Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-17

auo Pa"io"sm 10 the measures, oil Ills Cabinet, or H. a
! which attaches them 10 himself. Say whether we re
fused TO express regret al hs reHir mem, when ,ha
woro, accompanied oy all epi'hst mos, KIP ess.vs OF it
tn'en'''y' Is reilly adopted. Say who were The req
hiends 10 The go y OF our g'en leader in war aud di
rector In psase-thoss who, Tor a paltry party triumph
deprived bin OF an Unanimous xpf essiOu Of thanks an,
aahiraslon, who forced him TO appear raihor as the chic
VI parry, than in his true charsc er of he man un lto,
an shestions, regretted, beloved, vensra ed by all hi
eNow'cit'zsns- III d VITO mite a,ed that, on ,hi. os
eds,on AZ least. party considerations should b. laid aside
and mat 'hey m ght be perDiiisd to Join heir voice Il
.na' OF 'heir country, aud Of the wo. Id, III exp.e..ins
me sentiments wi h which their hearts were filled"
ihi's a brief but accurate history OF The trans elton
aud insiead oil its operating to the prejudice OF MIR. Lii
ving',on aud the President, their eonJuct on the occa.
sim VIII Ju, iy comp, re with the inHsxible viaue Of he
renowned patriots Of Greece ADD r me [B.
RIDGE AND HIS LAWYERS.
Inc Editor oil The N AtioDai (Baok) Gax site seems ex.
ceedingIy ine. n'ed tha, the President should have warn.
ed tue Cherokee chiefs taat they are the dupes Of their
a'ornie'. In successive numbers OF his paper, he
complains OF IL as quite defoga,oTy to The .rminent ju-
rists' engaged. Is the President Of the United SAFES
who stands IN the p!acs Of a father to the Indian tribes,
10 permit, withou, warning them. mock disni,ariss OF
he law 10 take from au impoverished racs, the annui.
ives gwen oy our Government 10 support ,heml And
Mis loo cnd,r the pre,ence of Sc curing them in a sove-
reigoty within tho limits Of our State Governments-a
dciusion through which they are actually dep ived OF
independent, posse, sions out Of the reach of State An.
'nori'y' snd In a new country adapted to their wants
aud character! When Ridge, and a iew others applird
10 me President for the annuities which belonged IN
uu "uote Uloe, Ior Inc purpose of paylpg eeysral
thousand dollars to the lawyers who argued tn. cause
Tor 'hem In the Supreme Court, was he not bound TO
represent 10 them tbs true condition of thing? The
r,es'ufh' knew 'ha' these people were The dure, OF
'a'se hopes, inspired by The arttul meu who msnsgsd
'ne'r cduse.-Hs must have knowD that the political
purposes as well as he private interests OF the semi
ne"' jurisfs, must have operated on them 10 misiea al
'ho Ignorant people who put themselves under tn r
guidance. Aud when he advised them Of il, he at the
same time refused 10 give the annuity provided by
congress Tor The whole batioo, to the two or three per-
n Who IN IN mi ia in H.. A-I-a
"ift and Sergeant Tor the mischievous coucseI thew
had given. Tao President told Ridge and the III .ad
men VINO claimed a right. to the money, that i, be-
iongsd to the IL dividusls who composed tn, nation
anu not altogether TO the wealthy m-u of the Il be, by
whom II bad before always been eDg-ossed. He told
'nem mat hereafter the annuity .hould be equally d.
Viued smorg the whole tribe, and that il the few who
were rich, supposed by The distribuiion, the share IN
each became too diminuiive to be an OF i-ct with them.
ne would advise The wealthy to relinquish in favor Of
t:e poorer c'ass, AMI thus reverse The rule of distribu
lion which had boen Instituted among them.
The course thus taken by the President seems to
nave disappointed our phiian,hropic lawyers. 1t was
against seing 'duped" but he efec uai mode h.. took
TO prevent IL by distributing The annuity among thu
nuo'e Cher;kee people, that licensed me gentleman OF
fAhdma aud his colleaguc.-When these Individuals
attempt to recover thsir fees from The ,phole nation.
hey viii lind bow bassie's are the assumed principle.
on which they have acted. TW. Globe.
From tho National Gazette.
of the h c Cay Ss.eco tyS esss' %iS,s we st ,n sshisS !; and noted III; he testimony
Jackson wished to PERSUADE him and his follow+tdsputies ths, them ,heir
. .yss, only NJ 90 desire; sire to fleece them were .,udiOusly duping them
" |" .on1ss' as Men a' i%s Wat n@' S ST dignity nsy i e, such a sia,e%en, from such
Tended against a charge Of this naturo on an occasion of this mag
n,,uao and sw q but we cannot refrain from quoting the frs,
paragraph OF t. WITS speech, by which our readers will learn
sn. several Of the mos, enligh,ened and eminent juri.is of ,h,
and who, we may presume, had no participation nor expectation in
Of If ,h %ae es.o II ,.ss, OF sS SouIG hope n.t for t no gain from the prosecution
seeding Of the two counsel. We might indicate likewise tho sane
cuniay motive.
North Eastern boundary Question The commit.
tee in The Massachusetts legislature, to whish was re
ferred Governor Lineolh's remarks on he NJ aine Boun
dary question:, have repo ted "that il was not adyi.able
al present TO lt gisla,e on the subject"
MIR. Bdylies, the chairman Of the committee, wac
ca'ied upon Tor some explanations, to which he assent
20, ana proceeded to Civ, a sketch Of The negotiations
from the period Of the first treaty in 1883, down to the
recent deei'ion OF ih= King OF The Netherlands. Soon
a'er Mr.. Adams came into office, the late CIV. Lincoln
opened a correspondence with Mr.. Clay, then Scere,a.
ry oil State. Mr.. Clay was not informed even of the
extent OF 'be British claims: he replied drily end dipio-
maused. Govrr! or Lincoln was iii satisfied; and made
an application directly, 10 President Adams. ION af
nr shis, under the au.pices of Mr.. Clay .ano w. b..
Lawrence, our then Charge 10 London, the King OF
me Nethsfla1d' was ,elec ed, at the suggest n Of the
British GoverDmsn',-WellIDg'ou, We believe, wa.
then p inns Minister, and probably dicia'ed he q lee.
lion. Ii was most unfortunate and un,yise piece Of
diplomacy that ever Mr.. Clay and Mr. Lawrence were
engaged II; and such IL now felt 10 be the fac. in Mas.
s'chuseits and Maine.
The award made by the King of the Netheriands, 10
Acknowledged on all hands, to be- e1,taordinai y. II sels
ASIDE every general principle agreed upon by he par.
ties and ct ikes out a novel rule Of d. cision, which no
one ever dreamt OF. Bat az the decision has been
made, what is 20 be doue with IL! IL, on the one hand.
II should DO assumed by The siaieS Of nj zine and Mas
sathusehs, that the general government under The
neaty'matiDg power, had no power TO settle the boun-
dsry, IL approaches he doctrine Of null 6celion; if, on
the other, II IL admitted tina, Congress has power 10 &c %
away a portion OF The territory of apy state, |, would
touch The borders Of consolidation. The week.-mrs..
imbecili'y and folly Ct Mr.. Clay and his cole agues.
have produced a dilemma, from which The re appears no
clear mode OF X 'ricatioD, but by keeping good filh with
BOgland, at the territorial expense OF M zine, and The
Pocuniary expense OF Massachusetts,. Mr.. Btylies, u. :.
der ihese circumstance, advised the legal ,iUre Mas.
'aebusei's, foreman uncommitted on the questions; aid
they have adopted hs advice. A { the ne t session Of
Copgress, /, will be a prominent, topic.
Thus do we see, that the wisdom and frmDesy Of An
drew Jick'oD, have already retrieved The nation from
several OF ia, diplomatic blundefs Of Mr.. CLAW, among
which was The Colonial Trad and il, appears that be
. yet destined 10 disc ntang gle another knot, so bunpIrg e.
~ made by that famous diploma,is,. and his .did.de-
Camp, the Charge tW. Y Courier.
-WAsINoToN, l5.-Ihe misrepresentation is stll re-
asserted with regard to the rejection of the War Office
by Col. DraytoD and others. Upon what heeting false.
hoods do the opposition buoy up their causel hey
ply their presses 10 give birth TO fabrications which are
of instantly by the succession Of facts, bu, while they
exist, thcir originators are pleased to think that they are
some annoyance TO those they hate.
Inc war Department has never been offered to sny
one but MIR. White Of Tennessee. He declined II in
consequence OF his recent domestic alfiiction, in the loss
oil his vile aud some Of his children. There is reason
however, 10 believe, that he will make a sacrifice of his
private feelings to the public service. fGlO6e.
, We publish the following letter 10 correct a misre-
presentation, which the Opposition have, by this time.
so long repeated, as 10 establish az one OF the articles
OF their iai'h we DO not expect to persuade the enc