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their own blood to the sepulchres of
their fathers: and unless such efforts
and prayers as yours, accompanied by
the strong arm of the mighty, and the
redeeming spirit of the .God oi Hosts,
aid at this atvful crisis, tiie deatn dirge
of that land of the gifted and heroic
will come to us from the mouldering
towers of Acropolis, and the mourn
ing waves of the iHgcan, and awaken,
when it is too late, the lamentation—
“The fair and the beautiful have fall
en; the valiant in battle are laid low,
and there is none lo help.”
I would avert my eyes from the
dark storm that lowers and blackens,
and bursts upon the land of my child
hood. Destruction eometh. My coun
try seeketh peace, but there is none.
Her persecutors are swifter than the
eagles of heaven. Her warlare is
that of the undying spirit of freedom,
with the demon of tyranny. Her ap
peal, therefore, is to the patriotic.—
proper to,state far his consideration, that ter ^ ie r * se the Council of 1827
Vould to God it might go forth as the
i voice of many waters, to the patriot-
' ic of the world’s entire population.—
Shall the angel of freedom revisit the
' graves and battle grounds of her he-
| roes, but to weep at the tomb of her
Achilles, her Karaiskakas, her Gou-
•ras; or sighing in sackcloth among the
desert solitudes of her once beautitul
Athos, look out on her fields, scathed
A by ravages of war—upon her cities
/ sitting solitary in their desolation up-
f on her whole land sending to heaven
the one agonizing prayer of the oppres
sed and enthralled?
0, my country! The warfare of
Greece is that of gifted intellect with
the tiger that prowls with ferocious
luxury around the funeral pyres of ge
nius. Her appeal, therefore, is to the
f.scholar. Shall the halls of the Acade
my remain forever a court for owls—
a place for the beasts of prey to dwell
in- Shall silence reign in the moun-
; tains of song, and the laurel of poesy
fail from the brow that should wear it
las immortal.
O, my country! Her warfare is
hat of the cross with the crescent—
of Christianity with the principalities
f the power of darkness. Her ap-
eal therefore is to the Christum.—
11 the buried altars of the Seven
Jhurches moulder with the bones of
the slain in battle?
O, my country! I seein tolook thro’
jflie portentous cloud, which is ready
to discharge its magazines of wrath
iipon thee. I sec the angel of thy
>righter destiny descending from hea-
ren. Behold lie cometn! From the
hies Sf Morca to the mountains of
’hracia—the voice that summoneth
i battle is heard—Onward! Oaward!
the conflict! the redemption of
Greece draweth nigh!—The voice is
Heard in this land of the Pilgrims of
Freedom. Their Christian daugh
ters assemble with the weapons of
•spiritual faith. Shall I look abroad
Over this fair country in vain for the
Marshalled host of the powerful of
.^heir sons!—But I cannot reproach a
people to whom my country oweth so
touch. No; already have the “States
man” and the “Six Brothers,” like
jhe “May flower of a fori rn hope,”
?hich succored the infancy of this
mighty nation, waked the song of re
joicing in the dwellings of Greece.—
is there a Christian who will refuse
£o co-operate in this holy struggle?—
remain silent—the moveless, lifeless
[>bjects ofNature answer, No.
The regeneration of Greece will
t>e as life from the dead to the religion
if the eastern world.” It will be ac
iompaniedby anew and powerful era
|f Christian enterprise. Even now, I
ehold the standard of the true faith,
rith the cross upon the summit, just
[sing upon tho shores of Greece,
[he cresent hides itself in the blao.k-
;ss of darkness. I behold all Asia
(id Europe shaking themselves from
lie slumber of corrupt Christianity,
lud angels of the seven Churches re-
jindling tho fire of their altars, and
friting upon their walls, Salvation.
hall Christians, then,—shall patriots
[-scholars, fail to feel a common in
rest in the holy struggle of my coun-
$fp? God forbid!—I am happy, mad-
hi, that I may mingle my prayers
Kith yours for tfie redemption oi
frecce. C. PERDICARI.
•r-Mrtjj 5^^,Tr.nxtmwwrr i
KEW ECHOTA:'
THURSDAY, MARCH! 30,
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
■The communication ot “A Cherokee,’
have inserted entire, ^ccon’ing to hi
quest, with verbal correction?. As our
respondent seems to think we have done
m a little injustice, i n emitting: a sentence
his fenrvex communication^ it may he
our word is out before the public, and we
consider it to be our duty to adhere to it.—
We request those who write for the columns
of the Phoenix, to peruse our address to the
public, published in our first number, and
to observe, scrupulously, the principles
therein contained, as wc shall endeavour
to do the same. “A Cherokee*’ is under a
mistake if lie thinks the correcting of Gram
matical errors in communications one of the
duties ofan Editor. Wc hope no one will
write under such a belief.—It will be equal
ly as advantageous to cur correspondents as
it will be relieving to us, if they will pay
particular attention to correctness; and we
would beg of them to send their pieces trans
cribed in a legible band. We do net wish
to be sev ere, and wc hope our remarks will
be taken in no other light than as dictated
by a wish to avoid misunderstanding. Wc
are willing, as far as we are able, to make
necessary corrections on the pieces of our
correspondents; but wc wish it to be dis
tinctly understood, that we do it merely out
of choice, not under a conviction that it is
our duty.
We were not a little diverted, in notic
ing lately, in a paper, to which wc arc not
now able to recur, a motion made in the
House of Representatives, by Mr, Wilde,
a member from Georgia, to take measures
to ascertain, what white persons have as
sisted the Cherokees in forming the late
constitution; and in what way, and to
what extent, such assistance has been al-
forded. It is a little surprising that in al
most every instance, wherein the Indians
have undertaken to imitate their while
brethren, and have succeeded, (to be sure
not m a remarkable degree,) it is currently
noised about, that all is imposition, as
though Indians were incapable of perform
ing the deeds of their white neighbours.—
This evidences an extreme prejudice. Wc
cannot conceive to ourselves, what benefit
Mr, Wilde expected to receive in offering
such a motion, or who arc the persons that
are suspected of having interfered in this
affair? We believe that the Cherokees
are as scrupulous, in avoiding such inter
ference, as Mr. W. if not more so.
It has been customary of late to charge the
Missionaries with the crime of assisting the
Indians, and unbecomingly interfering in
political affairs; and as some of these arc
the only white persons (with few excep
tions) in tiffs Nation, who are capable of
affording any substantial assistance, it is
probable Mr. W. bad a distant reference
to them. We can, however, assure him,
that he need not be under any apprehen
sion fr m this ciass of our population, for
the Cherokees will not, by any means, per
mit them to have any thing to do with their
public affairs; and w believe, that as their
sole object is to afford religious instruction,
the societies under which they labour par
ticularly forbid their interference in po
litical matters. We know th.s is the case
with the Presbyterian Missionaries, ami
we doubt not it is equally true with respect
to the others; and as far as our acquaint
ance extends, vve are prepared, and would
net hesitate, to express our belief, ihat they
have conformed to the rules ol their Socie
ties, 1 hey have our hearty approbation
for what they have done amongst ut, and
we iiope those at a distance will reward
tnem by their Kina wishes and sympathies,
instead oi affixing to them the term of
“mercenary Missionaries.” They certain
ly deserve oettcr treatment. Perhaps this
short article will be considered an imposi
tion by such persons as are wont to judge
at a distance and without evidence, and
as nothing more than a Missionary’s own
defence.
Our object, when we commenced to pen
this article, was to correct the mistake, un
der which some may labour, and to declare
once lor all, that no white man has had any
tiling to do m framing our constitution, and
all the public acts of the Nation. The
Cherokees only are accountable for them
and they certainly do not wish to have any
innocent person implicated wrongfully,:
We hope this practice of imputing the acts
of Indians to white men will be done away
The Rev.. Tiios. Striscfield, the late
editor of the “ Knoxville Enquirer,” is to
be succeeded by J, J. Meredith, who in
his address to the public, proposes to sup
port the cause of the Administration.
FOR THE CHEROKEE PH1EN1X.
MONEY AND PRINCIPLES.
Mr. Editor,—Over the signature
of “ A Friend” appears a short expo
sition, but apparently an elaborate de
tail of the actual state of the several
points, in which I had rather accused
the Council and their Treasurer
indifference to principles, which they
had recommended for the future go
\ eminent ot the Cherokee Nation
than maintained at t ery article and
clause ol the new Cons: i; iff ion should
be carried into effect immediately af
i will here again recur to, and quote
more particularly the last clause of
the law which created the Conven
tion. It is as follows:
'•lie it also further Resolved, That
the Principles winch shall he estab
lished in the constitution to be adopt
ed by the convention, shall r.ol i.i any
degree go to destroy the rights and li
berties of the free citizens of this na
tion, not to affect or i ipair the force
of tiie fundamental Principles and
Laws, by which tne Nation is now go
verned; and that the General Council
to be convened in tho fall of 182)
shall be licli under the now existing
authorities; Provided neverthe
less, nothing shall be construed in
this last clause so as to invalidate nor
prevent the constitution adopted by
the Contention from going into effect
after the aforesaid next General Coun
cil”
The Convention then met on the
4tli July, 1827, which Lamed die
new Constitution; and the subsequent
Council convened on the second Mon
day in October, 1827. This Council
embraced ten influential members,
who composed the most conspicuous
members of the Convention. They
again had to deliberate on the final a-
doption of the Constitution, which
was accordingly done. Tiffs Council,
then, being composed in part of mem
bers of the Convention, were as much
bound, on the principle of consistency,
to conform in every act to the spirit
of the newly advised Government, as
they will be in October 1828. When
the same members of the Convention
which formed the Constitution, adopt
ed it again in Council, and then acted
upon principles contrary to it, it would
fairly mark out the fact, that the ira-
mers themselves could not relish the
new Constitution; inasmuch as they
had set to work and conferred nearly
all the offices on one individual. The
circumstance cannot be denied to ex-
ribit their attachment to the former
practices of the Government. When
the exercise of long established prin
ciples had been decided by members
the Convention to be wrong in Ju
ly, and they had proclaimed in lieu
certain dissimilar principles, which
should direct the government of the
Cherokees, then in October following
the same members acting upon the
principles decided to be unfit, a-
mounts to an abandonment of prin
ciple by the party giving, os well
as by the party receiving. When
he hunter, after traversing tiie wilds,
finds the game of which he has been
laboriously in pursuit, he does not run
oil' immediately fix in it, hut, with tiie
greatest caution, adopts measures in
order to secure his object. Tiie mem
bers of the Convention should, from
the time the new Constitution was a-
dcplcd, have maintained strictly eve
ry principle that they had discovered
to be so important and essential lor
the Cherokees. Again, when the
planter sows his grain, it becomes his
duty to cultivate and cherish the
growth; for it would be an unwise
employment to he engaged in retard
ing and depressing the growth. Hence
it may be permitted to state, that the
guide of the Council and of the Treas
urer has not been principle, but their
ever dear attachment to the aristoc
racy in the National Committee, that
has so long wielded the affairs of the
Cherokee Council.
If there may be a fallacy in the ob
jections allcdgcd against the Council
and Treasurer for keeping the Trea
sury away from Echota, the fact can
not he denied, that it has been done
lo the inconvenience of the greatest
portion of the people. The institu
tions of Government are for the secu
rity and convenience of its subjects,
to command what is right, and inhibit
what is wrong. For this purpose the
late Principal Chief, Charles liicks,
had called Lis cabinet count ii, in or
der to remote the Treasury to Echo-
ta; but, in the mean time, the Path
Killer’s death, and his own, prevent
ed the accomplishment of the necessa
ry arrangement.
A seat of Government without a
treasury may be called a i oat without
a pocket; and all sincere advocates
for a well organized government would
endeavor to adorn a naked metropolis
with its Treasury. The relation in
which the Treasury stands to the scat
of Government is so essential, that a
nation will always stand below its me
rited elevation, so long as the public
offices are conferred elsewhere; and
this will bo the case, while the go
vernment is held and directed by men
politically wanting, and politically
wandering,.
But “ A Friend” argues, “ if a per
son rcsidpig at a remote distance rc
ceives the appointment of Treasurei,
and an give sufficient security for a
laitiilffl discharge of his duty, let him
have il. ; This poli. y, if persisted
i.i, will not fail to confirm the Geor
gia position, tiiat the Cherokees arc
an erratic people, and for that reason
tncy ought to be removed. If the
Cherokees consider themselves per
manently located, they should cease
to keep away irdni tiie seat of Go
vernment their puklie offices. Sup
posing “ A Friend” were to remove
Lis crib twenty iniics from his resi
dence; what would be his conven
ience in such a situation? 1 presume
that, alter a lew days experience, he
would find it convenient to con centrate
iffs stores. Who, that has a fancy
lor the common loans of Government
now in America, could learn the fol
lowing circumstance, but would con
demn the present policy. The Se
cond Principal Chief, a short time be
lore Ins election, had occasion to
search, and ascertain where the Na
tional Treasury was kept. He had
heard of it at Coosinvatlec; and, from
the singularity of the country, there
are several paths leading to that
place, lie came to a small stream
after dark. Although, being a Cher
okee, he was a stranger to persona!
fear, he apprehended it might be dan
gerous to cross tiie stream. After
some delay, a search fora log succeed
ed. Here again the spirit of fear re
pelled the venture; but necessity be
ing stronger than fear, impede Ids
excellency to coon the log. One mere
circumstance will suffice. A short
time since the Editor of the Phoenix
despatched a young man to tiie Trea
sury, who, on iffs return, was rossing
Salloquoc river, when on!) ms truth
ful horse saved him from iff owning
Entirely wet he cn aingcd in a waste
house, together with h:s blcaky, night
ly companion. These are a few u-
mong the numerous liiifi: allies wlff. h
the Treasury is producing by i s move
ment towards Georgia. The friends
of this policy have never disc losed to
the public the utility of sending the
Treasury the circuit it lias gone, li
they have any to disclose, which car
ries a wholesome countenance, they
would do well not to remain in si
lence.
As to that portion of the communi
cation of “ A Friend, in wULb his
lynx-sighted eyes have discovered
more persons than I had accused, who
have not adhered to principles, 1 have,
after several days' reflection, tome to
a conclusion to whom he must have
aiiudod. But one person, 1 believe,
the Marshal of Chattooga district,
holds a responsible office under the
Lni ed States Government, who, we
are told, is a contractor for the post
route through this place, and who, no
doubt, may have unintentionally tres
passed against popular principles.—
But if •• A Friend” luts deluded uim-
self into notion that the Postmaster at
New Echota, who was President of
the Committee at the time of the last
General Council, holds two i dices,
his firm confidence may be easily era
dicated. The President of the Na
tional Committee was chosen during
his absence; for what term he was
not informed; but, on his acceptance,
distinctly informed the Council, that
he accepted the office for no longer
time than during the then present ses
sion. If the National Committee is
now in existence, it is without a Pre
sident* A CHEROKEE.
guarantee the fulfilment of this
art oi the ticaly. This preliminary
t.ealy had been sent for ratification
,o lire Pcisian capital. The exes u*
tion ol this treaty is extremely diiii-
. alt in point of lime, as it leaves Rus
sia at liberty lo due t its undivided
attention against Tuakey, and n ;v.
therefore, probably influenc e the cc-
i ision of the Divan in favor of submis
sion.
Naval Engagement—The Ship
Russel, wliii |j aimed here on Thurs
day from New -Orleans, off the Tor-
gugas, saw a Spanish Frigate, and a
Mexican Brig of war. An engage
ment took place, which lasted an
hour and a half, end resulted in the
capture of the Brig.—-t/V. Y. Lb.
fjovjcr Canada-*-.The affairs of iLia
province truly w ear a threatening as
pect. Meetings ere beginning to be
bold in various parts of'the country,
to cake into consideration the griev
ances ol which they complain, ant! to-
adopt such measures as may have af-
feet to obtain redress. A meeting
was held at 8te. Marie rn the 8th ult.i
at which upwards of six hundred per
sons ol distinction w ere: present, when
a general committee c onsisting of thir
ty-three members, was appointed to
communicate with other cofhmittees.
After their grievances had been fully
stated to the meeting, sundry spiri'ed
resolutions were passed, condo mu’rig
the conduct of the administration, and
approving of the course pursued I y
the assi m ly.
r l he Quebec Gazette states that a
petition to the king, for redress;
Loin the distriat of Montreal, was
signed by about eighty thousand, a
great majority of whom are indepen
dent Ireekoic
. s.
This shows
that
disaffection is felt by a large pre-
__
portion of the inhabitants, and tlibt urt-
.ess the parent country interposes,
there wili ere long be serious work a-
mong them.— Vermont Patriot,
Temperance—A large number of
the citizens of Lyme, N. II., abstain
ed entirely from the use of ardent
spirits during the whole of tire year
1827, and many others used but. little.
In consequence of pursuing this course
the quantity of spirits consumed in the
towns was reduced to one half, and
upwards of 1300 dollars were saved
to the inhabitants. The quantity con
sumed iu 182G w r as GOOD gallons; iq
1827 less then 3000 gallons. “It is
believed,” says the society in Lyme
for the promotion of Temperance,
that no person lias suffered in his.
bcdily or mental health by (his refer 1
matiom Those who have abstained
wholly have exposed themselves to the
cold, heat and wet as much os the
rest, without the least harm* No
man iws beg-n si 1:, or taken cold, or
fainted, or lived out in labor, in com'
sequence of his temperanc.”—Ida nipt
Gaz.
yp o-oz.icty o»£®sffe:j».
XcSS AMP .IScXAVCKA J3D OcMl
of*.-
Peace between Russia cud Persia.—
Le'ters have been received from
St. Peterslmrgh, dated tho 10th in
stant, which state that the late victory
over the Persians by the Russians has
led to a preliminary treaty of peace.
In consequence of propositions to that
effect on the part of the Schah, plen
ipotentiaries cn (he part of each of the
belligerents met early in November,
at a small village near to Tauris.
Count Obreskoff was named on tho
part Russia, and the Governor of
Tauris acted as Negotiator for his
Government. The preliminaries of
peace were agreed to and signed
in the course of a few days. The
conditions were to the follow ing effect:
—That the Russians are to retain in
full territorial possession, all the coun
try to the north of the Araxcs, ami a
small port ion of that lying to the gout fi-
Ward; that all the expenses of lhe
war ore to be borne by the Persians,
part of which was to he paid down on
the signature of the treaty, and the
remainder by instalments; and that
the Russians were to hold certain
| fortresses and additional territory as
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