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VOL. III.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, APRIL 19, 1834.
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April 5.—3—Gt.
ATHENS
Male Academy.
tJRIl. Ill LLYER, who was expected to take charge
ifj. of the Male Academy in this place, having re
ceived tho appointment of Tutor in Franklin College,
tho Trustees have not liecn ablo to make arrange-
meats for I lie commencement of the School, so soon
ns was expected.
The Trustees now take pleasure in announcing to
the public, tnat the School will certainly open on
the S2d in.'.t. under tho instruction of Mr. MOSES
If. 1)0Illl INS, whose known capacity and long ex.
pericnc.i, eminently cntitlo him to public confidence.
It is hoped that those who wish to avail themselves
of the adv: ntages of the Institution, will be prompt
in their application.
The terms of tuition will to §7,50 per quarter pay
able in advance, to Mr. E. L. Newton, Treasurer of
the Hoard.
I?v order the Board.
WILLIAM HEARING, Chairman.
Athens, Jan. 15—14—tf.
CASH STORE.
T HE subscriber is now receiving and offers for
iiale, at the Middle Tenement of E. L. Newton’s
Store, a genera) assortment of
Faintly Groceries,
CONSISTING OF—
Sugars, Coffee, Molasses, Salt,
FLOUR, (northern) $ BUCK-WHEAT.
C Mackerel, Nos. 1 & 2.
nsa. Salmon No. 1, in small kegs for families.
* Dry Cod.
TEAS, Imperial, Hyson and Sou-
" - a chong.
CANDLES, Sperm and Tallow.
Tobacco and Cigars.
Tnrpentino SOAP.
Potatoes, Apples, Onions, Rice, and Cheese.
Raisin':, Dates and Figs.
Curran?* and Cranberries.
Pepper, Spice and Cinnamon.
Cloves, Nutmegs and Indigo.
Chocolate and Mustard.
Vinega r and Pickled Tongues.
Wines of all kinds.
London Porter.
—also—
Nails, Spades, Shovels, Axes, &c.
ALSO
2000 pr. Shoes,
Of all kinds, from tho thick Brogan for Negroes, ]
to the lino satin, Lady's Slipper—Among which are
«5<!> pr. Elastic Over-Shoes,
Lined and bound, with Soles—which will bo sold at
wholesale or retail.
ALSO, ON CONSIGNMENT—
A Lot of Wool and Cotton
CARS>8,
Of all .'sizes, for Machines—Together with an assort
ment of
Crystalized Ornaments,
For dressing Cakes—CANDIES, JELLIES, &c.
03\4lt of which will be sold Cheap for Cash.
S. TENNEY.
Athens, Jan. 4—42tf.
NO. 5.
IloetriL
WM. C. WAY—Agent*
{Next dour to Messrs. Turpin 6f D’Antignac,)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
O FFERS foT salo to his friends ar.d the public, a
grout variety of STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS, which were chiefly selected by him-
Mr. Galt, the indefatigable biographer and novel,
ist, in his researches connected with the composition
of his “ Life of Lord Byron," has been so fortunate
as to discover the following heretofore unpublished
effusion of the noble bard, which has been deemed
equal to any of his most admired productions :
NEWSTEAD ABBEY.
In the home of my sires, as the clear moonbeam falls
Through silence and shade o’er its desolate walls,
It shines from af.ir, like the glories of old.
It gilds but it warms not—’tis dazzling, but cold.
I«t the sunbeam be bright for the younger of days—
’Tis the light that should shine on a race that decays ;
When the stars are on high and the dews on the
ground,
And the long shadow lingers the ruin around.
And the step that o’cr-cclioes the gray door of stone,
Falls sullenly now—for ’tis only my own ;
And sunk are the voices that sounded in mirth.
And empty the goblet, and dreary the hearth.
And vain was each cfTort to raise and recall
The brightness of old to illumine our hall;
And vain was the hope to avert our decline—
And the fate of my fathers has faded to mine.
And theirs was the wealth and the fullness of fame,
And mine to inherit too haughty a name ;
And tlieirs wero tho times and the triumphs of yore,
And mine to regret—but renew them no more.
And ruin is fixed on my tower and my wall,
Too hoary to fade, and too massy to fall;
It tells not of Time’s or tho tempest’s decay,
But the wreck of the line that have held it in sway.
JBCscellaua.
self tho last summer, and previously to the rise of
Goods in Now-York, (while he was on there,) and
which will be sold at a very small advance for cash
or good pc. per, viz.
•1-4, 7-8 rich chintz Calicoes, assorted colors and
patterns.
1-1, 7-8 do. do. French and English col’d Muslins.
Searlot and light chintz Calicoes for Children.
Black and white Muslins and Calicoes, for second and
deep mourning.
Do. do. striped and figured Ginghams, do. do.
Pink, blue, lilac, buff and putpie striped Ginghams,
very funs.
Striped muslin pattern Ginghams—a new article.
4-4 light figured small patterns French Muslins, and
4-4 Calicoes, for Children’s wear.
4.4 and 6.1 checked and plaid white Muslins.
«>-1 nainsook, jaconet and mull do. very fine.
“ book and plain clear Lawn.
4-4, 8.4 plain and figured Swiss Muslins, assorted
qualities and patterns.
4-4 and €-4 superfine and common Cambric Muslins
4.4 and G-4 superfine cotton Cambrics.
Thread I .aces, Edgings and Insertings, all widths.
Inserting and scolloped Triininings, assorted on thin
book and jaconet Muslins.
Rich plain and fignred Belt Ribbons, assorted.
Black, white and colored watered do. do.
Colorod taffeta Ribbons, assorted, ncs. 1 to 22.
Cap gauue and satin Ribboui.
Ladies’ osnorted II.’s Gloves. all colors.
do. do. fur lined do. and Walking Shoes,
do. Mack and white English and French heavy
$ Silk Stockings.
do. white, black, slato cotton and worsted do.
Misses and Children’s white and scarlet worsted and
cottor.. do. and Bootees.
—also—
G.4 super Merino Cloth:; and Circassians, of
all colors and qualities.
r»-4, 6-4 super black merino Bombazines.
Black Italian, Gros dc Swoir and Poult de
Soir SILKS.
Rich fancy colored do. of brown, slate, pea
grccn-bottle,lilac, fawn, claret and crimson.
laiveyy Stable.
T il E Subscriber having purchased a gocc assort-
raent of CARRIAGES, consisting of several
GIGS,
A TILBERRY
, A SULKEY,
AN ELEGANT TWO HORSE
Barouche,
AND A
GOOD FAMILY CARRIAGE.
ALSO
A number
Gon»d and Gentle,
Horses,
Which he offers to Hire on
accommodating terms.
Travellers would find it to their interest to call at
this Establishment, as they can bo accommodated at
any time, in travelling to any part of the country.
Twisted Silk, Hcrn&ni, Thibet wool and other rich
est Silk and Wool SHAWLS, in great varioty.
Extsa size scarlet merino LONG SHAWLS, war
ranted all wool.
5.4,6-4 and 10-4 roal IRISH SHEETINGS, all of
linen and most approved bleach.
4- 4 and 7.8 soft finish IRISH LINENS, warranted
all linen and best of bleach, (on grass.)
5- 4 aqd 8 4 Linen Damask Diapers.
Extra 6no LONG LAWNS, equally approved fac.
tory, 3-4 and 7-8 wide, quite undressed.
» —A GREAT V/lRlETT OF—
English and American Ijong■ Cloth and Cotton
♦ Shirtings—all prices.
Brown Shirtings, and G-4 brown Sheetings.
Bird’s-Eye, Russia and Scotch linen toweling Diapers.
. Clark’s spool Cotton.
Tapes, Noodles and Pins, due. &c.
Jan. 18—44tf.
From a “ Narrative of a Tour in North America."
BY II. TUDOR, E?«i.
WEYER’S CAVE, IN VIRGINIA.
Woyer’s Cave prescuts the most extraor
dinary, splendid, and beautiful subterranean
exhibition that is perhaps to be seen in any
part of the world. The countless myriads of
stalactites and petrifactions, of every size,
form and color, from the purest white to the
darkest green and brightest vermilion, and
from the dimensions of an organ to those of
an icicle, exceed all that can be imagined.
Many of the numberless chambers contained
in it, of which one or two appear nearly as
spacious ns Westminister Hall, are literally
hung round with these glittering spars, presen
ting, in various places, the most picturesque
and fanciful drapery ot petrified and transpa.
rent substances, and reminding me, from their
gorgeous appearance, and the situation in
which they were beheld, of the magical halls
of an Arabian enchanter.
Having procured a guide, and a number of
boys to carry torches, I entered this fairy
palace just as the moon was softly brighten
ing over the blue mountains, which might
now have well changed their denomination
from blue to silver, as the former was absor
bed altogether in the flood of radiant light that
was poured down upon. them. The entrance
to this laboratory of nature, where she works
in silence and sec recy, producing the most
enchanting forms and devices, lies on the pre
cipitous side of a hill. It is excavated by an
unknown and inartificial process into a thou-
sand chambers and galleries, extending to a
length of upwards of half a mile, and "of very
considerable breadth. Indeed, many of its
caverns and recesses have never yet been
explored ; and those which arc known re
quire a conducting lliread to guide the ad-
ship, and semipellucid curtains of different I five hours, to the no small sumisc of mv
hues, spread over the walls like the embel- guide, who told me that few remained so lone
lishracnts of a lady s drawing-room. These or penetrated so far. I entered the cave
were truly admirable ; some of them forming, about seven in the evening, after riding twen-
m the loveliest white spar, tho appearance of ty miles, just as the lovely moon was throw-
canopies, and others falling id ample sweep ing her ‘silvermantle,’ over the sombre screen
rom the ceiling to the floor, and exhibiting of tho blue mouutains; and when I came out,
as graceful and softly flowing shapes as so I her glittering orb had passed the zeuith and
many folds of silk. Here are displayed im- was fast declining to the western hills. The
nrense sheets of congelations, called ihe j only apprehension I entertained, during my
‘ Drums,’ which on being struck, emit a sound visit to these darksome regions, was the fear
resembling that of a gong. On leaving these of our lights going out ; a circumstance that
instruments of unearthly melody, threading I was nearly occurring two or three times, when
other galleries, and surmounting ‘ Jacob’s it would have been, I think, physically impos-
Ladder, vou pass through the * Senate I sible to have, extricated ourselves from the
Chamber,’ and the ‘ Music Gallery’—each endless galleries, traversing each other, in
presenting a diversified array of gorgeous which we were involved more intricate, I
gems of superhuman fabric—into « Washing, should imagine, than even the celebrated lab-
ton s Hall,’ the most splendid and extensive { yrinth of Daedalus.”
chamber of the care. The dimensions of it
are very considerable, being ninety yards in I A German Apologue We have seldom
length, twenty wide, and fifty in height. The seen the infatuation, the madness of gamb.
spars and crystal formations of this room, if ling, more correctly and forcibly depicted than
so it may be called, are particularly brilliant, in the following article, which is a translation
the roof being apparently supported by musi- from the French, of a German Apologue, by
cal columns ranged along its sides, and which, the celebrated Richtenwclir.
by passing a stick rapidly over their surface, A French gentleman, after having been
produce a profusion of singular intonations like abroad in foreign countries for many years,
a ring of bells. * The father of his country’ returned to his native land. His friends im-
is here mounted on a superb pedestal of the mediately flocked around, impatient to listen
same transparent mineral, exceeding in bright- to his. wonderful adventures, and hair breadth
ness the lustre of Parian marble, and might escapes. After much solicitation he com
be supposed a second Riiadainanthus, descen- menced in this manner:
ded to the shades below, to administer the Gentlemen, you are aware that it is a great
impartial justice which he taught and execu- distance to the country of the Hurons in Amer-
ted in the world above. It struck me that ica. Well; at the distance of 1200 leagues
these hints of popular feeling, addressed to beyond the wilds inhabited by this warlike
the memory 6f the great hero of the revolu- I tribe, I met with a people, whose habits are
tion, might act as a gentle reminiscence to indeed singular. They will sit for hours
the senators of a country that he formed, and around a table, on which is placed neither fa-
over which he presided with such devoted ble cloth, nor viands. The thunder may
patriotism, that the vote which was passed in burst over their heads, armies may combat
Congress two years ago, to raise a monument within musket shot, earthquakes may men-
at Washington in honor to its first and most ace them with destruction—still they will re-
illustrious President, remains to this day a main unmoved—paying no more attention to
dead letter on the journals of their proceed- the horrors around them, than if they were
ings. deaf and dumb. At these times they arc un-
I should be told, perhaps, in answer, that sociable, uttering only occasionally, some half
the patriot is embalmed in the grateful recol-} articulated words, which nevertheless appear
lections of his . countrymen, and that lie lives to be of horrid import.
in the bright records of his nation’s history. I have frequently gazed upon them with
All this I grant; and yet 1 cannot but think wonder, for they arc almost always surround,
that these recollections must be rather cold, ed by spectators, attached apparently by cu-
and to a stranger appear somewhat doubtful, riosity—and believe me, my friends, I shall
when they do not evidence the internal wor- never forget the varied and strongly marked
kings of the heart by something of an exter- physiognomies which I saw on those occasions,
nal and visible form ; which, while it might Hope, Rage, Despair, were painted on
ornament the capital of a rising empire, would their visages by turns. Sometimes they seem'
arrest the eye and fix the attention of the ed as wild os infuriated maniacs—sometimes
young aspirant for future fame. . Whatever os grave and solemn as Pluto and'Radaraan-
may be said of the generation coeval with the thus—and sometimes their features exhibited
exploits of a chief who has deserved so well the horrid grimaces and contortions of crimi
of his country, still posterity demands, and nals on the rack.”
the foreigner travelling through the land looks “ But,” exclaimed the half incredulous friends
for some durable, and recording memorial of of the traveller, “ who were these miserable
hero who has at once ennobled and adorned wretches? Did they thus devote themselves
human nature. I for the public good V’
If the conqueror in the Olympic games was “ Oh no.”
crowned with laurel, and had temples and “ Perhaps they were seeking the Philoso
statues erected to his honor, the veteran pher’s Stone.
chief who has laid the foundations of his coun
try’s independence and glory, merits at least
an equal distinction with the contenders in a
chariot race, with boxers, wrestlers, poets
and orators.
Out of respect to the late President’s wife,
I must not omit to mention what is called ‘La-
Ilis <S TABLES arc ready to receive any Horses that
may l«o entrusted to his keeping,
By the Bay, Week or Month.
Having a trusty and experienced Ostler, ho Hatters _
himself to be able to please all who may call on him I venturer, as much as did the celebrated Cre
in the above lino of business. I tan labyrinth of ancient story.
KT All persons hiring the above named articles, | The chamber which is first entered is call-
will bo held responsible for all damages.
O’Cash in advance will bo required.
JAMES WITTER.
Athens, Jan. 25—45—cowtlSept.
Valuable Property
FOR SALE,
AND A GREAT BARGAIN OFFERED.
T HE Subscriber offers for sale bis Plantation in
Twiggs County, containing upwards of
3000 Acres of Land,
Lying on, and extending at least six miles along, the
ed the < vestibule,’ being bound as a faithful
narrator, to attend to the classical nomencla
ture of the place—and whence you proceed,
through a rock of petrifaction, to the • Dra-
gon’s Room.’ Here are perceived number
less and varied formations of stalactites, and a
huge, outlandish figure of the same material,
emblematical of the poetical personage that
gives to the apartment its designation. W ind-
mg along a narrow gallery, the exploring
visiter descends, by a steep ladder at its ex
tremity, into what is denominated ‘Solomon’s
dy Washington’s Drawing-room,’ in which is
displayed a variety of the most fantastical and 1 felt nor spoke
beautiful drapery, of a bright green color, about.”
dged with white, and hanging in the form of I “They wbre Gamblers !”
curtains. At a short distance from this, with
very appropriate coincidence, lies the ‘ Dia-1 Burns’s Death.—It was soon spread through
mond Room,’ well deserving its title from the I Dumfries that Bums had returned
extreme brilliancy of its spars, and their close
Oomtilgco River, eighteen miles below Macon and six . ~ , , , . , . ... ,
miles from Marion, the road from tho latter place to Temple, where is beheld a sublime and ex-
Fcttj , Houston county, Tunning through it, with half I traordinary sight, worthy of the illustrious ti
the Furry, across the Ocmulgee, which belongs to the de by which it is named. On one side is ex-
Plantation. Also, hibited an immense, wavc-likc incrustation of
J!>0 Likely Negroes, the most beautifully white and transparent
Among them a good Plantation Blacksmith, with a I petrifaction, extending from tho ceiling to the
good set of Tools. floor, representing a cascade falling over a
On tho premises, is a good framed Dwelling House, I precipice, and appearing to have conglaciated
Barn, Gin House and Saw Gin ; a Saw and Grist in |h act of descent. This is fanciful
Mill, on a tolerable stream of water—a good stock , , , ... , ,
of Mules, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, besides a full sup- ty tcrmed the ‘ Falls of Niagara ; and, asso-
ply «.f Provisions, Pork, Corn, Fodder, Ac. Ac. for dated as it is with the hidden depths of .the
the r.oxt year, and all the necessary conveniences for I subterranean world, and lighted up alone by
a Farm, such as Wagon, Carts, Oxen, Ac. &c. with I the flickering and lurid glare of torches, im.
the present crop now under preparation. All of _______ - „ • ... ,• r
which will bo sold with the Plantation. P re *P th ® W,th a SC "} lm0R }. ° f
A credit of one and two yearn will bo given if dc- wonder and superstitious awe. Tho effect
sired., for undoubted Notes. was truly magical and fuff of interest. Tur-
Pcrsons desirous of purchasing will call on his I ning to another side of this marvellous cavern
agent on tho premises, and examine the property.
R. H. MUSGROVE.
Augusta, Jan. 3,1834.—43—eow6m.
fc3 b BlinJcs of every description
for sale at this Office.
| is seen < Solomon's Throne,* elevated to a
height, and.thrown into a shape, well bccom
ing the imaginary chair of state of a sovereign
prince, and forming one entire mass of glit
tenng crystals. Near to it stands < Solo
mon’s Pillar;’ while in an apartment adjoin,
ing aro beheld ten thousand stalactites sus-
GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY.
R ALPH R. McNEASToIIs before mo a stray
• horse about three years old this spring, a straw
berry roan, white feet and bald face, and some white
under his belly, andsome saddle ™rks,about ft*. ^ ^ of vari ous spira , f
ten inches high. Appraised to forty dollars by JSIi-1 ** . . , ,, , . ’
jah Oliver and A. J. Brown, in the the 243d district, an( j » perfectly w hite color, called by the
G. M. Jackson county. J anti-poetical name of the * Racish Room.’
A true extract from the estray bool. Proceeding onward, through a long and
SYLVANUS RIPLEY, Clerl. j winding passage, you ascend, by another lad
der, to what has received the name of the
April 12—4 St.
Q:>* Book and Job Printing neatly executed i * Tambourine, or Drum Room decorated
at this Office. * | w ith a splendid drapery, of crystal workman
“ Not at all.”
“ Or the quadrature of the circle ?
“ Not exactly.”
“ Ah! I understand, they were doing pen*
ance for their sins.”
“ You are still wide of the mark.”
“ Why, you have been telling us all this
time of real maniacs, men who neither heard,
Do tell us what they were
from the
Brow much worse than when he went away,
resemblance to those costly ornaments. Con- and it was added that he w as dying. The
tinuing my researches, I now pass successive- anxiety of the people, high and low, was ve-
ly the * Pyramids,’ * Pompey’s Pillar,’ and the I ry great. I was present and saw it. Whcre-
* Falls of the Ganges ;* and came at length j ever two or three were together, their talk
to one of the roost gorgeous specimens of I was of Burns, and of him alone. They spoke
petrifaction in the whole cave, standing in of his history, and his person, and of his works
‘ Jefferson’s Hall.” It is formed of a mas- —of his witty sayings and sarcastic replies,
sive body of spar that would probably weigh! aad of his too early fate, with much enthusi-
many hundred tons, and is decorated with I asm, and sometimes with deep feeling. Ail
the most graceful and regular (lutings, cover- that he had done and all that they had ho.
ing its entire surface. This is denominated j ped ho would accomplish, were talked of;
the * Tower of Babel,’ and is without the half a dozen of them stopped Dr. Maxwell
slightest exaggeration, a truly magnificent in the street, and said “ How is Burns, sir?”
piece of natural crystal workmanship. Ha shook his head saying, “ he cannot be
Passing a very fine incrustation of a6ilvc- worte,” and passed on to be subjected to sim-
brightness, resembling the new moon— ilar inquiries further up the way. I heard
being elevated towards the ceiling, and pro- one of the group inquire, with much simplicity,
ducing an optical delusion highly interesting “Who do you think will be our poet now?”
—I now scaled the rugged and slippery rocks J Though Burns now knew he was dying, lus
ot the ‘Giant’s Causeway.* The object that 11 good humor was unruffled, and his wit never
proposed to myself, as the rewnrd of my toil, forsook him. When he looked, up and saw
was to see the * Statue of Bonaparte,’ beheld Dr. Maxwell at his bedside, “ Alas! lie said,
by very few in consequence of its difficult ac- “what has broughtyou here? I am but a poor
cess. This circumstance has operated great- crow, and not worth plucking. , He pointed
ly in its favor, since by being seldom touch-1 to his pistols, took them in his hand, and gave
cd, or tarnished by the smoke of torches, it} them to Maxwell, saying they could not be
preserves all its original splendor of color, in worthier keeping, and he should never
and presents a snowy whiteness and briliian- more have need of them. This relieved bis
cy of spar exceeding all the rest. In this proud heart from a sense of obligation. Soon
respect, it was a matchless specimen of tbo afterwards he saw Gibson, one of lus brother
purest and most beautiful crystalization. volunteers—by the bedside with tears in lus
But it is high time to pause in my descrip- eyes. He smiled and said, « John, don t let*
tion, though I have not given you more than the awkward squad fire over me. His lit.
a tithe ofthe wonders of this gorgeous cave, tie household presented a melancholy spect-
and which infinitely surpasses every thing of acle; the poet dying; his wife in hourly ex-
a similar nature, that I have ever scon else- pectaiion of being confined; four helpiess
where. In point of interest, though notsim- children wandering from room to room, ga-
ilarity, it forcibly recalls to my remem-1 zing on their miserable parents, and littlo of
bran ce the sup erb caves of Elhra, on the plains i food or .cordial kind to pacify the whole or
of Hindostan, in which India’s ten thousand soothe the sick. To Jessie Lewars all who
sods are enshrinedm colossal stature. You are charmed with the poet’s works are i
may imagine the absorbing delight that I took indebted; she acted with the prudence ot a
in this subterranean research, when I inform j sister and the tenderness of a daughter,
vou that I remained gazing and exploring for| kept desolation away, though she cou - d n
keep disease. «* A tremour,” says Maxwell,
“ pervaded liis frame; his tongue, though of
ten refreshed, became parched; and his mind,
when not roused by conversation, sunk into
a delirium. On the second and third day af
ter his return from the Brow, the fever in.
creased and his strength diminished. On tho
ourth day, when his attendant held a cor*
ta to lus lips, he swallowed it eagerly; rose *
almost wholly uy ; spread out his hands ;
sprang forward nigh the whole length of tho
bed; (ell on his face, and expired*
From the Alabama Flag of the Union.
Tuscaloosa, March 24, 1834.
To the Editor of the Flag of the Union. * \
Sir,—By direction of the Governor, I send
for publication, the enclosed correspondence
with the Secretary of War. The act to which
it refers was passed by the*General Assem-
bly of this State, in the confident belief that
the faithful csecution of its provisions would
render the employment of military force un
necessary. The determination of the Presi
dent on the subject has been looked for witfii
great anxiety by the people in the Creek
country ; and His Excellency directs the let
ter of Mr. Cass to be published, that they
may decide for themselves what that deter-
mination is.
I am sir,respectfully, your obedient servant.
JOEL RIGGS, Aid.de- Camp.
Executive Department, Tuscaloosa, Feb. 22, 1834.
Sib,—I have the honor to transmit for the
consideration ef the President, a copy of an
act of the'General Assembly , of this State,
which you will perceive was passed with th©
design of affording protection to the Indiansi
in the reservations granted them by the treaty
of March, 18:32, and I may add with the ex
pectation that its provisions would be deem-
ed by him, sufficient for the attainment of
this object. It evinces a regard for these
people by the authorities of Alabama, and d
determination to protect them in all their
rights, which will assure the President, that
the employment of Military force heroaftcr,
will be unnecessary.
I repeat, what 1 have stated heretofore, that
the body of settlers is- opposed to aggression
upon the Indians, and if called upon to act as
jurors, will not hesitate ds far as their agen-
cy may be concerned, to carry into effect tbe
intention of tho Legislature, by inflicting * the
penalties oftlie law upon all who may be reck-
less enough to violate it. ’ This being the
case, few, if any, intrusions will occur ; tho
Indians will be as secure in their possessions
as our white citizens, and it cannot bo doub
ted, that the treaty will be as faithfully end
more effectually executed, than it possibly can
be by detachments of armed soldiers.
Alabama having rightfully acquired exclu
sive jurisdiction, previous to the ratification ef
the treaty, over the subjects embraced in' the
fifth article thereof, cannot be deprived of if,
without her consent. But however this may
be—whatever the power of the general gov
ernment or the right of the State in this mat-
ter, it appears to me, that the novelty of tho
spectacle of keeping upon the borders of a
State, a standing army to drive its citizens in
to submission to the laws, and the obvious
departure which it indicates; from the custo-
mary modes provided by the constitution for
conducting the operations ofthe Government,
ate considerations of themselves, sufficient to
induce a resort to milder mcane that are more
compatible with the genius of the government
and the spirit of our institutions—that are
more agreeable to the habits of our people',
and less offensive to that American pride which
delights in yielding obedience to the civil tribu
nals of the country- but is reluctant to submit
to the restraints of military coercion.
The act of 1807 cannot be executed in
this State without violating many of its laws,
the oldest in our statute book, .which the du
ty of our officers binds them faithfully to ad.
minister. Collisions, therefore, such as the
President should be, and I am sure i9, among
the last to desire, will unavoidably take place,
if he adheres to the determination to employ
military force.
I sincerely wish to avoid this state of things,
and it is to -that end that this proposition is
made to confide to our laws, particularly the
one enclosed, the protection of the Indians
and the execution cf the treaty. I shall be
greatly obliged by being informed of the de-
cision of the President, as soon as your own
convenience will allow you to communicate it.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectful,
ly, your obedient ssrvant.
JOHN GAYLE.
Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War.
Department of War, March 12, 1834.
SiBi—I have had the honor to receive your
letter of tho 22d ultimo, and have submitted
it to tbe President.
• In.answer, I beg leave to inform you, that
the additional troops ordered last season mto
the State of Alabama, have been withdrawn,
and nothing but the ordinary garrison at Fort
Mitchell will remain in the Creek country-.
The President has read with great pleas,
ore the act of the Legislature of Alabama,
which you have transmitted—and he will b?
much gratified if the enforcement of the stip
ulations ofthe Creek treaty shall render it un
necessary'for liim to resort to the provisions
of tbo act of 18C7, which he has not the
slightest wish to do, unless required by the
obligations assumed by the United States in
that ..(maty* .. r-crv .if :C ;•
Very respectfully, your most obedient ser»
vant. - LEWIS CASS.
His Excellently, John Gayle, Governor of Alabama.
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