Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-14

sFi'e' pare OF Il IA the English characters ana
part OF 1t IA type specially for the purpose OF
IepFeseh'lns the Cherokee Alphabet invented by
'ur' Nic., A. IS = singular specimen OF tYpOgra-
py-tnd - ieit At our otlicc fjr tie In pccion o.
thS cnEiodS . ne first pag. and half OF fho Fad.
present part OF the - Constitution, rffhe Cherokee
i.nF40l' formed by contention Of Delegates from
inc several districts, AZ New Echo,a IulV 1927 -
Il IS printed ia both the English and Cheroke, Al
phabets In parallel columns. The LORDS pyayer
oom IN Prose and Verse, on the l,h pare and
TWO other article on tho 81 page, are also dis
played IN the Cherokee type~-and 4 kew "a mr.
nished IN very interesting communication. on
,he AIN page, OF the Alphabet oil the Cherokee
rang uaye-the number of characters is S5-more
IMAM ~ oil, which are represented by Ergish types
corresponding to the vowels and the consonants
Vs' 3, II, X, }, ms d, $, I, W, and Y)--Tke rest
are characters specially shaped and cast for the
purpose. Each character represents syllable
10y HSeti. - wo very important advantages aIt
GAINED Tor the Cherokee Alphabet over the
Ho'iiah' as applied 20 the writing OF the English
language: one Is, that excepting the variations of
longer or shorteI4 harder or softer AS lo, ~ ~
ana more or less aspirated sounds, each Character
IS tne inVaiiatle representative ofthe same sound:
while - English the same sound may have half
dozen different signs, or the same sion may repre-
sent as many different sounds -" .R,otItr sonrce
OF wonder IN regard To the Cherokee alphabet j.:
udt so lew syllable characters are sufficient TO
write language. Certainly they are sufficient TO
ii'e IL anu mat, IN manner vastly more perfect
WV -~AAtSA - written pV OF
The Roman alphabet of letters Two tbinqs ac-
count Tor the lewness OF the requisite svllaic cha
racters First, the feysness of consonant sounds in
the language. Secondly, and chiefly the circun-
stance that creyy syHa6ie in the language ends
toti" o0tceL sound 4 little caicnlation will
snow what vast difference ihe latter circumstance
Ha%eS IN the number of possible syllables Sup
pose, Tor example, the number of simple and COM
po1hu cohsonant sounds IN cach Of TWO languages
10 be 10, apd the number of vowel sounds q. in
cGLuef lang a vowel stapJtrr-
sdtute Il syllable; but in one every syilabIc ends
with vowel sound, Gas in CherokeeA-in the
ouer' las IN Engiish) syllable may either gin
OF ehu' or ooih' with consonant. Now, though
me number of consonants and Of vowels is the
same Ii. each language, yet, if our arithmetic be
correct the number of possible syllabes in the lat
ter l. 1886, while, in the former, il is only 90
HnouSil, however, OF the pecuarities Of the Che
roAee Alphabet; which cannot be clearly explain
en- 10 me reader, without his having The Alphabet
Itself before him
The Is; 10. OF this newspaper Is issued on the
zist cd. at New Echo;a-lt5 Cherokee title de-
iies t!c expression OF our pen; but its English Sy-
.'ohflhc a Tie - Cherokee Pnoel.iN. lit !, edited
by Elias iSoudinott; and Issued weekly az - 80 il
PAID IN adrancc--lt is handsomely printed on q
SuPvr Royal Sheet, with new type The es-
taDnsll'nent, lately purchased, principally with
me Charities Oi or white brethren is the urouerty of
tie Nation, ans the paper is patrouized b,. and
uhder The direction OF, the Cherokee Legislu-
tIFe -! ne spirit ia which Il is 10 be conducted
Is disclosed IN long Editorial Address 10 the Pub
!'c-4t di5ciains ali sectaIian doctrines in Rrii-
gio or the taking of any part in The Presidential e.
Iecoh IL Is Intended principally for the beneht II
ule CherokceS-to cElightcn their own minds and
10 ciear up all mistakes and misrepre sentations
ABOUT uleiH from the minds Of American voliti-
ei"'s' uiie Point II seems particularly anxious to
impress upon them; tina; it IS neither their interest
nor their wish to initiate the Creeks, Chickasays
an" ChoctaWs an the abandonment OF their own
o0'il'y. - declares t'i'-t they axe unanimously
opposed 10 any emigration from their own lands To
the country west OF the Mississippi-Iet we a. G
lncined % believe that they are acting unon an err
ioheous policy in This respect. We know The pride
o. lHe Indian character We know how strong is
me attachment OF almost every person 10 the pl4ce
o4 us h@uVIly- We know how deeply this senti-
i4'cht Is strengthened among the indians by
sort OF supoFstiious reference for the ashes
OF Their ancestors. - WhoL'' (exclaiined the
lnd!ans IN Canals, when the French were pcrsuad-
l"5 ts1em u remove from their native tieds)-
- Can we say TO the bones of our fathers, Arise
'i'd 50 with Us 10 foreign lanl;'-But tie sad
experience oi 50 many years on sht 10 read this
melancholy lesson 10 the Cher0kees tia; the foot
Oh uls W1te man isconiinuaiiy treading upon their
hees; mat The resources OF the surrounding whites
must gradually destroy all insulated opposition on
iha part OF tie oi the fores ana tst tits bet
Ter Tor them 10 remove TO The West of The ATssi,-
sppii where uniting with the other tribes in ,heir
moral ana phy sica! resources, they may gradually
deVelope, on a more auspcious theatre the ue "
experiment u indian Civilization.
The fredericksburg Herald of the l2gh. -iyes
us The result vi a second experiment which had
teen made, for conveying flour down the Kappa
hannocE river ia boats. Three boats laden win
that article arrived at Fredericksburg on last PHI
day from Johnson's, Eliason's, and the Racoon-
ord Mills, on the upper waters OF the Rappa-
hammock. The interest of the scene attracted
many persons to the shore; the arrival of the
boats was welcomed by gun Tor each: ana the
Hour was sold on the day, before the door Of
MIR. Buck sAu ctiOn Room, ut rates in advance OF
The market Psice-The boat, which had descend
ed iiom the highest point, at Liberty Mills ia the
county OF Orange, set out on Tuesday the 9Th
inst.-Ihe gentlemen engaged in this expedition
express as their opinion, that the South Branch
OF the haPpahannock, can be opened for boats car
rying about go 20 barrels, ut an expeDce not
exceeding p or $4,000 dollars to the Liberty
Mills--We hJil this expedition with grea; sa.:s-
faction, as the haTbinger OF series OF valuable
improvements 10 he effected bY the enterprisin,e
Ct f1ens on the -Jrders Of the Rappahannoci
TIE .qUTOGRRPH
The National Journal Is still harping tInon the
alleged note from Gen. Jackson.-It asserts that
Judge White and Mr. Polk Inspected tie Ms
that Mr.. Polk passed no opinion upon il: but fhaf
Judge White, while he declared that he could not
say 10 was the CeEeras's handwriting declinedsov-
ing positively Ut was nottAat ne itinatcd his oDi
Mon that it was merely an attempt to initiate hc
Generals handwriting; but tha he declined -
comparison oft with some ofGen.J.'s letters which
he had in his possession; because Gcy were pri-
e1te letters, &c.
the last Washington Telegraph notices tllis ar,i
Gle Of tle Journal, and observes fIr pete
Force comes out WIKI q flourish, and challenges
comparison % handwriting, 70 prove that lhe writ
lug On his possession. j. Gen. Jack.or's The de-
o. ii ~ Tao al 4. e..t .