Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-19

would be- ca Ill ire pa 's'r, for innoccntly tread
ing the soul of his n tive for-s,s--an intruder fA
drinking the pure water of his native SPRINGS or
breathing the air of his native stranger
among his neighbors-an alien the spot where he
was born.
Who are the human beings thus suddenly BROUGHT
INTO 80 deplorabe and abjeci condition, Are they
Cntfrcs and Ho,entnts skulking through the woods
III stntehof nudity oI covered only by few shreds
oitat'ered sheepskiR Are they runaway slaves,
pursued by the vengeance OF exasperated masters
Are they shinaeiies, wuyaying the path of noifen-
sve travellers. ana their hands rocking with the
blood OF recent murders! Are they bands of ruff
ans, collected from the worst among The discarg cd
tenants OF our penientiarics' Have they invaded
our settlements, driven thc inhabitants. and estab-
iished themselves IN an unrIghteous possession OF
winch they are now about to- be Invested, What is
Their character, and what is their crime that their
lands are to be divided and their persons and fani-
lies to be put hey nd the protection of the lawi If
;hey We're Caffres or Hottentots, they should be
dealt with kindly; and should be- compassionate in their
Ignorance and 'egradntion. Ii some of them were
iShinariltes and ren"gadoes they should be tried in
a regular manner. The innocent should MOI be- Duu-
ished with the guilty. The guilty should not be
punished without n trial; and neither the nnocnn,
nor the guilty! should be delivered over to private
malice.
II'w would an intelligent foreigner, Germ.a n,
Fr"nchman. or IN Engshman, b. astonished to
learn, That the Chorokccs neither savapcs nor
criinnias; that in-y have never eucroached upon
The lands of others; that their only offence con-
n,sln h
0ors covc'; that they peaceful spricnturists
better clothed, fed and housed. than many of the
peasaniry IN most civilized countries; that they
nave sustained diplomatic relations with The
whites at different periods, from the first settle
nirnt OF the contiguous territory by Europeans;
that these relations have ripenad into firm and last,
ing peace. which has not been broken by n sinrle
act OF hostility for forty years. that the peace thus
cemcnted Is the subject of numerous treaties the
bases OF winch are, sovereignty of he Cherokecs
hunted IN certain rrspcc.s, Nv eypress sfinula
tons aud guaranty, the part Of n. United s. aes
of protection and nvioate territorial limit. that Tic
treaties have been the foundation of numerous cgai
enac' mchts. Tor the protection of he NeakrY NM
ty. whose ttle has been pronounced nv tho hi,bo,,
loun IN our country TO be worthy of the r,spnct Of
all courts TIL It bc "gIiimateIy extnguishci; tina,
the Chcrokecs are not charged with having broken
their engagements, done any thing TO f5rf., The
guaranty, winch they had received as tho ind;snon
sab" condition of their grants the United States.
that they have ALWAYS been called brothors and
Children by the Presidents OF the United States and
by al other public tnciionaries spea kim IN tho
OF t'' co""try;-'hIt they have been ENCOURAGED and
aided III rising To state of civilization by mr. mn
uona government, and benevolent associations of in
s'-that one great motive, presented 10 Their
MINDS By tho government, has uniformly been the
hope and expectation of permanent residence nc
farmers and mechanics upun he land of their nnccs
tors ara til" enjoyment of wise Inws administered nv
themselves upon truly republican prnciples-that
relying upon these guarantees and sustained bv sucb
al
hearts nv benevolent individuals stationed .,pnnr
t1cm "a thcir own request, and partly at the a arr
OF the general government they have greatly risen in
theiF cnaTacter' condition. and prospects, that they
have regularly organized government of thoi- o,,
consisting Ut legislative. judicial and executive do
paFtmcnts, famed by tie advice Of the third Pres
dent ofthe United States and now in easy and natu
raj operations that majority Of the peonIo can ron,
their own language which was never reduced 10 wri
ting till less than years n0o and never printed
thi within less than two years; that considerable
number oi The Young ana some of he olde can read
and write the English language; that ten or twelve
schools are now attended by Cherokee children. that
for years pnst, uuasSisird native Cherokors have
been able To transact public business bv writ en-
COMMUNICATIONS, which to say the least, need not
ear comparison point of STYLE sense and arrt,-
ment with many com nun.crtinns made TO them bv
some Of the highest functionaries of our national
government; that these Chcrokees in their
OF whites as IN ihcir Intercourse with each other are
Ipl!d IN their mnrncrs and spiia bic i'm their fceup,
and conduct; and to crown the whole that thew mr.,
bound 10 us by the tbs of chris. which the, nro
less, and which many of them cXcmply as members
Irregular CHRISTIAN churches.
these are the mon. be from
he and who to be brougi UudeT laws OF Crorc
without ie own consent These cvlize aud educated men
these orderly members of sOcety raised in par ,v tine ,
erng care Of orr m,iOnal government from rude material
hut now exhibiting good degree of symmetry and beauty
these aborous farmers and PRACTICAL republicans these cn
deut allies, who cODniiicd good faith on be
guaranty" of Gen Washington assurance" of MIR J.Hr
aud ,surance Of Sen Jackson and Mr. Cn,onn
United States; these cizens If e Cherokee nation as W,
called them the treaty of Holston these fellow christians
regular members Of horavan Presbyterian Baptist and Nleth
odst ehafces, to tie suddenly brought under the laws
Georgia according which they he neither witnesses no
parties IN ccus o! justice Under the laws did say2 II u
mon-rous pevcrou To call such NJ things, living un
de- law They to he made outlaws IN the land Of he
athers; and, IN this condition, be allowed the privilege o
choosing between exile aud chains
But who arc the men tina, impose fearful alternatives
and what Is the government that hG,taes H. pledges
Is so ne rotten ASac despci's sinking under the crime
and corrup'ons OF bygonc centuries feeling responsibility
and regarding no law of monthly religion Not so II il
government which sprung with declaration
mat all men are created equal that they
ihe creator with certain unaenahle rights that among the
arc lie liberty and the pursuits Of happiness" From 20
veu"cni thus established this 1agran wrong apprehended
and from aeoplc who boast that they the ve and mo
enlightened community eaIth who insist right %
every community 10 govern Itself aud who aure very idea
OF foreign dicauua WILLIAM PENN
u IN looking over the documents accompanying
Governor Giles Message to the Legislature. we
wore struck With The closing remarks in the Govern
ors letter President Jackson CD the subject of the
bounty lnnds claimed by revolutionary officers.