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' tieiiiiT* ben mttlcivbich Lave secured^ should therefore cherish an increased
! to the Cherokee* the right* affimed toj z-al, atfd an abiding hope for the per
nates ideas of hi'" self,” s-U’* Mr. j them by the Supreme Court.
''Locke, “yet Kevin* furnished us with , H(|| ElCftHpnc y t h«, n R < ,that the ene
th«* faculties our minds are endowed • m ^ n #fthe p, e81 d 0 »t and of Georgia suc-
witb, he hath not left himsotf without j cwrfp j in preventing a treaty being made
e witness; since wo have sense, per- ^ wi|fc Cherokees, and tK« arrogant re
ception, nod rcasuu, and cat not want p i vof , he Cherokees to Ifce propositions.—
B elehr proof of him, as ” W * i We feel no hesitation to say t* this state-
carry ourselves shonl us. 1 o show-, . ^ ^ pnemirg of lhe President
therefore, , that we are c »P" b ® n<1 of Georgia, have had no jnfldei.ee
Vnewtng that is, being j wi(h thc chrro kees,in iheir rejections ofa
thire is a Go , an » , treaty, this grave snbject have been from
by thiBcaviainty, I thtnk imc 'mmeLi.. exclusively under the
ewe existence. I think it is beyond j the people.
question, that man has a clear percop-; Agaiu . His Excellency states that the
lion ! *f bif own hem?; h* know? « er- o( - t | ie Cherokees to the propositions
tai'dy that h« exist#,&* hat he i* some , ‘evinces a mast arrogant and uneompro-
tliiog In Ihi- «<;xt p . ce^ m ’ | mising spirits The reply which the Gov-
hv an inturive certainly, that barn, ® 1 1 . . ,
ny an uuu . n - r08 | ; ei not has reference to, is ‘hat gnen to the
nothing can *° >0‘ * I two ri«rilt Secretary of vVar at the July Council and
borne that can do ffqueuo two n«rni, t •
°{J If therefore, J' e know them J ah-cadv published by us. W e must here
' *■ ' ail evident take the liberty ol correcting in a few
eternity words, thc view which the Governor has
The t*.«uncil after re-
i
is some real being, it •»
dew^nstrstioo, that from - , .
tbniM lias been something: since w hat, taken ot our reply.
Was not fruin eternity had a beginning, , jeeting (he propositions, called the nt'en-
end .vhat had a beginning must be ! tion of the President to their former dccir-
petuatibn ot our Irec and lisppy-insti
tut ions-- foThfc Irtilhs-of history,do not
authorize the belief, that we ar® to
enjoy tbe inestimable blastings o( lib
erty .and free’ government, founded on
principles ^of. equal rights, without
vigilance and constunt exertion on the
part of Hid, people, who are the only
legitimate source of governmental
power.
1 Our conflicts with Federal usurpa
tion at 1 ® not yet an end: the events ol
the past hear have afforded us new
cause for distrust and dissatisfaction
Contrary to the enlightened opinions,
and just expectations oi the people of
this, and every other dilate to the
Union, a majority of the Ju-igi s o!
tho Supreme- Cnu.it of the Uiti.ed
Slates, have not only assumed juris
diction in the cases of Wotcfster and
Butler, hut Invvo by ihe.ir derision,
attempted to overthrow that essen
tial jurisdiction of the State, in crim
inal cane*, which has been Vfc8,ed by
»ur Constitution in (he Sajcriov
Courts of our own S’ate. In confor
mity with their dec Mdi. n inundate
ions on that question—great inlniKioos on | n . u issued. till * cjeil t.n mv con .’l, nor tlm waul fcl Ilia moral force, ' that, mi the 16th ult. it TrfralV* WMriftt
i t« Jh In .. 4.. t, tv I l,n II h I Al* I /I V\ I| II f, t 1 l a II l I J 1 I. a * \ I I aft* Vv • . _ V **
produced by something vise Next
it is evident, that vvliat has its being
from soother, 'must' also hove all that
which is in und Wlolig^ to its being
from anmhcr too! all 'he powers it
has must bu owing to, awl received ,
frnu>. the satoe soute.e. Tins eternal heijplaced m a situation to enjoy freed om,lk. ; j wnp ( i cr | mm .,» jurisdiction.—
scov'®. then, w all beings, must lie also liberty,which Would enable ns to spenlc&gct j T|„. 9e exlraordhiary pro.-fediilg# o'
the source & Oiif toal of til P nvv «'• & oa th* subject of our national interests.-—; || 1P Supremo t'oun* huv>- not been
— this otora*) being must be als«t the j This .s the substance of our reply. If j submitted to me ofli tally, nor have
to fu I til the ling delayed obligations o f
thc United States’ government to
Gcorgft, entered into by the compact
of 1802.
Notwiishamling the extrnordinm^r
liberality of the propositions submit
ted to the Cbeiokoes, and the kind
spirit in which , they were presented,
the enemies of the Piesideut and ol
Georgia, have so far succeeded, as
to prevent any satisfactory arrange
men! or Trent with them; and their
rep;)’ to rltos. l ; bi»ra! propositions e-
vtnee a most arrogant and uncomprojn
ising s)iirit.
Uvery day’s experience has ‘.flerd-
ed new evidence of the utter .tnprac-
ttfknbilny and impolicy of attempting
nnv longer to maintain our laws aud
^oveniuie.nl ov«*l tk«* '.'lieiogrie part
of Georgia, withoul on iucroused ami
better population. Eve.iy eflbrt has
been nude by the Executive, to
maintain the invinl- hiltly oi the - laws
o' (be State m C'ltei"kee t'.,uolry; but
these “flirts Iihh. uD» beets attended
with ilie deiere,: vo*., , ss Oor laws
| i,M-,-- top truly violated, and
manently benefiting that bnforttfhate persons hml *propeirtyt -Tbers^W
and delud iace - u<d«t the same time special and appropriate Eegialptitlf,
* ' ' ' ' 11 <• nso?t eornesUy reobmmendedt
whereby these ohjonts will .be secur
ed te them, and their righfs b« as eO*
nsctually shielded from violulJon, ns
these of ih'e whit* man., it is due Iq
the character of the State, (hot this*
dependent people should be protect
ed by laws as liberal as may be uon«£,
cistent wi|h their moral and iotellec.tr,
Hal. condition. To afford llieur stiejip
Siretectiou, and to extend to-ibedi rui-
table privileges, without endangering
the rights of our own citizens, will
require tbe most careful deliberation
nnd prudent forecast.
* * # # • # m
The territory euibr.oced in-Clirro*
kco county, slioul be devided into
counties cf suitable size and form, to
promote the convenience of that port
lion ot our population who may luliab**
it that section of (bo State; nnd tho
organization of such couutscs should
be provided for without unnecessary
delay.
4r
INDIAN TREATIES.
Tbe last Missouri Republican stated-
these lan'lK by (lie whitrv,—'o hav»- them'
removed according to flieir treati<*» w ill
the government.—th'' Cherokees in itures-
bv the Georgia mil>tar\—but to remove
thi- encroach iien*. and then, they would
O’ stiing a.rereissi of lie decree tin-,
dcr which those jicmons <>> I'njiris
wood, thereby nlternjit <iig and irtlrmJ-
log to prostr t"• the sovereignty ol
this Siatr m the ex r an o' its con-
mo'-t powerful.
rvhi-h pervades countifcs inhabited ; concluded at Rock Island with the"
by a otui * dense, enlit:bie>iod, and vir-| Winaebago ludiuus, by wbicli they
tmius . popuUtto i, he usas^rnssors , cede to tbe United Stales all the
have Fouietiui-s escap. d mwrited pun- J lands sunlit aud oast of tho Wisconsin,
ishf(i«*nt Our 8ca;i*‘i**d population | aud ilia Fox river of Grueu Bayi' n-
o: good ctiaructt*., *vlio now iuuabit j mounting to nearly 5,000,000 aeros;
tits cuuntry, “»v« often louud them- far which they are to I'Ofcaive au au-
s**lve« drstitatr o' security from lh« nuity of $10 0000 for twenty «a.v«n
depreda'tons of dishonest men; aadjytters. A scliowl is also to Im estab-
wlmn they Iruv« sought piotnctiou jisbud and muiota'acd atnoug tbuin
cgRROKEK PHIENIX*
K2W r.CH«T4, NOV. 24. 1F82.
there is any pride or haughty disposition they been lirough before me •(! any
evinced in this reply, as his Excellency j nisnner, which catted lar niv official f. -un ‘lu* lows of the laud, they have ] durieg the sciu« period, at an uxper.se
® has taken it. let the impartial reader dt^- , notion. I have however becu |"C- \ oflu.i found thoso laws evaded atad ! uut to excaed $3,000 t.DUually; and
cide. j pared to meet this usurpation oi F*i.‘-j perverted, by cea’.binatiuns oi such j they sr® moreover to be supplied
Frem the m^psage, it can he no longer j t . rg | p 0 j Vnl .
doubted, that the occupancy of the va*
^•pjj^^'^sa^^f-iGovTrnoinLunip'kin to j cant binds oi the Cherokees, by the state
tba Georgia LegWatu-e, will be found in ; oi G. orgia, will now soon he attempted
columns. His Excellency congratu-! we deem t; therefore necessary to
lateshis fallow citizens, afth-undiminieh-| say a won!, to the . fleets of th ■» forcible
•d state o>their attachment -o the system 9 j occupation of *ur aods, in the event of
of government* ftndnr which »h«v live. I the non-mterferenc o. the federal gov-
there-cre encourages an increased zeal. <’«“«• Hu Exc-llency ban called thc
for the ptwrvation of their jitappy ins*.i-j attention of the legislature to thii serious
tntioas" He then makes known the con- j delihcratioa nfilie cou tit.on of the Cher, j sovereignly^! «>oir Stale actual tit
okees: Special and aporojiriate legislation 1 uvijus! imcotislit i«fKu e nc roach-
hr- decai,i necc^aan t« secure ta them ^ of j ho I’trivial Jmlicinry. 1 he
their rights of iiropcity. It' each mdian j ingwiimly <ft »n iri might he chnlleng
ha- five hundred bushel* of com and the i e«J to shovy a single stmlence in the
Governor wa. to take by force four i.un- ! f-»*nslitulion of 'be United St itos,
dred of it, would it not be a u.oekfry of’ ? ivi, 'b T P ofV « r * #,i,he, ‘ (1 rert " r
... j to t.h*i Geuerrl GoVerumeut, or any
with tbe .inns’ prompt i < iior«^!t.tW6, aided by the advice and i with sggrieultural ioiprovameuts, ox-,
i«tunco, in >* hni-j counsel of these, whe»n oalargad ac- j en ; Sic. of tbe yearly value of $2-.
nforcement r ’ght have j uuiietoonts should have direcied thfir j 600, uutil tbe expiration of tho «aut<
ever form it* enforcement p ’gm uavt'i quiretuent* should
been nttcir.pted* by any Branch o» {influence in aid of the came of jus
the Fednnl Government. It has a_f : tire, tin*! the supiemacy of the laws,
forded inn great 6ntis action to find L.*giil nxd pottif gmg sub'ihies, iu
fficU of that State with federal usurpa
tions, in tho case of Worcester and But.
w, as a raiwe of distrust ard d s-alisfac.
lion, and his readiness to h.iv? resisted any
branch ofth** federal government, in tbe
enforcement of the decision of th** Su
that our whole people, ns "itu the
voice of ou<*. man. h sei* mautfested a
cnlm.lwit firtn and detei mined reso
lution to sustain ‘lie authorities find
' is
this county, srctu cQuasniaUi} to have
triumpb«d nv*'! equity aud a fair ud-
tniiiis'.rati n ©f th® law.
Not only the Supreme Cmirt ol
the United StaUe. but thw Supuriur,
and ov«» tbe Inferrior C©ut’U ©f our
own State, have so far aided
iuMvoituruniug our laws usd the poli
cy of our £tal* gsvarniaent, as'to de
clare them unconstitutional, nuu order
the discharge ef piisouers arrested
and <‘onfi.ui*'l vndet tfifir provisioue.
r, . *n,„ ..r.rul nf ihr erm- justice t>» deliberate seriously t i *am-. . _ , . .. .
jreme Court. Tb - _ r _ • ^ lo ipcnrp lhat wb|ch , vas ) nfl? Such I of i<s Departments, t<> nullity the laws Nave.-I be lew, luatdal all these inrg
an net we have no doubt would he pro- K ? Mute, onturtciHor the gi*VerHKif*;.«.j iilart ties, strifes nod dos.rders, the.®
' ““ obc* l is ‘tuicli muse of siacerw grnlincatiuu.
ina*jurW’bction of G-orgia by th* Su-
prem° Court, His Excellency, like all
fiis cruel and sdfisli oredecessors, takes
the ground, that &e Court has attempted
to pros! -a'“ 'he right of jurisdiction, with
in the limits of Georgia uroper. Thens-
SUO’iitinj of tb:s't?cund will not be sus-
taine.: b< ,a-ts- Th-r;”.e*.t : on of iurisdic-
tnve’v. d, in the case oT Worersterand
Butler, ti* decided bv Up Supreme Court,
bad bn'" a v«**r*l»ee t< 'he riirht oftiovgia*
gxere/riee tbaf pew**r in the Cherokee
nat‘ n n; which tb* cuirl decided, by an
glabo-atc rtrd supported by de
tailed authorities, of tbe constitution, trra
ties, and lavVvpf tfieUnited States, to be
long to th» Cherokees, and consequent 1 !’
■tbe nu’Vty ef the Georgia laws over the
Bfte..e- The fobacv jvhich Governor
Liunpk’r* ha; .iisecvefed in the decision of
tbe 0>l rt
stater
fhe in > .as the cause af this decision,
a,, r mVrgj'.ions, i‘ seem* t« us, better CM1-
^u’ste f, to represent the sneerv passions
of the human mind, and the cause of in*
Rustic-, rather than of truth and calm rea
son.
His Excellences early communication
trbieh lie says, he made to the President,
•n the subject of surveying and occupying
the Chei'skee lands, we do think, are pro-
eeadingsat which humanity must at least
thudder. Has piety ceased to mourn o-
Tar this dark iniquity? Yes, Gov. Lump,
kin the Christian Governor of a civilized
#ate, has communicated to the President,!
the necessity of taking possession of his
fellow creature’s and his neighbor’s lands:
H| then represents the solicitude of the
President with Georgia for the amicable
adjustment of their territorial embarrass*
meets, and that the President had pro
posed to the Cherokees, liberal terms to
ip'duce thorn to remove—to fulfil the oh-
Jetts of his solicitnde, and benefit 'hat de
luded raee. Bv Whom have lhe Cherokees
1 been deluded? ff his Excellency .means
that the General Government had deceiv
ed #r cheated the Cherokees in promising
them protection&the sanction of their eov-
xoigntv, it isle be observed that thi; state
. ql Georgia of which Mr. Lumpkini is the
|\ead, has been chiefly instrumental; and
it he* been at the instance of that v**ry
Jtyate, that the principal part of |he trea-
nounccd outrageous and atrocius. But ! oxvn population, « p ccx r.
tbe hardships arising out of the laird case f "'urr, iy or.t, to t it mum
are much greater; in tins place and else
where, two to live families reside and cul
tivates in one cnciosute, and by the laws
of Georgia, it is embraced generally by
by lot of one huncred and sixty aerts.—
This is the ony lot granted to these fam
ilies by the laws of Georgia, and their
Tight of occupancy to any more are de
barred forever. Where is the children
of these families, &, othersnot similarly sit
uated, when they arrive at maturity to
seek for land* on which t" settle? Where
will these families procure thnir supplies
3 ■>! 1 lliiit the Kvaat* nf the* year buv.-; piu-
tlie Jpdicihiy ot the Union: 0** thv : d-ie<*«| oothiug a»or« seriously tnjuri-
eoutrary, the Journals aud pruemed-! one to tho tutarests nad cfiaracter of
inks of tho Couvcntions that fraoueti
the Federal Constitution, ubundautiy
ovtnre, that vario«iS atteiupts wor*'
made ta effect that obje.c.t, ail of wlm h
w«r*? roj' cti-d. Tt.is proves that Ue
of wnor, wiien ili^ir vacant lands ta- j ( 0 qnrmfitlvcfl Ott tins decision of
ken? Shall we go to Arkansas? It t it i tho Supreme. Court. Its l»|lncv, its
inconsistency with former decisions,
and its ohvioiis"tcndency to intctincd
States of i this Union, never did. aud i completed without auy soi ions otma-
never will permit their political rights
to bo suspended upon the hreath <*f
the Agent* of Trustees to wlteui they
havo delegated limited powers, to
perform certain acts I however
•Jcem it unneceessan for me at (his
is said, there, no wood is to be found.—
its tendency fo consolidate the j Shall we go to Miiledgcyille? It is said )
rovs—the infli rttit ies of J there justice fc precepts have parted- The
grave del-iterations of the legislature rec-
otnnr'iideif by his Excellency will be pro
ductive of enormousinjustico'tp the Chei-
okees, and their en ifoss sufferings. To
this confiscation of our property, we will
not submit, we would choose to be placed
in the silent regions nf death, and he gath
ered to oiir'fathers, than to romain de-
presseu by Georgia oppression.
The Guard of Governor Lumpkin at the
Sixes Gold m tf has again spilt Cherokee
blood. A Ch r .kee by the name of Nic*
ojack was Jiscovered'digging fin- gold,
when one of thc guard fired, and severely
wounded the Indian in the arm and leg.—.
He has nearly recovered.
From the Fediral Union.
MESSAGE:
ExEcuTtva Department. Ga
Milleti&eville. 16fA JVbv. 1832.
Fellow Citizens—When wo take
a survey of-the events of the closing
year, it produces mingled rmnfmus-
of pleasure and pain. Our actual
condition and anjoymenfs as as a peo-
frora oliinata. toil mnl
expiration oi iuo saute
torrn. There is likdivise gro^fei!
them a tract of country callud the
‘Neutral Ground*’ exieodiug 40 Julies’
along the west bank ®f fhu Aiississip--
pi, olid ruuuiug buck 70 miles; aur
they are au their pari to deliver upf
nine «f their wurriers who stauti char
ged with having wurdered uuofletjdini
while citizens.
A Treaty has boeu also concluded
with the SU*- oud Fox Indians; by
nhieh they cede to the Unitec States^
in defray tbe expanses of tho war,
aud for the security ef the fr/mior, a
tract ef country ex'eudiog along the
Mississippi aiioui 300 miles, and run-
niug w est of that river about 53 miles,
“ith tli« exception of a reservation of
20 miles square- embracing tbe prin
cipal villages on the Iouay. They
are to receive by way of compensa
tion f»r this territory, aud auuuity, of
$20,000 for thirty years; aud a hlai-k-
smiih is to ho maintained among ihoai
during lhe same period. Piovisiona
for immediate use, aijd 6.0UU bushels
of corn, tube delivered iu April next,
are isc to be furnished lh»uj.
BLuck Hawk, aud sundry other Chiefs,
are to i»n detained us hostages, for tho
good conduct of theic followers dur-
deemed best calculated to cnsflrn n j n g the pleasure ot tbe Piesideut; and
th** State
The Survey of the county of
Cberekef* ia conformity with, tied
under ilie provisions of lh»* several
u- Ik o'' the Legislature, has br.ee
c!e:or difficult!: and in (he exarcis ef
that discratiou cunlided to me by
Ibw, I have not hesiUted to move
forward i.> that direct line, which I
die rx-ith the political riglits of (lie
States, and to change oiir Federal
System into one consolidated mass,
has been so often exposed by thc most
able Juiisti and Statesmen, that a
large mfjonty of the people of tins
union .iro caplirmed in thc conviction ol
'he fallibility, infirinstics miff errors
of this supreme tribunal—‘This branch
of the General Government must
henceforth stand, where it nlways
ought ’o have stood, iu public estim
ation, as being liable to all tho frail
ties and ivenluiessws of erring man.
Shortly pftar the adjournment of
tbe Le^islafure of Decainhcr last,
I coinmittiicatwd directly to the Ptes-
ideui of the United Stale-, the views
of this Stale as innuifcsitfdliy her ie-
lation, oil (ho subject of ou* unoccu
pied lailtls'lyhig io Cherokee County,
and at the same time frankly commu
nicated to him my views, especially
as to the necMisity aud importance
of an immediato survey, and per
haps ibtLptpP'ijaapy of these lands.
Tbe Ptiirqjdcut has moaifested
equal sojfijtude whh ourselves, to
pie, arising
good government, when compared •’ affect ao.,amicable ami satisfactory
with other portions of the world, ad adjustment ©f our territorial emhar-
monish us to admire and- adore the ] rassmeuts . ;Ue proposed te the Cher-
Divine Author of our multiplied bless- j okec people,.term* of the melt litfet
iugs.. Nothing has tratitpittbd to lea- j era I character, with a view to induce
*ea our attachment, or dimm sh our I them to emigrate , to the West, and
confidence in the good systems ofltheieby to enable him to effect, the
government under which we live: w e ( greet object of bis solrcitudo, in per*
speedy sattleiueut of the unoccupied
lands in Cbarokee ceunly. Accor
dingly, in uue time, the Justices of
the Inferior c«urle ef the several coun
ties were not ified sad required le ex
ecute the duties devolving oa them,
In regard to receiving and returning
the names nf persons entitled to draws
in the lotteries; which having been
done according lo law, and the tick
ets having been prepared, the Lot
tery Commissioners were esuveaed
and coinmcnchd the preparatory ar
rangements for (ho drawing; which
was commenced on the 22d October
Inst, and is now in progress, uuder
their superintendence.
I deem it unnecessary at this time
to enter upon an enlarged vindication
of the policy which has been pursued
by tlm authorities of Georgia on this
subject Suffice it to say, that I
have, daily, increased evidence (bat
our policy has been founded in wis
dom justice and true benevolence, and
will, ere long* terminate in the pr«
sal vation of a remnant of these un
fortunate Indians; and oar Sts to will
be relieved front tho libels aid ru-
barrassniedti of a thirty-years’ con
troversy.
It. now becomes my duty to call the
scristis and deliberate attention of th«v
Legislature to the subject of the,
peasant condition of the Cheroksci
vrh© romsin within or State., Bv o»r
existing laws, their homes and iui
movements aro socurod lo them, »•
long as they natty chaos# to ramuir.
'hereon; bat thoso laws are by »».•
-meaes adapted to tbe security ef rbeir
no warrior or brave of tba hostile
hand, is to be permitted to future ter
exercise any authority whatevr in th$
nation.
THE IMPRISONED MISSION**
RIE6.
[The following spirited appeal iq
the religious poblic, ia behalf of the
impriosnod Missionaries, is published
at the request af a friend, who is anr
of the most active, intelligent iufluen.
lial m embers of the Methodist Epis
copal Church of this city, ft contie^
to us in a printed circular.} ,
The mere aonuunfaiioa ofth^fuct,
that “missionaries art imprisoned,?
would awaken (he attHniim of thft.
whale Christian community—abd'er.-
ery heart which pulsated the fodlfege
of hrothorhood, eay, dqven^ofAuwae-
tty. common humanity, would swell
with anxious solicitude, audlbq qyo**'
tian vvoulp be asked by tbouaaeda,
at the same moment—“wAeraf
whtroV' : _
If the answer were, iu pagee|^^
—among a people who yet idbtttdMpe* . *
dark placet of cruelty—iu the distant
islands efthe sea, among barha>iirtu-r
what would the Clirislien do?-fo!d
his arms!—seat himself by his fiie-
».de, amidst tbe comfort# of home,
md leave t'ooee pioneers of the gn*pa('
*° their Gt**? Tho hare t|ue*tiojti if
volting! No—But fr«m North to
S> *fh. and inn East to Wz*|,
•-win,'^-ft generous effort weuId ho mode,
>q/i dttfurinf fleet# weuffd. bo feua^>
acting in boriBoneiut caxfcert, te
