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WESTERN GEORGIAN- > IRonae, March 17, 1838, _ T,he following named gentlemen will act as Agents for the Western Georgian: Howell Cobb, Esq., of Athens, Georgia. E. M. Johnson, Esq., of Gainesville, do. ■S. Ripley, Esq., es Jefferson, do. Esq., of Cumming, dp. John Bell, Esq., ot Spring Place, do. R. M. -Aycock, Esq., of La Fayette, do. Turman Walthall, Esq., of Cedar Town, Taulding County, do. Leroy Pattillo, P. M. Monroe, do. Charles Murphey of Decatur, <3g. CHEROKEE DELEGATION. We learn from Mb. Bell, a respectable cit izen of this country, that the Cherokee Dele gation who recently visited the City of Wash jngtion, to Memorialize Congress in relation to the Treaty of 1835, stopped at Franklin, Macon county, North Carolina, on their re. turn home. They were interrogated in his •presence relative to their disposition concern ing a removal by the 23d of May next, as well as to the advice and instructions of Mr. Ross, their Principal Chief? They replied that Mr. Ross told them to go home, and go to work — and not to think of removing. That the trea ty of 1835, was not made by him, and no oth er person or assemblage of persons, had a right to make a Treaty to cede the land of the Che rokees —and it was therefore fraudulent and void. They also, stated that Mr. Ross would be in this country in six weeks from this time. Wc have judged correctly in relation to the disposition of the Indians in our former sugges tions on this subject, as we are now fully con vinced of the fact from what has come to light. The destiny of the Cherokees remaining in the states, is now in tho hands of their Chief, and the people of Georgia, at least, will hold him responsible for the least outrage of this delu ded race. But we still hope that principles of humanity and patriotism will so far govern the conduct of Mr. Ross, as to stifle any disposi tion on his part to bring down upon the heads of his devoted followers, the wrath of the .peo ple of the United States. Tlie Cherokees. We have just bad an interview with one of the Enrolling Agents, P. Reagan, Esq. who has recently been on a tour through a part of the Cherokee Territory, with a view to take down the names of such Indians as are willing to emigrate. He informs us that he has visited eleten /iwms in Georgia, all containing by es timate, two thousand Indians, and that at least three fourths of that number, refuse to go. Many of them seem to think they will have to emigrate, but say, they will net do so, until ! John Ross shall advise them. Thus it appears 1 that by a word of this obstinate Chief, all ap prehension of danger on this vexed subject, could be removed. Let him be cautious how’ he acts. There arc those who watch him closely, and will hold him to an awful rcspon sibility, in case any serious difficulty should arise. We extract from a letter from one es the Commissioners to settle Cherokee matters, ■written at Calhoun, the present location of the Agency, the following. We have received instructions from the Secretary of the War Department, to close our business by the 23d of May next.” This shows what are the de termination of the Government, in relation to the fulfillment of the treaty of ’35. There are many intelligent Indians in the nation, who must now be convinced of the necessity of re moving west* They have from the present time, until the 23d of May, to enroll and re ceive all the benefits of the Treaty. Will they not in pity to the ignorant and deluded portion of their tribe, use their mttnenoe to prevent a difficulty which must be Hi their disadvantage. Hon. Felix Grundy. We have perused with gie.Tt interest, the able address of the Hon. Felix Grundy, es the 1 nited States Senate to the “ members of the Genera] Assembly of Tennessee who vo ted tor the resolution instructing the Senators, and requiring the Representatives of that slate in (. ongrvss,to vote '’against the Trwsifn’l System of finance, recommended, by the Presi dent,” &c. The opposition papers throughout the coun try, when it was ascertained that such Reso lutions had passed the Legislature of Pennes see, tauntingly called for Mt. Grundy s an swer, wished much to know how lie would -act, I and broadlj insinuated strong suspicions ns to the consistency of his conduct, in relation to Their curiosity has been at length satisfied, and their unworthy suspicions removed. He has acted out his principles on the democratic j doctrines of instruction in a manner, which while it elevates him to the highest grade in j the scale of political honesty and probity, must j cover with confusion, those who have saught | to place him in a dilema, from which he could not extricate himself, without depriving the nation of his valuable services. It is next to impossible to doubt the fact after perusing -the “Address.” That the opposition have been ; exerting every influence which they could bring to bear upon the Legislature of Tennes see,to thwart the-views of the Administration, by procuring the resignation of Mr. Grundy. Though 'we believe that the Sub-l reasury scheme has an objectionable feature consisting | in itstendancy to increase Executive patron age, yet we believed “ it to be far preferable, and much better calculated to restore confi dence in the currency of the country, than Mr. 1 Rieves’ depositc plan, or the creation of a na tional Bank, based upon the principles of the one whose charter has recently expired. We profess to be a Democratic Republican, and believe in a just, and equal ballance of power between the three great departments of the Government; and any measure which is even remotely calculated to destroy the just equilibrium between those departments; should be proposed only incases of absolute necessity, and then adopted with the utmost caution. The private opinions of Mr. Grundy, were known to be in favor of this main project of the Ad ministration, by the citizens of Tennessee dur ingthe extra session of Congress, which was previous to the meeting of the Legislature of that State, which assembled in October follow ing. Why then did they not inform him of tlieir intentions during the months of October, November and December ? The question was not agitated among the people. No public meetings had been held by the people, giving their direct representatives in the Legislature, instructions as to the course they should pur sue, during the whole session. At the com mencement of that session, Resolutions were introduced, “ requesting their Representatives and instructing their Senators in Congress, to vote for the establishment of a United States Bank, upon the principles of that mamoth In stitution,” which, while dying, struggled with a "vehemence and fierceness, that convulsed the nation—and when dead by its own limita- I I, > tion, still struggled, and is now struggling to recall its departed vitality, and revive itspris. tine power. What became of those Rcsolu lions ? They were suffered to remain on the table! and why ? The answer is too plain to permit of a doubt in the minds of the most in-,, * credulous—provided they are honest. The colleague of Mr. Grundy, (Judge White.) was known to have committed himself on this sulyect, and recognized by the country, as an , opponent to such an institution; and through courtesy to him, the Resolutions were never acted on, or it must have been that the Legis lature were themselves opposed to a National Bank. This last is probably the fact, for the journals of past Legislatures, show abundant evidence of the opposition of that State, to such an institution. Being, therefore, oppos ed to both the Sub-Treasury p’an, a id a Uni ted States Bank, nothing rerun ks an.eng the plans before Congress,but the Deposit? scheme- TUI*, howover, remains not for the Legisla ture of Tennessee; for the preamble to the Re , solutions to which Mr. Grundy has replied, contains an urecnivo'-nl condemnation of ft. It will bejong, we imagine, before the mem bers of the Tennessee Legislature, wh i voted for these Jx jnjfot’o-**, ril' forget, either the * powerfof strtire or annnsweruVe arguments ! in this address. N :ther wd! they forget the position m which they stand exposed. [■Mr. Grtwdy v.-7‘ m hts bm fnftrttrf- ed. The instructors will le held responsible to the people for that vote and its consequences- Mr. Grundy will only be regarded as the agent; and should the the Sub Treasury svstem of finance, fail through their action, i the people of Tennessee may justly accuse ! them with having loudly abused both adminis trations,Zornot adopting some plan to better ■ the currency—with having been opposed to the Deposite system —the United States Bank I—and when in-obedience to their wishes, and i to stop theircomplaiuts the Administration pro j poses, at least a plausible |«!an, they are still I found in the opposition —still abusing the Gov- I ernment, and still striving to ride into office 1 on the broken -down horses, “Panic and Ruin.” Congress. , No news of importance, of a late date, has i readied us. W-e have the Globe of the 23d i February before us. We give a condensed statement of congressional items from its col umns. On the 23d February, Mt. Cambre leng from the Committee of Ways and Means, jin reply to an enquiry made by Mr. Pickens, i announced that that committee would probably i on Tuesday or Wednesday thereafter, make a Lietailed report, with a bill, on the subject of I thc currency, and the disbursement ofthe pub lic funds. The “Neutral Relation BilF’being the special order of the day, was taken tap and debated at some length; when Mr. Howard mo ved a substitute for the whole Bill, —to which an amendment was submitted by Mr. Duncan; and then, on motion of Mr. Sawyer, the House adjourned. On the Monday previous Mr. Drumgodle moved a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, in rela tion to the election of President; which was twice read-and referred to a committee ot the whole House on the State of the Union. LTe Correspondents. The Communications from “One in tbe cor ner,” and “Cherokee Circuit,” are unavoida bly postponed till our next, whentbey will be published* • Mr. Adams, among his cargo of petitions, presented one, praying that Congress would build a wall between the Slaveholding and non • Slaveholding States. We have not the slightest objection, provi ded it is high and strong enough, to keep fanat icism within its natural bounds.* The‘Brunswick Advocate’says, that Mr. Adams “is no more an Abolitionist, than the members from Georgia." “A fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.” PUBLIC MEETINGS. fCoM M UNIC ATE D. ] Walker County, Georgia, ) Marek I, 1838. $ In pursuance of public notice, the citizens of said county, residing in the vicinity of La Fay ette, this day met for the purpose of taking into consideration their relations with the Chero kees; and to devise ways and means for the protection of the citizens of said county, in case of any resistance on the part of the Cher okees, or any measures should be resorted to by them for the purpose of defeating the treaty of 1835. When, on motion of Charles J. Hoo per, Esq., Col. James Thompson was appoint ed President of the meeting, and E. G. Rog ers, Sec." Tho meeting then being organized, On mo’ion of Col. Samuel Farriss, C. J. Hooper, Esq., explained the object of the mee ting in an able and eloquent speech, after which Mr. Hooper submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions, which after being discussed and debated by Messrs. Hooper, Ay cock, Williamson and Farriss, were carried without a division; two votes only in the nega tive. Whereas, the time for the removal of the Cherokee Indians, in compliance with thetrea i-y of New Echotali, has nearly arrived; and their known determination not to go West, as by the articles of said treaty they are bound to do, unless forced at the point of the bayonet, admonishes us, when we take a retrospective view of the Indian character, “to prepare for the wors*.” And. whereas, the time for their removal as fix**d by.&id treaty, will arrive at a season of the year when it will bo indispensably neces sary fort» to pursue our agricultural avoca tions without interruption—as a suspension of winch would inffet an irreparable injury upon us at nn agricultural community. And, whereas, it absolutely necessary for the well being of this community, not only to 1 secure oor wives and children from danger, but also from Uie apprehension thereof; and as we are informed That our distinguished fellow •nizens, Col Samuel Farriss, has been author ised by Col. Lindsay, in command of the U. S. forces in the Cherokee Nation, to raise ai company of mounted Volunteers, "from anv of the Counties in Georgia, East of the Chattahoo-;: chee River, with tho right to command the > same, and to rendezvous said company at any point in the Cherokee country. Be it therefore, Resolved, That it is the opinion of this mee ting, that we have sufficient cause, from the conduct and conversation of the Cherokee In dians, to apprehend some secret and private depredations will be perpetrated by them upon the persons and property of some of our citizens, unless timely and suitable arrange ments are adopted to prevent such results, Resolved, That it is the wish of this meet ing, that Col Samuel Farriss proceed without delay, to raise the company, as authorised by Col. Lindsay; and that, when so raised, th* same to station, at or near the town of La Fay ette, for the purpose of guarantying to the cut izens of our county, that confidence and pro tection so desirable: and that said company be received into the service of the United States. Resolved, That it is not the understanding! or desire of this meeting, that the company to I be raised by Col. Farriss is to prevent or su- I percede the raising and organizing the eleven | companies as required by an act of rhe last | Legislature for the purpose of protecting our! citizens in the Cherokee part of Georgia, and co-oporate with the U. S. Troops, in the remo- i val of the Cherokee Indians. Resolved, That this meeting highly approve ofthe proposed plan of raising an Infantry Company, to be stationed at or near the town of La Fayette, and hope that said company will be immediately raised and organized. Resolved, 'i'hat this meeting adjourn to meet again on Tuesday next; and that the citizens generally 7 , both of town and country, be re quested to attend said meeting, for the purpose of adopting farther measures for the security ofour citizens against any apprehended dep redations from the Cherokee Indians, and that Col. James Thompson address slid meeting upon that occasion. The meeting then adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in March instant, 1838. JAMES THOMPSON, Pres. E. G. Roowns, Sec. , Tuesday, March 6, 1838. The citizens of the county of Walker, this day assembled, in pursuance ofthe last resolu -1 tion adopted nt the meeting on the Ist of the . month, and agreeable to adjournment, at the Co nt House of said county. The President ha ving called the meeting to order, invited Col. Farriss to the chair, where upon, the President having retired, Col. Far rias took<l*e chair. Mr. Thompson submitted his view’s in an able, lucid and eloquent man. ner, in pursuance to a resolution adopted at the previous meeting, when on motion of Mr. James Thompson, seconded by R. M. Aycock, Esq., the following Preamble and Resolutions , were unanimously adopted by the meeting. I Whereas, past experience has demons’rated that there Is no faith or rational dependence in the professions or pretensions of friendship as sumed by the aborigines of the country, to wards their white neighbors, at any time, and more particularly at the present juncture of our affairs, both at home and abroad, which seem to encourage aggression, and invite to action our internal as well as external enemies; and whereas,the treaty 0f1835 with theCher okces, and the laws of Georgia require their removal, by or before the last of May next: And whereas, the interest of the settlers as well as the prosperity of the Cherokees, imperious, ly demifhd, that they should be removed to the homes provided for them by the fostering care of the government, “peaceably if they will, forcibly if they must;’’ and their loose and idle habits, ignorance as a body, and an almost to tal want ofa knowledge of the arts of civilized life, rendering them unfit associates,-compan. ions, or citizens of our Slate; and whereas, it is a maxim venerated for its origin and mani fest wisdom, “that we should be prepared for war in time of peace.” ! Be it therefore, Resolved, That we, a large and respecta ble portion of the citizens vs Walker County, this day assembled at the court house of said county, (in pursuance of a public notice) in or der to guard against the treachery of the In dian character, and the uncertainty of their course in relation to their removal West; and to render ineffectual and abortive every effort on their part to defeat the treaty nnd laws a foresaid, and to place our country in an honor able state ofdefence and preparation, for any and every emergency which may or can arise on account of our contiguity to the large body of the Cherokees, will and do hereby pledge ourselves individually and collectively, to car ry into effect the following resolves, and such other measures as a board of safety, consisting of the field officers of the Regiment and ten other persons to be selected by the President, shall or muy from time to time, recommend for the common safety and protection of the citi zens of said county, and for the general secur ity of the frontier of Georgia. 2. Resoled, That each and every citizen liable or able to bear arms in defence of our common country, will procure and keep ready for immediate use, a gun, rifle, or pair of pis tols and sword, in good order, and that each citizen will prepare and keep ready for use at any moment required bv the proper officers in command, 50 rounds of powder and ball; and that each and every individual liablex).- able to bear arms as aforesaid, will report himself to the captain or other officer in command in the district in which he resides, together with all of his means or weapons ofdefence, the number of charges of powder and ball that he has rea dy for use, and the number of the 10l of land whereon he resides; and that the said captain or other officer in command of said district where there is no captain, cause a roll or list of such persons as report themselves as aforc- said, take an account in writing, of the means and weapons of defence reported as aforesaid, and take an account of the number of charges of powder and ball ready for use and reported as aforesaid; and also, that they enrol every person in their districts Who may omit or neg lect to report themselves, and that they take art accrunt as aforesaid, ot the arms and amu aition as aforesaid, of such persons failing or omitting to report themselves as aforesaid, and in both Cases note down on their roll or list of names, the number of the lot of land whereon each m-Ab ’ of their company resides, oppo site to the name of such member of his compa- ny. 3. Resolved, That the commanding officer of each and every district of said county, on or before the first Tuesday in April next, re port to the Colonel of the Regiment of said county, the number of the persons residing in his district, liable by law to bear arms, (and the number volunteering and enrolling them selves, who are not liable by law.) the number ofthe weapons and other military equipments in their respective districts, the number of cit izens who have complied with the foregoing Resolutions, and the name of the person or persons who are able and liable as aforesaid, to bear arms in defence of the country, and who may omit and neglect to comply with the fore going resolution. 4. Resolved, That each and every citizen will hold himself in readiness to assemble at a moment’s warning, at the muster ground of his district, or such other place as may be desig nated by his superior officer; and will aid and co-operate with the officers of militia, in orga nizing, disciplining and drilling every district company of said county, and that we will sus tain them in all lawful means which they may adopt for the protection-of the people, the or ganization of the regiment of the county, and for the I onor and glory of our State. 5. Rasoloed, That a copy of these resolu tions be furnished by the Secretary of the meeting, to each field officer of the Regiment, and to the commanding officers of each militia district-of said county, after the same shall have been signed by the President and Secre tary ofthis meeting. 6. Resolved, That the commanding officer of each district of militia of saidcounty, cause his men to assemble by or before the sth Sat urday in March instant, and that he cause to be read to his company a copy of these resolu tions, and urge upon his men the importance of a strict compliance wiih these revolutions. 7. Resolved, That the object and intention of this meeting is purely defensive, and prepa ratory to defence in case of invasion or resist- 1 ance to the regular constituted authorities of the country. 8. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published, and also the proceedings > of the preliminary meeting, m such papers as ; are friendly to the-object of this meetm#. Whereupon the President resumed the di*ir i when upon motion of Doct A. L. Barry, tlu* following resolutions were unanimously passed, by the meeting. 1. Resolved, That five persons be appointed by the President as a committee of vigilascw, for the county of Walker. 2. Resolved, That the committee of vigil ance correspond with committees of the otlu»r counti< s, in the Cherokee circuit, upon tho seeming intentions of the Cherokee Indians to remove or remain in “peace or war.” 3. Resolved, That the citizens of each of the Cherokee counties, be requested to appoint a committee of vigilance and correspondence, who will not only watch in common with the other portions of the citizens, but will commu nicate all facts, whether for “weal or woe” at the earliest moment practicable to each section of the country. The President appointed a committee consis. ting of Samuel Farriss, Wm. H. Huff, John T. Story, Wm. McConnell, Obediah Harris, Lewis H. Forgason. Spencer Marsh, Wm. Henry, R. M. Aycock, and R. W. Jones to act as a board of safety, agreeable to the Ist resolution submitted by Mr. Thompson. And also appointed, A. L. Barry, John Caldwell, Charles J. Hooper, James Hoge and Miles Davis, the committee of vigilance, under the Ist resolution ofDoct. Barry, after which, on motion of Doct. Barry, James Thompson was added to the committee. When on motion the meeting adjourned. JAM ES THO M PSON, P res, E- G. Rogers, Sec. FROM WASHINGTON. The Globe of the 24th ult., contains the fol lowing: FATAL DUEL. This evening Mr. Cilley, of Maine, fell in a duel with Mr. Graves, of Kentucky—both members of the House of Representatives. They fought with rifles, and Mr. Cilley was shot through the body on the third fire, and di ed in a few minutes. Mr. Graves had been the bearer of a letter from James Watson Webb, Editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, to Mr. Cilley, which the latter refused to receive. Mr. Graves demanded the reason, which Mr. Cil ley declined giving.—Mr. Graves then chai* lenged Mr. Cilley, which produced the melatv ; choly result wc announce. i From a correspondent of the Charleston Patriot- February 25. Further Particulars of t»e Duel. I At the closing of the mail last evening 1 was * unable to ascertain the correct account of the unfortunate duel between Messrs. Graves and Cilley. So many rumors were afloat, that it was impossible to get at the true state of the affair until after the Cars came in from Balti more bringing in the body of Mr. Cilley, who had been killed, and not Mr. Graves, as erro. neously stated.. . , It appears that the parties had arranged the