Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-05


TIE CHAMPIONS OF THE AMERICAN System.
TIE WORKING MANS ADVOCATES.
The FRIENDS OF LIBERTY IN EVERY CLINE.
The following Incorporate remarks Of Mr..
CLAYTON, of Georgia, who was Judge OF
the Court by which the Cherokee Mission
aries were sentenced, are extracted from
a speech which be delivered in the House
of Representatives on the 9th inst, on the
presentation of memorial from New
York, in favor Of the Indians. MIR Bug-
CESS reply is exceedingly just. dgnified
and sarcastic. II is an admirable speech;
and follows the extract from Mr. Clay
tons.
Mr.. CLAYTON said, Mr.. Speaker, | un
Sierstand that ibis memorial calls upon Con
gress to inquire into the cause oil the impri-
sonment of the missionaries, and why the
Cherokee Indians IN the State of Georgia
are not protected in the possession OF their
lands. Though it is not my intention to of
fer disrespect to the gentleman who has pre-
scented that memorial, yet am at liberty to
say. that the persons who sent it here have
no right to do So aRd more, they act very
impertinently in doing it. MIR. Speaker, |
am almost afraid to trust myself on this SUBJ
iect, but representing free people, ought
to speak as knew they weuid speak, were
they personally present; and | know they
would fling defiance in your very teeth on
this subject To have this memorial brought
into Congress directly after such an indsgni-
fy offered to Georgia by the decision OF the
Supreme Court, which has gone to that
State on the wings of the wind. looks like an
attempt to dragon 1t into obedience. can
assure this House, they greatly mistake the
people OF Georgia, il they think they can
either drive or frighten them from the
stand which they have taken No. Sir. that
decree. the subject of SO much delight to po-
litical aspirants, will never be executed ia
Georgia; and whenever you get the mission
aries out Of the hour walls Of the penltentia
~. depend upon it Georgia will be nothing
but HOWLING WILDERNESS!
Sir, know it to be fact, that Georgia is
at this moment highly excited, lalthough
gentleman has told us that all things are go
ing on very smoothly and should be guilty
Of a fraud on the South If lid not say to
that gentleman that he is utterly mistaken,
If he thinks he can 60 on. and march through
Georgia, and crush the rebels-l say that
Georgia will not submit to the decision
which has been made--l say this publicly
here in nv place. Let my constituents turn
me cut for saying it il they think misrepre-
sent them-I am willing to put the matter
ui;oa The :ssne-I say again that my consti-
tuents will resist that decree, and desire
that my words may be marked and remem-
bered
Mr. BURGESS, OF Rhode Island, row
rose to address the House, bat his opening
remarks could not be heard at the Reporters
seat
When heard he was observing, that aitho
gentlemen might entertain very gloomy APP
prehensions, yet he trusted that every friend
10 this Union would meet with calmness any
crisis that either might truly come, or that
live only in their fearful Imagnings tie
felt neither alarmed nor agitated The most
deliberate and systematic attempt had been
made by the opponents OF a select Commit
tee TO practice upon the fears of that House.
To him it seemed to be the intention of some
gentlemen to impress the House with the
idea that not only one, but that two other
States, would openly resist the laws oil The
Union He felt bound, however. by facts
within his own knowledge, to believe that
the people Of those States felt meme OF that
disrespect and that studied malevoient con
tempt for the laws OF this Union, which 1t
was pretended they did feel He would not
believe il, although fifty witnesses should
swear on the Holy Evangelists OF Almighty
God that Georgia would thus disregard her
own plighted faith He should belfeve they
were deiuded-he would Deliepc any un'5
rather than that they spoke the truth For
what State in this Union bad received more
benefits at the hands Of this Government
than Georgia When she had but hand
fol of inhabitants. not more than twenty
thousand at the time of the Revolutionary
War; and though she had never semi more
than three or four hundred soldiers, to The
aTniy Of The Revolution, ard for three years
none at all, still she was protected oy me
arm the Union from the power OF 'oeso
red men whom then she dreaded. though
now she despise them. Since he had oeen
metaber of that House. Georgia had oeen
paid large sums merely for having de'ehueo
herself against these Indians. When the
country came triumphantly out of the kevo-
luton at the time when Virginia with a hhe-
rality not to be parallelled. surrendered up
her immense Western territories for the pub
lie good, and when New York, with bbe
rality scarcely Inferior. gave up an empire to
pay the War Georgia refused 10 follow the
example. She was entreated to relinquist
the land which had been won not by tht