Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-01
From the " eslern Weekly Review

UHtiWSOH tOHHH, en-. JWB ~.
Mr. Editor Through the columns Of your
paper | wish Ia communicate to the public an
"nvarnlshrd statement of facts. III relation TO
the late arrest aud subsequent treatment OF s-
vpral missionaries IN tn Cherokee Nation, I'M
der Ihr authority nfth state OF GeoIRIn, aud
by military guard Of TINT STATE.
II is perhaps pretty genrr~ly known by the
readers oil youI paper that the Inst sesoIon OF the
Georgia legislature passed an act enlumIng an
oath OF allegiance on all tue white citl2ens resi-
dug IN the Cherokee Nation WITHIN the charter
I'd limits OF that STATE. or II removal therrti ON
by the FIRST oI Last March. The penalty an
ucYed 10 the act, IN noncompliance wIih IFS
requirements, is not less thdn four years hard
la6or IN the peniientiary, There is bui lIue
doubt llrt the main design OF tbs act was 10
remove the missionaries from the Nation, who
WIRE considered by the law-makers oil lhe
state, as exercising mn influence pteJndlcihl 10
their policy with regard To the removal Of the
Chez okees, aud the requirement OF tben coun-
Try. To avoid serious difficulties, Ms taking
the prescribed oath was enirely out OF the
question with them, some Of the misslondiIes
removed o 1t OF the limits oi Georgia While 9TH,
ers resolved 80 remain aud contend iof thelI
rig ut TO preach the gospel IN the Cherokee Ma.
ton well as in any part Of the Unhed States.
Those who remained were the Rev. J. Trout.
NelDOhlSt HlnethHt mlbslpndIyb hnu Tue hes
). A Worcester, and Dr.. l.. Butler.
About The last Of May past. tho Rev Mr.
TrolI was arrested by Georgia Guard .marchrd
ON fool before the mounted hOIsemen, IN CIR.
cuituus route considerably more lhsn hun
dred miles chained and locked every night but
one conducted INTO head quarters IN mar ihl
order forced INTO a miserable place called pr
son, kept there four OF FIVE days, aud then con-
Quoted under the Guard INTO GwInDctt COMFY,
med before n magistrate, aud found guilty Of
resid,np as before named whefeupon Mr
Trott gave bail for his appearance Al the next
supeTloT court. lie then received orders ~
leave the limits OF thu state within ton days.
and returned home 10 In family On the h
inst. the Rev. Nh. lrott was again arresied by
a detachment vi the Guard Tor continuing his
residence al the same place, aud dragged from
a weeping aud almost hearl.hrokcn wife, 10
encounter worst haldships than before. On
he TN he Rev Nj Worcester was arrested
at his own house aud dragged oil asa felon,
from HI, wife, who has been long Iying on II
hra OF sickness and on the same day Doc.
Butler was arrested, chdIHed around his neck,
aud made TO walk by the side oil the mounted
borseman When Il became very dark he
was placed behind the soldleI On the same
horsr, one end oil the cham tasteted around tli
neck with paddock, aud the her end locked
10 a rope around the neck OF hts h0Fs'. la TINS
sIluatiun II beng very dark, the hor.e tel
backwards lnlO n gutter, upon both his riders,
and re,nained on them until he was pulled oil
by others Of the Guards They were both bad
Nv hurl, aud tn soldier had Two oI threr Of ms
ibis brokeu by the tail. Al this TIM" WAS ~
the Nation attending 10 sOne appointments
previously made. ! was frequently informed
thai the officers OF the Guard were threatening
10 arrsst me also, although III compliance with
the Act OF the legislature, had re noVed my
residence from toe limits Oi that oldie, about
tue Ion Of Fsbruary last. Gu tho Iih reach
ed Mr. Irous residence and learned that he
was arrested thu preceding day, aud that he
had lett special word for me to go aud see MN.
provided would not be AFRAID Of an arrest al
Knowing thai they could not lauiutiy arrest
mp, determined On gong and was accompa-
med by the Rev Mr.. Wells, u Methodist mis-
sionary residing ~ the Alabama pat OF the
Nation ABOUT 10 O'clock ON the 9Th instant,
,e met the Guards with the prisoners, on line
OF march t0Nards head quarters. rode up to
| Col Nelson, the sub-cOmmander vi the Guards,
| L. asked permission IL converse with Mr.. lfott.
lie told me we could do SO as ihry advanced,
| crowded | talked loud enough TO be heard ny
| tue Guard la our conversation asked Mr..
! rfou II he had been chained the preceding
night, TO winch ne answered 10 the ALL native
| SAID l. "ls II agreeable To the laws OF Gtorgia
To chain prisoner when there IS every reason
To bBieVe that Ito ould not run away lie
,aid he supposed they had no Lato Tor so DONG,
Dat that their orders were sucl', adding thai the
Guard were inclined 10 be more favorable to
the PRISONERS tpan even their orders would al
low them 10 be | told hun had no doubt OF hat,
aud did not intend 10 censure the Guard loI eA
ecuung their orders. But" said !, they
seem to act more from orders than from tdW
Al this eAurr ssou some OF the Guaids became
~ suited, and threatened me with an arrest, '
| d,i'nt mind how talked. | told them had
as ,res man, simply expressed what belieV