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From ihcCliemkse Phn-ni*. T!IK CHEROKEE NATION. ||Tlioir t dot ion lo rt,» Foiled te that of a <*nr«l I 1 ' In* guardian. T 11 y • our government fur protection, roly , -P' ,n * kindness urn! its power, appeal to it lor ret - to their wants, and address the President a- it.cir great Father. They «nd their fonnlry <;rc considered hy foreign nations n* well as h ourselves, as being so completely miller he ninl dominion of the Lnitj-d lire their lands, | for example on tl.e laws mahii.B .« fr.m.nMto ^ > for wliifh I- initB that lie . tf .lithe had far the gathering, bee rg heretofore men sailer on hoard the brig Vineyard. He denies as , nuisance. H U poesiblr the »the*,, hcrric, - ' mole of tins vessel. „j|b r( )|„„re of this gas in the full th an ai present. sovereignly States,that any n’tcmril to arq THE STATE. OF GEORGIA. Jani-wiy Tr.r.M, 1S31. . nf the Supreme Court of Ihe United ‘ZZ.LLrtdly Mr. Chief J,fee Mar- shall, or. a motion of the Cherokee Nation for n iri-i t of in junction and suhptrntt against 'the Stale of Georgia. This hill is biought hy the Cherokee Na tion, praying nn injunction to restrain the snite of Georgia f.oin the , had not the Indian trihes in view, when tl laws of that state, which, ns alleged, go direct bain f , U|lion , 0 controv Ivto annihilate the ChcroUec.s as a poltticnl |opened the-.ouris oi u, ^ r»« iltrrr exer< isj<’ the u**ual powers < in .heir own country hy «l>» Cherokee nation il.is court cannot interpose, ut least in the form in which those .natter* are. Picnic*. t ir-itwt(ion in tlie murder of ttied and convicted; but readily ad- •ngaged in ilie mutiny,revolt and rob- ■. and the murder of the captain. The wlinle course of this extract dinary ma-i has been That part ..f the hill which respects the lands willl8cl . ncs of the most sanguinary na • occupied hy the I ndisns, und prays the aid of Uii ^ br „ n Reeled to all the gen. e dm..!* of (he court to protect their possessions may be | hnin , nM} .. hc bus rioted in the blood, and . x-dt-d m more doubtful. The mere question of rigid | the tortllrc uf hi« hapless victim*; ihe petili.in fur l might p<: • rhaps hc decided hy this court u. a, cy _ asc with proper parties. But j n „, :c the siipplieatiuna of unoffending ami helptess in- 1 - - • that or to forma political connexion 'VH 1 * ^‘’'X'd'io d^more than decide on the title would ho considered hy all as an*■“* J3 '° ! T1|e b| || ron „, r cs u* lo control the legislation ( 8ellt( , ncc wnun * ; our territory, and nn act of hnsti dv. , Goor „.„, „„d to rostruia the execution of its, (o B(W hi8 enormities be mam These corisidcrulions go far to support t.u o. .< j. • „or ii. IV of such an m- . s( .. irfP | v regret, for Ins y»n opinion that the frames of our Const.tul,on | phys.cnl force. 1 he propriety | ««»*'. L. society, and to seize, for the. use of Georgia, sics between -i... j., .,r „«tion which liave been assur- and foreign • t a state or the citizens thereof, ; politcal power n ee, he ha" diaregnided or derided; and now- , be is condemned, and wailing for the execution of that ntrol the legislation gent , ncc I, will rid .be world of suet, a monster, r ‘ lie manifests nothinglike pen- ( nst conduct. t\ c may nnd such n fixedness of guccessi n of unparalleled be met with. During bis as those w-c used had remained on the trees during llio whole winter, nnd were probably injured some in this regard " ben distilling them, the longer tbe prorrss continues, the purer the gas becomes. It » said that polash, soda, nr strong ley boiled with the pulp of tho berries', forms pood soup. I have made these facts known with the hope that thev mav had lo further experiments with these ber ries- and that tho gas which can be so abundantly dia- tilled from them, may be praclicajly apphed^opurposes of illun Athene, April 23, 1S31. of illumination in our principal towns. R«PMlfuUy A. JONES. v,nw when thev I tenositinn hy the rourt may well he question- 8enrc |, ,| 1C annals of history, v.ew, when tiny | ten ^ m , )ch „ f , he excrc.se of „ l0(i , M . vi |, sm-b a .. to he within the proper pro- ~ - -'3Z- yarrow Escape.—A very singular matter happened at Wilkinson Superior Court last week. A gentleman, (ns we understand it) a member of the Grand Jury, asked his neigh bor for the loan of a dollar. lie assented, ineo of the judicial department pirn binds of the nation which have been assur- nn< orc ' f ?" * .' ® S *. 9ll t,; ec , the habits nnd j opinion on the point respecting P lll,LS ,n0 „ j. — ssst-ws •:£ s JI a I.- i - *± :■= I from what could be gnlhercil from n an offent in the murder of Over such harbari* r.vnipnibies t -a «ca*e better cmcuiaieo to c * r ";| . '{f d tlic idea nfepncaWng to an Atncri- ! then, can searee'y be imagined. A ^ ™ '“^XVr " assertion of right, rm.ro niimorous, powerful, and truly mdcp n-• d ipwron-s, had perhaps never on- *«« •• a *9 ™ ,n ll,t : mind of »; Indmn or of his tribe. be true that ....rwiitrnUed possession of an ample domain, grad iiiily sinking beneath our superior policy, o-ir ai ls nnrl our arms, have yielded their Innds t.y suroossive treaties, each of which contains n s.-fr.- nil gunrantee of the residue, until they retain no more oftlieir former extensive terri- t try than is necessary to their comfortable sn'vsisvnre. To preserve this remnant tho present application is mndc. Hi,fore we can look inf- tho merits of the case, a preliminary inquiry presents itself. IIa« this Court jurisdiction of tho enuso? Th" third article of the constitution de scribes she extent of the judicial power. The sc -oud section closes on enumeration of tho cases to which it is extended, with “contro versies,” “between .1 stale or tho citizens thereof, and foreign stales, citizens or suh- jn-is.” A subsequent dense of tho smiie section gives tho Supremo Court original ju risdiction in nil rase* 111 which a slate shall ho n party. The pafTy defendant may inetrne- qiie dionably be. sued in this court. Mny the plaintiff sue in itl Is the Cherokee Nation a foreign state m 1ho sense in which that term is used in tbe ronstiiulion t i 'J'hn council for tho plnintifTs Imvo main- litined the nlTirmativo of this proposition with great earnestness and ability. much of tho argument as was intended to prove the character of the Cberokoes ns n state, as a .distinct political society,separated from others, •capable of managing its own affair* and go- vering itself, has, in tho opinion of n majority of the judges, been completely successful. They have been uniformly treated as a state from tho settlement of our country. Tho nil- tnrrowRrando with them by tho united Stute.s recognize them ns a people capable of mainiaituog tho relations of peace anil war, of being responsible in tlioir political elmrader for any violation of their engsgemenls. or tor any aggression eonimitted on the citizens nf ten d the Their appeal ri-.hts are to tie asserted. If “ » —— wrongs have been inflicted, nnd tiiat still great er arc to he apprehended, this is not the tn iu- n:il which can redress the past or prevent the t j fUl TUo motion fur an injunction is denied. the Statesmen who framed 1I10 Constitution of j the United States, nnd might furnish some, reason for omitting to enumerato them among the parties who might sue in tho courts of tho j Union. 15c this as it may, the peculiar rela- j lions between the U. Slates and the Indians! occupying our territory, nre such Ihnt we j should feel m-irh difficulty in considering j them ns designated by the term foreign state, were there no other part of the constitution which might shed light on the meaning of these words’* Thit wo think that in constru* ini; the*m, considerable aid is furnished hy that clause in the eighth section of the tli.rd article which empowers Congress to “ regulate com merce with foreign nations, among tin* sever al states, and with the Indian tribes.** probuMc tha* he has t»cci nenrh Mr hundred hnmati beings. ,y tear* of- In,...unity arc shed in vam-.t would be imiiialtofeit sympathy for the fate of each a ruffian, butjusf.ee ainne, and .hat with all iu rigors, should b meted out tollin'- We trust lie .* now in a sit nation1 ivbere whatever can be done towards the punishment |hal , he $ 100 bi || | W J been taken felont of Ilia crimes by unearthly tribunal, will be apccd.ly administered. ‘ Mercy is neither duo, nor may he mpe for it on earth—in another world, if the stain of such hideous crimes can be washed from bi* soul, may hc is thens April 26,1831. Wo bavo boon rcpicste.l by tho Post Master to state, that tlm name of llm Post Office heretofore called Naucoocliy Valley in Habersham county, lias been j changed to that of “ Oo/irrsfcu-n,” and letter* are re in this clause they nro as clearly contradis- i , lu ,, sU „| |,directed accordingly. r-1 _ i'iwUwI Uy *v wiu.vi jiftprauriutA la. Ah/iin- selves, from foreign nations, as from the sever al slates composing tho Union. They nre designated by n distinct appellation, nnd as this appellation can he applied to neither of the others, neither can the appellation distin guishing cither of tho others he in fair con struction applied to them. Tho objects to which the power of regulating commerce might he directed, arii divided into three dis tinct classes—foreign nations, flio several stales, and Indian irihos. When framing this artn-le, the convention considered them as en tirely distinct. Wo cannot, nssumo that the distinction was lost in framing a subsequent article, unless there he something iu its lan guage to authorize the assumption. a The counsel for the plaintiffs contend Hint ai , Vilnt8CP8 in ^bit of personal popularity, besides the the words “ Indian trihes” were introduced ndmirati ^ n i, e cxcitea for his splcnniil talento—but his into the article empowering Congress to regu late commerce for (lie purpose of removing those doe.hls in winch the tnanngcment of I li the United States l.y any individual oftheir, dinn a (Fur* was involved by tt.o language of community. J.awi have linen enacted in the spirit ef these treaties. The acts -if our Go vernment plainly .recognize tho Cherokee na tion ns n state, and tho courts ore bound by iho-eacti. ' \ question of much more difficulty remnins. Do the Chot-okne* constitute a foreign state .in tlm sons* of the Constitution ? Tlmir counsel have shown conclusively ilinl they are not a stale oftlie Union, mid have insisted that individually they nro aliens, not owing allegiance to the U. States. An aggre gate of aliens composing a slate must, they any, ho a foreign stuto. Each individual bc- nig foreign, the whole must he foreign. This argument is imposing, hut wn inn' 1 •examine it tnorit closely before we yield to ii. The condition of the Indian* in relation to the TJnitcd Slates is perhaps unlike that of any other two people in existence. In the gene ral, nations not owing a common allegiance nre foreign lo enrli other. Tlm term foreign ration is, with strict propriety, applicable by either In ihe other. Hut the relation of the Indians to the United State* is marked by pe culiar and cardinal distinctions, which exist •tin where else. The Indian territory is admitted to compose u part of the United Stntes. In all our maps, geourapliical treaties, history, nnd laws, it is so considered. In all our intercourse with for eign nations, in our commercial regulations, in any attempt at intercourse between Indians and foreign tuitions, they are considered ns w ithin tho jurisdictional limits of tho United State*, subject to many of ihoso restraints which oro imposed upon our own citizens. They acknowledged themselves in their trea ties lobs under tho protection of tho United Slates; they admit that tho United State* have tho sole and exclusive right of regulating •the Itado with them, nnd of managing all their the ninth article of the confederation. Inten ding to give the whole power of managing those nflair* to the Government about lo he instituted, the convention confined it explicit ly, and omitted tlmse qualifications which em barrassed the exercise nf it ns grained in tho confederation. This may ho admitted without weakening the construction which tins been intimated. Had the Indian tribes been for eign nations.in the view of the convention, this exclusive power of regulating intercourse with them might have been nnd most probably would hnve been specifically given In lan guage contradistinguishing them from foreign nations. Congress might have been empow- cd “ to regulate commerce with foreign na tions including the Indian trihes, and among tho several Slates.” This language would have suggested itself to statesmen who con sidered the Indian trihes ns foreign nations, anil were vet desirous of mentioning them pnrlirnlnrlv. It has been also said that tint same words have not nceessnrily the meaning attached to them when found in different parts nf the same instrument. Their meaning is eontrulled bv the context. This is undoubtedly true. In common language the same word has various meanings, nnd the peculiar sense in which it is used in any sentence is to he determined by ihe context. This may not hc equnlly true with respect to proper mimes. Foreign Na tions is a general term, the application of which to Indian tribes when used in the Ame rican Constitution is at least extremely ques tionable. In one article in which a power is given lo hc exercised in regard to foreign na tions generally, nnd to the Indian tribes parti cularly, they arc mentioned ns separate, in terms clearly rnn(fpdistiiiguishing them from each other. AVe perceive plainly that the constitution in this aitiele does not eonipro- “ The Macon .Wcirtiifr, anil .7griruIt-iroI anil Mer cantile Intelligencer.' 1 — The first number of llii* paper was issued in Macon nn die lOlli insl. II is published by Moriiindnke J. Slndc, Esq. formerly one oftlie edi tor* oftlie Miieon Messenger, semi-weekly, at fire dol lars per annum in advance. In size it is rijuid to the largest journals ol the country, i* printed with now type, and from the specimen we have seen, promises to be useful. Soulh Caiotina.— In Ihe riiguit election in O-is State fir members nf Congress, to supply dm vacancy occa sioned by die resignation of .Imigo Martin, Major Fel der was elected by a majority of nearly three bund-id votes over his opponent, \V, C. Preston, E-q. Mi. I’ri-Btnii was the nullification ramlidute, and had great principles wore obnoxious, nnd those alone defeated hint. P Rr l ,r °* cruelty will rarely if ever be met win.. uur„. B .... ,,or for the loan ol a dollar. ne assented, Hut the ■ tic ,, rnrcrr , he oeknowledgedcd that he was con- (|>ok QU| hU porket bonk, nnd opened it, when ting parties makes ' d j,, , h e r„bb.-r V of more than forty vessel,; a ; u M lhf . applicant, seeing a dollar note, put 1,19 1 1 r- am his confessions, it 1^1 b,|u(J into the bonk, in a familtar way, and took f it out. The lender, a short time afterwards, bavin" occasion to examine his money, mis sed a hundred dollar hill. From tbe borrow ers manner, and from his having taken the dollar bill rather too familiarly, ho was sua- pected—and the lender finally bccatno satis- « d that the $100 bill had been taken feloni- sly at the same, time that the one dollar bill was taken. The borrower, nssnrting his inno cence,ahill of indictment was preferred against bim •—the jury returned a true bill—lie w as expelled from the jury; and so strong was pub lic feeling against him that ho had to go lo jail, for the want of bail. He wns deserted by every body. There wns then no doubt that he would be convicted. In tho mean tunc, another man, who was at tending court, heard of the circumstances,and recollected having received what purported to he thirty-five dollars, on tho same day, from the lender, above mentioned. He went home nnd examined the money. Neither himself or bis wife being ai,!" M could determine wns, tttel there were th.eo notes, which lie had taken as te;? dollars each, and one as fivo—and that one of the ions wad unlike the others. lie brought the money (tf the court-house tho next day—handed it to the Solicitor, nnd explained the circumsianco of his having received it the day before. On examination one of the bills supposed to have been paid for ten, turned out to be a bund. do!, lull. This explained tho loss. The borrower wns brought out of jail, relieved from all sus picion of crime, and restored lo his rights and privileges as a member of the Grand Jury— and to his standing in society.—Georgia Jour nal. aflatte na they think proper, ami the Cherokecs bond Indian tribes in the get.ernl term foreign »n particular were allowed hy the treaty of nations, not we presume because n tribe may Ilopawell, Winch preceded the constitution, | not he a nation, hut because it is nm forei *‘to send a deputy of their choice, whenever the United Slates. When afterwards the they tnmK fit, to CongreHH.” Trcntica were ~ timcfo with some triboH hy the State of New If nth* under it Hion unsettled construction of ihn confederation.-by which they ceded all their lands 10 that state, inking back a limited Urnnt lo themselves in which they admit their jepcitdopce Though tho Indians nre acknowledged lo have an unquestionable nnd heretofore unques tioned tight to the lands they occupy until that right shall he extinguished hy a voluntary *es*ion to our government, vet it may well bo doutitod whether thoso tribes which reside within Vie acknowledged boundaries of the United States can with atnet accuracy be d«- iinmineted foreign nations. J They may more -correctly perhaps be denominated domestic dettendent nations. They occupy a territory to which we Meert a title independent of then will, which munMake effect in point of pnsNcs- o*or» when their sight of possession ounces. ign to . -- --- - term foreign state is introduced, wn cannot impute to thn convention tbe intention to desert its former meaning and to comprehend Indian tribes within it, unless the context form that construction on us. We find nothing iu the context, and nothing m the subject oftlie urti- cle, which lends to it. Gibbs the Pirate.—Wo have rend the confessions of this almndonnl criminul, who is now under sentence of death in New York, for the murder of William Hu berts, mate of the brig Vineyard, on the 22J of No vember last; and tho enormities they dirdosr, far sur pass any opinions wo had previously formed of human viilany. It appears that his real name is unknown to the community—that hc is a native of Rhode Maud— and that hc ha*, through the whole course of his iir/a- rious life, assumed the name of Chuilup (iibhs, in con sideration oftlie feelings of his family, who are said to be highly respectable. As we have nn wish to trans fer lo our columns, details so revolting to all the vir tuous feelings of tho lieai t, and as we cannot son. that the cause of virtue or morulity would be advanced by a full recital of his lion iblc atrocities, wr* shall content ourselves with a mere abstract of the transacti ns of bis cvi ntfu! life, as exhibited in the confessions before alludi-d to. On firbt leaving homo, his father obtained for him a situation on board the United States Sloop of'War llor- net, during the last war with England. After making too cruises, he was transferred to the frigate Chesa peake, which vessel was captured, and lie with others taken prisoner, nnd remained in that situation four months. After his exehunge lie remained at home a few months, and then entered on be ard a merchant ship bound for New-Oilcans, and thence to Stockholm. Shortly after his return, he was put in possession of about $'2000 by the death of an uncle, on which hc set up a grocery in Boston, but though frequently furnish ed with money by his father, hc soon squandered the whole of his pioperty, ami went to sea again in a ves sel bound for the Island of Margarita. Here hc enter ed on board a Colombian privateer, but the err w bt coming dissatisfied, they tool: possession of the schoon er, landed the officers m ar Pensacola, and subsequent ly raised the Black Ting with (iibbs for their leader. After turning pirates, they boarded several vessels,bin finding no specie, or any thing of value to themselves, they allowed them to pass unmolested. They shortly, how ever, made an arrangement with a merchant Havana, who received oil the goods, and sold them for half the proceeds. Their policy then was to take eve ry thing valuable from the vessels they captured, mur der all the rrete.*, and burn the vessels. In this manner they cruised for about five years without much inter tuption, when in 18*21, they were attacked while land ing goods at Cape Antonio, (their usual plnee of ren dezvous,) by the United States brig Enterprise, and obliged to abandon their vessel and Bee to the motin Sjitcimo, Of IWlg.-ln » «•»• ' iumb " “f ,l '* Ne "' York Spectator, wo notice tfic following delicate piece ofiuforinatioii : “ In direct violation of the intercourse law 0. le -» sveral compani * of Georgia auneyor* are rmining ret Pinal line*, and will soon cut tip tho country district* of nine miles square. And m violation of oven the iniquitous laws of Georgia herself, a gang of white thieves, called the • poncy club,’ has been introduced into the nation by authority, who have nearly stripped thcCIterok.-esnn tho frontier of alt their horses and moveables, burnt fences, tic. and committed every act of outrage.” Comment on sucli a dereliction from truth and decency is |,ai dly necessary. It is in perfect keeping, however, with the abandnnril prostration o- "principle that is daily exhibited in the column, of that abusive print. Bound to supi-ort tho interests of a particular party, it endea vor* to fulfil the required lash, by seizing upon every opportunity that presents itself for the propagation of any falsehood that will further I heir iniquitous designs, From such a 6uiirco the vilest slander coil work no in jury. Every one iu the least acquainted with the nf- fairs of Georgia, knows llio assertions oftlie Spectator above to be utterly false; and those who reside where that paper is well known, will know how much its idle ranting is to be depended on. —<SG>— .In Elopement.—Much excitement has existed of late among Hie good people of the District of Columbia, in consequence oflheelopeinetit nf sister Gertrude from the Nunnery nl Georgetown. Sister Gertrude wus one of the prineipul Nuns, and chief instructress of the academy attached In the institution, und upon whom its prosperity mainly depended. '1 ho elopement was made in daylight, in disguise. The causes which led to her withdraw al from tho Nunnery ore not revealed, nor has router a* yet given any speculations on the sub jeet. -Ce lsius. Here is on interim of a few years, in wliieh Gibbs visited the Northern cities—went tn Liverpool, where lie remained some time, living in splendour on /The court has hesto-ve.l it* host attention »■“ »Hl»»««" g-m-returneJ to B->»to»-*«aeJ<hrlI.. on Ihist qticritinn. nml utter mature deliberation Ibc majority i* <.f opinion than ait Indian tribe or nation within ibc l r . Staten in not n foreign male in the sense of the constitution, and can not maintain an aclion in the courts of the U. Stntes. A serious additional objection exists to the j"riKdiction of the court. Is the matter ol tho hill the proper subject for judicial inquiry and derision ? It seeks to restrain a state from a tornblc exercise of legislative power over a neighboring people asserting their indepen- d' lirp. their right to which the State denies. , ami recommenced his piratical career—ami re. turned again to tho United Stairs; when hcaringof the warbctwccii Brazil ami Buenos Ayres, lie joined the cause of the latter—obtained a Lieutenancy—made two nr three successful cruizes, and was finally cap tured, and irinaiaed a prisoner till peace was conclu ded, when he returned to New York. After the lapse of a year, u hich hc apent in travelling, the war between France and Algiers attracted his attention, and hc de termined to join the service of the Dcy; but the vigi lance of ihe French fleet prevented the accompliah- r _ men! ofhis purpose, lie proceeded to Tunis, remain-! ®sthc latter. W Inle coal costs from 12 to ) j doj. foMMf'riCATEt). GAS LIGHT FROM CHINA BERRIES. Mr. SJI01*,—Having for two or three years pa3t sup posed ibul tho hurt its of the China-tree (Mclia Ait- durnch,) contained some combustible substance which night by proper management, be extracted for purpo ses of illumination, I was led recently to make some expr 1 intents with them, to ascertain tl.e truth ol the mipp Hiion. By the kimhiussof Professor Jnmrs Jack- son lo whom I made 1 lie. above' suggestion, 1 bad ac cess to the College l.uborutory, for the purpose ofusing the necessary apparatus in trying the experiment; which by bis able and skillful management, was satis factorily performed. • c tilled a small crucible hold ing about a pin:, «itb Cbina-berrics, the tube from v. hie!*, tcrminaudin n pneumatic trough, in which sal a bell-glass lilbd with water. The top of the bell-glass hid an opening guarded with a stop cock, terminated above with a small brass tube. We submitted the cru cible to m ar a red heat in a small furnace. The at mospheric air, with s one gas, soon escaped; after which Carburettcd Hydrogen gas, formerly rolled Olefiant gas, ca-r»e freely over and in largo quantities. On turning the slop cock for the pas to escape from the bell-glass, (which was now filled,) and applying a lighted candle to tl»c end i.f the tube, we were agreeably stupiiscd to find that it burnt with a clear and beautiful flume; ami by turning the cock so as to give the gas full vent, it produced a tall large flame, more than a foot in height. By making the room dark, we discovered that its light was as b.ilhnni as is usually produced by thr burning of this gas, procured from other substances, and which is so extensively used in latgc cities for lighting streets, Theatres, public Houses, &c. liass,dis'illt d tretn real or cil, both of which arc ex pensive materials, is the cheapest article that has ytt been used for light. This being the case, gas obtained by the distillation of China-berries, must be still cheap er, as the Southern States afford them in great plenty ami cheapness. The China-tree never fails bearing large crops of berries. They afford an astonishing quantity of gas. The towns ofthe south may he eco nomically lighted with the gas distilled from these ber ries. A pint of the berries, as I have found by experi ments made since tho first,conducted in the laboratory, yielded from S to 10 gallons of good gas, which burnt, especially at night, with a most beautiful, mild, clear light, lias light is more uniform and steady Ilian any other, as there is no smoke nor snuff occasioned by its combustion. Very simple appaiatus will be found to answer fir distilling this ga* from the Chinn-heiries. For a crucible, two pots cemented together with a cop per, tin or gun-barrel tube h ailing from the uppermost, io the gas receiver; or a still, with tho cap confined d.Mvu with strips of iron, and a tube connected in the same manner, may be adopted. Fcr a pas receiver, a tin or copper vessel or a fight cask, with a stop cock at top, may be inverted in a hogshead of w ater, sus pended with cords and pullies 10 receive the gas. From the stop cock ob >ve, it may bo conveyed by leaden tubes to any resirable place for burning. Every joint ofan apparatus for distilling this pas, should be care fully luted ami confined, to prevent its escape. I found two parts of wheat flour mixed into a paste, with one part or more of dripped ashes, to form an excellent ce ment. There cornea over with the pas some cmpyrcunmtic oil, which possesses a disagreeable smell, resembling the odour of Cliina-hcrrics before distillation. The gas, however, may be freed from this oil, by passing it through one or two tight vessels tilled with, and im meraed in cold water, before it is received into the last vessel for use. During its combustion, this gas does not give out the least smell. !• it known that many of tho oily seeds yield this pa«, such as flax seed, cot ton seed, &c.; but it is believed none of them yield it in such large quantities as the China-berry, w hile none of them are either as convenient or as cheap a mtteri- lars a chaldron, oil 50 cents a gallon, cotton seed from ed there inactive for a wliiJ.-j then took naamge to « a , , * c „ A . , . , „ • . „ ' « ' . , 1121 cents a bushel, and flat seed yet more, our .Marseilles, am! ilimicc to Boston. From Bo*t„ n lie I Chiua-trees which grow so rapidly without cultivation, wiled to Neir Orleans, and there entered as a com-j will furnish us wit Jumincaicq'iinliiiefl of bcrries,which Wo aro glad lo sro that our neighbor oftlie Christian Repertory, hits thought proper to say a few word* relative to tho recent arrest of llio Missionaries in tho Cherokee country. Much nhttso and cciisiiro lots been rust upon our Slate authorities for this not; hut this shows how far it has been just, nnd how much, or rather how little cause tho Missiona ries hud for llio course they have pursued. Coming us this article does, from a Religious paper, it ought to put to silence the unholy cnnliiigs and croakings of uninformed or mis taken zealots, who huvo raised such a liuo nnd erv ngililist us i-~J\Iacon Messenger. “The Missionaries Arrcikd-—["Under this article some remarks huvo been ollcreu to tho public, apparently ns much lo question the humanity of our laws, ns to increase tho unfriendly feeling of our Indiun neighbor.--. Much is said and much more will doubtless he said on a subject which seems to have eli cited many painful feelings ; Imt the " mi- righteous features of the Jlct,"{ or the violation of which the “arrest” wns made arn yet to ho exhibited. Tlm constituted authorities ol the state hnvc ccrlninly the right, nnd are hound by moral obligations, to enact and enforce surl. lows within tho chartered limits of it* jurisdic tion, ns shall cfloctually secure our citizens from thn “ mock trials” and inhuman bruta! treatment which some of them hnve received at the hands oftlie Cherokecs—und ifl'ltristi- nnily w ill justify a preference for the “ Sttvtige Code,” and it* bonstod declaration of Inde pendence, it cannot sustain the propriety of a voluntary subjection of its votaries, to the penalties of a law. which regards ns its chief object, the suppression of crimes at which hu manity must blush. The “conscientious scruples” which the “ oath” is said lo have imposed upon its subjects, mny bo ascertained by a reference to its letter, viz : “ I, A, B, do solemnly swear (or affirm, ns the case may be,) that I will support and defend tho Con stitution nnd Laws of the State of Georgia, nnd uprightly demean myself as a citizen thereof.” “ Render unto Cesar the things which an Cesar's, and unto God Ihe things which are God’s, is n precept which all men arc required lo obey.”] Mdnction !—AVe lenrn that on AA’edncsda) last a young man, in llio employ of a Mr. Ii. W. residing with his fttmily about three miles from town, on one of our most public roads, had a misunderstanding with his employer, nnd very unceremoniously threatened to per form upon our astonished neighbor the opera tion of throat-cutting, which idea being not much relished by him, as one would naturally imagine, he escuped through one of his hack windows, leaving his wife and family in the house, and made a precipitate retreat to this city for such assistance ns would ho necessa ry lo secure the ungrateful guest—which ob taining, lie returned, when lo I tho young man had retired, carrying with him not only Mr. IV.’s wife, hut his horses and carriage,* bag o! money, a double barrelled gun and his servant girl—since which nothing has been heard of them.— Vtrtt. Georgian,l 6th inst. AVe learn from the most unquestionable au thority that from serenlt/ fite to one hundred pounds of Gold (the precise quantity not known) were lately found upon a tract of tor/.
