Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-14
Fyor. f1e NJ. Y. Ccr7merciai .9dvertiser, NAV y.

FyonA the NJ Y. Ccrrpiereiai .9deersiser, .uay 7.
ISpIAr PkpERs--We have before US the Chero-
koe Phusnix aud Indians Advocate, of the 7th and
18th ult. printed both III the English and Indian dia-
iocts Both peppers flod with web written cdi- |
toris articles and public documents, asserting their
rights ard vindicating their wrongs. The Phoenix Of
The nh, contains long letter from lilo Secretary Of
War, MAJOR Eaton, to Colonel Montgomery, the In.
dian Agent In the Cherokee country, written in con-
sequence of the late disturbances there, occasoned
by the removal of tho Intrudcrs by tho Indians and
the subsoquen murder of Chuwoyce by the whites |
In this letter, Ms Eaton informs the Indians that tho
President .charges HIM to repeat TO them what here
toforc they have been told, that they cannot be per-
nittcdto execute laws; those high trusts devove
upon this Government The United States claim to
he udges of the conduct of its citizens aud the right
20 punish when il is deserved but they will not grant
this authority TO any other power, whether foreign or
within their own limits" The Indian editor handles
the Secretary very dexeously and corvicts the Pre-
sdent of glazing inconsistency, in regard to tho exc
cution of their laws, and the removal of iutru
ders, by showing that "it was upon General Jack
sons recommendation, that the Secretary Of War,
Mr.. Calhoun in 1890, authorized the Cherokee Light
horse TO remove the intruders from the nation and
junction with the United Statos' Troops, under the
coniuiand of Capt. Hall" The following is the
very conclusive letter referred to- and re-publshed
by able and spirited aboriginal contemporary:
Ter Speaker, Wossasey a. Campbell Night Killer, Jas
Spencer and john Thompson Of the Cherokee Naiioa-
DIVISION OF THE SOUTH"
.Esnds and ISrodfer-I have never told red Brother
lie deceived hiu,-ihe nruders they attempt
be off your Lighfhorst Should not th1n ssfFr
dogn yor Ind you ought drive the STOCK away from
your lands dei,vsr ne tados re Hgent hot you
cannot keep irudes from your audePo,t ,0s agent and
his notice, I will drive then fou' your laud."-
IsisoedY ANDREW JACKSON"
Ir the letter of +be Secretary of War above refer
red the Secretary repeats the stale assertion "ta
the object Of Tho government is to persuade, not to
66eree, the Indians TO remove" Upon this the Editor
or the PhGhiX remarks
"A this is we'll and should have Complaints make,
y the acts OF the Government; we're m unison h its proes
SONS But what are the facts Mr. Secretary Eaton has had
Commissioners tie Chcrnkecs VETO instructed by
him bride the chiefinrrudc have permitted
corOged 10 settle down on improvements abandoned by
giants, and the springs Of Indians who have not
tdefs settled among pcacsabe citizens began
then and abuse ;c persons, complaints upon complaints
made but deaf turned TO them all, because Georgia
euned new ite aud now die President has undertaken to
and to drce the Indians from their possessions he'll Peaceaby
lrom time imnemora We do nfos earnestly and huuby in
measures"
In the course of this letter. Mr. Eaton asyrrts the
determination of the President TO enforce the trea-
ties and aws"-upon which the editor Of the Phoenix
rcnarks:-
when amid laws are aeans, US they
win he enforced rigidy the tenor
al The ie,terbut that they will be when the
we have to eam That they have been enforced
been the great, and the only of complaints and
unhappy whhs in,rie WHICH has induces the
guilty murdeTcs Of whom not word is said"
Several very GS 18th of 0 Sp are contained
.-ia@- vIeh TO abridgc their contents In rorJg,,IRc
assertion of the committee Of indian Affairs IN Con
gtess, respecting the degradation and ignorance of
the full blooaed CheruEees, tho Editor publishes
'The Memorial ofthe Cherokee legislatures" which
no asserts was written by d inV Cherokee. Another
taf, says the Editor mag be Of use:
~ The the Cheokees which ,vq s,,e, ,;-,
sore published and which has heou copied into many other
aps was not written by Of the half breeds or VIA,
Cherokees learnt the first English one Of the sso7a
tySehoofs"
In reply to another assertion Of the committee, re-
spectng the miserable condition Of the third cosz or
the CherokCes, living in the vacs aroDcy tho T1orn
iains, the Editor OF the Phoenix publishes the follow
ing extract from letter wre by one Of the resi-
dents in tie district indicatcd--
''i have the pleasure To say that tie attention f., s
els quite enc9uagng our congregations charging and
ne mnoe Of those who are earnestly enQung way to
EeSven are increasing think you would be much sraed
sc the rapid improvements this darkest part of The Nation
fly is every where showing itself in ceaTing lsnJ rena us,
Old and making fences The wilderness rs vanishing av
is plentiful and with the blessing Of providence vii he aS
more So neS,year as there are several hundred adUnaIacres
pc enghen their minds By dis Holy spirit, and protect theui
Among the documents in this humber is an of5riaI
account of the circumstances ATTENDING tho r1rrHor
OF Chuowyce, drawn up by Mr. Janss g. Williams
gentleman who was despatched to the scene of &C.
zion by Col. Montgomery, for the exDresh uuro.s -
Investigating the affair There is no dr154 nfitS S,y
ing been an atrocious murder. But IL wus enIy an
indlan,-and Georgia did il!
~ ePPeSis tha thT Ihtruders continue 70 crowd up-
"a the inoans' upon which circumstance the Editor
OF the Pu5nix speaks follows
We stated week before last the int ftery c,'aes - m
gold mines had been warned of BY the Agent and that ma
~ OF tem had agreed 20 feavo ne csnntry IA asor,
almost all had departed, until asevtaned that bs rs
had scTed no warrants IN Georgia, ~ was suBsye5 bs
woold-tgy bave returned rcaoubIed fnrc and nm
e sfeey eaer s pm TO their prGssou there win be- IN
shorl ae tout tHles as many ns teYe lcaunst
we questioned but that they crusursgrJ bv some If ,e
eSnng en o. The neghorug counties, Ivy lawyers emo
Cialy WIS VIII stand "betweep aud al sngFrn Tsl
no great rna,ier Of surprise whca know, tst sce A.
tns qbnreTs V the Oiprh Sufs have hegn csndeueiv en-
ragng intrudes nto the nation mean ,e Tni,rd
Sates aE hot the appraisers number Of tho in,rJdar
h wnn me s'e dcuiles existed bsvs lately certified ta
ey came uiS tho nation throogh the vso %
% oy ness appraisers, Who told them perfectly saf To-
Poesi9n OF an the improvements abandoned by Tho eL
sans and that this encouragement given az tbey pde
1000 Inn The appraisers, upon autbnrity Of letter rom the
ifssaen OF the United Ssjesand Furthermore sone
Ihets heard the letiOI read. That letter had eona
o from The executive nf the United States are ol yst dis