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nant matico. He Ims itiJerposofi between tiiem 1
and the object of their strongest aspirations, he
has snatched from them the prize for which
they gave up principle and patriotism, the hope
<<l honest fame, the praise of the virtuous, and
the treasure of self approbation, for which
they deserted their friends,courted their enemies
bioke old friendships, and formed incongruous
alii.iuces. But the lovers of freedom and equal
i ighis—those who anxiously desirous of a reform
tn the administration of our government —who
ong for uu economical disbursement of the pub
lic funds, and the safety of onr constitution, so
as to preserve state rights, and at the same time
maintain the “Federal Union,** in its strength,
look upon the President as the man, who un
der Heaven can safely steer the vessel of State
through the danger that now besets it. His un
bending patriotism no honest man doubts. His
jgroatness of mind has been exhibited in a suc
cession of splendid achievements as have not
graced the career of any other of our States
men. His annual messages, vet es, and proc
'Tamalioit, are becoming national expositions of
the principles of our constitution; and have
elevated him higher in the esteem and admira
tion of wise and good men, than even bis noble
Lucrificcs in (he field, and gloiious victories.
Can the brave republicans of Kentucky be
induced to give their weight and influence against I
biich an old chief, who has truly represented [
(heir principles and vindicated their interests. 1
Tim approaching Congressional election will I
enable them to join their voices with the thou- I
sands who clm.-r the decided part he took '
against nullification, in favor of a judicious tariff,
a revenue standard based upon an economical
expenditure and support him in these critical
limes.
Bad men inagine they have bound the free
men of Kentucky in chains by their most ini- 1
cpiitions and insulting division of the state into j
congressional districts for private and individ-!
ual convenience. We rely on the people to i
set that matter right, and to show by the polls
that they are yet able to control their profligate ■'
servants, even in the hour of their imaginary ;
triumph. Frankfort Argus.
GIVING UP THE WHOLE.
The war of words is not vet ended in Charles
ton. The “Courier”— Union, and the “Mer
cury,” Nullification, have lately “reasoned
high” upon those “high matters,” of citizen
ship, sovereignty, allegiance, unity of the na
tion, &c. &c. The Com ier in one of its re
cent articles, brought forward various quota
tions to show the views of Jefferson and other
fathers ofthe church —&concluding wiLi the fol- ’
lowing authority: I
“6. Lastly, what did John C. Calhoun, the j
author of imlliflcation, with its thousand here- '
sies and countless evils, mean, when, in the ex
position of our legislature, in 1828, penned by
him,, he declared that, “there are two distinct
and independent sovereignties,” in our com
plex system —“sovereignty in the United
States, in regard to the purposes of the Union, I
as well as sovereignty in the several States lor i
Stale purposes?”
And how does the Mercury rebut these , t
statements? Hear him! j I
“Knowing that many of out readers are tired '
of it, wo will not continue our controversy with , i
the Courier on the subject of (he Independence i j
of die several United States, further 'han brief- ' (
Iv to reply to its questions of yesterday, by |;
saving that its quotations onlv go to establish ' <
what wo admit, viz: that to the extent ol the ! I
authority ofthe Federal Government is the ]
representative of a portion ol the sovereignty i a
of the Stites, exercising p iwers by virtue of |i
the sovereignty that is in them, severally, and t
not in itself. If Mr. Calhoun meant any thing i
else liv the assertion quoted in the Courier he 1
was in error; anti we cuinot, agree with him in r
an opinion which is irreconcilable with the j
magnificent and impregnable theory, which he <
has completed since 1828.’* t
What! and is it the Charleston Mercury, who i
submits tint in anv sense th" United Stales do <
“constitute one nation!" Hear Messrs. Cd
boun, an<l II imilton, and Tv|er, and Floyd! ,
What siy ye to this candid but indiscreet con
cession of the object of your faith? What! al
ter the Merciirv has so warmly denounced the
I’resi<leip’s I’rorlam ition for calling us “o/n?
people” “ i sing'r nation.” does its own Editor
admit that “to the extent of the authority of i
Federal Government, the Stales United, do, j
constitute onr nntinnl" As for Mr. C. he is
constantly going for some “insi«nificant theory.”
In 1816-’l7 he is for a splendid government—
pnd declaring that “but for this stuff about\
Ft t Rights, we shotil I rise to be the greatest \
Empire in thr- world. In *3l -’32, he goes for j
the opposite” “magnificent ” and L- for
each State nullifying the act of tho great Em-j
pire! He is w ' "\tietnes —and ever 1
wrong.— Richmond En viirer.
CIIEROIEE subject.
j
We me indebted to the honorable James M.
Wayne tin the hand-bill containing the
following correspondence. — Intelligencer
Executive Department, G.\.
Milledgeville, May 14, 1833. •
Tn order to correct virimis misrepresenta
tions, circulated through the press and • 'er
channels, I have to request newspaper Edinrs,
friendly to ’be great interest of the country, am
especially* that of Georgia, to publish <he fol
lowing correspondence.
WILSON LUMPKIN.
Executive Department, Ga.
Milledgeville, April 26,1833.
lion. Lewis Cass, Secretary of J Fur.
Sir —A few days ago, I addressed a letter to
the F resident of the United States, on the sub
ject of our Indian relations, which I requested,
might be submitted to you.
In connection widi the same subject, I here
with enclose you a copy, ofthe copy,of a letter,
received by me a few days ago by a respectable
gentleman, who resides in the neighborhood of
John Ross. That gentleman, with various oth
ers, inform me, that Ross is exhibiting this in
discrete letter, and impressing the ignorant In
dians and Indian countrymen, with the belief,
4iat he is authorized io say, from the authority
of the War Department, that in a short time,
all the Georgia settlers, who have settled under
the authoiity of the laws of Georgia, will be
driven from their homes by the United State’s
Army. There may be some exaggeration in
these statements ; but I am forced to the con
clusion, from what I have heard, and from the
reading of this imprudent letter, that great ef
forts are making in that country to mislead, and
delude the unfortunate Cherokees.
I do not hesitate in my reply, to such com
munications, to assure the people of that coun
, try, that no change has taken place in the views
, ofthe Federal Executive, and that the India®-,
i so long as they choose to remain in
. must yield implicit obedience to the
jol the laws of the State. And that no power
i of the Federal Government, will ever be exert
ed to remove the inhabitants, who have settled
under the authority of the State, &c. &c. 1
am engaged in using all the means in my pow
er, to counteract the mischievous influence, of
| the enemies of good order in this half settled
i country.
I But I consider it highly important, that you
j should with all possible dispatch, make such a
! communication to the Cherokees, as shall put
! an end to all false stoties of the character point
,ed out. Such a communication should be
publicly and authentically made to the whole
people, who may assemble at their council on
the 14. h of next month. It is submitted to
your consideration, whether a communication
; from you or the President ofthe United States
: himself, might not be made through me to the
Cherokees most effectually. At any rate,
please to let me hear from you immediately on
this subject, for I deem it indispensable, at
their aproaching council, by some means, to
remove the idle delusion into which these people
are led, by the exertions of bad men. If the
I copy of the letter which I enclose you, be not
' a forgery, it deserves strong reprehension.
Such productions, from such a quarter, are
most inischievious. With great respect, your
obedient servant,
WILSON LUMPKIN.
Department or War.
Office Indian Affairs, March, 14, 1832.
Sir Your letter ofthe Bth mst. addressed I
to the Secretary of War on the subject of in- <
trusion on Cherokee land by white citizens, I
has been referred to this office for reply. |
It cannot be dented, that your complaints are t
well founded, and your people have sustained i
injuries from the rapacity and lawless conduct I
ol our citizens. It is however in some degree \
an unavoidable evil incident to the present con- t
dition of your tribe, and no blame is fairly attri- |
Imtable to tho Department on that account. 1
ft is due to the Secretary of War, to say that t
as soon as he received notice of intruders bav- t
ing presented themselves on your land, he gave t
oiders for their expulsion. These orders will t
now be repeated, and a military force will «
forthwith be sent to the assailed parts of your i
country, for the purpose of expelling and keep- ’
ing off intruders. An order will also be giv- t
en to the District Attorney of the United States i
to prosecute for trespass, all such as may dare i
to return after their expulsion,. You cannot <
consider it a misplaced assurance and it is made <
with the utmost sincerity, that the Departmem <
cherishes deep solicitude for the welfare of your I
Nation, and wilt to the extent of its powers, i
endeavor to promote it. With high respect, I
your humble servant,
ELBERT HERRING.
Messrs. John Russ, and others, Cherokee ‘
j Delegates.
Departml r or War.
May 2, 1833.
Sir —l had the honor to receive yoyr letter
| of the 26tlt tilt. together with the copy of one
. from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,dated
March 14th, and addressed to some of the I
1 principal men among the Cherokees.
Before the receipt of your letter, application
had been made Ly some of the Cherokees, to ,
know whether any change had taken place in i
the opinions of the President, respecting the
'constitutional right ofthe Executive to remove
1 persons from land, claimed by the Indians,
where the laws of the State had been extended
over such land. They stated, that they made
; the inquiry, because some of their people had
I taken up such an impression, founded on the !
t above letter of ‘.he Commissioner. Immediate I
measures were taken to correct this misappre
hension. ami explanatory letters, copies of
which. I have the honor to enclose, were writ
ten, ami despatched to Col. Montgomery, the
Cherokee Agent, M «jor Curry, the special
Agent, for emigration, and to the Cherokee
persons, who sought the information. These
j letters will undoubtedly remove any errors
which may have prevailed, and will show that
the opinions of the President, are uncham'ed
Very respectfully, I have the honor to be*
your obedient seivant,
LEWIS CASS.
His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin, AHUcdse.
ville, Ga. b
Department of War,
Off.cc. Indian Affairs, May 1, 1833.
Sir —ln consequence of an upplica’iou from
several ofthe Cherokees, I have been instruct
ed by the Secretary of War, to call y our at _
'ention to my letter to you of March loth, 1833
and to say 10 you that the provisions of that
letter relate solely to those portions ofthe
Cherokee ernntry, within the States of Ten
nessee and North Carolina, and over which
(he laws of those States have not been extend
ed. The views ofthe President upon this sub
ject have been too often and too publicly ex
pressed, to leave any doubt of the course which
in his opinion, should bn pursued. And this
explanation would have been considered unne
cessary, had not some of the Cherokees, inti
mated different views. The President yet
thinks, as, he has always thought, the Execu
tive has no constitutional right to apply milita
ry force to remove persons from any part of the
States of Georgia or Alabama.
. 1 am sir, very respectfully, your obedient
Jfrvant, ELBERT HERRING.
’ll. Montgomery.
Department of War,
Office Indian Affairs, May 1, 1833.
Sir —Enclosed 1 transmit you copies of two
letters ol this date, one addressed to the Agent
Col. Montgomery, and the other to several of
the Cherokees. You will see by these letters
that some misapprehension has existed, or has
been affected, respecting the purport of an or
der sent by the office to Col. Montgomery on
the 15th March last for the removal of intru
ders from the Cherokee country. That order
is intended to operate only upon the Cerokee
Lmds within the States of North Carolina and
Tennessee, over which the State laws have not
been extended. The views of the Executive
on this subject, have been so well known, that
it was not supposed that any mistake could a
rise. If however any has arisen it will be
cleared up by these instructions. lam direct- ;
ed to communicate these facts to you, that you I
may be aware of the precise views of the Prest- 1
dent, and that you may correct any erroneous j
impressions which may have been made, and
which may have a tendency to prevent a favor
able decision by the Cherokee council, which
is about to convene.
Very respeciully, your obedient servant,
ELBERT HERRING.
Hciij. F. Curry, Esq.
Department of War,
Office Indian Affairs, May 1, 1833.
Gentlemen— l have been directed by the
Secretary of War to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter to him of April sth, and to in
form you that no change whatever has taken
place tn the opinions ofthe President so often
expressed to your people, and so clearly stated
in the letters to which you allude from me War
Department of Februaty 2d and 20m, 1833, as
well as in previous communications respecung
ilte constitutional right of the Executive to ap
ply milli>aiy force, to the removal of persons
from any part ofthe Indian country over winch
the laws ol the proper Slates have been ex
tended. My letters to Mr. Ross and others of
the 14th March, and to Col. Montgomery of
the 15th of March, were intended to relate
solely to that part of the Cherokee country ly
ing within the S ates of North Carolina and
Tennessee, and over which these States have
not extended their jurisdiction. Ttte whole
views of the Executive, were so well known
to your people, that it was not supposed th it
any misapprehension on this subject, cou,d have
existed. And I am directed to state to you
clearly, that the opinions of the P.esidem,
heretofore expressed, are unchanged, and that
no interference with the laws of the respective
States on this subject, must be expected.-
These views have been communicated to Col.
Montgomery, though they cannot be necessary
for his action in the matter. And lam in
structed further to express to you the opinion
of the President, that the immediate removal
of your people, in conformity with the very li
beral terms held out to them, offers the only
prospect of their permanent and prosperous es
tablishment.
Very respectfully, I am, gentlemen, your
obedient seivant,
ELBERT HERRING.
John Ridge, Esq. and others, Head of Coo-
I sa.
CHEROKEE,
Saturday, May 25, 1833.
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We are constrained, very reluctantly, to apolo
gise for the diminished size of our sheet and to ask
the indulgence of our patrons sot the present.—
This circumstance we co'tltt not avoid, we thought
we had procured paper of proper size and never knew
to the contrary until it arrived at the office: such
shall be our vigilance hereafter, that we shall not.
we apprehend, be called tipon to lament a similar
circumstance which we regard as aserious misfor
tune-
THE CONVENTION.
This body areal w><rk tn earnest, in the bivdorsg
of reduction. From the proceedings ns far ■’ a
have seen them, much alteration must take p ire
or they will receive the ratification of the peopte.
The republican principle upon which the gov. .n
--ment is founded will not, we believe tie disturbed,
whatever plan of reduction may be adopted. Wo
do not intend to give om opinions in advance as
to the details ofthe proceedings of the Conven
tion.
W e cannot permit to pass unnoticed, so mu-'h bit
terness as is expresse 1 in tins quototion. ‘We
•tave only tune and room this week to add, that ac
cording to om most impirtial ju Igement of the
whole course of this Convention, it cannot with the.
slightest pretention to truth, be called a Conven
tion to amend the Constitution, bm a Convention to
make the Constitution to sutt the purposes ot pri
vate ambition, and to give the decided ascendency
St-te ”° ntrol ° faff ‘ U,s ’ tothe C|:,rk P a,t - V of
I There are some members of the Troup party
; hat, afiect to believe th it nothing proper can be
! one unless «t be done by their party’; yes, unless
; it ongmate, and is concocted by their partv! Some
I 7? eX P eet ’ wojld not accept a seat in
lleaven it they knew a Clark man was there. We
cannot perceive that the amendments suggested
give the Clark party the ascendency ? will
the sagacious writer of this paragraph, please
point itout, and pardon our obtuseness 1 But, if
Shou,d be troe ’ ,ha country is
w-hirl *7,9 ark P ar, y are so niuirh attached to it,
ev w'd U " y r Ve V y ,heir co '—• ’hat
ej w 1(° ”1 W ' ll harmor lt ,
S it. d ° eVer >’ th, "S ,hal w,l ‘ Preserve and prol
at , TUK N . Exr GOVERNOR.
position 1 tn ‘” o3t lruitless efforts, to bring in op-
DOS on’ h Mr ’ t um P Kl 1 n ’ Culo • 1P, rro “P< ’he op
by th ■ no ' WSS,,cc 7' e ‘’ in Presemmg a candidate
knn 1 n . Oinina J lo n ol Major Joel Crawford We ac
n" sent r S . lhe r,£ * toft ” p I’eople or a partv, to
Present a can lidatetor any office, and this right is to
be exercised without reproach ; out, at rhe same
time the right toexamme the circumstances under
which a candidate is brought forward, also re
mains unquestionable. We expected that the
present Convention would afford a favorable oppor
tunity to the opposition 0 act in ccncert o', this
subject; they have lost their accustomed ener y
and unanimity of action, the recently discovered
political heresies, have disc mcerted’their o-■ ra
tions. However Major Crawford has consented to
be run in opposition to Mr Lumpkin, against 4»-
[jor Cr .wford we have no great many charg.-s to
| make, for however amiable and urban" he
jin private life, the truth is undeniable, tha: . s
| not sufficiently talented to expose himsrdf i . ,d
■political opinionsand any be, fa:;-l v , a<- ouu’ij
I a follower of political sentiment, rather than a mo
pagater of political judgement. Ba; Mr ‘Vtw
lord has given his consent to oppose M r Lum o -j
has he forgotten 1829 ? If our judgement is h”
rect and we, at all, understand ttie puUn- , ;i , ,j
such another dr feat awaits him.
We have before ask’ d the questions and i w -e
--peat them ; what his Mr. Lumpkin d m -.m
should have omitted ? what has ho n r j I
should have performed ? Further in w j If , t
of view is Mr Crawler I the superior >r ~ .
of Mr Lumpkin? It th’is not a_r it i
be gained by tie change of officers, i» s, > n • e
made; satisfied that a great deal w&tj.. " .
the election "f Mr. Crawford •• or ai 1.1 o r
time, we cannot, now or hereafter, support t’en
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FO STRY
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for the intelligexcer.
O, tis a fact, f am a dist ’ilent man,
For I start at 'he sight of a belt nr a curl,
And stammer as badly as any one can
When I try to converse with ag g g
Give me the sight of a damsel afar
And I wish 1 could but just handle horylove,
But when I come near, so bewuci: tg git u-c
I never could talk about I I 1.
Love, I would talk, the next time w" sh > t
And a thousand excellent tilings '• •■. I d,
My awe-stricken eye, would dr*.. : . J A • -: .j-it,
And I dare not touch her whi - \h.
Honest I was, and most ardmit r
And my face must have imsg > • 1,
For some how or other, sh •>
The thing which I never could :
Chorus —Then here’s to our friend, g,
And let every suitermoreove..
Put as much of a clog. ■ his ton;
’Twill make him a fortunate
TO DANDL
Yemincing. squinting. stnoc ! <
With corsets laced a-tigh‘ hs
Choked as a toad. suppP
About the waist l>
Ye cringing, supers
Ve lizard looking ■ . > p
Ye scoundrels go hip ,
_ For
I Lot number TWO l{
TH'IT.E in tin fifteenth
For terms apply to <uv aa
Houston county or to u.'- .
Perrv
■ n<v y>-cA-r>
Georgia — V:
Tolled it fore il tger
Sloane, >f .sq. Di ane-<1 .« ■
about five feet higli. s.x >r -•
right eye his hind t. l ' o;,
forehead and a -mil’ '"i;.
brands nerceivc Itle. -i
Extract from the minutes
I May 25—15