Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-04-27
.arHE INp1AN QUESTION.

fns 1.-THE IN DIAN e. QUESTION: sd Y H.
The Washington Correspondent of the Jour J
nal of Commerce furnishes intelligcnce direct
iy from Gwinnett County, announcing that
the mandate from the Supreme Court arrived :
before the adjournment Of the Superior Court;
Of that county, and was duly served. Parsuantll
however, to the plan every where in operations
20 save President Jackson from acting, upon a. .
ny important QUESTIONABLE after the next elect
tion has passed, the court postponed deciding
whether to comply with the mandate or to re-
sist it, dnt its next term--whieh viii not be
lheld antil January next! In effect, therefore,
the authority of the Supreme Court Is disobey4l
ed, and at riatight, and the imprisoned Mission
aries;imprisonend without criuie-and held IN
durance under laws declared to be unconstitu K
tional and void by the august Judicial tribunal
of the nation are to be held in chains with feT
Hons, for another year. in order to afford Gen.
jackson an opportunity---his reelection secu-
lred--ato trannple upon all law, human and di-
! vine. with perfect IMMUNITY. 65pEie nf}44
II The temper Of the loyal people of Georgia.
81 may be inferred from the annexed resoutions
: Immediately on the receipt of the decision
-lfrom Washington, in Monroe County, where
/ 1.-THE Superior Court was in session,a public
injecting was held by t;ie citizens. of that and
dlresolutions were unanimously adopted, which
e lrecommend actual rebellion against the con-
e stituted authorities of the country.
u 80 Therefore be it resolved, That we hold
1.-The decree Of the Supreme Court of the Uni
lied States as extra-iudicial--tha as good and
faithful citizens of Georgia in behalf of our
y state rights and state sovereignty; we will do
i the utmost extent of our means severaily and
in collectively to maintain and support the State
ilagainst the execution of said decree.
d. 'Resoiped, That snort of paramount physif
Ical force to that of Georgia, said decree shall
aEnot be executed. al@ nbsa57 81 prs -
k. sResofUed, That we will hold our personal
as services and means at the disposal of our State
he Executive at all times, when they may Gallup
on us TO save thcstat from sucha judicial de
Ispotisma Egs9sE 81 &. ~ Q. Ifa
II Rssoioed, That the territory occupied by ;
lportion Of the Cherokeeytribe ofIndians. with
in the chartered limits Of Georgia; belongs e
- Georgia, and that she will never surrender tn
Jurisdiction or soil to any power on earth, un
~ u less overcome by force.
80 Resolved, That we have the fullest con6dcnc
in the President Of the United States, that h
will not lend the Executive arm to attempt &
enforce said decree. .nfl'.sf 81 t.sa
Resof0eG. That we recconirh end to our fellow
citizens Of the other counties in the state, Z
hold public meetings on this all important sub
at fleet, and to take a stand FIRM and decided.
THE crisis is near at hand-wc have TO sub
~ nit as slaves, or maintain our freedom and GU
49,, rights. y ~. !,
eY .lptsolveA, further, Tha, the Secretary of thi
ns Injecting forward copy Of these proceeding
sc sc signed BY the Chairman, to the presidents
~ the United State aH' "l t-
sryl From the National fitell;gencer.
la. GEORGIA AND TINS UxIrFp SrArEs.-W
i: al find in the Georgia Journal received yesterda
inl the subipined letter from one Of the Senator
and of the United States from that State.
.ur, It Of great interest at tile present momen
Of not only as disclosing the views entertained b
any a most Influential citizen on certain momet
ed. tous tubicct, but also indicatingthe tlispos
an on of the President of the United States on I'll
iect the same subject. 1t seems that thejudgemer
lof the Supreme Court, which the Chief Mag
toltrate Of the Union ought to be the FIRST to re-
rhe pect and bow to, is considerhd as blow ain
lig-l ed at Hin. z5g..E gas d. 1a5 ast sssa a.
oil From tie Georgia Journal Of March Is. 5
lce.l j. gtaf - RxrRAcT.d -a fr,sl
po-l We submit the following letter Just receive
nitv from a,man whose opinion, on all great occas
tied ons will always be listened to in Georgia. vii
por- affectionate and confding interest r...f
ma DEAR SfRs;--<The people of Georgia. vi
ngs receive with indignant feelings, as they ough
reg. the recent decision of the Supreme Court,
the hagrantly yioative of their sovereign rights.
are hope the people will treat it, however, as
nest comes them: with moderation--dgnity, al
peo-l irmness; and SO treating it, Georgia will
emu unhurt by what will prove to, it to be 6ruft
ffHimra.s The Judges know you will not vie
ress obedience to their mandates, and they may
and sirc trefefs for the enforcement Of them, viii
full 1 nust you will not give, The Chief Mag
phiaI tratc of the United States will perform all
ocksI Constitutional dnties;but he will notlend hil
self to party, to perform more. He will, if
Incl mistake not, defend the sovereignty of the ST.
ye ofas he would the sovereignty of the Union: a
Citi- tf the blow be aimed equally at him and at
in itwould be ungenerous, by an mprovident