Cherokee Nation memorial warns of treaty harms and appeals to Congress
The Cherokee Nation pleads before the Senate and House to void the 1835 New Echota treaty and its 1837 reaffirmations. They recount prior councils and protests, urge protection for their lands and people, and press for Christian mission work among tribes west of the mountains.
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Columbia River
Ocean
United States
Brush Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Wallawalla
Fort Vancouver
Semis
Pacific
Indian
Lewis and Clarke
Parker
Falls
The
Columbia
Missouri
Lake Winnipeg
New England
Middle
Christ
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Cherkee
Barbary
Civi
Soutrard
Washington
Lump
Congress
Mr. L
John Ross
Ross
Taylor
White
Committee On Indian Affairs
Senato
Clay
Alabama
Southard
Baltimore
House of Representatives
Mississippi River
Missisip
Committee
Indian Affairs
Call to Christian Benevolence Amid Past Injustice
A call to improve moral lives and to answer the Christian benevolence of churches. The passage urges brethren to respond to a duty neglected in the past and to seek a better land above as a remedy for the curse.
Exportine Prayers in Public Discourse
The piece critiques public prayer for stressing exhortation to the audience rather than addressing the divine. It suggests many speakers focus on impressing listeners with favored topics, though it acknowledges good intent behind such prayers.
Prayer and edification in public devotion prompt critique
The writer argues that spontaneous prayers best express heartfelt worship and edification. He says leaders should voice collective devotion, drawing hearts together before God, and condemns attempts to mock or sensationalize religious practice.
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Apostle Paul
Vehom
J. E. Spectator
Subscriptions and notices from Cincinnati early 1838
Alton Observer advertises rewards for new subscribers with a six month payment plan and gratis journal offers. It lists local contributions to the Western Education Society and notes a Cincinnati Sunday School Teachers Association meeting at St Paul’s Church with an essay on infant class instruction.
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Sunday School Teachers Association of
Cincinnati
St. Paul’s Church
J. Caswell
City Missionary
Cc. C. Caldwell
Sec’y
Bazaar Fair by Mechanics Institute and Useful Arts
The Friends of the Mechanics Institute and the Useful and Ornamental Arts announce a fair in the advertising columns. The bazaar will be held on May 16th 17th and 18th.
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the Mechanics Institute
Useful and Ornamental Arts
Anniversary of the Ohio State Anti Slavery Society Meeting
The annual meeting of the Ohio State Anti Slavery Society will be held at Granville in Licking county on May 30 1838 starting at 10 o clock in the morning. Friends of the anti slavery cause are invited to attend. By order of the Executive Committee G Bailey Secretary.
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Ohio State Anti-Slavery Society
Granville
Licking County
Friends of the Anti-Slavery Cause
G. Bailey
The Cherokee Protest Against Georgia State Oppression
The Memorial to Congress condemns Georgia and the U S government for targeting the Cherokee nation. It details years of laws, expulsions, and misused treaties, noting Supreme Court decisions protecting Cherokee soil and urging national honor and justice.
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Congress of the
United States
U. States
Georgia
Tennessee
N. Carolina
Alabama
Georgia Guard
Phi Guard
Messrs
Worcester and
Butler
Supreme Court
Marshall
Frank
Washington
Jefferson
Monroe
Jackson
William Wirr
Wutfram Winer
Fruits of a Revival The Infant Church in Lacon Ill
The Lacon Illinois church organized in May with 38 members now grows to about 100. Four young men are in preparation for the ministry funded by a subscribed amount. Two students head to Marietta for study, showing strong dedication to education and church support.
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Lacon
Ill
Marietta
W. E. Society
Questioning Sabbath Milk Distribution and Its Moral Cost
A preacher argues that commercial milk distribution on Sunday warps Sabbath sacredness. He notes about twenty dairy workers, fifteen proprietors, and twenty wagons operate from dawn to night, secularizing the day and disturbing worship. He questions whether such a system can be right and invites objections next week.
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Prietors
Cherokee Treaty Debates Stir Congress In 1838
Monday, March 24, 1838 in the Senate discusses memorials from Cherokee Nation opposing and supporting treaty terms. Debates cover the 1835 treaty, emigration pressures, and calls for government interference with Indian affairs.
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Council Bluffs
Platte River
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Grand Defile
Prof
Renwick
Columbia College
Central Asia
North America
Colorado
Nelson
Black Hills
Snake River
California
Nootka Sound
Snake
Lewis
Senate
New Echota
John F. Schermerhorn
Red Clay
John Mason
United States Agency
Alton
Tarursday
Western Education Society
Augusta
Hamilton and Rossville
Chillicothe
N. Sawyer
Bowlinggreen
Rising Sun
Walnut Hills
GEO
FOOT
Ohio State Antislavery Society
Georgia Line
Mr. Chester
Paul
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