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t grce r,< * ”1*5 ’-g «> which should el- e . . ..ilia now uiulii- a ^ in .’.ijos oi ilie United Stales. T ia diJi ulty m tiie way of taxing them, b believed to be imaginary.— L •! liit.rn be taxed, according to their abilities, and in proportion to the ben- elii tliey derive from die protecting lavs of tne ot,te; and if individuals \v..i mi .»ay their taxes respectively, tax t.ie whole nation of Cherokees, or such- parts of them as are obnoxious to he editor of the Southron, or are a bad example to lus slaves. There Wili b~ sidieihat lime Io make use of v : ; naas ires when they offend a- g ,i in the la’ws. No one will wish t ie Indians to enjoy privileges, in this respect, which are proscribed to the Wittes. Let them lie instructed, or ins .met themselves, in the military a i that tliey any defend themselves, and is, if necessary. If they claim t > be represented, let them send a delegate to the National Legisture, as soon as their degree of civilization sh til entitle them io such a privilege. T tis would be more honorable to the country, than to extirpate them vi et ar.nis, which might possibly he done ii an attempt mere to drive them from the states. If, with all these inducements to improve, and to re generate from Indians to men, they should finally become extinct, then their blood will not be upon our heads, or the head of the editor of the South ron. * This cannot be true from the fact that, there are five mulattoes in the State of Georgia where there is one in this Nation, even supposingHhe slave population in each to he equal. Though th" Cherokees have reason to regret and deeply deplore that, through the example of the surrounding States, the practice of keeping in bondage a oart of their fellow beings, has become general among them, they nevertheless can console themselves with the thought that, they have not been guilty of the crime of commingling with their slaves. Ed. Cher. Phce. , From the Georgian. GEORGI A. AND THE ABORIGINES. THE TREATY AT DEWITT’s CORNER. Extraordinary incidents continue to attend the progress of the claim of Georgia to the Cherokee country. In 1831, she remonstrated with the U sited States, against permitting In dians to retain small portions of their o vu lands as reservations in ceded districts. !n 1327, after seeing the operation of that plan at the Indian Springs, she particularly recommends it to the a- duption of Congress' But yesterday, as it were, Governor Troup claims our lands as a charter ed right—To-day, Governor Forsyth claims them in right of the sword. Under whatever pretence the claim is advanced he it chicanery or vio lence, there is no man found to have pirtv on us; all seem to conspire for ihe slavery, the banishment or the ex tinction oi our now weak and defence less tribe. In the extract of a letter published iw the Georgian of the 17th inst. Gov ernor Forsyth says that the, Indians within the United States are depend ent. upon us, because they are a conquer ed p'eople residing within our sovereign- t : and in support of this assertion, the Treaty of Dewitt’s Corner is ad- d.ieed. I shall here concisely ex amine how far this assertion is thus supported. In the first place this treaty is not to be found among those compiled with th ? aws of Georgia ;which is evidence in ilself that the people of that state could not have looked to it as a law for 'Vir government—and when ex amined it can scarcely be considered as entitled to that respect and author ity generally awarded to laws and treaties. It would appear as if it had indeed b um inode in a corner, for as we have it published, it is without the mention o*’either interpreter or witness; contra ry to the custom of the day, in which it was made. In the third place, no part of this treaty gives either soil or sovereignty to Georgia: It is said however, that by it the Cherokees ceded them to South Carolina, under whom v we claim 'through the Convention of Beaufort: Those who will take the t"6uhle of consulting that Convention and comparing it with this treaty, will «c*f> upon what s’ight ground or rather p-etenee, a cairn to the entire Chero kee Nation, within wTiat Georgia e-ills her limits, is made. With any other view such an examination would b • superfluous, because by this treaty South Carolina herself could not re ceive a title to the soil or govereignty ol tiie Cherokee country; and there fore could not transfer it. Tue docu ments publisher she iV that it should have been a treaty of Peace, and not of cession, and should have been made upon just and equitable terms. The words of the commission are to '•'■con clude a peace with ihe Cherokee Nation, upon such terms as may he just and equitable.” It is therefore, in the fourth place, invalid on this account, and in the fifth place, it is invalid be cause the Cherokee full power, con tains just as little authority to give, as that of South Carolina did to receive, a title to the soil aid sovereignty of the country. Bui sixthly, if there had been full powers Irons both parties, it is void because such terms were unjust and, without equity. The declared object too. was to make such conditions as icould be likely to re-establish peace ind friendship, be tween the parties assembled. Let the world judge whether th; terms of this treaty as now construed, comported with that object. Finally, the historian of Georgia has mentioned t only as a treaty of mere pacification Ui s words are, (vol 2d, page 8t.) i.j. Treaty was afterwards held at De witt’s Corner, in South Carolina, pt which the Commissioners of Georgia- attended, who concurred in and signed ihe articles of pacification.” No doubt that if this treaty and its accompanying documents, were sub mitted to the examination of some of the pale-faced scribes, they would find further defects in it. OUTALISSI. The Cherokees.—We understand that considerable excitement and a- larm exists at this time among the Cherokees, in this Territory, which lias been caused by a late forcible wresting of property from them by some'of their white neighbors. It ap pears, that a number of negroes were found in the possession of some of the Cherokees, who are alleged to have belonged to a man w ho was murdered and robbed by a party of that nation! on the Tennessee river, upwards o'] 30 years ago. Some of the identical negroes who were stolen, it is alleged, are among them, anil tlie others claim ed are said to be the descendants ol those w'lio were stolen. A citizen oi Crawford county basset up a claim to them, either by purchase, or other wise; and recently, w ithout any legal nroeess, proceeded with a party of men, to the nation, and forcibly seized md carried off eight of them. This arbitrary proceeding has produced great sensation among the Indians, w ho are apprehensive that it is only a' prelude to other similar aggressions. Some of them, we understand, keep a .-lose wat h over their property; and declare their intention of protecting it with their lives; but we have not heard of their making any threats of en leavoring to retake tne property which has been forcibly w rested tiom th m. They will demand its restitu tion of the government, and if their claim is a jiast one, we hope and trust that the property-will be restored to them. We kno-.v nothing of the valid ity of the adverse claim which has been set up to it, but we are cleanly of op nion, that, whether it lie valid or inval .1, the step taken to get posses sion of it, is irregular and illegal.— Measures, we understand, are in a train, for placing the property in safe hands, until such time as a legal in vestigation shall adjudge it to its right ful ow lers.—Ark. Gaz. Completion of the Cherokee line.—Tt will be seen, by the Proclamation of the Acting Governor of this Territo ry, published in a subsequent column, that Mr. Crittenden has received “satisfactory information” that the surv. yi ig of the line from Fort Smith to the soutlnvest corner of Missouri, was completed on the 19th November last; and that all persons, not forming a part of the Cherokee Nation, are or dered te remove from the country ceded to the Cherokees, within the term of 90 days from the date of the Proclamation (7th inst.) • Tie “satisfactory information” on which Mr. Crittenden has though' aroper to issue his Proclamation, w understand, was derived from the cer tificatc or deposition of one of the chain carriers to the Surveyor win vus appointed to run the line—tin Surveyor having declined giving any certificate himself.—Ark. Gaz. An intelligent gentleman, who h?* resided sometime in this Territory and In a situation where he had good oppirluany tor observing the charac ter ind id lings ol the Indians which the Government is collecting on our western irontier, is decideuiy of opin ion tint a General Superintendent ol Indian Affairs should be appointed tor tins Territory, in a note to us, he says— “The immense access of Indian population ts> this Territory, and its eventual increase ought to excite the liveliest attention oi Government to .the deviseq/ent of such means as are calculated |o secure their interests, and promote R ie advancement of civ ilization ailong them. Of these, the first and in<Jst prominent is, 1 conceive, the appointment of some honest, trust worthy innvidual, empowere ! to ex ercise a gnicral and immediate super- Yisal over the ordinary Agents.. Gen eral Clar|x, who now cxe. vises that pow er, is placed at too remote a dis tance: anf, from Ins multifarious du ties on the Missouri and Upper Mis sissippi, is. too much engaged to devote the*necessary attention to the interests of his Territory.” Winnlbago War Dance.—Tin Washington Telegraph of the 2d inst says, “tlnj promised war dance of tin Winnebago Indians, took place yestei day; mil small enclosure north of the Presidnf’s house; mu h to the amuse ment -;f a large concourse of specta tors. Many of the Indians were in most i a state of nudity.'"' lithe citizen: of Washington can be amused by wii- nessiig a number of savages dance, in a late of nudity, we hope a reform- atioi of moral'feeling will soon tal e plats in the American metropolis. Buffalo Emp. S we sw. But, by what we can lean, the Indian dam e is less inde- ceiv than that of the Parisians. Tn< trull is, extreme refinement and b i - bnrsm are very nearly allied; pml t t nolility and the rabble, the Fren 1 geitrynnd the savages, the Haunters inruifles, and in, rags, may without the least impropriety associate to gether, ac. orcling to their usual pra lice, in their amusements. Their in tellectual habit, and tastes naturally draw them together, as theatres, gam bling houses and race-grounds can tes* iti y.And why should the mingling iff kindred s .uls be prohibited.--Broil donee In esligator. Extreme refinement allied to barba rism. Nothing is mure true. The examination of naked busts, and pic tures without drapery; the dancing ol Madame Hutin &c. &c. all these things are pretty much of a piece, ex cept they differ in the ciscumstance -of genius.— West. Ilec. FORE11 N. From the New-York Advertiser. LATEST FROM ENGLAND. Yesterday the packet ship Caledo nia, Captain Rogers, arrived from Liverpool, bringing us London papers to the 4th, and Liverpool to the 5th of December, both inslasive. The Caldonia sailed on the 5th. Her regular d -y was December 1st. By the Columbia, which arrived on Thursday last, from London, we re ceived 'London papers to the 2d of ‘ December ■> The official intelligence of the blockade of the Dardanelles by the Russian naval squadron under Admit*, al Heytlen, has been published in England. In remarking upon the sub ject, Ihe London Courier says—“Now, as to the effect of this Blockade, we have not the least idea that it will be effectual in preventing tlie Turks from being supplied with stores and provisions—though they may be com pelled to receive them 'W" ’ cuitous way. Their own Asiatic terri tories, Persia, and even■ Egypt, can send provisions by m a.is which the blockade of Constantinople and the Dardanelles cannot prevent or check. The measure, therefore, to which Russia bas recourse will, we repeat, render the supply of provisions less prompt and less direct, but it is not likely to reduce Turkey to the necoss : - <y of suing for peace, or of acceding to iarsh terms in order to preserve her self from an actual famine. That jiy effectual Blockade of the Darda nelles can be mainlined during the inter months, we have the authority if Lord Collingvvood for disbeliev- Since the fall of Varna, the exe’r- ionsofthe Porte have been redou- Iml: 30.000 additional men have been urnighed by the capital, and troops were arriving daily from Asia. Ano ther division of Russia prisoners had arrived, and also 3u waggons loaded with standards, arms, uniforms, &e. taken in the latter actions before Var na, w'hich were favorable to the Turks. Several ships had also ar rived from the Black Sea with pro visions, &c. corn excepted. Constantinople, Oct. 25. The capital has recovered from the despondency wliich the first news ol the loss of Varna occasioned. 30,000 men levied in the capital and envi rons are to reinforce the army on the Balkan, and the troops collected in the Albania are to be ordered to re main where they are, and not to pro ceed to the Danube as was before-in tended. Here it is thought the Porte intends not only to act with vigoui against the Russians, but also to as sert its rights over Greece, though file Egyptian troops have evacuated the Morea. This resolution, if the French troops should remain long in Greece, may cause the most danger ous political embarrassments, and we Slave only to hope that the unremit- ed endeavours of the Austrian and Vclhcrlands Ambassadors may induce ■ he Porte to adopt a more conciliato ry system.—Hitherto the capital en- •>ys’ perfect tranquillity, and no want >f provisions is felt; but the blockade of the Dardanelles, anebthe shipping >f supplies, may easily produce a scarcity. In this case the numerous poor classes might the more readily be impelled to the greasiest exces ses, as the Government is destitute < f pecuniary resources, and the trea sury is exhausted. NEW ECMOTAs WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11, 1829. To Christian Headers.—We have f-i -ometime keen imnresssr.c) with the impor tance of engaging the sympathies amt pray ers of the Christian community for the In- Tans, particularly for the Cherokees.— We now, at this time, espeeially need he nravers of God’s people—The present peri od is an interesting one w ith us. We ar- on one side encouraged In the considera tion that our religious and moral improve ment is progressing; on the other, we have nil reason to think that measures are in op- ration, whose tendency is to defeat this improvement. Every true Christian will desi that the happy work commenced a- mong the Cherokees may ultimately he ac- comrlished. This work God w ill certain- y accomplish throurh the instrumentality of his people—by means of earnest and ef fectual prayer. But our intention is not to lecture on Christian friends—all what we want istlwi • prayers. We earnestly w : sh them to sup plicate the thioneof grace for th r Chero kees. We desire them to pray that the hearts ofthe members of the General Gov ernment mav he turned “as the rivers of water*”—that the devices of our enemies may be frustrated—that we as a people may he preserved—that the enmity of our neighbours may be turned into kindness— and that religion, education, and the vari ous arts of civilized life may be made to prosper and flourish. Are not these ob jects worthy of prayer? Do they not now peculiarly demand the attention of Chris tians? “Brethren pray for us.” Our neighbours, we are told, are still flocking in and possessing the land. Manv ofthe most notorious members of the “Po- ney club” are no doubt foremost in this bu siness. Instead of stealing, they have com menced shooting our citizen’s horses and cattle. The most expeditious way to re move us would be to let loose such a com munity upon usBut would it be honorable for the Slate of Georgia to effect her pur pose n this manV.er?—We hear it stated, (we h ; e it w 11 turn out to he a fact) that t> Su 1 -Agn t has hern despatched to fore warn these intruders from their unlaw ful proceedings. Whether they will listen to his talk, is more than we can tell. A correpsondent informs us that, there are about twelve families who have enlisted as emigrants in Creek Path. He asks, “arc they people of good & fair standing?” and answers in the negative, as respects most of them. Others may he considered “semrw Fiat respectable.” From what we have been informed heretofore, we are in clined to think our corespondent not far from the truth. We have seen hut two families who have agreed to pass the Mis sissippi, and if these form a good specimen of the whole, it certainly will not redound to the credit of (lie government to remove them. For what is the motive which indux ces them to remove? Certainly not to better their condition, for they have had ample room here to do well. “It is,” our correspondent remarks_“a craving desire to survey the wilderness near the rocky Mountains’ with three or four deer skins rlung to their backs.” If the object of this emigrating scheme is to make us a nation of hunters and warriors, or in other words, to reduce us back to where wc were 40 years ago, we confess that it is a very ju dicious plan. But if its objects are. our civilization and 'Christianization, we nrc- yet to 1 "am in what way these are to he effected. If tlie Ch»rokcps, we mean the body of the nation, are ever removed, they will have to be removed against their wish.. And what-man is there who will do well and -improve when he is driven by necessi-. tv and does a t king reluctantly ? The case would he different if the Government woul 1 propose a fair exchange of countries, that s, :1 the country now intended to he- given to tli 'Ch rokees was in every re- sepeet as desirable as this, and they would emigrate peaceably, &. willingly, and in a body, an 1 carry with them their internal affairs and all their means, of improve ment. In such a case, we should Consider-" it our duty to be silent. The writer of the following letter is u member of the Mission School at High tower. We hope the example here set- will be imitated in other places. Hightower Feb. 6, 1829 Messrs. Worcester & BoumrfoTr lam requested to inform you that the Female D. NL Society in this place have sent by Epenetus, Six Dollars, or tlie purpose of purchasing Cher kee Hymn Books for distribution in he Valley Town. He will give you he money and we hope you will let im have the amount in Books, as a- bove. Yours respectfully. MARY ROWJE. Mobile, Jan. 7. .Fire.-Our devoted city seems to be the sport of thisde votiring element On Monday evening last at about G o’ clock, a fire was discovered in the store of Messrs. Calvert and French, on the North side of Dauphin street, & was not pul under until every frame building in the block, nine in number? was destroyed. An alarm was in stantly given, but the flames spread with such rapidity that no part of tlie goods of Messrs. Calvert and French, nor any of their books or papers, were saved. The buildings were not valuable, and a considerable portion ofthe property they contained was removed, so that the loss in the ag gregate cannot be considered very se vere. The occupants were, Calvert and French, Dunning anil Knapp, H. V Raymond, J. Dunlap and Co, J. Byrne and son, C. White, Dr, Woodruff, and S. Smith. An unfortunate rencontre took place at Clinton, Hinds county, (Mis sissippi) on the 5th Jan. between Col. James Gibson, and Mr. Anthony Dur den, his brother in law, both of the county of Warren. They were in at tendance on tlie Chancery court, be fore which they had a suit depending, which was decided on the 5th in favor of Mr. Durden. They had been at variance for some time and it had ripened into a deadly hatred. A few words passed between them at the supper table—rising simultaneously they met at the head of the table, and, exchanging a look of desperation, commenced with sword canes a.furi ous light, which continued about five minutes, when Col Gibson fell never again to rise. He received frve stabs, three in his abdomen, one in bis breast, and under his chin, passing through his mouth into his heqcL He lived but a few moments after his fall. Mr Durden, who lias been admitted to bail, was not seriously hurt. P. G. Corres. From the National Intelligencer. A Striking Coincidence.—The ef fect of the singular coincidence of the two patriarchs of the Revolution, caused a sensation which vibrated throughout our country and excited the surprise of the world. We have to notice another event of the same kind, ®f men who “in life were united, and in death were not divided.” Colonel Aaron Benjamin and Ma jor Joseph Wheaton both died -ou Sunday the 23d ult. In the war of tho revolution they served in the same line, and shared the dangers of the same battles. During the las* war they wore both again found in the ser vice of their count rv. and dischared with youthful zeal their various and