Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-07

! sting impression on n mind Of every un5i
as,ed leader The Rio Grande del Mort,
! should cons,i:u'e cur Western boundary; and
we nope and tru 81 that the preSt ~ Adminl>'ra.
ion will speedily take The subJec' under their
consideration. A more suspicious moment foI
the acquisition of Texas, on terms every way
satisfac' DRY and advantageous TO both Govern
mcnts, may never occur Let he Admlnist:a a
ton, hen, Dromptl avail themselves OF tbs ex-
istence OF circumstances so highly favorable to
the easy acquisition Of rich and, 10 US, all
i'm portan. province II is a ma'er of The
highest importance To The interests OF the
West, and, indeed, TO those OF the whole
Union
Mr., BENTON, too, in the ST. Louis Beacon,
under The sig a,ure Of Americ anus-al hough
his principal objec, seems to be to give another
stab to Mr.. Administering he subject forward,
and evidently wishes TO prepare he people OF
the West for re,rocession of the Province -
He says NJ. Adams TWO motives for agreeing
to the ccssinn of Tex. as were, hostility 10 Mex
lean Indep Hence, and hostility 10 the slaves
h Iding States Of The South and West. Of this,
however, hr has, and off RS no proof.
The progress of public opinion concerning
this aff ir, shall be attended to.
The annexed letter, from the SECRETARY OF
WAR o a member Of the Ind an Board es alb
Iishrd al New York appears in the Evening
Pos OF that place We copy it as dec a ing
the views Of The Admuis a ION IN relation ~
a subject VIII h h been much dis used, and
possesses considerable in,-rcs' Phil CAron
RIP 2.Ps, VIRGINIA, !
.9ugua IS. 1929 )
SIN: List evening, by hr st ambo,s Mort TX,
trom ii more, YOU Letter to the P,.sId u.
vas r ii d at his place, ", h a .ranscup' Of
Gently pied - Ne, Y,.k by your Conven-
ION W. = he cur pursued al your meet
ing, ur President is murn .sra ifrd. aud de-
sir me so T. del arr o You. He cluno' but
appreciate highly n view, taken by you Of u
course OF pnicy, whic. justice to principles
recogn ze,' and humsnty towards our lndian
nreth,r constrained him. as a matter OF con,
led duty, To- 81 1T. he rtgrcs hat so ma
%, iuac, urac'e,, 10 h as TO object ard ave,
ou.d a,c i.und place in hc pu3lc jour
mails r he day, ,videnrly mis- e2r'ren ing, and
alcula,cd TO produce ia, orieCt impressions
The great consolation entertained by him,
h"sgh, is ,ha, iimc viii prove that his only
end, and nalrci, and purpose, Is 10 dc fol- and
impartial ,'ict, % the ex,e"' thai his 9th Ia
discherge of duty vii sJnc'lon.
he4 leave 10 assure you, hat nothing ol d
compulsory course, o fleet the removal OF this
unfortunate race of people, has ever been
thought of Nv the Pre- siden, although i, has
bsea sd ssser,ed The Considerations wac n
controlled, in the COURSE pursued, we rucr
as he really and in foct believed were our
ed, as we'll ov regard for h just i'gh.s VIII h
the SIa,e nf Georgia wa, au,hnriz' ID 10 assert,
as from q cunscirn tious ConVlt TO-, thai, by IL,
aum nj v towards the tnhians would moe ct
feclualy BIZ sub,rrved Oi mis- they nave beea
assured, aud in shat assui ance, no other diSPo-
s.iion was hid Than 20 ex lain FULLY % 'hem
md o the country, the &C iual ground on which
\, was believed III y were righ,fully entitled to
s'aud.
How can thu Uni,ed ates Government con-
rest wrh Georgia the authority 10 reguae her
own internal offairs? If the doctrine every
wherr main, aincl bc true. hat S,a,e is s"ve-
reign, 81 Ear as ~ he Cons itu irn adopted l.
his not b. en- Do, ted with 20 the General Gov
rrnmen,, then must folaw as matter OF Ger.
tainty, ha. within the limits Of Stale there
can b. none n,her than her own en-
power, that can cliim II exercise The innc ions
o. government l. IS Ger ainly contrary TO eve
nv idea enler,sined Of an indeuendeHt govern
men,, for a,y other 20 asser' adverse domination
md authori,y, within her juri>dlcuonal lml s.
They are hinss tina, cannot exist tos ther
Br'weren tie State Of Georgia aud he In
dian tribes wi hin. her limits, no compact OF
agrecmen, wcs EVER tn'ered intc;-wh" ihrn Is
~ vie d, for 1t i, certain in the 'd'naty course
Of exercised authority, that one ar the he'
mast? The answer heretofore presented iio'n
,he Cove nm M, and which you oy your ad7P
ton have san ion. IS correci Is The onls one
tina con # red. Georgia BY her ackn"w''
edged CONF drrStive au,horiy, may legally and
igh,f'liv govern and control 'hr ugnou' he'
own limit, o, use our kn'wirdge u, the science
and p,inciple f gosernment. IS they re'aie 10
our own forms, are wrong aud have ben windy