Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-01

carry him--and that with the probable contingen-
cies growing out ofJncksons health, is very near
getting the President do know that JOHN SfR-
GEAN. - respected and beloved throughout the COM
n,pnwe allh-and well he deserves 10 be- for he has
been ever true 10 the interests of his beloved Penn
syIvanla strike the tallsman Of his name IN any
county III trc Statc--awakcn hope-show that by
eXcrtion victory MAJ be achieyed-his repulatlon--
his ta!cuts--his vrtucs-arting upon the feelings
OF state pride and Pennsy wanna honour, would car
ry for the ticket meant to sustain Inn, more votes
than Jackson w llkins, Wirt or El.maker- would
carry against him. all combined
TIE CtcroLcc I9Aiaas.- The Cherokee Phnnx
contains an interesting correspondence between the
Secretary of War Nj. CasS) and the General
Council olthe Cherokee tribe ofludians in relation
TO the removal oithe latter Wcst OF the Mssissip-
pL Nh. Cass, after informing the Council, that the
President had understood that a change, favorable
to removal had taken p!ac" IN Ia opinions Of the
Chcrokees proceeds to propose the terms of an ex-
change Of lands, which are succiactly, these
That counr', sufficiently extensive, shall be
distinctly marked on. west of the Arkansas, for
then future homes tina, the Cherokecs shall haye
all the powers Of scf9oecrnmcnt, So far rs may be
compatible with the supervisory authority of Con
gresa-that the Cheroh.rs shall, If they choose,
have Il resident agent ut Washington to attend In
their interests, and to he paid 10y the United States
that If COasrces assent 10 lAc mea5urc,o they
Shall be allowed a delegate tn tina, body, anu when
circumstances shall permit, be placed in the rcla-
ton OF terrltory-thai white persons shall be pro
hlbited from lntrudng upon thcn--t Eat they shall
be protected against the hostility of other tribes,
&c &c.-To these propositions the General Conn-
cll returned an answer in which establishment is
expressed at the intormation said to have been
communicated to the President OF change Of opn.
Ion favorable to emigration, West of the Mssis-
sIppI, having taken place among the Cherokees ;
ana d determination Is explicitly ayowcd to enter
upon no negotiation, especially while their Nation
is placed IN duress, tlom the illegal proceedings of
Georgia. IN assuming to exercise jurisdiction over
a large portion of their territory, and by placing
military force, with other officers OF her own crea-
atns' IN tier country, for the purpose of Cypress
ing their ohzens -" But, (add the Council) let
the President ,cmoye all the difficulties arising
from UNJUST measures, and Afford us that necessary
protection which is so!emnly guaranteed to us. by
treaties; and then the exercise Of that privilege
which is so essential to the enjoyment Of freedom.
would place us at liberty to reflect, speak and act
freely on the subject Of our notonal interest and
welfare
Our Indian relations, particularly IN those SEE
uuns of the Union where the tribes are Just strone
enough to essumc the rank Of injcpen5en, na,ors,
and sufficiently clyll1odto "pp.ceiata the adyaota-
gee ola regularly organized government without be
ing strong enough to eufoce respect for their rahs
are extremely complex and delicate. The neishbor
hood of such people must be exceedingly inconye-
nent and vexatous to the people othe vera States
on whose frontiers they continue 10 linger & we do
not therefore wonder at the strong anxiety of those
States to get rid of such mIschevous and noxious
race O. peope--lor the most part ,ge fear, msera-
bly, dcgcucrated from the noble stock fom which
they sprung--like our own free negroes. having no
Increment TO search after knowledge, and TO en-
craft on 1t the virtues which d.ufy and aGotn our
natures, but rather sunk to the most vicious and de
basing pursuits and habits. Bat, the States thus
situated, owc II to themselves and to justice "a s.
cure honest ends, by honest means to cx,in-
fraud hnt by the o:ler of far equivalents, which
those untoruna'e people ought 10 be left at perfect
liberty 10 reject or to accept. Vlr. mia, happily ex
cmpt from hn curse, has ytt another in her bosom
Of far more mIschicyous and dangerous character
We mean her free bucks. Yet, were her Leeis-
Iaturc to attempt to force these people beyond her
borders 10y system Of pains and penaIties-bv
the confscdIion of the little property which the
few industrious among them sometimes accumulat,
and by the infection upon thclr persons of unusual
and cruel punishmcutS, for misdcmeanors and pet
ty offences one universal burst of indignation
would be heard throughout the Commonwo alth
even tiom the lips oftAosc most anxious to effect
their removal, by operating upon their wills, and
ny appealing to their Judgment and their best III
tcrestS II any evidence of this fact had been nc
cessary it was furnished last winter, when bill
was introduced into our Legislature, some of the
features of which were of harsh and compulsory
character. Surely, considerations of this nature
may be urged with much force in favor of the H.
dams who were once the undisputcd masters of the
vast Continent, in which they are now almost de-
med La little corner for a home and grave. They
are not, Ike the free blacks intermngcd with the
whites, and connected by descent and color, with
a race ofhered!tary boudmen--but, on the contra
ry, they occupy distinct portions TERRITORY defn-
by metes and boundaries, and governed by their