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RELIGIOUS.
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL,
proofs from the History and the light of Na-
A work has been published in Lon
don the past year, entitled "The
Philosophy of a Future State;" bv
Thomas Dick. The fundamental
principle which he proposes to estab
lish, is, that there is a future state of ex
istence, in which man must live for
mer.
lu favor of this important truth, hf
appeals to the light of nature, and t<
- <h« dictates of Revelation, and su -
cessively argues that both com ur in
establishing the fact. His first ap
peal is to universal belief, in support
of which he adduces the Greeks the
jfcamans, the Egyptians, and the Scy
thians, among the ancients; and the
Inhabitants of the Society an.l Friend
ly Islands, the New-Zealanders, the
Snnaoeidans, the Kalmuc Tartars, the
Burmans, the Japanese, the Africans
■and the American Indians, among the
(modern.
This belief, he contends, is not the
offspring of superstition, like that
which leads a barbarous peoplcto cher
ish a belief in fairies, elves & goblins;
for when such nations become enlight
ened, while the shadows of credulity
disappear, the belief in the soul s im
mortality acquires strength, being
confirmed by arguments which nothing
but an acquirement of genuine knowl
edge can supply.
The desire of future existence im
planted in the human mind, thje nature
of the intellectual faculties, the per
petual desire of obtaining knowledge,
llie progress of the mind towards per
fection, the unlimited range opened
to the human mind in the immensity
©f space and duration, the moral pow
ars of the soul, the forebodings of
.conscious guilt,the disordered state of
the moral worlcj when contrasted
?vith the material, the unequal dis
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tributioa of rewards and punishments,
the absurdity of supposing that a think
ing principle will ever be annihilated,
and the gloomy consequences involved
in a denial of an hereafter, all furnish
the author with distinct sonrces of ar
gument in favor of his fundamental
proposition.— London Christian Guar
dian.
RELIGTON-By Mackenzie.
The following short & beautiful quo
tation is from the pages of the elegant
the benevolent, the inspired M'Ken
zie. Speaking; of those who profess a
disbelief in religion, he expresses him
self in (he following heart touching
manner:—
"He who would undermine thr.se
foundations upon which the fabric of
our future hope is reared, geeks to
beat down that column which supports
the feebleness of humanity:—let him
but think a moment his heart
will arrest the crueiiy of his purposes
Would he pluck its little treasure
from the bosom of poverty? would
he wrest its crutch from the hand of
and remove from the eye of af
fliction the only solace of its woe?
The way we tread is rugged, at best;
we tread it, however lighter by the
prospect of the better country to
which, we trust, it will lead. Tell
us not it will end in the gulf of eter
nal dissolution, or break off in some
wild, which fancy may fill up as she
pleases, but reason is unable to de
lineate; quench not that beam, which
amidst the night of this evil world
has cheered the despondency of ill
requited worth, and illumined the
darkness of suffering virtue."
I ij- J" "" 1 ■ ■ !!!!g!
SERBIANS.
Correspondence between Col. Thos. L.
McKenney and the U. S. agent, Col. Hugh
Montgomery, on the subject of the present
Cherokee emigration.
[concluded]
Department of War,
Office Indian Affairs, Oct. 1, 1828.
Sin: Your letter to th*e Secreta
ry of War, of 30th August, is re
ceived. It is esteemed to have been
entirely properdin you to ascertain the
number, and the names also, it you
haVe done so, and the locations, if
(hose are permanent, of those who
oiue registered for emigration, receiv
ed tlve onsideration held out to them,
and afterwards remained behind. It
is. however, thought prudent, ior the
present, not to press this subject upon
the delinquents, or to refuse them,
should lev enrol the benefits
of the present proposed outfit. The
subject, in regard to such ns may
finally refuse to emigrate, may be
on'vfor future consider; tion. All you
will have to do with such as in 'y
have on t profiled by a trick oftne
sort trill be to |>ut the repetition of it
I out of tireir power oy se >ng them off.
It would certainly be improper to de
liver the uup, blanket Stc. &c. to
those who may e rol while they may
remain without your control. It is
supposed the proper time would be
when they enib-rl- .
i am, sir, &c.
TH. h- McKENNEY.
To Col. JJugh Montgomery.
Cherokee Agent.
Extract of the annual report of the
sffieer in charge of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs to the Secretary of War,
if Ist Nov. 1838.
"The act of the same date (9th
May) appropriating 50,000 dollars to
enable the President of the JJnited
States to carry into effect the arti
cles of agreement and cession of the
24th April, 1802, between the United
States and Georgia, having the same
object in view as was contemplated
in so much of the recent treaty with
the Cherokees of Arkansas as looked
to the emigration of those east of the
Mississippi; and it being belived that
the measures taken to carry into ef
fect those provisions at the treaty
JEW ECHOTA, WEDotfESIIA
i would better promote the object than
the appointment of Commissioners:
and especially since a double set of
operations would have been set in mo
tion among the at the same
time, which it was apprehended would
distract them, and weaken the effect
of the means adopted to carry the
treaty into effect, it was thought to
be advisable to address a letter to the
agent in reference to the intention of
the act, a copy of which I submit
herewith, marked C. Should it be
deemed advisable at any future time
to employ other means to fulfil the in
tention of this act, it can be done, and
with, perhaps, more effect, since the
result of what is now doing will be
known, and the obstacles, of whatev
er kinds these may prove to be, will
be when the report of the agent is
received, stating the result of his
present efforts."
e — r
,1 S-jr: On Inst night I returned from
j (he tour, as directed in your order of
•_ the 28th July, and have only time, be
? fore the mail goes out, to make you a
hasty report.
' On the first instant I set put with
Rogers and Maw; and finding that eve
j ry possible means had been used,
both in their paper and verbally, by
p the Chiefs, to raise the prejudice of
„ the lower class of the Indians against
Rogers and Maw, and believing that
Major Walker would be of service, 1
j took him along. We arrived at Coo-
I sawattee on the 2d, where we foynd
a large collection at one of thei»
courts; on the next day I read the
treaty to tKem.& explained to the in iTS"
- many advantages of that country, and
why it ought to be preferred to this,
= and some of the reasons ivhy the Gov
■ ernment wished them to emigrate,
h Rogers interpreted. They seemed
t impatient and restless. As soon as I
was done, George Sanders, S. Graves,
and Thomas Foreman, the latter of
whom had followed us all the way,
• and who seemed to be the principal
" speaker, all replied they would never
" go. They then commenced with Ro-
II gers and Maw. Foreman told them
e that-they had solS this country, and
J were come to persuade the Indians to
' give it up: this I contradicted be re
0 plied it was all the same. They af
' tervvards spoke in Indian, the sub
» stance of which Rogers interpreted to
1 be that they ordered him and Maw to
e go out of the nation; told them that
0 their lives were in danger if they did
'> not go immediately, Rogers replied
8 that he was obliged to go with me as
e interpreter. Foreman offered to fur
y nis'i one. Rogers told him he would
e 50 as far as I went: he then observed;
u "Yon intend to sell your life as dear
y as you can: you think, if we kill you,
e that Congress will take away our land
for ft." After the clamor and noise
'• had subsided, we took our leave of
them, and proceeded to the Hickory
0 Log court: the court had adjourned
y before we arrived, and the Indians
18 were all drinking. Here we were
£ received and treated much more
friendly, but we found that their run
ners were ahead of us, and that one of
the Chiefs had 011 the day before given
them what they called a strong talk.
On the next week we attended High
tower court; this was the first pjace
lt where an Indian would venture to
talk to Rogers or Maw privately, or
'» show any familiarity with them in
company. After reading the first,
h second, and eighth articles of the
0 treaty, and explaining the provisions,
d and also giving them the invitation, I
I" left Maw and Walker there, and with
e Capt. Rogers proceeded up the High
d tower to its source, calling the In
e dians of each village together: found
( ' them much more temperate and
h friendly; but believe I was anticipat
d ed every vvKcre, and the rtenly made
e up before t'liy heard what I had to
say. Some few talked favorably
but privately, and I believe will en
y re]. Several appeared inclined to
AJtfD DIMA3IS' ADVOCATE,
Cherokee Agency,
56th, September, 1928
MARCH 18,1829.
j remove, but wished to see the coun
try first.
We then crossed the mountains,
and visited several of the villages in
what is called Hie Varley Towns. We
found that (he runners had been there
also ahead of us, and ihe Chiefs pre
pared with a reply, which was gener
ally that they liked the country, and
were determined not to remove. Here
we learnt that one man, who had
talked of enrolling, had been driven
out of a company, and not suffered to
drink with them; and a report had
been circulated that the first man
who enrolled was to be killed. Al
though { do net believe the latter re
port, yet it has its influence on the
fears of those who pre inclined tp en
rol.
I am of opinion that it will be best
not to send the subagent out until the
present ferment subsides, and in the
mean time try to operate on such indi
viduals as I find favorably disposed,
and, if I succeed, get them to come
to the agency and put themselves
under my protection, and issue them
provisions, &c.; and hope by this
means to induce others to join them,
and in three or four weeks send out
'the subagent and Mr. Rogers, if he
continues here} if not, the interpre
ter.
I find that only a single Indian has
yet enrolled, and that but very few
-have visited the agency during my
absence.
I have the honor to be your obe
dient servant,
H MONTGOMERY,
Ho(v«Petf.k B. Ported,
Secretary of li ar, Washington City.
d Departmen- of War,
3, Office Indian affairs Dec, 1, 1829.
Sir: The remarks which I consid
». er it necessary to submit on the oc
d currence named in the accompanying
I (preceding) letter from Colonel Mont
j, ! goijjery are such generally, as I have
)f before had the honor to convey, and
r, oil several occasions, in regard to
»1 what is the ascertained feeling of (he
:r chi«fs of the Southern Indians, viz: a
)- fixed purpose, by threats and other
n wise, to keep tht«ir people from emi
id grating. The remedy is, the presence
,o o! an armed force, near or upon the
borders of these people, for the pro
f- tection of such as may desire to remove.
)- j On taking such a position, the object
o of it be clearly explained to
;o the Indians; and the purpose of the
it Government explicitly avowed to be,
id ; not to force by it the Indians from
d I their lands, but only to secure the
is freedom of will, and the right to ex
r- fercise it in those who, being -tired of
d the difficulties and troubles of their
1; , present situation, seek to relieve both
ir | by emigration. To such policy it is
J, j presumed no exception could be tak
id | en, even by the great body of Indians
themselves.
The letter from Colonel Montgome
ry clearly shows the reason of the
i ' little success that has so far attended
s i this benevolent scheme of the Gov
s I ernment for the relief of the Indians.
It will always be so, unless those
chiefs who oppose it are taught that
the will of their people shall b,e free,
and that the choice they may make
shall be gratfied.
It is my decided opinion that the
Cherokees, as a people, are not pre
pared to receive, and act u°der, the
I nvs of the States within whose lim
i.s their country lies; but many oj
them are, and these would be a credit
to the country. in all that relates to
intelligence and virtue. To the lat
ter, the proper inducement* ought to
be held out, in lands, and in a fee sim
ple title to them, in the means to
work and nvike them valuable, and in
the rights of citizenship. To the for
mer, the wnv of removal ought to be
unobstructed nnd free, and sufficient
inducements offered to crowd it with
Nor should these people
be left to roam at lara:e after arriving
in th» country ires' of the Mississ-'
J ,ji: there they should have houses, anu
V OL. II,»AO. 1
liekis, and ivork-stiops, schools ai;<|
teachers, a goveinmeut and laws
framed expressly lor their use; a lid
the iuture should never be permiiu d
to become to them Ihe source of that
calamity which has characterised ihe
past.
These views are respectfully sub
mitted: it they ore libc awy mk 1 s,>ir
iiedly acted on & ptrsevprtd n, the
crisis which is at hand in rtj, u<o
ihese intert sting but hapltss ie,
may be avoided; but if not, there c an
be, hi my opinion, nothing done to <1 ~
liver them fr m the coming shock,
and from its destructive eliects upon
them.
In regard more especially to ibe
outrages as stated by Colonel Alont
gomery to have been comuiitled on
James Rogers, there should be an in
vestigation, preparatory to the taking
of such steps as may be deemed ne
cessary to prevent their remrrence.
Respectfully submitted,
TH. L. McKENNEY.
To the Hon. P. J3. Porteb,
t Extract of a letter from Col JVlcKen»
t ney to Col. //. Mpnigome, y dmtd
e DectmLtr tllh, 1828.
"Your letters, and the eoi respond
ence between you and the Cher<ke«-s,
5 are received. Your pseceediigs in
F the case of Spear are*(l ahi directed
y by the Secretary of War tp say) apt
proved. Rogers was an agent of tlig
. Government to make known its ob
jects, which are kind in their designs
to the Cherokeesi. The trial before
a jury will decide wheiher the affait
was personal, ami of a priv&te nntmft,
or not, and what damages under ani
circumstances are proper.
I. In regard to the kettles m<! rifles,
|_ the latter left Philadelphia on the 12tlj
. of last month. The fo . ei aie ibe
„ same kinds of kettles as h Ar ri
. can Fur Company se nd to their estab
e lishments, and such as the Uiiisedl
J States southern and northern factors
0 used tp vend. I wrote to .you as to
e the propriety of buying them in New
a York or with you You thought with
.. me that it would be best to buy them
j. in New York, which was done. 1 oil
e did not say wheiher brass or
e and the kind ordered, being sik has I
have stated, it was thought would an
.. swer—and I think so still: they are
1 not the ordinary ' tin" kettles, but
0 kettles made expressly of thick and
e durable mate ials for Indian ust s anil
l( are used in the northwest and else
n where almost exclusively."
e "I have no doubt when the kettles
arrive they will give satisfaction; if
not, then brass ones can be got for the
future; and you will say which wilt
I, be best, and also what numbers vou
is expect will be required for the next
_ season; and also how piany more ri.
1S flea and blankets.
You may let the Cherokees know
that emigrants, and their agents, will
e be protected, as the delegation "will
d be told on their arrival here. There
r. is no doubt but these people fe-jr
.. their Chiefs, and on that account held
P back."
a i "You will cause the necessary aei
, ej commodalions to be furnished in some
ie houses about the agency for the ac
comodation of Mr. Ross, and contigu
|le oustothe place where the supplies ai«
e . to be issued, and with as little delay
[ ie as possible."
If [extract]
t Cherokee Agency,
o 11th December 1828.
Sir: The subngent am! interprets
o are returned from (lie Georgia side
- of the nation, and have only enrollr d
o two small families nine persons in all:
o our whole number now is but 84
The cun#!iad not. arrived at Sin
c trusta when I last heard from that
' place. I fear I have not been able
h sufficiently to impress oif vour m'fuf
e the importance thet it Would he (o thQ
sr cervire. if the person appointed *o v a K
te the- 'ro roveroents wou'd arrivet
u at thi( time slgioft every thing
Secretary oj War.