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machinery would cun about tSt-JitO , fi im 4u t" 50
hands. $2401)—on a i>irtt> pood m nlo As the h'lLHi
crop ia laid by llio liist of Juno, n g*eat dual of th«
work can bo dono bofurc %'ro rolling srj.oti connm n-
cCs
INDIAN BOITKDAUY MM-
These are the facU ; ami if representation* <Uff»*r-
ili h.’
LETTER
lfrom the Secretary of War, trauoiiiittin^ infor
mation as his olfico affords, of any <umpnets ov
:i£re«tnrma between ihe Creek and Chen Um> tribe*,
of Indians, on the subject of the r Bound irj l ine.
Sic Arc.
Op.r ATITM FN T OF \V«R,
Fthrvn'ijW lfcVl!h |
i?ln : In obedienco to a resolution of tlie Mouse of
U< presentatives of the 14t li ultimo, I huvn tlm lioi. r
oflrnn&milting herewith pipers No l % t" 10 in*lu«ive.
which, with the explanatory notes on some ofihem,
1 amiyh nil the information tlmt the records of tlii* D< -
partmem contain, touching any “ compacts or attrae-
monts” between iho Crook and Chornkco tribes «>f
Indians on the snhjoct ofthoir “ boundary linos, and
the *' correspomlonco" relating thereto, ns called
tor bv the resolution above mentioned
I havetho honor to bo your obedn nt s«tv u.t
P B PORTER
Hon. Aunntw Stkvfnsom,
Sptaker of iht Benin t of Representotirrs
No' I.
sfc.7 tract from minutes of occurrrncts at I'att Jack
son.| during the negotiation of Jackson's t r.aty
asfurnished hy Col. thnrhins, fruitd States igtnl
far Indian Affairs in the Creek nation, m August,
1815
“ Certificate relative to the Crech uud Chtroknj
’kovadai y
“ Bo it known nnd remember'd, that tlio Chtroltne
r.nd Crock chiefs assembled nt Port Jackson, tl fnm
with a view to agree with th« Utter on u boundary
In* 1 dividing tlio lands of tlio two nations, that, on pro
positions being made.by the first t*» msbo n defmitve
ecub’inent oftlie boundary of said land, the rncond
replied that thav had n<* ubiortiun nt some tune to
vnttla their boundaries with the fir»d ; that in the pr
sent distri p«.cj ufate oftb.dr nHti in, the could n »* en
lor info business with that ronMib ratioii and deltbera-
linn which tin ftihjor: inquired,!»nt «v*mM dnit at some
time not fardistant ; St that, until »hs uM bedonn tli‘*y
bad n > ohjerti<d» t. .be ChookecH settling thomselvos
d iwn on lands which they migb* doem t » Im cl* ally
within tl.o r prop r le un(lnri» a . %V that it is tlieir do-
siroto li o m amity with the Cherokee*, nml would
ever consider thorn as tin ir good friond«and*»Mgb-
burs, and w« nhl render tliom all tlio friornlly oflb es
within their power
“ Dono nt Port Jackson, tho Otli day of August,
J314.”
The above contains the voluntary nnd firiundly nr-
tangement entered mt< between thn chief of tlm Che-
rokno nation of Indians and the chiefs of tho (’reck
nation, requested to bn committed to wMtng, and at
tested by ns Agreeably thereto, the snnio is commit-
tod, to writingjarid attested hv us
ANDREW JACKSON.
Major (Sen (,'<r min midi tiff.
BENJ’tf HAWKINS.
. iprnt far Indian Affairs
RETURN J MKftiH,
Agent for CluroUcts.
So for, I have wrilteu tun wropU; uarulivo of
Cbc n run ne see. I will only observe, that it \ ent from them have been made, or if it hu
appears to me that when this statement shall he ' suggested that the I 'r«*ei\ chiefs in council » vr
con-id r»d n addition to tho other documents . made any acknowledgement of boundary tv hie
conunununied, the Cherokccs* cluim to the . was Attested by me, of} hating agreed to a hour
l course "f the line fr nt the (Joosu to the “ Flat dary, were prevented by me fit m signing it
j Itock or ftone, nr Old Corner boundary, M will be there will be no hesitation on my part in dec laring To Mpj.U. u. A.nmu
it absolutely false. Be the reprcsenti.tion wltat it
may, I recpiest of yon, if knowing to it, to detail
it to me ns it is and by whom made Can s<
uncandid and illiberal statements have been mad*
by Colonel Meigs, or contenanci d by him ? Li
it’tbuugb have Ivi.n »».ade by whom it may, it is
favorably considered by the Government.
I have the honor to be, fee.
RETURN J. MEIGS.
Hon Wm. H. Cb\wFonn,
Secretary of tror.
i\ S Til Cht roK'Cs have been in tpr» t pos
warded, have the most ample powers
vi»-w . iif t' * E cut'r.f will b»- full) nxpb
tiio.;,. mstr’ Cti* n ■ -ui, l n » douU,
approved by an • nligl'-' f*< d 'public.
the h -t.or t<» lo k'. Si”
WM II. CUA > FORD.
Jackson,
Yaghvillc, Tmncssce.
CONGIIESSIONAD SI MMAKV.
'iUlVElY I.Y TIII. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The one general as a l.efii.ialure . every ten, instead of twenty tuile, l„ lt ,
. Other local, for the Ponplo of this tv.ts ncguiived Ity a irent maioritv’
9"8«ion of til hind in question lor more than hall ttnfottntled ; though tv. II calcul iletl t.a ha*«
ilnced tile President to enter into this ha,ty c
tt.t. tetter ar* bfitr-.-rt | fention—-a ronventinn hy tvhielt the heat | ttlioti
a canlory.
NOT I’..—'Tti*dorumfut*rc(p..
.ininmnrHtPti with th* itfiter oi Coiunei Mrix^ nt iaih r,f the country reded by the Creeks. .iiTiountiu;
i,, and wliirh .Minot In- rnunds onit tho lirintlal Uoc- . _ , ! l. t l
Im..tr». ld|».
rin*-nt ml
i part, with that which is herewith
tiUiiiriiUTl, and iinmlirrp'i I.
OK KICK ! \DI \N AKKAlitS, f)l«t Juouarf, 1$2).
No. 2.
Ktlruti uju Idler from (Im Grnhau to Urn John
.‘'trier nn<l lYi/linm Burnett. Emj. rommttsioncrs
for running the line* of tin lour! nd i il In/ the Crrrli
Indians to the Unitrd State* Injiht treaty ,/IS14,
doled, Deportment of IVar Sfhtrnbrr 2. 18)5.
“ In tho nbsetico of Mr. Ornvvlord, who in on a visit
to his fstinly, I have tho honor to jtcknowlerl^fl ill ■
rcecitil of your enininiiniealion oftlsr .ultimo
11 There hrinp no rlo. ttmorit lit tliis oftiro hy tvhi h
tho boundary line of tint Chorokeer c. ttl.l he estah
list)i'H, your rommiinirnuuii was riJorrud I" the • .'uni-
iniasioner of the I,nnd ()tHre,but ho was ret aide to
furiusli any inlorirtution on the sulrjert I presume
that the boundary linos between the Cherokee*,
Creeks, and Chortntvs depend entirely upon tradi
tion, and that theru is no rurnrd ovidetno of them "
No. 3.
lUlrattof il letter from the Secretary of War to Co
lonel /it. J. JUitgs, Cherokee .Igent, doted 0‘W A'o-
itemhir, 11*15.
“ Tho benevolent and oiilifthtoncd poliev whioh
tho Gi.wnuiout ha* invariably |tur*ued towards its
Indian neighbors ooglit to rpiiet tho Tsars of the Chero-
Kre* on tlio subject ofthoir territorial rujIilH In rito-
liing the line Irettyeon the Cmiterl States & ilm Crocks,
I'nro will b* takr ««rmd nil (piioaronoe* ,| injafltee
to thoCkV'diMi. •bo*, (idalny during tha laie sear liaa
never tM eu*r«riad Tha Imundiy Irat.voeo tl
IJreaks and (n.rolteea, wliirh a. eordinft to the
treaty, should lit tlio boundary hotween tho latioi end
tho C'ltiled States, is « matter of fuel, depoitding upon
Joilitnony which it is important should ho obtained
with tho least priNiihle delay. Tlio Prandcnt utpVcts
that you will celleet nod communicate all the itifor-
TOMivin upon this suhjool that is within your roach."
No 0.
DnfATtrMF.Ni' ni War, 14//* March I it 1C.
Gk.v . i.khf:. : Thi PrehtUeui hits instructed me
I., direct that the line Ir tween the Cherokee* at.d
the linds ceded hy the Creek nation to the Uni
ted Slates in tile year lol4, ahull not Ire run tin
d it ehtill he deli,red hy treaty w ith the depute
tiirn 'fthat nation, now in this city. Thiawill
proti thly he dune in a few days. Nu lime will he
I si in tti'ine you information of this event
\V n it is defined, you will proceed to run and
n irk it according lo the tipuiatious of the treaty
Th western limits of tho cession will have to he
■ Ijusied and arranged hy treaties or conventions
with the Chickasaw nml Choctaw tribes. As
soon ns matters are arranged with the Cherokees,
measures will tin adap ed for holding treahes
with those tribes.
I lisvn the honor to be, fee.
WM H. CRAWFOllD.
T ■ Messers. Wm Barnet,
Bk.nj. Hawkins,
Hn.Mf.Nn P Gaines.
Commissioner), (,n,
Nn. 7.
Kxlraelfrom n trealii with the Cherokee nation,
concluded at ll.e city of IVrtshinglonon the iid
Much 11:10. [Seevol, Ind. treaties and la as,
P“Sc 130 ]
“ . Irticle i Whereas doubts huve existed in re
l.i t ion to tbe notjl’.crn bouiid.ny uflliat pari of the
Crock Indians lying west of tbe Coosa river, and
wmcll were ended to the United States by the
treaty held at l'u■ t Jackson on the 0th day of Ali
gn -t, 1814 ; Hint whereas, by the 3d article, of the
tve.u 1 v. dated the 7ih of January. 1800, between
the United States anti the Chernkee nation, the
United State-, have recognised a claim on the part
■f the Cernkee nation to the lands south of the
b g bend of the Tennessee, and extending as far
w, at as a place on the waters of Sear creek, (a
branch of the Tennessee river,) known bv the
name of the Flat Rock, or Stone : it is, therefore,
now tb riared and agreed, Hint e line shall he run
from a point on the west bank of tho Coosa river,
opposite to ti'e lower end of the Ten Islands, in
raid river, and alone Fort Strother, directly to
the Fist flock, "r Stone, on C" r Creek, (a branch
fifth" T nne-oee river,) which line shall be estab
lished as the hoondary of It" lands ceded by the
Creek n dam t, the United Staten by the treaty
I chi at Fort Jackson on the Olh tiny of August,
1311 and of the Hands Claimed by the Cherokee
o dinn, lying west of the Coosa and south of the
Tennessee river."
.Wirk^K^^hMiSKliiSlllo 5. 000, 000 of ne.es has h en surrendered, and
with it the security of the lower conntry and nor
mu frontier. Below the month of Wills' creek
j nn the Coosa, and Thompson’s on tlf Tonne--
J .ec, the Clterokee.s never had a claim—a fuel, I
»m persuaded, well known both to the Indi i
end their agents. Understanding, win n at thi
nly, that Colonel Meigs ws i coming ort with the
Chernk“e chiefs, I declared my bri ef that tiny
vould assert claims to lands to which they ne
vr had a rigid; and tirgf d the propriety of ha
vng with the ComnitsMonrrs a;i|cinted hy tin
Coverr.mnnt to designate the points of the tre
P ; not doubtingImt that foil and complete ju
lice would he done, and that all parties would
oice aciptiesco in the boundary they ought t sh-t
bl-;!i I must, tiinugb, here, he permitted to r> -
milk, that the idea never was ind:.Ip d that the
eo losed paper wool I he atti mpted to he palm
etl on the Government as an evidence of rig .'
in lie Cherokers, or.consent to that right by ih*
Creeks. The paper speak* for itself, and co. -
vers no such idea : if it Ins been used diflferrn'l'
j frtm what it purports, it deserves to h« mve-ci
I gated, that the. odium may bo thrown at th" pro-
i per floor, and the contract set asid", hi e.mm
| dearly founded in fraud. The evidence of Cob*
net Butler. Adjutant (Jencral, Colonel Hawkins
j Captain Thomas Holler, then toy id. M j- r T.
tun, and Mr. Oassedy, can fully explain this j
whole transaction.
I regret exceedingly that this convention lots
been thus hastily entered into, without that dear
and satisfactory Information which rrrght hav*
been had, and which would have clearly negati
ved all idea of right on the part of the Chcro
kees. The western people ar*- lo**d in their corn
plaints against it. They consider that that seem
ity for which they have fought and bled is Ink. o
from them; tint! thee intry, gained at the ex-
peuso of some of the best lilooti of the land, to
ken, as they believe, without evidence of tight
and bestowed on a nation of Indians whose I ddi-
etand scalping knife hive left e my no orphau,
and many a parent wi lion: a child.
Marty of these people arc ‘•etlled down in III"
villages from whence they by tlieir valor d.tow
the hostile Crer ks ; nrd many of the vo'unteers
who, ngniod the orders of their Government,
marched agains; the Cherokee* at Nie tj iek, do
stroyed it, and gave s*cnrity to theii Irontier, an
also there When they shall see themselves re
moved from their villages, which were tile dem
of the murderers of their wives and children, not
.to answer any general policy oflhe Government
but to benefit! lilt* prntr ing lion of the fore I.
who has already done th m «n much irjury. yont
fori hodings will he something iik" mine. thn‘ *'vi'
may result. I hope it will be believed th it 1 ant
nut often alumni at It ides ; but. that in all my
actp, in all my expressions and information to the
Government I am swayed alone hy disinter
ested motives—public good i
I am. respectfully, kc.
Knoxx ih.LKy January 10, I8iu.
Sin: I am on my wav to the ciiy with six
Cheroki © chiefs; and as we shall (ravel slower
then tin mail, I forward the net timp;u;j in,; doe
uments," which tnav afford some information re
lating to the Ch rokee and Creek boundary line,
tliHt should divide (tic kinds of the two tribes.
It is p cliable that xve shod nut bo able to reach
(he city before he 1st of Fi bruary.
I have the honor to lie. k*.
RKTURN J. MEIGS.
"*Ym H C'rtut unn, E q.
• Secretary of War,
No. C:
Fa Dart of a titter from the Si Cretan/ of I fur to
Messrs Ifni Harnett Ilrnj Hutchins, and
Edmund /’ Caines, commissioners, fyc. f,-c.
dated lUtli dlpril I81G
“ Enclosed you will receive tho copy of a cun
v ntion concluded at this pluce with the deputa
tion of Cher k"*- Indians, which has been ratilied
by th" President.
*• I is tile desire nf the President that you
ornceed without delay to run and mark the line
defined in the convention You will be att<nded
by soma of Hit* Cherokee Chiefs, who are ac
quainted with tho point lit which it is to termin
ate. The surveys which General Ctiffne has
m ul* w II probably bn of sotn- use tn you in the
"X* rutiim of thi* duty Upot. no nxaaaiuatia* #f
hts ri)|>ort, which is no# in this Department, he
appeara to have taken no notice of tho point at
** hich this line is to terminate, notwithstanding
It appears to Itsv. had in view tho convontion
nude wit the Chi-rokees in thuyear 1800, which
0(umes Can v Creek, and a line drawn from its
source lo the •* Flat Rock," ns the boundary be
tween tbe Cherukees and Chickasaws.
• ThP do< iirupnt» lirrp ro.rri nl h wr
hftt lakfit irunt lit? (tl- * «•!' tin iit-purti
(he mostiliii.’i-nt i'\atiiiiiiitu>n tjirs sin
icuiul.^INDIAN OI KU'K.aUi Jamt .t* .Ih*:
N
not tv I th tliis lilirr
l ; nor cun thvv.HlW
bp miiy wUere
N 9.
Copt/ of a letter from Central Jackson to the Sec-
tJuro of I far dated
Nasiivili.f, June 4. 1816.
Sir : Tha er.t Io3od paper was a few days ago
sent me, with this remark—that il was believed a
copy of it had been laid before the President, as
an evidence of the consent of the Creeks to the
Cherokee claim to tile, territory lately ceded to
them convention at Washington ;ond tint o! >-
ml Meigs hud mg* ditto the President ns affording
an evidence of that alaim. I can scarcely believe
the statenu nt; and until it is in my power to
hear from you, will not forego the good opinion
■ n't- t un d oft'ulonel .Meigs, hy believing that lie j ?ou'll of the. Ti nness
could so far sin against light and kuowledgu us to ~
act in uircct upper,itiun to the information hepos
NO I'K—Tho pnprf rcfrrnRl lo imltP forrintitic letlrr, nnd in
thar from iheSornM/try nf Wnr, wltirlt lolltnv*., iu Itciit vi-d to In*
tht Miim'Jn nart, av it It that herewith submmitted.nnd uuiulteicd
I.—Office Indiau Altai is.
No. HI.
Dni’.rRTMENT of War. I Ut/i Jane, 181 fi.
Sift: Your letter of the. 1th instil, l has been re
ceived tliis day by the mail. The paper enclosed
was produced hy the Clusrt,kee deputat'on,
which accompanied Colonel Meigs to this plat-
last Winter. The whole paper, taken togi-the*
certainly presents the idea that th" hottndaries ii*
signaled in the first part of it had hern agreed * i
oo by (he parties, and that you were acquainted
with the facts. The note at the bottom of that
article asserts that the execution of a convention
was deferred upon your advice.
I agree with you that the particular instrument
tn which your nano*' is subscribed, t k n-iparU"
ly, warrants the construction with It you hav
placed upon it. The whole piper, lake n tog h
cr, is certainly calculated to make n m ! 2 ■■*'•
that is inconsistent tvilh the rational contirurficn
of the instrument sign* d by you when eonsid . i!
separately. I have no distinct recollection of a; y
representation of Col .Mciga itpnn this stihjee* ;
and on that account, can tody say that he in d.
nono which won* calculated to remove tho in)
pres-ion which that paper produced, considered
ns ono entire tit t.
By tlm proceedings nf our CoinmisHone-s, t 1 '
Cherokeo boundary wits eonsidereil to ex' d
down the Coosa, to the hm end of the Ten
Islands.- Testimony furnished b\ Col Hauki,-
dablishes the same fact. By our convention
with that tiilie, wc hav, 1 admiti* d that their t-lai.v
ndtd 've.’t as f
Th s paper was duifted by Colonel Meigs, and
j presented to tlm Creek Indians ; and though, not
a* I iindersto.id tror.i him, an assurance was had
that tin j' would sixn it, yet, when presented, they
positively refused t'* do it. *
At an ea 1 ly |t riod after rca -lting what i3 now
called Fort Strother, information was given me
by the Creek chiefs, that the lands of their na
tion extended modi higher up than Wills’ creek,
l'if boundary shown by the Cherukees; that
or head | tbey * xt* ndeJ as high as tile mouth of the High
tower, and along the Cheek path to the Tenres-
, whom it crossed that liver, "'Itey stated
that the Chntokc.es wore settled on lands beion-
fc'"K I" them fts low dawn die Coosa as the month
of Wills’crreK, which had liccn loaned them by
their nation.
Wiii'ii o d red 11 i-eceivn tho capitulation of
the (’recks, and a surrender of is much land as
would indemnify the Unit, d St.dcs for the expen
9*3 of the war, I wrote lo Colonel Meigs, and re
quested that it)*) Cherokee chiefs should a*'end
ihl oiitit il at Fort Jackson, to settle their bottn-
dtiy, liefore ihetnaly should he finally coiiclu
di d. T.ais was impottant, as well to ascertain
" hat h itindj should be secured to the Creeks, as
to know certainly hoiv fur the residue would of-
unient before im nliou'd :) anti tho reason Mat I | fer to the United States compl.do indemnity for
Wasiiinovon t'n'v. Februart/ £7,1310.
Silt 1 In addition to the documents eonimtii.i
xated to the War Department, in t.upport oflhe
eliiirn of the Cherukees to thu line of boundary
between them and tho Creeks, as slated in the
printed transcript of the. prt.vci dings of the par-
lies On that subject, at Fort J ir.k .on, on the tltli
August. 181!, Che-u ctm-ne see, nutv here, one
or the Cherokee deputation, stale ;hat lie met [ t
with the Big Warrior, the (heck K:
chief, at Fort Strother, about the 5ih of October
lust: they entered into conversation about the
hottndat y line of thu two nations ; imii that the
Big Wr.nior m.ide thij oliservation lo him:
■ ‘-The white psoplc scorn greedy f r i nd : that is,
tha UnitcJ States’ cmnir.ission* rs seem greedy
for land. My f iend, ho ca dious; attend to the
running of tho line ; if you do no', they will ru i
the lit' not agreeably to our agreement at Fort
Jackson in 1811, (alluding to thu p;n.te.i d,cti-
munt ( had the honor to com xinni ' ito to y )•> )
My friend you area young mart: if I eot.1,1 lit. •
scon your father, thu head chief of your nation,
I would ham told him us 1 t !l you ; and I * on-
biller the .agreement that was draw n at Fi rl Jack
■ on as our gui le, (il.'itding to thu printud doc-
delayed or pul offy u t. d. p tntiun atjF r: Jack-o
in 1814, was, that 11 lien hoped tlio United Stair s
would take pity on my nation, and * xteod nu
limits below where Jacks u.'j treaty had limit* d
them. 1 had a wish*thnt the line from Vann's
old store, on tho Oemulgee, t * tile Con* i at F t
Strother,should not be nitukcd ; but as lb line
between you and the w n't- I .oust be mar
rd, I Wish it to be niarktd agreeably to our
agreement at Fort Jat ksnn, as bolero expr
Clw-u-cuu-t)e set- further stairs, that t!
he expanses of the war. Himself and some of
the Cherokee chiefs attended, ant! many confer-
e c* s were It-Id: not being invited, I was pres
ent at none of th, to, and only learned what was
p i- ig by information derived from the Creeks.
They -t ited 'hat it was insisted tiy ttl*> Chero
k , that now ts.they were about to cede a por
tion of tlieir country to the United States, they
should, previously lo concluding the treaty re-
i : i d.” | cogn:g • their boundary to ini'ludfe lands to which,
I: ■ Big ■ t-\ they ; liege, the Chevwkees had not, nor ever
Warrior named the points on the line a: they I had a'title : Ibis hey positively revised. I,earn
were written at Fort Jiieksnii Hnd In.d onrethonyht int from Colonel Mrixs «nu the Creek chiefs
the par I
*.h. old
that, as those points v. .-*■,■ well known t
ties, llteic whs not any need that the. lute t.|u t
be marked the other way ; that i-. the line from
Coosa to the Oemulgee, or Vann's old store.
Che-u iuu-ne-st'c says, th,;, at the time lie
t-d this ct«,vrr i.t ; o.i with th* B g Warrior, the
Wreek intet pretur was acting ■■- such ; the p. ini i; a I
Cry* k speaker tva pri sent .ii» , an I otli. r Cre l
chief , who could .-peak li ch l.ingna; " ; tit d
Cherokee chiefs, oite named Rttrlilf, nitl o e
named Sweet Watei, and another named Barney
Hughes, were pvetent, hi-ides two Clliclc sse
chiefs, who were suet by tlieir .,i.;:on to be in
turm*d of die puMt? proceeding* ; and millet
ae Cre. k or (. I, , ka-aw chiefs made any ol j t
tions to "hat was said I y t! B g Wanior
™ W ' t? ' '" k . I " m l( '" 1 1*'-vI, and seel
L ,v 1 ni ‘ l ake your-elf uatasv ah- i t
11 "ginut m ynt,r own " ’
tl» l1 nothing could b*- concluded on in relation to
boundary, I proceeded !n a confirmation of the
t" sty. with'til *-allio^t therein for any points th*t
might pi* |ud:ce tile claim* of either party, leav
ing what might not b" rufilciently cciuin to he
a a r ained hy tile ( oiniuissioners whom the
President might appoint.
() i ill - P:h August, alter much writ th !wd,«s
I unde f lood, licen manifested .both by the Cr»«fee
•oel Cherukees, litis ptipet was brought by t'olu-
Cam-y creek, and from thence to the Fiat It ik.
ami engitged to endemor to * htain th-_ Chirk-
rbrws’ consent to that boundary. Thi* l:e'.*T
tribe Iihvo the dcclafaiiun of General W ’ in"
lion that their title extend, over tile g. : ales! o’" 1
th* 1 of lands claimed by the Cltei ckec-, west It!:*
Chickasaw Olil Fields All lit es- circunudati •
if they do not clearly cst.ilfiish their respective
rights, at least prove that Untie is but li;tl- eerlaio
ty in Indian buund.it irs. IVe know that 'he < "lie-
roken title extends a» far 6V,th, m) tin: Georgia
-ide, as til" high shoals on the App I'acliee : fr a
" henen it dni'west lie*' W 'td l fluke tie C
smith of the Ten Island-'. It is not wonderf !
that great uncpftainty shotdd i-xist in Indian boutt
darie:, xv.-re records are unknown, mid wit ■ ■ tin
lands daiuted are never t .oily oceopiod. !
this state of uncertain!,). an cnfighti n d and lih-
eraHnatioti should not •>( ' aside the claims i f i
ignorant and savage neig' bouts, whi re th- y ba\ ■
ever been recognized by any act of the Govern
ment TIimp recognitions have been m ule in fa
vor of tlfe Cherokers a.id Ch cknsaws t" the. land
whirl) you i iti-t belonged to Creeks. When- iv
ire judges in our own cause, and w her • the weak
ness of the other party dees not admit
■it. appeal finm our decision, delicacy, as tvi '! a-
a proper sense of justice, 1 u id induce us to I,. n
in favor of the claim adverse to om .- I atn m i *
for from lie lowing that w* bav. v V-d a-
thingto the (,'kerokee*, wliirh ;hty l:iu! ■
right tn demand. In this opitm.o 1 o tiv to nt
taken,as tile evidtuiec is ceitoio'v no' ,
character which amounts tod' ntoo-iiet'im. W
have done, in this rose, vfhnl l would have d .
where my individual interest was t oncernu!
w here the dec sion was left to n.ys-d,' Thi- i
the point of * iew in who h the C IS Ight to t.
considered. \V< are in no clanger from any a
of liberality towards (he Indian tribes wi'hiti oo:
limits. The lands south of the Cher ;,IV |in
when settled, will furnish o pupulolicin cqaot to the
repulsion of any enemy which may be bruoglit i..
act against it. Tb*. : therefore, on indticem o'
to re examine litis subject, or lo question its va
tidily. In an enlightened nation, stib nis-ion to
the laws is the fnmlaniental pr'oeiple u >on which
the social compact must rest. No apprehension
is entertained of tit* consequences which you an
|>«ai' to foreb tdi. The Irmly with the Clte.ukers
has been approved hy the Senate and House of
Representatives, ar,j is the supreme law of th.
land. Submission to i* is a duly •hich will not
he neglected. At tile same time, it is admittui
.u M"igs to iny tent, nnd requeetid to be attested ) ttint tile acqui:i;ion of this tenitory is desirabl
by Colonel Haw kins and myself, as the only and no proper occasion for acquiring it will I
thi":’. Inal eould then ue done, end for the put" omitted. Tile same policy will !>•■ pursued wit
was expressly declared, to secure the
Chetukees who might he settled on the Creek
lam's 'it quiet and iimlislui lied possession, until
he question of boundary Could be settled be
i 'ocn them ; and to prevent them, in the interim,
from bting iu any manner subject to the Creek
tS'.VV.
lie
if h
regard to the Chickasaw*. The claims .»f l!
United Stales i’-J tie pretsed a** far hs justice
will admit, and liberal compensation will be uf.
fered ivlieris I heir lights are. deemed %«|ld. Fi»r
lOL’rE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
J anuaky 20, lr20
\lr Al* X \NDF. 11. from iho Ctumniitm* fur Uv Dm*
\ trict cf ColumUia. lo vvhicb the subject«hnd been
ueforr-’d, made die fuiluw.iig :
REPORT
Vlie Curqmittt o f.-r tin- D.striet of Columbia, in
putemwe of certain resttlulinn** of tlm IlniiKe, ol
llitJOlli-)^ Jamjar;, memorials. A: t«» th«Mii referred
reMU’etug Slavtuy witbia tli»* Divind* bnvo lu»d
dio an ni under eomiidoralion, arid renpecduliy Ivo-
port:
The abject to wliirh din alteniion ol die Commit
too ha9n!un ralb ft, h, al anv time, one <*t jireat im*
porlam and delieHev, and does not become ho,
wimn hi cMnsidi r rli•* relation* i’. wliicn Congress
Htnmlri rjwaida liiis District, an its local I.ctfiHla.mo.
Willin''In* C< rii’uiUci) are diHposed t<» a'leviate evifn
r- illy Itimiu-. ■* <! t . n sp. t l tlio feeling *»f those
who lirve ioteresicd llmnmelveM m die wellarcol tbe
rttiv'en here, they iu ; »• not lo be unmindful of r^lita
piM,»er belon^im: to thcm t aa well as to tho rest ol
tiie IJn -n.
Tlid Mibjnrt baa, in one shape o^ other, been re-
peatedy pr> l upon ConjirosH and the Committee,
not ony f*v p^rsoin imun’diaioly intercstv d in tho d
e-Hion.jiii I . :!i * •• without tic Darrin, and liavrn*;
no edrmon nmccrn with it Tlio Committee
Imnud-I re-;»°i l die judgment of the House in ull
mailer whudi it mu> be tlieir pleasure t-» refer to
them. :i d the neht • »f persourf fo petition for u redrew*
of ^riexnnneH—l»ut il iw with regret thev perceive a
s|»irji iikwome part of tho cornmunrv, hovvover well
meant, c*gnstamlv a^ilulina a question, that must, in
, llic epd, UiduhS suiTered to rest, bo productive of sc-
j limis mischief, if not d..ngnr, to the peace and liarrno
! ny of the fnmn By Ku ping tins subject constant
ly alive bcloio tbe publii , false hopes *»l‘ liherly are
held out lo die idavn. exciting him lo insubordirintion.
and rcaiiug a rc stb snin -s Ibr emancipation, rendered
incompatible \v,t!. the existing slate of thu country.
It rnnnnt but lw poiceivcd that the principle of hu
nrinily may Mom*j:i*ni s lad of its olj ft, and rivet,
more strongly, chain* that it mild loosen, hv inju
diciously interposing its good > dll "s iu enses where
it belongs iroro properly I »r others to act It is not
the Distiict of Coiumbiu winch alone is concerned in
this mVtor, hut a large portion of the United dial
nnd more immediately ibe country around, that must
bo sensiiilv afloctod by every movciuciit of the kind
calculated, as it is, to diNturb those within it, win
would otherwise remain comparatively happy and
contented,and produce a rigor iti their treatment im
posed hy dm constant dread of cal unities that will
inevitably ensue
The Comm.**rr find that the laws recognizing
,-liVery wii.hin the I)i, ( it t i»f Columbia, arc such ns
exist* d in tbe Elates of Virginia and Maryland, prior
to, and at the time of cession hy those States, rcspoc-
tivr»!**. T!ie Legislature c.f Virginia hud prohibited
the importation of slaves into tho Commonwealth,
with certain provisions in favor o r persons becoming
citizens ihereof, nnd those cl liming by devise, de
scent,or marriage; and under :ho operation of that
act, did the county and town of Alexandria become
a pari of fho Districi of C.ibnnbia, which law is still
hi existence there. Tho State of Maryland having
no law iu force at the time against the introducti it)
and sale of slaves within her iimi's, they have been
peiuiitted to bo brought m and sold within the coun
ty of Washington \-. itbout any o'her r‘>tric.tions than
those prescribed by the (airporntioriH of Washington
nnd Georgetown, for the regulation of slaves within
their respective jurir’tliuio'ns
Although th( re is nothing to,prev nt it in tlio part
of ihe District coded by Maryland, the Committee
are not aware, nor do they believe that tho practice
of buying sin yes fir the purpose of selling them,
to remain in thu District, exists to any extent. The
trade alluded to in tho first resolution, is prosnmod
to refer more particularly lo that which is carried
on wi'h a view of transporting them to tho South,
which is one way of gradually diminishing tlio evil
complained of here, while tlm situation of those per
sons ts considerably mitig it«d hy being transplant
ed to a morn genial and bountiful dime. And al
though violence may sometimes be done l" their
feelings, in tlio separation of fannies, mid it ih tiy
the laws of society, which operate upon them ns
prnpeity. nnd cannot he avoided as long as they ex
ist; yet, it should ho some consolation to those whose
feelings are interested in tlieir behalf, to know that
their condition is more frequently bettered, and their
minds made happier hy the exchange.
There is no want of humanity on tlio part of tho
citizens of this District in the treatment of tlieir slaves
so far as tin* cuinmitteo have understood ; on tho
contrary, a degree of indulgence and freedom is .al
lowed, which rendeis tlieir services comparatively
of little value, and he laws atTbrd every facility
to manumi^ion. An extraordinary diligence is oh-
saivrd in the protection id thrir rights, as well as
those of Iren persons of cdor, highly creditable to
the citizen** and ihe cause • f humanity
The committee have examined into ihe complaints
alleged against the use of the public jails for confin
ing shiv os who are bought for tho piiipo«e of being
sold elsowhce and find that tlm considerations of
justice, as well a-hninanii t, strongly recommend it
ho long us the trade exists. Thev arc there protected
from the inclemency of the seasons, and are liable
to public inspection ; and it sometimes happens,
there are (bund among thorn those wh** are impmper-
!y held lo servitude ; m which event, tho judicial au
thorities will he aide immediately to administer relief.
Tlm present Marshal, soon after bn came into nflico
determined to refuse this permission ; b it ho earnest
were the solicitations of the bar and the court in fa
vor of these persons, ns to induce him again to re
ccitc them into the jail from humane considera
tions.
The 3i,■‘ret prison*' which hav been alluded
arc the taverns oi private houses used for the snruo
purpose, without tin: same leasons .altogether in their
favor; although even there, justice may sometimes
overtake those, who would otherwise escape, nnd per
sons entitled to tlieir feodom bo released from cap
tivity, who might be dm.ined to a state jof l> rulago.
In all fucIi cases, nnd where slaves bound for a term
of years ate liable to bo taken away and sold, the
courts, upon a knowledge of the fact, are competent
to grant relief, and to biing t * punishment all offen
ders against'the laws in this respect. Tho commit*
tec, however,imho bill reported hv them to the House,
rnfor.iiii'g the penal laws of the D.-.trict, have made
those ofieuces highly criminal They have likewise
reported! a bill preventing persons of color, apprehen
ded ns runaway*, who should establish th ir Ucodom,
from being sold Jnrj.iil lues, fi r the reasons and the
laws in the en*m, they respy cifully refer to their io-
port made th.' 1 Mi January, 1 '*27
The second resolution prescuu to the cousidcrn
lion of tlic Commiticea rjuo.-tion of the highest im
purtance, not onlv ns regards the rights of property,
hut the extent of Icgislativ e powers possessed hy
Congress over ih s District, (and consequently over
ihe Mihject'l as well as the relation in which it stands
to the surrounding eouutry I? is true, bv viituo of
| tlio Constitution, Congress ii vested with exclusive
i povv'i of legisUiion over ilie Distri' t of Columbia ;
| imt it is equally true that tlio rights of properly were
I secured tn the citizens by the law*; of the Constitu
tions of Virginia ;.ud Maryland, which deserve at
'east lo be n spcciod, if nut held s n r**d. hy tho Le*
! gislaturo of the Fuion Although, trrimically speak-
| ing, exclusive legis'atom may carry with »t the whole
j legislation ov* i any subji'ct,vct in the present ce*c,
it is presumed rather to refer to the legi .l.-uive action
of any other body, within or without tin: Dist:* fc t _of
Coluinhja, and certainly does not confer an v mom or
greater power than is i onsiateut with the general
principles nf tlm Constitution «»f the Foiled tSuites.
It is nut, therefore, to he used in an unlimited sense,
as a despotic power, without reference to thu consti
tutional limitations. For example, Congress Jins ex
clusive legislation overall places ceded hv the Slates
for fvrts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, iS;c. ; yet
no one can suppose tor a moment, that it was within
the eonluruplati in of the framers nf the (h institution,
nor is it within the spirit of the instrument, to vest
Congress with the power of prescribing rules by which
property may bo held, or thu manner of its descent,
diflurent front that existing in tho respective tftates.
S'i I the jurisdiction is as adm ire in the uno esse as
in dm other, and the mere force of pawcr would au
thorize it to tlm same extent. The commit en do not
mean to say'.hat Congress cunnof change the rights,
of persons and of things within tin District, different
from what they were prior to the cession. But they
me»n tosay, these cannot be abridged noi taken nwav.
ndepend'mt of the consent ol the People, without
pcet, i.N two*fold
for the Union the other local, tor me roopio «u im« i was ii^a.iveu ny a great majority and •
District. If, in the latter, it can iimlnrtukc to cltange division. Mr .Bi'ciianas (lien ren*» 'l' Ul
tlio ivholu relations of sot iuiy, constituted, *» it(ion lie had made in Uommiteo ’ e " ,r "
willi Ke|trosenla(ive* from every part of the Unite
Stall *, in e.pt die Ui-tnct of Columbia, in opposition
t„ t/icir nill, rite Constitution has done littlo moTO
than erected, within the heart of the Republic, a lorn)
of Government worse; if possible, than despotism it
self
If it ho intended, under the resolution, to campon-
sale individuals whose rights may be atlectcd by the
gradual abolition of slavery , and il is presumed it* can-
not ho done without,) it is in the opinion ot the.Com
mittee, not one of those cases within the meaning ol
the Constitution, which provides for the payment ol
property when taken for public purposes. If, how
ever, it were to he done, a question equally important
arises, a* to tho power of Congress in appropi luting
tho public money to objects here, entirely local, and
nn ivnvc cimiwi'IimI with the general legislation ot the
ways connected with tlio general leg
Union.
Situated as ibis District is, with a slave population
on all sides, every consideration ol policy in opposed
to the measure. Instead of a Iree white population
occupy ing the place of slave labor, as is imagined by
some, the District will become tbe refuge fur runaway
Si manumitted slaves.) the most vicious and
m mi tee to . ->
hill hy Striking out (In; first seven
substiltxlng a provision to cade (her
Status through tvh'vh it runs, on cm l, 'J
they creel gates, and Ife.'p it i„ M?''"‘G
'bn question the ayes and ones w -ro jS
A discussion 'hen ensued in which AUl
Mitchell, Mr. Bcrncr, nnd Mr g ‘|
look pa l, but before Mr Sm geant IH
eluded Ins remark*, lie nave way in
motion made by Mr Vance to adjourn"*
February IB—In tile Senate, y es , Pr ,
Johnson oi P- n j;.ive untie,. ;ht | lp U, J,
Thursday. move tiiat ilm Senate n r ., ."j'S
election of I’rintcr. Mr Tazewell ’
that in discharge of his dutv, a s || ls /■■['f
appointed "it the part of the Senate )n %
drew Jackson of his election as Presjd
United St ^
March n,'\t, that the President El-cV^in
tig to them his accept,tut ,.f this '
ed his dec;, sensibility of its res,
Ins JjratuudM lo III* co int• y f ur this r r **
ofits con ft knee. Hr, moreover, instru'Vjl
Committee to convey Io the rt-peri'j,/,/
the assurance of his high considers!; .e
. :h'<1- The Senate spent three hour,'.I* '
in Ihccns'dcralibti of xeroti,,. *
In the House of IF prescr.lniiv,-
after the vatioui reports from Cnntinp,
presented, the rt solution of Mr. Ssutii
the humanity of those who nro interestod in protect-1 [orv „r tlx- Constitution, was taken "
,t,R and taking care ol this species oVoperty. | j C Wricht contitmed l.i* te m ..i,T S
1 here are evils, however, complained ol uy the ci
tizens, resulting fiom tlio trafiic in slaves, who are
frequently quartered among them tn grout numbers, | —■ v. —opinion-
fur a length of time, and from the constant inl’ux ot |,r *)l J''t-'K-son nim-'-ir, contained j n |,j : ^
free persons of color, who take up their residence here Ih' 1 Uegisl .ture.ot^r, 'one-see, resigrtirg |,i,
whirhitis thought expedient to remedy, nnd the | te n a. United States Senator. 1),'
Committee accordingly report a bill having these oh- Wright had conclud* d, the time , x'
jeets in view ' 11 IT,n, '‘' n '** ti.. a t *1 ■
negr
degraded population that can exist in any commune
ty,) to the great annoyance ol the neighboring hlntu ,
and tho inhabitants of the District, In every point of
view in which the Committee have bean able to eon-
atdor this pattofthe suhjoet, vXhether u* tn tho right
of property, the good order of society within the Dis
trict, or tltc harmony of the while Union, they havo
come to the conclusion that it is bettor not to disturb
it, hut leave it, where it now rosts, witty tbe taw», and
>w:#i
I
,his purpose yon will,ir, the instruction:,* wl.’u'h .tokig vietenco to the Conatitution Wlieuevor Con
• Refers toimminioiu whirl, «, i- a Dr wards forwarded to should he benelir inlly, and not des
triEHvolv upon thorn lig
Fibruary 13—In the Senate, yesterday a hill
w « tv ort d from the Committee on Military
Au’tiri for the gradual increase < f the Corps ol
Engineer:,. To o hours were spent in the eonsid-
.-'(ton of Executive business. ,
In the House of Representatives yesterday, a
C mmittee of two nu mbers were appointed to
j i with the Committee of one ne mher of the
S nate, to wait on General Jackson and Mr.
Calhoun, and inform tb* tn nt ineir election as
I'lc-ident and Vice President Several bills were
p til'd:—and, am ng them, a Bill for the relief
' J ones Monroe, from the Select Committee to
■ liich had been referred Iho memorial from Al
ii marie county on that subject, Mr. Law rence
iffered □ resolution to discharge 'he Committee
of'he whole on the state of the Union ft out the
further consideration of the Bill for the preserva
tion and repair of the Cumberland Road ; arid tile
consideration being demanded, the question—
“W II Ihe House now consider the resolution r”—
as 'iikun hy ayes and nors, and deterttained i.i
the alii illative tiy a vote of 101 10 72 Before
•my decision was made by thi l£nnse concerning
lbe resolution, the hour had expired, nnd the dis
c lesion tv is arrested The House then went into
Commi'teo of the w hole on the state nf the Union,
and resumed the consideration oflhe Bill lor tt e
pie ervalion and repair of ihe Ctimherlaad Road.
\li-. J, S. B arbour, Mr sJtorr*, Mr. I’. P. Bctr-
hi ir. NIr Buchanan, and Mr. Kremer, tl it sev
erally addressed the Committee. The vote was
t!i tt taken on the amendment moved by Mr
V irtee, relative to the repayment of tile tnon, y
advanced fr on the 2 per cent, fund, which warn
gatiied The qui s,ion was then taken on the
amendment of Mr. Buchanan, to cede the road to
the States, aid decided in the negative—Ayes CO,
Noes. 78 Mr. Gorham then moved to amend
the hill hy striking nut the original hill, after the
nacting wordsnnd suhstitutiuga hill simply appro-
minting 100,000 dollats for the repair of the road,
tn be expended under the direction of the Pres
ident of tile United Stales. A motion made hy
Mr. Ramsay to amend the bill, so as to increase
•Iterate of tolls, was then negatived; and the
Committee rose and reported the hill lo the Home.
'<! B tehan'. ti then renewed his amendment, and
Mr. Ramsay renewed his proposition to amend ;
i " d 'lie House then adjourned.
| February 14—The Senate was occupied near
ly the whole of yesterday, on tile hill for the rc
lief of Thomas L. Wimhi op and others, direetori
• fan as'-ociation called the" New England Mis
sis,topi Land Company,” whirl) b it was artvov.'.
led hy Mi Berrien, and opposed Ity Mr Kane.
nd order, d to tt third reading hy a vote of £1 to
10
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the II itise of It pre-eolalivea yesterday, af
ter , al iens hills had been reported from the differ
n v Committee, the House took up the resolution
of Mr. A Smyth atnendaroiy of the Consti
tot ion, when Mr. J. C. Wright off red an amend
ment'to (he amendment of M • Conuict, which
will be found in our report. Mr. Stanberry
then moved to lay the rc-solution and nmerd-
ments on tile table ; and on this motion, on the
alt of M". \Vrigiit, the ayes and noea were or-
doted. The question was then taken and decid
ed in the. negative, ayes 82, nor? 89. Mr. Wright
then resumed the floor, and made some rematks
Illustrative of his motive and design in ofi’ei ing tile
ml o n , hu' before lie had proceeded far, the
hour having expired, the discussion was suspend
ed. The House then resolved i'self into Com
mittee of thu wh'nis several times, nnd acted on
; t o' it a dozen private bills, nearly all of which
v; te ordered U> be engrossed and n ad a third
time to-day.
t\bi uary 10—The S- nste did not sit on Sat-
i,
1 i ,t:i: IIous of R- prescnlativcs, the feJoluliqn
offered hy Mi Smttii, amendatory of the Uon-
.(itutioa, "us aga p taken up. The question
being upon the amendment proposed to thu res
elution by Mr. J. C. Wright, that gentleman,
he ng entitled to Ihe floor, again address) d til"
H it’, nd continued his ub 't'.' Vations until they
were again a-rested hy the expiration of the hour
Pie b !!s which had been acted on in Cottim lit i
on Friday, were tlien setc.ruily read a third time
d p.irs-d The II, use th n took up the hill,
postpuned until that day, for the relief of th
heirs of Waiter Livingston. The hill, which ap
P'uj,nates about 23,000 dollars, claimed on the
score of contract, was opposed, and led lo a tie
mission, in the middle of which it was ascertained
that there was no quorum in the House, and an
el'; ttirmnrnl to fit pi tcc.
Fcbrvry 17—In the Senate, yesterday, Ih
hfil appiopriating t.inerty live thousand dollars to
die n lief of Thomas L. Winthrop and others,
liicctofs ofao associ.t'ion c.,|lcd 11 The Netv en-
gland .*nd Mississippi Laud Company,” was read
a till'd time and rejected hy the casting vote of
<hi-Vico President. S iho quontly Mr. IU goleS
r none" that he would, to morrow, trioic
'hit 'In- Si mile rero-.isit’ur the above vote. Tb.-
hill attflio'izing the Slates of Illinois and Mi son
ri to * 11 their school lands and saline was pass' ti.
Tit" Vic President communica ed a letter from
the S.-cretary of lit, Navy, transmitting a repot"
and t-nnd v documents, in answer to the reso
lo'ionol'i ic Senate of the Otb instant, calling for
toformatioo as to lh>* expenses hitherto iticiini d
in fi ling out an expedition for exploring the Pa
("ft Ocean and Smith Seas ; the probable future
exm uses of the expedition; the amounts transfer-
d i" ' is object fro:-.i appropriations made for
it.hrr objects,'and the autliorily lor sut b transfer.
Tb report and documents were referred to tile
Committee on Naval All ots, and ordered to he
i :t,d Some tune w.«s spent in the considera-
tt of* xe, olive business.
1 : i e House of Representatives yesterday,
lie h or "(prooriafed hy the inlc of the llnusu
for the morning business was occupied in tile pre
s n atit.n of p ,i- u.d icports "I Commiii- '
l’lte resolu'' fi'" *d hy 5lr, A. Smith, atmii
■lory of the Conatitution. was therefore not t ■
■ i op, hot lie* over until today The speei
<iers ol tlio day W 'le then positioned, and ,l "
•t*se pr, cceded to conle, the B ll for II"
s rva'inn and repair of the Cumberland Rued
Ramsay then renewed •" lit* House the m
i he had made to Committee to amend tin
It-, i nara 'tct in this res-' (till hv m;t’.:ttig tlu: t'.fil specified coilcctahlo a!
a motion, made hy Mr, A. Smyth t„
the rule, was negatived The House i| ltIl ^,
cd the unit i*!ir• : business, being ifi, y jj [
preservati n ar' repair of the Cum:,erl„Jr|
Mr f.rgi: \nt then concluded his olia
io favor of 'ho hill, and in opposition J
amendment; and was followed by M r |if
man, who a good again-1 the power' of the c I
went, and oi>pos* d the Inti. A* soon a, L|
concluded Mr. Stan herry called ike P J
question, which win -ei ended by a*,!™
tile House. Tho »w»* n l nn.,o
The ay, s and no<s wns
and ordered on the ipicstion—“ Sh:,|| || tf
qu, slion he now put r” which ivas decided
negidivi—lives 83, noes, 87. Mr. Sum,'
moved that the House resolve its. If into ci
tec of the wh. le on the sla’c oflhe L'nion
d"f to take tip the hill respecting the firth t,
hut before the question was taken tin t! itlt ,
thi; House adjotirm-d
February i!)—In the Senate, y r *ter<Bv
H en uric ks, ruin the Committee on
Canals, reported a hill Authorizing a -uhsc»n
on the part of the United States, of 750«it
Ihe slock of the Chesapeake ilm | Oaio
Company. Tne Commiltee on F, m . : . a
•ions, to which iva* nlertad Ihe nt-inor,
John B iker, prayin - for the interposition ofl
Gov, rnmenl itllieU'. t -d Suites, tn redras'l
lies stiff fed hy him fr< in the aulhoritiei if]
Bri i.-h Prut, ioce of New Brunswick, m
a resnlulion dischi’.-ging lit" Committeefn!„
furthr- eor-sideritlion oft: e subject, nadr-b
it to the r -esident of the Unite'd Sun-
was agreed to. The fSenuli spent three
t.a Ih consideration of executive business,
In llic House of Representatives, yeslenlJ
t ions report? was nv de, nnd among atbeis,
port and resolution from the Committee oj
Library, on tho resolution referred to them, i
live to the re-printing of t! •: document, rj
fi, st thirteen Cong esses. This resolution k
some discussion which occupied the hour,
consequently, excluded the discussion of ike
ulutiiin nf Mr A Suva-. . on the subject
amendment of the Constitution, The I
then resumed 111: consideration of tlie hillfc
preservation nd repair of the Cumberland
when Mr Chilton made some remark!i
voruf the hill. Tlm cries or" question”
then loud, and a motion :vis made by Mr
Wood to lay the hill and amend,nenls enli
hie, which was negatived—ayeg 20, noe? |
The ques'ion was then taken nn thcamraJ
offered by .Mr. Blchanan, which was rp
—ayes 77, noes | is. Mr Buchanax ibt
fen d an amendment autlnrizing ihe I’rcsid,
make an arrangement with Ihe States k
erection of loll gat, 9, hut suhsetpiently with
it. Mr. Gorham then renewed the mutii
had mad" ii, Committee of Ihe wliolr,
change the rhnrnrter uf the hill as to mi
simply an appiopriation for ihe repair of the
which was ncjMtived—ayes 08, rues I2D.
WicKi.iFfr. then moved to strike out al
purl oflhe hill which relates to toll*, which
negatived—ayes 87, noes 107. Mr. A«i
then r; nutted the motion to amend which
withdrawn hy Mr. Buchanan, but hisn
was set aside hy a successful d"maml of the
vious question, w In n Ihe hi, was finaly mi
to he engrossed and read a third lime to i
ayes lOi, noes lit. The other business si
table was then disposed nf, and the linns
jout'i; ’
CENTRAL BANK OF GEORG1!
M1LLEDGE VI U.I3, FetinM,?
SBESOLYEI), That the Central llmi
Lt «1/ procccii on KtUlny thrSUtltef this tun till t to
Kill* • j ju'i'sotis iiitli'lticti id-Hiil Bank of Darien anti ii* riw
•nut that tor the purpose of paying debts due to said Ihcn
Rcsr.h'cd, That no note will lie discoB
for the abo> t* purpose, unb»ss tl»«' person (»ffprinstb«
into Bunk, with the note ulTeml, n eertilirati (rum
<n t*tlnT oflicer ol tit liar: ’ii Bank oi its Hrmicho^
ly, nt the iiii. tiiiit )lu«’ by -aid pi rson to the Bank ut D4n«
Resolved, That the Cashier have pah
etl a copy of tlio Jibmerrsolulioin nnd nf the 2d huo-*
Ibr the t'ovmiiW’ui of the thMitral Bank.
tru« ropy from tbe Miuuie-.
if. W. MAL0.NEt
Extract from the ltuta». .
“ RULE l L-ntrci’i.u day* shall lie every Thurs»
roiuit dn> the tL\-tin l . fiei."
BI LK \N It.- Every person ofiVi-ine note l-r<•
present u staieuie'ii < i il.e murtcnffe.iniul iudeu rn
which are itg- linst hint, w itli !• cenificHte from the '
I Inferior r.turii*respectively, of the
1 w hich he Ims resided for tlio >. v en years imm- '
c( edint: the time of.^VeiiiH; said n.de, and r.l-ofn; ''
td the IVit e ol the |J.strict' in which he hn% rr»i‘'™u^
period, ot the jod.;meut> w liirh
pec live di
•fictl a
-crtificntei. from th* !
that there are none exi-tin.: aeuinst him—nnd ah 0
irom.the Clevh id tin* c, dily.nr iVoiuthe i.'ninptrol.e
of the amount o( histuxalde property returned.
A true copy. . .
II. W. MALONE, t.
IT)TIM OK NOTE.
1) >11*. MILLKlJOkvillk,
One liumlred ’• * I eiitlity days after dnl<* I pronne*’ i«
order of — dollar*, nt the Central l> anfc , ( j
for value received*
(Endowed u.s uFual.hy not less than two persons*
- L1' The Miicon Messenger \v ill publish thealxw^'^
CENTRAL BANK OF GEOlff 1 ’
MlI.l.l:D(iKVlU.E,K('bn,*C
piiSDLVEII, Tiiat all debtor-* 1
IS St de on bond*, not/’s. oi otliervv ise. w hove ^
eoiiie due nnd leumfti tt paid, In* notified t«»
settle the Mime «it her hv pnynieut, or renetvr
cli.irter nf tho Out nil think, by the (ir<t dny "i •*-• .
Jlcsolued, That on failure to
tbe above resolution, tbes'id debts vv ill he piacfti •* ,
)i.ciliatecullecii«n, pursunnt t«» the provision* oi *
R solved, That the above rcsuluimfl
published once a w eek, for two months in 1 t, ' e f
Atucoii Mi'sweng..-. Columhu' Kmpiin r, unit .vnn
f( |) 1( , A WUM-Oio Iron, tlicMimU''^. M U , 0 xE.rt
RULE XXIV.—When tiny
other evidence d' debt.due the State.and which >•«
ml to the (Lldt, ui pursuau
yahle,
1 he Bank, until le
'.
... neruritie* *IihIIIm
j.e slmll be attended
dm the I!
• due,and
paid, (In 1
Ihe Bank, unlit lie same simii ’• r c ,,|
offered for dlsrmnl heexpres.lv lurthe purpo
paying b«ii«l Imm. note, or ev uleiice ol aem.
Resolve}", That the’24th nutoojil
tral Bank, be su-pemleil in its operation on po
loans of Darie<Bank BHif.
^ ( Enwrt from thoMinutw* w fr fA LQ$j
M ORI.uN Countv, (■ eorjrin.;--’
St"'"'. apj'I'c* I'"’ ' V . jV i ho ri •" ’" 111 '
1 Marti, il. I uriliun '" '
Thi* i-i". l,r " .
0, ,,[>[« qc ,11 n, uljtrv. w.thi" „. ( "•* ’
cause, II any;< .' lmve.wliv s .el !• i" (| , .
Uiveu unde my baud tins atMny^ 1 ^ R*
Post?oxeT> sale----^'^
a i, ,,, April i,nt,» ill
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