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%eYuponf in the land of tnSl'r forefathers, which has fotijnetly been done to the honor rtf Washington/ .IbfHsrsok and others,- they are nbw gravely told that their case ip hopeless, whilst they retain their present relation to the States,” We have always thought that we were related to the Gene ral Government, and not to the states; and let it be remembered that our relation with ihe United States has been one of the most *PffiJS#nt causes in bringing-to pass the im provement amongst us, which Col. M’Ki ney, in the above extract, has puhlidy/- knowledged. To shew the policy wh the General Government formerly eiittfloy- ed towards the Indians, and the interest she took in their welfare, we present to our readers th following speech of Thomas Jefferson, one of the PresidpidStof the Uni ted States, delivered Jan, 0, 'JeOft, to a de putation of the upper ToWns. We give the speech,entire, so thatmiere may not be any imputation of. favoring ourselves.— We heg that the same ki.id spirit which this speech breathes, rfiay be extended to us and to our children. lives will decide on this or r mode as may best suit you. these things, my children, consideration of the Upper of your nation, to be decided think best, and I sincerely ou'may succeed in vour lauda- ideavors to save the remains of nation, by adopting industrious occupations and a government of re gular law. In this you may always rely on the council and assistance of the government of the United States. Deliver these words to your people in my name, and assure them of my friendship. Til: JEFFERSON. January 9th, 1809. those who wish well Ui the Indiaifraee, will j senled. These views we do not wish to keep out ofviowallthe failings and defi-! conceal, but are willing that the public, cienccs of the Editor, and give a prompt 1 should know what we think of this policy, support to the first paper ever published in which, in our opinion, if carried into effect, an Indian country, and under the direction . will prove pernicious to us. , of someibf the rcipnants of those, wild by the j We have been asked which side of the most mysterious course of providence, have Presidential question we should take. Our dwindled into oblivion. To prevent us answer is, we think best to take a neutral My Children} Deputies of the Cherokee Upper Ttfons, I have maturely considered the speeches you have delivered me, and will now give you answers to the seve ral matters they contain. You inform me o£your anxious de sires to engage in the industrious pur suits of agriculture and civilized life; that finding it impracticable to induce the nation at large to join in this, you wish a line of separation to he estab lished between the upper and lower to’yns so as to include all the waters of the Ulwassee in your pari; and that hav ng t. i s contracted yovr society within narrower .units, you propose, within th'se to begin the establish ment of fixed laws and of regular go- Ve.mncnt. You say that the lower towns are satisfied with the division you propose, and on these several mat ters you ask my advice and aid. With respect to the line of division between yourselves and the lower towns, it most rest on the joint consent of both parties. The one you propose appears moderate, reasonable and well defined; we are willing to recog nize those on each side of that line as distinct, societies and if our aid should be necessary to mark it more plainly that nature lias done, you shall have it. I think with vou that orr this reduced scale, it will be more easy for you to introduce the regular administration of laws. y Jn proceeding to the establishment ©flaws, you Wish to, adopt them from ours, and such only for the present as suit your present condition; chiefly ■ indeed those for the punishment of crimes and flhe protection of property. But who is to determine which of out laws suit yApfir condition, and shall be in force wi$b you? All of you being equally free no one has a right to say what shall be law for the others.— Our way is to put these questions to the v.ote, and to consider that as law for which, the majority votes—the fool fogs as great a right to express his o- pinionoy vote as the wise, because he is equally free, and equally master of himself. But as it would be inconve nient,foy^ll your men to meet in one place, wptild it not be better for every town to d* as we do that is to say: ' Choose by the vo^e of the majority of the town 4nd of the country people nearer to that than to any other town, one, t' v0 ’JLTfc or more, according to the size of ffe town, of those whom each voter'tljiiiks the wisest and hon- estest men of their place, and let these meet together and agree which of our laws phit them:; AjBut these men know- nothing of our laws. - How then can they know which^o adopt? Let them associate in their jWmncil our beloved man living with theft. Col. Meigs, and e will tell them a ny point they desi hem also of our front the like destiny, is ceita nlv a lauda ble undertaking, which the Christian, the Patriot, and the Philanthropist will not he ashamed to aid. Many are now engaged, stand, and we know that such a course is most prudent, as we have no vote on the question, and aHhough we have our indi vidual choice, yet it would be folly for us to by various means and with various success,, spend word, an d time on a subject, which in attempting to rescue, not only us, but has engrossed very much, the attention of all our kindred tribes, from the impending I the public alreadv Gtr RJ (PESCVJ, ahwey Gh> DJI »SC?h' ad hsjtf e-ivce. “ JV ©>erp SAJ, Glr DGRlT 3 F.Sh TcS<»J, tgtp bjp<»bo-, Gvvycaiyh ©otp st. e<&y Td8<*>J TGTP T<FP<h)AJ»S> ©ftR WZA TGV 0-BJ.*, 'Totur 5 SEOToiE DB, *Zy(? Dtf E burt^ if/iat; ez Ey/iGB<».i A>y. jg TP ^Z I-R TJAVoPW* jyG/lAVJ' 5 IpSJp/i-u, Gtvyz ©otp jbb-IoP. 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Dd* Eft,0T.t»Ba MVR0 h-R ©ai'-h-AJ, iru.i, ir.dryh\ij©4j Ay b©/ie, n4 (PhSP'ild^dfa^ BS/1E ^1) D^r s SP (Pft©A. T6I V Dd*Z 01 ©yR^dOJI h>DU h®/lS, TER* «V*Z TS^dej C5h-ZJJPT. AP-PR Dd* ©Ah>R* P-T. AI V PR. Co®AZ GFiPSZ SCFW TSf t?R .lyppjdUA, Tep-z 6X4 syiiRT? edt*v* qjz T01 T0K ©A.IRc®S 0 , JRAo?,J«V’ ^Z, 0dt>y<V- ?Z h.KPPdtt-JKw AQAC? BECuBd 1 * 0-(P. D«rz C ATot 1 J Adfr 5 OftiTM Ay hsa^ T.ISWoP, TCFZ TOP- PE©CF.IoT. our law is on He will inform ods of doing bu ns to preserve vote of every s council enn o every hend arcel of land, uilt upon and NEW ECU OTA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 182S. iiiness in our counci arder, and obtain lemher fairly, take a lat^ for givi )f a family a separate irhich, when lie ha |mprpved it, shall belong to liim and )is descendants fojse&er, and which :ie nation itself shaR have no right to ill from under i^afcet. They will termine too, .^■rpunishmeiit shall i inflicted forJjlflB-y crime. In our punish murder other crimes by prison. opted laws, Perhaps, y town horhond tached to it, to select some jof their est men, by a majority of its vjjbters, h i be judges in all differences, and to ^ (ecute the law according to their m v^i judgment. Your count il of re- blyUy [olitary con When you s 1 rho are to execu f. mav he best to pe rid the settlers in its TO THE PTTBTjn. Wp arc happy in being ahl**, at length, to issue the first number of our paper, al though after a longer delay than we antic'- pated. This delay has been owing to una voidable circumstances, which, we think, will he sufficient to acquit us, and 1 hough our readers and patrons may be wearied in the expectation of gratifying their eyes on this paper of no ordinary novelty, yet we hopp their palience will not he so exhaust ed, but that they will give it a calm perusal, and pass upon it a candid judgment. It is far from our expectation th.it it will meet with entire and universal approbation, par. ticnlarly from those who consider learning and scpncp necessary to the merits of news papers.' Such must, not expect to he grati fied here, for the merits, (if meritsthey can be called,) on which our paper is expect* ed td exist, are not alike with those which keep alive the political and religious papers of the dav. We bv no claim to extensive information; and we sihcereiv hope, tins public, disclosure will save us from the se vere criticisms, to which our ignorance of many thing®, will frequently expose us, in the future course of our editorial labors,— danger which has been so fatal to our fore fathers; and we are happy to.be in a situa tion to tender them our public acknowledg ments for their unwearied efforts. Our present undertaking is intended to he noth ing more than a feeble auxiliary to these efforts. Those therefore, who are engag ed for the good of the Indians of every tribe, and who pray that salvation, peace, and the comforts of civilized life may he exten ded to every Iudian fire side on this conti nent, will consider us as co-workers togeth er in their benevolent labors. To them we make our appeal for patronage, and pledge ourselves to encourage and assist them, in whatever appears to be for the benefit of the Aborigines. In the commencement of our labours, it is due to our readers that we should ac quaint them with the general principles, which we have prescribed to ourselves as rules in conducting this paper. Th"se prin ciples we shall accordingly state briefly. It may, however, be proper to observe that the establishment which has been lately pur chased, principally with thecharit'esofour white brethren, is the property of the Na tion, and that the paper, which is now ofl fered the to the public, is patronized by, and under the direction of, the Cherokee Legis- 'ature, as will be seen in the Prospectus already before the public. As servants we are bound to that body, from winch, however, we have not received anv instruc tions, but are left at liberty to form such regulations for our conduct as will appear to us most conducive to the interests of the people, for whose benefit, this paper has been established. As the Phoenix is a national paper, we shall feel ourselves bound to devote it to national purposes. “The laws and public documents of the Nation,” and matters re lating tp the welfare and condition of the Cherokees as a people, will he faithfully published in English and Cherokee. As the liberty of the press is so essential to the improvement of the mind, we shall consider our paper, & free paper, with, how ever, proper and usual restrictions. We shall reserve to ourselves the liberty of re jecting such communications as tend to evil and such as are too imf mperate and too per sonal. But the columns of this paper shall always be open to free and temperate dis cussions on matters of politics, religion, See. We shall avoid as much as passible, con troversy on disputed doctrinal points in religion. Though we have our particular belief on this important subject, and perhajis are as strenuous upon it, as some of our bre thren .>i a different faith, j'et we conscien tiously think, & in this thought we are sup ported by men of judgment that it would be injudicious, perhaps highly pernicious, to introduce to this people, the various mi nor differences of Christians. Our object is not sectarian; and if we had a wish t 0 support, in our paper, the denomination with which wc have the honor and privilege ol being connected, yet we know' our in competency for the task. We will not unnecessarily intermeddle with the politics and affairs of our neighbors As we have no particular interest in the concerns of the surrounding states, we shall only expose ourselves to comtempt and ridi cule by improper intrusion. And though at times, we should do ourselves injustice, to be silent, on matters of great interest to the Cherokees, yet we will not return rail ing for railing, hut consult mildness, for we have been taught to believe, that “ A soft answer turnrth away wrath; but griev ous words stir up anger.” The unpleasant controversy existing with the state of Geor gia, of which many of our readers are a- ware, will frequently make our situation trying, by having hard sayings and threat- enings thrown out against us, a specimen of which will he, found in our next. We pray God that we maybe delivered from such spirit. In regard to the controversy with Geor gia, and the present policy of the General Government, in removing, and concentrat ing the Indians, out of the limits of any state, which, by the way, appears to be gaining strength, we will invariably and In tine, we shall pay a sacred regard to truth, and avoid, as much as possible, that partiality'to which we shall lie exposed,—• In rdating facts of a local nature, whether political, moral, or religious, we shall take care that exaggeration shall not he our crime. We shall also feel ourselves hound to correct all mistatements, relating to the present condition of the Cherokees. How far we shall he successful in advanc ing the improvement of our people, is not now for us to decide. Wp hope, however, our efforts will not lie altogether in vain.— Now is the moment when mere speculation on the practicability' of civilizing uy is out of the question. Sufficient and repeated evi. dence has been given, that Indians can he reclaimed from a savage state, and that with proper advantages, they arc as capable of improvement in mind as any other people; and let it he remembered, notwithstanding the assertions of those who talk to the con trary, that (his improvement can he made, not only by the Cherokees, but by all th< Indian®, in their present locations. W< are rendered bold in making this an.'-rCAn, by considering the history of our people within the last fifteen years. 'Tlv' - was a time within our remembrance, w!-~r dark ness was sadly prevalent, and ig» m «e a- bounded amongst us--when ®tron,t ' od dp .: rooted prejudices were directed .isf 5j i- n.v tilings relating to civilized -a.id when it was thought a. disgrace, ft"' a Cher okee to appear in the costume of a white man. We mention these things not by way of boasting, but to shew to our readers lliaf it is not a visionary idling to attempt to civilize and christianize all the Indians, but highly practicable. It is necessaVy for our white patrons to know that this paper is not intended to be a source of profit, and that its continu ance must depend, in a gr°at measure, on the liberal support which they may be pleased to grant u«. Though our object is not gain, yet we wish as much patronage,' as will enable us to support the establish ment without subjecting it to pecuniary difficulties. Those of our friends, who have done so much already for us by in structing us in the arts of civilized life, and enabling us to enjoy' the blessings of educa tion, and the comforts of religion, and to whose exertions may be attributed the pre sent means of improvement in this Nation, will not think it a hard matter that their aid should now be respectfully requested. In order that our paper may have an extensive circulation in this Nat ion and out of it, we have fixed upon the most liberal terms possible; such, in our opinion, as will ren der it as cheap as most of the Southern pa pers; and in order that our subscribers may be prompt in their remittances, we have made considerable difference between the first and the last payments. Those who have any experience in the management of periodicals will be sensible how important it is, that the payments of subscribers should be prompt and regular, particularly where the existence of a paper depends upon its own income. We sincerely hope that we shall never have any occasion to complaii^ of the delinquency of any of our patrons. We would now commit our feeble efforts to the good will and indulgence of the pub lic, praying that God will attend them with his blessings, and hoping for that happy pe. riod, when all the Indian tribes of America shall arise, Phccnix like, from their ashes and when the terms, “Indian depredation,” “war whoop,” “scalping knife” and the like, shall become obsolete, and for ever be “buried deep under ground.” TAowy sBitfo-B, TCFZ 0“A^GFR 4rb Ajrjt*, D«f AD UftT, l©» JKygJI.A^ IiH>9F«v(ik4, jM31-«r£ bhV 6R, Dd 1 BZrfB.lo®EW», AVhP B&AE lift Tos« h>i‘yA0(T>a. S6i<r GO<eS-D0J«®A r .AMP «*Bh.ieR0 JK4t; TOPW* DAA P4T; Dtf Dtf BtvftW* hEft®(ha P-4T. AAZ . T-MWoPW* h*a<F SI>8, i)tf ’yJTA w /1G, l)<f She Ml, Dtf h-CF D(H«V« JMvW.T T«V\« Dtf Jrt’XhAJGF, Dtf ©GW ©'•iJXKA.J 01i&,<r> Dtf likA'l Dhft.Ut®A, kpp E4fA«P-I bi-Re. Atfsrwwyii jetfEAX* erz. ADHyh KGtftw JrAVtfEt, ftAVy ACAV’ 0-A, T-IB©o6*V* <f>R TSFolL/MA •py.j'.'Q, 0«yW*Dtf hA/t-a Ahf©ea,.i4oiX. ©GAV <1* t.tf£P tf>4 E^~iJ. 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We, AA'ould also state to our readers in this Nation, that our receipts of Washing ton papers have been so irregular, that Ave are not able to present to them Avhat is doing in Congress in regard to affairs of Indians. W. has our thanks for his communi cation on the Cherokee Alphabet.— We hope to he favored from another source with an account of the invention of this singular Alphabet. We Avould recommend to W. to^eontinue his cor respondence on the Cherokee Lan guage. NOTICE. A LT, persons are forwarned against tra ding for a Note of hand, drawn hy John Martin, in favor of John M’Carver, and Monce Gore of East Tennessee, for three hundred and fifty Dollars; payable on the first d»3' of March next, dated Jan uary l®t lff'-M. As the Consideration for which said note Ava« given, has proved to he unsound, I ana determined not to pay unless compelled hr law. JOHN MARTIN. Neio Echoto, Ftb. »I, 1898.—-1-8*