Newspaper Page Text
owy
CHEROKEE
Jd\,9F(K&
PHCEMX.
VOE. I.
NEW ECHOTA, WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 1828,
NO. 20.
| EDITED BY ELIAS BOUDINOTT.
PRINTED WEEKLY BY
ISAAC H. HARRIS,
FOR THE CHEROKEE NATION.
At $2 50 if paid in advance, $3 in six
onths, or #3 50 if paid at the end of the
ear.
To subscribers who can read only the
^Cherokee language the price will be $2,00
Sn advance, or $2,50 to be paid within the
year.
Every subscription will be considered as
continued unless subscribers give notice to
the contrary before the commencement of a
new year.
Any person procuring six subscribers,
and becoming responsible for the payment,
shall receive a seventh gratis.
Advertisements will be inserted at seven
ty-five cents per square for the first inser
tion, and thirty-seven and a half cents for
leach continuance; longer ones in propor
tion.
ICPAll letters addressed to the Editor,
post paid, will receive due attention.
G VVy A D h#HEC»«J.
VOABXAA TAAr 5 U4" JhrfBAA I-4AA.
B6AE AhCShAAy KTVI D^P O’GJBA
' I-4o$A, TGTZ TEiSSOd” DGJAAJE-AA.
TCTZ FBP TAO-A TB DOJAAI-AA, KT
D(POJBA I-4AA. D$A>%AEZ TB yiV
x>oj>5ai-aa, o-yjiT d^p o>oj»a B4AA.
Gwyz (pcai aiiC5iici<«)y, wp*v« ds^
(POJBA 1-4AA FSAB(P, TGTZ TEUSO-J* DO'
j»s>ai-aa. ktaz d^p yvv d&ix cpsaba-
har doj»5ai-aa.
AGENTS FOR THE CHEROKEE
PHCENIX.
The following persons are authorized to
Teceive subscriptions and payments for the
Cherokee Phoenix.
Henry Hint, Esq. Treasurer of the A.
B. C. F. M. Boston, Mass.
George M. Tracy, Agent of the A. B.
<C. F. M. New York.
Rov. A. D. Eddy, Canandaigua, N. Y.
f Thomas Hastings, Utica, N. Y.
/ Pollard fit Converse, Richmond, Ya.
; Rev. James Campbell, Beaufort, S. C.
William Moultrie Reid, Charleston,
f S. C.
Col. George Smith, Statesville, W. T.
William M. Combs, Nashville Ten.
Rev. Bennet Roberts—Powal Me.
Mr. Thos. R. Gold, (an itinerant Gen
tleman.)
LAWS
OF THE CHEROKEE NATION.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That all persons who
may be found lurking about from
place to place in the Cherokee Na
tion, and who are not lawful citizens of
this country, nor remaining Under a
lawful permit, shall be viewed and
considered as intruders, and it shall
be the duty of the several officers to
notice whether such persons are to be
found in their respective districts, and
to. give them ten days notice, to re
move out of the Cherokee Nation;
and in case of their not complying with
the notification, it shall be the duty of
the officers to arrest such persons,
and to deliver them over to the Unit
ed States’agent for this Nation to be
proceeded against as the laws of the
United States direct.
New Echota, Nov. 16, 1826.
JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Com.
MAJOR RJDGE, Speaker.
Approved—CHARLES R. HICKS,
his
. PATH !*! KILLER,
mark.
A. M’COY, Clerk N. Com.
E. BOUDINOTT, Clerk N. Coun.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That the Treasurer be,
and he is hereby directed not to re
ceive into the Treasury from the a-
gents of the United States on account
of the annual stipends, which are to
be paid by them to the Cherokee Na
tion, any other description of money
than Specie, Treasury 1 or Notes of
the United States Bank.
JYete Echota, Nov. 16, 1826.
JNO. ROSS, Pres’t. Nat. Com.
MAJOR RIDGE, Speaker,
his
Approvcd-PATH * KILLER,
mark.
A. M'COY, Clerk N. Com.
Ez BOUDINOTT, Clerk N. Council
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That no person shall be
allowed to erect or establish a billiard
table in the Cherokee Nation, without
first obtaining a license from the
Treasurer of the Nation, and paying
into the Treasury the sum of two hun
dred dollars as a tax pr. annum, and
such license shall not be given for a
longer period than one year at a time;
and any person or persons, who shall
erect or establish a billiard table
without first obtaining a license as
herein required shall, upon conviction,
pay a fine of four hundred dollars, for
the benefit of the Cherokee Nation.
New Echota, Nov. 16, 1826.
JNO. RUSS, Pres’t N. Com.
MAJOR RIDGE, Speaker,
his
Approved—PATHX KILLER,
mark.
CHARLES HICKS.
A. McCOY, Clerk of the N. Com.
E. BOUDINOTT, Clk. N. Coun.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That the resolutions
passed Oct. 15th 1825, suspending the
poll tax law, and the law imposing a
tax on citizen merchants of the Chero
kee Nation, be, and the same are
hereby prolonged one year longer.—
By order of the National Committee.
New Echota, Oct. 24,1827.
MAJOR RIDGE, Spk’r. Coun.
ELIJAH HICKS, Prs’t N. Com.
Approved—WILLIAM HICKS,
JOHN ROSS.
A. M’COY, Clerk N< Com.
E. BOUDINOTT, Clerk of N. Council.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That the resolution
passed Nov. 13th, 1822, reducing the
tax on pedlars of eighty dollars to fif
ty dollars, be, and the same is hereby
reduced to twelve dollars, so as to
make it equal to the tax imposed on
citizen merchants.
New Echota, Nov. 18,1827.
ELIJAH HICKS, Prest. Com.
MAJOR RIDGE, Spk’r. Coun.
Approved—WILLIAM HICKS.
A. M’COY, Clerk N. Com.
E. BOUDINOTT. Clerk N. Coun.
AeeairAA cwy o’otfs.
[*8tfO-<P DB AlrrfBA.]
*Ir^iy D^P *GBO-BAy Drf AIrWSi,
RSAcr h>Ghi«v* n© y®T o’oaasw&.si-aa
DOBO-BAfAA ewy^ RASh DAA hi-K6
TB4AA, D41FZ AJtSP I-frO-A^A hBRO T-
i-4Aa; GAy b© DOBWAWAAy-v* Drf
I-y»5rfy«Y* DBBO-BAI-AA. Drf T*a<n)y
IrGhi D^P JIi-a©ABAA SSSGtAR GAy 0
TtrOAA B® SOSHAAASI-AA, DAAA»V?Z
BhRABAfAA coBo-AArS DhGwy^.
Tcrdfyhz ezAcraa 1 yBF.e*v M ti-4aa o'Obo--
AA»5> I-A4,LT, tr«V« D,1P Jh>G©ABAA GAy
B© Dhh»S>AI-AA, TySJTAZ <Urh»5 RA
ksapaa, Dha.it>iiz (potp AeoaiPAA iHr-
<1S AE GAy ^OPABAPAA.
tkj, 16 o-bsx 1826.
DP^iy, oh jsaj®.
SO-BLy.
0-ZoPBA,
GP.
r. j-’s.s, d^p AAJSPAy.
»wye, AAdBPAy sswsi.
afrJiy d$p <&GBo-BAy, Drf amv®i,
y« DxohAA.so’iSSAywAAA.so'SPAi-AA
D!» awy*, TE* AJUP SAAI-AA DSWSA-
hT Gffy*, Drf D$P 0>JBA I-4AA WFJ7P
*>»-3A t»SAB<r», Drf Cri®y A«MP DlrO-lB V?-
dTB(T’*V* TAA(T> BSAGBAfAA, d<t tgtz yc
T#AyWAAI-AA DX0fiAA>5 AiSJPZ TE»S
«J1R0 TI-4AA EhCF-tV* Goiy Dh Kh>Jiy
G*ey TGfiPA.'GA O’AMa.diRPdjuc o»JBa *»•
d^p Dh ewy* o-yaw dsg^.
tk-i, 16 0-13X 1826.
DP/iy, Gh J®c»J©.
80-w.y.
O-ZoPBA, k
GP. ,
R. JtAASPdty D^P ©HJ.
*wye, UAiMPdsy d,?p 9»w©i.
dUp^iy D45P (PGBO-txXy, Dd* AIpWSJT,
R© hftEt9d®y, Ghz.yp EhG?'*V* Dh Ah>-
ae^iPAJr* ay®0<v(Pdi)a Dh awy sa-
it. G<*yz awy tstp TyashAdivi tj-
O-AJt JZJBGJC *1,#^ JC5P0-A
-lAdUGj G&y bZJoawoot-. JV1W h\fR-
<aa AiXJP. Drf Gdt)*V* 80/lPAtl TD-4(»a
TT BZP(T» OfAVVO-A 0 3 iMh> 0>WhK^, G<*V-
c?*r Gvi>y* Gc®y hT.o-yi*aof t»zduwe-d? .
DhoBXT’Z G6ty D4?P S5W©1 Gt, hhZ-^oP
D^PZ D0T»O»1>d®y Drf RW-IP dthWOy G-
dey E(V0JBK J[ X>4«ML Sh*fll®<®T»A , 4T.
TKJt, 16, O-hSX 1826.
DP Ay, GhJSdtfJO.
/ 80-IiLy.
O-ZoPIjA,
J GP.
r. rs&, d^p fikavay.
8wyo, AAWdJy ssw©;.
■
JjhJYy Dv?P’ t6GT»0-P*y D(r AIrW©i,
AhwSPdtiE •»!«£ Jh-GSdiihAA O-ASPoPAaoP
AD *IrAy AA4« 1vW 4 DWhdPI-dia. TG?--
Z y® cftJbGr' Bh^G.GAG.0 TI-4(S)A 0-&,hd’
y® 0 5 ®D'R A8F<^P'd9A 4M, Dd 1 ASSiSPdtia
R8W, Dd 1 X0-, Df Sc3, D«f ao-, D(T O’lp'aT,
Dd 1 Ey<w)JI, D<f DhGxRy, Dd* SS»*, Dd 1 A-
r<»A IrhSitV* D©R0“T, G«y y® hD4»Ap-
de-l 0 3 <»S0*'C^A«V' 4 ( Syh D»DO-Tj ( XI«'«C.i; Dd 1
G«>y aiT’A'qi fPAiMCv(PRP(«:.I T4AP JJAA-
LiiWQiT (pjB.ie?yh i-4dedi. aaAJt-
otyz DhWSl ADiV* TST O’OJ’M I-4d«A.—
DAG LcPA OTGRotWAoBA WP*V* TGT&.JA
Goiy hSl IPBZotyRT.
TKA, 16 0-1.8X, 1826.
Gh J®o®J®, AXBAGT D^P ©HA.
80-T.Ly.
chBGT <5o®A^40, 0“ZoPBA, DyEQGTA,
GP.
R. rs.5, AAJISP(®y D^P ©IIA.
swyo, viAJUPdey d^p sswsi.
dilt'Ay D^P tSGhO-’bdiy Dd* AfcWSi;
T>4dey IpGhl A^AAody ASWSTdSA^Z 9I--
HART Goiy TGTZ AdUP ShGi Gt r DZJU4S
y® AA0T»>5PAPRT, G«y DB/SPAA DhA.-
T?d®A O’UdiSGAA a«KT» DT.O-’bot'ET, Dd 1 0--
ASPot)AAot)ET At»4)PAPRT, GAy hSAGP
AdUPAUyeA. DIpOTAAZ GAtY* S <5P ap-
ABAPAJA 0 J (T’0"TAAA>5 TCTiUAA^> DIr/5P-
AdtT.
TKA, 17 0-T.SX, 1826.
DPAy D^?p SSW®1,
Gh J®AJ©, AXT.AGT D^P ©HA.
SO-PLy..
dihG? <hA)A-p-qe, 0-ZoPT.A, DyE©GTA.
GP.
R. AAdSPAy D^3P ©HA.
swyo, AAiSjPdty d^?p ssw©;.
TPIpAy D^P fPGIiO-PAy Dd 1 KMVSy,
Eh4-* IpSPACS AAysSBA TS ShZA ©-4T,
1825 GhAAAoP DvpP (POJBArS, -PZ
RASh DAA JOT»0h D4?P O’OJBA^. IpD/iA-
AAoP, 0Ay SPACs t»SAB(T» ARAB.
TKA, ShZA 24ba, 1828.
80-T.Ly, SPGAd^Ay SSW©1.
TW©, AXT.AGT D>?P ©HA.
<5B ihAA.^O, ©P.
Gh J©A.I®,
R. rs&, AAdlSPAy D>pP ©HA.
swye, AAiUPAy d^p sswsi.
*IpAy D^P (hGT>0-T)Ay D(f Kh>W©y,
Eh«Y* <JPAC= KSSBA TS 0-BSX ©-GT, 1822
B0AE DAAA DhZBhAA AW AAA DS4A
I^Iph^A Irl-R, OAy AASAAA^* DS^A h-
aFAT.0-, OAy DB RAS 0-*C:S. AA 04”
WWS.Y* DS-GA O a 0JBA Iv4dT)A .DhZWhAA
B8AE, TJWopiV* 1-4AA, RASh DAA Dh-
ZAAy.
TKA, 0-T.SX 18ba, 1827.
TW©, AXBAOT D^!P ©HA.
80-T.Ly, SFGAifcAy SSWSI.
*B iBAA-fi-ao, ©P,
Gh J©AJ®.
R. ^8^, AAiMfAy Dv^P ©HA,
SAVyo, AAdUPAy DvpP ?SAV©1.
III.
1. Ahwoy mwp aoia'i-AA; d^p
D0T.O-T)Ay, Ahwsyz, BhAEZ AE&-0T.-
AJ^A I-4AA. TJAVZ JhWSCe I-R, O’iT’Z
GWy 3SW«1 SARAA. AB0d,(r s AAZ Dh-
Ay, AD a AS A A DOtfO-AAI-AA, <fiIrAy
D>pp *GT.0-tiAy, Klpwsyz, O-’lTO- Kyw-
©CSA.
2. hE(i.ASAA*Y*Z GWy hE0(P JAW
Tssy hy.
3. BWS OhRAA D$P DOBO-BAy, WP-
0^0 AT.CTA0-AA JAW TSSy Ipy; AhW-
©yz 0-yKA OhRAA, KToPO ABGT'AO-AA
I-4AA JAW TSSy Ipy; O’OT.AeiPWO- D«f
I-4AA ShSdtT; WP*rZ JSABfl® Jh4©AB-
AA I-4AA. TE* O’OAB^O- Sfflh ©h-T
1828 O 3 0BA0(PAA 2-4 A A SSSC^ART, TGT-
AAoPZ 0°G«<VJ(T'T, WP OSA^AI-AA O>0B-
A OJ^AA ,1-4AA. YVPAZ O’0AT.^*O- ShZA
©■GT OSABAR O’lT’Z JhWSTAA 2-4AA
TKA SSA.
4. eye (fj»za sswsi etlbwaaat,
.5I-4AA, DhGWy DhASA CPO-R, TCTZ A-
AyiCA TGTOSAB^ Dd* O’hGRAT.C- TI-4AA.
DhGWy DhASA JAIp TCTZ Jhlp hA2-2?0-
V
£10 *y, DhEOI- JAIp O^O-R, TGF Dd 1 DhS-
BPI- J0{=(P ^.y, 0A^ Dcf DhGWy Dhl-B
JAIp, TGTZ JhAT. IiAI-lr0£10 ^y, OAy
hSiT 3 RASh CPOTPSA 1-4AA. DE0I- Dd"
D^F DEOI- Dd“ Dyar’A DEOI- 1£ D^P Dlr-
ATA »5>I-4AA.
5. DhAy DOX.AOf’AAET b<r (PIT»Z Ah-
wey i£ i-hhBA 4>i-4aa, dot.eot’aae
DAAvL, n«f G>(PZ T»hW®I, Ot, Dd 1 ©T>hS^ , ,
Dd 1 AADAE; Eh D^?P Dd 1 R-VA (PIiA80-C=
I-4AA, Dd* A A I-R (PhhAlO- 2-4oTA.
6. hSl T.OT.AOiT’AAE DhAy ElTAA
IpI-.P ChATAA 2-4AA. (PiTO- AIxW©y
1828(psabvar, AaAAAy jiav©aaa-
(POT»A0J°AA 1-4AA JAW TSsy I-RT,
WPZ A*T4> D^P (PPACs SIiW©Cs, AD AB-
OG,(T’AA DZPAy f-S^RT. WPAZ ©SA-
y AJAAAy, <hA:T’ TGTC,0?y I-4AA D0-
BAOlT’AAE AaAAAy JhW©AAA/5, (P&.R
Dd 1 ssy (PTPAA I-RT. TE^Z S\y AB-
IiGAy WPAZ SAy ABIiGAy cTjAT 1 TJO-0*
sy I-4AA WP A'PT^. DAO TE^ SAy
AJAAAy jf>?<»A. aoix^z oa4« Assy
DhK JtMJAA I-4AA OAyZ WFoPO thAlT 3
TGf“0-esy JOPAO-AA I-4AA, 0-V* (PeBAO-
(PAA^ DAX'GA^dlr. 0A4^Z TE*5 SAy
AJAAAy, DhK AZdJFAy hSSW©l TdShT,
Jf-jSAA I-4AA. OAyZ AD AAlP TGTO-G-
sy sswsi, AZiMPAyz kta ts AaAA
Ay JhW©TAA^> dOBAGolT’A I-4AA, ©t,Z
0>v* AiWP JhAP^A I-4AA; OAyZ (P0BA0-
ff°W0- AJ5P JIiO-JlA I-4AA. OA-V^Z (PE-
©CTA^ShZA 1-4 A A IiSi SI-IpA.T'a DOBA-
OlT’AAy. WPAL SAy ABhGAy ©SO-A I—
4AA AdiSP (PE©GTA/S. CPITO- AliWSy T-
E»5 O’OBAGf’WZO- JOF^AA I-4AA JhW©-
TAA.5, Dcf dioUT TCO-esy, Dd* AZJUP-
Ay.
7. Ohl-V* hAJE-h-OOie DhASA RASh D-
J1A, J1WS TG-eSABir 5 I-4AA (PGZ taJiT,
CPIiJITAA 1-4d?)A D0BAO3”AoDET. DhE-
OI-Ayh, Dcf B©A Dd* BSJ1E JAIp DhEOI-
Jhlr, AIvIrOPO-A OhA 1£ (PIiATAA ^1-4-
AA.
8. O’lT’O- AhWsy JO-R, SOBTE JOBAF-
d?A 1-4 A A, (PhATAA I-4AA, TGTZ ^P
SI-IpATA hR (P0BAOir>BO-, D(f SGTAlP PS-
I-RT.
9. vtnz sswsi Ahwsy o 5 o-R JOAwy
SOB'TE JhATAA JhB0e»(T s AA P4AA, Dd 1
0A«V* KT TJhCs ^.y WP T(ThO= AIiAS D-
h>aA©AA 1-4AA. LAyiiZO- WP TG~A(T>-
AAA *K4AA TCTASO-Cs ^.y.
10. (pip’o-ssw©! Ahwsy JOAwy so-
B^PE JOr^AA 1*4 A A AOAO-lAy, AZJ5F-
ovyz. D^P TB Dh6RAAAI-AA IiBhl,
04^ AECAi'GSABAA I-4AA. RAS T-
B *hBhl OAB'TR EaZAAAA I-4AA, Dd*
OA*V EG.hATAA I-4AA, CPO-R.V’ aAiT 5
DOBO-BAE, Jh.MAAA/o) ^.BhMEO, Dd* TS
(PhAfl»AAA I-RT.
11. D4?P DOBO-BAy KTA D>?P I-SJB-
RA I-4AA BS hAA4 O^IPO- SSW©1 Sh-G©-
ABA4T; D^P DSa BAXhAlP (PhAGAAA
I-4AA. AhW©yz WP BS I-SJBRA
1*4AA hAAa O^iPO- SSW©1 Sh^SABAa
ADAyhZO- AIxW©y EG,hShWAAA D<f E-
GuhA*V*AA 1-4AA. D4Z £ E(A,A*V*TAA
Dd 1 ECdShGAAA ^1-4AA, OAy IiAAa Afi-
W©y I-RT CPhAWiP Dd* CPhA-V^lA.
12. o’ir’o- sswsy o^e^o^-T I-4AA a-
J!SP AAPAy, Dd* (PhATAA I-4AA TJG.A-
A* CPOBAOlTAA^. TGTZ »SDA0-BAoP AhW-
©y I-RT.
13. ©hi o^o-sswei Ahwey, db 00-
O-IAE0 Jha®ABAA/5 I-4AA, AD TGrhJU-
oBA AJ5P JhROAAA I-4AAI “ DB saWA
RA SCPAAiT* IpATAB, AD DXBAOiT’WO-, 1£
DXJBlP-V* ^.y, Dd 1 1£ AXBrO-*V* Dd 1 AX9-
WABO-V* ^.y, Dd* 1 £ ATAA O^hP DSWO-A
»sy, Dd 1 i£ y® u5B oy-pao-A cpto- d=sw-
0- A DyAsair* »sy; scpAiPAyh dxbaoit-
BO-A, Drf ^BOCViTAA hSdUAE D^P SBO-B-
Ay, Drf Ai*w©y, Dxa^aop. oa-tz h-
S1 DyATAA hSPABhAPAA, DyATAA4 M
1- 4AA, Drf hSl Aya©ABAA I-4AA, TGT-
Z DhGWy *B TGTOPABAA I-PAI-AA;
Drf 6A*V* (PAAGTR GWy^ DXTP I-4AAJ
Drf oa*v* DyAsaA 1-4aa Gwy jhBea-
IT’AA.”
14. tct y® o-“j»0 (Paso-c= jsabo- gw-
y A4AAAy>& TI-4AA, 1£ GWy SO-A1 D-
v?P Dh-ATA ^I-4AA.
15. o’rf’o- sswsi Ahw®y aboclipaa
hSl (PZPA I-4AA, TCTZ DhGWy rf>B TCr-
OPABAA DAPAI-AA, ADZ ASOC^AA
KIpAS 1C (PhhAAA AI-4AA.
16. tPrf 5 0- SSWSI AhW©y (PhATAA
I-4AA, TCTFABhBAAA JSAAA*, TGTZ
AOB^TPAA AyO-RiV* KABV'firf’ ©AAyaA-
BB AAPoP.
17. (PiTO- SSWSI AhW©y (PO-K D>pP
0“PACs E<Y.hhAAA 1-4 A A.
18. D^P DPAE 1C O’CsAA *D4AA,
Drf hSl B© SOBATa 1C (PhAAA ^I-4AA.
19. D'(r*0- SSWSI AhW©y <PhJlTAvI
I-4AA TCTPABhBAA^. DSa (PFC.lPA/S,
D$P (POJBA^.
20. D£P Dsa JOPAAaAA IiSPABIiAf-
AA, D>£P D0B0-B«y^5 BG-BrfO-A I-4AA;
AMVeyAyhZO- ECAiAGBAA Drf ECxIiAJ-*
AAA I-4AA.
21. hSl JhATAA P4AA TJW, DSaA
(PG.R AECvOBAAGT'OAA Drf AE&.0BAJ^A
I-4AA.
22. hSr> SZf(T» A^AABO-A, ®a*TA A-
©OCvrf’AA PASh 1-4AA.
23. (pito- sswsi Ahwsy <po-r (phA-
TAA 1-4AA aA(P Srf’E hSl ©ZfiP 5 AVA-
0(W).
24. jaw Tssy Ahwey (po-r (pob^t-
PBAA K4AA, TGTZ ys D^P falrATa TD-
ASO-I-AA.
25. y® Dh-^TFBAA hSFAAAI-AA,
D^P D0B0-B«y (PGiTBAAA I-4AA. Drf A-
A'P JhSOiTA 1-4AA; Drf i£ y® OASOC3
JSAAA ^I-4AA, Eh KT TG^OBir 1 WP 6h-
I-AA DhAI-AA.
2G. (PESGTA, WPAZ SAy (PEOCTA,
Drf Ohl D^P I-IrATa, I-!r4?TPBAA I-4AA,
TGTZ D^P BhATaT DhASO-T-AA. T(?Z
(PhAS0-(= BSABhAPAA, I-IrHAO-A^ 1 * 1-4-
AA Drf D^P SI-IrATA I.KRe TGTPAAA
B4AA. DBAyhZO- SMp.?TPBAA IiSF-
AAABAA AaAA«y<5, Drf ACOCviPAA h-
SJJAE TEC»OFABAA ECkTiAiPAAA hSP-
AAAI-AA, TOT 6A*V^ (PhAS0-C= Drf £ GTh-
ASO-C: O^OT’O-^y D^3P DOBO-BAy.
From the National Intelligencer.
DRUNKENNESS.
ISTS CAUSES AND PREVENTIVES.
Gentlmcn—Formerly, it was a trite
proverb, that “Money was the root of
evil;” but it has now become obso
lete, since we never hear it mentioned
any more.
What then, can be the cause of the
present state of our morals? I think
‘thatwe may trace it to the general
use of strong- drink, which now per
vades every class: what I call strong
drink, is, any thing that, causes an un
usual or more than ordinary flow of
spirits. This is effected, in some, by
half gill of brandy, in others by a glass
of wine.
There are several causes which
lead to the present degraded state of
society, in drinking, and which bid
fair to make a nation of drunkards,
surpassing all other nations in that
vice.
In the first place, the cheapness of
liquor with us, & particularly our do
mestic spirits, cannot but have a fatal
tendency that way. If the States
would recommend to Congress to lay
a tax of 25 cents a gallon on all domes
tic spirits, (with a corresponding ad
vance on all foreign) for a fund for in-
tarnal improvements, and pay over to
the Treasury of every State all the
moneys so collected in each State,
then will that vice be made to contri
bute much towards the general good
of society: for such a tax as that would
produce a revenue sufficient to make a
new stone turnpike through the State
every eight or ten years.
Another cause of Drunkenness is,
our mistaken notions of hospitality, in
always offering our decanters of slow
poison to all our friends, whenever
they enter our houses; and when we
call at the hotels, or other public
places of resort, and call for some
strong drink, every child, no matter
how young, must have a share of that
poison, given to them! Can it be won-’
dered at, if we turn to he a nation of
drunkards, when we commence tipling
while yet in the arms of a nurse?
Another cause is, instead of having
all our victuals cooked with the
slightest seasoning of salt, and without
any pepper, or other pungent article—
all of which ought to be kept in sepa
rate bottles on the table, so that each
person could add to suit his own pal
ate—instead of which all our dishes
aie seasoned to suit the vitiated pal
ates of the old, and not the purer ones
of the children, who, if left to them
selves, will refuse all pepper, &c. uu-
less their taste has been already cor
rupted, by using those articles, or by
strong drink, &c.
But, of all things, tobacco, whether
in chewing or smoking, is the greatest
[provocative to the use of, and a pref
erence for, strong drink: For no sooji-
