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c ••©»" or * conCouting witness*'*," or an)
o ’ tlitt plaim.lile fara^ro in Mifclicll a rnw.
u.itil after il lin<t ^<»t before iht* Prenirfeiil
t'ir proper tribunal for Irvine it ? Dorn a
progenitor in n esurt of justice go to tin
ucnmn) anil tell him, 44 I am now about to
indiet you for a cr : me, bore is the charge,
am! here are the m itncxse«,)ou nre nt liberty
to cross examine them before they go into
court ? Such is never done, and sm h would
f»* perfect nonsense, for it would be trvmtr
the case twice ; and once, of course without
any possible oflR'ct. The IiCtrisIntur* ronhl
award no judgment, all they desired was to
be supported in the charges they were alioot
to prefer to tbs President—It would lm\e
b* en \ ain and idle to l»n\ e gone In*fore him
Without preparation, and until they knew
the nature and extent of the evidence it
was pci ferity useless to prefer their char
ges. Therefore. I maintain Crowell had
nothing to do with their investigation It
Was time enough for him. when informed
hytbepresidentth.it he was aroused, and
That the accusation was sufficiently foun
ded to put him upon trial, t<> have an oppnr-
timityof “ confronting witnesses” and •'ob
taining compulsory process.”—This was
flte precise course pursued by Clark against
Jtlit 1 hell, and surely no one w ill deny to the
Legislature the same right. And as to
publishing the testimony in newspapers,
surety no one w ill imaginr, that the Picsi-
dent who alone determines the case, is like
a nettyjury, easily influenced by such n step,
ljiues nut every one seethe reason of tins
Opposition to Troup and protection of Crow -
eil 3 IfCrowell * an he sustained, ifthc trea
ty can he defente d, if the Governor can be
thwarted in all his measures, however in
tended for the public good, and calculated
to subserve tbe peoples interest, it will de
stroy his popularity and make way for the
•dcwM cf his artful competitor.
ATTicrs.
No VI.
From the. Athens Ctntine).
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA.
“ |«*m itiosugi-iiilenicii ibut auspirinr
is a vinne as long as its object in t!u* pre»erta
t 'a of the public go <d. (iiiatd with jealous
tigitan* e the pub fe liberty ! Suspect every
O'ii* who approaches that jewel. Nothing
preserve us but dowiuigltiloico : whenever yon
tttve up tli.tl force, you are iiitmt.ildy ruinetl
I mi answered by gentlemen w|o» s.ty dial
though! s; c.ik itf Icmi. tf the doigcrx which
1 'ppitfhonJ h *\e no existence in.re dilv
| I'liti id: Henry on the /•’< l C
If Oto crisis tins not now t rtived, when
tlie states arc distinctly to undorstund * hr
•lad'iii to the genera! governrnt lit, T fiv.n 1
ly own that it is out of mv power to co
envn of events w her) and where flint elm
setsr can r»e indicated. In relation to just
claims ws have Keen postponed. Contrncif
long cnt» red info Inve been wholly unre
garded. Hightn, nri. ing iherntuifjiavnfe'cri
deliberately neglected. Hut this is imt nil
o.Ti era of the general government. both
civil and military, have hacu sunt among
tis, to overawe us, to insult and abuse u
and finally to divest us of rights that have
attached hy solemn treaty. All our griev
ances nre swallowed tip in tho late daring
outrage of Gen fiaines upon the character
and dignity of Georgia. life fetter address
• 1 to the Governor of the Pinto, coming
from a military officer, who has recently or
doted a regiment of the United States army
upon our very borders, I pronounce to he the
most alarming intimation of power, that ban
ever manifested itsi If 6in* e the adoption of
the Federal constitution That the people
of this state might share nn<J bear a part of
Its intended insult, it linn been published to
the world. I will not atop to enquire how
long we are to he threatened,* despised and
allured, nor will I ask the Georgians how
flinch they intend to suffer from tin ho petty
officers of thu general government, before
they settle down to the abject condition of
•laves or rise to the decisive resentment of
freemen? Are they determined that the
prophoey of Patrick Henry shall ho fulfill
ed to a tittle, in their degraded, low spirited
•ml unresisting tempers 3 lh> it ho. lint
there is one Gwoigian at least, who will, on
this occasion, enter his protest against tbfe
violent aggression upon the sovereignty of
the Man a.
General Gaines’ pvsion fir distinction fe
out of nil contrast with the strength of life
judgment, or tic* weight of his character,
mid it will shortly leave him under the pain
ful conviction that a glorv acquired by acci
dent, may ho lost by folly. He is not the
first Goners! who lias snatched his f line from
•he tost* of fortune or the turn of n moment
—or wrung life lam els from the gallant
••nts of an intrepid soldiery. And if to
ronraje lie should he indebted for nnv por
tion of his reputation, he should remember
that it is an unsteady passion, depending
like most others, upon some powerful but
delusive incentive, which while in true has
prompted to deeds of noble dating, m tunes
id’ peace has often taken tefiign under all
anxious sens* of safety. Thu ullusion is
uhbourn, hut it ia adtliesaed to one who
cannot misunderstand it. lieu. (James is
unhappily the self wrapt obie* t of the most
inordinate vanity and affords an apt illus
tration of this remarkable truth, that the
pride which inspires bravery in button, mid
bosnejiks renown, product s conceit in pri-
* There fe an apathy ia the people of Gear-
/ia and of the United Stales beyond all exam
pie. N'lio could have believed, under our
bo if tod institutions of liberty, of equal law*
nod equal right**, where it i% awn ted and,
V 1 etnfoie believed, that every one in this
country could go to uud fro wherever he plea
ru-d, aiid so loiiq h» he violated no law, in one
daretj to molest him, than an American citi-
»**n. ruiltv of no •nfiacdmi of law, and in the
r nrauit of bis lawful bti'ifeess, is ottfered hy a
tile.pettv livli ill agent todepnit a lenifon
of the Uioted Stales in four holies,nr he will
be treated a** the absolute tymnii) of that agent
m iv dictate, and )cl (life uioin than Tuikedt
r|«*spotU*w produces no sensation in this iioih)
li'ldof freedom—Away, heir,ifu i, with your
fuiirt i of lids millions, your ii.ujnii.il loavts
and feast** to liberty, year addressbt to j»r»*.»i
men in wl»i« h liberty begins and e»**U die
theme—IN hat is all our^hoaated rights end
proud immunities, if pei ooal liheri) ismo.ife ?
Jt is now to l»e umlerHUHid the |.i«v »| tln« land
that the persons ol the tpeni people o| (be (’
bt *tes, me u* lie subjected to tt\e caprici uis
arrest and punisbmem of lodi.in'.tgeniN, upon
Here sus|iii'ion * Can they do what Uove n-
oisol Slates d ire n.ii do, expel treeaien from
their tenitory, withbiitn elnnje mid without a
hearing? If this tie aland of laws, ami (hr
law** are to govern, in the name of the people,
I demand Ui«t taw lor Hot mnuMrsm <trt. It
tx true, it wioexernwil upon an ob.w itre indi
vidual, whose imnible S|iliere in life mnv obligt
him lo ha a’ hiv head hi silence and suhmil
vuih paiuotr to his violated rights, but lie*
m n soon lie the cave of nil. Wdf any one
pr» loud lo «*;*y that lilts \gent woolil have lin
ed *• issue xncli in order Sgatnvt he* uiastei
the Piesi*le:»t ot the United Staten, ,-|ml w ill
sir. one tie shocked if I affirm tfi.it VV hi. Bow-
C.i is as much earn led lo Ins lihi r*y in the Ukt-
t. aa|\hat “ r.T»»<le*l' petraon ?
Is «U» rs %n\ |k)Mh)ii of the.. Unite*f State»
•n wioch its constitution »* iuofienttivc ? Is
%le re any place where tins pruioiplu d*n « noi
•* a' h. that 4 'the citixeiisol e.*ch stale shall be
aiititieo to all privileges and immunities of ci-
Vueus in the several state*" or this uime im-
mediate nalrguaid ot his person-.I right*,
lhai “ the rtgnt of the people to he smite to
Mien persons, lioietes, papers and «fleets,
ago *t uiirn4vonab>® searciies and stixurrs,
*n»!l not he violated, and no wi'iauis *ii-'HI is
sue. out upon probable cmi*c, *.■ l»a oath
teajirmitiin and oarucuU.t) il’iwcrmiiis the
place to searched and the p , s< n$ or thing*
lo be «ei>«d f ” Nor. “depmod of liberty with
out Jue proves* of law ? ’ If ih.-ro i^, la ,U„
po ite«l oot, that th* people ui ij know u. Bui 1
aiy with mbldsl c tulradiclioii, turic is none,
J low air .rded o drugs would,,., any oilin’
i ury that AroieaMyapprecumdpersonal biter
tlntuilOli
of / y/<»
hair been arts
rate life that begets contempt. It wuuldi
be very jmluicmsi in iitui, it lie understand
any thing of miicIi a sober virtue, to spar*
the pence and character of others, so long
as Ins own in undisturbed. He ha« acquired
a glory that is by no means imperishable, it ’
has been obtained ton suddenly tube fixed,
and too unexpected I y to endure. It does
not sort with liiO liltlo and wanton freaks
of a mind unoccuvtomed to deep rescan h
or untrained to solid thought, possessing no
distinguishing qualities by which it ran be
refretd,od,and none of those striking virtues
that serve to adorn it Under such a di
lemma In* fame and his private character
can never bo identified and lie will often
be reduced to the melancholy condition o!
having the one admired, while the other b
despised, a fate not iiiium,i:i1 to greatne«i
unsupported bv integrity. His best friend:
will act ord to inm a mind of only ti r«/ mn
ilt rute intellect, and even in this concession,
they nre constrained to acquiesce io the
humble fact, tlwp. it is regulated by a funey
so wild, and a judgment so weak, none cat
■ay as much for either his discretion or sin
carily. From all which it may he safely
inferred if he were not hacked and suppor
ted hy his government, lie is by no menus a
dangerous character and his insults would
meet the. contempt to which their source is
very justly entitled. It is his directors,
wbo should be held responsible for his in
considerate conduct, and the State of Geor
gia will lie wanting, criminally wanting, in
lilt v to herself and in respect jor her invio-
lubfe institutions, if she do not urge, and
urge in a tone not to be misiaki n, bis imme
diate accountability.
The ostensible mission of Andrews, was
to enquire into tlie conduct of Urowell, that
of (failles to pacify the Indians—Hut fellow
citizens ! be not deceived, sic h is not their
object: they arc charged with secret in
Htruclious to aid in tlu- 1 designs of Crowell,
his Georgia friends and the hostile Indians
to overturn the treaty and to seize and res
tore our lands to those very Autossce and
Bemimdce wuiriors, w ho fiiugbt against us
in the war, arid lately inhumanly butchered
the brave .McIntosh. 'To this end they have
both hern engaged in taking the testimony
of Indians and outlaws of the nation to he
exhibited agninst the commissioners of the
United Stales, men of unquestionable hon
or and Integrity, and this too is done by «
man who a few weeks ago complained on
tliu part ol Urowell, that he had been op
pressed by iho (Governor and Legislature of
Georgia in not being informed of the na
turn or cause of the accusation," or “ con-
flouted with witnc.-we*” nor had " compul
»*ory process for obtaining witnesses.” W hat
is to he thought of conduct like thi.-? Wt
arm e at.their dc: igns bv di grei i—The in
vestigation of Crowell's conduct is all a
■ham, it is a perfect mo* kery—without
hearing rho evidence on the part of Geor
gia* without a trial, his case is prejudged
and he is not only acquitted, hut acquitted in
■nch manner : s to insult nud cutrr.go th •
feelings of the public authorin' i of the
stutc. Thcie i» a studied anxidv to pro-
tec! him, an anxious defence of him by his
judge—his character, his feelings, ami hi**
iiilorftst, ill nil the communications of An
drews are most sensitively regarded and vi
gilantly defended, while on the other hand
the people of Georgia meet with thn must
unjustifiable n licet ions end marked re
proaches—and finally it i3 boldly asserted
in the f»< e of iho most convincing proofs it
iho contruty. that there is 41 no cause of ac
cusation against the Agent, unless in his
thjlt 'Ible integrity and firmness in stem
ming a torrent vj corruption, disgraceful
to the national character." From the let
ters of both Gaines and Andrews, their
viflws, in tht nation, frequently break out.
They shew conclusively, that neither the
condurt of Crowell or the pneifiention of
the Indians is by any ineuna a first object
with them. To defeat the treaty is their
solo design, indeed the President tins echo
ed their declarations, and stated that from
the “ fraud ami treachery" employed in
obtaining the treaty and the appeal made
by the Indian* to tho inagnnmmity of u
great people, which cun never be made in
rain,the laud shall not he surveyed* and the
treaty is to be laid early before Congress at
their next session*" People of Georgia!
be firm and he not discouraged, THF.Y
HARE NOT REVOKE THE TREATY ;
it is more than tho FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT, with nil tho combined energies of
its agents and Jinnies DARE to attempt—
'PI... : i .i
The ptdilic mind should he disabused on! and will pledge ruy life r*n the correctness
the suhjci t of one capital error that has linen j of the opinion, that Congress has nothing to
rhe land is yours and it w us\ ours before tin
treaty, it was yours hy conquest, by blood,
by pur* base nod by every title that could give
absolute right, hut more than this, it is yours
hy TR E AT Y.solemnly made and as solemn
ly ratified hy the only potver who could do
ho, as any treaty ever made in America : it
i* the supremo law” of the land, to w hirh
may be super-added the obligatory sanction
of a contract, vesting rights, that nothing
hut an uct of power, in the most odious
sense of that word, cun ever divest, the ex
orcise of which, will us to yourselves dis
solve the Union end place it legitimately
within your duty to defend your property
at every hazard—Familiarize yourselves
with this belief—Tremble not nt the idea of
resistance, it was your fathers right and left
to you ns*yunr right-—llow will you be able
to bear the scorn of such treatment, how
will you sutler yourselves to l*e trilled with
in thisinuunar. What! treaties made and
revoked at pleasure, to effect your interest
und yours alone, and yours iho only in-
stance wIuto it was ever done Ik foie'—
Can Union, or any thing else in the shape
of government, leave any charms for you
under such deep degradation. No! 1 re
peal, they dare not \ iolale tho treaty.
j, ue iuS tally |'ttin*u*8‘j «>• pru.lu* e .* i«
a* fttriiMi* m *l» efl. cU ax i tat u |* Il u
of |
.. lie as it !• *aov%u »
e a iueJ hv ihe uifi it.
er*o»»v.*t,ia ike Cietk le.uion.
HontM r.ore Lkua an) kaota>*
li is a well known fact, for the truth ol
which we appeal to our »i»ter slates of the
II csl, ili.it .loihiiig is u»i»if coat moil, when a
cs-iou ol l.uui has he« u obtained troa, (lie
limmiii, toMii\t*v il oil*, before they have re-
muted Irion it—S'o * t»ul Georgia sli *11 not do
ll nor shall she grutllMe lllsiut it ' Il in |M|u il
ly true (lie Indian* do not * are about it, indeetl
ihey would preter it-* suivcj, as theiehy they
will have a ic.uly matkeifor every article tli- v
wouhl wish to Sell —iJ.i Uiou^ht Nh IntOsli and
hu 11 iend.-., w in* alone lived upon me lau«I t«>
be surveyed, when lie re«|ue«led ihe G.wen.oi
i > direct the surveyors to purchase their sup
plies from the “ red people’*—Tliuy are how-
ever tau*hi In lielieve by Cn,w* !l, Cl.tik, An-
drews and Gaines, il the) oppoie thr stirvex
tk *v wifi certainly defeat the t»c«*ry. Rut I
would cnq.nr«- l h >w dues it happen, that ih
I uids il ways the property of Geurgi i, and so
-irknowle*lge,l ai tho recognition of ludepcw
deuce, a« well as by the Untied Stales when
Alabama .tad Mississippi were purchased, am)
never tr tusfi'n d to the general gove.muiiit
should now’i«. far lx king to that gpxcrunent,
ilv.it ?l»® can crdei a iczimcnt upon it to dnv
ill© Georgia in from their own s • i l — Tlmi
ui'ist be some icriUeii ins*i ui.ifnt for thi* —
Where, is it r Let them put their d«*»er upon
it ^ It is tint hi this section ol the Fed C
44 Congress shall hart power to regulate i
merer witfi tlie l.idnn tribes'' nor is it in this
44 they shall have p«'wer to di-pose of ami
mak>'all ueedtiil mb*s and regulations
peeling the territory or other pro|»ert),
leg to th- v.iitr-t ty.ite* ; and (milling ill till-
noisUtuCfUi shall lie soronsUued, a* lo pr« jii
dice any claims ol the United States, or of
jny pyrtitular state." If net in these ••'i t
u is not in the ronstiiiiinin It cannot be*
At io for there is no aiUn'iUu for Much. Shall
we be told it is the Indian treaty? What
• I,** Indians convey away the rights of Geor
gia ? Moi.ttrous! As well might they tianslei
the settled limits of the -late. If the United
States can acquire the ri hts and lands of the
•lams liv bargains with the Indians, there was
no necessity t ir purchaMic, AlaKonv am! Ma
•i-rpp, of us. I’hete is n distinction be
I w een tbe rivhtt rnnnecte.d with the tml and
tlie soil itsvu. d *h<‘\ can treat for the one they
c.vn fur the <>(her |I< tore the articles of cession
t, tae U. S. we would have jiurciiased, or *iii
von die Indians f. out thislauJ—-By those am
cles ue did nut part woh mat right-— U e omv
rcteiveu tioiu tm.ui the ptoudsc ui ertin^u
the right, which is ccruiiily no more th^i
fcxcuriti method, roaue fur our cxclus
I cn tin j obtain lac lauds.
curcfnlly lodged wpon it by doMgning men
and which Guinea, Crowell ami Andrews
hove most artfully contrived to continun.—
Tlie idea has gone abroad, and so the pres
in other atatefl have r«*cr*ivcd and ditfuacd
it, tlinl the tr* atv was tnadc hy (icorgia, that
it is Georgia "fraud und treachery" that
have obtained it. Now without reproach
ing th*.* gross ignoram e tint coul 1 conceive
or believe that any state has the rigid to
make a treaty, it will bn found upon a cor
rect knowledge of the finds that il is the on
ly treaty ever mode in Georgia, in which
she had nothing to do; at the treaty mad*
hi l". 4 ?! and at uil others made with the In
dian tribes, she had commissioners or agents
of her own, separate from those of the Uni
ted Stall's, clothed with power to flattie In
dian claims and to co-opeinte in the busi
ness of the treaty. Hut nt this treaty she
had no commissioner or agent, not a dollar
went from her treasury to nid in procuring
n cession, and not a solitary individual in
terfered, hy her direction or in her behalf.
How difieri*nt from the treaty of the Indian
Springs in 1831. Then we had two com-
minHioneis them, aiding tin' United States
officers in every poa.-ihlu manner—then wu
sent to that place fifteen thousand dollars
from the state treasury, which was actually
employed in bringing about that treaty, and
when complaints were tnado at such
pondittirc, as unnecessary on the part of
Georgia, unjust as to tlie Indians, and lx
used as a bribe, would act as a fraud upon
the great body of the nation, would lie eon
shlered highly iniiiioriil and corrupt, and
justly draw down upon ns the charge of
over reaching avarice. Hut behold, then il
win considered right, il was said to he the
i ustnni of the nation to receive presents, il
was the immemorial usage of the Indians,
instances were raked tip from every ndinin-
istratioti, to shew that Indians might be bri
bed to effect a treaty with perfect iinpunitv.
a certain appropriation was always made
exclusively fur presents, on such on niiotis.
Washington, Jefferson, Madison and indeed
every administration proceeded in such bu
siness, under the received opinion and long
established usage that a socage people*
might lie h gaily approached with handsome
douceurs whenever it became necessary to
ncirociatc for their lands. It will In* well re
collected that one instance was shewn mi
tier General Washington, where tin.* Alge
rines wcio liberally complimented with a
private donation—Indc* d it w..s a question
universally c mended, not\vith»tanding Me
lutnsh received ten thousand dollars from
the state of Georgia, and much was said
against it as every one known, that then*
was nothing improper, unfuir or unusual in
that treaty Now ho.v do* s it happen, that
all at once, (admitting for the sake of argu
ment tho Indians have received presents in
the late treaty) that it is abominably corrupt,
base and fraudulent, and that a magnum
umus people ought to give buck their lands ;
The cloven foot is too plain. If (Jlark was
Governor it would nilbe right It would be
like the other treaty. Hut if the Indian*
were prepared for a cession, ns Crowell sta
ted, before Troup’s elect ion, and hut for
that circumstance it would have been of
fee ted, where is the hardship, where is the
mighty injury they have sustained by rea
son of accomplishing that very object to
which they find given their consent, if
thwir own Agent can be believed, without
his immediate agency—If, as this double
tongue*! intriguer stated to the Secretary of
War, in a letter dated the day after the trea
ty, a " coh-ion can lie had at no distant day”
where is the difference between the mon
strous and trying hardship ofgiving up their
homes and h aving the bones of their fath
ers .VO/r, and that which will arise at “ no
distant period.” Who is blind (except those
who will not sen.) to this bare-faced incon
sistency ? What' the Indians already pre
pared for a cession, willing to dispose of
thoir lands, prevented by their agent, bo-
causa he could riot get his Governor, vesting
Handily with tho power of saying jta or
at the trouty—after the treaty is made,
this same agent declaring that a cession can
he had at 44 no distant period" if tho pre
sent treaty is annulled, and they are now
distressed to death at the idea of leaving
“ their homes" their 44 father’s bones” and
before they will abandon their country they
are determined to v icld themselves w illing
and unresisting victims to the rapacity of
the Georgians! And what is still more
surprising, never complain about the price
for their lands. The thing will not (tear
telling—the people of Georgia may he con
sidered aa fools, and lately they have been
so treated, but I trust nm( hope they have
■ease enough to sec into ^Jiis infamous logic.
Hut what has Georgia to do with this trea
ty, she cun slid does defy any living being,
Indium, half breeds, renegade traders,
negroes, ui ev en tho Crowells themselves,
to suy that she ever pretended to influ
ence its immediate execution by any means
whatever, either direct or indirect
Whatever is wrong in this treaty, must
and shall he borne hy the party making
it. Georgia shall not softer in character,
for a transaction wholly belonging to the
general government. It is enough for her
to hear the injury of un uhiiohite denial of
her rights ftom that government, much
more the odium of hur 41 frauds and treach
eries," and other malpracuri s. It would
■•'em a* if tl»6 general government vvn-* re
ally anxious to expose itself; it makes its
own treaty, by its own Commissioners, rat
ifies it, and that too up*ni Crowell's notice
that it was “contrary to instructions," not
executed by n siillinent number of Uniefe,
proclaims it to tho world, and now, with a
siipersorviceahle solicitude, it is rending out
Gaines mid Andrews to aid Crowell in pro
ving that its own treaty is a fraud upon the
Indians. There is something very myste
rious in (his. It surely cannot be with a
view to injure pour old Mr Monroe, who is
the lather of this treaty, nor can there be any
design upon the late Secretary' of War, he
maspiring, tho administration can
have no ambitious views of hi* to dread!
it must he lor the shear love of justice !!
(Mark and Crowdl have no designs to an
surer, they would not rob Troup of los of
fice if they could ! ! Ho the nbjnct what it
may, Georgia is guiltless of any misconduct
hi this self same treaty, and what is more.
Georgia is not to be injured by the uiiseon-
*hict of others. 1 atlinn that th** act which
overthrows tkis treaty, will and ought to
shake the general government to its deepen
foundation. .Vmy, it trill do more. But I
have no dread that surh a wanton usurpa
tion will he attempted. It is true there i»
much design and v lolence in the frdcnil go
vernment, hut fins will not be tho auspicious
luoiuoat to strike tlm blow. The simple
question is this, and let uli, because all can
understand it—Georgia held the bond ot
the Ulull'd States to make her a title to tin*
Indian lands widun hot limits, flu* United
Stutvs have purchased tie lauds from the
Indians, in w hich sale Georgia has had no
thing to do, igix niiit of any fraud .tu.l inno
cent of all intrigms; the United State*
have made a title to Georgia in compliance
with her bond, and taken it up, tin right in
Georgia lias completely vesica—N w it i-,
modest!) contended on the pnitot th** gen
eral government that she has cheated tin
Indians out of thuir lands, committed frauds
upon them 41 disgraeelul to the natumal
character," and aim witdius to taka hack the
lauds from Georgia Mini restore thorn to
these pout deluded people, who have alw ays
hern willing ami ready to make a trea’tv
whenever it would sail John Urowell and
his friend John (Mark rn their views upoi
the Executive tli wr of Georgia, and wi.
have never yet complaint*! «»t tuu compen
sation given for the nssiou ; on thu head
being entirely satisfied. 1 speak advisedly,
*1 appirlic.idihe point h-w uevet fiiendis-
pute fl .»» lu lUu cumoui aaui g ciVil.zcd ns
(suiif !•
do with tbis treaty constitutionally. One
branch of that body never had, and it is
now entirely out of the.reach ot the other.
It is not only the supreme law of the land,
but it M n contraet whir h even the Legisla
ture cannot rescind though it should he
founded in fraud of as dark a hue, and cor
ruption of as deep u dye as the Yazoo sale—
ami this has been solemnly determined by
the Judicialij department. How far that
brunch might not have jurisdiction of the
case upon the ground of fraud as between
the original parties is not now necessary to
inquire, but so far an the vested rights of
Georgia are concerned, the question is set
tled to all intents and purposes in the relo
cated case of Perk and Fletcher, so that
from that quarter Georgia has nothing to
fear. I repeat, if the people of the slate
will bn firm nnd true to. themse l ves, if they
arc not frightened hy (ho cry of disunion,
whi« h w ill now always be net up hy the art
fulness of the general government, to alarm
the fears and blind the eyes of the unthink
ing multitude, they have nothing hut the
weakness of their nnn to dread, for in tho
rectitude of their cause they have i vory
thing to hope. ATTICUB.
POSTSCRIPT.
Since concluding the above number the
President’s order to General Gaines to dis
franchise th** State of Georgia has made its
appearance. He has stated in so many
words, “ I AM tin* sole interpreter of the
Constitution, I AM the only judge of the
force and effect of lairs and treaties, to me
atone, belongs the right to construe com
pacts, with not only Georgia but tho Indi
ans—Governors and Ktnto Legislatures
shall not interfere with my exclusive rights,
if they do, you arc hereby directed to butch
er them, seize and diag them to dungeons,
in fine, do any thing that shall teach them
that their power is at an end !" My God !
nnd has it come to this, shall Georgia he
thus declared to be no more, and not a sis
ter state vent one grief for her misfortunes,
or breathe one sign over her fallen liberties
Her fate is sealed, she has no power to re
dress her injuries, she is forsaken by these
in whom she had a right to confide. The
last prophecy of Patrick Henry in fulfilled.
“ Your strength is in the hands of your en
emies, what resistance can be made to pow
er re fortified? Should your American
Chief bon man of ambition and groat tal-
erits, how easy will it he for him to render
himself absolute ! The army will he in hi>
hands—A standing army ho will have to
carry into execution the execrable commands
of tyranny ; and ho.v are you to punish
them? \V ill you order them to be punish
ed? Who shall obc) those orders? Will
your maro-bearor, be a match tfir n disci
plined regiment? See the situation in ichich
ire are lo be placed!" That situation has
awfully arrived for Georgia—she is striked
from tiie roll of independent states.
CQ:!VZr£t> NIC AXIOM'S.
I'OK TIIK C.K «R*;|A JOURNAL.
No. XIX.
Conduct of General Gaines.
It is painful to vensure the conduct of sn
old man, and, especially, of one who is he-
Sieved to have rendered considerable public
service Yut, when the indiscretions of an
old man nre calculated to do much public
mischief, he must submit to the animadver
sion which ho draws upon himself. The
conductor General Gaines is calculated to
do much injury to Georgia, and it must
pa<s the ordeal of public investigation.
It would seem that some fatality attend
cd tin* interests of Georgia. Hy the stu
pendous Yazoo Fraud, she was not only *l>
prived of territory sufficient to form the
States of Alabama nnd Mississippi, hut she
suffered n loss of reputation, even worse
llum the loss of territory. From those los
ses, however, she linrf almost recovered,
when a sickly meteor gleamed upon her
horizon, scatte ring desolation and death in
its train. Exhausting itself hy its own fire,
or seeking its proper level, it was apparent
ly extinguished, or Hunk beneath the politi
cal horizon, with little prospect of ever
again ascending. Only a few short months
hav e elapsed, however, when the baleful
meteor which had disappeared from our at-
mosphere, again appears on our horizon,
although, in itsdosrent, it had given indi
cations that it would never again annoy us.
tn the mean time, thn star which appeared
in our heavens on the descent of the destroy
ing meteor, occasionally puis on the appour-
atico of a blazing comet, and wears a
threatening nspeet; and however wo may
hope that valuable light and permanent bn-
UiTit may be derived from its fominra-
tions, ihe boldness of its course is at least
calculated to awaken the public solici
tude.
A treat) fi rmed byjhe Commissioners of
the United Slates, and ratified by the au
thorities of the United States, after duly
considering the objections raised against it,
has been brought into question by tho in
vestigations, not to say the machinations of
the United States officers ami agents, nnd
by a 44 strange process of involution," has
been made in the estimation of n part of
the community, to reflect disgrace on this
State
In tho midst of these mis fortunes, a valu
able class of our citizens appear to have in
curred the displeasure and opposition of
certain officers of the. general government.
The indignities oAcred to Governor Rabun,
by Gen. Jackson cannot have been forgot
ten, nnd, on reflection, arc probably regret
ted by tluit distinguished officer himself. If
I am not mistaken, another distinguished
gentleman, sunt to receive evidences of cit
izens claims, entertained sentiments unfa
vorable to a distinguished citizen, to w hom
ia lately looked fiw the honor of giv
ing a president to the Union. The firolin^s
and conduct of Gcuurul Gaines und Major
Andrews are in the mouth of overy one.
An uti cii an table person niighlaltributothcse
things to design in the late and present nd-
ministratioos: I trust they are more the
result of accident, and of inf ustonsprompt
ly made on tho arrival ufsoino wf those of-
c.rs among .us Hut, whatever may he
the cause of*'the feelings complained of,
their effect cannot hut ho injurious to Geor
gia. Major Andrews was probably more or
less influence*: by Ins prejudices: and Gen
eral Games must h ivc been more or lea than
man, if he had forgotten bis unsuccessful
competition with a citizen ot Georgia, for
tho ofli. e of Creek Agent; the subsequent
castigation he received in the publications
of that • itiz'‘ti; tb«defeat, by another citi
zen of Georgia, of his favorite plan of a
Cotniniviarial, to ho appointed by the Com
manding Generals, which latter should have
tho absolute co;itr<d of the immense fends
uecessaiyto supply clothes, piovisions, &c
tor iln? army; or tho niarhcd contempt
which he afterwards experienced from that
citizen, at Col. UomfordV, in consequence
of Ins vRporing declarations of his w ish to
aght him, &c. I s.ty, upon the principles of
human nufuro, tltcso circumstances wore
rah uhted insensibly at least, vl hope there
is not ground lo say, knowingly ami willing
ly,) to atfe* t she mind of General Gaines,
unfavorably towards this State: His recent
castigation from Governor Troup, in Ins let
ters to the President, is by no means calcu
lated tn compose his ruffled feelings, or to
cause him to represent our iotetc*!* in a
f.i\or.iblc point of view to the President:
tvhould tin v have the contrary effect, l hope
we may rely on tho integrity and intelli
gence of tho President, (cognizant, as i
trust ho will he, of the circumstance* I hav u
adverted to.) to counteract the prejudices of
General Gaines.
W hat ih* ?, are tlie circumstances under
I which Gen Gtine^wi's sent to tho Creek
1 Nation, or) in wU.u m imier bus flu di* h trg-
I cd lux d JUus ? Tim conduct wt Gvu. i*Mines
i/t too generally kn wn to require much do-
tail, and the well merited inflictions of Go
vernor Troup und* r which he is still vvrith-
ing, will nave me much of the trouble of
exposing his conduct to the public indigna
tion.
In a time of great excitement, General
Gaines came to protect the frontiers of this
state against Indian aggression, to protect
the fiicnds ol McIntosh among the Indians,
to restore peace to the Creek Nation, and,
I presume to conciliate the wounded feel
ings ot an important member of the Union.
Hecatneasan officer bound of course to
obey the constitution and laws of the land,
the articles of war, nnd the regulations and
instructions of the war department. The
fifth article for the government of tho ar-
rneanf the United Stales provides, that a
t omifiiMUoncd officer who shall use con
temptuous or disrespectful words against
the chief magistrate or legislature of any of
the United States in which he shall be quar
tered, shall he cashiered, or otherwise jntn-
ished, as a court martial shall direct: And
* ot Gen Gaines, more particularly in his
letter of 23th July, to Governor Troup, has
manifested a studied disrespect for that func
tionary : lie has done this too in the face
ot ^lic conciliatory instruction of the gono-
rtil government, to consult the Governor of
Georgia, on tlie “ measures proper to be
adopted in reference to tho actual posture of
affairs on his arrival.’> And yet General
Gaines talks about his constant efforts “to
ascertain tho direct and proper course of
duty prescribed by law, and justice, and
honor, and to pursue that course without
any regard to consequencesAnd he
docs this in the face ot tlie report made by
the select committee of the House of Rep
resentatives of tho United States, in relation
to his illegal nnd unconstitutional organi
zation of an Indian force, <&c. in tho year
1318, for the purpose of prosecuting the
military operations in which he was engag
ed ; which Indian force hv the way cost the
United States upwards of thirty thousand
dollars.
If Gen. Gaines in his correspondence
with Gov. Troup, had confined himself to
such remarks as were required by his official
duties, and such.is were necessary to defend
himself and his family against anv attacks
mndcon either, the American people, would
sustain him, (tho'the prohibition against the
use of contemptuous or disrespectful words
concerning stato authorities is possitive and
unconditional:) Hut on examination it will
bo found, that he has indulged in a course
<>f animadversation neither necessary to
the discharge of his official duties, nor
to the defence of himself or bh unite,
In pursuance of his obvious duty, General
Gaines, on his arrival iri Millcdgeville, man
ifested the utmost respect foi tho public au
thorises, nnd looked to them as the regular
organ and index of tho wishes and interests
of Georgia ; although, in the difference of
opinion which early manifested itself be
tween the general and state governments,
Gen. Gained ingeniously and firmly suitain-
cd the viovvH of tho general government. It
was not till after ho had an opportunity of
having his mind bewildered, and his preju
dices excited nnd strengthened, by the mis
chievous infusions of Governor Troup's
adversaries at Milledgeville, Monticrllo, the
Indian Springs, and in tho Creek Nation,
that lie entered upon a entysn of indignity
and insult to thn constituted authorities of
this State, which is alike inconsistent with
the instructions, and the political interests,
of tlie President; and which subjects Gen
eral Gaines to bo cashiered under the rules
anil articles for tho government of the Uni
ted States' armies Whether he will ho 60
“ cashiered, or otherwiac punished, as
court inaitial shall direct," which tho afore
said fith article of war says “ shall" ho done;
whether ho will be recalled, as was his great
prototype, Genet, by the French Directory,
for violating the sovereignty of the United
States and endeavoring to army the people
against the Executive government of the
Union ; ur whether he will oven be repri
m inded for indiscreet conduct; remains to
be mien. Wo have examined the conduct
of tho Hpecia! Agent of the United States,
and bestowed up«»n it merited censure.-—
From an intimation in Maj. Andrews’ last
letter to Governor Troup, it would seem
that Maj. Andrews bad tlie countenance of
Gen. Gaines : So tar as this is tlie fact, the
strictures on Andrews’ conduct are applica
Lie to that of Gen. Gaines. Hut let us exa
mine the sins of this gentleman in hi* pro
per person.
Gen Gaines has relied upon the testimo
ny of a bad white man, and of a crop-eared
Indian, tn discredit the declarations, und to
oppose the measures, of the government of
Georgia, and the wishes ami interests oi her
citizens :
He has impertinently introduced into a
grave official communication to the Gover
nor of Georgia, a string of nonsense about
adamantine pillars, little and great dema
gogues, the red man of the forest, the Holy
.Usance, <\-c. ^ r
He has indelicately and insultingly taken
cognizance of political parlies among us,
and attempted to nrruy the public, prejudi
ces agninst the public authorities :
Hu has threatened the ears of our citi
zens :
He has violated his faith to the Georgia
Commissioners, in not detaining the Indi
ans nt Hroken Arrow, according to promise,
for the purpose of further examination :
lie has, by his threats to, and altercations
with, our citizens, and by his unauthorised
confidence in Joo Marshall, nnd others,
nnd, more paiticulnrly, by his preposterous
declarations, that, if twenty-three stntes of
tho Union wore to censure Crowell’s con
duct, he would not believe him guilty, und
that, if the congregated world were to con
tradict the chief, Yoholo, he wouhl not be
lieve them ;—I say, lie has, by these aston
ishing indiscretions, inanifestod tho strength
of his prejudice, and his utter unfitness for
the service in which he was engaged :
lu his indignities to thn Georgia Commis
sioners, he lias insulted the government,
and disregarded the interests, of tins State :
And il is difficult to decide whether his
whining appeal to the syinpatiea of il«e
people ; his hvpociiticul ancclioo of regard
for their rights ; and his late proposition to
Governor Troup, 4 after having exhausted
the argument,to stand by their—goosequills;’
are best calculated to excite our pity, or our
indignation.
Certain it is, that G**n. Gaines, in wander
ing from the great objects of his mission,
nnd going into a personal altercation through
the medium or the newspapers has pla
ced himself in n most ridiculous attitude.
Should 1 not have time, on some future
occasion, to take further notice of General
Gaines, 1 presume enough has been said to
shew that, ns, on a former occasion, he ac
quired the title of 44 the Redoubtable Hero
of Fowl Town ;” so, on the present, he has
merited that of Envoy Extraordinary to
Hroken Arrow, and renowned Eacijicator yf
Muscogee.
There is much ground to fear that the
dominant party hi Georgiu is not viewed
with complacency hy the President of the
United States; we have at feast seen that
the officers of the President have treated
our authorities with disrespect and insult;
and ih.it an attempt has been made to set
tho people of Georgia, at vniiance with the
government of Georgia. From the pre
sumed displeasure ot the general govern
ment, some of our citizens even argue
against the re-election of the man who is
pi incipullv supposed tube obnoxious to this
displeasure. If ever the people ofthe states
proceed on this principle; if they ever
abandon the men of their choice merely
because these men have incurred the dis
pleasure ot the gtfuerul government, or a
few officers and ugenls of tho general gov
ernment ; iroui that moment they loose the
honorable character of sovereign states, and
dwimlie into mere provinces of the empire
This is the auspicious moment to teach the
officers of the general government, that they
will never be permitted to interfere with
our local affairs, nnd to teach the general
government itself, th.it no man is to he
elevated, no man, depressed,for the pleas
ure of the general government.
The nrcsence of the bayoneis of the
( Vnion,fertile purpose of arresting the exe
cution of otirlaw in the territory lately ac
quired, (although it would he both wrong
and inexpedient, except in case of absolute
necessity, to resist them,) must he ktruly
felt as the. greatest dr gradation which has
been experienced by uny member of the
American Confederacy.
Among the grounds of apprehension to
the American colonies in July, 1776, were
the measures adopted by the British govern
ment, in relation to “ n neighboring prov
ince.” Whether the American States will
see, in the course recently pursued towards
Georgia, sufficient ground to alarm their
fears, is for them to determine : Whether,
indecJ, Georgia is to “ be humbled in dust
and ashes," as it was once thought desira
ble that Virginia should be, remains per
haps to be seen. GEORGIAN.
rijc journal.
IttILI.HD aEVXI.WD;
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1625.
TO THE PUBI.1C.
In a fet:er wi iitpn hy Gun. GainiSf heatiac
date the 2!)fh nit. addressed to Gov. 'J roup .uui
published in the Georgia Patriot, the General
thought proper to state that the Rcpoit of tin
Georgia Commissioner was “tainted with
misrepresentation end perhJoand that he
would proceed to prove it. 1 he proof and ar
gument to sustain that unqualified dec Uralion,
have been looked for from the General Nei
ther has yet appeared. In a note lie has pub
lished in the Patriot of the 12th in*.t. it appears
that he has declined the undertaking at present,
alleging as an excuse tlut he docs not wish
“ to influence the vote or the political opinion
of an) mm in the State, 4 * and therefore will
suspend his promised exposition until after the
election ; intimating nto.it strongly th it if lie
was to make public IiU * xposition before the
elecfmn it might be thereby changed. What
superlative vanity. The writer of this article
docs not believe that Gen G tines will evei
make an attempt publicly to do what he has
promised, for Iroin what the writer knows of
the transactions alluded to, tlie General never
ran uake good his promise. Even should he
make the attempt there is no doubt but what
there will he .1 c mpfete failure, placing out of
view life a»brrlions. Who is there that believes
that if lie rou!d have rendered any, the least,
service to .1 certain party in Geoigia, by pub
lishing any exposition that he could make, lie
would not have done so most willingly. No
doubt hut what General Gaines believed that
bin pur pi ne was answered when he nude pub
lic the promise of his exposition, that the peo
ple would greedily svt allow any statf mi nt aiade
by him, and to it give full credence—That it
was only necessary for him to prnnou .ee any
Georgian a perfidious wretch, anti the fact
was established. As ignorant as Gen. Games
suppose* ihe people of Geoigia to he, they nre
not yet ripe for a lame acquiescence in ail his
dogmas : nor are they exactly prepared to bow
with humble submission to him as their Dicta
tor.
ONE OV THE COMMISSIONERS.
Millcdgeville, \Oth Sept. 13 *5.
Notf.—It i* proper to state that none of the
Comm undone rs have been at this place, ex
eept the writer of the above, since General
Gaines’ suspension note made its appearance,
In Monroe Super icr Court, Sept Term, 1825.
The State, )
vs 5 PERJURY.
William Edwards. ^
W« the Gram! Jury find True Hill.
GEO. A. BROWN, F.
Continued by Defend.int.
I, Wilkins Hunt, Clerk ofthe Superior court
of Monroe county, do certify that the r-bove
is a true statemeut ofthe Bill of Indictment pre
ferred at the present term of tlie Superior
Court, upon an affidavit In which Gen. John
Clark is charged with having shut nt the efflgy
of Gen. George Washington, in Washington,
Wiikea county. ThisSih day of Seut. 18.ft
1 Ills tit I* tl.iv ol Sept. IHJn.
WILKINS HUNT,Clk.
GEORGIA, Monrce county—Before me
personally came and appeared Elisha W.
Brewer and Majers Hendeiiun, both of Jas
per county^ and John Henley of Monroe, coun
ty, who being duly sworn, any that they were
present when the likeness or effigy of Gen.
George \\ asbingtou was shot in \Vashiim*ou,
Wilkes county ; that it wc.s done by one .Toll
Smith, and not shot at l>> •.•'an. John Clark as
sworn to by William Edwards, of Monroe
county. They further testify, that they did not
see Gcn.Claik in town on that day to the best
of their knowledge. The Slid ’Henderson
tlren, and for somo time afterwards, resided in
Wa hing'on. The said Henley nfeo J th»* list
of whom oonttnued to live there for about se
ven years thereafter. The said Brower also
lived in Wilkes at the time of tlie above oc
eui reuce, and for some time nfteiwarda, and
that none of these deponents, to the best ol
their knowledge, ever heard of a similar net
being committed ; nor was that act or any si
milar one ever attributed to Geu. Clark, that
they ever beard of.
ELISHA W BREWER.
M HENDERSON,
JOHN HENLEY.
Sworn *0 and subscribed before me, the fkh
Scpt.ltWo. ELI S. SHORTER,
Judge Superior Court.
GEORGI A, Putnam county— Before me
persnui'lly cam* and appeared Wiliiaui Cox,
who being duly sworn, says ihat he was pre
sent when the likeness or effigy of Gen. Ge*>
Washingicn was shot in Washington, Wiikea
county, and that it was done by one John
Smith, and not shut at hv (Sen. John Clark, ns
sworn to hy William Ed wauls, of Monroe
county ; nnd further testifies, that he did not
tee Gen Clark in town on that day, ami does
not believe he was ; hut some days slier, the
•aid Gen John Clark was in town, Slid in n
convrrsaiion with him the said Gen. C.M ok
disipproved of the said John Smith's conduct
iu shooting at the likeness or cfliz) ; and to
the brat of my knowledge never heard ol a
similar act being committed in the count) ot
Wilkes, nor was that act or any similar one
ever attributed to Gen John Clark that I ever
heard of until now ; and at the time of tlie
shouting at the likeness In said Smith, I was
residing in the town of Washington, Wi'k n i
county, Georgia, mid continued to reside there
lor severalyeais thereafter
WILLIAM COX
Sworn to before me, this 11th Sept 18*’5
ALLFORD CLOPTON, J. 1 C.
(LT» We have on hand fifteen or twenty
Cominiintcaiions, which we have hern unable
to publish. Wc have never before had so great!
n press of this kind ol uialier. We have ha*f
grumbling enough ton, about our omissions^
an*! we expert a great deal more. Wc hnto
omitted advertisements, obituary notices,
to accommodate our Correspondents^ nnd tlii^
lias been another source of dinsa list act ion.—*-
To one and all, we can only say wc hate ffo'frS'
the best we could ; and if they are not suttof
fled, tlm) must even grumble on. We caw'#
help it. * *
Q j* We hoped to bate had the pleasure of
la) ing hefoi e our readers in this paper, the ex^
position of die l T . S. Coinnifesioncrs. Messrs
Campbell and Mcriiwether It was to liavtf
reached us «m Saturday last J its failure motif
have been occasioned by 3omo accident «p
Should it arrive in the course of this week,
will take the earliest opportunity to lay it be- -
fore the public in an extra sheet.
The Plat delected—Wc have been from tiuiA >4
lime, urging on the people of Geoigia, iho
absolute necessity of re-electing Troup, if the/
w ish to get possession of their lands. We
have said more than once, that if Troup was
not elected,mi attempt would be made 10 mi
aul the treaty. Tho conviction that ou Troup 9
dofu it 8iu.li ail attempt will be made, become•
every day move strung. We had pi oofs strong
enough to satisfy us ilul such a thing was ia
agitation. IN e now produce proof strong
enough to satisfy every man in the state who
will not shut his eves against every thing in
the shape of evidence. Read the following
letter. Recollect the elm actor and standing
of Mr. Everrit. lie i« a Bostonian, n Cferg)-
111 in, .1 member of Congress, and one of the
most distinguished meu in New E'lgl.imi This
man has the temerity to write to citizens of
Georgia enquiring into the extent of Troop's
popularity, and tht chances of his re election / / /
He wish* s to know whut 1bst<icles exist to tn»
roiporating the Creeks with the citizens of Geor-
eia ! ! ! ! Can anj one mistake the mean
ing ol such euquiiies? Will the people of
Georgia now doubt about the designs olftlio
Northern people ? The mystery is unfolded.
We now see «li»t Crowell, Andrews, am!
Gainci have been luhoi ing for. Gabies* fetter
to the Governor of Alabuinn too is explained.
The treaty is to lie broken—the land is to be
^ vmi ba* k lo the Indians—they are lo be set
tled on it permanently—nnd they are to be
made citizens of Georgia !!! All this is to I10
ilone if Adams and his people succeed in de
feating the re-election of Troup. Will tho
people hesitate about how they should act*
with these things before them? When they
go to die polls, let 1 hem remember who has la
bored night sod day to procure this laud for
them, and wfe* has nftuutciiuuctd. and exiled
ou Crow. II Garnet and Andrews, when they
have been in town, and they cannot hectare
one moment in deciding lor whom they should
vote—Let it not Ul said that it fe m|I an elec
tioneering st**»y. it is no sin li thing. He
hut'* seen a Utter from Mr. Et trill, containing
eognii Us precisely the same with Horn stated in
the Utter below. There is no uifemkr in thi**
matier. Such letters have Ueen written, and
the) are now 111 the posaessfou ol citizen* of*
till* slate.
To the Editors of the Gen gi t Journal.
Madison, Sept, lltli, ICS5.
Genti.r.Mr.N—During die present week wc
Uav e received at this place, into, niatiou direct
;m.l teritable, fiom dir Wrsiern, Nimhcii.,
riintiiml Or.inu!ge« Circuit,, and I cannot
foreiju tlie plaatme of cuiiKiatulaiini; juu on
nuccMsof iln* rr|.u'.l,c.ui cute in Uice \ ur i-
uns section, of tin: stnt.\
And no tvlicm .ill the triumph ho more
complete than m Morgan Shortly utter the
adjournment of the Extra Session o' the Le-
sislature, so clanion us w ere the friends of
Crowell ,iii*l tlie adversaries ol die Treaty,
that public opinion Hcrnu d mnnir-uturily .sus
pended, B it the until has vanished, und the
penplcof this county nre thrms* 'v< « again—
Indeed Troup's majority will ho little |. £ than
Crawl mil’s was Imt year, foui hundred votes.
1 lie watch-ward here as every where, is’ Trou'v
nnd die Treaty.
Gen. Clark's advocates were tal.on by sun-
prill", by hi, Iiiib ,umui«r.,et. A tculuul urn!
inielh^ent ftiroilof In,in n m-ichl*. ti, R( *our-
VALUAHLE PROPERTY
FOR SALS.
rpHE subscriber offers for vile on liberal
l terms, between 3 and ‘JOO ACRES OF
LAND, in the vicinity of Madison. Morgan
county, the quality i f which is a* good as that
of any laud in the country.
Also, a well finfehed two Story
DWELLING HOUSE,in the form
ofthe fetter L, 30 by 41 feet, con
taining 6 large room, situated about a quarter
of a onle from Madison, on an elevated healthy
situation, commanding a beantilul prospect ol
die village. Convenient to the Dwelling
House is a good Gin House and Barn, 60 feet
in length, with all the neressary out-houses for
un extensive planter. As the pioperty fe so
well known, it fe unnecessary to describe it
more minute!). Po*«e»idon can be given 01
tlie first of Jammy next. For further parti
cubits application to be made to
THOMAS McCARTAN.
Madison, Sept. 20 6t-^51
825 lie ward.
B ROKE out of thejail in D*» Kalb count),
on the 30th Aug. I*st, ISAAC YOUNG,
a man about *1 or 22 years of age, a chunk)
well built fellow, round face, red complexion,
about 6 feet 6 or 7 inches high. It is probable
that he will make lowards Jackson county.-*•
Any person that will deliver the said Young
lo tne shall receive the above reward.
GEORGE HARRIS, Sh’ff.
sept 20 2t 61
C N KORGIA, Morgan couuty—IN he
T Benajuh Smith applies to me for letters
of administration on tlie estate of Joseph
Smith, late of said county, dec *1.
Th«w trv therefore to ci&r and sdinoniih. all and
lingular, the k.mired and creditors ot uid drevot-
r*t, to be «nd appear at mjr office within the tun*
pretended b) .aw, to shew cauw, it SU) tiief call.
wh> fcmd better* wt administration should not v>
gnsti *1
Given <inder my baud tbit 10th of Sept. U2»
JOttN IV. roRlER.c. c
most in si eere act 1 f the Generali hi© 'fe -
«urrfe unkind, not to have prepared the mini's
of liis Hu.ty .crvaiil, for thi* niovrinc-H, I yr
previous notice. * 3
Till- Ail.un. Irp.dfn! in t|„ North. T ilj-rnvrr
.ire liiinmhi.ig ll.pir wcupons for a d.’a,!ly on .
«M again,I iho Iroaty uext winter. They are
li.ingiuK unh hronihlra*. *.i*ppn«e on ihe rrsu't
of Ihe appro,ohing olootinn The learned am!
insrr/ioirs Jlr. Kverett, loo inmiitioot to await
thr at rival of iho Itr .t Vonday it. (), ,„|, rr
hoett omjturicg by lotior, th, rrlrnt of Troup',
poptdat i.ii in (,.urgm, otrd thr rbwret of hi:
re-rlrttiun, und “ v ital iwvptrajilt obstacles ex
ist us public opinion ajfahoU t corpmlint the
Creeks into the fstaie and r.-',r/i„o ,>„ m to alt
thepnrir^es of cttisenMp." A„ iotrlitgm.t
friotitl of ........ « ho ha. re. 0i.ily r et IM from
iho North,II.torn., me that more i, t,„t on*
opt.i.oii I ...it. IW-Vork to Aiiau.tR, ami that
ta, the .til,anon or avoid,„oe ol the 'Irtatv.
depot.,la on the fucrew or defeat ol Governor
I roup. 1 ho people abroad will .m o.t,
*tuo the suljoct, 6ul will he reflated by the
expression of public opinion here, * V •
Prior lo the last tallied .e.non, | »ntte&t.l
th.ii l rowel I must soon sink a*, few in fefumy
^i..;.tn Ed ward., end I fo,„a„. f, cil ,ho
difficulties that Clark and his friends would
offing© themselves min, by hogging him to their
bosoms and aiding Games .md Andrew* 1 *
son en him from an investigation “ 1 *
Gau. 1 roup uud [nUruul Improvement—Last
week we refe r*,! to a cotre.poudente betweeu
1...*. lroiip and the (joteinor ol 'lri.,u, ut>
on Ihu ttttbjeet ul it ( anal to unite the wateta
ihe ieuiiuMue Riier with ihoac ol Gent.
8" > "• no’ v publish the first two Inter*,
watch ate aullicient to ,i. u w the troautll
Governor Troop occupies, at.d hi. view,
of the practicability of tho project. IfyiTo
people of Georgia v.i.L to .ee thi* acl.eu.tt
p.o.ecutfd will. Vigoraudiolell.gance, let then*
continue Troup in the odicc he nuw holds.
Kxkcutitk Orriec, XKKanssr.K, )
Murfrccslorvugh, June G, 1G35. $
StK : 1 am directed by an act of the Le.
gi.lature of this stale, pauacd at their .ea-
taon of lo23, “ lo commence a written cor
respondence with the Governor of the Stale
of Alabama nnd Gcorgm on '.c subject oC
connecting the waters of lliwaseee with
the w aters of Coosa, by moans of a canal,
as well os th« practicability of a canal around*
the Muscle Shoals in tlie Tennessee, and
through what is called the Tenmc-seo Val
ley on the South stdo of said river."
Tito object to which our Legislature ex
pected that the attention of Georgia would
bo most particularly drawn was doubtless
that of u cot C.I ftoni Iltwassee to Coosa'
allow me therefore to request, that touwili
bo pleased to communicate any information
you may have on lliu fnlluwmg point*.
lit. 1* it probable that Georgia would c».
operate with Tennessee in milting the c«-
nalspoken of?
‘Jd. Hate you any correct infi.rntiiion of
the probable expense of completing a canal
from Hiwaesee to Coosa?
Jd. Have you any knowledge of the
giuuml through which a canal would litvo
to be cut; tho quantity of water that may
be commanded with convenience, and the
ptacltcubilily of tho plan Do you knuw of
a sktl.ul engineer who could be’procurt d to
make the necessary exuinmniioiH ,.f ,h a
grouod? Js it likely .that Geu, s „ WguM