Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-04-13


our limits will not admit Of their publication,
! Georgia is beginning to carry into eff
feet her laws relating to the Cherokee
country The following accoun. states,
in temperate language, the particulars of
the first outrage attending theirexecutlon;
Office Of the Cherokee Phpmr,
NEw-ECuoTA, March 10, 1881.
We issue this week but half sheet
| The reader will see the reason in the
editorial article below.
The law of Georgia, making it a high
misdcmcanor for a white man to reside III
the Cherokee nation, without taking the
oath OF allegiance, and obtaining per-
NIT from his EXccllency the Governor, or
! his agent, Is now IN course OF caccu-
| ton. On last Sabbath, after the usual
time of Divine service, the Georgia
Guard arrived and arrested three of our
citizcns-viz: Rev. Samuel A. Worces-
ter, missionary of the American Board
for Foreign Missions Mr. John +.
Wheeler, one of the printers OF the
Cherokee Phnniy, and MIR Thomas
|. Gaun. The two last mentioned are cltl-
I zcns with Cherokee families. Mr. Isaac
= Proctor, assistant missionary at Camel.
/ had the evening before been taken, and
came with the Guard az prisoner. They
were conducted to the residence of Mr.
Tarvin, where they were kept under
guard during the night. In the morning
they were marched off by the way OF
Etahwah, where, we presume the same
evening, the Rev. John Thompson, an
other missionary of the American Board,
was arrested.
Our object is now simply to give facts
as they have occurred before our eyes,
and not to indulge ourselves in remarks !;
the scene has Just commenced, and we
must wait until it closes
4 In Justice TO the commanding officer,
\ Col \ elson, we must say that he acted
with great deal Of civillty and kindness
towards his prisoners while in this place.
We wish we could say that all acted kind
ly but we are obliged to notice quite a
different bchaviour,--a behaviour, how
proved by the commander.
Sergeant Brooks, whose proclamation
we not long since published, but who, in
stead Of Commanding the Georgia
Guard" turns out to be only a Sergeant,
was despatched with two prlvatcs to ar
rest Mr. " hcelcr, then boarding in the
family of the Editor. When he came to
the gate leading into the front yard, MIR
Candy, another boardcr, and one of the
printers, was coming through the back
yard into the house. Seeing that Mr.
Candy was likely to Get into the house
before him, and Supposng, perhaps, his
intention was to alarm Mr. Wheeler, the
Sergeant makes up To HIM, commands hlr
TO halt, draws out a pistol and threatens
to shoot him if nc moved another step,
Mr. Candy accordingly halted, and they
entered and arrested Mr. Wheeler As
they were going out we heard Brooks
say To Mr. Candy -" Never do such q
thing again-if had ordered these men,
they would have sent a ball through YOU
in moment or words TO that effect.
Yes, "mastcr Brooks" but where would
have lain the dreadful responsibility OF
shooting an innocent man! We Indians
know that soldier is bound to obey the
orders Of his supcriors but would you
have ordered him to shoot2 There : the
rub. Such oycr-bcaring and seIi-lmPor-
tant spirit is contemplate, and ought to
be detcstcd and rcbukcd by every honest
citizen of Georgia What did he mean
bv the expression, Never do such a
thing again. Did he mean, rs we sup
pose he did, that he must not intercept
him? What evidence had he that such
was the object of Mr. Candy? None at
| all. And If it was really n violation oi
some military rule for Mr. Candy to 90
into his room when he, the Sergeant, was
approaching, mere request to stop would
have been sufficient. Notwithstanding
the Indians have been described rs al
ignorant set, yet It appears no allowance
is to be- made for their iallings, but they
must he treated as though they had al
the military laws aud usagcs of guards al
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