Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-15


cate After saying That IaoaI fic as nsisy
of evy htte import1nes" he adds the remark. that
much OF the difficulty of this matter arises from
applying tho conventional rules of Civilized society,
to the circumstances of savagcs, and considering !
these rules, which in great degree conditional,
as moral m'xims of universal aprlicaton' Here is |
n direct avowal, or an implication equally strong
and emphatic that there is one rule right for wite
man, and apoh,r lor savage that Oh rule it ap
plies 20 indians is III great degree conditional; In
other words presume, that the Indian, may hold
his own land as long as is useless orvorthlcss TO
the white man; hut when the convenience, avaricc
OF the latter viii he gratied or pronetedb b. its being
taken from him, the condition attaches. the rule
cs apply, and is perfectly proper and justable
for him to seize the Indians property. and appropriate
it TO his own use and purposes. The same maxim
applies in the Same manner, and with the force,
to The of tho pirate, and the highway robber aud
is adopted by them i'll the pursuit Of iheir several
professions, without doubt of It's appllcabty,oy us
moral influence. -
Equally clear and correct arc The notions Of this
writer, OIL tho subject of constitutional power Find.
Ing himself somewhat embarrassed with the facts
that Congress had from the earliest periods IF thc
81 history OF the republic made treaties with the In
+ al tribes, independent sovcrcigntics and among
II others, with the very tribes which Mayhaw. and tho
States connected with them in their local situation
N would plumber OF their property, he says-'Wirh
il respect to the treaties which have been made with
I. the Cherokces by the general gov crnmeUtwithoui
being able 10 state what they from ignorance LIT
s. US admit for the sake of argument that they have
10 admitted the sovereignty Of the soil 10 be in the Che
So rokeos-what will 1t avail; having transcribed the
&c power Of tho government, by admitting that which
10 had no existence i'll fact they become nalfy anC
te the blame attaches - the Presidents and Senates
nm who have Wade them Here is truly notable dis
ed covcry-viI: That the government Of the Union
NJ hnvr9 constitutional power treat with Indians
bv all the treaties ;hoy have made with them-and tho
ID, are extremely numerous. mud under al the cha nnt
,s: OF adminlSraon--are null and void, and Of
not Obligatory upon the milton, hy whose arpn,
St they were made, and by whose authority they wer
h approved and ratified. This is summary mode o
H. settling cons tntonnl qucs.ruas brief and o7ual
I'd ~ authoritative, as II II had proceeded from the l.,
err gsatire OF Georgia from dinner party in Cole
ii ton District i'll South Carolina. Upon Mayhev'
n plan OF adjusting this matter the Supreme Court
~ ne Onted States Is very nearly auselrss institution
n As for the practice Of the government in all its bran
ches ana under every variet OF Executive influence
I'd 1t Is OF no weight authoty The plan Of reno
lie Wig TIC lnGians ana securing their territory. is
more value than the principle OF law the sacred ri n
If OF property the acquisitions Of conscience, or Tn
1 law OF God.