Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-24

Great Mains arc taking IN various pisces,
10 excite the feelings Of the people through
ont the co,.ptry. on behalf OF several iDdIvi-
duals VII, belong 10 the state OF Maine, who
have been convicted and sentenced 10 smpn
sonment. by a court in the British Province
of New Brunswick, for alleged offences a
gainst The laws Of that province. The DIM
culfy between the state and New brunswick,
arises from dispaie about jurisdiction, the
late award Of his Majesty the kleg oil iiol
land. either not having been established, or
being not Satisfactory TO the parties. win
the controversy we are not acquainted. FRO
babIy. ,sben Congress assemblies, the matter
will be laid before th.m, and thoroughly IN
yestigated For that result the state antho
rites appear, very properly, to be disposed TO
wait.
The object we have in view in noticing THIS
snbiect is to remark how differently tbe treat
ment which these Inhabitants OF the state oil
Maine have received. operates upon the pup
lie feeling, compared with that HhIch has
been experienced by two natives oil the D
from the most savage persecution oil the "ate
of Georgia. Two clergymen, who west 10
reside among the Cherokee indians, WITH the
foil knowledge. assent and appreciation OIL
the United States government, and whose
conduc, has ben uniformly such as that go
ve,n,,.n, auproSed, countensnc, and sane
tened. until since General Jackson election,
are now In late prison, at bard iabour,
mo,o the most abandoned villains and mis-
GREATS. for residing smong the Cheroko es,
without Incense from the authority OF the
state Allowing the state Oh Georgia the
naht of Jurisdiction, winch, IN our opinion
they do moi possess, the actconstItutlng such
an oflnce a felony, aud punishable IN the
same manner With horestealing burglary and
highway robbery. is ioul disgrace 10 the
character Of community which claims 10
be not on!s civilized, but Christian
Even the pretext for this Algerine harba
ri,y is in the highest degree dssreputable TO
the character OF the stale, for il rs nothing
more than an apprehension that the Mission
aries might d,ssusCie the indians from quit
ting their country, and renov'ng INTO iho
wilderness IF there was any real cause Tor
this apprehension, is it a criminal offence IN
this country for one ifhabitamt 10 give his al
vice or opinion 10 another, respecting MS do
pIestic interests Are the common offices OF
friendship, and good neighbourhood to he az
grsyated into teIonies, and made liable to the
most severe AMI infamous punishment II IS
in vain for the people Of Georgia to Halter
themselves That they can find reiuge from
pubic opinion, aud general rePoach, under
the overshadow,ng wings Of General JACK
sons administration. Let u he remembered
that he Is bs Car the weakest and most iSno
rant man who has ever held the office Of chef
magistrate Of this cn,,n'ry, and al course bis
opioion is WORTH inst "a much less, on any
important subject, than those OF his prcde
cessors. rs he ranks IN point OF Intelligence
~ "a . IL
~ II tire trouble 30 take int, consideration
the mif u;Ia of this subject. They viii learn
what Tire offence ard the punishment are,
and ii i. Impossible that the ease, sllosslf not
meet with The repFoba,ioa OF all Just, eniight
eDed, and honorable ttdis lIuais, rs we'll As
politicians and state.nen
Asd vet. ri.Ile these men are endWlngn5t
ncrrly he tolls and hardsliis. bat the hor-
rofs OF tn ir situation, there As comparative
IL little feeling It the existence 81 such deep
ans indr!ihe stigma npon our national char
acter. How long it w,' last we do not even
conjecture tosr gears are allotted as the
duration Of their runisanIcat. /. II hardly
TO he expected that men unaccustomca to the
hardships Of lite, can endure ssch seventies
as they must experience. Tor such length Of
time. We hope ti.e pi.b!ic sense OF ,Ejnsuce,
Of hardship and OF disgrace, wall produce
some effect before those four years expire
We had expected that a general cfoFt would
have hean niatc IN the countr, 10 induce tie
national government to interfere in behalf Of
these Injured men, aud rescue thenI from the
stste al suffering and degradation 10 which
they have been Seduced--.N 4. ia; tide.
rBpM TIE BALTIMORE CHRONICLE
correspondence the pcnnsy eania Whi-,
who has written \ very abie article on the
subject OF tire Presidency. advances tie O
pn.on that the vote pf Maryland would be