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-mistaken honor, for which it is bar
tered in the field of blood! Of life do
I say? This obscene idol demands
the immolation of the soul, and in her
horrid orgies tramples upon all which
is great, or good, or godlike, in our
nature. Well then may war, pesti
lence and famine, drop for an instant
their weapons of destruction, and
look on, with astonishment and envious
admiration, to behold their own havoc
so far outdone. :
Who better than a physician can
appreciate the magnitude of this
wide spread evil? And whg can ac
complish more in arresting its career,
than he who goes forth as the sworn
encmy of disease and vice, and whose
allies are temperance and virtue?
Such, ‘then, gentlemen, being the
character of your profession, and such
the noble objects of your ambition,
let me entreat that your exertions
may correspond. If you are eulight
encd by science, if you are stimalated
by a virtuous ambition, and if you
discharge your duty with the alacrity
of benevolence, fear not that your
efforts will be otherwise than hap
py-
DOMESTIC.
Ji Stippery Trick.——A fellow dress
ed like a countryman, having g strip
ed blue frock on, on Saturday step
ped up to a countryman in Trenton
street, asking him if he had butter to
sell. Being answered in the affirma
tive, he was told that a gentlemen be
hind St. Paul’s Church wished to pur
chase. The countryman went behind
the church, found the gentleman de
signated, who said he took all his but
ter of one person. On his return to
the cart he found that his accommo
dating friend had lighted his load of
a box of butter containing twenty-seven
pounds, which he probably sold else
where, but did not trouble the own
er with the receipts.— Boston Pat.
We taice the following article from
the Niagara, Upper Canada Herald,
of June 18, just as it stands. A gen
tleman from Niagara informs us, that
there are circumstances connected
with the finding of the body, that do a
way the belief, in a great measure that
it is the body of Morgan.— Buff. Jou: -
The remains of Morgan found.—
We have just been informed, ina
manaer to leave no doubt upon our
minds, that the body'of William JMor
gan, so long the subject of newspaper
and legal investigation in the State of
New York, has been found in the
beach near Fort Niagara, by some
soldiers of that garrison. What more
strongly forces the conviction that it
is the body of the ill-fated Morgan, is,
that some heavy weights were found
fastened to his remains by a rope.—
An inquest is to be held this day upon
the body, “the result of which is anx
iously looked for.
The Merino Speculation.— This is a
matter long since gone- by, and we
shall perhaps never see the like again.
Some of the, facts look strangely e
nough in these days. The following
will hardly be believed by those who
never had a touch of such a fever.—
A gentleman in Connecticut visited
a relative at some distance, who had
a merino buck, and proposed buying
it. The owner demanded seventy
dollars. The price was enormous
and the bargain declined. But the
gentleman had taken fever, and on his
Journey home it rose so high, that he
determined to. have the buck. A
messenger was accordingly despatch
ed with a letter, begging that the
price might be no more than could be
charged “‘with a good conscience.”
The bill came for one hundred and
twenty dollars. This fortunate ad
venturer sold the same sheep, not
long after, to four most respectable
farmers, reputed men of sense on any
other subject before or since, for
£I6OO, and took his money.
It appears by a statement by John
Ward, inthe St. Louis Beacon, of
May 23, &nt he was called before
the Grand Jury during the session of
the Circuit Court in that District,
and asked by the foreman, “Do you
kuow of any person betting at faro in
this county within the %ast year?”
Ward replied, “I do.” The fore
man then requested him to namre the
person, without naming himself; which
Le refused to do, saying that he could
not do so without implicating himself.
The Court beingapplhed to, ordered
Ward to answer, but he still refusing,
the Judge (Carr) ordered, on the 26th
of March, that he should be commit
ted for contempt of Court, and he re
mained in jail until the 14th of April,
when he was brought again belore the
Grand Jury, and asked, ‘“Have you
ever seen John C. Smith, or Dudley
Kimball, bet or play at faro bank or
table, in this county, at any time
within the last year?” To which W,
replied, *'lf I have seen any such gam
ing in this county, at any time within‘
the last year, I was a party con
cerned, both as a better and keeper ]
of the table;” and he refused to make
any other answer; whereupon the {
Court ordered him to be ‘‘committed |
tojail for thirty days,” and pay a
“‘fine of one hundred dollars,” and
“stand committed until the fine and
costs be fully paid:”
C. Shultz, of Virginia, gives notice
in the National™ Inteligencer that he
has tendered to Mr. Robert Dale
Owen, Mr. George Houston, and Miss
Frances Wright, a Theological Chal
lenge, to be confined to the merits
of Atheism, Deism, and Theism.
He proposes to conduct it through the
medium of Mr. Owen’s friend, Hous
ton’s **Correspondent,” now published
in the city of New York, where those
who feel an interest in the discussion.
may peruse it as it progresses. He
has undertaken to show that the ez~
istence of a God, the immortality of the
soul, and future retributions, are ra
tional doctrines, without the aid of
any “‘revelation” whatever.
Ravages of the Grass-Hoppers-—=ln
the Spectator or the 26th ult. we
find an account of a work of devasta
tion in which the Grass-Hoppers are
engaged in the neighborhood of Staun
ton. (Va.) The Editor states that he
saw a cloverfield a short time since,
literally eaten “up by them: ‘‘nothing
was standing but the blackened stocks
and the whole appeared as ifit had
been burnt over by fire.,” They have
also stripped a field of grain of the
blades. 'Their ravages are confined
to a small district of conntry. It does
not appear that the Locusts have
done any other injury than cutting off a
few of the tender twigs of the forest
trees.— Vasitor and Tel.
Eastraordinary Animal Remains.—
Some two or three years ago, the
newspapers from the south west an
nounced the discovery, in the valley of
the Mississpp, of the ré@#tains of some
huge animal, such as eye had never
seen, nor ear heardof, and in compari
son of which, even the Mammoth
must have been but a pretty small
concern. 'The story was altogether
too great for behef. But still it was
true, as we had ocular demonstration
yesterday—a gentlemen having re
quested us to examine some of the
bones, now exhibiting at No. 330
Roadway, a few doors above the Ma--
sonic Hall. The largest is one side
of an under jaw-bone, which is 20
feet long, by three feet wide, and
weighs 1200 pounds. There are a
variety of other bones, including ten
or fifteen feet of the vertebre, or
back-bone, which is sixteen inches in |
diameter, and the passage for the
spinal marrow, nine by ‘six inches.
The ribs are nine feet long, and the
other bones in proportion. *As tothe.
size of the animal which has left such
extraordinary remains of its physical
structure, we are not sufficiently
skilled in Osteology to determine. It
must, however, have been of a mag
nitude of which we can scarcely |
form a conception; and in a zoological
point of view, it is much tobe re
gretted that the whele skeleton was
not extracted from the earth,in which
it must have been for so many thou
sand years embedded. But the labor
of disembowelling the bones now
here, was herculean, as they were
buried seventeen feet helow the sur
face of the earth; and the water made
upon the excavators so fast, that a
steam-engine must have been pro
cured to discharge it. The discove
ry was owing to one of the bones
protruding above the earth. Until
the discovery of these bones, those of
the Mammoth were the largest of
any land animal of which the relics
remain. The tradition of the Indians |
respecting the mammoth, as related|
by Mr. Jefferson, is well known. “In|
ancient times.” said the Deleware |
chiel to the Governor of virginia, “a |
herd of these tremendous dnimals |
came to the Big-bone licks, and be-|.
gan a universal destruction of hears, |
deers, elks, buffaloes, and other ani
mals. which had been created for the
use of the Indians. The Great Man
’ above, looking down and seeing this,
was so enraged, that he seized his
lightning, descended on earth, seated
humsell on a neigboring mountain,
con a on rock which his seat and the
print of his feet are still to be seen,
and hurled his bolts among them till
the whole were slaughtered, except
the big bull, who, presenting his fore
head to the shafts, shook them off as
they fell; but missing one at length, it
wounded him in the side, whereon
springing round, he bounded over the
Ohio, over the Wabash, the Illinois,
and finally over the great lakes,
where he is living at this day.” It
was probably the Indians’ ¢big bull”
who left the huge bones wnich we
have been attempting to describe,
and which the curious will find it
worth while to go and examine. |
Oneida Indians.—About 140 of the
Ouneida Indians passed through here
on the canal on Thursday last, on their
way to Green-Bay. They have sold
to the state all their interest in the
Indian lands at Oneida, and have ac
cepted of a bounty of S4O each.
They are under care of an agent-ap
pointed by government, and are trans
ported at the expense of the state.
We are informed that several of
them had deserted and returned back
since they left Oneida: and it would
not be surprising if more of them
should do so before they reach Buffa
lo.—Syracuse Gazette.
A Cherokee Reservation.—We learn
‘that Gen. R. M. Saunders of this
town, and the Rev. Humphney Posey
of Macon county, have been appointed
by the President of the United States,
Commissioners under an appropria
tion made at the last'session of Con
gress, for purchasing such Reservation
of Land as are yet claimed by the
Cherokee Indians within the limits of
North Carolina. There is no doubt
but the sum appropriated, ($20,000)
will be amply sufficient to make the
purchase; so that we now have a cer
tainty that the State will be freed
from those claims, whose tendency
bas been greatly to embarrass the sale
of her Cherokee lands, and retard
the settlement of that interesting
portion of her territory. _
Salisbury Carolinian.
NEW ROMOTAS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1829.
' We have understood that four Creeks
have lately been murdered by their white
neighbors. Thisis a very good commenta
ry onthe talk of President Jackson to the
Creeks, demanding certain individuals of
that tribe who had spilt the blood of a white
man. One to four. We hope, if our in
formation is correct, these savage whites,
who have outstripped the Indians in deeds
of blood, will be overtaken with deserved
punishment, We should have supposed
that the poor Indians were already suffi
ciently distressed and provoked. The
Creeks have declared, we understand, that
they will have satisfaction, let the conse
quences be what they may.
We learn from the same source from
which the above information is received,
that a certain Cherokee near the Georgia
| line was very near being shot by a white
man. The circumstances were these. A
white lad on the other side of the Chatta
hoochy passed the river for the purpose of
hunting, as he said. He went to the house
of Mr. John Rogers, a respectable citizen,
{and there saw a Cherokee. The lad on
the first sight of the Cherokee wheeled
round and fled with precipitation, and on
his arrival at home reported that there were
about twenty Indians at Mr. Rogers’s, with
hostile intentions. Soon after a party of
whites collected and crossed the river, with
the Intention, as they intimated, to drive
for deer. During the driving, one of the
company fired his gun and fled. . Upon this
“one of his companions approached, & saw at
a short distance a horse with a deer upon |
it tied to a bush. He did not discover any
person. It appears, however, that a Cher
okee was at the moment of the report of the
gun placing his deer on his horse, but did
not know that he was shot at, until he ar
rived at hume, though he observed that his
horse was very reluctant to travel. The
horse died during the night, and on exam
ination-in the morning the owner discover
ed the hole of a bullet which had passed
through the skirt of the saddle into the side
of the horse. 'l'he perpetrator, we hear, |
disclaims the deed as intentipnal-?:to us it
looks very suspicious. £ ‘
Col. Brearly, to whom kas been commit
‘d, by the General Government, the
charge of conducting the emigration of the
Creek’ Indians, has lately published, in the
National Intelligencer, the following,
which is designed to show that we intend
ed to influence and mislead the public,
when we said that the Creeks and Chick
asaws were dissatisfied with the western
country. 'The authority, upon which our
statement was founded, was contained in
a letter from a Cherokee, to whom the in=
formation was communicated by the Chic
kasaws. 'We had no reason to dispute
the correctness of that information, and it
} 1s more than what Col. Brearly or any oth
| er man can say, that we have attempted to
work on the public mind, by means” of
filsehood. It is our hearty desire that
those who emigrate may be contented with
their new homes, for we are sure that if
they are dissatisfled, they cannot do well,
Taking for granted, that we were misin
formed in regard to the country allotted to
the Creeks, we nevertheless cannot change
our opinion of the Country for the Chero
kees. We do not consider Col. Brearly a
good judge in this matter, as he never has
visited this nation, and of course is unfit to
decide on the compar‘ative worth of the two
countries. We have individuals here whom
we consider as capable of telling the truth
as the officers of the Government, and cer
tainly better able to say whether their ag
ricultural interest would be augmented in
case of a renioval—they tell us things quite
different from the statement of Col Brearly.
If we were endeavoringto procure to our
selves the hunter’s advantages, then we
might, herhaps, select the country so much
extolled as a suitable one; but Col. Brearly
should remember that we are \not savages
| or hunters, that we have long since relin
quished “the Buffalo and Beaver,” and
| that we have no distant inclination to re
sume our ancient occupations.
| GENTLEMEN:—II observe in the In
| telligencer of the 2d inst. an article
taken from the Cherokee Phenix,
respecting the country West of the
Mississippi, offered by the Govern
‘| ment of the United Statcs for the fu
ture residence of the Southern In
dians—pretending to state the feel
ings and situation of those Indians
who have emigrated to that country.
As it cannot be presumed that the
publication referred to could make a
ny deep impression on the Indians, it
must have been intended to influence
and mislead the public mind, by
drawing upon the feelings of our cit
izens, whose sympathies for that un
fortunate race of fellow creatures it
is well known are increased in pro
portion to their dependence on us. I |
therefore deem it proper to offer
such information as my knowledge of
their present condition and of the
country allotted to them enables me
to afford.
With respect to the Chickasaws, I
bave not learned that any particular
location has been assigned to them;
but, as it regards the Cherokees,
Choctaws, and Creeks, the provision
made by the government cannot fail
to render them, either ashunters or
cultivators of the soil, far happier than
they now are, or possibly can be in
the country now occupied by them;
particularly the Creeks, with whom
my intercourse has been' such as to
enable me to know the disposition of
all the emigrants, which is, without
one dissenting voice, in favor of their
new country; and lassure you it is
untrue that any have expressed a wish
to return.. On the contrary, not a
single family could be induced, even
at the expense of the government, to
relocate itself permanently in the old
nation. They are placed immediate
ly beyond the Western Territorial
lines of Arkansas, boundeid on the
West, and at no great distance, by
the prairies which extend to the Roc- |
ky Mountains, presenting a barrier to
any further removal. Instead of be- 1
ing surrounded by white people and |
deluged with whiskey from every
quarter, they have but the channel of
intercourse, the rivers generally com
ing from the West on which they are
Tocated, affording them the advantage
of water transportation for the prod
ucts of their labor or hunts, and of re
ceiving in return by steamboats di
rectly from N. Orleans, Cincinnatti,
Pittsburg, &e. &e. all the necessaries
and Juxuries of life which their wants
or their fancies may require. The
lands between the Territorial line of
Arkansas and the Great Prairies are
by far the richest I have ever seen,
beautifully undulated, and well wa
tered, and certainly more congenial to
the rearing of steck of every descrip
tion than any other in the United
States. * Thus, while every induce
ment to the arts of husbandry are in
ereased, and the living rendered se-
N. Y. Com. Adv.
cure and easy, the boundless prairied
will afford a perpetual supply of game
particularly the Buffallo "and the
Beaver, which have been long since
extinet with the Indians on this side
the Mississippi, besides immense
herds of wild horses, an animal in
which they hold in no little estima
tion.
A delegation of five of their most
distinguished men were sent last win
ter to the old nation for the purpose
of explaining the advantages of the
new country, and to do away the
prejudices - created by mischievous
and designing people interested in’
their remaining where they are.—
They were the bearers of numerous’
letters and talks, not one of which I
undertake to say, breathed such a sen-”
timent as that contained in the Pheenix,"
Yours, very respectfully,
D. BREARLY.
Washington City, 4th July 1829.
EDITOR’S PRIVATE CORRESPON
DENCE.
From the Rev. E. Jones, Baptist Mis
sionary at the Valley Townsjdated July
24,
I have the pleasure to say the Gos
pel continues to receive attention at
several places in this region. At our
late monthly meeting four persons
were baptized on a profession of their
faith--stwo full Cherokees, a man
and his wife, and two white females.
Many more are undér serious concern
about the great business of their sal
vation. The Scripture you are go
ing to print is locked for “with much
anxiety.
From agenlleman of high standing lin
the christian community, dated July 9, on
Board a Steam Boat on the North river.
L I have long been desirous of an op
e | portunity of writing to you, and ex
, | pressing my lively sympathy with yow
e | 'and other Cherokee fiiends, whose ac
- | quaintance I have formed, and indeed
- | ofall who are connected with the tribe.
- | I canassure you I have not been an in
- | different spectator of those measures
s | which have recently been adopted for
. | dispossessing the aborigines of their
> | ancient territery. 1 had supposed
- | that whatever other bonds might he
t | broken to gratify a cold hearted and
> | selfish policy—the faith of treaties
7 | would not be questioned, nor sacrific~
-{ed. Butl have been disappointed;
- | and unless a kind Providence inter
| fere to avert the doom, I see not how
- | your people are to be protected from .
| | lawless invasion. ‘That you have the
- | sympathy of many a humane and chris
f | tian heart I know—but alas! how few
| are they who stand ready to relinquish
| private ends for'truth and justice.—
You have many prayers, and these ‘I
| trust will prevail at length and
| save your nation. There are many
| and serious_difficulties attending any
visible & public measures,except that
of petitioning the national government
to interfere and defend you against
aggression. . But even this promises
but dittle good, when that government
has resolved to act upon the pre
sumption of the invalidity of Indian
treaties. I rather choose to say with
the pious Israelite, “My soul wait
thou only upon God.” Let your ef
forts to enlighten and sanctify the
people be unremitted—Let ~ your
schools be multiplied till every Cher
okee child is able to read and” under
stand for himself -Let the whole
tribe have the Bible and enjoy chris
tian Institutions.—-These will be a
greater safeguard than every thing
else: and if you must fall a prey to
lawless cupidity-—you will have a
home in Heaven—where, blessed be
God, the wicked will cease from
troubling, and the weary will be at
rest. 4
I have availed myself of frequent
opportunities to recommend the Phee
nix, which I do for the double reason
that it is intrinsically valuable, and
because it pleads a cause dear to hu
manity. Probably you have re
ceived some accessions to your list
inconsequence, although my name may
not have appeared in connexion with
them.
COLOMBIA AND PERU.
From recent accounts it appears that
hostilities between Colombia and Peru were
likely to be renewed. 'T'he following is
the Proclamation of the Liberator:on the
subject. rot
Head Quarters in Quitn, April 2, 1829
CoLompians: After the pacifica
tion of Pasto, the victory of Tarqui,
and the Convention of Jiron, T turned
to congratulate you on the termination
of those great crises which agitated
the Republic. Kvents so prosperous
