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tug Wnat they bao no right to do-Were
meddIing with what did not concern
them, and wsre acting impertioen,ly
in the presentation Of such q paper
He vas almost afraid 70 trust himself
with sseh subject, representing N he
did half . million Of the free people Of
the United States, and knowing the
great indignity which they had lately
received In the prououncing Of de-
cision which he hoped and believed
would be resisted with the promptitude
and spirit which became Georsians,
aud which he vas very sure never
would DO executed till Georgia was
made bowling wilderness. AZ to the
memorial, Georgia would treat il a. it
deserved, with sovereign contempt;
and for himself. he did not care where
il went, though he should suppose the
most proper reference would be to the
Committee on Foreign Relations, since
Il seemed now TO be settled that the
Cheroke~s constituted an indepen-
dent foreiga kingdom. The gentleman
had referred to his resolution with re-
spect TO the Bank, but there was clear
difference between this and the ques.
tion-it was expressly declared in the
charter of the U. 8. Bank, that when
its affairs were examined by the House,
that task should be performed by q Sc
lect committee. This was the reason
why he had moved that his resolution
should be referred to such committee,
although the gentleman from Massa.
chusetts had said that the two cases
were similar, yet he should say God
forbid that Georgia should ever put
herself upon footing with the Bank Of
the United States, aud whenever she
was SO treated he should always repel
the attack. Georgia stood upon CO.
equal footing with the other States /;
and far, very far above the specializing
footing Of the bank of the United States.
DIR. T.. said that he had risen for the
express purpose Of showing his con.
tempt for that memorial; and he would,
therefore, move an amendment To the
motion Of the gentleman FROM Massa-
chusetts, which was, that this memo
rial should be referred TO select COM
mittee, provided the State of N. York
sheald first consent that q committee
Of this House should be appointed to
investigate the manner in which that
State had treated the Indians within
her limits. He would ask the Repre-.
sentatives from that State what they
would think Of an inquiry into the con-
duct Of the State Of New York in
sending oil her Indians TO Green Bay
TO freeze to death, after frst taking
away their dominion from them How
would New York like 1t, should Geor.
gia present memorial such rs had now
been readl Buthe did injustice to that
great and patriotic State. This me
meriaI. he was c0nfident, was not the
act Of that State, bat that IL vould
tsrn cot, On investigation, TO be the
work Of q few Of her citizens who
were dressed in black gowns--~ho
proiessed to minister in belly things,
and made many fanaticai professions
10 superior benevolence, humanity, pie
~, love TO the indians and all that
~hc thought that Georgia had not piety
enough---thst she had not sufficient re-
gard to the principle Of hnmsniiy. and
who therefore were graciously willing
TO take the State Of Georgia into their
holy keeping. The memorial proceed
ed from few prAgmatical individuals,
who were disposed to be busy bodies
in ether mems matters. If the House
had sny respect for q sister State, 4
sovereign State, they would repel such
memoEiaiists as these--they would
throw such . memorial under the table,
and net aggrayate to yet higher de-
gree, the feelings Of State already
/ wrought up 20 higher pitch than she
could bear, and who only wanted the
application Of q match TO blow the
Union into ten thousand Fragments;
when there vas not State South Of
T the Potomac, which vas not, At this
moment. under the highest degree 81
excitement, whose People were not
rising against oppression, and by town
meetings aud every other form Of en-.
pressing public opinion, were sndes-
voFing 10 bring the United States 70 a
sense Of jaslice. Would that House
consent TO make itself the insifumeni
OF adding excitement 10 excitement.
lill they should read the Union 10
pieeess A few steps more, and they
would bring those States 10 q condition
like that, IN which the colonies we're
immediately before the rapture With
6reas Bgiiain. lie warned--he eau.
toned gentIemehI Ne wouid aot ssoar
10 entreAt them. Memorials like these
eosld be get up ~ any time by set ol
! deluded fanatics. Congress should
lsek 70 the condition o. the old States,
aod not By = reckless and snfeeline
eosrae provoke them yet farther We
} prayed gentlemen to eonsiser. lie
warned the House % proceed With pru,
, dsnse, apd consideration, and thoaki
, be voaid not impiore them, yet 5,
earnestly warned them. 20 disreEaft
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