for"the purpose of urging indi
viduals to register thejr names m favor
,4>f a treaty; on the bagi* df, the -prypo-
sitionirofFeredj- and fvhfch have been
repeatedly rejected by the nation; and
in thei*event that the nation should not*
enter into a treaty in the course of this
Fall or«the early part of the Winter,
then they,* who may have registered
their name's, should emigrate tfl the
country West of the Mississippi. It
is a fact, to be regretted, that there
wore a few individuals to be found by
those Agents who were so lost to their
own true' interest#, as to register their
names on this occasion, and also, to
exprfcan influence over others to betray
their country’s cquse, and iintolVc tjieir
own families Into, countless difficulties,
it is alsb a fact worthy of notice, that
such persons arc generally found to be
of those who constitute the denizens ol'
the nation, and in su/ne instances, of
those having- no just claim to citi
zenship.
It aifords me- gratification to inform
you, that, in a recent decision by the
Circuit Court of Alabama, in the.coun-^
ty of St Glair, and in n case,of murder
coinnfittedyby a native Cherokee, upon
another, within the territorial limits of
tljismotion; the law of that State ex
tending jurisdiction within our limits,
> has been pronounced, to be unconstitu
tional and v#id, &. for want of proper ju
risdiction, the prisoner* was discharged.
On tl^e other hand, when 1 look into
the leading cause which has produced
the effusion of so much Wood between
our citizens in the.course of the current
year, I carinot refrain from’the painful
reflection, th&t it is to be traced to the
resistless, as it were, in a stuta of su-
^ineness and stupidity,* and the unfor
tunate victim is then exposed to drunk
enness, gambling, cheating, stealing,
lying, treachery aiid many other acts
of abomination. Intemperance in thfe
use of ardent spirits must be admitted
by all*, to be one of the greatest evils
that has -ever visited our people* its
ruinous • effects are too visible to es
cape the observation of * every reflect
ing mind; and from the peculiar situa
tion of our affairs, it is the most deadly
poison that can be - introduced amongst
us, to destroy the happiness of society,
if encouraged, it will not fail to bring
ruin upon the nation.- I would there
fore call upon you-as representatives of
the people, to resist the monster, with
that stern and inflexible determination
becoming flie character of men, when
actuated by the impulse of self-preser
vation, trt overthrow a dangerous ene- •
jrvjj-by setting the example, and re-
frainingjfoin the U3C of intoxicating
ligudrs, and exurtirig a proper influ
ence by persuading others to do - the
sAme { I >ca!indt doubt that the -exam-
pi# WOW Id (Upon b« followed, aiid clier-
ilhed by evtfry patrfht, foi the good of
l\js'ffeiktA citizens; by these means the
property, the character, and liVes of
njany may be saved, and-the welfare of
the nation promoted.
JOHN ROSS. *
Red ttlay, C. JVV Oct. 15, 1833.
to require. -
The resolutions adopted at your late
call session, have been transmitted
through the War Department, % the
information of the President; and I
now lay before you a copy of my letter
to the Hon. Secretary ot War, aceom-
S anying the same; also the letter of
Ir. Robb, acting Secretary ot War,
in reply thereto, from which you will
discover the manner, in which the
frank expression of our solicitude for*a
speedy and final termination of exist
ing difficulties, has been received and
treated by the Exe<jutive*branch of the
General Gevew«nent#tjieii* , cai% 1)e * n0,
doubt, however, from' the very extra
ordinary language communicated thro
the acting Secretary, thgt Presi
dent* has been grossly deceived’, ty
means of some designing persons, pos
sessing his confidence, or how could it
be possible for him to assert with so
much apparent earnestness, that we
had misrepresented the sontiments of
the Cherokee people, and were now
misleading them, when it must be clear
to the mind of every intelligent man,
that, we'ean havo no motive nor dispo
sition to do either
peculiar situation of affairs at this
time, that occasion seems to haw ar
rived, which imperiously demands the
^fin.al Action* of Congress on the subject
wi&but further delay. .
By treaty, the .United States, for
important considerations, were induced
to receive the Cherokee nation under
•their protection, and in return, the na
tion'acknowledged itself to be under
the • protection of the United States,
and of no other sovereign whatsoever.
It cannot be pretended, 1 trust, that
the President by his own will, and
without the consent of this nation, tan
ever absolve the United States from
the sacred obligation of .extendjpg this
protection, nor to transfer that protec
tion to the sovereignty of individual
States, as the States by mutual coif-
cession in the adoption of the .Constitu
tion of the'iUnited States, having im
parted to the Federal Government that
power, they can never reball it, with
out the mutual consent of tjie proper
parties. If, fiowevy, contrary t'p eve
ry principle of justice and hiitnanjly,
the United States should', in thi* end,
come to the determination, not t<rbe
bound by their treaties, * and ,shall-rp-
*ee to us the protecting arm of the.
General Governmc.nt^ and our citizens
be compelled by the'forbd of circum
stances to abandon the^ land 6t ‘their
Fathers,” then, in .the langonge of
your resolution, I.may with gre^t,sin
cerity, repeat, that we pati ‘ determine
nd other alternative promising relief,
d tHtediipjta of the
, I t conlw
relief,
than a removal beyond tH^lifp,
United States.” Hoyejrer
dently hope that this alternative may
never present itself, as I cannot for a
moment, permit myself to entertain so
unfavorable opinion as to loose all con
fidence in the justice and good laith of
the United States. It is nevertheless
true, that our nation within the last four
years, have experienced the sad effects
of a temporizing and oppressive course
of policy from that Government of
which we have been taught to honor,
as a faithful guardian; the event of the
final result, is a circumstance^which,
we should be prepared to meej in such
a manner as the peace, and .permanent
welfare of the nation demands.
It is a self evident truth,. that
community can successfully surmount
an opposing difficulty and attain the
object of desire, unless the members
thereof can and do exercise a controll
ing influence *of common interest, so
as to ensure harmony and persever
ance among themselves by unity ol
sentiment and action, and the force ot
thi» truth, is equally applicable to na-
hence it is clear that we cannot
V. - Wn H straight hence it is clear uiai we urn
lh «- e
iqtnxicatron and. side .of intoaitating^lb-.
"quora'in ofir'country; by intruders,
and thht tocw in violaliom'of the lays, of
the United States, as 'well ae.of those
of our owif. ’ ’mU>jt*has Been our mis
fortune to experience tffe force of op
pression and.usurpation, and the con
sequent suspension in part of the ex
ecution of our laws, and also to wit
ness the non-inforcemeut of the laws
of the United States, prohibiting the
sale of ardent spirits in the Indian
country. It iy tho mor£ to be regret^
ted, when we sec the laxity of duty 0f\
the part of those Federal officers-,'
whoso incumbent^gdutv it is tc execute
the laws on this subject, especially, as
the power of Congress to legislate op
the subject^>f Indian trade,'is made ex
clusive, and is so clearly, defined by
tho Constitution of the United States.^
And, although, under existing circum
stances it may not be within tho imme
diate control of your legislative author
ity, to remedy the evil, yet I have
thought it expedient and highly impor
tant to Ifring -the subject before
your serious ' consideration, I flatter
myself that much, raral may be done by
{tie force of exaii^R aVd persuasion,
to check the growing evil; as it cannot
be denied that it is by example aud
habit the conduct of men are in a great
degree influenced. And when a moral
force is exerted through the influence
of that faithful monitor which tho
Great Being has implanted in the
breast.of man, it never fails to produce
the hapgi
pracn
indulging that appetite and Dropensity
in every thiflg wished for, and at length
REPORT.
Tho undersigned Coiptnittee on the
state of the Nation, Xo whnn ivas re
ferred for* consideration, the Mes
sage <if the Principal Chief to the
General Council beg leave to report,
That to promote the object and de
sire of the Cherokee Nation,- the usual
method has been to appoint a Delega
tion, entrusted wit(i power to exercise
all the diligence and wisdom in their
ability to memorialize Congress, on
the subjects of grievances by which our
country is, afflicted. To this Depart
ment of thje General Government, and
to the Executive, nothing of argument
and the f&cts tff -grinding usurpation,
which has.Been inflicted upon our peo-
plq, have been .omitted, -to be address
ed, in the strdngBst manner of which
the wisdom of -our Delegations could
command. Tor more than four years
past, ernphdtic declarations of denial, '
to protect‘dur Nation, have been made
to us by the President. During this
long peripd, our people,- as individuals
and as a Nation, have experienced in
numerable trials. Our-Brothers, the
adjoining Stifles, hitherto restrained-by
the force of treaty obligations, and the
fostering care of'the General Govern
ment, lv.ave over leaped their boqndg,
t^ifl have indirectly encourage their
citizens to assail our lives gnd bodies,
and directly, in their legislative char
acter,.pne of the States has gambled
off by Lottery/'.our lands, upon which
we are depending for th'e support of
our families. While Georgia l;as nul
lified laws, the State of Alahanffi has
them, apd legalised intrusion in it%
chartered limits. Superadded to this,
undeserved injury in time of profound
toeace, odV destiny has b.oen to -notice
Hie gross violation^afthe dearest rights '
ever fficstowed upon'-man, the nglds of
civil liberty. Not satisfied it. would
seem, in the great latitude tlfe States
directly interested in the-acquisitidn of
our lands,- hqvo taken to inflict upon
us the sharp instruments of usurpation,
they have poisoned them with the slan
derous venom of vituperation.
Even now, the newspapers are filled
witli this sort of inhuraau forerunner of
State avidity frogi a quarter which we
least expected; from a select Commit-,
tee of the Legislature of., the State' of'
Tennessee, in 'the language of that
Committee, it is now.not a debatable
matter to .asspil Indiaiyrights. To ab
stain from "the expression -of charges
against our chiefs, which are to fou!
to be repeated by your Committee,
would have comforted better, with the >
frankness of these would be very hon
est gentlemen politicians.
Your Committee regret to perceive
that the difficulties, which havo grqwn
up Uko the grass in the. season of
of the
iest effect; whereas a eontra-Isgiing, in consequence of the with-,
ry practice will beget the evil habit of ’ffirawal of the protection guarantied to
* - us by treaty, are rapidly, increasing
and the Cherokee Nation is besieged
