Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-09-16
RIP RAPs, YrRGINtA, ,
.4ugust %, 1929. {
70 tie RcU. EH Bul10ia.

TO the Rev. Ell BaidUia.
SIR:-Last evening, by tho Steamboat
Norfolk from Baltimore, your letter to tbe
President was received at this place, with
a transcript ofthc Constitution, relating tc
the Indians, recently adopted at New York
by your Convention. With the The cOurs
pursued at your meeting, the President Is
much gratfed, and desires me 50 to de
clare to you. lie cannot but appreciate
highly the views taken by you of course
ofpocy, which Justice to principles recog
nized, aud humanity toward our Indian
brethren, constrained him, as matter o.
conceived duty, TO adopt. He regrets thai
so many inaccuracies, both as to object g.
motive, should have found a place in the
public journals of the day, evidently mis-
representing, and calculated to produce in
correct Impressions. The great cousola
ton entertained by him though, is, that
time viii prove that his ONLY end and OBJ
jet and purpose is to do full and impartial
justice, TO the extent that his Official dis
charge Of duty viii sanction
Ibeg leave 10 assure you, that nothing
Of compulsory course, 10 effect the reno
val of this unfortunate race of people, has
been thought Of by the President, although
1t has been 50 asserted.-Ihe considera
tons which controlled, in the course pur-
sued, were such q = he really and in fact be
lieyed were required, IS well by regard
for the just rights which the State Of Geor
ga was authorized 10 assert, as from a
conscious conviction that, by it, human
ilY towards the Indians would more
eltectuhly BIO subseryed. Of THE they
have been assured, and 90 that assurance
no other disposition was had than to ex-
plain fully to them, aud the country, the
actual ground on which it was believed they
were rightfIIly entitled TO stand.
How can the United States Government
contest with Georgia the authority to regu-
late her own internal aflrsl Ifthe doc
tine every where maintained be true, that
a state Is sovereign so far as by the Con
s.liut!on adopted it has not been parted
with 20 the General Government. then
must it follow, as matter oil certainty. that
within the limits ola State there can be
none other than her own sovereign power.
that can claim to exercise the functions of
Government. It's certainly contrary 10
every idea entertained of independent GOV
ernment for any other to assert adverse
dominion and authority within her iur.sdic-
t'onal limits: they arc things that caaao.
exist together
Between the State Of Georgia and tho
Indian tribes within her limits, no compact
or agreement was ever entered into; who
then Is to yieId-lor it is certain In the Or
binary course Of exercised authority. that
one or The other musll The answer here
ioiore presented from the Government &,
which you, by your adoption, have sane
Toned as correct, IS the only one that can
De offered. Georgia, b. her ackn9wled-
eeI coaiederailye authority, may legally
and r'ghhuily govern and control through.
'ii Der own limits, or else our 5nowloIgs
oi NE science and principle ofCioverament
's 'Aey relate TO our own forms, are
stood. '' '''''' ''u-'
/. sympathy INDUCED is noble and goa.
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