Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-16

Africa If we look from one end Of the Earth
to another, "behold darkness and sorrow, and
the light is darkened in the Heavens thereof"
excent here and there a ray emanating hom
some nrerlous volume oil inspiration. tits
large calculation that, among the eight hun
drcd millions of The great human family, there
are forty millions of copies Of Revealed iroti,
land what are they among SO many! And
vet we are no less certain, that the whole earth
sha he filed with The knowledge oil the way OF
salvation; and that the tims will come, whrh
| man need not say TO his neighhor, know The
Lord, for all shall know him, f ON the least TO
the greatest" than we are that the st ting sun
will again rise To cheer and anima'e the void.
Christian efforts however, must he incitastd
| hundred fold e'er this great promise Of the III
sle, this great hope of the Church can be con
summated? There must be an increase Of en-
ergy, union Of efforts, and devotion III
wealth 10 God, such as has never yet been re-
corded in The great book of remembrance that
| lies bt fore the Throne.
Your Managers would again advert 10 the
obligations they have contracted for your So
ciety, in the hope that they will be ra!ifi- by
your unanimous voice. They are solemn they
are binding, they demand the aid and co-ope>
ration Of e.ery Bible Christian in our city; and
we now call upon our Constituents 10 aid by
their prayers, their personal Efforts and their
,non,y In con lading this Rrnorl they could
address the solemn appeal Of Mordecai to
Queen Esther, 10 every Christian, TO every
Christian community Dihom holdest My
peace atfhis time, then shaHtheir enlarge
ment and deliYerance arise from another
place, but thou shalt be destroyed.
The following letter we have already pub
lished, 5ut in revised and amended form We
give it now uer5at,m Hieraiim Ell punctafin,, as u
specimen Of the Hero's LITERATURE, and
instance ofgood spelling, and correct grammar.
Can it be possible that the people of Ibis coun-
try will choose the writer Of a such letter, to
preside over The affairs Of the republic. 1t
would be an insult 10 common sense to suppose
SO.
GENERAL JACKSON'S LETTER.
Hermitage near Nashville
October 18th, 1872.
The Honorable
George w Campbell Esq
Sir
T. You will receive erewith inciosed, the cer-
li6cate Of John Gordon and Ma or homas G
| bradford editor Of the Clareon on The Sub rct OF
the card bearing date Sept. lth 1912 publish
d in the Clareon the 26lh Of Sept. 1912
from Silas DInsmore united States agent to the
Choctaw nation being. in the proper hand wri-
Ting the said Silas Dlnsmorr you will also re-
crlvr enclosed, the paper OF the Goth. Sept. con
tanning The card OF Mr. Dnsmorc, which beg
you 10 lay before The Secretary OF War, as soon
as the reach you, and beg of you TO commu-
nicate TO ne without delay his determination
as /, respect the removal Of AIR. Dinsmore -
When | reed your letter Of the lOlh Of April
iaSl inClosing me an extract OF the Secretary OF
Wars is'teI ~ si'ss Dnemoie agent 10 the
Choctaw nation, ], nor the citizens Of West
Ienne ssee, bcs'taled not, 10 believe that Silas
IDinsmore would cease TO exercise Over our CT
tizcns such lawless tyranny as he had been in
the habit of, and that our PEACEFUL aad honest
ctiz ms would be left to enjoy the free and un-
molested use of hat road as Secured TO them
by ,rea'y-you can easily Judge and so can the
Secrr Iary Of War, our surprise aud indigna-
ton, al The wan tou in suit offered TO the
whole citizens Of West Tennessee by the pub
LEGATION Of his card in The CIarion-in which
he 5naS,s-that he has set at defiance the So
lem treaty that secures 20 our citizens and
those Of the u. States the free and unmolested
use oi that road as well as he express inslruc-
lions Of the Secretary Of War of the 2Sr,l Of
March last, and boast his detention ola defence
less woman and her propeity--nnd for nhaL
the want OF pass porl-iand my god; is il
come to this-are We free men or are ,Ue Slapes
| is this real or is q d,edn-for what are we in
volved in a War with great Brilain-is it not
for the Support Of our rights as an independan,
| pc Iple and nation, Secured 10 us by nature
and 5y natures god as well as Sclem treaties
and the law Of nations-and can the Secretary
OF war; for one moment retain the idea, that we
will permit this petty Tyran to Sport with our
rights Secured TO us by treaty and which by
the law of nature we do posses.-and Sport
with our feelings by Publishing his la,olsss ty.
ranny exercised over helpless and unprotected je
male-if he does he thinks too meanly Of our