About Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate. (New Echota [Ga.]) 1829-1834 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1829)
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Poirce, & Wrrrnas, No, 20 Market St. BostenyMaseivi: o . Gzorae M. Traoy, Agent ofthe A. B C. i{F-‘.fiM-.fi"l\[‘ew.York* PO ; © Bev. A. D). Hoay, Canandaigua, N, Y. ; ,}T@‘lwfi%fi&éf,r;rfié;'~.figi€&,"l:§h ?’N gl . Ponrsrp g Conyrnss, Richmonis Viass: :"f e i,f u -ga""r o % Bl?, e " ) )gfim}x ‘M Qj;Aw%;E_fi}:mQCharl‘eétoh, ‘ oG -“ Y o TRI N Y > o 'Gvoli GE}‘?‘:L%&,SSR’!’H, S&ate’svmo, W. B I Wieraan M. Com shville "Pen. RBl Moo B Poval My i Mr, Tros. R. Gowrp, (an itinerant Gens Hlemany): - ; ! pduremian; Austin, Mohile Ala, P Rf.]e\:*. Cxyavs Kixeseury, Mayhew, Choc taw Nation, § G“Ca;;f. Wiruisym Roeerrsoy,; Augusta, xeorgial y ; LU RELISIOUS. Fsom the "Western Luminary. DEATH BED SCENE OF A MOR AL, MAN. JMr. Skillmbin~-On the—day -of this inst. T witnessed the death-bed sgene’of Mr, “a. iy n2ighbor for near 30 years. *“Hle'was what is usu ally termed a Moral Man. He lived respected i his neighborhood; was buoiane, affectionate and honest.— Hisword was as good as ' his bond to all who kanew him. He was indus trious aud economical, and his circum stances comfortable; his family cred fable. Hewas temperate and char itable; he"was friendly to religion; fns wifc and daughter were-professors, and he frequently had preaching at his house. He was naturally a man of benevolent feclings, and his conduct Was in union with his feelings, no ‘man miore willing than he was, either with his personal attention or his purse. (And the writer of this essay is free to acknowledge himself his flfebtor,‘ in both these respects.) He doaned his money at legal interest, when 10,12 or 25 per cent. was giv ‘&n in his neighborhood. . He twas in friendship with all who Imew him; he discharged the duties of father, brather. husband and neigh bor, with uniformity; and his conduct was of such a charaeter as to put ma ny professors of religion in the back ifound. He never made a profession of religion; but gave his assent and eonsent to all the leading. truths of christianity. He was, in fact, “Al most a Christian.” T was witli liim luring bis last days; and althoigh I jave witnessed many - deafh-bed cenes, this was of a different charac er from any I ever witnessed before. L B TR e oot e T TO G T PRINTED UNDER THE PATRONAGE, AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHEROCKEE NATION, AND DEVOTED TO THE CA‘USE OF INDIANS. [have thrown the prominent occur .rences of that day into anarrative.- ! On the—day of——, Mr.-.—— de ‘parted this life. On the morning o that day I visited him. He was. m the possession of his senses, but evid eutly near_eternity. He knew me, and when T asked him ‘how he did this morning,’ he answered, ‘S—— | shall die, and I am not prepared to die.” . This declaration excited my feclings, and a pause ensued. In a few moments the subject was a gain mentioned by him ‘in the same words, ‘I am not prepared to die.’— Believing, from his manner, that he wished to converse with me on the subject of religion. I endeavored te comfort him, by presenting some of the gracious premises and doctrines of the gospel to him in my fecble and plain manner. He appeared to ob tain ro comfort. His wife (a pious. woman) requested prayer. ‘He lis ened with profound attention, after he conclusion of prayer he remark d, ‘l'cannot pray: my Saviour has elt me, and I cannot pray.’ After a solemn pause, his affectionate wife, leaning on the side of his bed—com menced a conversation' with him on the subject of religion. Her language and manner was impressive. She dwelt «n the gracious promises and doctrines of salvation by Jesus Christ and feelingly and affecticnately urged the necessity of his im_mediately 6n bracing the proffered mercy. He listened to her with the most solemn attention. To myself, and T believe to ali the company, it was loud preaching. After a short pause, he threw his arm around her neck, in the most affectionate manner, and in a ciear voice utterred the following sentence: ““Ah! my dear, for nearly thirty years have you thus affection ately urged me to attend to this mat ter, but-I have put it off, and still PUT IT oFF; and now I have sinned a way my day of grace, and I am given Ip.” Turning his face to the wall, he adided, “my Saviour has given mie up.” Mute with astonishment, the company gazed on each other, until a groan of anguish burst from the heart of his wife, and was re-echoed by all present. T rémained with him; and after soine time renewed my endeav ors to comfort him. [ told him that Sa tan, the grand enemy, would endeav or to persuade us” that our Saviour had left us. But the Saviour was al ways present, and that the sly sug zgestions of Satan ought not to be be lieved. His reply was, “my Saviour has left me.” , His Physicians came, and ol that friendship and medical skill could ad vise, was tried to save him. He grew worse. About 12 o’clock the physicians teft him. Between 2 and 3 o'clock he.had an interval of com posure, when his wife urged him to pray. He calmly replied, “I can ‘not pray.” She asked him if singing ' would discompose him. He replied, “not at all,” & twice repeated “Fare well vain world,” “Farewell vain world,” without concluding the line, His wife added, “I am going home:” (the hymn Beginuing with that line was sung.) lis wife then asked him if he could not pray now. He said he would. Every breath was sus pended, and in his usual tone of voice (when in health) he uttered the fol lowing words: “God Almighty, have mercy on a poor sinner, just about to plunge headlong into Hell.” -He paused. His wife, /kneeling by his bed-side, asked him if he could” pray no more. He answered “I cannot say another word.” ~ Another hiymn was sung, in which the words oceur red, «f hope to praise him after death.” His wife then asked him if he did riot hope to praise his gracious Saviour after death? He shook his head, ard looking‘ his wife affection ately in the face, answered, ““I cannot say I .do.” Tn a little time, a violent spasm seized him, which evinced the rapid approaeh of his disssolution.— NEW ECHOTA, WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 1829, ’ After perhaps an hour’s struggle with the grim monster, he revived a little ~and bid his family and neighbors fare well. A weeping relative begged me to converse once more with him a bout his eternal prospects. I did so, but still got answers all agreeing to one point; he had no hope & was unviilling to die. A pious neighbor came in a few moments after I had ceased to converse with him, and asked him some questions on the same sabject, and be gave similar answers. After sun-set I left him, and about 12 ¢’ clock at night he died. Some months ago, the Rev. James Armstrong preached at Harmony, near the Wabash. Whena Doctor, at that place, a professed deist or in fdel, called on his associates to ac company him, while he attacked the | Methodist, as he said.—At first he asked Mr Armstrong if he followed preaching tosave souls? He answered in the affirmative. He then asked Mr Armstrong if he ever saw a soul? No. If he ever keard a soul? No. If he ever tasted asoul? No. Ifhe’ ever smelt a soul? No. If he ever felt a soul? Yes, thank God, said Mr Armstromg. Well said the doc tor, there are four of the five senses against one, to evidence that there is no soul. Mr Armstreng then asked the gentleman if he was a doctor of medicine? and he also answerd in the afirmative. He then dsked the doctor if he ever saw a pain? No. Ifhe ever heard a pain? No. Ifhe ever tasted a pain? No. If heever smelt a pain?—No. If he ever felt a pain? Yes. Mr Armstrong then | said there are also faur ocnees egainet | one to evidence that there is no pain, and yet, Sir, you know there is pain, and I know there is a soul; The Dr. appeared confounded, and walked | off . To the Editors of the Georgia Journal. GenTLEMEN—The Literary Cadet and Statesman, published in Provi dence, Rhode Islaad, has the following article: “The Georgians, not content with the grip which they have put upon the land of the exiled Creeks, are now a bout seizing the possessions of the Cherokees. Georgia now eclaims all lands south of a hne drawn from Su awana Old Town to Six’s, on the High-tower, and down that River to the chartered line of Ceorgia and Ala bama, under the pretence that it was once the boundary between the Chero kees and. Creeks, and that the new boundary has never been acknowleds ed by the United States. On the oth er hand, the Cherokees allege that the lize claimed by Georgia, was neyer agreed upon or acknowledged by the two nations of Indians. The Creeks at one time claimed to that line, but the Cherolees also claimed to a line far south of it; and the only boundary ever agreed upon between them, as fixed, in a spirit of compromise, half “way betweep the two claims.” . “It would be policy in the Ceorgi ans to rest contented with what they have. Justice may not be further out raged with impunity, even in the case of the poor Indian, and they who have trampled upon Indians’ rights and Indi an hospitality, may at last find an end to their encroachments.” . : Now all the material allegations in the above extract, are nothing more or less than downright misrepresentations and false assertions. The line never has been in dispute between the Creeks and Cherokees within. the memory of the oldest inhabitants of the country, white or red, nor has there ever been a compromlise. Buf the line has alwavs been known to run as Georgia now contends, frem the Su awana Old Town, on the Chattalioo chee, by the Hightowef trail, to Six’s, until the Creek Chief Mellntosh, hav ing married a Cherokee wife, influenc- ‘ INDIANS, ed his tribe to permit the Cherokees Lo run a line further south. And such is the notoriety of these facts, that even the Cherokees do not pretend (o deny them; ‘and so sensible are they of the right of Georgia, that they have not the faintest hope of holding the land in question, and are quietly mov ing off them. Indeed Ido not Lelieve even the officious intermeddliug of our eastern step brothiers can inspive them Lo a contention. = But such is the spir it of jealousy with which the mass of the New Englaad people look on any prospect of our acquiring strength, and such the unblushing effrontery with | which they disseminate misrepresenta tions, that they never lose au opportu nity of reviling us, and detracting from our just claims, without regarding whether they effect their object through the medium of fact or fiction. One word for their warning. We know our rights, and we will protect them; and should Rhode Island be so foolishly quixetic s to volunteer her self in resisting them, we will make her feel her own intrusion in matters which concern her not. She may know we give as little heed to her threat as we know she should receive credence for her slanders, ' : ; HENRY. “Now all the material allegations” of Hexry, “are nothing more or less than downright misrepresentations and falee as. sertions?? The line %as been in dispute be_ tween the Cherokees and. Creeks, within the memory of hundreds ofthe inhabitants of this country, 'This fact is known not only by the Cherokees, but by many whites,— The atrangement was made precisely ag “We s{agsiiin a forinor nassbam -2t “surprising that no honest-and libera! man canspeak in favour of oppressed Indians, without arousing the wwar-lile spirit of Georgia? without being charged with mis. representations and falsehood? If an edi tor ef'a newspaper undertakes to defend the rights of the Indians, “he is icnorant of the nature of Indians,” is the ery, as thoush it was their nature to be scandalized, misre. presented, and abused. sit agreeable to their nature to have' their rights trampled upon by a horde of robbers and vagabonds, (we mean our intruders) and to have every avenue of justice elos2d against them? We can give Hexry a very sati: factory answer why some of the Cherokees have moved from the frontier into the interior of the na. tion—it is hecause they wish to avoid per sonal collisions with their neighbours, and to save what little property they possess,.— It is a notorious fact, that many, who, pre vious to the settlemment of Carrol county, were in decent cireumstances, have lately moved in with shattered possessions. One of these, we will mention his name, Rich ard Scott, declares, that he has lost not less than 150 head of cattle, which were forci bly taken away by some of the citizens of the aforesaid county. He was unable to recoverthem on personal application. This istot a solitary instance, ; Quem‘es.—"——\Vhy have the politicians and writers in Georgia, of late become (we will not say ‘foolishly’”) “Quixotic?”® Have they ever evinced themselves a brave peo ple? How did Georgia distinguish herself in the late war, particularly in the Creek war? sit becoming for a great, magnani mous, and brave stgfe to evince such a wor likee spirit as is manifested by Georgia? i’ Frem the Missionary Herald. ! CHOCTAWS. Extract§ from a letter of Mr. Kingsbiry, % dated Janudry 28, 1829. Tn the last number of this work, p. ‘ 121, some paragraphs from a com ~munication of Mr. Kingsbury were in serted, showing that.the attention of the Choctaws had been arrested by the preaching of the Gospel, and giv [ing ground to hope that many had ex perienced it converting influences.— Additiong]l extracts from the same communication will be msereted here, showing what advances the Choctaws have made in morals, and in acquiring ihe comforts and conforming to the practices of civilized society. A few brief statements on this subject were V O.&.An IH.‘-.:‘ O, 80‘ givgn in the pumber for February, pe6l. The introductory remarks, upor the manner in which bol, the friends and opposers of missions are inciincd te regard what is said concerning [n« dian improvement, are deserving’ [ special attention. Improvement in morals. There is a propeusity both among’ the friends and the opposers of mis< sions, to judge the effects of the Gose pel and of the progress of improves ment among the Indians by a faloo standard. Instead of comparing those’ who have been instructed and w hose’ condition has been meliorated, yitly what they formerly were, they are compared with what is found i civile ized and Chiistian lands. Hence if is, that the ardent friends of missions, while reading missignary journalg written with perfect accuracy, form deas of an enlightened and improved state of society far beyond what is res alized by the missionaries. Hence it isy also, that opposers of missions, judging’ altogether from external appearances, are quite disgusted with the uncoutly manners and unseemly costeme of those natives of the forest, whese pies ty of heart, and whose propriety of deportment, under “all the cirenrhe stances of their situation, would coms mand the respect of every discrimine ating and vnprejudiced mind, - To form a correct estimate 8f wiio? the Gospel, with its meliorating and civilizing attendants, has accomplishr ed for the Tudians, we must conpare the present state of those wio have iy some degree Lecn hronght undor s wiinence with their Jormer condition, Judging by this standard, it may bg fairly doubted whether the past eight years have witnessed, in aiy portion of the civilized werld, a grealer ims provement than hes been realized in the civil, moral, and religious staie’ of the Choctaws. T would not infim ate that all the bappy changes that have taken place in- this nation have been ‘the ‘direct resuli of missiona~ ry labors. Eulightened” chicfs have taken the lead in the work of reforme ation, and it is throngh their influencey that some of the most important changes have been made. Dut we believe those chiefls esteem it no less a privilege than a duty; to lay their honors at the foot of the cress, “and to ascribe whatever of good they have doue for their people, to the cniight+ enivg and sanctifying influence of (he Gospel. , I will now give a few particulars, in proof of what is stated above, res specting the progress of improvement among the Choctaws. Bight years ago habitual intemperance prevailed, from one end of the land to the other, In the space of two munths, ten Ins ‘dians in this district alone, lost their lives by whiskey.. At this time ine tempérance within the nation is hard ly known. Tn July last I attended the distribution of the annuity to two dis tricts, on which occasion” there were ‘from 4,000 to 5,000 Indiens—men, women, and children. They were to gether four days, and not an intoxicat -ed one was seen, until'after the bu siness wasclosed. Some whiskey had been secteted at a distance from the place, and.as the law prohibiting the ntroduction of it into that part of the nation was not to go info cffect wntif 15 days from that time, some, after leaving the place, obtained it, and became intoxicated. Fhe Choctaws have not al lost their appetite for whiskey, nor is it to be supposed that a majority of them ave restrained from intemperanee by the force of moral principle: but so sensible had they he come of the destructive effects of thie vice, thata law, prohibiny entirely the introduction of whiskey into {he nation as an article of traflic, was proposed by the chiefs, and obtained dn almost universal support ina ceny eral council of the warriors. In this part of the nation, this law has been sustained for more than tive years, ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᎿᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ. - ᏑᎧᎪᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᏌᏉ ᏧᏂᎴᏴᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. ᎠᎾᎧᏁᎬ ᏗᏂᏬᏂᏘᏍᎩ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᎾᎫᏴᏗ ᎡᎣᎣᏗ) ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ. ᏔᏭᏛᏃ ᏑᏖᏢ ᎢᏯᎿᎪ ᎢᏴ ᎠᎾᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ, .ᏦᎢ ᎠᎨᎸ ᎤᎧᏧᏰᏴᏘ ᏓᏎᏍᏗ. ᎠᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬᏃ ᎢᏴ ᎩᎳ ᎠᎾᎸᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᎩᏁᎢ ᎠᏰᏢ ᎤᎾᎧᎫᏴᏗ ᎿᏂᏎᏍᏘ; . “ᏳᎳᎩᏃ -“ᎤᏩᏲ ᏗᏂᏬᏂᏗᏍᎩ, ᏔᎵᎣᏛ ᎠᎨᎸ ᎤᎾᎫᏴᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏘᏗ ᏬᏕᏘᏴᏛ; ᎢᏛᏃ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ ᎠᎾ” ᏌᏱᏍᎵᏍᏗ.. ᏦᎢᏁᏃ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎾᏒᎩᏉ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᎢ “ᏝᏘᏒ ᎠᎦᎫᏱᏍᎨᏍᏗ,” 1
