The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

COMMERCE OF THE BLACK •EA.

A very interesting ewiy, under the signature of (Va-
nn., showing the importance of opening a commercial
ioterrourxe between the United Stotts and the Black
Sea, and the policy of appointing an Ambassador to the
Ottoman Port, will be published in our next.

The Courier, after roundly affirming that there
was no ground for asserting that a displacement of
Ministers had happened, now, with unblushing ,
confidence, tries to come oil in the denial, by say-
log " That a considerable difference of opinion
existed upon the subject in question (the delicate ,
one we mentioned) we believe. As firmly (it'
adds) do we belieVe, that his MAJESTY has sacri-
ficed to the legal and constitutional advisers of the
Crown those feelings and wishes which he must
have had, and which indeed he must have been
less than man if he had not had," &c. What is
this but confirming all we said—that if the tinto's
idispolition remained impracticable, we had too
grime* convittion that the mind of the chitelltlpil'
adviser of the Crown was not plastic enough to
give way against his conscience, and therefore a
dismissal or resignation was inevitable. We did
not say that all the Ministers were so resolved, for
we know there are a few among them made up of
compliant materials, and who would accommodate
theinielves to whatever might be considered pre-
sent interest ; but we confidently assured our read-
ers that the example of the highest and most
responsible Law Officer of the kingdom would be
implicitly followed, in this instance, by three or
four of the chief Cabinet Ministers; enough, in
short, to break up the Council completely. But
we feel, in an especial manner, indignant against the
above insolent Journal, for denying to a great Per
her lawful style and tide, as thus: " It is
known that on Saturday last an Order in Council
I was isaned for the alteration of the Church Ser-
i via*, in which the special prayer for the PRINCESS
was omitted, &c." Now there is not throughout
the whole of the long and elaborate article one
word of the Quezu, or allusion made to her as
Queen ! What then would these her enemies
make of her ! If she be not QUEEN now, why
did she continue PRINCESS of WALES till her hus-
band was KING The Editor of the above Jour-
nal would have been a desirable scribe to oar I
HARRY VIII. But the unprincipled and the cow-,
ardly always take part with the strongest; the
courageous and generous with the weakest.

INDIAN JUDISPRUDENCE.—The Cherokees, it is
said, have established something like a judiciary
system, and introduced into their society many of the
laws and stages of civilization. Some of their savage
institutions are disappearing under the ameliorating in-
dosage of moral justice. Bigamy, we understand, is
done away with, and prohibited by severe penalties. As
a specimen of the manner in which they dispense justice
in eases of trivial import, we relate, sari TA. Savannah
Manesina, the following anecdote, said to be authentic:— I
AW Indian assaulted another, of which regular infer- I
Elation was made. The judge ordered the sheriff es
bring the parties before bens. The sheriff went in per
soil of diem, but returned without thew. " Whist
ate your prisoners?" said the jndre. 44 I famits
them," replied the sheriff. " What did es
with thews ?" " I gave the
lashes." " What did you do with the
" (lave hint Mesa to." " What with the ,or
wastes. ?" " Why 1 gave him twenty-five ladalla--fer
had he held his tongue there would have bees mese Of
this fuse and tractile, it would be well if all the dis-
peasetioss of justice salad be se ',tally and promptly
adesishaered.
We eadorstead the minty of Sbropshlee is to be
sharply estatasiod at the thaaohltioa of Parlismoot ;
sal ht- lite nuithbutuint county, of the bonnet
----4'hiimh..ther• it expected to be a wars •frf-