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■a*-** CIIEIiOKEE ElIOENIX AND INDIANSUbTOCATE. citizens or their own soil. It is ne cessary that you adopt such measures as will cause and eftuct the removal of such intruders as may be found m possession of improvements abandoned by emigrants. By the 8 h article of the treaty of Holrton, 1791, it i* stipulated, “If any citizen of the Uni ted States, or other person, not being on Indian, shall settle on any of the Cherokee land, such person shall for feit the protection of the United States and the Cherokees may punish bira or not, as they please. I submit, for your further luforma* li on a copy of a communication from hit excellency Wra- Carroll, Govern or of Tennessee, under instructions from Ihie Secretary of War, and also * copy of the reply given by the Ex ecutive Council. A crisis seems to be fast approach ing when the final destiny of our na tion must be scaled. The preserva tion and happiness of the Cherokee •people are at stake, and the United {States must soon determine the issue • _we can only look with confidence to the good faith and magnanimity of the “General Government, whose precepts and profession inculcate principles of liberty and republicanism, and whose obligation are solemnly pledged to f ive us justice and protection. Our renties of relationship ore based up on the principles of the federal con- atitution, and 60 long aB peace and .good faith are maintained, no power, Jave that of the Cherokee Nation and the United States jointly, can legally xhange them. Much, therefore, de pends on our unity of sentiment and firmness of action, in. maintaining those sacred rights, which we' have *cver enjoyed; and in deliberating up* 'on this subject, our minds should be .matured with that solemnity, its great importance demand. But if, ‘contrary to all expectation, the Uni ted States shall withdraw their so- Jenin pledges of protection, utterly .disregard their plighted faith, de prive us of the right of. self Govern ment, and wrest from us our laud— dhen, in the deep anguish of our mis fortunes, we may^ustly say, there is no place of security lor us no con fidence left that the United Slates will be more just and faithful toward us in the barren prairies of the West, than when we occupied the soil in herited from the Great Author ol our existence. JNO. ROSS. 45y the Principal Chief GEO. LOW RET, Assistant Principal Chief. Tn our last wr stated that the General Council was organized on Monday, and £he message road on Tuesday, i he Mcs- ,sage wa not read on 'i uesday, hut on Wednesday. Wf wish to give our readers a sattsfao <ory account of the proceedings of the two houses during the present session, J or this purpose the Clerk of the Council has Jundly furnished us the abstract of the jour nal of that house which follows the doings „<efthe Committee for publication. COMMITTEE. Thursday, Oct. I5f/i. tin motion of Mr. Gunter, a reso lution was adopted, to which the .council agreed, suspending the law passed Nov. 8th, 1828, authorizing the Treasurer to issue permits for the ^introduction of white men into the na tion. Mr. Vann of Coosewoteeintroduced ja bill for the relief of Ehward Adair, George, and John, eacli of whom had horse sold under the stray law of 1820, previous to the amendment of -J826, hut had failed to recover Baid Jiorses. After »orne discussion the bill wal rejected. A resolution was received from the Council on the subject of intermar xiages, Which Was read and laid on the | able. Friday, Oct. lCllr. On motion of I). Vann, the resolu tion from the lower House, on the subject of intermarriages, was taken Up and read. After some inquiries and conversation it was laid over and ttiade tile order of the day for Satur day. The. Committee went into a con- iVtderaiion of so much of the Principal Chief’s message ns selates to the bourse of proceedings adopted by em igrants, in disposing of their improve ments to citizens of the United States, <nnd that part of the message which recommends some measures, under the Holston treaty of 1701, for the removal of such citizens of the U n ited SOfites out of the nation. After some discussion, the subject was de ferred until Monday next for further consideration. On motion of Jos. Vann, a resolu tion was adopted, requiring those per sons who have buildings on lllfe pub lic square in Ecliota to remove them, and making it unlawful for anjr per son hereafter to build upon the saute, under the jenalty of $100. Monday], Oct. 20lh. On motion of D. Vann, the resolu tion on the subject of intermarriages tvas again taken up. After consider able discussion, Mr. Jos. Vann w ith drew the resolution he had offered to the House as a substitute for the one j passed by the Council. The resolu tion as received from the Council was then adoptc V COUNCIL. Monday Oct. 12. ' The National Council cbnvened a- greeably to -adjournment, from the last session of 1828,tor business. The Clerk of the Council, Alexan der McCoy, having taken his scat to attend to the duties of his appoint ment; it was, by m-rtion of Mr. Charles Reece of Chieknmauga, objected- to his continuance itl the discharge ol his duties for the following reasons. 1st In this, lie had made it his personal interest in the acceptance of a prom ised reward, of a horse, to exert his influence in the Council, td effect the acknowledgement of the Elliots, as true descendants of Cherokee pardrtts, and to have them admitted as citizens of this Nation tyith all the privileges of native born citizehS. 2d. In this, that he, the said clerk did suffer and permit, officers of Hit-. United States, during the recess of the Council to value his house and im provement, for the benefit of Edward Hicks, an Arkansas emigrant, and thereby committed violence to the feelings of his countrymen and afforded evidence of his, disloyally to the Na tion, and consequently unworthy to possess the confidence of the Council. Therefore unanimously agreed, that lie be discharged from the servit e of the Council, as no longer deserving the appointment of Clerk aforesaid. The Speaker of the house, nul hav ing arrived. Sleeping Rabbit was call ed to the chair, and an election was held for a new Clerk of the Council, to fill the vacancy occasioned by (lie dismission of A. McCoy. Three can didates being nominated, to wit: John Ridge, Stephen Foreman, and Elijah Hicks, the first,on counting the votes, was duly elected. The House having appointed Messrs. Charles Ileecc and Archibald Camp bell, a Committee to notify the Prin cipal Chief, that they went now or ganized for business and prepared to receive any communication he tnay wish to make: adjourned to meet the next day at 9 o’clock. Tuesday, Oct. 13. The house convened, hut did not proceed to business, until Ihe arrival of the Clerk elect, at 11 o’clock, when on motion of Mr. Parris of Hickory Log, he w as qualified agree ably to law as Clerk of the National Council, by the Hon. Andrew Ross, one of the Judges of tlie Supreme Court of ihe Cherokee Nation. • The house then proceeded to the consideration of a memorial, submit ted by Mctoy, claiming his scat as member of the Council, dom ing his removal out of Taquohee District, and objecting to the election of Chob* wahlookee of said District to till his place. ‘Pile Council on inquiry, was convinced of liis relinquishment of-his plantation to his son, and that he had commenced another, in Amohec Dis trict, and was there settled, which was considered equivalent to a resig nation; his memorial w as therefore re jected. Ordered by llio Council, that a messenger be despatched to notify Choow ahlookec of this decision and request liis attendance in Council. The Council then proceeded to a- dopt seven rules for their Govern ment, and after a little discussion a- greed to receive them.' On mo tion of Mr. Parris, the House adjourn ed until to-morrow, 9 o’clock. Wednesday Oct■ 14. The National Council convened a- greealily to adjournment. The Prin cipal Chief read his message in pres ence of the Council and National Committee, and submitted other doc uments for their information, the pe rusal and explanation of which occu pied the whole day. The house ad journed to 9 o’clock to-morrow* Thursday Oct. 15. On motion of James Bigbey a res olution was adopted and sent to tllfe Committee for concurrence respect ing intermarriages, defining the privi lege of such as become citizens of the nation by marriage. Friday Oct. \Qlh. Chutvalooge of Dahquoce District was qualified and took his seat as member of the Council. On motion of Mr. Recco of Clllck- amatign, the House tool: up' a bill, providing for the appointment of a Ward, or keeper of the public build- tile house or not. Being an aslhmat* ic and quite umvell;' 1, pressed the question no further. However, in a few minutes, she had me enough pro cured, out of a bee stand which stood a few paces distant from the house, to have done me for twenty meals.— This was relieving the sick indeed, for I had previously called for the article more than one hundred limes in my travels through Georgia, but never did they move out of their position to pro cure any for me, although my situa tion was truly necessitous, on the ac count that it would relieve me very ihgs—which was passed and 'Sent to much of the distressing complaint the other House for concurrence. Saturday Qctv llth. The House met $it 9 0 clock a- greeably to adjournment. The mem bers of the National Committee having j entered the Council room, the two i branches of the Legislature, in Com- j mittee of the whole, proceeded to (lie j election of executive Counsellors for j the ensuing year. Major Ridge, William ilicks and Major Waters, were reelected. .Monday Oct. 13th. At two O'clock, Nonchawee, a criminal, who had been condemned to die on tliat day, by the circuit court of Aqilrthee District for the murder of Ahmahyouliah, appeared before the table of ti e Clerk, having a petilion in liis hand with upwards of fifty Signatures; praying that he may lie leprieved. The members of the NationalCotii mi ttep .entered the Council room &.I rink tlieir seats. The petition was read and interpretedDn- 'o the Cherokee language by the Clerk of the Council. After short addresses, the question was put. shall tlib prisoner lie reprieved or not?— yens 34. frays 3. A resolution for the reprieve of the prisoner wtis then drawn and signed and sent to the prin cipal Chief for liis approval. He be ing absent, the Assistant principal Chief put his signature to the instru ment. The prisoner was then set at liberty. [It appeared from the evi dence by which lie was convicted, that, the murder was not premeditat ed or wilful. The criminal did Ihe fatal deed under mitigating circum stances.] ~ raw ’ 28Bbe iT~ with which 1 was afflicted. Thus we see that the savages, as they are termed by a great many, have equalled, if not far excelled, tlu: civilized in point of hospitality. AT nous. w — ui.ujw.m. vx ewwaatCT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, IS29. Our readers will find, in another part of our paper, some of the proceedings of the Cherokee Legkdalure. The first impres sion, which the roadingofthese proceedings will create, will naturally he, that the Cherokees Ire determined to pltrrue the Course they have commenced, notwith standing th - * Jaw ofGeoiiria, which declares all IfuVs and usages of the Nation, null and void, after the first of June, 1880. This arbitrary act of the state has never been, nor will it ever he acknowledged, on the pru t of the Cherokees. As long as they are conscious of the justice of their cause, and the upjust proceedings ofthe State, they cannot tamely agree to have tlieir rights wrested from them, rights which they ha\c always possessed and exercised, and which have been from time to time secured and guarantied by the faith of the United Slates. NYe have seen the ‘‘exposition*’ of the Commissioners of the United States who negotiated the treaty ofthe Indian Springs. In this document, Campbell and Meri wether, who ought certainly to be good witnesses in the case, say, they did not purchase any lands north ofthe Cherokee boundary line, that is from the Buzzard Boost to the mouth of Wills Creek. If the treaty of the Indian Springs was in force, the stale of Georgia could not appeal to it to support her claim. The conduct of the present executive then in refusing to re* move the intruders, is certainly surprising, lftfieland in dispute is not the property ol thc Cherokees, it belongs to the Creeks, for they have never relinquished it anil the United States are as much bound to re move intruders 6n the soil of the Creeks, as she is bound to repior e those on Chero kee soil. But the disputed land docs not belong to the Creeks, it is the property of the Cherokees. SUMMARY Communicated, INDIAN HOSPITALITY. Travelling a feiv weeks since In tile Cherokee Nation, I and a gentle man called at u house, 12 or 14 tnilcs from Neivloivn, to get breakfast. In going in, I inquired of n Voting Indian girl who appeared td be the fn inciple band in preparing breakfast, if they had ni y honey. She replied she did not kpetv whether there was any in ^ graced fnHrtr,bnd y poorfather Unci The frequency of recent arrivals J from Europe has reminded the editors j of the New York Gazette ol'a printer I in Massachusetts, who enlarged his paper beeyu.se be had got ‘thirteen 1 months behind hand with foreigunews. * According to the Monmouth En quirer, there are in New Jersey n- bovt fifty forges and furnaces, em ploying altogether obodt fifteen hun dred hands. A writer in the Providfcficc Ameri can concludes a long notice of the Siamese hoys with these words: • the animal world is full (/wonders, from the Siamese boys down to the lowest species of life, a double yolhcxl e gg-,' The Siamese boys, which have at tracted so much notice in Boston, have arrived in New York, and are to be exhibited at the Masonic Hall. The Killingworth, -Uon. veterans, it tvould appear, were a giant r&ce. Among a company of sixty-four men raised in that town at Hit Commence ment rtl the revolutionary war, not one was less thnntmr jeet high, atui n is said they r.ll did their duty IJolingshed, who was contemporary with Queen Elizabeth, informs us, ‘ there were very f< w chimneys (in England in his time) even in the capi ta 1 towns; the lire was laid to the wall, and the sin ke issued out at the roof, or door, or window. The houses were wattled and plastered over v ith clay, and all the furniture and uten sils were wood. The people slept on straw pallets, will) a Jog of wood for a pillow.” A correspondent of the National Intelligencer recommends Toasted or Bund Bread as an aflectbal remedy for the intermittent or ague. An old lady in YVilbraham, Mass, in her 8l)th year, has several times spun 40 knots of woollen yarn per day. A hog which wheighs 1400 lbs. lias been raised in Poullney, Yt. and it is intended to send him to New York and Washington for exhibition. There is no mistake about liis being a whole hog. 'Fite N ew York Journal of Com merce announces that a gentleman in that city lias made a discovery of a cure for dyspepsia. The remedy is not promulgated. An Edinburgh paper states, that “the sinail-pox is extremely preva lent amongst tlie higher class ol soci ety. It seems to have been now (says the paper) thoroughly ascertained that the preventive quality ol vaccin ation wears out in seven or eirht years.” Gatnbrcnsjs, Bishop of St. David's says, ‘‘It was the common vice of the English, from their hirst settlement in Britain, to expose (heir children and relations to sale;” and it also ap pears, ‘-that the wife of Earl Good win, who was sister to Canale, (he Danish king of England, made great gain by the trade she made of buying up English youths and tuaids to sell to Denmark.” A simple Irish girl in Philadelphia, told her mistress the had heard peo ple talk In this country of a lit of the blues, and remarked that she supposed that she was going to have one, at the same time showing her linger with a felon upon it. Patriot. A young white man and a black man lately stole $4400 from a vessel at New YOrk, to which thtf belong* ed. There is no escape for criminals. They were pursued, and oveitaken frt Connecticut, and all but $200 recovered. 7 The w hite man immedi ately confessed the robbery, and ad dressing bis associate; said, “/ told you how it would be. Mow I am dis- mother are disgraced also. / tape * shall it hanged for it.” On the trial* of the coiouieu man, who ref used tqi confess, the oilier said they were both drunk when they committed the crime. Indian Shrewdness.— IJe thai delivi eretli it unto thee .hath the greater sin. ‘‘I ani glad,”,said Ihe Rev. Dr. Y s to the chief of Little Ota* was, “that you do not drink whiskey, but it grieves me to find that your people use, so much of it.” “Aye, yes! ’ as h/s fixed an impressive eye upon the Doctor, which commune,<H ted the reproof before he uttered it, “wc Indians use a great ileal of whis key, but we don't make it.” II cslchesler Herald. .Kupolcon fy an English Sailor. The following anecdote appears in fc' recent French paper. while tlidT French troops were encamped at Bologne, public attention was much excited by tin: dan-.:.; attempt at esv cape made by .ah English sailor.—* This person having escaped from tin/ depot, and gamed the borders of the. sea, the woods of whwh served bin! for concealment, constructed with lit- other instrument, than n knife, a boat entirely of the bark pf trees. Wherf the weather was-fair,, ho mounted a, tree anil looked out lor an Eii'dish, (lag; and having at hut observed tv British Utilizer he ran to the riioro with his boat, on his hack, • < k w hen he was about, to thrust himself to the, mercy (<f the waves he n as pursued* arrested, rttul lorded with chains. Ev; cry body ih the armv was anxious to. sco the Imat, and Napoleon, havinrrat length heard of lire affair, rent for thd sailor and interrogated him. ‘•You must,” said Napoleon, “havh .tied n great desire to tee your country a* gain, since you could rcsolvfe to tnisf yourself on the open sen in so frail i< bark.” “No,” said the sailor, but' a poor and infirnt mother, whon I wr/ anxious to sec!” “And you jshal! see her, said Napoleon.giving at the saitv; time orders to set him t liberty *"T bestow upon him a cau-dderable sum of money for his mother, obseiving that she mtisti be u good mother niv had so a foil a sou.” At (■anav.dr.igu*, a boy nind years <f age killed himself Ly“ drinking w hiskey—to which it is said lie was encouraged, by a being calicu a man. A Mobile rarer states that tlup Presbyterian Clinch recently erected in that • itv, with which the Rev. 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G t Ty i/iLGr* onyty. j- m* oncf* ’PoiS U»yJE. .i<l\GoTW'* ic ni, o^orT zbsiiqoeii.aw oV. ^wy^ PB IiM*l. , OOnWBKWHWWk R emaining in tii« p.ist oifiee ai • New Ecliota, Oct. t, 1839, YV alter Adair, Esqr; Andrew Apnedi Jcsejih Crutchfield; John Davis; Itev; Francis F.der,2; Lydia Graytfon; F.lijsli H;cl(s, F.sijr. Georgs Lamun; Richard llusii, a. A. WORCESTER, P. M. Ort, 21, 1829. S3 3 ■L'dLMifS OF TIlE CHEROKEE NATION -Ft)U SALE HEREh