Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 118, Richmond, Wayne County, 29 July 1826 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1826.

VOLUME III.

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ei, and l. troduceu

interest in this matter

has been increasing for the last two years;

till, at length, young Cherokees travel a great distance to he instructed in this easj method of writing and reading. In three days they are able to commence letter-

i writing, and return home to their native I villages prepared to teach others. It is the opinion of some of the missionaries, that if I the Bible were translated, and printed ac ' cording to the plan here described, hundreds ot adult Cherokee?, who will never learn English, would be able to read it in

f ulure to notify a discontii uance nt tl e expim-

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j From the N-itional Journal. THE INDIANS. f Notwithstanding the strong prejudices hicti extend to a cert tin limit among the nlims igiinst system- of education, we i ii tlie el--meats of eiviliz iti.i gradually Jtifusing themselves among the sorts of the 'or -t. Tais is the necessary n-sult of heir lang a nJ increasing intercourse with .iurated man. However slow may be !ie march of intellectual improvement a;n 'ig them, it will proceed. Tne knowJe ic of thiags. hitherto unknown to our red brethren, will force its way through Hit forest and traverse the vaster wilder-n-;s of mind which lies beyond it. The Indians are correctly impressed with a so ie of the superiority which knowledge h is given to the civilized part of the inh i'it ants of this continent: and if the older

chiefs, or many of them, shall sink into

despondency under the conviction

this source of power is heond their reach; there are numbers of young and ambitious chiefs and warriors, who will not be deterred bv the aspect of the difficulty, however appalling, from endeavoring to over try i . i -ii I.

f come it. 1 o uo mis, ine win reiuciam f Iv, perhaps, in some ca.s, but certainly, j embrace civilization. They will embrace jit. in order that, if the Indian race and 1 name be destined to early and entire extinction among us, it w ill be that kind of extinction which will result from the progressive blending of the Indian with the American character. Thus, instead ol fulfilling the dark destiny of perishing in the forest, one by one, chief after chief, and family after family, leaving no vestige of what or where they may have been their extinction will be that of the spark in the rlame, of darkness in light, of ignorance in knowledge. The Indian character will thus be extinguished, by the process of sublimation, purifying and elevating it into the more intellectual and refined character cfthe nation by which the Indian race will be superseded. Perhaps one of the most important steps towards the civilization of the Cherokee nation, is the invention of a syllabic alphab t, to which fhsjbllowing statement has reference, and ciwhicb we also subjoin a copy. Thin!br - referred to in the report made by r jj V.Y.? Department to Co: ress and Stst importance seems to be fullv. understand. From the last Rrport of the Prudential Committee, we extract the notice of a very curious invention by a native Cherokee; Jne, indeed, which seems likely to exert con-iderablc influence on the national inJelligencc. "A form of alphabetical writing, trrcr.by a Cherokee named George Gccrrj -La dks not speak .English,, and v?r.3 K2Vcr taughUo read English 4oo's, is attracting great notice among Jhc people generally. Having hetnmc acquaTnJed with the principle of the alphabet, viz. (hat mark- can be make svmhols ofoi!r.''. this unintrutt-

w ed m in conceived thf :'.!-: that he could express all the sval8 in the Clerokee language U) separate marks or characters. Ou collecting all thcl! allies thich, after long itudy and trial he could recal to his niemor).he found the nimhe&Co be C2. 'In order t express the.-c,he toek the Iettera of our alphabet for a part of them, and various modifications of our letters, and ome characters of his own invention tor the ret. With these symbols tic et ahoul writing letters; and wry hoou a cor-re-po.dence was actually n'.aintained he tvvft ii the Cherokecs ia W tlU Valley, ai d their countrymen beyond the Mississippi. r00 miles apart. 'J'l.is was di.e by indi i.luals w ho could notfpeak El glish, a; o w huhad i. ever learned any nlphahi t, except thii syllabic one, which Gucfcs had in-

;some other person has discovered 4 other

syllables: m aking all the knyvn syllables of the Cherokee language 86. This is a j very curious fact; especially when' it i j considered that the language is very copijou. on some subjects, a single verb under : going some thousand- of inflections. It is said that there is no part of the na- ; tion where this alphabet is nut understood, and that thi method ofyvriting their language yvill prevail, generally.

j Massachusetts. It is supposed that ; there are about 500 persons f the name of ' CrfUn. in the small tow n f Nantuc ket all f OA' probably descended from Tristram Cofhn, i who settled there in 1014. ! It would seem tha there are about CO, 000 -beep on the island of Nantucket 1G.000 xvere recently collected at the Grand Shearing. Ni:w -York. The books have been oper.ed and ttie proportion of toc k subscribed for, at Albany an-' S' heneetady , for the purpose of making a rail road between those two cities, to fa iht ate the transpi t-

that ! ation of pa-engers anil good, and ovt-r-

orrv the delay caused by the numerous lack- of the canal. Indiwa i- populating very rapidly ; and some b"gin to think that it will overtake even the wondetful state of Ohi! It is morally certain, that it yvill soon te one of the grri t states, as several of them are called. JVtfcs.

From tKc Trenton F.mporium. THE SOCIAL GLASS. As n)i;hiv river :rii'c fmm little rills. So from snrill error flow- ll.e greatest ills. Charles Churchill had genius fortune

; had opened to him a liberal hand he was I independent of the w orld, so far as wealth

could render him independent but, besides all this, he possessed a kind, amiable temper, that endeared him to every one. He was an old Uhoolmate for years together he was the arbiter of our little disputes, the repository of W secrets, the friend and confident of all our parties. There was a sense of honor, of scrupulous delicacy of moral rectitude about him, that elevated him, in the opinion of his fellows, far above the common level; and the good old schoolmaster, so far from being insensible to his merits, often curbed the outbreakings of disorder in others, by crying, 'for shame, sir, did you ever sec Charles Churchill behave thus?' He finished his education at a distant college, and returned to the village about the time of his majority. A large party was given at old .Mr. Churchill's on the occasion, and yve all went to it. He was still tin same kind, companionable man, as we had known him a boy, and we nil rejoiced in the kind fortune that had restored to our society so fair an ornament. But one was there who engrossed more attention than our young fiiend himself it was a young lad) from the city, who had come down to spend the holiday's with the family the daughter of a wealthy merchant, an old friend of the Churchilfs, and it was even rumored that she was intended for the future bride of Charles; and never did I look upon tyvo yvho in every grace and

accomplishment seemed better fitted lor

each other. In time n splendid mansion rose in the midst of the clustering brach trees, at the foot of the hill just below the old mansion house. It was finished elegantly finished the ground around it tastefully laid out and ornamented with shrubber). ( barb s pas.-ed the prinripal part of the following Winter in the city, and carl) in the spring returned yvilh his bride. It was the same the h.-autiful heir of the Lushington family. The measure of his happi-ries-scemeu full; he had no wish unrati

fied ; no regret to banish. He u-. d to ride down in the fresh spring morning- to the vilb'ge, to vi-it hi- old

jj companions: there was always u btniio ou

ids hps a Hush ol health and joy upon his cheek. He talked in raptures of his situation; worshipped his beautiful wife even to idolatry, and, if ever he was enthusiastic, it was when he talked of the plans he had formed to make her happy ; ehe eec the centre round which all the native kindness of his heart clung the attracting star of every aflectionate hope; and never

did the softening and refining influence of

female worth and virtue show forth more happily than in the blended nobleness and w armth of heart that (lowed from all his actions. The village inn was, in those days, the common resort of all those who had upon their hands a leisure hour; and Churchill

yvas often to be seen among those who

gathered to the joyful circle, in the shade

of the venerable willow that spread over

fhe green; and the social glass mingled with the entertaining tale and enlivening joke. Charles was generous: his wealth gave him both the time and the means to indulge freely in whatever afforded him satisfaction; and his fondness for intercourse with society, of which he was the idol, led him more frequently to wile away

j his afternoons in this manner. Iut 1 saw no danger then; and I remember an emo- ! tion of surprise came over me when, one

j day, an old white-haired man said to him,

! in mv hearing, "Beyvare, young mail, of the ! social glass' This yvas a quarter of a

cenlurv ago.

Some twenty years afterwards, the trav

eller, yvho passed in the quiet village, saw an enfeebled, tottering man, old in wretch

edness, hanging about the bar-room, and

soliciting liquor of all who came in: he

would hardly believe, if he had ever be

fore seen Charles Churchill, that that was

him. but a taint and meager resem

blance of what he yvas remained; yet it

yvas the same original whose picture was

drawn above. ... ...

I he social glass had been his ruin, tie

tasted it first merely in compliment to his

associates, to avoid singularity ; the habit gradually coiled round him, and he was

completely within its power before he or

his friends were aware of it. He strove

against it awhile; but he had been ayva

kened to his danger too late; the disease

was more powerful than he: it conquered;

and he finally gave himself up to it, a sub

dued and unresisting victim.

He had many friends, who looked upon the first symptoms of his approaching ruin

with heavy hearts: but it was in the bosom

of his young and amiable family that the

wound sunk the deepest. His wife watch

ed the progress of his error with all the

anxiety of love, which forgets its own lor

tunes iu solicitude for those of the beloved

one. She strove, day bv day, to win him

w , hack from the paths of folly to herself al

the allurements of a quiet home, the soft blandishments of aflection, the claims of an

infant family, were spread before him: he

yvas warned w itii tenderness of the inevit

able issue of the course he was pursuing.

Poor Charles! he eemcd sensible of it all;

he wept, he promised amendment, and

returned to the social glass. He went down the loathsome journey o

degradation and ruin, step by step. The loss of health was the first consequence:

imbecility of intellect followed: the waste

and mismanagement of property ensued. His tranquility of mind was destroyed; the native kindness of his temper vanished; and deep despair, and all the bitterness of temper that springs from the wreck of peace filled his mind: his house was turned into a place of mourning; and a broken-hearted wife and neglected children filled up the melancholy picture of the drunkard's home. c His fine estate fell into ruin like his mind: heavy claims were rained against him in various quarters; many were supposed to be of doubtful character; but there are mid-day plunderers always ready to take advantage of misfortune, as well as midnight robbers who trespass on the lonely traveller. A few years were sufficient to wrap his concerns in inexplicable chaos, out of which nothing was ever extricated for his benefit. The innocent partners of his fall were spared, however the worst trial: a fatal fever invaded the settlement, and Julia Cl.urci ill ai d her three children we re among its victims. They were all buried together in a retired corner of the churchyard. It was on a beautiful day, and Charles stood almost a maniac by the

graves of his household. Yet there was a llusii of his early power playing then upon

his brow. I rerr.ember when the coIn3

were lowered down, and he took a last

loolx of all clthst he had lost; he turned and pointed to the C"iot; "my lst stafJ,,,

said he, is bre'jen ; the social class has cur

sed me I am a miserable man."

But the rlass was c;;ain in his hand that

night. He den to it noa C3 aa intidcte tj memory and conscience. All went. Ho

no longer raised a hand to stay tho vred

of his estate, and his creditors, like hungry

wolves, fell upon it it failed to satisfy. them he was imprisoned ; and yrhen her came back to the village, he had lest all

but the image of humanity. Serb is tho termination of a career upon yrliich thou

sands recklessly en ter heedless of danger careless of consequences.

I would have this simple tale spealr then, as a voice from the grave cf earl genius; from the wreck of fortune?; frer. the ruins of peace and virtue. I would have it address itself to all ages, and ranks

and conditions. Its lesson is brief is in

teresting is important. Hear it, reader!

"Remember Charles Churchill, and be

ware of the social glass." There is danger

in indulgence.

Senatorial authoritv. -Randolph'

appearance in the Senate of the United

States, in his red flannel hunting shirt, was cited as a specimen of Senatorial dignity; and the occurrence thich w e at present notice yve think yvill come properly under the head of Senatorial autkori' In the Wilmington Argus, end Colum bus State Journal, it is stated czi the authority of correspondents, that Senator Thomas, Brntonn famous for his recent report in favor of an amendment of the constitution in relation to the election of President, during his journey homeward to the yvest, had a rencontre with the driver of the United States mail stage between Washington and Wilmington, Ohio. Mr. Dinton, it seems, accompanied by his family in a splendid carriage, on meeting the stage ordered the driver to give the read to his republican coach, but the latter, recognizing no difTerence between Senalzf Benton and Farmer Trusty, refused to do so, whereupon Mr. Benton, a3 a member cf the Senate of the United States, we suppose, began to exercise the power pertaining to his office by whipping the stage driver's horses over the heads to compel them to leave the track. Upon this, the driver of the mail stage commenced dealing with the Senator iu his own coin, and for a few minutes the belligerents exhibit

ed a spectacle not unlike that of two Irish boxers in the use of their shillalahs. Tho horses in the mail stage, however, terrified at the unusual cracking of whips and loud vociferation of oaths, flew the path, and left Senator Benton, it is said, in the peaceable possession of the corduroy bridge for which he was contending. Gratified with the termination of hostilities, the Senator pursued his journey, claiming the victory in the modest language of the Roman conqueror, rent, vidi, vici. IVcst, Star. Ohio. The improvements in this State are rapid and striking. A few years ago there yvas very little intercourse between Mansfield and Columbus, and less with Cincinnati. Once a week the mail was brought on horsback. On the Lake there was one steam-boat and a few tolerably decent schooners, but a majority of thens fell short of that description. Four years afterwards we see a line of post coaches running three times a week, by the way or Columbus, to Cincinnati, and so numerous are the travellers, that great numbers arc compelled to resort to private carriages The tavern-keepers have improved their houscsnid accommodations. On the Ia!:o there arc now several of the finest schooers, and three large steam-boats, which

j make speedy and regular trips. In addi-

I tion to these, there is one building at Black ! Rock, and two others will scan be on tho

Lake.

It is stated in the Black Rock Gazette that since the opening of this spring, there has not fallen a sufficient quantity of raia upon Lake Eric, to supply the place of evaporation; yet still the Lake has gradually risen during the drought, and is roC7 nearly as high as it has ever b?en. About 1500 male teachers are tz2 to be employed, either the nhole or part cf the ear, in the schools in .'.rdarsachussttr, aud the number of female teacheis rct: bly aciuunts to csvsralthsg:d: