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HCSS :ind Hie Cht rokrcs.
Extract from an official letter from
the superintendent of the Chero
kee emigration, received at the
War Department, dated Ist inst :
“ The great body of the Cherokees
are wavering, and it requires all the
exertions ol the leading men to keep
them from enrolling for immediate
emigration. They say, 41 Wait on
Hoss; it is time enough to make pre
parations for removal, and writes de
cisively that nothing can be effected.’i
I have been expecting a great many
to join the next detachment, who, I
fear, will not come in, because noth
ing has yet come from Mr. Ross"
This is in accordance with all the
information received from the Che
rokee country. Not only do the
Cherokees refuse to prepare to re
move, but parties, that have comple
ted their preparations, and commen
ced their journey, have halted on
their route nt a .distance from their
homes; encamped, and built for them
selves new habitations; and why?
because letters had been received
from Ross, stating that the prospects
were fair for a new treaty with the
Government, by which the Chero
kees would retain their lands in Ala
bama, Tennessee, and North Caro
lina, and the whites would be driven
from among them. The effect of
these communications is represented
to have been 44 electrical” upon the
minds of the Indians; and they allow
ed themselves to be influenced by
them, although the Executive has,
on all occasions, avowed its purpose
laithlully and humanely, but, in any
event, to execute the treaty that has
been ratified : Although the agents
to the Government have been indus
triously employed among them for
eighteen months, examining their
debts, claims for improvements and
spoliations, and providing means for
transportation and subsistence, and
expending, in fulfillment of the stipu
lations lor these objects, more than
one million and a half of dollars,
still they believed that Ross could af
fect wonders, and they were indu
ced by him to hope that Congress—
Congress, which had solemnly rati
fied the treaty, and made all the ap
propriations to Carry it into effect —
would, at this late day, and after so
much had been done, reverse its own
acts. Well, ah appeal has been made
to the popular branch of the Nation
al Legislature for such a decision,
but in va n. A similar appeal to the
Senate would undoubtedly share the
same fate. For how can it be oth
erwise ? Upon what basis can a new
negotiation be opened, that would
replace in the Treasury, the monies
expended, render imperative and
void all the proceedings that have ta
ken place, and leave the Cherokees
in the states, whose citizens, locking
to the existing treaty as the law ol
the land, could not be restrained from
possessing their premises and im
provements after the 23 d of May
next, the time fixed for their emigra
tion ? And yet, yet perfectly cogni
zant of these facts, conscious of the
futility of his resistance, and deter
mined, in hrs own mind, to avoid ac
tual collisions that might lead to
bloodshed, and to urge that resis?
tance only until the appearance ol
force shall give him a pretext for al
leging that his people were driven,
and for claiming redress hereafter at
the hands of Congress. Ross remains
at the seat of Government, and trans
mits from thence to the people who
conlide'in him, intelligence and ad
vice, alike calculated to betray and
ruin them. To this course he may
have been instigated by persons
whose sympathies or whose political
biases have misled them. To such
persons, we commend the following
extract from another letter from the
source from which thcinlroduction
to this article is taken.
“ Grog shops and groceries arc to
be met with in almost every neigh
borhood. If those members of Con
gress who have the welfare of the
Cherokees at heart, and w ho are op
posed to their removal, would sec
the drunkenness and debauchery
here, and the manner in which they
are defrauded, and oppressed by the
whites, I think they would, with one
voice, be in favor of their immediate
removal to the country set apart for
them, without the limits of the white
population. By continuing here,not
only their money and property will
always be in danger .of being lost,
but their morals—the exemplary 7 ha
bits w hich many of them have ac
quired.”
It is equally probable, however,
that Ross is actuated by other impul
ses—by* considerations altogether
selfish and personal—and that he
has used the names and opinions of
those w hose position in the public
councils gives authority to Both, to
foster the spirit of disaffection at
home, and bolster up his ow n impo
sitions on the credulity of his coun
trymen. It is a fearful responsibility
bv whomsoever it is assumed or sha
red. At the expiration of three
months, the Cherokees must remove,
or be removed, according to the sti
pulations of the treaty. The Gov
ernment w ill then have discharged
all its preliminary obligations; and if
it shall so happen that the ill-advised
and unfounded representations of
Ross, or others, shall have excited
feelings and hopes, too ardent and
lively to be subdued but by the ap
plication of force, ami blood shall
be shed, it must forever stain the
hands of those who have misled
them.
There are 78 administration mem
bers in the 11. of Representatives, &
63 opposition from the non-slavehol
ding States.
W a n d Moderation.
ROJIE, FLOYD COUNTY, GEORGIA, MARCH 17, 8 838.
From a Correspondent of the Augusta
COnslUulionalisi.
Fort Clinch, (E. F.) Jan. 28,1838,
Gentlemen —Since I last wrote
you, we have been scouring out the
immediate country lying between the
Gulph Stream, the Withlacoochee,
and Suwannee Rivers—from near
the mouth of the latter stream, we
have just returned. No recent oi
fresh signs of Indians were discover
ed—none later than about the 12th
or 14th inst. We of course are in
duced to believe that the return ex
press which stated that they saw
some 45 or 50 Indians, proves to be
false. I mentioned that report to
you in my last. We arc now con
structing a bridge across the XV ith
lacoochce, to enable us to take over
our train of xvagons; this done, we
shall leave here so Christal River,’
45 or 50 miles S. S. E. of this place,
where, it is said that Old Tiger Tail
and his men are embodied in consi
derable numbers, and where, it is ex
pected, they will give us fight. Should
wo chance to meet him, I guess the
Old Blue Fox, with his “ cow dri
vers,” as the Indians are pleased to
stylo us, will give them “ Gall and
Borax, and pay them down.” lam
not aware whether I stated to you
that the two Indian men taken by us
lone on the 26th Dec. and the other
on the 11th inst. had both made their
escape, or not. The first made his
escape on the same night on which
he was taken, from a young man by
the name of Watts, of Capt. Board
ing's company, of Lumpkin countyt
Captain B. being the officer of the
day, his Lieutenant J. IL Worley,
acting—there being no fire allowed
on that night, all having been put out
as soon as supper was gotten, to pre
vent the Indians from firing upon us
—it is supposed the Indian induced
the old negro man (whom we had
also taken) to untie him, when he
broke—tw o of the sentinels fired up
on him, but it is believed without ta
king any effect. The last man, ta
ken the 11th, made his escape from
Fort Fanning, where he, with others,
was confined, under the charge of
Capt. Beck, of Rabun county, until
the arrival of a steam boat, to con
vey them axvay. Strange conduct,
but if there is blame, I know not at
present, to whom it ought to attach
I itself.
I have no sort of an idea that this
perplexing, trilling, insignificant war
will be terminated the present win
ter and spring, unless the Indians of
their own accord, should come in
and give up. If any there are, who
should disbelieve this, let him but
apply for the proofs—he, she or they
will find abundant evidence-by even
follow ing in the trails of Gen. Nel
son. as made by himself and troops,
during the present campaign. We
have traversed swamps, hammocks,
’marshes, miry ponds, swam streams,
through briers, vines and bushes,
which have never been pressed by
the feet, sw am or parted by white
men before. I say this, without the
least possible fear of contradiction.
There is not that man, now living,
of worth and strict moral veracity,
(save only -such as may have been
w ith Nelson’s army.) that can come
forward and give an accurate des
cription of the ponds, lakes, creeks,
swamps, hammocks, soil and grow th
of that part of Middle and -Eastern
Florida, from Dead Mans" ©ay-to
Chrvstal River, along the Gujph
Stream, to 35 or -10 miles, and no
more, stretching out in the interior.
The army under Gen. Nelspff,
have enjoyed good health. There
has been but two deaths in the whole
brigade since its organization—one
of these was in bad health previous
to joining the army. tlio w’cather
has been very mild and dry, we have
had but two heavy rains since we
left camp call, on the sth November,
and but one cold night, viz : the 22d
■ instant. Wethen saw §ome ice on
our camp buckets.
j- This is the most monotonous, un
interesting country I ever saw, —
abounding in pine barrens, ham
mocks, mud, mire, and water, lag
goons, ponds and lakes, &c. I
have reference merely to that portion
as above referred to.
We shall finish our bridge to mor
rOw, and pass the river. Yours,
A VOLUNTER.
From the Southern Banner.
ATTENTION CHEROKEE CIRCUIT.
The people of the above interest
ing and important portion of our
State, will recollect that at the last
session of the Legislature, an act
• was passed for taking a censes of
this State during the present year.
They are no doubt aware that they
arc more interested in this act than
any other portion of the State, inas
much as their representation will be,
after the next apportionment, more
than • doubled, provided the act.
' should be properly executed. It there
fore behooves them to attend vigi
lantly to their rights.
It may not have occurred to all,
that by delay, they may lose much of
their representation. By many, hos
tilities with the Cherokees are ap
prehended during the year, and by
,! some, at no distant day. If these
! apprehensions should be realized, it
J may, altogether, prevent taking the
census in some of the counties in
that country, or at least drive much
| of the population from it, who would
I in such an event, never be cnumcra
; ted in the census.
By the Ist section of the act au
thorising the census to bo taken,the
justices of the Inferior Courts, or
any three of them, shall w ithin nine
ty days after the 23d Dec. 1837, ap
; point one or more persons in each
county, not exceeding one to each
Battailion, to make the enumeration,
i&c. (See Standard of Union of the
6th Feb. 1838.)
As the justices of the Inferior
courts are now' authorised to pro-i
ceed, they should forthwith attend to ;
their duties in the Cherokee coun
try, lest their counties suffer from
their neglect. Those appointed
should be instructed to proceed forth j
w ith to the execution of the duties of
their appointments. 44 No one knows ;
what a day may bring forth.” 44 A ,
word to the wise is sufficient."
Would it not be w ell for the Wes
tern Georgian, and indeed all pa-,
pers circulating in that country, to |
notice this subject, and publish the
above mentioned act ?
I live in the middle part of Georgia
but am
•l; A FRIEND TO THE VP COUNTRY.
■
The Federal Press in this city has
|jeen as quiet as possible about the
feast at Brown’s, given to Mr. Prcn
tisS, to honor his insults to the House
of Representatives. Messrs. Clay*
pnd Webster, made speeches, and
jludge White presided. The latter,
Vo understand, repented, before the
whole assembled host of Federal lea
ders, tfigt ke had ever been a Jack
son mgn. The character of the mid
.night orgv may be gathered from
the brTef escapes of the eloquence of
the hero of the occasion, which have
reached the ear of the public through
the report of persons present. We
Vol. I— iiG 0.
extract the following from tlw Bos
ton Post:—lFas/i. Globe.
Federal Bullyism.—The New
York Post contains an account of a
disgraceful debauch, given by the
Whig members of Congress to Pren
tiss, one of the claimants from Mis
sissippi to a seat in the House. The
madness with which this vulgar
blackguard raved, must have been
inspired by copious libations at the
shrine of Bacchus. We cull an as
sortment of his expressions, to ex
emplify the nature of tfie most boas
ted Federal Whig decency and re
finement. 44 He would go home and
make Mississippi nullify Congress
and demand his seat of the Speaker,
at the point of the bayonet.” 44 The
next time he approached speaker
Polk, should he dare to turn him out
of the House, by his infamous vote,
he should hear the tap of the drum
followed by the crack of the rifle.”
Speaking of the record of the vote
that sent him home, hb said, 4 ‘ he
was determined it should be rescind
ed, and if no other way was left to
got rid of the d—d thing, he would
himself cut it out of the book and
carry it off, as the honest fellow did
in Boston, who cut oil* the figure
head I” He then talked indecently
about Mississippi as his wife ; said
he had just married hot ; that she
came to him a prostitute from the
arms of two rakes !”
Such are the jewels who are for
overthrowing the present Adminis
tration, and enthroning their own in
fluence, to aid the moral and political
improvement of the people.
Judge White and Mr. Southard
presided; Messrs, clay and Webster
were at the table.
From the Pennsylvania Reporter.
Bank influence —We have be
fore referred to the fact that the a
gents of various banks were here en
gaged in the nefarious attempt to
corrupt the purity of legislative ac
tion. They infest our public hotels,
the halls of the Legislature, the high
ways and byways of our borough.
In our last we stated the startling
fact, that the instruction resolutions
were carried in the House of Repre
sentatives by the vote of a member
who, up to the evening before their
passage, was a most strenuous oppo
nent of these very resolutions, and
that that member offered in extenu
ation of his course the degrading
| plea that he was compelled to vote
for the instructions which he had bc-
I fore opposed, in consequence of let
• tors received from Directors of a
certain Bank to which he was indebt
ed !! This excuse was given to us,
as well as several of the most highly
respectable members of the Legisla
ture, by the member alluded to.
| Again: we know, from unquestion
able authority, that one ol these hir
i ed agents of the bank institutions of
Philadelphia; has, since the instruc
tions passed the House, made over
tures to one of the forty-nine demo
crats who voted against their pas
sage, and hold out inducements to
him to vote for concurrence in such
amendments as the Sen might make.
So disgusting has the efforts of the
bank agents become within the last
week or two that Mr. Reynolds of
Westmoreland, yesterday laid on the
table of the 11. Representatives the
following resolution :
Resolved, That a committee l>c ap
apo ntc J to inquire and report to this
House the names and number of
bank cashiers, presidents, stockhol
ders, attorneys and agents, now in
attendance at Harrisburg, pending
‘the bank question.”