Cherokee Phoenix

From the Savannah Georgian

Published September, 3, 1828

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From the Savannah Georgian.

NOTICE.

LITERARY PREMIUM.

'The lands in question belong to Georgia, she must and she will have them.' Report to State Senate Dec. 5, 1828 [date}].

Convinced that the claim advanced on behalf of this State to the country inhabited by the Cherokee Indians, has no foundation in justice- Strongly impressed with the opinion that the completion of the views of those politicians who advance it, will justly entail upon Georgia the odious charges of being Faithless- Covetous-Ungrateful- and Inhuman-

(Faithless-Because we have treaties with the Cherokees defining the present boundary; up to which boundary we have full and undisputed possession-

Covetous- Because our present territory, nearly fifty thousand square miles, is out of all proportion large for our population-so that for centuries to come it will not be properly cultivated-

Ungrateful because upon a late emergency, a number of the warriors of that Nation drew their swords in our behalf with conspicuous service.

Inhuman-I ought to say Barbarous Because in modern times-in civilized countries-there is no instance of expelling the members of a whole nation from their homes-of driving an entire population from its native country. The notoriously disgraceful partition of Poland involved no such stigma of cruelty.)

Convinced, also, that if the territory could now be received with honor, it would be impolitic to receive it- Our true policy being to hold the United States bound to us for the equivalent of its value at a distant period-

Believing likewise that the people of this State, if made properly acquainted with the subject, are too religious, too honest, too honorable to sanction claims so irreligious, so dishonest, so dishonorable- and which, if enforced will result in such deep disgrace to themselves-such enduring shame to their posterity. - Under these convictions, and in this belief, I intend to offer a Memorial to the next General Assembly; and desiring that this Memorial may illustrate and enforce these views with ability and energy, I hereby offer A PREMIUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, for that Production, which, in respectful language, shall, in my opinion, most perfectly accomplish that purpose.

The manuscript, written is a legible hand, to be left at my counting room, or forwarded to me here, free of expense, before the 10th day of November next.

R. CAMPBELL.

Savannah, August 13, 1828.

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CHEROKEE PHOENIX

Wednesday September 3, 1828

Volume 1 No. 27

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From the New York Observer.

HOT COFFEE vs. RUM

Last winter, one of the Fire Companies in Brooklyn passed a resolution, prohibiting the use of spiritous [sic] liquor as a refreshment in cases of fire. It was doubted, by some of its members, whether the measure could be carried into effect, in consequence of the erroneous impression which prevailed, that men could not work at an engine any length of time unless assisted by what is considered a moderate supply of spirituous liquor.

At the time spirituous liquor was abandoned by this Company, they provided an apparatus at their engine house for making coffee. The late great fire in Brooklyn afforded an excellent opportunity to test the experiment. While other Companies were with their usual refreshment, No.- drank their hot coffee. Every member was satisfied that they were more refreshed by this, than they ever had been by the use of liquor on similar occasion; and what was highly gratifying, several members of other Companies left their brandy, rum, 'c. to take a cup of coffee with this Company, who had thus taken the lead on the side of temperance.

The members of several other Companies are endeavoring to get similar resolutions passed; and I have no doubt the force of example will be sufficiently strong to drive the use, or rather abuse, of spirituous liquors, at times of fire, our of all the Fire Companies in Brooklyn, and substitute in the place of poison, wholesome

HOT COFFEE.