The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-04-27

| Indian Re5eTUGtions IN Ge0rgia.-A cOmmu-
nication Of a strange and singular character
/ both as TO manner and principle has recently
been made by the Senators and Representatives
IN Congress from the State Of Georgia, ID the
President Of the United States relating 10 GER
tain lands held within that State by remnant 81
the Cherokee Indians. The documents on this
subject have been communicated 10 Congress,
but are of nature too voiuminous 20 be copied
for the purpose Of explaining this affair Such
an abstract we have been able 70 collect viii
De all that can be presented, and probably sufi-
Gent to give ineligible view Of the subject
agitated
The Cherokee Indians own a considerable boz
dy Of land in the State Of Georgia, Of which
they have never been dispOssessed III the usual
progress Of white civilization. In a convention
lately concluded between Georgia and the a.
States (lSO2,j the U. States stpulate, in consid-
Grafton OF large tracts of land coded by Georgia,
to extinguish for the use Of that State, as early
as can be peGeeably done, upon reasonable terms
the Indian title To lands lying within the limits
OF that State. Under that convention the U.
States have paid large sums Of money but have
not extinguished the Indian titles. The State of
Georgia after waiting twenty-five years, having
become impatient and FESTIVE, present their de-
mands 10 the u States in a tone Of bold and i'm
portant requisiton Of fulilment Of contract on
their part.
A negotiation has recently been opened bv
the United States Government with the Chiefs
and delegates Of these Indians, for the purpose
OF procuring an exchange ofther territory with
in the State Of Georgia, for an equivalent il
lands west Of the Mississippi; or a liberal COM
pensatiOn in money; but the chiefs promptly
and Indignantly refused to accede to any such
and protested that all the money
N our treasury would be no inducement to them
to sell their country
The State OF Georgia appears now to require
the U. States to drive the Indians BY military
force from their possessions, to which the ma
hves, 70 say the least, have certainly as good
title as those, who would thus dispossess them.
On this subject the editors Of the New-York
Statesman give the following judicious remarks.
After full and impartial examination of
the documents and the circumstances con-
'nected with this subject, we are unable 10
perceive that the government Of The United
States are in any degree chargeabe with re-
misness or bad faith towards the State Of Geo
rgia. ltapPears that the President and Sec
rotary ofNar, as well as all former execu-l
tves X The TT. States have done all il their
power to carry into execution the 4th article
'of the convention, in peacea6le manner, aud
upon reasonable terms. OF this the Governor
of Georgia appears to be fully sensible, and
50 expresses himself in bis reply 10 the Score
tary Of War The incorporate and disre-
sPectful language which the Georgia delega-
ton hold to the President, and the menacing
tone in which they demand the extinguish.
ment Of the Indian titles to lands, are in our
view wholly uniustfabe.
The final adjustment Of the case seems toI
present serious difficulties. There can be no
doubt that the United States are in good faith
bound TO extinguish the titles TO those lands.
or to pay an equivalent to the state OF Ceor-
gia.--lt has now become evident that tile
former alternative cannot be adopted since
the Cherokees peremptorily refuse to part
with their lands on any conditions. To make
war upon them, and remove them BY force.
would be a policy which the governmentl
coud never sanction. We think al agent oil
the United States should be appointed TO in
yestig ote the condition of this unfortunatel
race, ana ascertain whether the tribe arei
unwilling to emIsrate, or whether. as Cover
nor Tronp inanuates, the objection 1 confined
10 interested individuals. 1fthe former slai
prove to be the case, the only course would
seem to be to offer Georgia an euuivalept in /
money, or IA lands 10 some other part Of thel
country. II should be remarked however 4
that in few years, BY the natural course ofl
things, the remnant Of the Cherolzees will
waste away, or be lost in the great BODY oil
white population. The Cherokee Deleration
are Of mixed blood and il i the well known
plan Of distinguished Citizen of Georria NJ
favour such an amalgamation, aud N adapt
This philosophical mode OF ciYiiizinp the IN /
dams"
Coming upon GgreGi scale-The New York 4
Chess-players having given a challenge ~ those
81 Philadelphia, 70 play a game % decide tbe
proves Of their several Champion. after wv
manner OF examples set in Europe. a writer IN tbe
New York Statesman has pleasantly ridicule 4
this extravagant importance attached 10 tribes
By offering challenge, on the part Of the New \
oIk filaa-FiH Cub, 70 play game with that \
IL Philadelphia, through the medium AZ tvgo orI II
the newspapers published IN the respective ci,ies
He represents the New York society as bavi,g
made one move, and gives diagram Of the nosi
ton Of their Plus, and invites the PhiadelnbiaBs
70 make their move and communicate tbe Nv
suit immediately, in like manner He adds n
q 1t viii be perceived " the publication " tbe
moves IN the papers selected, that every fsmil,
can accompany the game, and IL thought sdvis-
able can make communications 20 a committee \
who will select tile move deemed th-
best move 70 be made every day"
CoHgTeH-Ihe Tariff Bill has, at length, pass
ed the House, Yeas lO7-Nays LOO. Every vote
% passing the bill % b. engrossed was TIE SAM
A. on Its anal passage, and two members III favor
q me Pill who were absent Oh the former vote
were present Al the last II is believed that Il 4
whi not pass The Senate, at least without mate
rial alterations and the country may vet IL /
saved from the hazard OF disastrous experiment.
NJ political economy that promise no more sue
than em0argoes and nonintercourse w hose
practical operation re have had such abundant
experience.