Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-01

of reasoning, unnecessary. The very statement
OF the argument Is enough.
It Is true that the Commissioners sof the United
States III severaltrca,cs made about the same time
express themselves rather baughty, when they de-
clare mat they gice peace to the Indians. The fact
Is well known, however, that the whites were much
more uesirous OF peace than the Cherokecs were
The Inhabitants of our frontier settlements Wee in
constant dread Of incursons from the natives of the
forest. Impoverished as country was by seven
years war, 1t would have been impossible to have
secured the vast wilderness from the settled coun-
try tothe Mississippi. Amy force which could then
nave been SENT would have Jared than the ar
my oil St Clair did. i'll far less dangerous field nine
years afterwards The Cherokees could not have set
up for nice verbal critics of the English anaua ae as
they did not understand word of it, 1t is question
able whether an Indian interpreter i'll ten would
make any difference between giue peace, and make
peace, or agree to Gpeace. The Cherolsers doubt
less understood, that the United States were DESTROYS
that there should be end fgng; but is increi-
lblethat they should have though, there was Turk
g under the phrase OF Soing peace, any such inys-
ferrous duplication Of superiority the part OF the
whites, US should ultimately cxonerate the superior
FROM all obligation TO keep faith with his inferior
Least OF all could they have supposed, that there
was iatert power IN this phrase, which should DIES
troy the validity OF all future coupacts between the
same parties III not of which the nsdous phrasy
| is To be found
The phrase 10 giUe peace was favorite one with
| the Romans, and was do less copied from them
think Buonapartc used it also on sume occasions
But neither the Romans. nor Bonapurte, so far as
know, ever soberly contended that treaty was
Ito be interpreted, otherwise than according to
| the obvious and proper meaning of the words
merely because of the parties assumed rather q
naughty air, III few instances of the aseology
As to the word 0ttot, it is said to have been com
monty used Ill the Southern States as synonymous
with jiG. establish. To say that boundary was
Allotted to the Cherokees, more than TO say
That boundary established, agreed upon: for
the boundary Is not said to have been allotted by The
! IlrfS1 CIfuc II
have been, as the whole scope of the treaty shows
allotted 1y the consent Of both parties.
! WILLIAM PENN.
| Co)t>04 Political Register-As We expect to re-
ceige this work regularly intend to amse our rea
ders with occasional extracts. lie is powerful wri
ter, is admitted by his most bitter personal
and political enemies. The following upon the A
merican Tariff, contains onccdote ofI!hoInas Paine
and the Declaration of Independence which we do
| not remember to have seen before. We doubt its
truth, BIT ii be true, it ought to be known and re-
membered. Paine's political services are not suifi-
GENTLY estimated by the American people-Unortu-
natey for his memory, his religious opinions are much
oilener referred to than his political.
| From Co56etfs Political Register, .Jrly H. 1923
AMERICAN TARIFF.
FEEL has recently said, III his place in the HOUSE,
of COMMONS, that the American Tariff is one of Tie
causes of the present distress of this country 1t is
therefore, worth while to INQUIRE a little wl,at has
been the real cause of the American Tariff There
can be no doubt that it has, il some degree contri-
bued towards the preseat distress of the manutactu
rers seeing that has prevented immense quantities
OF hardware OF cottons aud of woollcrs from beu,.
! exported from this country to America L. is hard
to conceive, however, how it should have broken up
or even assisted, to break up many tradesnsn in
London and country towns, or how it should have
assisted to reduce the farmers their present dcp!o
rable state The truth is, has very little to do in
producing any OF these effects, and would not have
been felt national evil, if it had been for the
operations of the Small note Bill. But since the
Ministers will have 1t that this TARIFF is one of the
OF calantes, shall offer my opinion with
regard to the of the Tariff itself In process of
time, English goods of the descrption inst ren toned
/ would naturally have been excluded from country
aboundlng IN Iron rnues in coal mines in immense
forests, and which is the native country of COTTON
winch a0ounds also in the wool Of the sheep in all
me convenences of water power IL all the materials
Tor building, and in which human food is III great a
bundance, and at half the price that it Is in this coun
try. Nevertheless am convinced that, had it not
peeh LOT one man. Mr.. THOMAS HUME, formerly Of
i'oLToN III LANCASHIRE, 1t would not have been, for
many years hence, that this great measure TO exclude
English manufactures would have been adopted.
Mr. HUME, who had made pretty large for
| tune Ia the business Of beacher at BoLroN
quilted business ubout the close OF the war AGAINST
france lie was parliamentary 7efornley, and
ne made UP his mind, that, if reform could not
De o0t9incd, to remove with his family TO Anne
! fiea lie went to that country in the wear 1916,
and returned in the latter part of that wear,
just at the time when were making the treat
struggle for reform He came to London in tile
month OF December 1916, or early in the month Of
January 1915 he was, believe, one Of the delepates
| at Tie Crown and Anchor; and be was witness Of
| the base abandonment of our cause by BuBDETT
lie was in London when the horrible bower of.im-
prisonDent bill was passed; and he wastbe only man.
except one, who was made acquainted with my inten
uon 10 lice TO America. We agreed, however, that
we would both remain Though he liked America welD
II there were any chance ofobtaning n. paramcnta-
ry REFORM After good deal of considerations upon
the subject, he expressed wish to see some noble
man, or some man of nportance and 10 rsccrtnin