The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-08

regard of public morals and public decency will
be more thameless, the injury done to weak sup
plicating tribes more wanton the disgrace brought
upon the cause of free government more deep and
more extensively pernicous, aud the guilt incurred
more frghtul and appalling than it is in the pow
er of language adequately to describe. History
furnishes no parallel case fpalpabe injustice and
cruelty. committed, or allowed, by the means of
the mass Of the inhabitants of great country after
ample time for elaboration.
thousand voices ask, What can be done to
avert the evil Is the case without remedy Can
we hnd no place for repentance, though we seek
II carefully with tears
These questions have been already answered, in
effect, by the public dongs of various assemblies
OF our fellow citizens, in different parts of the
country but it may be matter of convenience to
have the answers embodied in single paper.
This shall attempt in my remaining number.
WILLIAM PENN.
The INDIASs. The Cherokee Phoenix makes
the following remarks on the Choctaw Treaty
When first heard that a treaty was eff
fected, we had our suspicious: now, we have
not particle of doubt that this treaty has been
brought about by means which honesty, justice
and humanity cannot sanction. We sincerely
believe the whole affair is piece of corruption,
not even surpassed by the famous case of NJ In
tosh -" 1t will be recolectcd that Mr.. Eaton
has frequently expressed his opinion that it was
the influence and power of the chiefs of tho
Southern Indians which deferred the common
Indians from emigrating or treating, and that
it was owing TO the same causes that these
common Indians were so degraded and poverty
stricken. But we see this same republican
Secretary, who abhors every thing ariStocgat-
icGl-ln the Indians, disregardng the voice of
thu peonle- and ~nurting, and lbuvinU with ex-
tenslve reservations, the assent of the chiefs of
the Choctaw nation Here is demonstration
OF the kind regard and 6eRsroleace entertained
towards the poor Indians. If he has heretofore
been SO sohcitous that these degraded people
should have their rights, and be relieved from
the despotism of their chiefs, indeed so very
regardtul OF their interest, that each Cherokee
must in future receive his ratable share of
forty one cents of the annuity, why did he not
when he had 1t IN his power, make ample pro-
visions for the comfort of the poor Choctaws
lns'ead of giving to each of the great chiefs
four reservations, and an annuity of $3.50 per
amman, for t,oenty years; and this contrary to
the will OF the nation2 Let the candid reader
turn to the provisions of the treaty, and re-
member :hese were made when four ffthS of
the ChoctawS on the treaty ground had reject
ed the propositions of the Commissioners, and
most OF them had returned home-let him then,
if he can, lay his hand on his heart and say,
the CAoctaU treaty IS honorable, Effected By
honorable means, aoeH becoming the moral
reetitudc of the United States
question Of solemn import here arises
will the Senate of the United States ratify the
treaty? We think not, if the agqrieved Chloe
taws win protest against it, and make it evil
dent to the Senators that it has been brought
about by unlustihahle means. We cannot be.
lieve that taco tStrds of that august body will
sanction any thing which will fix a stain upon
the American character"