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♦ ♦ PUBLISHED JJT cn~ißi:rojsr. Thursday Morning. TOPOGRAPHY. ■FUOMTHE FLORIDIAN P&XSACOLA. This town is situated about ten miles up the bay of the same name, which a', this wise- is scarcely four miles wide. It is B.iili on a dry sandy plain, the streets at right angles, and of a good wid'h. It extends about a mile along the bay, but occupies in depth not half (hat distance; there are, however, many unbuilt spaces, which, at present, are enclosed as gar dens, where the i.g, the grape, the orange, the mulberry, the pride of China, the pecan, afford a delightful verdure, and grow as well as on the banks of the Missis sippi. The vegetable, or kitchen gar dens, have of late been much neglected, but there is no doubt, that with very lit tle pains they can be made as productive as in any town in America. The number of houses is sufficient to contain a population of f<Mir thousand souls; they are in a state of decay, but within a few months past a surprising al teration has taken place in their appear ance: tlie. have been so patched, and •painted, and white-washed as to be scarce ly recognized. Not more than a half a dozenj indifferent houses have been con structed this summer, , and only one of brick. As there a'-e now several brick yards in the neighborhood, they will in future be constructed of this material.— The clay at the brickyard of Mr. Noriega, a few miles from 'this place, is almost free from any mixture of sand; and ma> - in time, be turned to other uses beside that :t> which it is now applied, I mean to the purpose of correcting the sandy natur.. of the soil, and rendering it better -adapted to cultivation. The population rs at present estimated ai tweniy five hun dred or three thousand souls, nearly doa ble vhat it was a few months ago, & great numbers of strangers are Continually com ing and going, as this is now likely to be a principal thoroughfare from New-Or- Icans to the upper part of Alabama, Mis bissippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky There is an excellent road from this to Claiborne, and thence roads running in all directions. The majority of the in bitnnts here at this moment, are Spanish ;gnd French, but the American part oon •titutes at least a third Almost the only capital at present consists of houses and lots; no one is possessed of much monied capital- or extensive stocks of meiehan dize It was expected that a great a vnuunt of Britisn goods Would have been thrown in here, and this would have been -tile case had the surrender of the coun try been delayed. Perhaps it was pre vented by the. Spanish officers who took -ckye to put ihe highest p-ri ' )e valuation aipon imports, by that means using away toe inducements to attempt speculations. As to commercial enterprise there was none—no place possessing such great advantages for commerce as Pensa cola has y iven it so little attention. In the rear of the town are numerous •Spring* of fresh water, which issue from the base of the hill, and discharge them selves into the bay at each uidof the place, in two large rivulets. The uncul tivated ground between the sources of these springs and the town, covered with shrubbery, forming thickets absolutely impenetrable, and composed of all the va riety of southern plants. This ground, to the extent of about one hundred ac.es is a rich sandy loam, during the latt A’sry heavy rains it was very wet, and in many places is continually so on ac count of the number of springs which lose them: elves in it. Thirty or forty years ago, it was cultivated in elegant gar dens, being drained by a number of ditches still visible; but for the most part cbokfd up. I still bears the name of the oubw.ba of the garden*, and although Vei, ia very different from a swamp, it be ing occasioned by never-failing springs, ami the moisture does nut decrease. With very little pains, by clearing out the ditche* which have been made in the most judicious manner, the ground may he rendered dry and agau, put in cultiva tion. The abundance and exce'tencc of the water of Pensacola, strike every Stranger, the principal fountain gives out r sufficiency to supply the city of Lon don or Paris; it forms at once a bold stream large enough to turn a mill. The water might with ease, be carried to every part of the town, and whit a very inconsiderable expense, the fountain was formerly lined with hewn timber, but which has been washed away this sum mer by one of the heaviest rains ever known in this place. Formerly a cenlinel was placed over it, to prevant filth from being thrown in, and according to former regulations no one could roll barrels into it to be filled, which wholesome regula lation it is believed, has been restored ■by the present corporation, at least • place has been assigned below the pi-in cipal fountain, where ihis may be done. Beyond the rich fiat before described the ground begins to rise, and the de lightful heights on which the British fort formerly stood overlook the bay and the adjacent country; and on the east, the rising ground affoids delightful situations Tor private residences; but the soil is wretchedly poor, and sandy, without any growth excepting scrubby-pines and blackjacks, for least half a mile to the edge of the pine forest. Whether any use can be made of this apparently steril sod must be left to experiment.— Perhaps fruit trees, grapes, and even garden vegetables may be produced.— Between the entrances of the two dis charges of the springes, there is room for .A large town; a number of lots have been marked off by Col. King, on his laud in the direction of the hill, and as this is the Wain entrance from the counties in the Alabama and Tennessee, the city will probably extend ift that direction/ The water prospect from this elevalidn is ve fy neaguful, and the sea breezes are bay° Sl eß * l ** ° n l^C m<lr K' (l °f the .. 1 . are kw towns “ little excep fionable m respect to its topography as Vensacola, and few fueceftibt, of J much improvement, but that it also need* much improvement is «sv*ljy correct. Ex v a; • 1 ccpting the British barracks, winch are nothing but ruins, there are no public buildings worthy of the slightest notice. , The .Governor’s .house is a wretched frame building, the garden Which was t. once fine, has now nothing but some good fruit trees, and rows of the sour orange along the enclosure; which constitute the principal ornament of the public square. This square is very extensive, and co : vered with a close sod which renders it an agreeable promenade in the evening The shores of the bay are low and the* descent easy; immediately along the margin there is a hard while sand, which continues out into the bay some distance, thus in some measure making amends for s the shallowness of the water, as wagons s and carts can be driven into it with the , greatest safety. As there arc no wharves, , excepting one run out on the plan of a , pontoon or bridge, but which is nearly in mins, vessels have to be unladen by means ’• of lighters. There is ofcourse no mono ' poly of water property, which makes’ some amends for the inconvenience just ’ mentioned. The margin of the bay af j fords a most agreeable promenade in the evening, and the clean sandy bottom ren . ders it agreeable to bathe in almost any place. The fresh spring water in the [ rear, the salt water in the front, and the ; pure elastic air of the place, which comes ’ i charged with no miasma, from whatever , quarter of the compass it may blow, are I sufficient alone to ,render Pensacola an a t greeable residence, independently of ev ery other consideration. We possess here what is considered* desideratum, a heal thy southern climate. The South is gene . rally associated in the mind of Americans , with the idea of disease, whereas some of the most healthy spots of the globe lie f in low Southern latitudes; the South of France, though in reality further north , by the equator, yet in effect corresponds . with the climate of this country. In some future day I have no doubt the bay of Pensacola will be as celebrated for itssa ! Inbrily, as the neighborhood of Marceilles. Its shores are entirely free from marsh, , and every where presents delightful situ ations for country residences, lor gardens and sea's, where taste and fancy can exert themselves in miking improvements of every kind. A few miles above this place, there are several gardens and plantations on a small scale, which cannot be surpass ed in beauty ; a gentleman last year made fifty dollars from one orange tree not more than a few years planted! There is said to be someh nd fit for cultivation on a large scale, Imw far this may be true will depend upon the value of the shell ham mocks, which some think will not last more than a few years; how far this may be true I refer to the best lest, experi ment, keeping in mind the motto of an old friend, whose success in life was as remarkable as the disregard which he manifested to vulgar opinion—lus motto was in the single word-— Try. r ~aU6UBTA. THU USD AY. SxetEMßEa 13, 1821. “ Some rnusquets so contrive it, Jls oft to miss the mark they drive at— Jtndtho’ well aim'd at duck or plover. Bear wide, and kick their owners over.” It will be recollected by our readers, that some weeks since, we re-published an article from the " Georgia Advertiser,” which we accompanied Avith some compli mentary remarks to Mr. Hobby , as the editor of that paper. This elicited from that gentleman an equivocal reply; not much in character, we thought, With the sincerity which he usually exercises ; —it was answered on our part, in a becom ing spirit of liberality and forbearance Mr. Hobby then waited on one of the edi tors the Chronicle, and expressed a wish that the affair should rest where it , was; admitting at the same time, that he i urns the founder o f the Georgia Advertiser* and its ostensible editor ; but that, for par. 1 ticular reasons, he was desirous not to give notoriety to the fact !—Notwithstanding we had Mr. H. completely “on the hip,” yet, actuated by a feeling of courtesy, we ’ dropped the subject, and very naturally supposed it would be buried in oblivion. But .no — ’Squire Hannon had worn the i borrowed plumage so long, that he began ’ to think the feathei's were legitimately his . own; and has, by some means or other, induced Mr. Hubby to renew a conlrover ; sy, which, if persisted in, must inevitably . result in their discomfiture and disgrace. • The allusion to Mr. Charlton’a literal y , acquirements, is one of those pitiful sub • terfuges which is often resorted to | by premeditated folly to screen itself t from public reprehension. With Mr. Hob . by, he can never suffer in comparison—but how far he may compare with the stupen . dous genius, and Horculean talents of’Squire t Hannon, we foroeur to determine. We ; can, however, inform the editor of the ; “Advertiser,” that, notwithstanding the 1 absence of Mr. Charlton, any correspoji | dence he may wish to have with the Chro , nicle editors, will be promptly, duly, and legitimately honored. i Gcorg'a Scenery. The Topography of our State is very ! known. It possesses beauties which the 1' lorist and Naturalist might dwell ! u P on witl * Profit and delight. The north western section of the state, exhibits an almost endless continuity of the scenic, picturesque, and sublime.—But so igno rant are a e of those pleasing and magni ficent exhibitions of nature, that there are many individuals living in their immedi ate vicinity, who can tell you more of ‘ Pomp*ft Pillar, than of those marc du- J cable monument* cTiLeleahtiful and«ut>- lime. The following is a hasty sketch of Tal lulah Falls, addressed to the editors of the Chronicle, by a young gentleman travel ling in the up-country. We think it can not lose much in comparison, even when placed by the side of Harper'* Ferry, or Niagara’s Falls.— Carjtebville, Aug. 13, 1821. “We set out on the morning of the 26th instant, for a short visit to the Toknah and Tallulah Falls-, the former of which is N. W. from this village, distant about twenty miles; the road from here to tiiis great cataract-is tolerably level, and the country in prospect differs but little bom Georgia upland generally: —there is a passage leading from the road directly up, in a western direction to the bottom ot the Falls. The appearance at about one handled yards distance, strikes the behol der w*th wonder and amazement; Slid on a neater approach is inconceivably grand and beautiful. The water does not shoot directy over as tails generally do, but the stream about twenty feet in width, sud denly creaks off, and comes rushing down in the fentre of a perpendicular strata oi rock, vhich forms a semi-lunar excavation of aboit 100 yards across, with toiesl trees using majestically one above the other oi either side, The perpendicular pitch oj the fall is, by measurement, 187 feet, ST feet more than those of Niagara, by Elliioit’s account. From the su.a 1- ness of be stream, the water rolls down about 44 feet before it entirely leaves the ruck, ,Vhen the eye is fixed intently on the foany column of falling water, it ap pears incolors beautifully variegated, and much resembles sparkling flakes of snow. It formsbelow in a beautiful basin, on the , brink of which you can stand to contem plate tht amazing scene shove, though not without being wet by a hazy mist or spray, which is constantly rising, and spreads out to til; -distance of fifty feet around the ba sin;—on the right, by climbing about 50 feet up the bank you perceive a beautiful rainbow, which is always visible from that point, when the sun shines upon the fall ing water;—on looking steadily above, it appears as though the sheet of water ra ther burst from among-the clouds than fell from tlie top of the mountain j—not to exaggerate, however, the clouds do not appear to the sight more than twenty yards above the brink of the rock. The air is about ten degrees colder round the basin, than it generally is at 150 yards gis tauce, principally caused by the rising spray, and lowness of the place* “There are several names cut In the surrounding beech, and-elm trees; among the rest one is remarkable, as having been cut there upwards of a century ago: <1718) ilns, Tut the Tune thought was only die whim of some frolicsome youth, wfio wished to create a w onder in lire imagina tion of after visituis,—but 1 haveJipce been Told by some of the oldest settlers in the neighborhood, that there had been an itinerant merchant of the sajpe name, whom they recollected travelling through that country more than sixty years since, who was then old, and had carried on a traffic with the natives for a number «f years. “ The distance from this place to Tal lulah Falls is about 15 miles through the most charmingly variegated and pictu resque country that ever delighted the eyethe road extends along a high ridge, with deep, narrow, and impene trab e valiiis on eaoh side; sometimes running within ten feet of the bank of frightful precipices—l at one place rode as.jpear the edge as possible, to view the depth below, but tbo* you perceive one rifiige of trees rising above another in tire form of an amphitheatre, up the almost perpendicular bank, yet you cannot pos sibly discern any solid bottom. I threw a large rock from the brink, which roiling off ami striking others in its course, re bounded, and still falling kept reverbera ting in hollo'.v gouucls till lost in the depth belowl remained some minutes last in wonder and amazement, “ White active fancy travell’d beyond tense, “ -ind pictur'd things unseen’’ Far in the distance yon discover rearing their lofty and conical peaks, the immense chain of the Alleghany and Blue ridge— “ Hank over rank they sued their g owing site, Hear their blue arches , and invade the skies. ” They arc surrounded by a blue smoke, which gives them an awful, yet proudly magnificent appearance, ami look down frowning scornfully, in majestic grandeur, upon their less towering, but not con temptible neighbors. “About half way between Toknah and Tallulah, we took shelter for the night, at a Mr, Thompson’s, whose- son we em ployed as a guide to the Falls, there be ing nothing bnt a pathway, difficult to follow, and quite impassable for any kind of cai riage. “On our arrival at Tallulah, we stop ped on the south side of the river, consi derably below the great Fall, but imme diately on the lop of the highest cliffs of rock, from whence we could vie-w two Falls of twenty and thirty feet, though not perpendicular ;—here, on each side of the river, a small stream is seen pouring from its summit, ruddy tumbling over the rocks, and falling about 80b feet, but lose their grandeur by the smallness of the streams. The bank of the river at each side is entirely composed of strata of almost per pendicular rock. “By their own -weight made steadfast and immovable, “ Looking tranquillity,—they strike an awe •Kind terror to the aching s/g/a.” “ Tl > e y form apparently a narrow chasm, (but the distance is said to be 400 yards between) through which the, river flows down, falling gradually for the distance of two miles. On the brink of this precipice, you cannot fling a rock, however small’ far enough from you to see it strike be low, and although the river makes but little noise at this place, it is impossible to hear the sound when it strikes beneath, such is the immense height of the bank. ’ “ We next took a winding course up the margin for about halt a mile, when we arrived at the first great full, which is about fifty feet; a few paces below which is the principal fall, which is an acme of about ninety feel; none of the falls are perpendicular, the water rolling general ; ly over an acute pile of craggy rock— (here we descended the precipice, it being the only place in this r«de spot where it was practicable.: the bant being a,most ft perpendicular pile of rock m every other part. In fact, I was very near being dash ed to pieces while descending, by losing mv hold on the precarious shrubbery, which, with a few trc» s and bushes, was all the support we had ; toriunau.ly, how ever, 1 escaped, with a sligiu rontusion on my left arm. Here, the water flows down in rude and terrible sublimity, foaming, and rushing down the declivity, and bursting over a ledge of craggy rocks from whence rises a beautiful spray spreading to a distance round, giving it an appearance inconceivably magnificent and beautiful.' immediately beneath, there is a spaciousbasm, supported on the o;i[h)- site side by rock, piled on rock, in ek-gant symmetry, to the height of near 1,5 W feet, hanging in full dimensions over our heads dreadfully beautiful, still rising and lessening on the eye in new romantic shapes, Till lost in the distance by the windings oflhe stream. About 20 yards below, there is another fall ut aboullbrty feet, where the water rushes over the rocks in great rapidity, with a number of lesser falls of from 10 to 30 feet following each oilier in irregular succession, whi.st the lofty pile of rock continue the chasm at each side, forming a broken bank of from 800 to 1500 feet In height. By ad ding the height ot the different falls to getiier, we find in the short distance of two miles, an immense fall of 1, >OO feet. <- On the northern bank, which is the confine of Kabuu count), the rocks and cliffs are of stupendous lieigbt, hanging almost in solid mass over the bed ot the river,—here nature has worked upon her laigest plan ; the woods are seen climbing up their steep and shaggy sides, where mortal foot never dared approach, and »■ hove which, is a large mountain ascending gradually, until it appears almost lost a tnoug the clouds. A tittle more than half way up the perpendicular pile of rock, there is apparently a hut or cabin, focu ed by nature out of solid rock, with a door near the centre, as finely and regularly cut out, as could be done by the hands of tlie most skilful mechanic ;—die Aborigi nes term it “ Fairy door,” as translated from their dialect—they have a tradition among tlidtn, that at the death ot any of their friends, their souls descend through lb door, in tiiis apparent cavern, to pur gatory. “ To draw an accurate description oflhe horror of (lie sleeps and rugged cliffs of Tallulah, would require the pencil of a Salvator, the description of a Scott, or the variegated fancy ofa.Vlisa Porter; so rna . ny sensations crowded on my imagination , atthe time, that I have but a faint recol ’ lection, somewhat like a dream, of the. beauty and terrific grandeur of the seen ory.** .iron the august* canosicie. 1 Fellow Ciuteno, i When party feelings are attempt ; ed to be excited by individuals to funhei their own aspiring views ; and when for ; this purpose facts are endeavored to be 1 suppressed or improperly repiesenlcd, it - becomes those who feel themselves in ’ - dined to support the true interest and ‘ welfare of the people, and the mainte nance of the constitution, and the laws iu their purity, to endeavor bv every means ‘ in their power, to bring the truth to light, and undeceive the pub.ic mind ’ I am sorry that no abler writer than 1 myself does not voluntarily come forward 1 to counteract the artful attempts that have been made to bewildtr and mislead * the unsuspecting citizens of tiiis state it | respect to thejale acquisition of territory ' from the Creek Indians, i am, however, ; not ashamed of my political sentiments, : nor am 1 disposed, while writing on such a subject to conceal my name—abhough 1 it is said 1 thereby give my opponents the advantage over me, fori am couvin ' ced that truth and reason wid eventually ' triumph, and that their advocates will have no cause to blush, however publicly they may defend them. While actmg in 1 this cause, I can safely rely on the assis -1 tauce and support of my fellow-citizens, who I believe all to be more or less striv , ing in the great work of promoting the good of tneiv country ; although many of , them may be inclined to lake different ! views of the same subject, and some may be inclined to excuse themselves from anv very active co-operation 1 , by peis lading themselves that they can live under any , state of things, that their neighbors cm. Tins disposition though it may argue in , favor of the pacific nature of me posses sor, should be sparingly indulged by the member* of a free community. Every • man whatever may be the circumstances •• in which fortune has placed him, should consider himself as a member of,our great political family, contributing io itk support in proportion to his means and entitled to a voice, in all delibeations, lor its welfare. The poor widow, who put but in the treasury, was enlililed to as much credit, for her gift, as the more wealthy who gave many talents Our Constitution was formed by the voice of all the people, when the pre judices of party were only in their bud, and ambition and thirst for office were overcome by patriotism and by men, who were known to each other, only as fellows sufferers, in the toils and hardships of war. You are not to conclude fellow citizens, that this instrument given to us by those patriotic men, many of whom are now no more, has been violated by their sons, merely because you have heard it said so, and neither are you to believe on the same authority that your Legis lature have become so corrupt, as to - pay no attention to the authority of that instrument. If however you arc inclin ed, to give credence to the sophistry of those who would persuade you,that in the late acquisition of territory in this state, that tlie Commissioners of tiiis state, and the Governor and Legislature, have been guilty of a violation of that in strument, 1 invite you to divest yourself of party prejudice, and read with me some of the clauses of that instrument. The 22d section of the first article reads as follows ; “ The Genera! Assembly, shall have power to make all laws and ordinances which they shall deem proper fortlie good ofthe state, which shall not be repugnant to this Constitution. Apart oflhe twenty tourth section of the article is as follows : “No money shall be drawn from the treasury, or from the public funds of this state, except by appropria-' tion made by law,” 1 shall next call your attention to the second suction ofthe act appropriating monies for the year 1820 ; which was passed agreeable to the form, prescribed by the constitution of the atate, and U asfoMows , I of forty thousand dollars, be an,l ii ”»■ «'«*** set apart as a and subject -to the orders of u 1 * l "dB not” A resolution passed at iL S " Vt, M session, is as follows r<* 'ji )al ( nor. be and he is hereby autLorl^ 6 !® draw warrants on the contingent f fl for such sum or sums of minify \ be necessary to defray any state n*M tare which may he required tocor ß eUect the contemplated treaty w kii ' 'B Creek nation of Indians, provided fl such expenditure ought not to oe ,Ur, B cd by the United States. "SB These two clauses of the cons'lu,. I taken in connexion with tn« r.ppmjfl tion law, and tlje resolution of U,e ] P . I! B lature, certainly warrants the governor applying the contingent fund to any si B purpose connected with die tvut/'B question, which the L'niisd ■ by the convention of 180 J, were not I,^','B tu see effected Now nouiili,i i.^B tue United dm*ea were bound, by convention to liave the Indian title 'B tiiigt.islied to certain territory, of Georgia, they Were not bound i (1 B fray the expense ot having .our ~B claims recognised, and pa.d by t>, e |B diaus, and which claims lu-r United Sty*B cowuds.sioners, adv.geddie cemini. I*l® ot Georgia, to rciinguisit in condderatioß of a disposition they believed to of'B among the Indians, to auk as much m ,llß than what they conceived to be tbe r same ml their land, lobe as the clalu.B of our citizens should amount to ; butij B dispot. tion if it existed at all, Was f.im-JB acted by the joint exertion of tbe Unit® Stales coinmissioneraaiid i hose td'btoif B fur the territory was purchased as c li*''l or cheaper, than any former purchast-1, '>■ been made by the United Stales, surely if the United States had Ho t h ’B ' leivcd uto iiave been obtained on tivn v B hie enns, they would not have so read [B ratified it. Would any man in his sensesl after having icad the documents pubiinß ed respecting this treaty, deny she dfl f ficacy of Uic presents made to jhe . uiuns, on the .part of Georgia, in bringiwfl 1 about tbe allowance of cur citizensclmhisß and who can doubt the constitutionality! r of this proceeding when viewed m i light in which it is placed by those docuß . meins, and by tbe subsequent uncoiitrj.l dieted statement of one of the conmiisil Stoner# f The U, Slates commissioners,■ 1‘ appears from those documents, thwglul t tue allowance of those claims liu)itb)| 1 at the commencement of the treaty, adl . advised the state commissioner* to rdlii-l i quish ihcm, in consideration dftk ac.l - quislion of so fine a territory. What tlienl cmld have brought a change so favorable I but the efficacy of the presents wiiicbl were made to the Indian Chiefs * The I commissioners on the part «f the National I ■ Government, resorted to the same inei-l sure*, for Vie purcuriug tire cession of I land, as yon may see by reading the Sec-1 rotary of Wars letter to them, published I ■' i n the Geotgia Journal, on the tenth of I i Inly last. Why then should notour cum. I mi ls loners make presents to the chcih.l ' " hen it was beleived, they would require I i a full relinquishment of the Geoipl claims, previous to their entering into 1 any stipulations respecting the land,ami where by that means they were enabled t 1 to secore to the state of Georgia the pa;. s menl ot two bad debts ;or at least ura , debts, in the .procuring of which we had blind considerable difficulty . viz ofte 1 tiMiu the Indians, and the other from the 1 United States. i Is it reasonable to boiieve, as has been 1 more than insinuated, tbat men ot the high character and standing of our com. i nnssioners, under the pretence of apply* > i g this money to public purposes would » nave called on the governor for it, and 1 tlitit have applied it to their own use, i wticn they must have been convinced that s the transaction would have shortly come to light, and would have damned th:m fiv i ever. No, I cannot believe it until some I better evidence is produced of its truth, f than the bare suspicions of men whose t province, it appears to be to establish all - their argument's by suspicion atone, b , is a maxim and one which ought not to hr • departed trout, that every aiatt should be - he;d innocent uixil he is proved to It! f guilty, and no proof was afforded, nor was i , the attempt made, to produce any, to the ißijority (f tlk? last Legislature, by < the minority (against whom I prefer no charges, as they were acting under ’ ‘'it'll; that such was the fact : nor have I • been informed, that any attempt bassinet i been made, not wen by Socrates who a;:* pears *o be considered the master spirit • "f iitu storm which has since been ritisedv Tor lie acknowledges in his writing. l ' that 1 the chiefs got the money, but objects in 'he mode, became he lit.lives that then is a possibility Os injustice being done to i some ot the Indians of inferior grade. 1 ki ort or but one cheap and easy way, it which this pie!ended greivancu can b? prevented, and that is for this great pbiic* sopher to undertake a mission to their country amd by dint of his wisdom, pr>* vail on the chiefs to make a fair dis ribo. tion ol itie money, they received among the whole of the Indians Hut to the point, whether, would yon rather th ' twelve or thirteen tluius'ind dollars ufyour public money should be given to the oliwl" as presents (when the United State*.rr* id to this mode of procuring treaties when necessary, ami do not I belt he ut'te receipt for tile money so paid ’) Or would y" 1 prefer that two hundred and fifty tliotit and dollars worth of your public bud. should bo sold to pay off our citizen claims, over and above fractions and re serves at Fort Hawkins, of nineteen thousand acres, besides the reserve of Lot No. Id and 100 in each district ( which, strongly attempted ;) which attempt hid it prevailed, would have amounted 10 seventy thousand acre# of your public land. Was this not an attempt to add usury to usury ;or was it an attempt to establish, free school*, turnpike roads, and make rivers upon dry lauds. I’erroh me to remark; that tenor fifteen thousand dollars ol your public money, lias been al ready advanced to open Savannah river from Augusta up to a certain point, until have not heard that one single rock has been removed, though probably a fc w ditches have been made. This money was 1 disposed to be suspicious of men of fair standing, might he suspected to be lodg ed by the Way. bringing in no interest* 0 the state. It would be well for you fell°* r citizens, to hear mure about that which is already advanced before you part with any more of your money, on the subject of navigation ; and as to free schools, look at you college lands worn out, and t if' 6 of then not paid for and probably never will be until drawn forth by a long la*