Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20

IL uTh sa-
~ ~. theory. so often and SO empn'"
Ill advocated, by himself declining a'e.e'e,
Practice should always correspond WV
theory; and it is the more sublime Us ~. +
.;.d with the most signal sacrihce d
,mht,on and Interest. indeeh, we
..,;.vs thai General Jackson VIII aghh
,.ose,, to become a candidate Tor 'he
Tor II he does. may ii mol be justly san
.fbim, "he knsw the duly ne o"eo
-hn, alas he had not firmness y pau
o,;,m enough, to pursue II = surely VIC -.
t.vs .,;l the same ,hiog Of Wa'h'"s'o" -"
al, had he continued 10 occupy Tue
mil he a,.d, while at each returning
session of Congress, he recommends
of,he Constitution. which 'mpn'"
,ure upou his own conduct
ah Tn, b.disns.-We have always oes"'
IN favor of removal oil the 'ha'-
an. farther West-bses"'e we "ei'e'e !" W" v
,d,,c;ve 10 their interest, ana BECAUSE "
.ill remove one great source oil eo"-
among ourselves. Nor can we perceive
49,, hing unjust, ungenerou' or c'ue' !" '"e
,orrs,i,es submitted 10 them-ei'her 10 re-
hsvood the jurisdiction OF the States, or
=. .,bmit themselves to the laws OF Inc o'a'e
..r.uents. In the case of Georsia, her laws
g. ao,n,,ess extremely harsh, oppressive anu
and in so far as she is concerned we
enter our protest against her cohtuc'' as having
,seo dissracefal aud odious 10 the last oe-
.,.s But other 5tntes have manifested tor
10 remn,nts of the Ahorigines teeiInS eve
=, wav commendanle and iaudaole. 1hey
h.vs one nothing more than 10 extend to them
,bs same laws to which the ~hit"s are SUBJECT
not inlciing its penalties and disabilities a.
lime. as did Georgia, but comforting tspr''leges
and blessings also. This, the States owe 10
.,an,slves--and II is Idle u ridiculous 10 talk
Of permitting handfuls of Indians TO establish
within their limits separate, distinct, and per.
Inn. conflicting sovereignics AN 'mper'um
N jmpeyio. not Ike the General and Sta'e=doy'
,rnments, moving harrhoniously in the same
,,bit---bnt liable 10 clash at every revolution
oCthe wheel.-While, however, we concur III
che sentiment 9th Message, upon this sub
act. and accord heartily in the eulog'um
bestowed upon the etoqueHce by which tins
,sntiment is enforced. we can by no means
admit thai the argument employed TO sos-
IAN il is a, forcibe and cogent AS II IS mas
been said 10 be, evenly some fMe OpPonflon.
The President ASST uilatss the retreat OF Inc
Indians from their present homes 10 the weS
oank Of the Mississippi, to the voluntary enii-
grafton Of the people of the old States TO the
houri.bing settlements which have sprung up
IN the new and proceeds to argue. upon TIL"
assumption, that the privation and hardship ~
one case 10 no greater than in the other. Quite
different to us appears this question The
voluntary white em grant leaves behind him
hon. to which he can return If he like not his
new sbode-the lndisns when they leave their
birth place, 60 forever. The white man, when
he onrneys TO the West, leaves behind him tue
belplsss and the aged. the infrm and the young
blu, the Indian takes all with him, add leaves
the country OF his ancestors, unpeoped and
desolaie The white man, although he may
depart from his fathers hearhstone isolated
and alone. knows that he will meet kindred
race in the distant country to which he hastens
men like those whom he has left-engagsd in
the same pursuits stimulated by the same
hopes-aud in every respect like unto himself
But the Indian CUES 20 an unirodden wilder
us,, OF woods. 10 build his future homo in its
bouudess eon,iguiy of shade In fine, the
white man is still among his species, II not a
mnng hi. kin Ired--hs old associations. though
not near him, are still tangihe-his communF
,stioos with thor, whom be has lr Il behind are
Easy g. frequent While on the other hand, tie
Indian 10 alone in the freshness ani soil OF
Nature, having left behind him depcpnl'ted
country, with which, although he is attached
10 it by the nearest and hottest affection, he
can have no after commnn cai'on. In every
thing in the recolIections of the past, The en-
ioymeuts uf the present aud the hopes OF the
luture,-their cases are entirely dlssim liar,
having no point of ressmh lance except in the
locomution OF he emigran' The government
has been more liberal and grnerou; to the In
dian, than TO ,he white emigrsnt, because oithn
essential IiFercnre in their motives to eni-
crate, as well as because, by the e'nisr alton OF
The former the government becomes the pro-
prietors of the rich and valuable soil from
which they are driven by the hard law of ne
cessity.-Nevsrlheless, we repeat they ought TO
go-it is necessary to our peace-it IS nece.-
iary to save,hem from the unjust and truta
treatment which the strong never ia'l to in
hct upon the weak, an,l. in process Of time,
their misery und wrong, are lost in their es-
faction
5h The Tarif-On this subject. the Pres.
dent is more explicit, and certainly more saiis-
factory, than we had dared TO hope. lie af-