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rlsE INDIANS.


The United Ststes' trsops have =
gaia lately secured the gold mines.--
Al the upper mincs, ~c understand,
they arrested upw ards OF one hundred,
including whites and Chcrokecs. The
Indians were released ON the ground,
alter being kept under guard one night.
and pere1ptoriiy forbidden to dig any
more. The whites were driven across
the Chestitec, aud they also were re-
leased. Al the Six's no Cherokee was
arrested, but they were ordered to de-
sist digging. II nov appears plainly,
that our Great Father considers Us In
the light Of intrnders.
a few weeks ago, the principal
Chief received conmunis alton from
:he Secretary Of War, through the A
gent, which we presume was intended
for the benefit Of the Cherokee people.
IL has not yet been sent TO Us for pub
LEGATION. The honorable Secretary says,
you might as we'll expect to see young
turkies domesticsted, as 10 see the In
dams become civ ilized where they are.
''True enough" says one Of our Che
rokee correspondents, "if you are con-
tinualIy setting dogs and saucy boys
upon them. ~ Cherokee Phrni.r.
From the Phiiad, lrhis Iuquir-r, OS,. -.
CASE or GEORGE WILSON.
At the opening Of the Circuit Court
OF the United States yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Dallas moved that q day be
fixed for passing sentence on the in
dictments 10 which Wilson, the mail
robber. had pleaded guilty.
On the question being asked, whe-
Their there was any objection to the
motion, Mr.. Kane, who had been for
meriy assigned nv Que Of Wilson's coun.
sci, remarked that he found himself
embarrassed by the situation in which
he was placed. He said hat, after
Wilson's conviction aud sentence ut
the last court. considering his profess
sionat connexion with him ~ terminal
ed, he had yielded to what had seem
ed to him the general wish of the CON
munity, as well as to his own clear im-
pressions Of public policy, in recon-
mending him TO the clemency Of the
executive; that one Of the prominent
grounds Of his recommendation, had
been the continued liability Of Wilson
to the punishment Of grievous impri-
sonment; that the same considerations
had been urged in the different memo.
rails from the citizens; and that il had
been at least implicitly acquiesced in
by Wilson, as the condition on which
the President should be solicited To
spare his life.
The pardon had been made accord
ingly: 1t recited, in its preamble, the
language Of the memorialists, aud was
obviously intended to leave Wilson
still liable to imprisonment on each oil
the charges now before the court. Un-
der these circumstances, Mr.. Kane
said, 1t would not comport with his
ideas OF fairness and duty towards the
executive, the community, or the court,
TO take advantage of the phraseology
which had been employed in framing
the pardon, TO claim for il a more ex
tended operation. He should not,
therefore, now offer that instrument to
the judicial notice of the court. lie
added, that he had not thought il ne
cessary to present TO Wilson's mind
the different questions which had sug-
gested themselves to his own, while
examining this subject: But he refer
red himself to the court for their in
structions, il, in their judgment. the
interests Of public justice, or the rights
OF the prisoner, required Of him 10
pursue a different course from that
which he had indicated.
Judge Baldwin admitted the Difficult.
ties OF the counsel, and the propiety Of
the course, which, under the circum.
stances, he had mar ked out for his ow n
conduct; but he said that the pardon
was, in fact, before the court. and that
he did not think they could omit to no.
tice it.
Judge Hopkinson expressed doubt,
whether the pardon could be consider
Ell a. before the court in this case, un-
less formally pleaded in arrest of judg-
nent. lie reserved himself upon this
point.
Saturday morning was then fixed
FOR hearing the argument Of the District
Attorney on the question.
TRIAL OF JOHN FULLER.
The Boston Evening Gazette states