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know that you have taken my advice,
and are walking in the path which I
have described. But before I retire
I shall speak to my beloved man, the
Secretary of War, to get prepared
some medals, to be given to such
Cherokees as by following my advice
shall best deserve them. For this
purpose Mr. Dinsmoor is from time
to time to visit every town in your na
tion. He will give instructions to
those who desire to learn what I have
recommended. He will see what im
provements are made; who are most
industrious in raising cattle; in grow
ing corn, wheat, cotton and flax; and
hi spinning and weaving; and on those
who excel these rewards are to be
bestowed.
Beloved Cherokees—The advice I
here give you is important as it re
gards your nation; but. still more impor
tant as the event of the experiment
made with you may determine the lot
of many nations. If it succeeds, the
beloved men of the United States will
be encouraged to give the same assis
tance to all the Indian tribes within
their boundaries. But if it should fail
they may think it vain to make any
further attempts to better the condi
tion of any Indian tribe; for the richness
eft he soil and mildness of the air ren
der your country highly favorable for
the practice of what I have recom
mended.
Beloved Cherokees—The wise men
pf the United States meet together
once a year, to consider what will be
for the good of all their people. The
Wise men of each separate stale also
meet together once or twice every
year, to consult and do what is good
for the people of their respective
States. I have thought that a meet-
big of your wise men once or twice
a year would be alike useful to you.
Every town might send one or two of
its wisest counsellors to talk together
On the affairs of your nation, and to re
commend to your people whatever
they should think would be servicea
ble. The beloved agent of the Uni
ted States would meet with them.—
He would give them information of
those things which are found good by
the white people, and which your sit
uation will enable you to adopt. He
Would explain to them the laws made
“by the great council of the U. States
for the preservation of peace; for the
protection of your lands; for the secu
rity of your persons; for your improve
ment in the arts of living, and for pro
moting your general welfare. If it
should be agreeable to you that your
wise men should hold such meetings,
you will speak your mind to my belov
ed man, Mr. Dinsmoor, to be com
municated to the President of the U-
nited States, who will then give such
directions as shall be proper.
Beloved Cherokees—That this talk
jir>y be known to all your nation, and
not forgotten I have caused it to be
printed, and directed one, signed by
toy own hand, to be lodged in each of
your towns. The interpreters will,
on proper occasions, read and inter
pret the same to all your people.
Beloved Cherokees—Having been
informed that some of your chiefs
wished to see me in Philadelphia, I
have sent them word that I would re
ceive a few of the most esteemed. I
now repeat that I shall be glad to see
a small number of your wisest chiefs;
hut I shall not expect them ’till No
vember. I shall take occasion to a-
gree with them on the running of the
boundary line between your lands and
ours, agreeably to the treaty of Hol-
aton. I shall expect them to inform
me what chiefs are to attend the run
ning of this line, and I shall tell them
•whom I appoint to run it; and the time
and place of beginning may then be
iixed.
I now send my best wishes to the
Cherokees, and pray the Great Spirit
to preserve them.
Given at the City of Philadelphia,
the twenty-ninth day of August, in the
year one thousand seven hundred and
ninety-six, and in the twenty-first year
of the Independence of the United
States of America.
GEO. WASHINGTON
By command of the President of the
United States.
James M. Henry. Sec’yofWar
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suffering and danger has achieved some
public advantage.
A Christian, whose moral views
are enlightened and pure, governs his
affection to his country by the same
rules, which restrain him in the gra
tification of every passion, that socks
principally his own benefit or pleas
ure. He loves his country much,
but virtue more. lie desires her
prosperity, hut desires more fervent
ly, that she should ever be found in
the path of honor and uprightness.—
Her misfortunes give him pain, but
he would be more deeply grieved, if
her riches or territory were increas
ed by rapine or unjust, war. Ilis wis
dom, his talents, his best services are
ever at her disposal, to promote her
welfare, and to secure her peace.—
But to a national enterprise, which
his conscience condemns as unjust or
oppressive, he will no more lend his
aid, than he will sully his private re
putation by injustice or fraud, lie
loves his country’s glory; but. it is a
glory not consisting in splendid victo
ries, nor in giving the law' to conquered
provinces. It is that true and only
glory, which springs from moral and
intellectual worth. He is the some
in neglect and obscurity, as in the
brightest sunshine of popular favor.
Nay! he hesitates not to do good to his
country, though he foresee from his
countrymen, misled by passion or pre
judice, no reward but suspicion, no
distinction but the miserable one of
being hated, accursed, persecuted.
But the patriotism, which the
world applauds, is far different from
that, which I have now endeavored
to describe. It is loud and boasting,
arrogant, obtrusive, bold. It allows
neither justice, humanity, nor truth,to
stand in competition with the interests
of our country. Is a neighbouring
territory wanted for the convenience
of our trade, or the security of our
frontier, the fashionable language is,
that it must he ours. It must be ob
tained by force, if it cannot be by
treaty. And men, who would be
shocked if they heard such an inten
tion imputed to their friend, u r hose
field mightbc conveniently enlarged by
a small addition from a neighbour’s
grounds, seem not to be aware that
they suppose any thing dishonorable
of their country, when they express
such anticipations.
If the fleets and armies of our coun
try are successful, such patriotism
requires of us to rejoice, whether her
cause be right or wrong. Nay, more
we must be ready to raise our arm
and aid in the slaughter of her ene
mies, though it be manifest, that those
enemies only use the right of self-de
fence in resisting unjust oppression.
And need I speak of the gross ex
aggerations, concealments, misstate
ments, and falsehoods of every sort,
which are used, not only with impu
nity but with approbation, to hide the
defeats or to swell the victories of
nation? Strange that the honor which
is so quick to resent, even to blood,
the accusation of a falsehood, should
be so dead and palsied to the
of the crime itself!—Gallison
name is M’Geocb, and a girl seven
years of age, also related, left the
township of Clodmanchester to cross
over lake St. Francis outlie ice to
Lancaster. The lake at this place is
seven miles w ide. They had gcr.e a*
bout halfway before the snow came
on. This part of B :e journey they
performed w ithout much difliulty, the
opposite shore affording them direc
tion with regard to the course to pur
sue. When the snow was falling,
however, they had no longer this ad
vantage, and they consequently had to
travel at random. The courses they
took cannot be known, but it is certain
that they continued their exertions for
a long time after it was dark. At
length the little girl sunk from fatigue,
and cold.—Bethunc lifted her up, and
stripping himself of his coat, wrap
ped it round her, but in vain, she ex
pired in tbc midst of his exertions to
preserve her life. The state of his
wife next attracted his attention.—
That drowsy weakness which beto
kens the approach of the cold to the
vital parts, was now' obvious upon her
and he had the mclanoholy task of en
deavouring to preserve her life. In
spite of all his endeavours she also
perished. M’Geoch was last seen by
Bethune endeavouring to pursue his
journey; but so much weakened as to
be only able to travel on bis hands and
feet. The latter reached a friend’s
bouse on the north shore about mid
night, and informed them of the mcr-
lancholy events which we have just
narrated. The night, however, was
too stormy for any one to go in the di
rection in which he had come, even if
their so doing could have availed any
liing. Next morning several people
set out in search of the bodies, & soon
discovered those of Mrs. Bethune,
nd the girl. It was not, however,
ntil Tuesday, that the bodyofM ,; «
Geoeh was found. He had crawled'
in the manner we have described a-
bout a mile and a half from the place
where Bethune last saw him—but iti
the very opposite direction, from that,
which lie ought to have followed.—
What renders this the more distress*;
ing, is the fact that the same exertion
if properly directed, would have bro’t
him fairly over. The only survivor of
this unfortunate party, in addition to
the melancholy fate of his wife and
relatives, has suffered severely from J|
the cold, having been frost bitten in “
several parts of his body.
One circumstance in this melan
choly tragedy deserves to be mention
ed, and adds one to the many infftances
of canine fidelity. The party when
they set out had with them a dog.—
The faithful animal remained all night
with the corpses of the females, and
it w r as with difficulty that those who
discovered them in the morning were,
permitted to approach.—Montreal
Herald, Feb. 6.
shame
TRUE PATRIOTISM.
We have all, from our youth up,
heard the ‘love of Country" extolled
us among the chief virtues. Poets
and historians have lifted to the skies
the fame of those, w hose sufferings or
achievements have been thought to
prove, that their “ love of country”
was stronger than that of life. When
we read the lives ofheroes and states
men, we find them praised for acts,
done for the supposed advantage of
their country, which justice and hu
manity condemn.
It was one of the purposes of Chris
tianity to teach that enlarged benevo
lence, which embraces all mankind
as brethren. The “love of country”
henceforth assumed a subordinate
place among the virtues. We might,
indeed, bear a peculiar affection to
our countrymen, to those of our own
household; but in its exercise it must
be consistent with the stronger obliga
tions, which belong to us as members
of the human family.
There has been a sacredness at
tached to the name of “country,”
w b'nh lias caused men to overlook the
injustice of actions in their supposed
disinterestedness. Patriotism has
been esteemed a social virtue. Thai
which would he wrong and disgrace
ful if done for private good, has been
thought praiseworthy, when the actor
has gone out of hisaself, and through
Conversation.—Discourse creates a
light within us, and dispels the gloom
and confusion of the mind. A man
tumbling bis thoughts, and forming
them into expressions, gives them a
new' kind of fermentation, which
works them into a finer body, and
makes them much clearer than they
were before. A man is willing to
strain a little for entertainment, and to
furnish for sight and approbation.
The very presence of a friend seems to
inspire with new vigor. It raises
fancy, and reinforces reason, and gives
the productions of the mind better
color and proportion. Conversation
is like the discipline of drawing out
and mustering; it acquaints a man
with his forces, and makes them lit
ter for service. Besides, there are
many awakening hints and rencoun
ters in discourse, which, like the col
lision of hard bodies, make the soul
strike fire, and the imagination spar!
le, effects not. to lie expected from
solitary endeavor. In a word, the ad
vantage of conversation is such, that
for want of company, o man had bet
ter talk to a post, than let his thought
lie smoking and smothering in his
head.—Jeremy Collier.
COT,P IN CANADA.
On Sunday last a most melancholy
circumstance took place about GO
miles from this city. The day as mn
nv of our readers will recollect, was
very cold, and in the afternoon a hea
vy shower of snow began to fall. One
hour before, a man named Bethune
with bis wife ami her brother, whose
SUFFERING GREECE.
The follovring letter first appeared in the
Boston Recorder and Tf.reorafh, and
has been copied into some ether Northern
papers. It will be new to many of our re a
ders. As friends of the Greeks we take
pleasure in inserting it in our Columns.
Amherst, Nov. 7, 1827.
Madam,—Yours of the 25th of Oct.
is before me. It forcibly reminds
me of the immense debt of gratitude
which rests upon Greece and her
sons towards the benevolent and pat
riotic of this land, where the Genius
of liberty loves to dwell. Would to
heaven she might rebuild her temple
in the “desolate places of her owti
Greece/” The interest of my beloved,
oppressed country will never cease to
ho an object worthy the attention of
the friends of liberty and humanity-—
never—unless she herself shall sink
into the wide grave of the nations that
are not.
It affords me great pleasure, mad
am, to know that you are making er-
ertions in behalf of my country. Your jj
influence, so far as it is consecrated
to the sacred cause of the regenera
tion of Greece, will tell in that vol
ume of Heaven’s records, where the
philanthropic zeal of those that live to
bliss, will remain as an everlasting
memorial. I beg you to present to
the patriotic Ladies associated with
you, this expression of my warmest
gratitude. “There is a place in the
Heavens,” said the Roman Tolly,’
“for those who fight for the liberties
of their country.”—The Christ inn I ,
Scriptures assign a place at the rightKO
hand of God, to him who giveth a <’iipj*
of cold water to the suffering, in tbcfM
name of a disciple: much move to
those who pray and labor for the sri
val ion of the dving. The sous ntul
daughters of Greece ara wading thru’
