Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-22

thS PieHutuoe OF MS concert, shall assume to
! personily the Greatest and Best, and his wan
desins Chiefsl-Shouid no such exigency oc.
cur. the spectacle of great Government A.
I baRd0ned by all its responsible agents. Ieft
/ without head or arms, is indecent and ridicu-
/ lous.
win our ncighbor say nothing upon this
remarkable state of things? Is his wit in res
pect 10 Travelling Cabinets" all exhaustedp
are his fears for public affairs. deserted by
those chosen and paid TO direct them, all ouii
eted?
But hls silence cannot hoodwink the peo-
pie The enthusiasm which the name of Hen
Fy Clay Inspired at the national festival in
almost every quarter, Is a warning not to be
inlstaken-an Interpretation not TO be msread
Popular opinion IS hea'ing with a mighty
REVOLUTION ldolatry is quitting its images,
anu generous people deceived into perse-
cutlon and injury, resolved upon splendid
Observation-Disclosures Whig.
The Ildians.-The following is an extract
from an order Of the President. through the
Secretary at War, 10 Generals Carroll and
Coffee, dated Nav 80, 1880.
"A crisis in our Indian affairs has arrived
Strong indications are seen of this in the cir
cumstances Of iLe Legislature Of Georgia and
Alabama excluding their lava over the Iudl-
ans within their respective limits These acts
~ IS reasonable to presume, VIII be followed
hY other States, interested in those portions
OF their soil, now in the occupancy OF the In
dams. In the right TO exercise such iurisdic
tioa, the Executive of the United States full
y coRcurs; and this has been officially an
noanced to the Cherokee Indians The Pre-
>ident Is Of opinion that the only mode left
Tor the indians 70 escape the effects Of such en-
actB.cittS and Consequences YET MORE DE
SIttCFiVE, which are consequent on tkeir
contigGity with the whites, is to emigrate"
The President views the Indians as the
children Of the Government. He secs what
- best for them; aud that perseverance IN
their refusal 10 FLY TIE DANGERS
THAT SURROUND THEM, MUST RE
SUIT III THEIR MISERY AND FINAL.
DESTRUC ZION "
The gratuitous concurrence Of the Ereeu-
tire q the United States, in the legislation of
sovereign States over soil which they claim,
Is truly valuable. Perhaps some persons would
rs leave take their private opinion of Judge
Marshall, as that OF Gcne4al Jackson or Ma
Iop Eaton his prose laureate, on such ques
ton. The whole Of the above extract IS so
ridiculous per Sc that ii would be gliding ref
Gcd gold to make any commentary upon it
Bat, as the opinions OF people are volunteer
cd and cited on the subject we take the kber-
y OF subscribing to that Of Air jefferson, who
talked about as good sense, when he chose
to, rs any of the present cabinet In 1898,
when lac was Secretary OF State, and one
George Washington was President, aud one
Alexander H. milton was Secretary OF the
Treasury, and such sort of people as Knox
and Pickering were advisers Of the Executive,
q Cabinet Council was held on the Indian
question. OF lis merits Mr.. Jefferson said:
81 considered our right OF pre- emption OF
the Indian lands not as amounting to any
dominion, or jurisdiction, OF craftsmanship
whatever, hut merely in the nature OF re
mainder after the e&t.nqu.,iulcnt of pre-
sent right which gave us no present right
| whatever, but OF preventing cher nations
| expectancy: that the INDIANS HAD THE
| FULL UNDIVIDED. AND INDEPEN-
DENT SOVEREIGNTY, AS LONG AS
THEY CHOSE TO KEEP TT, AND
! THAT This MIGHT BE FOREVER;
that as fast as we extend our rights by pur
/ chase from them, so fast we extend the limits
I Of our society. and as soon as new portion
! became eucircled within our line, it became
! = fixed limit OF our society"
Once again we pray our readers to weigh
the meaning of the Presidents order above,
cited, and calculate the value, not of the L
Mon, but Of the protection which the govern
ment offers to the Indians. If the Cherokees
do not fly the dangers of Georgia censtables
and gold stealers, and pretend ts resist and
obey the common instinct OF self defence, the
| troops of the United States will be ordered
out 20 teach them better manners. We can
not support the administration in this.
N. T. Com. Ado.