New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-29

convinced us that tine man never was Democrat,
in any proper sense Of The term, but violent and
iayvless despot alter the pattern OF Cesar, Crorn-
well and Napoleon, and unfit to be trusted with
power. OF course. We went against HIM but not
against an thing really Democratic in hiIn or his
party
That Gen Jackson in power justified all our pre-
vioos expectations Of him, need, hardly be said
That he did more 70 destroy the Republican charac.
Ter Of our Government and render il a centralized
desposism than am other man could CO. we Ger
tainly believe Bat our correspondent and we
would probably disagree with regard TO me Bans
aad other questions which conrulsed the Ci!ioh
during his rule. and we viii only ask his attention
to one of them, the earliest and IN our We" the
most significant
The Cherokee Indians owned and had ever oc-
c,nied an extensive tract of country lying within
the geographical limits Of Georgia Alabama. &c
I, was theirs By the best possible title-theirs oy
our solemn and reiterated Treaty stipulauons. We
had repeatedly bought from them slices OF their
lands, solernnly fguarantying to them all that we
did not buy. aud agreeing to defend them therein
against all aggressors We had promised 10 keep
all ntruders out Of their TERRITORY. At least one OF
these Treaties signed b. Gen jackson nm
self others by Washington. JeH-.son &c. All the
usual pretexts for aggression upon Indians failed
in this case The Cherokees had been our friends
and allies for many years they had committed no
depredations; they We're peaceful industrious, III
good part Christianized had newspaper printed In
their own tongue. and were fast improving in the
knowledge and application OF the arts OF civilized
life They compared favorably every way with
their white neighbors. But the Georgians coveted
their fertile lands and determined to have them
they set them up in lottery and gambled them OFT
among themselves, andresolved to take possession.
A fraudulent Treaty was made between few
Cherokees OF no authority consideration and
sundry white agents including one who stole the
livery OF Heaven TO serve the devil in, but every
BODY scofed at this mockcry, as did ninty-nlne
hundredths of the Cherokees
Now Georgia, during Mr. Adamss Administers
ton attempted to extend her jurisdiction over these
poor people Mr.. Adams finding remonsrance OF
no avail stationed part of the Army at proper
point prepared to drive all intruders out OF the
Cherokee country, as We had by treaty soemnly
engaged to do This answered the purpose Geor-
gia clustered but dared not 60 farther She went
en- olasse for Jackson of course When he came IN,
she proceeded at once to extend heriursdcuon over
the Cherokees II. very deed They demonstrated
pointed to their broken treaties, and urged the
President to perform his sworn duty and protect
them but in vain. Georgia seized Cherokee nc
cuscd Of killing another Cherokee in their own
country tried him for and convicted him OF murder
He sued out writ of error carried the case up TO
the L. s. Supreme Court, and there obtained de-
cison in his favor establishing the utter illegaity
as well as injustice OF the acts OF Georgia IN the
premises the validity of our treaties with the Cher
okees and the consequent duty of the President to
see them enforced any thing in any State law or
cdict to the contrary Notwithstanding was ezpl- /
CITY affirmed But President Jackson decided that .
Georgia was right and the Supreme Court wrong
and refused to enforce the decision OF the latter
So the Court was detied, the Cherokee hung the I
Cherokee country given up TO the cupidity OF the
Georgans and its richtful owners drv across the
Mississippi virtually at the point OF the bayonet-
That case changed the nature Of our Government
making the President Supreme Judge OF the Law
as well as It's Chief Minister-ln other words Die
tator Amen Hurrah for Jackson y said the
Pharisaic Democracy of Party and Spells We
could NOT say it after them. We considered our
Nation perjured in the tramping down and exile OF
these Cherokees perjury would have lain heavy
on our soul had we approved and promoted the .
deed What says our Democrat
"A single illustration more, and we must close
for today We ask our friends attention TO the
present imminent and palpable issue between gen
uine Democracy and the counterfeit which has
its name. Delegates are now framing .
Constitution for the future government of this great
of New-York. Blu; who shall COM
pose the sovereignty2-be the makers OF law ma.
kers True Democracy says, The whole PEG (
pie Every male citizen. 81 years OF age. of sound
mind and not DISTINGUISHED for his own crimes
Sham Democracy says Not Those who have
white skins only shall vote and govern all the
rest so that if any township should be peopled
nine tenths by Blacks the one-tenth would Eli all
the offices and rule absolutely the nne.tenths Is
this Democracy 1t is probably that OF our De
mocrat certainly that OF the mass of his party
who are about to vote the disrsnchisement even Of
those Colored Citizens who have long enjoyed and
never abused the Right OF Suffrage. We say
proudly and thankfully. This is not our Democra
cy 1t never can be Will any habitual reader OF
The Tribune say that we should become more De
mocratic by mbibing such Democracy
win the Tri6Wne deny the fact-which covers the
whole cround-that Mr.. LEWIS asked DAVIS to give
way, and allow him make motion 70 extend the
sion a short time, and that DAVIS reiusedt
Pennsylvania.
IL The fact that Mr. Lewis asked Mr. Davis to
give way swell enough. but the .taisehood that Mr.
Davis refused to do SO covers the more essential
ground. Mr. D assured Mr.. L. that he would close
III season ioy his motion and he fc0ald have done
so hsd not the House. owing 10 difference IN the
time OF the two clocks, adjourned before the SEES
sion had expired by the Senate clock. We have
repeatedly stated al the material facts, while no
Loco Foco journal has ventured to give more than
half of them.