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nothcr Disclosure.
\Vi;h time and pnljt-iicc will be disclosed the
Iru • cause of opposition to the just cUimt ofGeor-
upon the federal government. The Violated
of the Indians; the humanity of driving’ n
• \vu.\ frotntheiandofthr.il forefathers, a people
‘nuking rapid improvement in civilization; ami
the pledged faith of the United States to the In
dians forfeited; arc set forth in all the memori
als to Congress in favor of the Cherokee Indians.
But guarded and cautious as the writers’ wished
to be, in the manner they worded their me non
aJf* they could not help showing the feelings
which animated them, professor Hare declared
in Ins speech before a meeting in Philadelphia,
ihat the territory of Georgia, without he Chero
hee lauds, Were already too large, and that it
was unreasonable this state should have more
hind than New York or Pennsylvania. In n me
morial presented to Congress on the subject in (
question, is the following remarkable paragraph :
* it is proposed by the Governor of that State
(Georgia) to levy alas on every Indian, and to
—bring the whole Cherokee nation within her
“Federal representative population.” Timisli-j
able ns your memorialists conceive, to a strong
er objection independent of the violated rights of
the. Indians. As there are many thousands of
the Indians within the limits of Georgia, this ad
ditional number to her “F ueral representative
population/’ might, perhaps, give her another
Kepresentative in Congress, and consequently
secure to her a weight in the national Councils to
which she is not entitled, nor which tinder the
i iicumstances, was ever contemplated by the
Constitution of our country/*
Why not be candid at once and without evasi
on, acknowledge that it is the policy of the
North to prevent the growth of Georgia, and to
impede her march to population, wealth, and
consequently, to power and influence in the Uni
on ? We, in Georgia, possess more candour.
We acknowledge that vye want the full enjoy
ment of all our territory, because it will enable
ys to employ all our resources in objects of in
ternal improvement; because it will Contribute
(Materially to the increase of our population, mui
because it will enable us to acquire more influ
ence in the federal councils. In making these
acknowledgements, it is to be observed, that the
great objects we wish to accomplish arc based on
the justice of our claims to the territory now in the
efecupancv of the Indian*.
However important to Georgia the possession
Os the Cherokee territory would be, she would
Qot be go urgent in her claims, if she had not jus
tice on her side, and her rights to defend and
preserwe, and if she had not been neglected and
abused by the federal government. All the states
of the Union, except Georgia, and one or two
of the new Stntcj, nre in the free enjoyment of
their respective territories. The Indian title has
been extinguished (11 almost all the new states,
(of mod since the adoption of the federal consti
fhtion.—And Georgia, otic of the Old Thirteen,
is not yet free from the intrusion of the Indians !
>Vhy is this so ? Our northern brethren cannot
be in dread of the power and Influence of Geor
gia ! for when the southern states, with the r<b”
iiyjffjffirftrte P biviy , wrfv , jnytii)S inJtaA<!s£
Cuio'wag adopted, calculcted to injure the north
or the west Are the northern politicians ap
prehensive that, should Georgia increase in pop
ulation, wealth, nnd influence, her political doc
trines will become predominant in the U. States ?
Ho apprehension of the kind should exist ; for
tbhether or not justice is rendered by the present
Congress to Georgia, and whether or not she ob
tains the possession of all the land within her li
mits; the political doctrines she has advanced &
supported, will sooner, or later, We those of eve
ry state of the Union. Every citizen will be con
vinced that the integrity of the public institutions
of the country, and especially the union of the
states, depend on the ascendency of those doc
trines.
There is, however, a distinction to he made
between men and parties in the north. If there
is a parly there decidedly inimical lotfie prosper
ity of the South, and of Georgia iu particular,
there'are men who, though now hi a minority,
will, sooner perhaps than it is anticipated, opeu
the eyes of their fellow citizt’Ufc, convince them
Os their errors, and induce them to entertain bet
ter feelings towards their southern brethren.
When made sensible of the necessity of mutual
good will between alllhe citizens of tilt.* United
States, then w ill unanimity prevail in the mw.as
ores of the federdl government; then will selfish
ness cease to be the policy of the north; then
will Georgia receive that justice to which she is
entitled at the hands of the citizens of her sister
{lutes. Such a desirable object will, we hope,
be hastened by the proceedings of the society es
tablished in New York, for ascertaining and im
proving the condition of the Indians generally.
of which General Stephen Van Renisdear is
Chairman. That society is endeavouring to pro
cure all the information it can respecting the In
dians; and as the members appear, so far ns they
have proceeded, to be guided by pure motives
and good intentions, beneficial results should be
anticipated from their labours. The visit of
General Houston to New York 4 gave an oppor
tunity to the society to receivc/rom that gentle
man much useful information, which cannot fail,
we conceive, lo remove many of the prejudices
which have been created by misrepresentations
and mistatemeuts. We refer our readers to the
•article w e have copied from the New York Corn er
and Enquirer upon the subject, and which fol
lows :
X'rom the New York Courier and Enquirer .
INDIANS.
Although much of tje clamour against remov
ing Indians originated fri political hostility to the
ad miuwU ation. and may be-classed with similar
efforts on the Missouri question, and the question
North and South, we are by no means prepa
red to admit, that such it the general feeling
and that there are not many persons who feel n
deep interest in the fate of our red brethren and
•re anxious to ascertain their true condition and
what means arc necessary to promote theirciv il
lation *nd happiness. The Board in this city
Jiavtßg that subject under their protection, bav
ing ascertained that Governor Houston, of Ten,
Bcssea, now of Arkansas territory, had arrived
iu town, Accompanied by some chiefs of the In
dian tribe* iu that naigbborhood, respectfully in-1
-tftrdthcs to Attend a meeting of the Board on i
Monday afternoon, for the purpose ofnsccrtnin
ing many points of importance connected wih ■
the objects of their labours. The Governor at
tended, ami the Conference fasten fr>r a consider
able time, and we feel warranted Id saying, that
a more interesting array of facts, a dearer in-j
sight into the Indian character and condition,
and the real policy to be adopted by government,
societies and individuals, have at no time been
so satisfactorily, so (rankly, and comprehensive
ly detailed.
In answer to several leading questions, Gov.
Houston described the difference of character be
tween 11*6 Southern Indians and those beyond the
Mississippi: the one deteriorating* in enterprise
and independence—many reduced to become
wandering mendicants, & cultivating the small
est portion of barren soil; while the other, en
tirely free from intercourse with the whites, In
habiting a noble and fruitful country, with large
stocks of provisions* and many acres of well cul
tivated laud, pursuing their hunting propensities,
and having abundance of buflaloi deer, fcc. &c.
they were the most free ami happy, in which
classes he enumerated the Cherokces, Chock
taws Usages, &c. &c. and gave it as his decided
oponion, that the condition of the Southern In
dians, now about to be removed, would be Infin
itely bettered v their settlement west of the Mis
sissippi. Ihe government would allow them ra
tions for a year., When their lands and their hunt
ing excursions would amply supply their wants,
i hcvlar.d would be given to them in perpetuity,
ami guaronU-d and protected by the Federal Go
vernment, n right which could, not be constituti
onally exercised within the limits of u sovereign
He proceeded to describe the Arkansas
tcriitoi v, as the first in the world for facilities in
raising every kind of cattle, for the fertility ofthc
soil, purity of the climate, and its abundance of
coal, copper, iron and lead.
A question was asked Governor Houston—How
came it, with alllhe admitted advantages of that
territory, that the Indians in the South should be
.so averse to a removal striving, by cyeiy menus
hi their power, to teniain where they were? In
reply, he said, that it was natural, where commit
niJies had been jbrnied, and the soil cultivated,/
however limited the means, that a preference
should he giveifto such spots over an experimen
tal effect to better their condition; but it should
be know n as a fact, that the opposition original-1
toil more with the Government agents, .and w hile
men residing among the Indians, than the Indians
themselves. These agents, receiving salaries
from Government, keeping stores, and supplying
the Indians with goods at an immense profit; and
receiving from them the very money intended as
a bounty by Government, saw iu their removal
the’ loss of their offices, their gains ; and every ef
fort that intrugc and management could devise
was set on foot to prejudice the Indians against
any attempt to remove them beyond the Missis
sippi; and to these intrigues, more than to any
settled opposition, may be traced the cause of the
present (roubles*
Many questions of a general nature were ask
ed, and much interestiug and valuable informa
tion given in reply.
Governor Houston was requested to 6fnte his
opinion, whether the employment of Missionaries
among the Indians, and attempts to spread the
gospel, promised any beneficial results l He
said, that he had respect lor the motives
but h* must be frank iu declaring it as his opini
on, that no good had beeu done. It is true, that
highly coloured reports andiinpossing statements
had been given to the world, under honest im
pressions of thtir success iu evangelising the In
dians. INI any indians, from personal considerati
ons, and their wives, from presents given them,
w ould partake of the communion, but they werq
wholly unprepared to receive any permanent im
press vfreligion. This, said he, arises from the
necessity of first civilizing them, before they can
be taught to appreciate the bene fit a-of religion :
they must understand the nature and compact of
society, the responsibifffy ofproviding for their
families, and all flic landmarks of civilization.
Instead of giving them bauds and feathers, and
Vermillion, w hich keep aftve their savage charac
ter, they should have implements of husbaudrv
put in their hands—they should he instructed iu
the mechanic arts—they should receive their own
money, make their own purchases, pay their own
debts, and appreciate the extent of their obliga
tions.
Upon such foundations, he contended, that
Christianity could be raised, and education pro
moted, and with such advantages he declared,
that in fifty years the four tribes west ot the Mis
sissippi would be prepared by their advancement
i;i civilisation, to take their rank as one of the so
vereign States of the Union.
The cod.fereitcc with Governor Houston creat
ed great attention and interest. Doctor Milledo
ler was in the Choir, &dd it appeard that the
Board hud at length Obtained information from
the mo§t authentic source, Which Mill have great
influence on their future proceedings and deliber
ations.
No man in this country has it more In his pow
er to benefit the Indians then Governor Houston
Adopted in their tribes; enjoying their confidence;
refusing to accept of any office from them, or
their government; guarding the Interests; evinc
ing the practical resultsof a sound mind, ft vigor
ous understanding, a generous devotion to ad
vance their prospects—he stands alike their bene
factor, as well as the friend of the human meet
and while co-operating with his Christian breth
em, in all rational plans of improvement, he will
be able to sustain the character ofa mediator and
a warrior; he can negociatc their treaties,defend
their rights, punish their etieinies, and support
their friends.
—•••
The House of Assembly of Upper
Canada, have passed Resolutions
declaring the proposed introduction,
by the Canada Company, of large bo
dies of negro settlers into that Pro
vince, dangerous to the peace and
happiness of the people. It has been
determined to petition the .British
Parliament o! the subject.
The New Orleans Courier of the
13th inst. is clad in mourning in con
sequence of the death of Jacques Vil
lere, lute Governor of Louisiana.
He expired about fen o'clock o the
night of the 7th,
WIFSeSST
WASHINGTON APRIL C, 1830,
The Mailt. — By anoficein this weeks’ paper
it will be seen, that in the mails leaving
thplace for Augusta pud Athens, will close at
sereu, inamid of. nine Vclock. Our commercial
| friends will bear this in blind and have their com
immicatious prepared atd deposited in due time.
The President of the United States has issued
a proclamation (says the Georgian,) directing the
Mhrsfial of Alabama to rdnove from the Public
Lands, subject to sale at Huntsville, all persons
who may have an illegal ictt lenient thcrtfbn, and
authorising the employ mffit of-such military force
as may be necessary to effect such removal.
| The NfcXT President. —Already has the sub-
I jefet bf who shat be the neit President been
I broached, and already has it been declared and
denied that General Jackson will be a candidate
for re-election; We do not approbate the fcori
i duct of those, who have thus early attempted to
’ hurl the firebrands of party among the people.
i'U-JSe opposed to the present administration nre
endeavouring to excite the prejudices of the peo
ple against it, and nothing is left untried that
their corrupt hearts can suggest to effect their
designs Anti->lusonic mootings, Indian-sympa-’
thy, nud every dishonorable act their r- ds cun
conceive are brought into acton, hut it id to be,
hoped their hypocrisy is too perceptible to cause
’ a belief that fheir disgraceful efforts will prove
successful. And who are ihoge so much opposed
to General Jackson, me choice of the American
: people? They are the fragments of the old fed
eral party to the north, the degraded remnant of
the Hartford Convention lories, the offal of the
republican'party, and a-band of unprincipled po
-1 li.'ical demagogues. This is the mighty legion
that has combined to misrepresent facts and en
deavour to deceive the free men of our country ;
and these personages are leading the clamour a
bout Indian sympathy, who are opposed to the
claim of Stale rights, and particularly southern
interests, and who nre preaching up daily the
broadest construction of the constitution of the
federal government. Under the clause of “gene
ral welfare 1 ’ every thing is claimed that their ar
istocratic principles desire, nod step by step will
be taken, if they are suffered to proceed unmo
lested, until our state sovereignly will he surren
dered, and our state governments be little more
tlmn bodies corporate. Listen not to the voice
of such as sprang from the Hartford Convention, •
and ar? now mingling w ith unprincipled politi- !
cinns, and the offal of the republican party. j
Suffer them not to in >ke aa impression upon I
your mind. Their breath is poison—their hearts j
corrupt.
We copy the following from the Savannah
Georgian.—
The Presixlenty —The editors of the New York
Courier and jjSuquirer, in reply to an article in
the U- S. Telegraph, say—“We repeat that An
drew Jackson, of Tennessee, is a candidate for
re-election to Ihe Presidency of the U. States.”
Upon the saiue subject, we perceive the follow
ng letter in the Philadelphia American Sentinel,
the writer of which, the editor says, is “o man }
of great prudence mid discretion, and one not i
likely to express a ‘confident’ opinion, without !
being well satisfied of its correctness.”
’ ff'ashingfoji, March 17, 1&30.
“Upon looking into Mr. Grundy’s printed
speech, L find ho speaks confidently of Geuerid
Jackson’* being a candidate lor the Presidency
again. • I know Mr. Grundy well—he is a pru
dent man, ftnddoei not commit himself hastily ;
and 1 liuo* he is the close and inti mate friend of
1 the President. Whatever you may see iu the
public prints, cither here or elsewhere, I feel
i co u fid cut of the fact that the General will consent j
o run aguin.” a
From the Washington Telegraph, of tha 19th
instant, we learn that most of die nomination* of
Consuls, Marshals; and District Attornies, which
were some lime since submitted to the Senate,
were confirmed the preceding day. Commodore
Porter’s nomination was also confirmed. The
mooted question of the power of the President to
make removals, has thus received the sanction
of the Senate
The Boston Pamphlet appears to have reached
New Orleans. Several individuals of that class,
lo whom it is addressed, have been carried be
fore the Mayor, and committed for having it iu
! I heir possession, and’ circulating It.
belt the utuiiiii that quarter I —The Pittsburgh
i Mercury says:
“lEJ'Fhe Anti-Masonic Examiner of the 13fh
I says—‘theHon.Dawic/ IVtbtUr, of Massachusetts,
l has been nominated by several of the most respec
table public prints, a* a candidate for the Presi
{Jeucyj &. eulogizes the nomination on the ground
ot hi? utU.i'Hiagonic and high toned federal prin
ciples ? All lids is as it should be. Mr. Webster
is known to bean irtlra federalist of (he Hartford
Convention star.;b and is therefore a very suita
ble candidate for thift ,;pw fitted party. H e shall
probably hereafter avail ckUm of the remarks
of General Hayne, to show ill princi
ples ofa man, whose pitttbmid.coiiSn'JdtioFUii views
would subject ihe sovereignty of n 35„'te to fUc
supervision and control of the Judges of tfia Su-;
preme Court.”
This little speck is destined to the whplc*
extent of the coalition, jiut Henry Clay, and not
Mr IPebsier, is to - e run as the anti-masonic
candidate lor President. Mr. W ebster may run
for .Vice-President Mr. Clay once endeavored
to organize a grand National Lodge, which was
opposed and defeated by Mr. Barry, the present
Postmaster General, because of it* tendency to
political ‘intrigue* Yet if Mr. Webster under the
pretence of anti-masonry, can transfer to Mr.
Clay, a leading Mason , sill the anti-masonic votes,
he will he a belter bargain than Henry Clay was
10 Mr. Adams.— U. S. Telegraph.
Ertract of a letter from
“Washingtov, March 23, 1830.
“ThCiinguitl jjuu lia* at length ■been
fired!;—The 11. of flepfescntativcs
yesterday entered upon the discussion
of a question, fraught with conse
quences of the utmost importance to
the stability and perpetuity of the tJ
nion. I trust in God, every member
will manifest by his vote that lie is
truly a Representative 0f40,000/ree
mcn, whose fathers-“fought and bled
in freedom’s enuse.”—The question
is upon a bill reported by Mr. Hemp
hill from the Committee on Internal
Improvements, (a Committee, by the
way, which should have bad no exis
tence except in the State Legisla
tures,) to construct a national road
from Buffalo to New Orleans.—.Mr.
11. made a long and plausible argu
ment in the affirmative—He com
menced yesterday about halfpast 1,
P. M. and concluded to-day at 2.
As soon as be sat dowu, Mr. P. P.
Barbour took the floor with two little
pieces of paper before him—whereas
Mr. Hemphill bad a file of MSS.
sheets and a number of books.—l
need hardly tell you it was no match
after all.
“The Old Dominion wu9 ably per
sonified by P. P. 11. Ho spoke with
her mouth for more than two hours iu
a strain of argument and eloquence
which has seldom if ever been equal
led here. The utmost attention was
paid to him—all the talking, whisp
ering and lounging ceased, and, dur
ing Ills awful pauses, you could have
heard a pin drop. Resides Old Do
minion! I repeat again, would that
her counsels were listened to! We
should then perhaps be not so “splen
did” a nation—but, certainly, far
more united, frugal, republican, and
happy. I believe with P. P. B. that
nationul avenues across the States,
adorned with rows of elms and enliv
ened with glittering equipages, will
rather mark the decline of that li
berty which the stuie Governments
were wisely ordained to guard, than
the gradial increase of it.—My mot
to is—from national roads, from na
tional caiials, from national banks,
and above all from national republi
cans, good Lord, deliver us.
“Mr. Barbour did not touch the
constitutionality of the question; he
entered his solemn protest against
i lie power assumed in the bill, and
said he should forbear to rehearse a
thrice-told t tie, tire principles of
which hud been eviscerated by the
public writers uiul speakers of the
day. He struck at the expediency
ol'the measure; and, if I may be
allowed to judge, was successful in
the blow, ilis appeal to the mem
bers from New York and Kentucky,
produced “an extraordinary sensa
tion;” and, assuredly, it cannot be
altogether in vain. He deprecated
the idea of nil overflowing Treasury,
and condemned the policy of taxing
the people, by way of impost, to
produce capital for Internal Improve
ments, which must necessarily be
locul and not national.—His plan,
he suiif, would be to leave the mo
ney in the pockets of the people, by
reducing the imposts. The Secre
tary ofthc Treasury hail infoimed
him, that duties to the amount of
1&7,OOU,000 on ten, coffee, salt and
other necossaties of the like kind,
might ho abolished, without inter
fering in the least with the manu
factures of the North. If Congress
thought fit to adopt the measure,
Virginia in one year would retain
more in the pocketi of her people,
than the $150,000 which a portion
of them, contrary to his u-lsh, re
ceived from the General Government
for the Dismal Swamp Canal.
“I cannot pretend to do justice to
the argument of Mr. Barbour, and
must, therefore, break off, the day
star of 1800, seems about to “trick
his beams, and, with new spangled
ore, to flume in the forehead of the
morning sky.” Amen !”
We aro gratified to learn that by
an arrangement between the Banks
in this city, the currency of the State
is now placed upon a footing inferi
or to none. The notes of all the
Banks & Branches of Hanks throu<di
-1 out the State, except the BatikTof
C-diitnbus, will be received from this
day by all the Batiks hero at pare.
This meaure so long desired, can
not hut he acceptable to all. That
the Bunks rrt the interior will be able
to meet the eaUs.upOn them, and to
sustain their credit there is no rea
son to doubt, ite effects will not
only be beneficially ex jieriftnced here,
but will be creditable abroad. The
arrangement of course includes the
Branch of the Bank of the U. States
in this city, which has also como into
the measure. W'e congratulate the
community upon the 1 determinatior,
w'hich may be considered as impor
tant a step on the part of our monied
institutions, any which has occurred
in this state for many years, and wo
believe will be found aa beneficial in
its effects.—‘-SacnnnnA Georgian.
The new Court House.—We
have been favored with the following
extruct of a letter from our Senator
Col. George M. Troup, upon this
subject, from which it will be seen
that SSOOO will be devoted by the
General Government to that neces
sary work:—
Washington! 17th March,—The
Judiciary Committee having report
ed ugainst the appropriation, Judge
Johnson and myself waited on -the
Secretary of the Treasury and ob
tained an allowance from the Con
tingent fund of SSOOO, to be applied
in aid of your own for the accommo
dation of the U. S. Distiict Court.
Five thousand dollars is the most
which can be obtained, one half of
which only can be spared for the
present year, of which the Judge will
have the direction.— lb.
New Hampshire —From the re
turns published in the Portsmouth
Journal, 08 towns gave for Uphain
10,733; for Harvey 12,487. There
is little doubt, therefore, that Harvey
is elected Governor. The Boston
Statesman states, that in eighty
towns, there is a tiett gain of 700
votes and six Representatives in fa
vor of Juckson.— lb. -
—•*—
A public meeting was to be held
in the City Hall, New York, on the
16th inst. to take into consideration
the erection of anew Monument, ta
the memory of Capt. Lawrence.—
The old monument, which was of
wood, in Trinity Church Yard, is en
tirely destroyed by time.— lb.
The case of Mr. Torlade, Charge
d’Affhirs of Don Miguel, against Mr.
liarozo, the representative of the late
ruling powers of Portugal, wa§ dis
posed of by the District Court of
Pennsylvania, on the 13th ingtant.
The question in dispute was, whether
the denfendant was liable to an action
on the part of the present recognized
Portuguese Minister, in the courts of
that Commonwealth, for the recov
ery of the State papers in his posses
sion. After argument Judge Cox
delivered the unanimous opinion of
the Court, that the defendant having
once been recognized by theiAme
rican government as the Charge
and Affairs of Portugal, and having re
ceived his passport in that character,
was entitled to the immunities.of a
foreign Minister; and therefore dis
charged him from process.— lb.
Gen. Barradas, who commanded
the Spanish expedition against'Mcx*
ico, has arrived at Huvre. Speak
ing of this expedition, the Aladrid
Gazette says, that it has added newt
lustrue to the Spanish arms, wdiilst it.
ascribes its failure to the effects of
disease, and not tot lie bravery of the
Mexicans, who are stated to have
disgraced themselves by claiming on
the occasion any credit whatever.
Whatever may have been the
cause of this event, which has shed
such lustre upon the Spanish army,
it has, settled their accounts for a
time on this continent lb,
A letter from tho correspondent
of the New York Morning Herald,
says—“ Every man is at his post in
the Senate. On most of the nomi
nations, the vote w ill be 27 to 21 ;
some two or three will be hard run,
but they belong to our latitude or
hemisphere; and in turn if they
should be rejected, ihe President
would shed no tears, and perhaps,
most of us might say better candi
dates might be selected. Executive
business will now go on rapidly; it
will receive the primary attention of
the Senate. Party line are much
more distinct now, than they were a
month ago. This tells well for us,
as we have a large majority resolved
to sustain the President, whenever
any thing arises that can be shaped
by the opposition into party. The
future will be’ mild sunshine. The
committee to whom was referred the
claims of Ex-President Monroe, have,
unanimously reported in his favor, and
from the good feeling which pievails,
there is no doubt of a liberal settle
ment."— lb.
The sentence of the late Court
Martial on Col. Rogei Jonesrffthe U.
S. Army, is that he bo “reprimaded
jq Genera] orders.” The court say,
“in awarding this eenteiice, they aK.