Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-30
THE GEORGIA MISSIONARIES,

Attempts are making to injirs vernon Gmer in
consequence o. The nworhy behaviour Of some Of the
Gnsrd iowirds the refractory Msssonare, in The Cher.
rks7 pa Ion II lie bafjly worth while TO say, 'ha, he
Governor is MOI ans~erab'e for such behaviour.
unless he shou'd toanienanss II. THE he has no.
dlre-on the contrary, hs bas given orders for
this matter to be looked into. B.iies, the Gsv.rno
has not The power 10 punish he guard. They ar. ci,.
zsnsnot sod;ers-a,d answetabi. to Ghe lava for anu
our'g, Other CT iz'ns Ths Tact ~ that some Of he
Mis- onaes have strangely isisk.n ih:r duties aud
have been 70 cf.n'vs TO the State su,ho tiles tbai
however little we may be disposed % wink any kpd
81 'u rise and 'ha, particularly towards Of the
sacred character, we cannot condemn i, whout It'll,
alioDapce TO human fraly. We ,hipk these M.s:ons-
ries should have confined the selves entirely 10 n
duie' ef their "caln2'-S Ate AFFAIR.", do not con-
slider embraced in H. They will moi, we believe ID
nneh sympathy even among their religious bre hen
lacy ou'd h,v' yiel ed al once. TIE validity Of The
law DID not long 20 thsm to decide [.4ug Cour
AUGUSTA. p. 2i.-A gen lsman who arrived in
this City la', evening, fecin hons inf rms u, that Il
wa currently rePor ed aud believed here, whsn he
ieft tina, several OF The Missionaries indicted for tres
nstsrg on the Cherokee territory, stoui Elk or ten
bad been 'euieuced 20 ,te PeDhen iary nv JUDI.
Clayton, at tbs Gwiun1u or Hall Superior Court p.o.
oaoiy the FORMER. Chronicle.
dence between the Governor of Georgia and others
with respect to certain Missionaries lately residing in
the Cherokee Territory and now removed by the au-
thory of the State has been published in the Georeia
papers. AS this proceeding has occasioned COM
ment, and as these documents authentic and may
conduce 10 right understanding OF the matter. we
I
that by law of Georgia, white person permitted
to reside in the Cherokee territory without taking the
oath TO support the constitution and laws of Georgia
and receiving licence. Two of the missionaries
Butler and Worcester, were written TO, and required
to take the ah-They answered in very positive terms
declaring that Georgia had jurisdiction over the ter
ri'ory in which they were, and refusing TO take the
OATH The Governor OF Georgi,, to be expect
ed, put the law in execution, and ordered the Mis-
sionaries to he sent out of the Cherokee region.
Thus far there does not seem TO be any Injustice
nj he will ola
an exemption from obedience TO The civil law. Such
doctrine would be proper only for times when the ecce
siastical power claimed superiority the tcmpora
the times oil beneht OF clergy OF sanctuares, and all
the various devices for screening the from
pun'shme for violation of the secular law III the
missionaries among the Cherokees did choose ia
follow the advice ST. Paul in submitting the Po,ce,.
that be- they must have expected that the Powers thai
be would take the usual methods of enforcing obedi.
ence The clergyman who undertakes to NEEDLE will
questions OF political jurisdiction, is in the present age
on the same footing with other member Of tn,
community.
Bat il ha, been sa'd that in REMOVING N, mission,
lies uDnecsssry harshnss and cruelty has be
exercised, and accounts hive been yiv. n OF this tea
tment The received from he Iersous who were sbarg
ed whit orcer 20 remove them, which, ifrue, are
lhgbiy dfgraceul. However impr operIy tbs m,,iena
ries Ugh, have behaved in refusing 10 obey The Law
there was no excuse Tor saiDg them wi inhnn aDity
Trey should ave been conducted on ef hs t.,rior,
with thu lessi violence that the ra'ure Of the ease
would admit agree ably 10 that pacific prinsipe OF the
eomm'n law which requires e him who would thrust
tronblefome intruder from his premises go lay hi.
hands gently upon him )" and 10 no more force in
putting him OIL, Than is absolutely Necessary. II The
par who removed the missionaries have been guilty
OF brutality TO their pri'operS orgs owss il 10 ,r.
self to punish them in exemplary manor, s, IA,
as we can see, however, IL s only h.,e persons who
are answerSbe. Ths Savannah Georgian ob,erves n al
whs,ever may have be'D be course pursued iowa. di
ME- Troi., as well as towards the h,r missions,ie,
no orders have ever bse i5ued by the Governor re.
curing unnseessa severity, but on the contrary n
greatest fr6esrance was exercised, and no arrest wa
required mil the nision'ris, denied the authority ri
the law, and refused to fb' lbsm" According 10 The
same paper The Governor Of Georgia "bas inaruc ed
Col Stafford Immediately TO ipqure into the fac. iu
rela ion 10 any Unauthorized oppression exercised TO-
wards the prisoner, by Col Nelson, or any oiher.
Of the Guard" An iD' e',ig atom ef This kind will give
the public an opportunity Of "hsa'ing both sides"
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