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True, as a people, we are far enough
from being literary, or from any gene
ral taste or wish to patronize litera
ture. We wish this remark was true
only of the western country. But we
feel that we are not wanting in abund
ant and strong, talent of every kind.—
Whoever is extensively acquainted
with our public speakers and writers,
{ icrceives a vigor, an energy, a reck-
essness of manner and form, but a
racy freshness of matter, which smacks
strongly of bur peculiar character and
position. We may have been carica
tured, and misrepresented, by persons
selected as samples of us, in the gene
ral councils. They, who know liow r
it is, that such persons stand the fair
est chance to get to those places, will
not consider a few lumps, sent to the
great Museum, exactly as a fair index
of all the mineral, we have to- show'
among us.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1828.
Last Wednesday, the Agent commer
ed his business at Coosewaytee. If he dd
not meet with a better success in other pri
ces, he will hardly make out a boat full of
emigrants.
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Western Carolinian a paper publiseed ia
North Carolina talks as follows:
“ Our readers doubtless recollect
the failure of the recent attempt by
the commissioners, (Gens. Davidson
and Gray, of this state, and General
Cocke of Tennessee) to enter into ne
gotiations with the Cherokee Indians;
and that their indisposition to sell was
ascribed to the influence which white
men exercise in the Nation. Subse
quent events have demonstrated that
the affairs of the Cherokee Nation are
wholly /managed by the whites and half
breeds.”
What are the subsequent events that has
brought about this wonderful'discovery?
Why, reader, simply because 36 out of
56 of our candidates for the Ganeral Coun-
il happened to have English names. This,
with the wise editor of the Carolinian, is a
complete demonstration that “the affairs of
the Cherokee Nation are wholly managed
by the whites and half breeds.” Amongst
the 56 were some half breeds, hut not a sin
gle white man.
them: they appear to hare sunk into
a lower state of ignoianc.e and dark
ness, than the dark, barbarous age of
the Goths. They gre a gang of roving
gypsiea: they have no homes, no coun
try; they have no firesides; they have
no monumental sepulchres, as describ
ed by the advocates against their re
moval, but are wandering in droves
throughout every part of our State,
subsisting by the humanity of the in
habitants, or living by plundering them
of their property.
New Eohota, Sept, ft, 1828.
Mr. Boudinott,
Sir: Enclosed you will find the con
stitution of the Methodist Tract So
ciety of the Cherokee Nation; which
you can publish in the Phoenix if you
think proper. And hereafter I will
furnish you with the proceedings of
the Board of managers.
Youis Respectfully.
N. D. SCALES.
CONSTITUTION
Of the Methodist Tract Society of the
Cherokee Nation.—Adopted by said
society on their organization, June
14th 1828, at Oougillos'ce.
Ahj. 1. This association shall be
denominated the Methodist Tract So-
cietyof the Cherokee Nation, auxil
iary/to the tract society of the Meth-
od^t Episcopal Church.
Art. 2. The business of the socie
ty shall be conducted by a President
and Vice President, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer and five mana
gers, to be chosen at the annual meet
ing.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the
President, or in case of his absence
the Vice President, or if both be ab
sent, of a member chosen for the oc
casion, to take the chair, keep order,
and cause the business of the society
a portion of the troops on the morning
of that day, notwithstanding the fire
from the Turkish cannon on the oppo
site side. This movement was great
ly facilitated by the co-operation of a
body of Zaporoc Cossacks^ who, with
their Atttaman, had recently revolted
to the Russians. The passage w r as
made in boats, and other light water
craft, the bridge not being then com
pleted. About 11 o’clock, a. m. says
the account, “the enemies’ batteries,
although one of them was mined and
killed, thirty men ’in the explosion,
were in our hand?. Eight battalions
and several pieces of cannon had been
landed, and the Turks were in full re
treat towards the fortress of Isaktsca,
one of the suburbs of which they
burnt. They lost 12 cannon, 2 mor
tars and a howitzer. Our loss has
not been great, considering the obsta
cles we hadto surmount.; & that of the
Turks we have not yet learnt.”
A subsequent despatch, dated
Camp of Satounowa, May 30, (June
11,) says, “After our troops had for T
ced the passage of the Danube in the
morning of the 27th, ( June 8th,) the
river was covered, during all the rest
of that remarkable day, wdth boats
which transported the soldiers and
our artillery to the positions which
the enemy had just left. We found
four more cannon, one mortar, and a
considerable quantity of powder and
ammunition, in one of the redoubts
nearest to Tsaktscha.
“May 28th (June 9th) in the morning
the passage continued. The works
necessary to establish the bridge
were begun. At 11 a. m. the enemy
burned the remainder of the suburb of
Isaklscha. Afternoon the Emperor
crossed to the Turkish territory. He
crossed the Danube conducted by six
Zaporoc Cossacks, who were a few
azine behind the centra! gate. D|*
erent parties of Turkish iufantry ma<J
a sally on the Russian left at seve
o’clock in the morning and forming 3
irregular mastf to the number of 8O0]
proceeded in the direction of one of ty
batteries. They were repulsed afy
a gallant resistance, carrying off a|j
their dead wounded except seven, left
on the field. The Russians lost s|
killed and 25 wounded.
The forces of the Sultan are si
at 80,000 men disciplined after th,
European manner, and 65,000 trained
according to the ancient system. 1
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to be transacted wdth propriety and d a y s , before subjects of the Porte, and
despatch
Art. 4. It shall be the duty of the
Secretary to keep the minutes of the
Board of managers, and of the Society,
conduct the correspondence and pre
pare the annual report.
Art. 5. It shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to take charge of the funds
of the Society, answer all orders on
}he Treasury by the Board of Mana
gers, and render an annual account to
them of his receipts and expends
tures.
Art. 6<. The Managers shall meet
at such time and place as they may
appoint for the transaction of business;
they shall have power to adjourn their
meetings at pleasure; and of their
number three shall be a quorum
Art. 7. Every annual subscriber
paying twenty-five cents in advance
shall be a member, and one dollar
had just received the cross of St.
George. Their Attaman, but just
before a Pacha with two tails, sat at
the helm.
“On the 29th (June 10th) a letter
from the Pacha of Isaktscha announc
ed his intention to give up the place;
and it was made known to him that he
should have until the next day at 10
o’clock to accept the terms offered
him. On the 30th, the fortress of
Isaktscha was surrounded by two di
visions of our troops, and while the
Emperror was passing along the chain
of advanced posts, two messengers ar
rived informing that the commandant
accepted them, and was ready to
yield. On-the 11th, Isaktscha was
surrendcred.-
“The garrison of Isaktscha and the
two Pachas above mentioned have ob
tained permission to retire; but 85
paid in advance, shall entitle them to pieces of cannon, 17 stands of colors,
“At a called meeting of the citizens of
Montgomery County, Ala. August 9th,
1828 to take into consideration measures for
the more speedy acquiring for Alabama the
Creek Indian Territory,” Mr. Moseley
Baker, Editor of the Alabama Journal
made a speech. The following short ex
tract will afford a good specimen of his
harangue.
They [Indians} themselves know
not how to act: the God of their na
ture has not given them capacity to
judge for themselves, save in chasing
the wild buck of the forest. The In
dian knows not the advantages that
would attend a removal. Bound down
by the iron mask of ignorance and sav
ageness, he knows not how his state
W'ould be meliorated, nor cares not.—
Indeed, sir, but very few know a trea
ty was ever made, or that one is de
sired; or if they have heard,, they
have no correct ideas concerning it«—
No, sir, but very few should have the
appellation of even Indian—they are
something less; humanity will pardon
me the expression: but, sir, their situ
ation is more abject, more degraded,
they are more ignorant, more debased,
than the idea of Indian can convey.
As members of the human family, the
sun of reason and light appears never
to have shed his softening rays over
membership for life. Each subscri
ber shall be entitled to Tracts to the
value of one half their subscription.
Ministers of the M. E. Church on the
circuit or station, shall be considered
ex officio members of the society, and
all such preachers shall form or be
considered a distributing committee
for the purpose of distributing Tracts
gratis, also to dispose of others to pur
chasers.
Art. 8. A place or places of de
posit shall be fixed by the Managers,
and a depositary appointed who shall
deliver tracts according to the direc
tion of the Board, he shall keep an ac
curate account of the different Tracts
received, their number and descrip
tion, he shall be accountable to the
board of Managers, and report to them
wdien required, and pay over the mo
ney received from the sale of tracts
to the Treasurer.
Art. 9. All moneys paid into the
with the ammunition and provisions
with which the fortress abounds have
fallen into our power. The same day
we received intelligence of an engage
ment which had taken place on the
morning of the 9th, between our flotil
la and that of the Turks, near Braila.
The former consisted of 17 vessels of
different sizes, that of the Turks con
sisted of 32. The engagement com
menced early in the morning, and soon
became brisk, but the ship of the
Turkish Admiral shortly lowered her-
flag, anil some hours after 25 more
Turkish vessels were taken, sunk,
burned or stranded. The six vessels
remaining to the Ottomans took refuge
under the cannon of the fort of Mal-
chine.
“The bridge over the Danube
finished: a brigade of cavalry is at this
moment crossing it, and the w'hole ar
my is to follow.”
Braila, or Brahilow, which had
Treasury of this association after the been for some time invested by the
necessary expenses are defrayed, shall Russians, still held out. The Augs-
be remitted to the Tract Society of burg Gazette gives letters of the 8th
the M. E. Church for the purchase of inst. from Semlin, which state that on
Tracts, to be distributed agreeably to the 2d the garrison of Braila made a
this constitqtion. sbrtie, and took 500 Russians prison
Art. *10. The Secretary shall give ers; they were immediately beheaded
official notice of the establishment and t Th e garrison of Braila, it is added
prospects of tbis association, together having been reinforced, now consists
with such information as will be like-1 8000 men. It is said in the Nu-
ly to effect its objects, and shall for- remburg .Gazette, that the capture of
ward the annual report to the Parent of th,s P ,ace 18 indispensably necessa
ry, as it is strong, commands the Dan
ube and the ftereth, and is capable of
Society.
JAMES I. TROTT, Prea’t.
Nicholas D. Scales, Sec’y.
opposing powerful obstacles to the
passage of the fleet. The Russian
Bulletin of June 13th, published in the
Gazette of France of the 30th says
that between the 30th May and 3d
June, the vvfffks in the trenches were
pushed on with success, and the third
t0 [parallel was about to be opened.
On the £d, the fire of all the batteries
From the N. Y. Observer.
PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE BY
THE RUSSIANS.
Since our last, Paris and Havre
papers have been received here
June 30th inclusive.
By an official despatch, dated at [of the Russian right flank was increas
the Russian Camp in Satounowa, 27th ed, and at seven in the evening,
May, 0. S. i. c. 8th of June, it ap- bomb thrown from a mortar caused
pears that the Danube was jpassed by Itbe explosion of a large powder mag*
CAPTURE OF CONSTANTINO.
PLE BY THE TURKS.
After a siege of forty days, (say !(
Gibbon in his history of the decline
and fall of the Roman Empire,) the
fate of Constantinople no longer could'
be averted. The diminutive garrl
son was exhausted by a double attack
the fortifications which had stood fop
ages against hostile violence, were
dismantled by the Ottoman cannon-
many breaches w-ere opened; and near
the gate of St, Romanus, four towers
had been levelled with the ground.
Several days were employed by the
sultan in the preparation for the as
sault, and a respite was granted by his
favorite science of astrology, which
had fixed on the 29th of May, as the
fortunate and fatal hour. On the
evening of the 27th he issued his fatal
orders, assembled in the presence of
his military chiefs, and dispersed his
heralds through the camp, to proclaim
the duty and motives of the perilous
enterprize. In this holy warfare the
Moslems were exhorted to purify
their minds with prayer, their bodied
with several ablutions and to abstain
from food till the close of the ensuing
day. A crowd of dervises visited the
tents, to instil the desire of martyrdom,
and the assurance of spending an im
mortal youth in the! midst of gardens
and rivers of Paradise, and in the em
braces of dark-eyed virgins. Yet Ma
homet principally trusted to the effi
cacy of temporal arid visible rewards.
A double pay was promised to victo
rious troops-. ‘The eity and build
ings,’ said Mahomet, ‘are mine; but
I resign to your valor the captives and
the spoil, the treasures of gold and
beauty; be rich and happy. Many
are the provinces of my empire; the
intrepid soldier who first ascended the
walls of Constantinople, shall be re
warded with the fairest and most
wealthy; and my gratitude shall aceu*
mutate his honors and fortune above!
his most sanguine hopes.’ Such vari
ous and potent motives diffused among
the Turks a general ardor, regardless!
of life and impatient for action; the
Moslem camp re-echoed with the 1 ]
shouts ‘God is God, there is but one
God, and Mahomet is the apostle of
God!’ and the sea and land from Gal-
latia to the Seven Towers, were illu
minated by their nocttfrnal fires.
In the confusion of darkness, an as
sailant may sometimes succeed; but
in this attack, the military judgment
and astrological knowledge of Mahom
et advised him to expect the morning,
the memorable - 29th of May, in 1458,
The preceding night had been strenu
ously employed; the cannon, the troops
and fascines w r ere advanced to the
edge of the ditch,which in many parts
presented a smooth and level passage
to the breach; and his fourscore gal
leys almost touched with their prows
and scaling ladders the less defensible
wall of the harbor. At day-break,
with the customary signal of the mor
ning gun, the Turks assaulted the city
by sea & by land; & the similitude of i
twined or twisted thread has been ap
plied to the closeness and continuity 0
their line of attack. The foreriios
rank consisted of the host, a voluntary
crowd, who fought without order 01
command; of the feebleness of age,
or childhood, of peasants and vagrants,
and of all who had joined the camp h 1
the blind hope of plunder and martyr'
dom. The common - impulse drove
them onwards to the wall; the most
audacious to climb were instantly pre
cipitated; and not a dart, not’a bullet
of the Christians was idly wasted on.
the accumulated throng. But theirri.i
strength and ammunition were ex
hausted in this laborious defence; the
ditch was filled with the bodies of the
killed and wounded; they supported
the footsteys of their companions; and
of this devoted vanguard, death was
aa useful as life. Under their respec
tive bashaws and aanjaka, the troop*
of Anatolia and Romania were suc>
ceasfully led to their charge; their
progress was various and doubtful I
but after a cqpfiict of about two hours,
1 the Greeks still maintained their ed'