The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-02

treaty concluded last year, IN an the eonstitu-
tioRal forms With the Greeks, establishes certain
boundaries Of lands TO he coded by them. These
boundaries Weie designated By he Georgia dele.
CATION, or The majority OH IN The House Of Rep.
reseH1a'tues. Bot wheu the surveys are made. u
Is found that a gore ofland which under the first
treaty, gas supposed to have been ceded to the
| inted States-for Geo gia, is without the boun-
dafies established by the second treatg-aod
hence all the difficulty. For this strip of land,
10 a state already possessing territory immense
y dlspropoItioned M extent 10 is actual popnla-
ton buI which is wanted 10 swell a lutte hlgh.
er the prizes in the lottery by which the Creek
lands are TO be distributed among the people Of
Georgia, the peace OF the lion is threatened,
and rs government insulicd. Papers claiming
responsibility, Use the most unmeasured Ian
snage on the subject towards the President. as
though he. who Is sworn t. execute the laws,
were IN fault, for dong what The highest law
most clearly enipins upon him. rs foI instance,
the kichmond Enquirer Illus notices the late mes
sage Of the President.
We do not hesitate to say that the Presidents
Message to both houses Of Congress IS not the
production of a Statesman. \ Puritan might
have pennet the cantine phrase of "a superad-
ded obligation, even higher than that Of human
authority . \ military dictator would have
thrown ont a HTem 10 dtaw the sword ADD bring
down upon one of the States OF this Union AL
the force committed to his charge At tine very
time he was seeking an adjustment by a resort
10 tn ciri authority
ltmiY indeed sem to that paper that any ex-
ptession. teuoting the obligation OF a duty
- higher than that Of any human authority
must SAVIOUR Jfctnt-but 10 those who are nc
enstoraad T. ttihk that the discharge Of all hu.
IN "a - 4 80 - .a,L.-- IL H
itol from othet than human authority, il will
se IN Y y natural and becoming, that. on this
o casion. involving as it does the rights, interests
AMI probably the existence OF he helpless sava.
tes whom his nafioh, and the President as It's
'fgan, IS bound 10 protect, he should have refer
Ia 10 that highest source of right, and duty, and
obligation.
II' passage concerning "a military dicta-
TT, comes With III z ace from a iournal
winch Ia contradiction o ali previous aud pub
llry cNgrcsS d opin o1s, is now preierrtng for
IN Prnsid neg h claim Of an md yid tal. Who
Is pa,oly add simply a military chieftain-lor
whom no reasonable frl nd even affects any o.
thcr characlrH than nd derived from MS bril.
f'ant tas brilliant they certainly were) military
achievements.
1t IS said tn civil arm alone should be relied
on, But has MOI Gov. 1roup openly proclaimed
us intention has he not indeed carried it into
eiesti IN Surveying thc lands IN question, in d-
f,ct opposition 10 and defiance OF the govern
nent Aud IS IT moi more humane. as well as.
Just. at once to say, the laws OF the Union must.
AID shah be obeyed. before Trey havr been for
chic io~.ated-raiher than the looh sppincly on
until aeeyil has been done, and thenappI, the
ast aud disastrous remedvl
The President, we say il with entire conyic-
non has in this message echoed, and by no
means eona beyond, the genera sentiment of
the county, and he will be sustained in it.
IN y. Inner.