Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-22

Cartwright, we are very much alarmed
that, like the dog in the fable, dropping the
real bone in the stream 10 get the shadow
also, the manufacturers will find, in at
tempting to monopolise the profits OF both
home and foreign trade, they have been
left without either.- Reformer. 81
Se.quo-yah, or George Guess.-The
Cherokee Advocate furnishes us with some
interesting particulars of the latter life
and labors of Se-quo-yah, the ingenious,
Cherokee, who invented the Cherokee al
phabet. 1t appears that this remarkable
man has wandered far away from his coun-
try and his friends, and that he is, in all
probability, gathered TO his fathers."-
The Advocate says:
"After spending much time and labor
| in attenapts to mature his system of Arith
metic, in which he made some progress,
he eventually gave itnp as impracticable,
but adhered to his habits OF industry, OBJ
servation and reflection. In she public
affairs of his nation, generally, Se-quo-vah
never performed an active part, although
constantly alive to the happiness and pros
perity of his people--of this fact and Of
his strong attachment to his country, he
gave the strongest evidence in 1899, in
his efforts to re.unite into one body the
Eastern and Western Cherokees, and 10
secure for their government the adoption
of their existing Constitution. He was
President on the part of the Western
Cherokees, when the Cherokees met in
Convention to effect the first of these
highly important measures, and was one
of the trainers and signers of the other.
The Council of the nation, out of respect
for his character, and in consideration OF
his great invention, have allowed him for
many years, an annual pension. AT the
last session of the Council, this pension
was increased to three hundred dollars, 10
be paid yearly TO him during his natural
life, and afterwards to his wife, In case she
shall survive him.
But what has become of this remarka.
bic man, whose native genius has struck
light from darkness-conferred inconceiv
+ able blessings upon his people, and achiev
ed for his own name an enviable distinc
f ton among those few truly great name:
with which are connected imperish abl.
, honor? Is he still alive, or does his ven
cradle head repose beneath some unknown
clod Of the Grand Prairiel These ar,
questions that we cannot, now, satisfacio
rily answer.
In the summer of 1912, influenced per
haps by desire to explore the Western
prairies, and become acquainted with hi:
Red Brethren, who roam them free ant
untrammelled, Se-quo-yah, having loades
several pack horses with goods, visited, II
! company with number of Cherokees, I'd,
, Cumanche Indians. After remaining witt
!, them some time, he made his way with
] son and two or three other Cherokees, in
to Northern Mexico, toward Chihuahua
: and engaged awhile in teaching the Mex
4 leans his native language.
Since then, several reports concerning
him, have reached his friends in this coun
TRY. That which seems to be most proba.
J, bic, when the hardships TO which, in hi
) wanderings he has been necessarily ex
: posed are remembered, in addition to hi
: decrepid form. and the weight of many
4 years is, that this truly great man. full o
: years and of honors, sleeps the sleep o
4 death ia some wild and unknown spot, "a
ii from his wife, his country, and MS people
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