Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-02
From tho Milledgeville Recorder of May %.

From tho Mlledgeville Recorder Of May 2S
The certainty Of obtaining al an early day,
probably in the course of this year or The next,
Inc whole OF our lands in the occupancy oil
the Cher okees, naturally directs the attention
Of Georgisns TO the growing importance oil
their State in political point of view, in Ten
years our population will perhaps be doubled,
aud in twenty years lrebled, partly by natural
increase, and not less by the influx OF citizens
from other States, who will be attracted hither
bo,h by the pros pect OF acquiring wealth from
making sugar in our South Western counties,
and the salubrty and fertility Of The Cherokee
lands Our estimate of increase in population
NAV be extravagan, and erroneous, but it we.
live ill that iini-, we shall expect to see ii re-
alised.
Ffom Narth to South, Georgia extends from
the 35th 10 near the 3Oth degree OF North lati
tude. embraces every variety ofclima,e and soil
to be found in the United Siaes, except the
severity OF he Maine and Vermont winter,
and is capable Of producing and dOes produce,
in perfection. all The crops Of the North, with
the addition Of sugar, cotton, indigo, wine, oil,
the orange, the fig and indeed almost every
salu able PRODUCTION of the Earth. The Ess-
ern is distant from The Western extremity OF
the State, $40 miles, and the area is calculated
by the Surveyor General a $4,000 square
miles, equal To ,l2o 900 acres, "a extent OF
territory grester tran some potent Empires
could boast Of The errltory in possession Of
the Ch,rokees is about Que seventh OF the
whole, and is estimated to contain neat Eve aud
half million. Of acres. We have not seen a
ny part Of that country, but from the uniform
report Of travellers the world does moi con-
k.a ii fl, 4 ha. L. L..
nor more fertile in It's original s.ale, than are
some parts of,his favored land. The late
governor Randolph Informed Us, that Mr. J,f-
ierson spoke of the Cherokee territory in Geor
gis IS the most desirable section Of The Uni.
red StAes, and Mr.. r. himself ooneurrrG in
that opinion declaring that he would prcf.r
residence there for comfor, and he prospect Of
enjoying health and attaining an advanced age,
10 any spnt in America, as il had 5ne wafer,
an elevated surface, and an elastic pure all, be
ing equally aud happily removed from the
piercing cold Of the North and The debil, aing
neat II The South. The celebrated traveller
Volney in his philosophic view of the soil aud
climate Of the United States Of America saws,
" we're Obliged to selec, the most favorable
spo, in America as the place Of my abode, my
choice would fall upon The southern roin' of
Rhoue Island or the South West chain IN Vlr-
GINA, between the Roanoke and Rapp ham ok.
In the Western country | would prefer 10 live
a hundred vears hence on the margin Of lake
Erie, for then il will not NV be infested
with fcvers. Al present if my choi
guided by the reports Of ,ra,t ilerS, il would FIX
upon those highlands of Florida ard Georgia,
which are I" windward OF the nearest marsh"
The Cherokee country is, in climate and ele-
Na,ion, very similar 10 the " South West chain
IF Virginia" spoken of by Volney-Iall the
difference between lhem is believed to be in
favor Of the former, which is in a ia'iiude some
what lowerwith climate propor'Ionably milder.
The disposition by legislature Of this fine
country will be 10 the Slate most important
consideration, many Of our patriotic aud intel
lipenl men were from the beginning opposed
to the Lottery System, Others who have been
heretofore in favor of it, believe it has been
carried quite far enough. If the Cherokee
lands we've sold, the proceeds together with
The present funds of the state would amount TO
six or eigh, millions nf dollars, watch put out
at legal in,e,es, would bring in annually, sum
suficien, To relieve the citizens from all taxes,
rdacae The children whose parents are in indi-
gen, circumstances, and &c, omplsh every de
sirable work Of lnrernel Improvement. The
people Of ,hc state should reflect seriously and
dIspassiona'ely, that they may decide wisely
on this matter, So intimately connected with
the character OF the Safe, and of such vital in
tcres, TO them and their pos,sriiy.
The Democra;icPress % yesterday contains
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