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prospect If always finding a ready convey .ancc 10 market of his surplus produce.

 We are gratiiied at learning that the

 Laurel is intended as regular trader on

 the White and Black rivers.

 By the .Nafionat IatelHgencer of the ood

 February, we learn that the Chockfalo 7irea- 1 ty, which had been for some time under the

 reconsideration ef the Senate, was ratified

 by that body on the Fist, by vote of B to

 F. This is gratifying intelligence. Some of the opposition presses had made their anticipated non-ratiGcation of this Treaty, a favorite hobby, on which to ride the Pre- sident out of lis we'll deserved popularity l We have never been able to discern. the | true motive, why such opposition to this l act of the present administration was ever manifested, unless it be ascribed to sheer ignorance of the country cedcd to the h. dians, CT determination on the part Q, his enemies to oppose every obj iect propos- ed by him for the general good. If want of knowledge in this particular was the cause, as is most charitable to suppose had those who were most strenuous in their opposition, laid aside their preiudices, and taken the pains to inform themselves cor rectly, of the country s'west of the Missis- sippi,o their mistaken notions of phiian- thropy, and. pious prayers to Congress in uf flo

 been heard of.

 Ire Indians will exchange their unhap- py situation Tn the states, where they pev

 CT conld have existed as an independept nation, for country guarantied to them as their own, by treaty with the II. States. with promise of protection from all for elgn aggression Ii was said that they were to be df5een to an inhospitabIe region west of the Mississippi, where it would be impossible for them to exist But how diff ferent are the reports of the Indians them selves, who have explored the country ce- ded to them. and of those gentlemen who accompanied their delegations. They all agree Tn saying it is the finest country in the western hemisphere. The climate is mtid and salubrious;t the country is in every direction watered by nuvigabie streams; game IS more abundant than perhaps in any part Of the world; and the Indians can en- Joy their own laws, and exercise the ctts- toms of their fathers without fear of inter- ruption.

 Me have seen 1t stated, that there arc now 22 GOO Indian warriors within tie Iio- its of the United States. W cs; of the Missis- sppi, and the policy of the gene eral govern ment IS condemned for wishing to ss fix them there forever" We wish these croalx. CTS had sense enough to discriminate be- tween the traiy savage tribes of Caman- ches, Pawnees, &c. and the Chcrolees. Chocktaws, Greeks and Chickasaws. Bnt to them, an Indian is an Indian. in any garb, or ander any name. Among tAe lat ter tribes, there are men of wealth. cd,,ca- tion and talent, and generally speakinp they are an industrious, we'll regulated com munlty, following for the most part, agri- cultural pursuits while the former are ruthless tribes of barbafoils savares. who like the descendants of Ishmael. have no settled place of abode, whose hands are raised against every man, and every mans hands against them.