Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 82, Richmond, Wayne County, 5 November 1825 — Page 1

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u FRIENDLY TO THE BEST PURSUITS OF MAN,

FIUEXDLY TO THOUGHT, TO FREEDOM, AND TO PEACE.

RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5,

VOLlJltE II.

JJu rUHLISIIED E F.RV SATURDAY BY

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Me Richmond Hotel.

- rin; rRicE of this vavek n;i.ir anl K i ft Cents for fifty-two inim- , 1 ,!.. , , t 1 1

"itliii theyrar, or Two Dollars -mil Fifty .t if not ;;"! before the expiration of the il ' lvmeat in advance heinto the mutual

f .'f of both parties, that mode rolieietl.

.... taken lor ies titan i month?, ami

'"'v-r discontinued untjl all arrearages arc: ui

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Ihe precise quantity of land over which the Cherokees claim sovereignty is nol yet ascertained,ahd consequently I cannot say; they have no more to spare. " This country is well watered ; ahundand springs of pure water are found in every part. A range of majestic and lofty mountains stretch themselves across the nation. The northern part of the state is hilly and mountain-

In the southern and western parts

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Li r! tau rt t-t t'if Editor must hart the postage

lieu will not ft atiinztu to.

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i mere are extensive fertile plan s, covered

tnon.v . ' " partly wilh I.. II t ree. thronh alirli I,..-..,.

tiful streams of water glide. These plain furoisii immense pasturage, and numhers less herds of cattle are dispersed over them. H rses are nlentv.u-d arc u.pd

M m,) i.),jy. interior t afe.v, it anv in the world. Oar relations with all nations, savage or civilized, are of the most friendly character; we are out of deht, and public

I revenue is in a flourishing condition. Be

side the n: :ount arising from imports, a perpetual annuity is due from the. United Slates, in consideration of lands ceded in former period-. Our system of government, founded on republican principles, by which justice is equally distributed, secures the respect of the people. New

town, pleasantly situated in the centre of

the nation, and at the junction of Cauasagi

and Gustiwati, two beautiful streams, is jthe seat of government.- The legislative

f., V ' ----- - -ii' vi in, Wllill 'iitiii.iiu.vi in or servile purposes. Numcrmu ll.wh un-.; '- n

ol sheep, jroats and swine, lover the val- in- of a national commitree and council, lev s and hills. On 1 ennesee, Ustanala j; Members of both branches are chosen hv jand Ganaaga rivers. Cherokee commerce Ha-.d from the people r a limited perioti. IIoit. r.iechmiteisdeliciousandhealflH ; ,;n Newtown, a printing press is soon to be thv wn.ter- are mild. The spring clothes j! eslaMish-d ; a!s a natioeal library, and a the -n.u.ul with the richest scenery. jl museum. Immerse concourse of people Cherokee tlowers. of eYnmitf Kofmti- .m,i L r... ....... n... r ...i....

ii-, r "nu , un in in me sr.ii O! tfMver'tniejii wnen

u-t. ... . i j .iregaiei hues, meet, and fascinate the

eye in every direction. the plains and

rKRMS OF AOVF.lt TIDING. or 155. for ttiree ei r! ion One Pol

:e Two H-lWf rent

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iv,rfis'na,nt in the same proportion.

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rn!: cin:ixOKi:i: Indians. 1 .vriter of tin- fll.wi jj; v r irder-

' J.-itiT is a native Cherokee, woo, it

j will known tor hi talents and worth.

, m!.t. irre.ueM imp.iriai.ee o U,e in-j valleys the soil is generally ii,h; produ..,i.,lmr such men among them, that jfeir,- Indian corn, cotton, tohai co, wheat, ni v obtain a correct keowh-dge t their 0;lt, i.Vdigoweet and Irish nor.iin. TI.p

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T mlagi i'inilavii is in session,which takes

place once a year. Nothing has excited so much interest.

i for man years nat. as t e unhannv fate

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ii um iii'iiuj iiiu iiiif;, fir vhm'ks; iiiiu

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rul xv e mint conclude, irom tacts s; natives carry on considerable Irad,. uitl, Htlu. ..I,.,,.,;,,.. ,i i. ...,... i.:....

rt. n Mr. Brown, toat, be the f i e of ;thi .1(JjoiMi- states and some of them ex- i thrm. The news of Mclnio.irs death gave

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.( ks wh it it may, the Cherokees -rwW p i r t with any more of their lands. .:t t n ui'ion ; for they haeareget ;bed government, a d as jut . i v.v ahie of property, the nece? i j! t, and the usefulness of school, . jt' i'iaps are eiitertained In the : i" u'e ir immediate neighbors. W e ,1. i i !. be glad if even one tribe is ! t ur-.ve to posterity that a desire

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ed to prevent the extermination

!. F r the firt is, that our repeated with thm f o obtain more lands, and - t .( m firiher and further hack into

i t. ijernjcuiv (iis reoiis an me act

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Washington to !

;port cotton in boats, down the Tennessee

to the Mississippi, aiid down that river to New-Orleans Apple and peach orchards !are quite common: a -d 'gardens are uhi!vatetl and much attention paid to them. Butter and cheese are seen on Cherokee 'tables. There are many public roads in the nation, and inu-es of entertainment i kept hy natives. Numeious and llourish ling villages are seen in everv section f the jrountrw Cotton and woollen cloths an manufactured here. Blankets of vaiiouJ dimensions, manufactured hv Cherokee j hands, are ver common. .-If most even: - jamilif in the w.Han if, -res n,itai far its o:vn

t )nui:i!li)n. In Jit-ti and commercial

. . . , t " ... . t . Ill IH-tl I IIIMI I IIIIHUI H I'll II - 1 r t la . pr teiiainz to have regard u , ' . ... ... i- .i i l!T,;f,.fs: ... . , . . ; teiprise arc extending themselves in even j o m I 5 tiMlizition ol them, though we S v u t .i k rh.r- ,..:,.,.-, - ... .. I early ajlthe merchant- in tfie i;a j r i . I . . . ., 1 ' " ., ........... ...... v Uifl i'm e. .-X ;;... ... i , Wl" " '

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j universrd satisfaction in the nation. 1 sax i satis fneti jnn the same that is felt when a j da. gen us rattle snake is killed Mcintosh I was a notorious traitor, and made great ef j f rts t overthrow our- happy domains. His rh trader was we ll known here;

treachefi-us deeN marked his steps. His i tiigu. - and ff rts to blast our dearest hopes x d interests ina disgraceful manner.

j will soi;. be forgotten his name will long ilive in the annals of Chenkee hi-torx ; not as -im honora!)Ie and patriotic statesman,

but a ti aitor to hi-country, the most de-pi-r.t e' Creek tiiat t'cr li etl . This is the I te.gip.gc of everx Cherokee, and I am i r i tt i

o'Msua iffi oi everv iicnoraoie man m t he

U lite States. None can forbear to eye

acter xvith contempt, and who is

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ol IT.'!te , to Sllppi tlH III inriliti tw. r .-I C..1..1 f. ...... 1 .. t 5 .w nl' IM 1 liis t f. I Cl I C I) d I N Ot OOC. T11 I

,n,n"" N nf s,!-rru-,l!l,,ri'-r,i,!,,i-,,!!nationaVt,ro.iteritt' the c hief atten-il iKve done, and have onh room too prom

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il enrouiage industrious, habit-.

1 a d e ttle will beta fne the great of the eommorce f tb.e t 'iterokeev can raise both xvith peculiar adx aniiil as enltivators and he dsme-, become liclu II ChrroK rr JVuttim, ', S 1 ', i ii -r !! tl,r imi'j " i -1 1 r k ;u: Iti mx last letter, fr in

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h turn cl the prople, Diln rent branches u

j! merhaiiie- are pur-ued. The populatio jiisiapiiilx increasitig. In the ear 1819. I1 an estimate was made of all the rbemkee-:

j th .s- on the xv est were estimated at 5,000, and those on the eart of Mississippi, at 10,- ; 000 souls. The census of this division ot the Cherokees has again been taken xvithin . the current year, a; l lie- returns are thus .made; jn,7ur (iti:tn 1. ).."().; ictiite. nit ti marricl in the nation, i-!7: vfutr women do.

ilitx otmx returning to Arkan-' 73. Jfrican sluvts. 1,77. li'this umma l( d on the unhappx reparation il rx of Cin-rokee ttonulatiot.- from the ce ms

'i' (Jierokees into dixi-ions on the J; Js, correct, to sax nothing ol "those of foreig. ''',' x.-d ;kiilition ef tlioseon thi- side of jj extract, we find that in six years, the int Mi.-i-sij,pif i, a moral tnttdlect ual crease has been 3.5G3 souU. If we judge ' if Unions points f ie'.v t he ex il ( n-j the future hv the past, to what mini!" 1

' t1, ''es ttiat would tollow in the event j; will the Cherokee population swell in K'5hf l' :r ie; i xal to the wild inhospitable l How vain, then, to talk of Cherkee der - i'S ,,f A (. that, unless phy-ical jl terioration. :-trT..i sltould guide the measures of the jj White' men in the nation enjoy all the c '' 'i States go ri:ment. the Cherokee jj immunities and privileges of the Cherokee t; 1" l t.is I ,,UJ will remain so long as the jj people, exet pt that they are not eligible s ti ati'l iiDon endun the sloxv progress j to publie olln e. In the above computnI make ii. translating tin Nexv Testament,! tation oi the present year, ou perceive c .i.scrj cnr:e of the non-existence of a! that there are some African slaves among J'f tinu ux (tr complete grammar in Chero- J us. Tliey have lu cii from time to time. t lie Jiilologie d researches of one in; brought in and sold hv xvhitc men, thex are nation dio-c system of education had j howevi-r, generallx xvell treated, and thex tti-t with universal approbation. j much prefer living in the nation to a n siAlloxv m dear sir, now the pleasure to ' dence in the Ui-ited State s. There iful:i the prmise I made you, that I would! hardlx any intermixture of Cherokee and

ri'k tip an&end you what I had omitted.!' African blood. The presumption is, that

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is4 xoua letter from the banks of At kansas, and respectfully to bid xou farewell. You is truly. I). BROWN.

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ir the ntion. in order to regain mv I operate with the humane elfoitb of those

who are liheratmg and sending tins proscribed race to the land of their fatheis. National pride, patriotism and a spirit ol independence, mark the Cherokee charac-

Iheah. Mx Heavenly Sovereign

'""'.it ting. I xi ect to return to Arkansas

' iriontl of October next. I have m"a hasty ratislation of the four gos"'lii( Ii wi reejuire a close criticism. !'V mivalat Dwight, I shall pursue (',1.' ,il'(fnl voik; and I hope the day is r' fr di-tant, vhen the Cherokees, my f',r";!''enand kindled according to the i'esh. s'' 1!l read the worU of eternal life in their ("Vf' t'ingue. I vx ij here give you a faint l,, ,ii of f!w. r'h '.;. .11 Mt.il it-

vn. 1 imx initpii .

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In th; meantime, hoxxexer,

": st hoti.e t:i oiio.L lh.it it is the

',' u ;n;d rflinnion people that form the ' " !i;,c(t j- ()f a nation, and not officers of : Vf -anent, nor the lowest grade of peas'.!n. Hie Cherokee nation, you know, is in " '"'t 35 degrees north latitude; bounded !l -he north and west by the state of Ten-r---iCe, 0i, 1 jic toutl by Alabama, and on

The christian religion is the religion of ; the nation I'rcsbx terians, Methodists, Baptints and Morav ians are the most numeious sects. Some of the most iniluential charfactors are members of the church, and 1 1 v -; consistently xvith their impressions. The

Wiolo nation is penetrated xvith gratitude for the aid it has received from the United States government and fnan different religious societies. Schools are increasing every year; learning is encouraged and rewarded. The young class acquire the Mnglish, and those of" mature age the Cherokee sx stern of learning. The femab character is elevated and duly respected. Indolence is discountenanced. Our natix language, in its philosophy, genius, and

CONVKKSATIONS OF LAFAYETTK.

C11 vrucTr.RS. Mirabe u xvns a xvonder fill man. His person was not good, but he bad tine eyes, xvhich sparkled xvith unusual animation when he spoke. He had exeesixe vanity, of which there was a re markable instance. He obseived to the celebrated Madame de S 1, '"You are I he greatest woman in the world, I the greatest man let us become better acU tinted and xve max have a son who xvill the xvor.derof the age' The lady deelined the (for. Ho said to me. -"General, vou command forty thousand men, but I command vou all,"' pointing to his head 'Mo re is the true power, oreater than that fannies h puissance do tee.

Muabeau took no pains to conceal lus vice-: I nine rallied him on that score, bx -axing, why should so great a man, not be

good ? Surelv so much mind, must discover ( harms in virtue. All now General, replied the orator, you are right, undoubtedly rigid, but I should have had a mountain of prejudices to climb, and lo I am at the !mH.(m vast appears the ascent. He was not poisoned, as lias been alleged; it is rather believed, that his constitution becoming impaired by his excesses he resorted to strong stimulants, xvhich produced elfects much resembling those of poison, lie left only .1 natural -on, of whom nothi .g is known. His extreme vanity did not desert him, even in his last moments. Hearing the sound of cannon, xvhich were tiring for some ceremonial. What! cried the expiring orator, do they celebrate the funeral of Achilles, before he is really dead I "You asked me if I have read the memoirs of the Duke de Lanzun, after Biion, and guillotined in the Revolution. He was, mv dear sir, a gallant man, but with"iit talents for war. His icllections upon the character of General Weedon, are absurd. If I mistake not, Weedon was a veteran of the xvar of '(;. He entered the irmy of the Revolution us Commander of a regiment, and afterwards made a general officer. He stood well in the confidence of the Commander-in-Chief, and of the brave and lamented General Mercer. Who tUeu would believe, that such au of

ficer could be wanting in them .st ordi arjr qualication of an oflicer personal courage? It xva9 either xvith Cauzun, or Viomenil that the celebrated Col. Tarleton xvas going to dine, when the Colonel was required to dismount from the superb charger which he rode in the streets of Yor It-Town, and surrender the horse to its rightful owner, a gentleman from James river; and but for the servants horse, of one of the French Generals, the famous oflicer of cavalry must have trudged on foot, to his host's quarters at nearly a mile distant. The delicate part of Lauzun's posthumus memoirs, I have not read. With such matters posterity has little to do; and whether just or unjust, they are better to be buried in oblivion, for descendants

j need not to be told of the faults of their anicestors, if true; and they have no means

of defending their memories, if otherxvise. For these reasons, mv dear Sir, I must not repeat to you my affair xvith the charming English Duchess, immediately preceding my departure for America, in "77, lest you should publish it in the Gmrersions, and I acquire the reputation of a man of gallantry. True we xvere both in love, deeply in love, but it was with American liberty and the Rights of Mm. "I have often been asked, whether our dear General in Chief was sensible or not to the delights of female society, during his mighty labors in the Revolution? We were riding in Jersey, to the outposts which were ver near the enemy, attended by a fexv officers, and small escort and stopped at a farm house to get some, milk a. d water; the daughter of the landlord brought it out, a lively and prettx demoiselle, who with much naivete, and sprigbtliaess, entered into conversation with the Chief, which he kept up for ome time xvith great spirit. The officers looked at each other with amazement. At length, fuming to mo, the General observed. Marquis are you not rather near the enem ? 1 replied. If 1 am, what must your ext llen-

jCV be? Here the charm xvas broken. Oh

true, he answered, and gaily kissing our -i1. 4 jjji u,JjA hiixi created so much wonder, ve ga.T.pc if rn. Vhh on the dax of the rejoicings for our victory at Monmouth, we dined at the mansion of a very charming xvidoxv. The; gallant a id polite address of our chief, toward the fair hostess, xvas long the theme of our praise; indeed he was formed alike toshine in the field, and the court, and to be the dt light of the brave, the good, and the fair.

Banking ! It is stated that the Eagle hank, at Nexv Haven, xvhich lately cl sed its doors, lias not met xvith any matt rial losses; and, it is strongly intimated, that its stoppage of payment may have been brought about that the favored few largely indebted to this swindling mill, may pay o ff tl leir debts, at from 30 to 50 per cent, discount that being the present value of its notes in circulation. When this operatim is performed, perhaps, the bank will resume specie payment!! Whanging l ws are necessary for any other classes of persons than deliberate muiderers, pirates and slave-traders, fraudulent bankers ought to receive all the bnvjit of them. It is not easy to comprehend the idea of any thing more villainous, than that persons, preten ding to respectability, should combine to defraud the public. Common counterfeiters are sinless, compared xvith them. But what else are dishonest bank-managers than counterfeiters? If one of them passes a note for one hundred dollars, which he kivmsid be worth only fifty , the injury is the same as though he had uttered falsely made notes to the amount of fifty dollars and, indeed, the crime is greater, because -.f the calculatiw: manner in which the fraud is committed. A depreciation is said, (observes the National Journal,) to have taken place in the value of Darieii notes, to the value of 15 or 20 per cent. It is mentioned, in the St. Augustine paper, that the notes of that bank, in circulation, amount to Si, 200 000 and the notes discounted to $1,300,000; and hence aiises the present depreciation. No doubt seems to be entertained of the solvency of the bank, as assistance has been tendered to it by other institutious in Savannah; but it is hinted that the bank itself acquiesces in this depreciation, in order to avail itself of the alarm to redeem its paper at an easy rate! ! ! BLANK DEEDS TOr. SALE AT TUIS OFFICE