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No 49 Vol. Vl.]
LETTER OF GOV. TROUP TO THE
SECRETARY OF WAR.
Executive Department, >
Milledgeville, 3d June , 1825. \
Sir —l have received by Maj. Andrews
your letter of the 18th inst. The disposu
tions manifested by your Government to do
right io all the matters connected with the
subject of my late communication, are only
in accordance with my just expectations.
lam happy that in the general,the measures
deemed best, appear to be appropriate
and judicious. Pardon me for making an
exception. In searching the archives of
your office, you will find at divers times
and on various occasions, representations
made of the conduct of the AgeDt, all or
of which, should have disqualified him
as a competent witness against the Govern
ment of the State of On the recent
one of the ratification of the Treaty of the
Indian Springs, yourselves pronounced up
on that incompeteocy,io terms not to be mis
taken.—The Agent protested against tbe
Treaty; the President submitted it to the
Senate, and the Senate ratified it in con
tempt of that protestation. If a single de
claration of the Agent had been accredited,
the President would not have submitted it;
the Senate would not have ratified it. The
IqfSt of your prominent acts therefore in re
lation to this individual, places him io an
attitude before yourselves which should
have decided you to listen with great cau
tion and reserVe, to any suggestions of his
connected with any subject whatsoever.
Whilst on the one hand he presents him
self before you as an accuser of the Chief
of tbe Government of Georgia, and the ac
cusation is neither more or less than that
the measures taken on his part have been
the only exciting causes to the mischiefs
and crimes perpetrated in the Nation, and
you on tbe other hand so far sustain him in
this position, as not only to receive it will
ingtyi and to specify it distinctly, but to
make it the basis of a most erroneous con
struction of tbe Treaty, and inconsequence
of that construction to address to me a
most extraordinary request of the, Preei>
dent, affecting important interests here; I
must pray you to excuse me when I say to
you iu answer, that I do not feel myself
treated iD a very kindly or very generous
spirit, and that if treated in the most kind
ly and roost geuerous, such Hn expectation
would be pronounced at once as unreason
able on your part, and certainly not to be
fulfilled on ours. Is it possible that the
President could have consulted the Indian
Treaty, and compared its provisions with
those of the articles of agreement and ces
sion, and at the same time have indulged
this expectation ? Without troubling you
with the argument, permit me to state (he
fact. By the Treaty of the Indian Springs,
the Indian claims are extinguished forever,
The article is worded in the present tense.
On the instant of the ratification, the title
and jurisdiction became absolute in Geor
gia without any manner of exception nr
qualification, save the single one, which by
the Bth article gives to the United States
the power to protect, the Indians in their
persons and effects against assaults upon
either, by whites or Indians. For this pur
pose your powers are quite ample ; and io
/proceeding to the survey of the country,
you will only find aids and guaranties on
the part of this govermeot for the faithful
execution of the article—beyond this you
cannot pass—soil and jurisdiction go togeth
er, and if we have not right of both at this
moment, we can never have either by bet
ter title. If the absolute property and the
absolute jurisdiction have not passed to ns,
when are they to come ? Will you make a
formal concession of the latter, when and
how ? If the jurisdiction be separated from
the properly, shew the reservation which
separates it; ’tis impossible—you have the
same remnant of it in this case as you have
by constitution and Treaty, in all similar
cases, where Treaties having guarantied
the rights and privileges of aliens, those
.rights and privileges find their protection,
‘under the supreme law of the U. States,
within the jurisdiction of the several states.
If the President believes that we will post
pone the survey of the country to gratify
the Agent and the hostile Indians, he de
ceives himself. To the9e poor deluded
men, who have been hostile in peace and
hostile in war, and the opponents of tbe
Treaty, Georgia could make no appeal.—
From Mclntosh and bis friends who made
the Treaty, we sought permission to make
(he survey, and obtained it. Scrupulously
regardful of tbe stipulation of the Treaty,
we asked them iu substance, if the survey
would in any manner interfere with tbeir
convenience or security, and they answered
No—a ready answer, because the survey
would in fact contribute importantly to both.
The frequent recurrence to tbe conduct
of the Agent may induce a behalf that the
influencing motives here are impure, or
tainted with prejudice—it is not so. As an
individual, no angry feelings have been in
dulged toward him, or any barm desired;
as a publick officer, the most indignant sen
timents have been awakened from the be
ginning, because as soon as I entered upon
the duties of this office, it was known to me
that be had come to the resolution to pre
vent the Indians from ceding any lands to
Os all the dispositions and habitswhich teadTo u’ i Dd prea< r h lh ® ® os P e! to every creature.— Jesus Christ.
— which lead to pel,t,cal prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.- Washington.
MOUNT ZIPN, (HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA.) MONDAY. JUNE 20, 1825.
Georgia, so loDg as I continued in it; a re
solution so ungenerous and unworthy of
any officer in any station, that I determin
ed to employ all honorable means to effect
his removal as absolutely necessary to the
prosperity of tbe State. You ought to
have removed him long ago, and thus have
spared us all (he evils which have follow
ed your omission.
Be pleased to present my respectful com’
pliments to the President, and assure him
of my good wishes and regard. The frank
ness with which it is my duty to communi
cate with him, can have no tendency to
weaken them on my part or to excite dis
trust of their sincerity on his. Even opon
the subject of intense9t interest to us, upon
which tbe opinions of the President are
known, allowances are made for tbe im
measurable distance which separates us; in
treating it, I have U6ed strong language,
but he will pot on this account, believe
that 1 make light of the Union. I would
offer up my life with pleasure, to sustain it
for a single day. The fearful consequen
ces constantly in sight, keep us in a state
of agitation and alarm. I strive to stave
them off, and it is for (hi*, that language is
employed, sickening to the heart, and most
offensive to a vast portion of the common
Family. Who can help it when they see
wise men engaged in a playfulness and pas
time like this, indulging their whims and
oddities and phantasies, and causing this
Union to tremble upon a bauble.
HKh regard to the expences atteadant
on our measures of defence, of which you
are instructed to say nothing until those
measures are submitted to you in detail, I
have to congratulate you and myself that
they will be so inconsiderable in amount as
not to cause much trouble or anxiety to
either of us. Whilst I took the precaution
ary measures to make safe tbe women and
children upon the frontiers, 1 remembered
very well that we had been pleading a’
your Treasury for thirty years for similar
expenses incurred in defending ourselves
against the same Indians. 1 feel much more
auxiety about the expenses which may be
incurred by the friendly ones, who have
sought refuge within our settlements, which
they are quite willing to defray from their
own scanty means, but which justice and
humanity require you to defray for them.
With great consideration and regard,
G. M. TROUP.
The Honourable James Barbour ,
Secretary ot War, Washington City.
MISCELLANY
From the London Chris. Guardian, April, 1825.
JUBILEE AT ROME.
The following extract of a letter, dated
February 2, 1825, shews that this grand de
vice of Antichrist for the promotion of his
cause, is not now so productive as formerly.
“ The holy year, or year cf jubilee, goes
on rather stupidly. It is thought that tbe
Pope is sadly disappointed in bis expeota
tions; none of the cereroonie“ have excited
much attention. The church in which the
Holy Infant is exposed in the real cradle,
had been strongly protected and barrica
doed, to save it from the rush of the pious
multitude; but, lo and behold, no multitude
came, and the whole representation and
procession, cradle, bambino, and all, were
allowed to pass unobserved, except by a few
strangers, attracted more by curiosity thau
devotion! The breaking open of the holy
door at St. Peter's excited more attention.
This door is never opened but on tbe year
of jubilee. The Pope is the principal ac
tor in the scene. He comes in state, sup
ported by the cardinals, and with a hammer
in bis haod, and a fetv Latin words in his
mouth, be knocks down the impediment to
the ingress of the faithful, and opens (he
way to the holy of holies. Through this
door no one must enter but on his knees.
I have seen people of all ranks, all ages and
9exes, from the dignitary of the church to
the most humble laymau, from thp powder
ed marquis to the shirtless begear, all crawl
ing up the steps and prostrating themselves
at the top to kiss the holy ground Wo
men with tbeir petticoats look very awk
ward at this work ; and the prostration at
the third, or upper step, is most inconveni
ent, as they of necessity fall on tbeir noses
from the embarrassing exertions of the as
cent. But the greatest disappointment of
all, and that which ha 9 excited most uneasi
ness in the Papal court, is the extraordina
ry deficiency of pilgrims. It has been usu
al, in the year of jubilee, to see travellers
from all quarters of (he world, with their
cockle-bats and staves, coming to Rome to
enjoy the advantages of the occasion, and to
have their feet washed by the Pope and
cardinals. In the confident expectation
that numbers of these holy and privileged
people would be eager to shew their vener
ation for tbe new Pope, beds were prepar
ed, and all arrangements made, for the re
ception of two thousand persons; and how
many do you thiuk have arrived?—only
thirty men and two women I!! Those about
tbe court, who cannot hide the fact, but are
frightened to admit the consequences dedu
cible from it, are willing to attribute the
deficiency to political reasons. They say
that tbe Emperour of Austria, and other
powers, owing to some differences with the
court of Rome, have been reluctant to
grant passports to cockle-hats and staves.
But there are many others who, witb shrug
ging shoulders, and sundry significant nods
and winks, are obliged to confess, that they
see in this occurrence the certain indication
of the decline of papal power, and the
breaking up of a system which has so long
enthralled and enslaved the human mind.”
From the Connecticut Observer.
“STOP THIEF!!!”
Mr. c,ditor, —When I was a student in
College, the frontispiece of my Greek Tes
tament had the device of an angel Hying
with an open Bible, which, as I supposed,
was intended to represent the Angel having
the everlasting Gospel to preach, flying
through the midst of heaven. But one of
mv waggish classmates took up a pen and
slily wrote under the picture, “Stop
thief!!!” By which it would seem that he
thought that the angel was flying away with
the Bible. And really, Sir, I have lived
since to perceive that there are angels who
fly away with the Bible, as well as angels
who fly to carry it to nations. And it has
occurred to me that it is just as proper to
advertise these angel thieves in a newspa
per, as any other thieves, and as much more
important to stop them, as revealed truth
•“ more important than temporal prosperity.
It may not be improper to apprise you
that it has been my employment for many
years, under high authority, to watch ibis
sacred book, that it receive no detriment ;
and that 1 have bad occasion to know that
t here are two sort of thieves who lie in wait
for it. One who would pounce upon it and
carry it off at once, cover and contents and
all. Aud another who content themselves
with stealing certain parts of the book and
carry it off piecemeal. But 1 have learned
to know that in point of honesty, there is
no distinction between them; those who
steal a part only, being just ag regardless of
the parts which remain, as those
which take away the whole, and that their
pretended reverence for the nnstolen parts
is only a cover to enable them with the
greater security to fly away with tbe rest;
tor I have never known an angel who turn
ed Bible stealer, who was ever satisfied till
t.e bad stolen it all. It may be proper also,
to apprise you that though I have found
some in the course of my experience who
fly away with the Bible, l have detected
more who have attempted to run away with
it; and that I have reason to believe that
there is a perfect understanding and a strict
alliance between the flying thieves and the
foot pads. It is hardly necessary to add,
that the angel thieves are seldom if ever
detected, because of their invisibility and
rapid flight, as wpII as because they steal
more commonly by she aid of these two
legged agents who are more bungling in
their profession and more easily detected.
You will not expect of course that I shall
have occasion to advertise angel thieves of
ten, and you may expect that I shall have
occasion to warn tbe publick often against
the depredations of the foot pads and to call
out the posse commitalus , to assist in their
detection.
There is one peculiarity in respect to
these Bible thieves which I must not forget
to mention. It is this, that she laws made
for the security of property and reputation
have provided no punishment for stealing
truth. So that however often they may be
detected, they still rtiu at large, unhindered
in their work, except by a vigilant publick
inspection, and unpunished for (heir crime
except by the retribution of an indignant
publick sentiment, which they can neither
gam-ay nor resist. Yon are not to infer
from this, however, that thpy sin witb final
impunity ; for the great King whose laws
they steal, will himself bring these angel
thieves, and their humble agents into his
presence ; —will fix on them the rebuke of
this terriffick eye;—will drive them terri
fied from his indignant presencewill ex
pel them from his holy dominions, to the
place without, where are dogs, and scree
rers, and whoremongers, and murderers,
and idolaters, aud whosoever loveth and
maketb a lie.
I do not perceive that I have but one
thing more to say to prepare the way for
yotir giving free course to my advertise
ment in your paper. It is this: that the
nature of the property stolen renders a more
extended description of tbe article neces
sary than is required in advertising stolen
horses, or run away apprentices, or negro
slaves. And as we have no assistance of
the civil law, in (he recovery of our goods,
it may require more words to identify and
rescue stolen truth than stolen property.
Without further ceremony I send you tbe
following advertisement:
“ Stop Thief !!!”
Stolen within a few years past, the entire
Bible, from a great multitude of families iu
New England. The thief appears to be a
man of good intelligence, of considerable
learning and literary taste and polite accom
plishments, and wherever he goes, profes
ses great veneration for the Bible. But no
sooner is be gone, than every family where
he is entertained for any considerable length
of time finds itself without a Bible. To
cover up tbe theft, and if possible prevent
detection, he commonly takes out the con
tents of this holy book and places between
the same covers, a treatise on Philosophy
and Morality; so that families who have
little acquaintance with their Bible, except
the outsides aa it lie 9on the shelf, would
hardly discover the change, should they at
tempt to read it. Some times, however, he
preters taking away the King’s imprimatur
which gives authority to the book, and se
cures it from material errour, which of
course places the book upon a level in point
of authority and certainty, with any other
treatise written by honest and good men of
equal capacity. If at aoy time be is de
tected by the family in his nefarious work
witb indications of alarm—he instantly de
sists—renews bis profession of great vener
ation for the book, and declares that all that
he was about was only intended to render
the book more legible and intelligible. But
if they are too much attached to the letter
to allow a change,—as it is his only.object
to have the Bible be correctly understood,
in his abundant liberality gives to every
member of the family for his own particular
use and behoof, a pair of spectacles, which
he calls Rational Spectacles , and which are
made of glasses of such variant powers that
no two members of tbe family understand
tbe book alike; and after jangling for a
time about the meaning of the book, they
begin to conclude that it has do meaning,
and that Rational Spectacles, without a Bt
ble, are about as good as Rational Specta*
cles with ; at any rate, they rely on their
spectacles to correct the book, instead of
making its contents apparent. The conse
quence ie, that when they read aloud aod
interpret, there is as much discrepancy and
confusion as attended the confounded
tongues of Babel; until to save trouble and
provocation they conclude to read softly,
and believe each or disbelieve each for him
selt without any explanation of terms. The
man is supposed Io be a lineal descendant
ot Socinus; to have resided in England, and
formed an intimate acquaintance with Hume
and Thomas Paine, and with Priestly and
Belsham. He bas resided in Paris, and
been on terms of friendship with Voltaire,
and more recently has travelled in Germa
ny, where he bought at a low price the
spectacles which he scatters with such ama
zing liberality in Ibis country.
His thefts have as yet been confined
chiefly to Massachusetts. He has stolen
but a few Bibles from Connecticut, or any
where to the south or west of us. But he
is indefatigable and undismayed by detec*
tion; so that it becomes the good people of
this whole nation to keep their Bibles with
all diligence, and the more so, as they
know Dot tbe hour when the thief may
come.
The several printers who are friendly to
the Bible, are respectfully requested to give
the preceding explanation and advertise
ment an insertion in their papers.
N. B. There are a number of other
thieves iu tbe region round about, whom I
shall advertise as soon as possible.
NEW ZEALAND CHIEF.
In the Urania, Cap’ Reynolds which ar
rived at Liverpool, February 12, from Bu
enos Ayres, came passenger a king, or chief,
of one of the islands of New Zealand. The
Uraoia, oo her voyage from Calcutta to the
west coasts of South America, passed
through Cook’s Straits. A great number of
natives came off in their cauoes to the
ship, and, headed by their chief, were per
mitted to come on board. Tbe captain, not
overpleased with the conduct of bis visiters,
sood desired the king to order his subjects
on shore; fearing that these cannibals
might, if suffered to remain on board, take
a liking to himself and his crew, and over
power them and feast on the bodies of the
slain! They willingly obeyed the command
of their liege lord, and returned in their ca
noes to the shore. His majesty, however,
when Capt. Reynolds wished him to follow
his subjects, expressed an anxious desire to
remain on board, and proceed with him to
England, of which he had heard many won
derful things, and was extremely anxious to
see his “brother George,” our gracious
Monarch. Finding all his endeavours to
induce tbe king to return to his subjects un
availing, and not wishing to employ force
to compel bis departure, the captain per
mitted him to remain. The Urania then
proceeded on a trading voyage to the nest
coast of Southr America, afterwards she sail
ed for Buenos Ayres, and arrived at this
port on Saturday night. The chief is finely
tattooed, after the fashion of his country and
is described as a very good looking savage.
We understand, (bat a letter has been trane
mitted to Lord Bathurst, announcing bis ar
rival, and requesting to be informed of the
pleasure of Government respecting the fu
ture disposal of his New Zealand Majesty.
REFORMATION.
Having lately read in your paper a very
affecting account of a person liberally edu
cated, who fell a victim to intemperance,
I send you an account of another person,
the authenticity of which may be substan
tially relied on. Permit me to introduce
the person to whom i request your atten
tion, by the name of W . He former
ly resided in a town in the western part of
this State. Here he married a young lady
who lived in tbe same town. He soon per
ceived that be made too free use of ardent
pirits. Believing he could not succeed in
[Price $3 50 per arm.
his business, which was that of a physician,
unless he relinquished the practice, he re
moved into a neighbouring State, where
he was a stranger. There he obtained
business, and was so successful, that, in the
course of a few years, be was able to pur
chase a farm, and so much other property
as placed him in easy circumstances. About
fifteen years after his removal, be return
ed to his cup with eagerness. Upon this,
his employers forsook him, one after anoth
er. His property diminished—his debts
increased—one writ followed another, till
at length he was so reduced,a rendered him
unable to provide for bis family, and to
ciothe them comfortably. One day, sitting
io bis house, he looked at his wife, and was
deeply affected at her appearance. He
said to himself—What has brought me to
this?—l caunot bear it—lt is rum—l’ll
never take a drop agaiD—But I have
drank so long, if I give it up immediately,
I shall die—Then I will die
From this time he relinquished the use
of ardent spin's. For a few days he expe
rienced pain in different parts of his body.
Notwithstanding, he adhered to bis resolu
tion, After a short lime hi* appetiie tor
food returned, and gradually increa.-ed.
His countenance changed, aDd he gave
more aod more evidence of reformation.
One and another of his former patients em
ployed him. His business increased, in the
course of a few years be recovered a part
of his former property, and became a use
ful and respectable man.
From the above account, it appears, it is
notan impossible thing for an intemp-Mate
person to reform—that tbe best, if not the
only method such a person caD adopt, is to
relinquish the use of ardent spirits entirely.
Though some addicted to intemperance,
may suppose their reputation gone, and
that it is too late to reform—in this they
greatly err. He who abandons the. prac
tice of intemperance, honours himself,- and
if he conducts himself with propriety in
other respects, will enjoy the approbation
and regard of the wisest and most respec
table part of the community.— JV. E.
Farmer.
RELIGIOUS.
REVIVALS IN NEW YOKK.
From the Western Recorder.
The following valued communication, is
from the pen of a correspondent, whose
statements may he implicitly relied oo ; and
though only a p.ir.t of the revivals at the
west are here mentioned, the work must
still appear to be vpry great and glorious.
Mr. Hastings, — Having recently return*
ed from a lour through most of the counties
between Oneida, and the Genessee River,
and having seen several accounts of the re*
vivals-of religion in that section of the state,
I have thought that a condensed statement
of them, as far as they have come to my
knowledge, would be gratify mg to the
friends ot Zion; and I therefore submit the
following to your disposal, which brings the
facts stated, down to the first week in April,
according to the information I have receiv
ed, either in the towns, or of persons from
the places mentioned.
In Salim , the number of persons enter
taining hope, was about twenty, and the
work was progressing.
In Scipio and Ledyard on the Poplar
Ridge , the number of converts was about
eighty, and the revival was spreading.
Baptists,Presbyterians and Methodists, were
the subjects of it.
In Galen , (Clyde, &<•) the number was
about one hundred and fifty, (Presbyterians
and Baptists) and the attention was una
bated.
In Palmyra , between three hundred and
fifty and four hundred had been united to
the Churches; but there were no recent
cases of conviction.
In Manchester , in the vicinity of the Sul
phur Springs, about one hundred had ob
tained hope, and the work was advancing.
The societies are Methodists and Baptists.
In Waterloo , anout twenty five were hop
ing ; some were convicted, and the work
was as interesting as at any former time
In Geneva , about one hundred and fifty
subjects—forty were added to Dr Axtell’a
church in February, and about eighty were
expected to be received (be first Sabbath
in May, and the revival continued.
in Middlesex , about seveaty had joined
the Presbyterian, and thirty the Baptist, or
Methodist church; but the revival had
abated.
In Maples , the work had been pleasing
but of the number of subjects I am not in
formed.
Id Prattsburg , the revival was very pow
erful : about one hundred and fifty were
the hopeful subjects, principally Presbyte
rians, and the work was still progressing.
In Pittsford, great excitement prevails,
though but about twelve indulge hope.
Meetings were said to be crowded and sol
emn. Recently, it is stated, that the revi
val has assumed a more interesting appear
ance.
In Genessee , ninety-four bad been added
to the Presbyterian and forty or fifty to the
Methodist church; the power of God was
wonderfully displayed; and his work was
progressing without abatement.