The Arkansas advocate., 1832-02-15
LITTLE Rocsk ID "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I5, is32

purchases, and whilst there, an Indian entered and asked for twelve and a ffisliif cents worth otf wfaiskey. .fsi tse owr- erofthe shop received the money and told him to wait moment, as tie con course of buyers was very great. The. Indian waited faithfully for q quarter of an hour, after which he demanded his whiskey; the trader appeared as- tonished, and told him if he wanted wiiskey he must first pay for 1t. gave you twelve and half cents few mo- ments since, said the Indian;-.the poor wretch had scarcely pronounced these words, when the trader sprung forward, seized him by the ears, aId assisted by one Of his men, brutally turned him out oi the shop. saw him give the mo ney, and was convinced of the honesty ofthe one. and the rascality ofthe other; llelt strangely indignant, and notwth- standing the delicacy of my situation, would have stepped forward to inter- fere, but the whole scene passed so rap idly, that hardly had time to say a few words. went out 10 see what the h. dian would dol found him few steps from the house, where be had been checked by his melaia holy emotions an instant afterwards he crossed his arms on his breast, and hurried towards his own country with rapie ttrides; when he arrived on the margin of the stream, he plunged in and crossed it without appearing to perceive that The water reached above his knees; and al tanning the other side, he stopped, turn ed round, and elevating his eyes towards heaven, he extended his hands towards theterritory ofthe whites, in a menacing manner, and muttered some energetic exclamations in his own language Doubtless at that momont he invoked the vengeance of Heaven on his op- pfessors-a vengeance that would have been just; but his prayer was in vain. Poor lndiansi you are pillagcd, heat en, poisoned or excited by intoxicating liquors. and then you are termed saya- ges! Washington said, awhenever l have been called upon to decide be- tween an Indian and a white man, I have always found that the white had been the aggressor. Washington was right.
 The conduct ofthe American Gov ernment is of an entirely different char aeter, as regards the Indian tribes; if not only protects them against individu- al persecution, but sees that the treaties made with them by the neighboring States are not disadvantageous to them, and are faithfully adhered to; butit al so provides for their wants with pater- nal solicitude--itis is not rare circum- stance for Congress tovote money and supplies to those tribes, when a def- cient harvest or un foreseen calamity have exposed to famine.
 Now, gentlemen,if you will pay strict attention to what General LssiEay yette has said, in regard to the way that the red people are treated by the whites, you will immediately discover who is right and who is wrong. We have al- ways observed strict attention to the treaties made with the United States we do not wish to break the golden chain that links our peace and friend- ship together withthe United States Georgia, my friends and brethren, is our enemy she is the most oppressive of any State in the Union-she claims q part ofour country by charter grant edher at the time of iher existence her charter is of no use, because the grant was made to her by the King of Great Britain-and what right had the King of England to issue the grant, Why, no more right than l have to or- der General Jackson from the Presi- dential Chair. In our present contest with the State of Georgia we are sure she will be restrained from extending her laws over our territory, &c.-Res- pectfully JOHN GUNTER, jr.