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within whose limits they arc situated
*rgo their removal, while many of the
Indians cling to their soul, Itepeal-
i.l efforts have been made by the Gen
eral Government to reconcile the par
ties, and to obtain the consent of the
Indians to remove, but some of them
still persevere in their refusal to go,
and call upon the Federal Government
for protection. No force hps been
employed on cither side, but the right
Of sovereignty in the States is propos
ed to be exercised over all the Indians
within certain of the States, by mak
ing them amenable to their laws, and
answerable for any violation ol them
before their courts of jurisprudence.
This policy, it is feared, would prove
destructive to the Indians.
The question then recurs, how are
they to be preserved? The commit
tee can perceive but one way, and tint
is, by adopting the policy proposed by
the Government for their removal and
collocation upon lands without the
limits of the States and organized Ter
ritories. The policy of urging them
to leave their country for another
Would be deplored if it were not be
lieved to be the only effectual measure
to secure the prosperity and happiness
of themselves and heir posterity.”
The Itev. tSaac vl’Coy, who for a
number of years has officiated as a
Missionary to the North-western tribes,
at the stations of Carey and Thomas,
and who with others was appointed by
the President to explore the country
w *st of Missouri and Arkansas, has
attended the service, and made a full
representation of the country, and ot
its local advantages to the Indians.
His Report is favourable to their re
moval, and his sketch of the country
lie visited appears to be drawn with
judgment. The following is a brief
extract:—
“From actual observation, and in
formation from others on which I can
rely. I think I have formed a pretty
correct opinion, so far as the data up
on which it is predicated are correct
of the regions which nature &our wes
leru settlements have described for
the purposes of permanent Indian hab
station, In fixing the boundaries
Slates and smaller divisions of our
Country, natui'e is usually consulted.
A slip of valuable country lies from
Missouri river along the western line
of'tlie State of Missouri to its north
west corner, one hundred miles hound
ed on the southwest by Missouri river.
This tract is about fifty miles wide at
its northern extremity, and comes to a
point at its southern? A' few loways
and Sauks have recently been located
there. But nature se< ms to have de-
ligncd that the Missouri, which, frbm
the line of the State, hears greatly to
the north, as we ascend, should be the
line between the whites and Indians.
Farther northwest, the river, doubt
less will form this division, and it
would appear an injudicious arrange
ment which should require us hereaf
ter, in the uSC oft hat portion of Mis
souri river, to pass through the Indian
territory. However excellent might
be the gore of land of which we are
Speaking, our first thoughts furnish
tn my reasons for supposing that an In
ti a/settlement, severed from its kin
dred by the navigation of Missouri,
and lying alongside of the white popular
tion. would not flourish.
Frour'where the western line ofthd
State of Missouri river, the general
direction v of the latter, as we ascend,■
is northwest, for the distance, on
direct line, oftwo hundred and sixty
wiles; it then turns to the west one
hundred miles, when it again bcars'to
northwest and north,' leaving the
' smaller streams of Rfuufling-water and
Punacli rivers, to mark the Westward-
ly direction towards the Rocky mfeun
tains. I hope, sir, that a glaifle at
some of the later maps will procure
An apology for my supposing that Run
ning-water and I’uncah rivers and the
Missouri should form the northern
boundary of the Indian territory; the
latter river the northeastern; he
State of Missouri and Territory
’ Arkansaw the eastern; Red i river
(which is here our southern boundary
of the United States) the southern -
and the uninhabitable regions, stretch
ing nearly north and south, on this
side.of the Rocky mountains, should
form the western limits of the territo
Missouri river, to west, on the line of’
two hundred and sixty miles mention
ed above. West, beyond the dis
tance, of two hundred miles, we inny
suppose the country to be uninhabita
ble, in consequence ol the absence of
timber, and, as report says ,the pover
ty of the soil. This tract is sup
posed to lie fully adequate to the pur
poses which the case will require.—
It can hardly be thought too much,
when wo consider that three hundred
and forty miles of the six hundred
have already been assigned to differ
ent tribes, notwithstanding the work
is scarcely begun.”
INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The number of the several tribes
which remain, at this time, within
the limits o r New York, amounts to
5184. Their land, which consists of
reservations secured to them by tre«-
ty, is believed to be 248,075 acres.
They have abandoned, in a great
degree, the hunter state, for the more
certain, but laborious pursuits of agri
culture. The laudable attempts which
have been made to Christianize them
have been- crowned'with the success
which was anticipated.
In Ohio, their number is estimated
at 2.407.—Their lauds at 409 101
acres. Among several of the tribe*
in this State, the use of spirituous
liquors is interdicted. They are
said to have reached a point of civi
lization highly cheering'to those by
whose instrumentality it has been ef
fected Many of them have comfor
table dwellings* ami neat farms, and
are in every respect upon an equality
with their white neighbors.
JMichigan arid Nin th lV'st Territory
-—number 28,830, land 7,056.920
They live by bunting and fishing—have
made little progress in civilisation
and are much addicted to the use of
ardent spirits.
Indiana and Illinois.—Number 17.-
005, land 15.418.560. ( Like those
jost mentioned, they have felt but in a
slight degree, the amelorating influ
ences of civilization and Christiani
ty* .....
Southern Staten East of the Mississippi.
—Number 62,122, land 32,476,806.
These tribes have become very much
mixed by intermarriages with the,
whites, and have outstripped all their
brethren in the march of improvement
'ho mechanic arts’have been intro
duced amongthem, and agriculture is
successfully pursued. Many of them
are professing Christians, and have
tontributed with a generous hand to
the support of schools established a
mong them.
f Vest of the ,Mississippi.—The whole
number West of the Mississippi
computed at 350 079. The most
the tribes which are spread over this
vast extent of country, are yet in
state of savage barbarity
Tuscumbia Tellegraph.
of
Ifenidval of the Indians.—The re
port made in the House of Represen
tativ s by, Mr. M’Lean, chairman
the committee on Indian Affairs, is an
interesting document. Attached
it is one from the Rev. Isaac M’Coy,'
which from its length we cannot pub
lish, giving ah account of his excursions
into what may now be called Indian
country, accompanied by deputations
from the Choctaws, the Cherokees,
Creeks and Chickasaws, for the pur
pose of reconciling the remnants of
those tribes now resident East of the
Mississippi, to the necessity which
compels their' removal.—Savannah
Georgian.
V^e hear with satisfaction, that
great good is doing among the Indians
in the Upper Province, ft was stated
in the public meeting lately held ifi
York, that upwards of a thousand from
those red men have renounced their
former hab.ts of intemperance, and
are wishing to be instructed in the
cultivation of the soil and in the use
ful, arts of life.—Montreal Herald,
This tract would be six hundred
miles from south to north; in this dis
twe, we may suppose there it hah
jUble country, of the average width
from east to west, of two hundred
miles, 'with soro rt exceotions at th*-
forth, occasioned bj the iacliaatiou ot
Red Jacket? This distinguished Chief
Warrior of the six nations, ns will be'
noticed by an advertisement in this'
day's paper, is now in this city, and
will this evening, (Monday) deliver
an Address in his native language—
he will he clothed in the full <*ostume
of his nation. We recommend to our
younger class of readers and indeed
•o all who have never witnessed a’fair
specimen of 1he Aborigines of our
ountry, not to lose this opportunity
for amusement and instruction in vis
iting this highly celebrated Indian.
. Jlmer. J\kr.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Delivered by General Andrew Jack-
son, on being sworn into office, as
President of the United States, on the
4th March, 1829.
Fbilow-Uitizenb—About to un
dertake | the arduous duties that I
have been appointed to perform by a
ee people, I avail myself of this
customary and solemn occasion, to ex
press the gratitude which their con
fidence inspires, and to acknowledge
the accountability which my situation
enjoins. While the magnitude'of their
interests convinces me that no thanks
can be adequate to the honor they
have conferred, it admonishes me
that the best return I can innkqp is
the zealous dedication of my humble
abilities to their service.
As the instruincht of the Federal
Constitution, it will devolve on me,
for a stated period, to execute the
laws of thfe United States; to super
intend’ their foreign and their confed
erate relations; to.manage their reve
nue; to command their forces; and
by communications to the Legislature,
to wat h over and to promote their in
terests generally. And- the priw i-
ples of action by which T shall endeav-
or to accomplish this circle of duties,
is now proper for me briefly to ex
plain*
In administering the laws of Con
gress. I shall keep steadily in.yiew the
nutations as well at the extent of the
xecutive power, trusting thereby to
discharge the functions of my office,
without transcending its authority.—
With Foreign nations it will be my
study to preserve peace, and to cul-
ivate friendship, on fair and honorable
erms; and in the adjustment any dif
ference that may exist or arise, to
exhibit the forbearance becoming
powerful nation, rather than the
sensibility belonging to a gallant' peo
ple.
In such measures ns I may be call
ed to pursue in regard to their rights
of .separate States. 1 hope to be ani
mated by proper respect for those
sovereign’ members of our Union; ta
king care not to confound the powers
they have reserved for themselves,
with those they have granted to the
confederacy;
The management of the public rev
enue—that searching operation in all
governments—is among the most del
icate and important trust in ours; and
it will, of couise, demand no incon
siderable share of my official solici
tude. Under every aspect in which
it can be considered, it would appear
that advantage must result from the
observance of a strict and faithful e-
conemy. This I shall aim* at the
more anxieusly, both because it will
facilitate the extinguishment of the /
national debt—the unnecessary dura
tion of which is incompatible with re
al independence-—and because it will
counteract that tendency to public and
private profligacy, which a profuse
expenditure of money by the govern
ment, is but too apt to engender.
Powerful auxiliaries to the attainment
of this desirable end, are to be found
in’the regulations provided by the
wisdom of Congress, for the specific
appropriation of public money, and
the prompt accountability of public
officers.
With regard to a proper selection
of the subjects of impost, with a view
to revenue, it would seem to me that
the spirit of equity, caution and com
promise, in which the Constitution
was formed, requires that the great
interests of agriculture, commerce,
and manufactures, should be equally
fovored, and that, perhaps, the only
exception to’this rule, should consist
in the peculiar encouragemeht of any
products of either of them that may
he found essential to our national in
dependence.
Internal improvement, and the dif
fusion of knowledge, so far as they
can be promoted by the constitutional
acts of the Federal Government are
of high importance.
Considering standing armies as dan
gerous to free government, I shall not
iieek to enlarge out present establish
ment, nor disregard that salutary les
son of political experience wKtch
teaches that the military should be
Held subordinate to the civil power.
r The gradual increase of our navy,
whose flag has displayed in distant
climes, our skill in navigation, and
clur fame in arras; the preservation ol
our forts, arsenals, and dock yards;
and the introduction of progressive im
provements in the discipline and sci
ence of both branches of Our military
ertice, arc so plainly prescribed by
prudence, that ! should he excused
lor omitting their mention, sooner than
for enlarging on their importance.
But the bulwark of our defence is our
national militia, which, in the present state
of our intelligence and population, must
render us invincible. As long as our gov
ernment is administered for the good of
the people, and is regulated by their will;
as'leng as it secures to us the rights of per
son and of property, liberty of conscience,
and of the, press, it will be worth defending;
and so long as it is worth defending, a pat
riotic militia will cover it with an impen
etrable irgit. Partial injuries and occa
sional mortifications we may be subjected
to, but a million of armed freemen pos
sessed of the means of war, can never be
conquered by a foreign foe To any iust
system, therefore, calculated to strengthen
this natural safeguaid of the country, I
shall cheerfuily lend all the aid in my
power.
It will bfe hiy sincere and constant desire,
to observe towards the Indian tribes with
in our limits, a just and liberal policy; and
to give that humane and considerate atten
tion to their rights and their wants, which
are consistent with the habits of our
government and the feelings of our peo
ple.
The recent demonstration of public sen
timent inscribes, on the list of executive
duties, in characters too legible to be over
looked, the task of reform; which will re
quire, particularly, the correction af those
abuses that brought the patronigd of the
federal government into conflict with the
freedom of elections, and the counterac
tion ofthose causes which have disturbed
the rightful course of appointment, and
have placed or continued power, in un
faithful or incompetent hands.
In the performance af a task thus gener
ly delineated, I shall endeavor to select
rnen whose diligence and talents will en
sure, in their respective stations, able and
faithful co-operation—depending for the
advancement of the public service, more
on the integrity and zealofthe public of
ficers. than on numbers.
A diffidence, perhaps to just, in my own
(ualifications, will teach me to. look with
reverence to the examples of public vir
tue left me by my illustrious predecessors,
and with veneration to the lights that flew
from the mind that founded, and (he mind
that reformed, our system. The same
diffidence induces me to hope for instruc
tion and aid from the co-ordinate branche
of the government, and for indulgence and
H ort of my .fellow-citizens generally.
a firm reliance on the goodness of
that Power whose providence mercifully
protected our national infancy, and has
since upheld our liberties in various vicis
situdes, encourages me to offer up my ar
dent supplications that he will continue to
make our beloved country the. object of
his divine care and gracious benedic
tion.
mhig, fowling about daylight on the
morning of the 23d, and arrived at
MaUnzns on the 24th. The dead bo
dies had probably been thrown over*
board; large “gouts of blood” Avert-
visible on deck, and the waist
and rail of the vessel; fragments of
hatches and nautical instruments were
scattered over the deck, and nothing
appeared to have been plundered ex
cept the boats—but the wretched sur
vivor, overcome by fear, and tortured
by a thousand undefiuable sensations,
could uot in the darkness of the uight
and the horror of his situation measure
the ravages they had committed.
Mexico.-—'The New Orleans Cou
rier of January 30th, publishes later-
verbal accounts form Mexico. All the
Slates, with two or three exceptions,
are said to have declared in favor of*
Guerrero as President, which will
probably confirm peace and order in
the country. This is spoken of ai
founded on very satisfactory informa
tion. The following is given as a ru
mor not sufficiently authenticated-that
Com. Porter has been arrested, and
imprisoned at Vera Cruz. The edi
tor remarks, with reason, that if thisr
should prove true, the measure will
probably be found to have been owing
to Pedraza’s party in that place, as he
is known to be warmly in favor of*
Guerrero. -
IRELAND. ’
Ireland is a large and fertile Island,
situated to the west of Great Brit
ain. It is about 300 miles long and
NEW ECHOTAs
150 broad, and contains about 7,000,*
000 of inhabitants.
During the last 15 years, good
people have taken great pains to es
tablish and support Sabbath Schools
among thfe inhabitants.- The follow*
ing table shows how rapidly they
have increased.
In 1810 there were 2 schools • 87 »choliiSf
1814 250 28,598
1820 1.021 108.77* i
1825 1.702 150,831
1827 ' 1,946 165,000
During the last year, more than 11
000 dollars were expended in support
of the schools, of which more thatt
1,300 dollars' were subscribed by* v
Sabbath School children in England* v
in sums of 1 penny each. / / f ^
The reports give a great many in- s
teresting accounts of the glorious bea*’ - -,,
efits of the schools.—r Vis.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1829.
The Editor of this paper regrets that,
owing to indisposition,he is not able to ren
der hi* present number as interesting as be
would wish. -
The cabinet of the new administration is |
composed of the following G' ntlempn.-
Martin Van Beuren, of New York,
Secretary of State.
Samuel D. Ingham, of Pennsylvania,
Secretary of the Treasury.
John H. Eaton, of Tennessee, Secreta
ry of War.
John Branch, of North Carolina, Sec
retary of the Navy.
John M’Pherson Berrien, of Georgia^
Attorney General.
John M’Lean, the late Post-Master
General has been appointed Judge of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
From the Baltimore American of Saturday
14 th.
Horrid Piracy!— The editors of
the Jimerican have received from their
attentive correspondent at Havnnna, a
letter under date of the 28th Februa
ry, from which they make the follow
ing extracts:—The brig Attentive,
Gcozier, sailed front Matanzas for
New York with a cargo of molases,
sugar and coffee, on the morning of the
22d instant. In six hours after leav
ing the port she was captured by a
piratical, black topsail schooner, of
two long guns and about fifty men.
The crew, with the exception of the
captain, was driven into the forepeak
The unfortunate Grozier was soon af
ter heard to groan heavily, and dis
tinctly to exclaim twice—“ God hat e
merdy on my soul.” The crew was’
• then called up, one by one, and butch
ered in detail! The second mate,
Alfred Hill, concealed himself below,
and the pirates mistaking the number
of their victims, neglected him. A-
bout dusk, hearing no noise, he ven
tured upon deck, and found the vessel
abandoned and scuttled; her lumber
port had been forced out, and she was
fast filling with water. He trimmed
her sails and steered for shore, but he
fore reaching it she went down. Hill
saved himself by a plank, and swim-
Murder and- attempt at Suicide.—t
On Friday last, John Morgan, of thi*
town, a seafaring man, in a state of
desparation, probably occasioned bf
his jealousy or something, more, con
clusive, entered a neighboring house^
where his wife was, and stabbed her
to the .heart, with a knife. She fell'
dead at his feet. He then plunge^
the same fat?l knife into his own body,
below the breast bone, and, from apr
pea ranee, used evet-y effort to touc$
iiis heart, in which he was not sue*,
cessful. Such is the nature of the
wound he inflicted, however,. Hut
there remains no hope qf his recover
ery. He was barely aliyeyesterday!
Morgan and his' wife, it seems, haji
previously separated, as she had with
drawn from his house. On his enter
ing the house where she was, the .on
ly conversation that passed between
them we understand, was, he asked
her if she would' go home and live
with him. She replied, “I will tqll
you to-morrow,” and immediately
committed the attrocious act. When
grinding the knife, on board a vessel
in the harbor, he was asked what Jia
was going to <lo With it. His repjlr
was, he was going to have apart with
it.—Portland Jldvertiser. . *
Indulging Passion in children-/i*
thickly sowing the seeds of crime,
and storing ap many sources of unhap-'
piness. On Wednesday, a boy in one
of the Mathematical Schools of PtylaW
delphia, passionately, and with gaeat
violence, threw a pair of compaesfef
at another boy ef the name of Hfrt}
the sharp points of the oompaasoe
struck against the’left' temple offthe
boy, and, penetrating to the bf&in,
caused death in a few minutes. ;Th*
youth, who had left his parents but at
faw hours in the vigor of health* Wn*
returned to them a corpse! What *
melancholy and heart-rending event!
Would not our school masters do.welf
to detail the facts of this case tofheit*
scholars, and accompany them with
suitable reflections and advice..
- Prill.
Curious Circumstance.—Mr. George
Dixon, of this city, butcher, dreamed
on Sunday night last (a stiong imprest