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ituvn! Cabinet. VOL. 11. THE CABINET Is published every Saturday by l\ L. ItODINSOJY, War rent on, Geo. at three dollars per annum, which may be discharged by two dollars and fifty cents \f paid within sixty ,days of the time of subscribing. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at j m ‘ seventy five cents per square for the . first insertion, and fifty cents for each 1 subsequent insertion Monthly inser tions charged as new advertisements ! Advertisements not limited when hand - j ed in, will be inserted until forbid , and I charged accordingly, j CONGRESS. SENATE. Thursday, Feb. 11. The following; resolution offered yes terday by Mr Foot, was called up: Resolved, That the Committee on In dian Affairs be instructed to inquire and report whether any, and what further pro visions may be necessary to pre\ ? ent en croachments upon lands belonging to or in possession of any Indians, or Indian tribes, whether guaranteed to them by treaty, or in which the Indian title has not been extinguished. Mr. Forsyth paid, perhaps the attention of the Senator from Connecticut had been called to this subjet by circumstan ces that had occurred in his own state.— It is said the laws of Connecticut are extremely oppressive. The remnant of the great Mohigan tribe in that State is very unkindly treated. Indeed it is affirm ed, thal recently the survivors of that fierce tribe, at all times friends of the whites, had been dispoiled of their church and of their land 9 where their tribes repos ed. The graves of (he great Uncas, im mortalized in story, hnd sold uj private gentleman by virtue of State Lc- j gist at'.on; and when ah appeal was made to individual charity to enable these poor Indians to build a church in which to wor b!uo God, in lieu of the one taken from th in, all that was bestowed in one of the most considerable towns, was the sum of eight dollars. If these were • the ma'ters -to which the Senator from Connecticut directed his resoluton, Mr Forsyth had ; no objection to it, although he was appre hensive it would be found that Congress would Tint afford relief, not from deficien cy of will, but of power Mr. Foot said, he was not aware that anv explanation on the subject of this* res olution, wuld be deemed necessary by any member of the Senate. Ihe tact was well known that encroachments had been made, at different periods, on the lands owned by the Indians; and an occurrence which took place last year must be fresh iri the recollection of all* that would, ot itself, justify the proposed inquiry. Mr Foot thought, that the resolution alluded to the Indians generally, and not to those of any particular section of the country, consequently! there could be no particular, at least no local guarantee to complain of, from calling the attention of the Committee, to the subject embraced sh the resolution. All know that encroach ments h ive been committed upon the In ifi n domains; and all know that laws exist at present, for the purpose of re straining these encroachments, but these fliws are notoriously neglected. He said he had the utmost confidence in the Chair man of that Committee, and had there fore, no doubt of his impartiality, and capacity.to decide correctly. \i Foot said it seemed, that the gen tleman from Georgia considered the reso lution alluded to a transaction which took pi tee last summer, in an eastern State, lie would that gentleman that he neither alluded to Connecticut nor Geor gia. but to the Indian possessions all over the Union. The evils complained of were not to be Toutul in Connecticut. Gentle men might find that the conduct of Con pecticut might be well made a subject ot Imitation, in this respect, to some other State* in the Union. He would assure the gentleman that he had no particular reference to the State of Georgia. His object was to embrace all. iMr Forsyth was glad to find the feenn fa did uot JllMo particularly to Georgia^ that he intended to embrace all, of course f Georgia and Connecticut, lie united most heartily in the sentiment expressed by the gentlemen, that there was no other State whose conduct to the Indians could com pare with that of Connecticut, taking it for granted that the information he had re- I ceivgd was true. For this he did not con sider himself responsible; what he gave ! was cn the autboiity cf a newspaper—no! I always the best authority, hut in this mat* 1 ter continued by the assurance <>f a person iof credit, who stated that the facts men tioned were true; he should regret that an* j other instance of such legislation could he found* Mr. Forsyth would correct the erroneous impression of the gentleman, that theie was a great excitement among the Georgians when Indian relations were brought into view. Mr. Forsyth had been desirous to avail himself of the first oppor tuuity to show how Georgia stood in (hat matter. The time was, and has not been long past, when a great degree of sensi bility was felt by the Gcoigians, but that time had passed The gieat battle had been fought. They had triumphed, and could afford to be generous. Now, the extent of their interest in Indian affairs was little greater than that ofNew-Yoik. In New York there are about 4,G00 In* dians, in Georgia about 5,000. The land occupied by those 5.000, (all Cherokecs,) is between four anti five millions of acres; one and a half million of which, is claimed as included in the last Creek Treaty.— This wasthe extent of the Georgia inteiest in the question of power over the Indians & Indian lands. This State stood, too, iu a peculiar position, different from that of all other states. She had a promise of the U. States, solemnly given, for a valuable and enormous consideration, to remove the Indians, and extinguish their title to that land. They looked forward to the Id'tiiiui perform in..iu. r —-n I Ihougtt their faith had been somewhat sh, ken, they now looked confidently to the speedy adjustment of her claims. Until that desirable object was accomplished, peculiar causes had induced her to exer cise the same powers within her limits, over the Indians, that were exercised by the other States. In doing so, the State had acted with as much kindness towards the Indians, as had ever been exhibited by either of the Stales. Mr. Forsyth would not institute a comparison between the Le gislation ot the states on this subject; but would pledge himself, should any Senator chouse to invite it, prove that under the Georgia laws, the Cherokees would be in a better condition than the Indians in anv State, where subjected to State Laws. Mr Forsyth said, lie believed that the whole subject of Indian relations being be fore. the Indian Committee, no benefit would resuit from this special inquiry, and he wou.d move to lay the resolution on the table intending that it should not be taken up unul the Committee had made their report, when he would, if the Senator from Connecticut wished it, vote with him for its adoption. Mr. Foot would not wish to interfere with the consummation of treaties; and he hoped that all t-ieaties would be faith fully performed, both on die part of the Indians, and the Union. The resolution he had presented proposed an inquiry into the situation of alt the Indians within our limits; and he thought that opposition to this measure must now’ come a bad grace from the Senator Irom Georgia, when it was recollected that the same gen tleman, some short time since opposed a certain memorial, because it did not em brace all the Indians within our limits, but referred merely to those of a particular section. If it was proper then to make such inquiry, it could not now be improp er for a Senator in his place to propose sgch an inquiry. Mr. Foot was somewhat surprised that all the resolutions he has had the honor of submitting to the Senate should meet with a course of opposition diffeient from those ottered by any other Senator. He did not see why his resolutions should not be treated with the same respect as those of any other member. I3ut gentletnen must be taught to know thf.t he would not be driven trorn his,pur pose; and that as a Senator cf a me-! Warrenton, March 6, 1830. ’ reign State, he considered his right to propose au inquiry was founded on the same principle as that of any other Sena tor. lie therefore hoped that an equity fmra him might meet with the same court esy as if it had come from any other member. February 22. Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, torvhich had been referred so much of the Message ol the .President of the United States as relates to the In dian A ff-m s, made a report accompanied by the following bill. A bill to provide for the exchange of lands with the Indians residing in the States or Territories, and for their removal West ol the river Mississippi. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it -hall and may be lawful for the President of the United States to cause so much of any territory belonging to the United Stales, West of the liver Mississippi, not included in any State, and to which the Indian title has been extinguished, as he may judge necessary, to be divided into a suitable number of districts for the re ception of such tribes or nations of Indi ans, as may choose to exchange the lands where they now reside, and remove there and to cause each of said districts to be so described by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguished from every other. Sec. 2. Ami be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Presi dent to exchange any or all of such dis tricts, as to be laid offend described, with any tribe or nation of Indians now residing within the limits of any of the States or Territories, and with which the whole, or any part or j portion of the ‘erritory vfuiflK'U lit; qdpfi ♦ r^ v v ‘ ~u * tion, witr.m the bonds of any one, or more of the States or Territories. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in tlie making of any such exchange or exchanges, it shall and may be lawful for the President solemnly to assure the tribe or nation with which the exchange is made, that the United States will forever secure and guarantee to them, and their heirs or successors, the country eo ex changed with them, and if they prefer it, the United States will cau&e a patent or grant to be made and executed to them lor the same: Provided, always , That such lands shall revert to the United States, if the Indians become extinct, or abandon the same. Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, I'hat, if, upon any of the lauds now oc cupied by the Indians, and to be exchan ged for, there should be such improve ments as add value to the laud, claimed by any individual or individuals of such tribes or nations, it shall and may be law ful for the President to cause such value to be ascertained by appraisement or oth erwise, and to cause such a certained value to be paid to the person or persons claiming such improvements. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That Upon the making of any such exchange as is contemplated by this act, it'shall aud may be lawful for the President to cause such aid and assistance to be furnished to the emigrants as may be necessary and proper to enable them to remove to, and settle in, the country for which they may have exchanged; and al so, to give them such aid and assistance as may be necessary for their support and eubsistance for the first year after the removal. Sec. G. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Presi dent to cause such tribe or nation to oe protected at their new residence, against all interruption or disturbance from any other tribe or nation of Indians, or from any other person or persons whatever Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, inat it shall and may be llwful for the Presi dent to have the same superintendence and care over auy tribe or nation in the coun try to which they may remove, as contem plated by this act, that he is now authori zed to have over them at their present places of residence. | gf ac . 0. Aiid be it further enacted j 1 bat for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this act, the sum of dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. The report and bill having been read, the report was ordered to be printed, and the bill ordered to a second reading. On motion of Mr. M'Kinley, the vote taken ou Friday last, ordering the printing of 5000 copies of a memorial, on the sub ject of Southern Indians, was rescinded. Mr. M’Kinley then moved, that 4000 co pies of the above report be print and; but accepted of a modification of the motion, from Mr. Bibb, to print GOOO copies; which motion was carried in the affirmative. Mr. Forsyth, submitted the following resolution.* Resolved, That the Judiciary Commit* tee be instructed to inquire into the Expe diency of erecting in Savannah, at tho expense of the General Government, a suitable building f>r the accommodation of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Georgia. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A resolution was submitted by Mr. Mitchell, referring to the resolutions of Congress of the 23d December. 1799, and the Message of President Adams of the Bth January 1800, respecting the entomb ment in the Capitol, of the remains of General George Washi’ gton, to a Select Committee, with authority to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Haynes said, that in order to obviate an objection which might possibly arise, he would inform the (louse that he was authorized to state that the resolution in question, if adopted, could be carried into effect without any opposition on the part of the family of General Washington. The resolution was agreed to by the House. And on v ; XA. AT* i J , ‘-A* the Select Committee was directed to be composed of one member from the Repre, sentation of each of the States of the Ua ion. ____________ 3 V izensoi Wfcrrer countv, and the pub* lie in g mr&l, that he lihh established ft Hat Manufactory iu the town of Warrenton, which • if he conducted by his brother, Moses Hu tier, and from his experience in the busincsss, warrants him in sayi that the best and most fashionable Hats, will be made at his establish ment, at the shortest notice and on the most reasonable terms. He also informs them, that he wilt repair old Hats. Dying in general will be carried on at the above estab lishment* Cash will be given for Rab bit, llackoon, and su?h other skins at are used in that line. WM, BUTLER. Feb. 13th. 31. 34- WILL be sold on Thur raj e 1 0 April next, at the late teshbfi of James Bailey, dec in Warren county, ad the perishable property of said dec The negroes will be hired and the plantation rented at the same time and place. Sale to continue from day to day until all ie sold—-Terms made known on the day of sale. Pierce Bailey, Ad‘mr. Feb 20 tds3s EXECUTORS SALE. Will be sold, on the first Tuesday in May next, before the court house door, in Warrenton, Warren county, all that tract of land whereon John Gibson, dec. for merly resided, with the exception of the widows dower. CHUKCHILL GIBSON, ) HENRY GIBSON, $ 1 “ January 29th 1330 32. tds FOUR months after date application will be made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Columbia County when, istting for Ordinary purposes, for leave to sell tbe remainder ot the real estate ot. Ignatius Few, dec. for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of 6aid dec. Thomas f, Feb, 13- 4-34. . No. 37.