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philanthropists,- r.s chnstinns. Shall
In truth, the United Stales, see these tribes e.xpati Hueu:
Z e .H!!V' ■, , i d0 ''! ? j”“ i:li y e ’ w,Mm so l as . i ! W” l8 «»> feTtfiijoui fre^Iands"udiich a " d heaa ’ un
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much is depending, perhaps on our crisis of their affairs. With respect the gift of the God of the Universe o he tX Z ' n ®. n,easu *; es
excrt,0ns - • 10 ir !r ge . c,0sses of .their subjects ! tvhiSi tcere theirs before a S i e nlndl ns vtS" ^ S0Ut ^'
-the Aborigines and the Slaves-! habitant had set foot on this whole — n,ake a a,n ^ ***
In the consideration of this subject,
^ things should he hept-s.eadily in they are n"l£2irlrUj^ c^^t.and Tty
moval of helndhns "Vi? tl,c -.[ e " j ^mmou Father and Lora of All; and ! thing could strenthen their rights have
r .: al . lhG ,ntwn J\ 1,10 whites (their future condition will probably ! been secured to them m. n,n* m-t
(y-tive cents per square for the lirst inser
tion,. am’ thirty-seven and a half cents for
each continuance; longer ones in propor
tion.
P3*A11 letters addressed to the j
0*1 pai,d, \vill receive due attention.
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moval of the Indians. The whites ilhei
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.iv.ij.jii, awl liaVc « l.rgS lom.ovv '-offHanrT.'XWr E^ily hath < ; 3^jhDu'hemXimS'oKli'uS ^
land assigned them, how long l ed Ilia favor toward them as a Com-
p.ould it be before thg wave of while niunity.
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tract.
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AGENTS FOR Tllft CHEROKEE
PIICENIX.
The following persons are authorized to
•eeeiye subscriptions and payments for the
Cherokee Phiunix.
Messrs. PmnfcG &. Williams, No. 20
Market St. Boston,-Mass.
OsbiGa M. Thacy, Age at of the A. 11.
C. ft. M. New York.
Her. A. I). Eddy, Canandaigua, N. Y.
Tito.mas Hastings, Utica, N. Y.
1 Pollard &. Convkrsg, Richmond, Va.
■ ’ It V. Jhsir.s Campbell, Beaufort, S. C.
, William Moultiuje Reid, Cliailcston,
Col. Geo nor.’ Smith, StalesviRe, w. r.
t jEREMlAII Austil, Mobile, Ala.
Usv. Cvues Kinusbury, Mav'hew, Choc-
aiv Nation.
Cant. William Robestson, Augusta,
population would overtake them, and
they be exposed to encroachments
similar to those now experienced. Has
there ever hecti a time when good land
in possession of the Indians", has not
been an object of desire to the whiles?
Atuhis it not visionary to hope that
such a time will ever come? Dut
the country west of the Arkansas ter
ritory, on which it is proposed to lo
cate the Indians, is dcscribied ’
iiajor Long, an authorized
the government, as uninhabitabl
Other travellers describe it as a | question a party question
boundless prairie, dcstilufo of run-1 should suppose to be a thin* irnnossi-
nmg water a great part of the year, fble. Great principles ofnalurr 1 and
I be told that all this is idle
prenheing”—that I have entirely mis
taken the policy of Georgia in refer-
ence to the Gherokees—that she tins
no thoughts of compelling them to cm-
igiate? 1 am astoflisiied that sucii an
rigids j ‘■‘•’fpedient should be resorted to, to-
as communities, and enslaved upon j f l uie * the, friends of the Indians and to
their own soil/ It matters not by ' ,va J'd ofl public remonstrance, ft is
what means they are driven off or ex- a » >»sult offered to the common stnso
terminated.. We may as well push
them into the Pacific at the point ot
the bayonet, as crush them under the
iron hand of oppression at home.
Who are we, that look so calmly
|!wk “ .4. Z A A
if.r-1 Vi 'T 01,1,18 attempt to tyrannize over a
J N ]1 ,^u.se of Kcprescrdatives ' portion of our fellow beings? The
utappuhend,^ lobe the theme of | descendants of the patriots of the
r H KlC fnjlinfp 111 llmt Krwlv il im.1 • .
onhenation. What? Tell the Indians;
{°: f -'M^tbcul^ if not: Revolution. «ho rcVistVd c«r«» hlflod
cscri5od by in he co-ordinate braucli ef (he Le-jthe unjust imposition of the paltriest
.d ageuTcd i g'sbture. I) ' 8 rumoured, that there I t ax f Shall we deny to others the
inhabitable. *is a disposition to make the Indian I iustice «■« rl.-...nn,l i
This
and a small portion only of which is 1 national law
wooded. The Cherdkees who. have | als, lie at th „ ,, 13 .„ .... - .
v isited it, conlirqi these statements, n question not merely what is cxnr IV' • U .’ C>
Will a removal, therefore, under ei- dient, but what is rWit. We do Lt V'"' f ! C8 - ,f
(her qI these circumstances, bo like-1 say that what the committee of each n ' crtan ' J,t ' 1 - v 111
lv »o >><•»- "■» —11*IK- -f .... .... I House of Con;,“s osc^'i Mcl '' ««“ “*»W »>"'
i gard to thisynailer, is not right.
justice we demand for ourselves'?
" p | . Let us, by .the multitude and the
J energy of our memorials, show that
"o arc not ihdjffcrent in this CRISIS.
ivoo,. Clt . The Choi^ 3 ivbo-. h.™ I^ iDl |
gns upon the trill* s«o
in our power. . Then,
ly Id Mlcr the coinlilion of iho In- i flm.se of (W^i (1^ "'j*! K-hT 1,1 °," r <>,en * *
dians? •| tro .. ( i tn / • t I, . ’ ' c . j 08 >‘.mle S3 , ,i IV ,H j, c a consoling re-
rpi a . .. . , !r,‘ I'ii».matter is not right. But. membrnnee that we did wbat" we
1 ho Second thing, relates to the 'I 0 f l uc 'Sfion, whether it he or be not i cou!
extension of the laws of the states o-! is onp. which must and will he
yer the Indians,
measure extolled in
to avert the threatened evil.
We have seen this i debated, and decided, upon other j From the Neiv York Observer,
n very warm terms. 1,,a » P a fly principles.—hit. MEftTlN.GS
ijn. William Robestson, Aug
a corgi a.
Col. James Tore, ucllcfontc, Ala.
But to us it appears, we must con
fess,-a measure of doubtful utility,
even should the Indians be admitted
1( ’ a ^ B 10 privileges of cilizens'.iip.
«lie Indians have ever been governed
bylaws, usages* and customs essen-
iifiliy Rirtc-—. j,. •i-doy
are not- therefore, prepared to adopt i V* 1 ' 1
From tho Journal of Humanitv.
MEMORIALS IN FAVOR OF THE
INDIANS.
e want your country aud ( you had
setter leave it,*—\ou can never bo
quiet arid happy here?” and then, be
cause they do not take your advice,
cut it up into counties, declare all
their laws and usages, alter a certain
da), 1o be null and void, and substi
tute Inr-fivlrtctr It Is know n they com.
not live major; and then turn round
and coolly tell the world, “(J , VC mean
no compulsion! The farthest in the
world from it! If these people choose
to slay, why by all means let them re**
main where they are.” Theae '*£,
the lender mercies of wlfu li vm sh. H
undoubtedly learn more in dup Jinae
And it till amounts to this. * -You liavg
got a tine farm and I want if. it
makes a notch in a corner ef mine.—^
1 will help you to move fa-e hundred
miles into the yrjJdrrntss, and.lherq
give you more and better land, which
you may cultivate and enjoy will out
molestation^ \ l as - long as' grass gi’ows
and water runs.!’* . Vt\u pa^go:—
how-eve*, dojust as you please. I shall
never resort to any pthor compulsion,.
our institutions at once. Doing so
would expose them to all the ineon-
v euionros of ignorance, and conse
quently inability to contend with the
cupidity and avarice of the whites.
But “
S^fDXAEffi.
I INOS AT WHfTF.STOWN IN
BEHALF OF THE INDIANS.
Agreeably to previous notice, a
meeting of the inhabitants of the (own J than just to lay you under certain re-
of Whitestown was held at the Brick i ecssary restictiers. Pe'iliaps.forinv
The period lias arrived when there | (ScliopI House, in the village ‘ of] 5talu ‘e, as I am the strongest .cwbyou
!ueufafti 0 liJ , f-5#i 11 , 1 necessity for ini-i .Whitesborough, cn Monday eve'nina, (have more land than you w'ai«v 1 ,l,u 7
part of our countr>.‘''if'wo'Mta : ^|L fik - 0 Uvo 1,s »' ds ; 01 ,1, 1 ,ee fo ?“ 1 V",' .1
of memorializing Congress in it gat'd ; tonipn/ruii. blay upon u hat is 1«: t if
to the condition and treatment of tlie ,) 11,1 vhoosc. I may also Hud jl tic os?
Indians41 iihin th*; snvtrral states ami j s - a D’ as ‘'y ou B'r your hor.se rif
terptoriss of the United States, a.rd j J’® 1 * should not give it up. I maybe
pnrticulaily of those within the State j ul ’' v > e p 10 theUisagiecoble tieessi.y i f
of Georgia. S. Newton Dexter, was j chaining ivu to a ling belt and givina;
save tho Indians from destruction, and
our ov.ii nation from perfidy. We have
bemr, slumbering on this great sub
ject in an apathy which is deeply
criminal in itself, and portentous to
all our interests as a Christian peo-
Tho question now depending as il j'oxtemled her laws over
is understood by multitudes -of in- j w it'uiu her bounds. The?
Jelligcut men, in nearly all. parts of; taken effect; and we
\ve arn not left to conjecture, — — ~ - , .
what would bo the. result in the vr>(5 i P ,e * Lofig since it ivasoui duty to'appointed Chainnan, and Harvey I C*1 a > L 'W' sinu.aiy stupes—not tQ'
uodor consideration. Mississir-ff l, os ■ have thoroughly examined this sub- j lljndgtt, Secretary. After several jCc%i€.t) ou to t.eo lrom yoyt; halnva-
Ihu United States is thi$ “Shall the
people of the United States faithfully
observe the solemn treaties, which
they have made with the Clierokecs
and.other li^Uan nations—according
to (fie tide intent, and meaning of
those engagements, and the updevr
standing of the parties?”. Evciy per
son may be ready to ask, on hearing
this question, “can there be anv
doubt haiv this question must be r
Iivered?” AVe would answer no
B ur government disposed to a*” f
lie eternal rules of right
4>ut recent occurrences v-
* ; >, . • nave ted us
to tear, that concer . t., i:„.
sihieolUir nation "S, ,‘¥ '“‘>w
Ub ....alitor "'!U 0 '>'P".S’ **
N >lem ^ptfitjpq,.. and m the
face" of a obligalipns. It is now
■gravely ^Vlarqd, that tho Indian
fcommuii’dicWarc'not nations;; that trea
ties them are not binding.
JJ.’Ua't S'ivCt as Indians are concerned,
fexpcdi^icj/ is file only rule of morali-
W;iml even , the President, and
Secretary of War, have repeatedly
jold the Gherokees and Choctaws,
|*iat they cannot be protected against
the laws of Georgia, Alabama, and
Mississippi,—and all these positions
vve find are reiterated .by.lhe jcccnt
ire ort of Mr. While ti$ the.. Senate.
And now when we sec $u-these thiijgs,
^ud remember that“ 8e If*»ntci erf is
( au overmatch for hertevoleuce,” we
'feel greatly concerned lost the char
g ter of our country should be tarn
hlied, and the Cherokees, and oVlier
tribes should experience great injus
tice. If ever there was,a time when
the people of * the United States,
were called upog to raise their voice
in notes of remonstrance, it is
Jhe nresent.' T^Vlf question c.oi’cerps
^onperns t|» as »
ver tb^ indians ijcp.tv;—‘‘to liave known the worst, and ! addresses to the meeting, S. N. Dex-
Phe? t ? jjpvc 10 haveliceii prepared for it.” j ter, Gen. Theodore Still, Rev. Elou
told by a | Tlie probablp consequence of our j G*alu§hn, !)r. Llizur olcscley; and
Vcm the Choc- nnatliv now stares us iu tlie face. The i 1 u ’ tro appointed a
gentleman recently !i ora Uie XThoc- 1 apathy - . ...
law nation, that t' j)f5 consequejie *s | designs in regard to the oppression of j Committee to prepare a memorial —
have already b^u most disastrous, j the Indians and the violation of those" J^ht? meeting was khen(adjourned until
All the saluti* r y regulations of the solemn treaties, on tho inviolability of
of the chiof ^ iclatjpg .fo intemper- : which-lhey have relied for protection,
ance hav'j annulled—tho traders | sc“m on the very eve of execution,
have G^ mc in; riot and drunkenness | The Committees to which this sub-
18 WjAn prevalentand there is dan- ijcct has been referred in' both lions-
tre ii. 4 m a !-■• i i ' • n \. _ l l i* a-. . * • .
Friday evening, March I9tli.
On Friday evening the inhabitants
met pursuant to adjoin nitienf. Gen.
Still, from the Committee'to whom
w as referred the. subjec t of drawing
.e that atl the schools will be broken | si>g q{ Congress have i:e-pOi'tt ,, .l unfa- j U P a 1,1 e
up—and alt the missionary operations i vorahly to the rights arut welfare ol ? elll ®d a
suspended. | these unfortunate tribes. I he ques- 1 * . . .% . j -ikukij—mm iu:n;uui-siTHiti mu m hid-
Now we put it U> tho consciences j tion, though involving the moral char- 11,8 ® 8Cr ® 11 7 ‘»en oticrred me toi-, region destined far the futuie residence of
of tlie fi iends of justice and humanity, j niter of our whole nation, and the in- j'bevmg rcsohition, w u
of liberty and religion, if something j teres's, temporal aud eternal, of «d by tlie Kcv._ lx. ut
ought not speedily to lie done, to ar-1 more than sixty thousand human be- ll,iaas jy adopted:
rest ihe evils imnendln.-r over the lie- ! im.e in nm* iimvei* tins Qivsiiinofl o nar. Uesoloea, tll.it III li.
lion, the incment you can get loose^
(for compulsion, ofall .things, 1 abhor)
but just to induce you to cniigri (e
willingly ’’ Tjiis my fi igmls, is the
kind of/'-cc agency taught in the i,cwr
| school of metaphysics, which the Ii di*
a ns must learn and exercise whet cr
lliyy w ill ot not—hut as nosucb^chool
is yet established in this part of the
land, we must be excused inadheiing;
lor the present, to cur old fashioned
notions about free agency, public faith
memorial to Congress, pro-!', ,
™ 1 i and common honesty.
mcmoiial, which was unan-
accepted by the meeting.—*1
rest the evils impending over the do-j ings in our power, has'assumed n pa
voted heads of the “sons of the for- ty aspect, and threatens to he treat-
est.” The remedy for these evils
lies in the po vor of the general go\-
ernment. Lej the people then make
use of-the only constitutional means
in (heir power, mid by petition, re
monstrance, and argument, induce our
-carers if possible to Save our nation
fsanr the deep and deadly sin of bo
oming the “oppressor oT tlie inno
cent.”— Cincinnati Cltr. Jour.
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
The following remarks, from the
London Missionary Register for Feb*
low
cd solely as a party measure.
In this crisis every individual
•Query—Iloir lengdorstauter run inthfc-
gion destine ’
lowing resolution, w hich was second-j (lie Indians?
Galuslia, mid tir.an-
| NORTH AMEfelCAN REVIEW^
he opinion of this. The author of the pamplet on Gov.
meeting, the government of the Uni- j Cass’ article in the last number qf the
ted Stales, iu its numerous treaties North American Review, treats that
called upon to act. An Mpmuioo of "'O'y •«« '.n.to. n.ty aclino., lodped
of the m.bSn voice is dcn.amlml move I '*•«>»• i»dc|icn»«vl.na .onal
ccncial, immediate, ami eaciROlic, i ?" J has I’ •?"«' " !l) " nJ “'f“J
i).n» has ever vel been made. There ly S"»v»n ifd ll,™- pP*vn,e nghl and
is no limn for hesitation. At sad, ! “1°. " lle , ? 1 w " Pg
• i .1 • „ sess; and that an extension .pi state
periods as this we must act lor* par „ r
1 ,-i i. inrisdiction over 111 e s e lands li.cfoic
country, or we sikiII soon liavou, , ,. , , ,, ,
none which is worth defepdtqg.
Every village and town, which lias
not yet memorialized on the subject,
should do now.,. The business ought
not to he deferred a moment. It
•ruary, ujll show how the Indian| may.b.o. even now, too late. - Yet it
Question is regarded by the wise and I never can he useless to declare our
good in Europe. Tlio rtiader will notice j hatred, to oppression, and qar love ol
the Inaccuracy of calling these In- justice and benevolence,
dians “siihjecU” of the United j “Here is our home,”-. say (lie
State?.— Vi Clhron. . . {Choctaws, “our dwelling places, «ur
The wb'de body of Indians within! fields, oar schools, and all onr friends:
the UnKed States appears to he, ae-1 and under w> arc the dust mid bones of
cording to a lateesliiualo of the War { our forefathers. Why talk |o. us a-
Qepartmont, 309,392. Efforts are bout removing? Wo always hear
miiLiiiflp i/n vnmnvA ihn e.liipl bodies ! such counsel with deep grid in our
can see, just severity. We will
quote a single passage, after reading
which, no honest man can ever quote
Gov. Cass as authority.
There is a decision of the Supreme
Court of New-York,, w hidi rests
upon the ground (hat the. sir ii tribes
of Indians remaining in that state awe
the Indian title is quietly anil peace
ably extii'.gAUShed, wonlil he a direct | not now independent sovereignties. --
violation of solemn treaties, dishonor-! Of this* Gov. Cass has taken pain to
ing.es .among the nations of the earth.
filed, That the proceedings of the
mottling he ..authenticated by the
Chairman and Secretary, and with
the memorial be transmitted to Con-
ffresfl
S. NEWTON DEXTERS,
Chainnan.
HARVEY BLODGET, Secretary.
OUR
making'to rempve the chief bodies j such counsel w i>h deep g
further westward; but the measures hearts.” ,
|n progress for this end. incur tbe| Will the people of the United
severe reprobation tff conscientious i States endure to look in silence, and
INDIAN RIGHTS. AND
DUTIES.
This is the title of an address deliv
ered at Amherst, Hartford. &c. by
Rev, He man Humprey. D. D. It is
'a spirit-klirnng appeal to the nndcr*
avail himself to the utflios^,.. .'J lic
pamphlet before us, after showing
that if the Onridas have “lost their
independence,” il by no means follow?
that the Gherokees have lost theirs,
prcuyoAiJs ac ftdloty*. .
Wo have not done with tiffs matter,
touching the Indians in the State of
New York. It would seem that the
supreme Court of that state ivaa
mistaken, as to the condition of the
remnants of tribes remaining lhere.—$
Though we entertain a Sincere res--
peet for the Chief Justice, ao3 consi*.
der him a very able and a U P*.
right lJudge, j«U it is du« teitfbw:| l
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