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WASHINGTON AND THE CHERO
KEES.
Monpay, January 9th 1792.
Bloody fellow. I shall explain my
gelf fully and hide nothing from you.
When we were assembled at Astan
olay, before we left our Nation, as ‘I
mentioned the other day, just as we be
gan our business arrived Chinabee, the
Chief of the Natchez, and of the Creek
Nation, we were glad that he arrived
at that moment, as he was sent by his
Nation. He spoke to us, and said
that he was glad to find us assembled,
as he was sent by the Chiefs of his Na
tign with a talk to the President, re
commending to him the Chiefs of the
Cherokees who should go to Philadel
phia. He said we are near neighbours
and ought to be as one people. We
have been to Congress and settled our
business to our satisfaction; but you
have still a deficiency; go then to Con
gress and have your affairs settled as
ours are.
He further desired us to believe
what the President should say to us,
and that he would attend to us because
we were recommended by him (Chin
abee;) so that our children might grow
up in peace, and that the red and white
people should hereafter be as one.—
Chinabee also said, T look upon the
Cherokees as our elder brothers—l
judge that they will be fully satisfied
with the success of their journey—that
upon their return I shall hear all this
in a talk from them—and I shall come
for that purpose.
Chinabee desired particularly, that
we should say that Bowles’ arrival had
excited disturbances in the minds of
the Creeks, who wished to know {rom
General Washington, what authority
Bowles had for this conduct. That
this answer was earnestly requested
lnpon ouc return, in order that the
Creeks might know how to conduct
themselves against Bowles in the af
fair. Thisis an important "point, on
which we desire full information.—
This is all the talk from the Creeks,
and as a proof of the truth of it, we
give you a string of beads from them
in token-of their friendship. -
[The Bloody fellow then presented
the Secretary of War with a single
string of white Wampum.] -
Hear now the talk from the Chicka
saw and Choctaw Nations! This talk
was brought by Chenowie and another
Chickasaw, and two -Choctaws, who
came together to Tatokie, or the
town of the springs, below Chickama
ga, on the Tennessee, in the month of
September last.—They said:
¢“We were sorry our elder brothers,
“‘that we could not come while you
“ywere setting upon business with Go
¢yernoy Blount, but we were inform
‘ed of the matter too late. But un
“derstanding that you are about set
“ing out for General Washington, we_
¢“desire, that he would hear what you
“should say in our behalf, and on your
“return we will again attend upon you
“to learn the news.” »
“Tell General Washington, that
¢‘the Carolina people ought not to be
¢“appointed to hold talks with the In
““dians, as they always ask for land,
‘“and that we desire a person to be
‘‘appointed by him who will not ask
“for our lands, but do justice to the
“white and red people. We have
¢proved that we have regarded Gen
‘“eral Washington’s words—and we
“now desire, that he will make the
‘‘white people equally quiet, and not
“breed disturbances.” Here ends
the talk of the Chickasaws and Choc
taws. which is confirmed by this string
of beeds. . . ¥ & '
[The Bloody fellow then presented
a string of white Wampum] and said:
When NManluaka returned from Gen
eral Washington, two years ago, he
sent good talks to all the nations, of
the kindness with which he was freat
ed, and of the intentions of General
Washington to do justice to the red
people about their lands. We hope
General Washington has not forgotten
the good talks to Nontuaka, we desire
nothing more.
Having now fully explained my bu
siness, I will tell you what our belov
ed men and warriors told us when we |
left our country. ? 1
They told us to make haste, to fin
ish our business and to return as soon !
as possible, so that by fully informing
them of the good dispositions of Gene
ral Washington, measures might be
taken to restrain the young warriors,
whose minds are greatly disturbed by
the proceedings of last summer.
The Kingfisher. We have fully ex
plained every thing—l am a witness
to it—lT hope all things will be finish
ed well; T have never been for sped
ding the blood of our elder brothers,
and T hope we shall always live in
peace and friendship.
The Bloody fellow. We now men
tion a small circumstance for your
_consideration. A young man by the
name of George who is now with us,
and who served your troops, has com
plained to us, that he never received
any pay, think of this. ‘
We earnestly entreat, that General
“Washington would now send a ‘man
with us who shall protect us in' our
lands and be our friend; and who will
explain all things, and at all times.—
He shall reside with us.and we will
take care of him. Iftwo men were
now to be sent it would be better than
one. .
Nontuaka. 1 have attended to the
talks of the President, delivered two
years ago in New York, and always
believing in his words, I have per
suaded our warriers to repair again to
the President, knowing we should
have justice done us fully; and it makes
my heart glad to find myself under the
roof of my friend who treated me so
kindly when in New York. :
We are now here, and have ex-
NEW ECHOTA, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMRBER 3,182 S.
plained ourselves upon our business—
I hope all things will be done to our
satisfaction, and that we shall be sent
away with good news, so that all our
people may be made glad upon our re
turn home.
[ The Chiefs having thus explained
thezaselves, it was agreed that they
should meet the Secretary of War,
at his house en Wednesday the 11th
instant, to receive his answer. |
FORMATION OF CHARACTER.
From J. Hawes’ ‘Lectures to Young Men.’
It is ever to be kept in mind that a
good name is in all cases the fruit of
personal exertion. It is not inherited
from parents; it is not created by ex
ternal advantages; it is no necessary
appendage of birth, or wealth, or tal
ents, or station; but the result of one’s
own endeavors—the fruit and reward
of good principles, manifested in a
course of virtuous and honorable ac
tion. This is the more important to
be remarked, because it shows that
the attainment of a good name, what
ever be your external circumstances,
is entirely within your power. No
young man, however humble his birth,
or obscure his condition, is excluded
from the invaluable boon. He has on
ly to fix his eye upon the prize, and
press towards it, in a course of virtu
ous and useful conduct, and it is his.
And it is interesting to notice how ma
ny of our worthiest and best citizens
have risen to honor and usefulness by
dint of their own' persevering exer
tions. They are to be found, in great
numbers, in each of the learned pro
fessions, and in every department of
business; and they stand forth, bright
and animating examples of what can
be accomplished by resolution and ef
fort. llndeed, my friends, in the for
mation of-character, personal exertion
is the first, the. second, and the third
virtue. Nothing great or excellent
can be acquired without it. A good
name will not come without being
sought. ~ All the virtues of which it is
composed are the result of untiring
application and industry. Nothing can
be more fatal to the attainment of a
good character than a treacherous
confidence in external advantages.—
These, if not seconded by your own
endeavors, will “drop you mid-way;
or perhaps you will not have started,
when the diligent traveller will have
“won the race.”
~ Thousands of young men have been
ruined by relying for a good hame on
‘their honorable parentage, or inherit
“ed wealth, or the patronage of friends.
Flattered by .these distinctions, they
) have felt as if they might live without
plan and without effort—merely for
their own gratification and indulgence.
No mistake is more fatal. It always
issues in producing au inefficient and
useless character. On this account
it is that character and wealth rarely
continue in the same family more than
two or three generations. The young
er branches, placing a deceptive con
fidlence in an hereditary character,
neglect the means of forming one of
their own, and often exist in society
only a reproach to the worthy ances
try whose name they bear.
In the formation of a good charac
ter, it is of great importance that the
carly part of life be improved and guard
ed with the utmost diligence and care
fulness. It was remarked in a former
lecture, that the most critical period
of life is that which elapses from four
teen to twenty-one years of age.—
More is done during this period to
mould and settle the character of the
future man, than in all the other yeais
of life. If a young man passes this
season with pure morals and a fair
reputation, a good name is almost sure
to crown his maturer years, and de
scend with him to the close of his
days. On the other hand, if a young
man, in this spring season of life, ne
glects his mind and heart; if he indul
ges himself in vicious courses, and
forms habits of inefficiency and sloth
fulness, he experiences a loss which
no efforts can retrieve, and brings a
stain upon his character which no tears
can wash away.
Life will inevitably take much of
its shape and coloring from the plas
tic powers that are now operating.—
Every thing almost depends upon giv
ing a proper direction to this outset of
life. The course now taken is usual
ly decisive. The principles now a
dopted, and the habits now formed,
whether good or bad, hecome a kind
of second nature, fixed and perma
nent. »
Youthful thoughtlessness, I know, is
wont to regard the indiscretions and
vicious indulgences of this period, as
of very little importance. But be
lieve me, my friends, they have great
influence in forming your future char
acter, and deciding the estimation in
which you are to be held in the com
munity. They are the germs of bad
habits; and bad habits confirmed are
rain to the character and the soul.—
The errors and vices of a young man,
even when they do not ripen into habit,
impress a blot on the name, which is
rarely effaced. They are remember
ed in subsequent life; the public eye
is often turning back to them; the
' stigma is seen; it cleaves fast to the
character, and its unhappy effects are
felt to the end of his days.
¢ A fair reputation, it should be re
membered, is a plant delicate in its
nature, and by no means rapid in its
growth. It will not shoot up in a
night, like the gourd that shaded the
prophet’s head; but like that same
gourd, it may perish in a night.” A
character which it has cost many years
to establish is often destroyed in a sin
gle hour, or even minute. Guard,
then, with peculiar vigilance, this
forming, «fixing season of your exist
ence; and let the precious days and
hours that are now passing by you, be
diligently occupied in acquiring those
habits of intelligence, of virtue and
enterprise, which are so essential to
the honor and success of future life.
To the formation of a good charac
ter it is of the highest importance that
you have a commanding object in view,
and that your aim in life be elevaled.—
To this cause, perhaps, more than to
any other, is to be ascribed the great
difference which appears in the char
acters of men. Some start in life
with an object in view, and are deter
mined to attain it; whilst others live
without plan, and reach not for the
prize set before them. The energies
of the one are called into vigorous ac
tion, and they rise to eminence, whilst
the others are left to slumber in ig
noble ease, and sink into obscurity.
It is an old proverb, that he who
aims at the sun, to be sure will not
reach it, but his arrow will fly higher
than if he aimead at an object on a lev
'el with himzelf. Just so in the forma
tion ofcharacter. Set your standard
high; and, theugh you may not reach
it, you can hardly fail to rise higher
than if you had aimed at some inferior
excellence. Young men are not, in
general, conscious of what they are
capable of doing. They do not task
their faculties, nor' improve their poyw
ers, nor attempt, as they ought, to rise
te superior excellence. They have
no high, commanding object at which
to aim; but often seem to be passing
away life without object and without
aim. The consequence is, their ef
forts are few and feeble; they are not
waked up to any thing great or distin
guished; and therefore fail to acquire
a character of decided worth. -
My friends, you may be whatever you
resolve to be. Resolution is emnipotent.
Determine that you will be something
in the world, and you shall be some
thing. Aim at excellence, and ex
cellence will be attained. This is
the great secret of effort and emin
ence. I cannot do il, never accom
plished any thing; I will try, has
wrought wonders. You have all, per
haps, heard of the young man who,
having wasted, in a short time, a large
patrimony in profligate revels, formed
a purpose, while hanging over the
‘brow of a precipice from which he
NO. 2%.
had determined to throw himself, that
he would regain what he had lost.—
The purpose thus formed he kept;
and though he began by shovelling a
load of coalsinto a cellar, he proceed
ed from one step to another, till he
more than recovered his lost posses=
sion, and died an inveterate miser,
worth sixty thousand pounds. I men
tion this, not as an example to be imi
tated, but as a signal instance of what
can be accomplished by fixed purpose
and persevering exertion. A young
man who sets out in life with a deter
_mination to excel, can hardly fail of
his purpose. 'There is, in his case, a
steadiness of aim—a concentration of
feeling and effort which bear him on
ward to his ohject with irresistible en
ergy, and render success, in. whatever
he undertakes, certain.
Another thing of great importance
in the formation of a good character,
is intercourse with persons of decided vir
tue and excellence. 'The power of ex
ample is proverbial. We arecreatures
of imitation, and by a necessary in
fluence, our temper and habits are ve
ry much formed on the model of those
with whom we familiarly associate.
In this view, nothing is of more im
portance to young men than the choice
of their companions. If they select
for their associates the intelligent, the
virtuous, and the enterprising, great
and most happy will be the effects on
their own character and habits.—
With these living, breathing patterns
of excellence before them, they can
hardly fail to feel a disgust at every
thing that is low, unworthy and vi
cious, and be inspived with a desire io
advance in whatever is praiseworthy
and good. It 1s neadiess to add, the
opposite of all this is the certain con
sequences ef intimacy with persons of
bad habits and profligate lives.
Young men are, in general, but lit
tle aware how much their reputation
is affected in the view of the public,
by the company they keep. The
character of their associates is soon
regarded as their own. If they seek
the society of the worthy and the re
spectable, if. elevates them in the
public estimation, as it is an evidence
that they respect themselves, and are
desirous to secure the respect of oth
ers. On the contrary, intimacy with
persons of bad character, always sinks
a young man in the eye of the public.
While he, perhaps, in intercourse
with such persons, thinks but little of
the consequences, others are making
their remarks; they learn what his
taste is; what sort of company he pre
fers, and predict, on no doubtful
ground, what will be the issue to his
own principles and character. There
are young men, and those too, who
have no mean opinion of themselves,
to be intimate with whom would be
as much as one’s reputation is worth.
And let me add, under this head,
that a young man may choose his com
pany. If he wishes for good society,
he can find it. Ifhe respects himself
he will be respected. If he is virtu
ous and mtelligent; if he is modest
and unassuming—benevolent, enterpri
sing, he will meet with very little
difficulty in connecting himself with
those of similar character. The path
of virtuous and honorable conduct is
unobstructed, and open to all; and ma
ny there are to-be seen walking in it;
so that if there are young men who are
excluded from good society, the fault
is their own.
A Villain.—On Monday last, a man
named George Hamilton, alias M’Car
thy, was arrested on the charge of hay
ing endeavored to entrap a little girl
into a house of ill' fame. This morn
ing he was brought over and examined,
in the course of which it appeared
that he had, in December last, been
convicted of a grand larceny, and sen
tenced to the State Prison. The ma
gistrates (Wyman and Hopson) ad
judged him as a vagrant to six monthe
hard labor in the Penitentiary; but
just as he was about being removed,
Mr. Nichols, an officer from the Na
vy Yard, recognized him as a deserter, ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᎥᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ.
ᏠᏬᎾᏁᏖᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᏌᏉ ᏧᏂᎴᏴᎪᏘ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
ᏴᏫᏁᎬ ᏗᏂᏬᏂᏗᏘᏍᎩ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎠᏰᎵᏢ ᎤᏮᎫᏴᏗᏘ
ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᏑᏓᏢ ᎢᏯᏅᎪ ᎢᏴ ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᏦᎢ
ᏴᏠᎮᎸ ᎤᎾᎫᏴᏘ ᎰᏎᏍᏗ. ᎠᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬᏃ ᎢᏴ ᎩᎳ
ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏘ, ᏅᎩᏁᎢ ᎠᏰᏢ ᎤᎾᎫᏴᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
ᏣᎳᎩᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏗᏂᏬᏂᏗᏍᎩ, ᏔᏢᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ
ᎧᎾᎫᏴᏘ ᎬᏎᏍᏗ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏛ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ ᎠᎾ”
ᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ. ᏦᎢᏁᏃ ᎠᏰᏢ ᎩᎳ ᎣᏂ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᎯ”
ᏌᏗᏒ ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ,
