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by the visitation of God. He had sown,
the wind ?let him rea|> the whirlwind!*'
The visitation of God! Alas! hat more
awlul visitation can there be from Hiin
than to leave the vicious in their vice!
This is judgment m<?rc terrible far tha i
earthquake or pestilence. From such a
doom, good Lord deliver us?
1 turned upon my heel from the wretched
object before me. " I'oor devil!" 1
ejaculated; *' he will sorter, but who is to
blame!" And thus choking down an uc-j
cusing conscience, I strode away. But his !
voice still sounded reproachfully in .ny ar ;
like a haunting lone, and I was but ill satisfied
that 1 had at least inquired into his ,
necessities. He had not asked inc for
charity, it was true; but did not his misera*j
blc appearance plead for him more clo-I
quently than .vords? He might he too
proud to ask, or he might despair of re:
iving thought I?at all events, it would
tave been well enough to have said a word
about his wicked courses, even if il
-iclit to give him money. I he.
turned round. Standing in the
. iacv were I had left him, 1 saw the miserable
man. llis hands were clasped, and
his face upturned towards heaven; and I
even fancied I could hear 'the words of
prayer from his lips. 44 8uch a wicked
man pray!" thought I. Partly from curiosity,
and partly lrotn benevolent feeling
I turned back.
44 Why do you stand here?" inquired I,
as I approached him. 44 You rill perish
in the cold."
11 Very likely" was the quiet reply.
44 Why don't you go home?" I asked,
mally touched with the forlorness of his
i Mtion.
4< I have no home."
''Then go to your friends," I rejoined.
"1 have no friends."
41 Have you no acquaintances, then,
who will relieve you?"
44 Yes?the dram seller?when I have
money.
** Have you no money?"
44 Not u farthing."
44 You are a miserable vagabond then."
141 know it."
44 You arc a loathsome drunkard."
44 Very true." *4
Do you not know to what these evil
courses will lead?" continued 1, putting
on a self righteous air, and looking, as I
flattered myself, peculiarly solemn.
41 Vcs?to hell1." was tlic fearfully cm])hatic
and startling response.
For a moment I was silent. The exclamation
had pierced my heart like steel,
and a feeling of mingled compunction and
compassion thrilled suddenly through my
soul. 411 pity you," at length 1 resumed,
41 (iod knows how I pity; and did 1 not
look upon you as an incorrigible sot. I
would do something tor your relief."
41 Vice is move an object of compassion
than mere poverty," was the reply, 44and,
in mc both arc united." !
441 give freely to the virtuous," resumed
I, in a renewed lit of self-righteousness,
41 hut I am principled against bestowing
alms upon the vicious." (
441 have not asked alms," was the cool
response, nor a sermon."
4* True?but you need both, and were
. ,i i i i i i -i ?i
> lmi nut u uruiiivurii j. woiuu uesiow mem."
IJi. maketli liis sun to rise on the evil
anil on the good, and sendeth rainiAi^^?|
a n d
ii,
H^HIVH^^vnich might h?ve been of gratitude
^^^c>r devotion, flashed suddenly over his face, al
There was something in his tone that went tl
to my heart. I felt the reproot?and had n
lie at that moment seen my (ace, he would w
have observed the blush that 1 felt was fi
reddening my cheek. ri
*' True," said I, musingly, talking to h
myself rather than to him. i f<
Oh! the difference between the bonevo- j a
lencc of man and the benevolence of God! J
One is partial in its operation and cxclu-J h
sivc in its character?the other embraces j t
a universe within its arms! As sucli 1 v
thoughts passed rapidly through my mind, > c
my determination was taken. .My heart v
;*eiv tenter as a child's. '1 he voice ol i
inspiration spoke to my quickened soul, s
and its language was, " Blessed are the .<
merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."? ?
God forgive the self-riglueous spirit in t
which 1 indulged but a moment before, j
44 Come with me, and i will be. your friend," \
said I looking into bis bloated face anil I
actually taking his skimy hand into my I
own.
Ob! the luxury of doing good! It is the
opening of a new world to the spiritual
eye!*?it the baptism of love to the religious
heart! IIow bsauttfully true is the
sentiment of Holy Writ?"it is more
blessed to give than to receive!"
That loathsome and degraded mm w -n
I.: .
with mo horn . 1 minis: re i l IJ I I I > IlltfJ" |
??? silics?I watched over him in sickness,
bearing patiently the self imposing toil,
and leading him, step by step, from d basement
and disease into the plea, am
paths of sobriety and health. This was
the first time in winch the mcex spini 01
religion Ind presided over and guided my
once ostentations charity. Anil great indeed
was my reward! A noble spirit was
saved from the f? arful death and still more
fearful doom of the drunkard* and called
back by the voice of kindness from a
track of Sin to that true \\ isdom whose
ways are ways of pleasantness and all
whose paths arc peace. A new man, lie
went from under my humble roof, and
mingled again with the world. Hut remembering
the whirlpool which had well
nigh drawn him into its voilcx, he has
shunned it with tireless care. Resisting
the blandishment that would lure him to
his ruin, he has walked witti unlettered
st#p in the thornless track- of virtue,
growing stron" of heart and preserving
J
before the world an integrity uttlpott^
and pure. I saw him yesterday with tjte.
glow of health upon his cj?aek?K treading
with the step of undeg*aded"Tfiaiihood
among his fellow met)/ surrounded by an
atetefepliere ?>f lovoA-honored, useful and
happy. Am^vHlli? said 1, is my reward.
With a light step and lighter heart 1 went
to iny own quiet home, while a " still
small voice*, seemed whispering in my
4? LI.. ...U~ .- f
mil "? ?thu uuuvniciii inu sinner iroin
the error of his way shall suve a soul
from dealh and shall hide a multitude of.
sins."
From the New York Mirror.
The Burning Siiii? and the Signal
Guns.?Late itt the autumn of 18?, I
happened to be in the southern part of
the United States, when some affairs of
importance required my speedy appearance
in Italy. .
1 engaged a passage in a vessel which
was about to sail from Charleston, laden
I with Cotton, for Marsyjlps. ^.^he ajiip
I were comm^nclrtf oy .Cnpt. S., wTicT was
also the owner of the cargo.
! Without any note worthy occurrence,
we had arrived within a few days sail of
the coast of Spain, when we spoke a ship
! which had just come from Marseilles; the
vessels exchanged the latest papers of
their respective countries, and went on
again in their several courses When the
, French papers were opened within our
ship, our captain .read with unexpected delight,
that so smull was the supply of cot
ton in the market, and so strong the deniand
for it, that the next vessel that ari
rived with a frieght of it, might command
almost any price which the avarice of the
owner should dictate. Tke captain perceived
that he might, pretty certainly realize
a splendid fortune; a consideration
which filled him with the most enthusiastic
joy. Every sail was expanded to the
wind, and we advanced with the greatest
rapidity.
On the following morning a light was
descried apparently directly in the course
which we were making; us wo proceeded
briskly, however, it fell to the south ot us,
and we perceived that it was u ship on lire.
The light increased every moment, and
the signal guns fell upon our cars with distressing
rapidity. The captain was at
this time pacing the deck, ns he hud done
almost constantly since the intelligence
had reached him from the passing vessel;
for the resth essness of ? xpectalion scare eJv
allowed him to repose for a moment.?
His eyes was directed resolutely towards
| the north, and although the light now glared
unshunaltle, and the frequent shots
| could not he unheard, and the commotion
and exclamations of the passengers could
not be unnoticed ? his glances never fell
upon the object which engrossed all others*
After a few moments of intense wonder
and excitement among the passengers and
crew at the silence of the captain, the
steersman called to him anil nsked if v. < '
should not turn out lo the distressed visI
sel; but the other rudely ordered him to
attend lo his own concerns. A little while
alter, at the solicitation of the whole coin*
pany on board. 1 went up to the captain
anil said to hint that I deemed it my duty to {
inform him that the universal de-drg^atfHMP?
crew was of the I
ven
^TnTniiia ship. lie replied with agita- sa
nn ti'.at liie vcsscl could net be sav d, and m
eshouhionls lose the win and immedi,e!y
went flown to the cr.hin and locked lo
le door, lie was a kind hearted man by tii
ature, and, on ordinary occasion?, few gt
ould have taken greater trouble to bene- ol
t a follow being. But the prospect of ci
iches was too much for his virtue: the 1
ope of great gain devoured nil the better w
relings of his nature, and made his heart tl
s hard as stone. b
The crew, in this condition ol things, n
tad nothing to do hut to lament tlie mas- o
'I'li/.i- 1,
er's cruelty, and 10 summi i - n. * , ..
watched tile fiery mars, conscious that a
ompany of their brethren was perishing a
within their sight, who, by tin ir efforts,
night probably lie saved. It was not lor
icvcrul hours that the captain appealed
igai upon the deck, and from his appcartnce
then, I imagine that the coullicl lining
this solitude must have been senk i
md trying. 1 stood near liiiu as be eaine >
ip. llis face bad a rigid, yet anxious i
look; the countenance of a man who <
braved, yet feared fume shock. IIis back ( .
was turned to tbc quarter from which we j '
came, and in that position he addressed 1 I
me calmly some iiitliflei ent observalio is. | j
While the conversa ion went on, he ens J i
frequent hurried g unci s t<> the s mth . ml
cast, till his \ es liad swept tile w hole hori- i
/'jii, and lie had satisfied himself the ship
wa? no longer in * lew.
When vve reached our destination, I
found a ship just pirpariug to sail for
Florence, and I took my passage, leaving
tl?* captain to dispose of his cargo at his
pleasure. About eight months after this,
when 1 had almost forgotten the occurrence.
1 was sitting in the private parlor
| of a London hotel, when a letter was put
into my hands irom * r?.
that the writer, who was in the city, hail
heard of my arrival, and would esteem it
a very great kindness if I would \isit liiin
at my earliest leisure; my coming would
be of the utmost importance to himself and
others; his servant, it added, wa led to
show me the way. 1 immediately set out
to comply with the request.
Upon entering the room I was shocked
at the change which had taken place in his
appearance. He was thin, pale and haggard,
with a wildncss of eyes that almost
indicated that his reason was unsettled.
44 i have taken the libertysaid he, '4 of
desiring your company at this time, hecause
you arc the only person in London
' nZ rSf.*-'**
to whom I can venture to make appiica-'
tion, and I am going 10 lay upon you a
commission, lo which 1 am sure you will
not object. The circumstances oK our
voyage to Marseilles will occur to your
miud without iny repealing them. 1 sold ,
my cargo upon the most advantageous'
terms; and was rendered at once a rich
man The possession of wealth was new
to me, and its enjoyment added, in my
case, to its usuul gratification, the charm
of novelty. In the Capital of Paris, 1
spent many weeks of the highest pleasure
until one day, on entering a cafe I look
i up a Gazette, and my eyes fell upon an
account of the awful burning of 11. B. M.
ship . My heart beat and my frame
shiVered; but I read every word of the
article. The vessel which I had passed
tne day before fi.nl seen inc ngni iroin a
great distance and immediately put bark
to render assistance, but arrived too late
to rescue more than two of the crew.?
They reported that a vessel passed to the
north of them within half an hour's sail,
but paid no regard to the repeated signals;
upon the commander of that ship, the article
concluded, must rest the loss of two
hundred persons.
" My peace of mind was gone forever.
Wherever 1 went that day, 1 was haunted
by remorse. I retired to bed that I miglit j
forget in sleep the tortures of-tne day; byta
teriible dreain brought before jgfty tmnd lire
whole scene of the cohflagrafyrnr With a
roar of signal guns. I uwofee tfith horror.
Thrice on fhe same night dill. I compose
myself to sleep, and thrice was I awakened
by the repetition of the dream. For many
hours on the succeeding day my spirits
. were shockingly depressed, but the gay
company which *1 frequented gradually re|
stored me to serenity, and by night I was
tolerably composed. But the evening
i again brought terror; the same vision
, rushed upon my mini jaml racked it with !
agony whenever 1 tell *rito a slumber.?
(Perceiving that if I yielded to this bund of
| tormentors 1 should quickly be maddened
by suffering, 1 r? solved to struggle with
, remorse, and to harden my heart against
conscience. I succeeded always when
| aw ake in mastering the emotion, but no
i power on earth could shield o e fr??m the
I torments of sleep, imagining at length
(that the prostrate position of my beds
was one cause of the vividness of my
dreams, i took the resolution of sleeping
up ' igii t iii a chair w h i I e tu v set v 1111 w a to tiled
by me. Hut no sootior my head drop
I it[> *ii inv brmist in incipient slumber, than
the lire again tortured my brain; the
booming guns again rang upon my ear. I
sought all diveisions; I wandered over |
I'j rope, scoiviugto relieve myself from the!
[dominion ol tins fantasy l?y pi rpetuai
change of sights and successions of'sou mis;
hut in vain. Jjuijy the horrid picture i
more and more enslaved mv imagination, |
until at length even i.i wakn a. while my j
eyes rested on vacancy, a hunting ship
a as punned in tie* an, uul v\ith mv waking
e.iis 1 in* .tot t.ic eternal guns. i he
h*?ri or Iius.ihsi.ru d my being. 1 am separated
hy a circle ol lire from the world.
Even now, I see no In ?? hut the wide sea
anil the incessant.
no v the ^ - u1'?" "? * hear T7!
imt/iiijg signals, boom! boom!! pi I
rite unfortunate man paused lor a mo- ho
:*nt, and upon human lace 1 never yet I
w such anguish. lie resumed, in u lew ( js
oinei.ls, Ills arc 'lint. n?
"This must so. ii end. The purpose j|M
r which I have sent for you is briefly S(,j
is The whole sum ol money whit h i j*c>
t ried by my ship's cargo is in the bank ol,(
f England. 1 shall order in my will thai ((|
rery cent of it shall obey your disposal tj,
wish you to discover the families of those u |
ho perished in this lesscl: you will learn ,(
. . .1 Imirultt
ieir names ny inquiring m im miiiiui.?r
distribute t?? them v.wry rent ol this mo- ,|(
ey. Yoii will not den\ the last roquet j(
f u rlyin^r man; promise me that you y.(
ill lai i It t it I ly perform my wish." jy.
1 gave hint the promise which he ilcuirei. |*f|
lid h it him. i
That night, t'aj t. S. took poison. sj
v I
From Ihe .?iuasitlon (Ohio) Cw.izcltr. (|
RKYI k.\ OF Tlii: ( U'TiVK. b
Our citizens, yesterdav iininniiu, weic u
ntmduceu to the acquaintance of John |,
iVooil. a ti an whose tale ot sorrow could (j
nil fail ?>l interesting the heart, however a
-allows, or however prone to inert dulity. p
\ itn agrr sketch can only lie given now. p
The ample histoty ot Ins misfortune may ^
hereafter he presorted to the world? and, (j
it gin .1 by a inasier hand, w ill eoinmand s
li e iiit* r? >i, and enlist th?: syn>| atliy of (
the public, w lien the mawkish productions j
o|" ticiion, which now cumber our bookstores
ami insult ur taste, shall have become
ties, ised and forgotten. J
In the y ar lh!2, John Wood, now t
fifty years old, was a young ami iuditstri* i
otis tarmer in Mrucken county, Kentucky. !t
tie was ibe husband of a young and in- i j
u resting woman, and tbc fa nt r of two j'
iniant cbihlren. lie was living in hnppi-j
ness on a farm which he had earned by <
lis industry, when the gallant Captain ;|
? ' _.i~ r~.i ... I
Dlllier (Will) illlt'WM I 119 iru ut mi < |1|HUII. , i
of the iiri iIi batteries nt Fort Meigs) |
raised bis flug, and solicited the hardy
Kenliickians of Bracken county to enroll
themselves among the defenders of their
country. John Wood was one of the
number. He sufl'ered all the privations
to which the army ol the north-west was
exposed, during the disastrous campaign
which resulted in the defeat of Winchester
at the Itivcr Kaisin. I5y good fortune
escaped the tomukawk of the savage
allies of Cireat Britain, and was sent a
prisoner of war to Quebec.
lie was next, with other American pri?
soners, despatched in a transport to 1*1% mouth,
iri F.ngland. From Plymouth,
.A ,
?
accompanied by a fitowil ot fellow prU
soners, he wits about to be transferred to
Dartmoor, when ho fouhd an opportunity
t'o make his escape. He wandered through
the country, stealing through by-ways,
until he found himself at Bristol. Hunger
compelled him to enter a -grocery,
the head quarters of a press-gang. Here
he was pressed* and despite of his protestation
that he was a citizen of the United
States, and a fugitive prisoner of war,
facts that might have been easily proven
by refercnco to the military authorities at
Plymouth, he was hurried 011 board His
Majesty's frigate Sea Horse, then the flag
1 i? ta 1 1 i^t' r* . 1
snip 01 ino ceieurnieu oir rcu/r I'urKer,
and compelled to Bear arms against his
own countrymen.
On board the Sea Horse wore several
other Americans, who, like Wood, has
fallen victims to the British system of
impressment. Thuy determined on do-'
sertion; and when lying in the port ofj
St. Johns, they succeeded in securing a
boat, in an extremely dark night, and attempted
to reach the eastern coast of the
State of Maine. They were instantly pursued,
and were obliged to desert their
boat on the shore of New Brunswick, audi
seek safety in the woods. After wande-1
ring about for two days, exhausted with
cold and hunger and fatigue, they were
apprehended by a party of British soldiers
and again transferred to the Sea Horse.
The punishment that followed this act of
desertion was inflicted with all that inge
nious refinement ol' cruelly for which the'
British navy is so celebrated.
The Sea Horse attached to the squadron
under Admiral Cockburn, was shortly
afterwards ordered to the Chesapeake,
and took an active part in the robbing,
burning and murdering of the defenceless j
inhabitants of the coast. INIr. Wood and
the impressed Americans were never per-!
milted to leave their vessels. He was on
board on the night when Sir Peter Parker
met liis fate on shore. A few days subsequent
to this event, lie, in company
with seven other impressed Americans,
attempted an escape in broad day light,
by boldly jumping into a boat along side,;
and pulling rapidly for the shore. One i
.1 * ' - * '
<?i uie ruimocr was siiot oy mo sentinel:
on duty. The others reached tlie beach, j
but were apprehended, immediately on
landing, l?y a party of the marauders belonging
to the Sea Horse.
I3y order of Admiral Cockburn, they
w? re sen I in irons to Nova Scotia, where
alter undergoing a trial, they were sen*
fenced to b? shot. The sentence, ho wev?
r, was commuted to service lor life, in,
his Britannic Majesty's army in the East j
Indies. They were accordingly shipped j
to England, and thence with a regiment;
of newly levied recruits, despatched to j
Calcutta. For 21 years, Mr. Wood served i
as a private soldier in the East India ser-j
vice; and IW months since, when broken \
down in spirit and constitution, lie was i
permitted to tail for England. Destitute'
and heart-broken, he reached London. !
stated Ilis rase to the United Slates con-j
sul, and hy hirii furnished \? m means
of reach in?r -{\e\v Yoi
Tk in January, anTl willtrcu ms noaij
primage towards the home of his child- In<
ml. for
fi is now twenty-six years since he left *'u
wile and children in Kentucky; and 1)CI
l one syllable has he heard, relative to
ir situation, since the moment of their
^inration. The citizens here forced a
,v dollars upon him, for, poor and deppid
as lie is, he still possesses all the '
ide of a Kcntuckian, and sent him mi'
5 way itt the stage to Wellsville, from
liich town he intends to embark on a
ramhoat for Augusta, in Kentucky.
Fancy cannot help asking?what is now
at home to which the war-broken wanner
is returning? Will the wife of his tC(
>ulh he ready, in the fidelity of her ear- ar
love, to hail the return of her long 1 r
ist husband? Or will her duty and aflec- P(
ons have been given to another? Or will P*
u> he reposing beneath the clods of the P'
iilley? And his children!?If living, they a1lust
have long since entered upon the Cl
usy scenes of Jife. Will they take the u*
ary pilgrim to their homes and to their
osoms? A thousand overpowering ctno- a
ons must rush upon the old man's heart, 11
s his weary footstep approaches the spot ?
liat once was home! Fancy cannot fill the *
icture. May lie who "tempers the wind (i
o the shorn lamb, support the aged wan- c
crer in that eventful moment, which is r
oon to witness, either the ccstaey of his s
lappiness, or the utter desolation of his 1
mpes. f
William Pbnn.?Tlie land of William
i 11...
"Nmn is the only soil not purcnascu uy |
he blood of the natives. A feeling ofj \
>cnre came over me, as I thought of this, t
ind called to mind the scene where heis.c
( presented as treating with the Indians.'i
1'he design is magnificent.
o n
How firm must have been the principles !
if that man! What a religion that must i
l>e, which fortifies a man to go without <
armor or shield into tlie midst of a savage!
tribe, relying upon the efficacy of his own
,.< n.imnsp niul the dicrnitv of his
w. , - 0
sentiments, to protect him! How much is
such heroism beyond the daring ot' the
warrior! The one is moral, the other is
physical courage. Is there in all history
a character that approaches nearer to the
character of Christ than his? llis weapons
were weakness and love; he went about
doing good; he endured adversity with
patience, and would have stillered martyr'oin
for his faith. Mis fame is the purest
fame; there is not a blot upon his character.
His principles of peace are getting
to ho principles of the whole civilized
I worlo tv / '/->? .. ji . ' ."!?/?(*/V'*7.
JPVom tht Xeio Orleans Pictiyune% Mity 19.
ritOM TEXAS.
The regular last running steam packet
Columbia, Capt. Wright, arrived yesterday
evening from Galveston, which port
she left on 10th inst.
By this arrival we learn that the loan
bill, as amended, unanimously passed the
Senate on the 30th ult. By one of the
provisions of this bill it is provided that
the " money raised upon the bonds must
he deposited in the United States Bank of
Philadelphia, the Manhattan at Now York,
or the Union Bank of Louisiana, subject *
to the orders of the government."
In the House, there has been a great
deal of talk about removing the scat oi
government?nothing determined on.
'On the 3d, both Houses adjourned for
three days, and the President, Vice President,
and several members made a trip
of pleasure to Galveston.
The Houston Telegraph of yesterday
week, a copy of which we received by
tlin f^nliimKin clatnc ^
...W wuiuuiv IU| ntuvvo ?HU? tliU lalj'llUl oi
the Republic "has presented quite a mercantile
appearance within the last few
weeks. Hundreds of baggage wagons
have been constantly arriving from the
(upper country, and return loaded with
merchandise."
Counter foil one hundred dollar promissory
notes, closely resembling the genuine,
tones,"arc in circulation. The
Telegraph contains an article
against the carrying of weapons, which
slates that the citizens arc gradually relinquishing
the odious custom,
i We see notices advertised for meetings
of the following societies, viz: "The Philosophical
Society of Texas;" 14 the Texas
Typographical Association;" and the "Independent
Order of Odd Fellows."
A man by the name of M. Campbell,
ii? ? ?--- f * ?
luiii icit-u ui inu murucr 01 a .>1 r. ijinscv,
was hanged at Victoria, 011 Saturday last.
F R O > f FLO II I DA.
We u.iderstaud, says the Florida Herald
of the 12th Jilt, that a few days since,
a large body of Indians visited Drayton's
Island, anil captured a number of negroes
belonging to Z* Kingslcv, Ksq., and carried
them to the west of the St. Johns
River. The negroes effected their escape
while the Indians were engaged in killing
cattle, and came to Picolata. A negro
woman was left on the island and a sieani-^^H
boat passing by took her oil'.
Fort Melon it is said, is to be abandot^^^l
ed, and also Fort Pierce,
Troops were arriving at St. Angiistin^^^J
daily from the South, on 'heir way to
Cherokee ^
A large and respectable meeting/
citizens of St. Augustine was field*
iw Ililt ' u I I. Will r
lo the rrlicf of the suficrcrs l?y
destructive lire in Charleston.
IVom tho Augusta Ciironivlo aiul Snntim].
A I'Ul'aTA AksKNA I? (tOO. /
May ?1, I*;**. ^
Dear Sir?The deep interest that must|^K|
he felt by every Georgian, iti the result
.nnircn^SS^.foaiy'^'^WiS.^VW'Uflfe'
lians, is, I think, a sufficient apology
the liberty I take, in enclosing to you
; addrcss of Major (ion. Scott, to that
oj)le.
I am, sir, with ureal respect,
Your obedient servant,
\Y- 11. BETT.S, Lt. 1st Art'y.
1 TOR GENERAL SCOTT, oj the
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' n>fcd STOICS Jiruil/t suuua (ii hin v/it,' pmfljc,
rem Hitting" in North Cart*1:
. Ceorgia% Tennessee, and Alabama,
this
ADDRESS.
Che.rokecs! The Piesidcnt of the U:iiil
States has sent me, with a powerful
my, to cause you, in obedience to the
eaty ol' 1835, to join that part of your
jople who am also established in prosirity,
on the other side of the Mississipi.
Uuhapily the two years which were
lowed for the purpose, you have sutler1
to pass away without following, and
ithout making any preparations to fol>w,
and now, or by the time this solemn
ddrcss shall reach your distant scttlclents,
the emigration must be commcned
in haste, but, I hope, without disorder,
have no power, by;fgranting a further
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ommilted. The full moon or May is nlcady
on the wane, and before another
hall have passed away, every Cherokee,
nan, woman, and child, in those states,
oust be in motion to join their brethren
n the far west.
My Friend?'. This is no sudden determination
on the part of the President,
vhoni you and I must now obey. By the
rcaty, the emigration was to have been
omplcted on or before the ~3d of this
nontb, and the president has constantly
icpt yow warned, during the two years allowed,
through all his officers and agents
in this country, that the treaty would be
enforced.
1 am comic to carry out that determination.
My iroops already occupy many
positions in the country that you are to
abandon, and thousands, and thousands
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render resistance ayd escape alike hopeless.
All those troops, regular and militia,
are your friends. Receive litem and
confide in them as such. Obey them
when they tell you that you can remain
no longer in this country. Soldiers arc
as kind hearted as brave, and the dc&irc
of every one of us is to execute oui painful
duty in mercy. "NYc arc commanded
by the president to act towards you in that
spirit, and such is also the wish of the
who'c people nf America