Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-21

neval vovcrnment. was The utmost length he
eould go-that part OF the proposed great
Buffalo aud New Orleans road, which hes
between the City Of Washington and Bufa-
10, could not be considered IS a m'sltsry road;
az the City Of Washington furnished none Of
the munitions Of war; that part OF " whaeh
leads thro' Virginia and Tennessee mi5ht 10
deed be considered, in so1ae sense, as a mi
ltary road, in as much as the country thro
which it would pass, could Furnish cannon X
cannon balls. He spoke Of Congress bccola-
ing a ~rartner in ioint stock companies for the
construction of roads aud canals, as ridicu
lous. He was reminded that he did not al
WAYS think so; we believe that he made no
ATTEMPT TO account for his change OF opinion.
The people oil the United States may now
il seems, consider it as a settled point, that
President Jackson is decidedly opposed to ia
ternal improvements by the General Govern
mcnt, under all forms and modlhcaticns,e lex
cept military roads. This matter, therefore
may rest until there is a change OF admins
t~ration, or in other words a change OF Pre-
sidents. -
Republican Meeting IN Tennessee.-Agree
| ably to previous notice, a numerous assem-
blagc of the citizens OF Knox county conven-
cd at the Court House ia Knoxville, on the
18th Of August, 1880, for the purpose OF
nominating a suitable candidate for the Presi-
dency of the United States. Henry johnson,
Esq. was called to The Chair, and Francis
Dudley appointed Secretary, when the fol
lowing resolutions, introduced by Joseph w
Lians, Esq were adopted without a dissent
ing voice:
ResolDed, That in the opinion of this meet
ing the affairs Of our Government are not
conducted with that system Of economy and
justice. nor has it yetfelt the s~alutary effects of
that reform, which the Inaugural address of
the present Incumbent led us to expect.
Rc~solved, That the high handed, illegal
measures, which have SO demonstrably char
acterized the present Administration, are not
in accordance with the principles laid down
by Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, and
that we consider these measures repusnant to
our best interest, and the PROSPERITY of our
country.
Re,oioed, That, in the opinion Of this meet
ing, HENRY CLAY Of Kentucky, IS the
most suitable person to fill the Executive
Chair, and that we will use all honorable
means to promote his election.
Resolred, Fiat Peter Griffin, Reuben EH-
met, I'm Corr, Benjamin Lindsay .Df0sss
CardreH, aud Iobids Kennedy. he, and they
are hereby appointed a Committee OF Fisl
lance aud Correspondence, to aid in adranc-
ing the interest Of the distinguished character
whose name is ever dear 10 the frccmen Of
our country, and whose eloquence has eleya-
ted the character of his native land, and at
tracted the admiration of fore, 60. countries.
Resotped, That the Editor oil the National
journal be respectfully requested 10 publish
the above proceedings, and that the Kentucky
Reporter, Marylander, Boston Patriot, and
other papers friendly to the good cause, be
requested to copy.
HENRY JOHNSON, Chairman.
FRANois DUDLEY, Sec'y.
The Contraction the 18th Of January,
1888, (ninety seven years ago. James Osle-
thorpe, Esq Agent OF the Trustees Of Geor-
gia, arrived at Charleston, S. c to choose
the first place Of settlement of whites in Geor-
g'a. Shortly afterwards, n congress was held
by him with fifty Indian chiefs, for the pur-
pose of procuring their consent TO his settling
in their territory. At this meeting, Ogle-
thorpe, in his address to the Indians, ex-
pressed a hope, that as they had plenty of
lands, they woald freely resign a share of them
to his people, who, for their benefit, had come
to settle among them.
I Such was the language of the FIRST settlers
Of Georgia, ninety seven years ago The In
dams then hadplenty ofiands, and Oslothorpe
hoped they would resisa.a share to his peo-
pie, who had come to settle among the lndi
ans for their benefit. Now how changed is
the tone of the Georgians. They no longer
want Il share Of the lands-they no longerac-
knowledge that the Indians own any lands,
now they do not profess to come among the
Indians for their benefit, but for their rum
and destruction.
Ninety seven gears the predecessors
Of the Georsians begged a share of the indi
an lands, and the Indians freely gave it. Now
the Indians only ask the privilege of retaining
a share oftheir own lands, and the Georgians
refuse it. How different the conduct of the
,sacieili-ed Indians and the civilized -Georgi-
ans! How iorcibly might the poor Indians
conpare'their case with that of the country
man in Esop's Fables, who, having brought
into his house a serpent henumbcd with cold,
and warmed it at his fire, it filled the whole
cottage with its dreadful hissings, and at
tempted to destroy the wife and children OF
its MISUNDERSTANDING Ga@eAc.
From The National InteUircnccT.
Letters snch as the following, Just receiv
ed from subscribers, are among the few con.
solutions of the rugged path we editors have
to travel. They are, unfortunately, ''few and