The New York herald., 1845-05-26

by the very men who opposed that treaty, and pro-
settlers'' They were driven from their homes,
their property contscated, their lives threatened, ard
in continual danger. They were not only robbed of
their country, but deprived Of all privileges in that
country; not only denied participation in the gov
eminent offices, but even the rights of common citi-
zens. What then could the treaty party" and "old
settlers become but anti-R Ross men, the ant-Ross
party This party have from time to time made
Their complaints to the general government, but Of
hcers OF the government have changed SO fast, and
ADMINISTRATIONS come and passed so rapidly, that
what one Congress has done in their favor has been
destroyed by another, and so nothing has been done
to the end. They have increased in numbers, and
the only power that does keep them down is the
| moneyed power OF John Ross. Their grievances
have been laid before the present administration and
it remains now to be seen, whether, indeed, this
constituted authority is to grind in the dust any
longer Cherokee freedom, or to bury any deeper Che
rokee civilization! CHEROKEE.
Address by Robert Owen, ON leaving the
United states for Europe, june 1, Is45
| AMERICANS:
| After an absence of fifteen years l have again
spent nine months in your States, and nearly four
months Of that period in the city Of Washington du
ring the last session of Congress. have seen in
my travels through New England and the middle
States, and presume the same has occurred in the
| south and wes great increase to your cites-to
your population, and in the extended cultivation Of
the soil have also ascertained that your means to
increase wealth and power for good evil, illi-
mitable for many hundreds thousand ofyears, and
you could now benefcially absorb into your Union
| the present population of Europe.
| You have also progressed in most extraordinary
manner in new discoveries in science, and in me-
| chancal inventions, to render manual labor of dim-
nshed value, and to open the path to new state of
things which will make labor of little no CONNER
cal values unsaleable, for the rghtfu support Of the
| industrious.
In proportion as your scientific power to create
wealth has increased individual competition has in
creased ignorant selishness, vice, crime and mise
ry among the masses, SO as to make all parties blind
to their present position of high capabilities and to
their interests individuals and members OF
eiety
Your statesmen occupied in Improbable and
| nationally injurious politics.
Your politicians III petty local party contests,
| less for the attainment of great results
Your capitalists and extensive merchants are over.
whemed in speculations, hazardous to themselves,
and of little comparative benefit to their country
tothe world. There is no foresight, wisdom, or or
der-no permanent prosperous future In any OF their
: Your traders, wholesale and retail are wastiIH,
most nurousy, much OF the capital, talent and in
dustry of your country, and at the same time keeping
| the mind and morals of the Union upon low level,
most disadvantageous to every class.
Your most industrious classes are kept unne-
cessary In toll, ignorance, and consequent degreda
! tlon
| Scnseless supersttons pervade the land without
particle of real charity being created between any of
the classes, sects or parties, possessing any one of
these monster obstacles to human progress, for anv
who have been made to differ from them and reli-
glon is perverted TO worldly purposes.
| Your prisons and punishments increase, and the
necessity for more while the present state of things
continues, will daily become stronger
You nave already, to a great extent, throughout
the Union, ignorance, poverty, division and misery.
And yet, the causes OF these evils have been dis
| covered, they may be now easily removed
/ For secure possession OF a
icent country; OF territory, even now, more than
sufficient to amply supply the population of the
| world more than sufficient to ensure high comfort
| and elevation OF mind and feeling for all.
You have all the materials to effect these results
| in ilimitable masses, and surplus power to obtain
| and apply them.
There is nothing in your position deficient but the
knowledge how, peaceably and bcnefcaly for ALL to
apply the means to accomplish these glorious results
| How important is it then that this knowledge
should be attained III the shortest time in order that
the incaculable evils which necessarily arise from
| ignorance, poverty, division, crime and misery
should be made to terminate.
But how can this change be speedy effected
1t is now ascertained that public opinion governs
| the world.
This change then may be effected by speedily cre-
| ating new public opinion in its favor.
But how is this new public opinion to be created
The answer is obvious.
| All great Improvements commence with one or a
few, and these by Judicous measures, interest more
and more. until sufficient number unite to accom-
| plish the object.
| There is an admirable spirit abroad anxiously
| looking out for the right commencement of this
change and bold truths announced In the pure spirit
| of charity will now accomplish that object
Let then the proper measures to create this public
| opinion be now adopted, and let all good men Of
every class, Sect party and state unite for tins God
| like purpose.
| To this end let Convention be called of dele
gates from every State and territory in the Union, to
consider what practical measures can be Immediate
| ly carried into execution to apply the enormous
means to secure prosperity Tor all the people of these
| States, that they may become an example to the
world of what with sound judgment, in peace with
order and with the least injury and the most benefit
to every one, from the highest 10 the lowest may be
done.
But what is every ones business is no ones in
particular, and is too often neglected by all there
fore, feeling deep interest in the immediate inn
provement of our race, recommend such Convention
TO be called the "Word's Convention" to consider
what measures of practical character be adopt
ed to ensure the immediate benefit OF every class,
without violence contest or competition, and espe-
claly what can be done TO well educate and employ
the uneducaed and unemployed, TO fit them for the
superior state OF society, to create which, for all the
means are superintendent, not only in these
States, but wherever men need to live ii may be
called "The Worlds Convention" to emancipatc
the human race from ignorance, poverty, division,
sin and misery.
The chief business of my life has been, so far, to
prepare all classes, from the highest to the lowest,
for this great change in the condition of humanity in
this world and thus in the best to prepare it
for all future changes whatever they may be, after
we shall have done all in power to ensure know
ledge, goodness and happiness in present mode
OF existence
/ live but to put into activity the means to accom-
plish this change for my suffering fellow men; and TO
see progress the necessary to effect this
object leave your country on the first OF June Tor
Europe, intending to return here about the middle
of September.
Being of no class, or Sect or party IN any country,
but sincere friend to all and being most deslrous to
abolish all party distinctions, recommend that the
{" Worlds Conventions" previously mentioned, be
held in the city of New York, to commence on the
first day Of October next and to continue until the