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fee's-.tinted K» true, tl*o Cist question' present ed is ibis: Do:vj tha c iss s! ito.l fill under tho provisions of,lit* net of Congress referred to in the mes- s i'iot Abstractedly considered, ns a iiitnc ques- lion of statutory construction, I agree that tie-' is a fit subject for inquiry by the judicial cum-? rnitiec. Bat anodier question itnuieil.ately su pervenes. The President, in the srnto ufos- rage, telli you that ho lt:s already taken meas ures to submit this question to the decision <>l the judicial tribunals of the United States.— With a knowledge of this fact, is it proper lor vtsto give out* sanction to the use of the milita ry force of die Union, during the dependency of this judicial iitves.igaiionl I apprehend this inquiry transcends tilts Ian. a.of the duties ns- sajind to *iu j t hc: icy cotn.n.ilce. It would belong more appropriately to a commute on the stnto of thu repuclic, if such a committee existed. Excluding the ide i of the actual pendency of a judicial inquiry winch h.v- been instituted mi ller the orders of tlio 1’resident of the United Sinter, Inn.elf, another question presents itself, wbicli in niy view, eqt; illy transcends tha limits of l ho duties which appropriately belong to the judiciary committee, 1 slam it .thus: Is tha resort to military force, before judicial inquiry is had, an appropriate mode of deter mining ilio rights of one of ills .sovereign states of til.a confederacy? Tim question, sir, is now coTOpnntivoJy on iiqxirtaut. The feeling of in dignation, of uhho.rtince, which such a mens- mo would excite, would bo so strong so univer sal, that linpp ly for us no man in the times in which we live, would dare to resort tr» it. Or, if he had the audacity to do bo, ha would bring down upon h.iuself the merited exec ration of the whole American People. Bat wo arc es tablishing, so f.iras may depend upon us, prin ciples winch may affect the future destinies of this .republic; and our experience has taught its, how promp'ly precedents arc resorted to, to sustain assumptions of power. Another question, alike grave presents itself to our consideration, and is equally beyond the limi.s of the duties of any of tlio standing com mit ee.s of this Iiottst). If tho lino of conduct which the state aud its ortlcor.s aro bound to pursue, is prescribed by Attc—if the United States has a right to judicial inquiry, as to tlio olivet and operation of that law, on the case stated in the message, Jfits nut the &-U<te of Georgia an equal right to suck 'll lisinl inquiry! W here is the evidence that s.ny collision should tako place between die fc- t remove tho difficulty, by obtaining an instant (lend.government and any of tho state govern- cession of that portion from the Indians, with and a question oV such a nature oughi i distinct concession that the united St«Jtc> rather to ho reterred to a .select than a stand- could not deprive Georgia ot tho rights winch iuq committee. she had acquired under tlio termer treaty. Re- Air. Jihnsun, of Kentucky, said, that lie j lying on there priuc.pies, and on her clear and should not he in favor of referring the me to a select committee. It ought to go to a stand ing committee not appointed for the purpose of considering the subject, hut originating be fore tins matter It.id been agitated. On a sub ject of the nature of tins, feeling would neces sarily ho excited; aud he therefore hoped the reference would he made to some committee not likely to partake of any excitement that might be felt in this instance. lie had hoped that this question, hud been finally settled and dismissed at the last session; nor did he ex pect to have it again brought up at this session. No man was u more thorough friend of the rights of the states than him elf, or would go further to preserve them from any encroach ment on tho pari of the federal government, when their governments conducted themselves with a due regard to the other portions of the confut'd aey. lie did not, however, approve oi’custiiig such firc-hruuds us this into tho coun cils of tho nation; nor did he wish, by making such u mutter of more importance than it could jus ly claim, to increase a sensation which ought rather, if possible, to he allayed. The mes sage ought to go to tho committee on Indian affairs, whose ability to decide upou it couM not be questioned. They would report, aud tho subject, without farther trouble, would be brought before the senato in its proper light. If the United States’ government were wrong, or if the government of Georgia were wrong, die sen no would clearly understand it, arid the proper means for rectifying the difference could then he pointed out. There had been in stances ot' uittvforesicu on the part of die fede ral powers upon the states, which called for re dress; even tho state represented by him lint! been much oppressed; their laws hid been nullified by a system of judicial procedure un warranted and unprecedented. But never had any collision between tho federal and state au thorities appeared m so appalling or so danger ous a l.ghl as, at tint view, it did in this case. If lie thoroughly understood tho massage, here a Collision of he military fo.ee of the United States with that of Georgia was threatened, and the hand of one citizen was to he raised against another in deadly strife. This was a state of tilings to bo dreaded, and she shuns it/ If sho meets the investigation a t almost every risk to bo^ivoided. Ho would which ilie President tells you lie lws 'directed to bo instituted, aro her officers to have a fair and an impartial trial—tho privilege which is allowed to tho veriest culprit, or are they to •encounter it under the pi cvmus'denuuciations Of tlio, President and Congress of tho United •S tiies, with the Army to bjtck them? If ts another subject of grave and interesting inquiry, width every lodir of peace, every f: uni to tho Union, will delight to pursue, whethersomo other move may not he devised, by which ibis d,faculty may bo adjusted,' with out uifuying u .sovereign stale of ill.s Union a- li'imsi the Confederacy, either in tho forum or tho held. If happily such a measure be de vised, all Will agree that it ought to bo resorted <o, and yet tho questions necessary to its deter mination are beyond the sphere of the duties of any standing committee ot this House. Thore is yet a remaining question, full of im portance to every member of this confederacy. The President of die United St tics has tins nnunccd to us his construction of ati act ol con gress, and has alleged the violatiotr of that act by the offjeers of tlio State of Georgia, acting within her limits, and under the authority of her laws. He Ins declared his resolution to carry that act iu.o uffect, 'according to the: con struction which lie has given to it, by tho use, if it shall become necessary, of all the moans at his disposal. Ho has disiinc ly announced to us ins determination,- us an ultimate resort, to avail himself of the military arm of tlio Union. On a quostiou of contested right, between the United States and the Stnto of Goorgia, which is already in a train of judicial investiga tion, before tho tribunals of the Union, under li:s immediate orders, the President of tho U- nited Stares considers himself authorized and bound, under a sense of higher obligations than any which you can impose, to send the Army of the United States into the limits of the Stato of Georgia, to coorco her submission to his will—to his interpretation of the laws of the U- uiicd States. Sir, if such an exercise of power may find the color of justification, under exist ing laws, dues it not become us, us tho guardians of tho rights of tho States, by soma dear und explicit uct of legislation, to take from such an exercise of prerogative, the shadow ofpretencel I submit, then to tho Senator from Missouri, and to this House, tho question, whether this message, thus involving an inquiry materially SJflecting the rights of the States and of the Un ion, and the powers and duties of the President of tho Uuited States, ought to bo referred to any of the ordinary standing committees of this House. Aud, believing, as I do, that a com mittee specially constituted for tho purpose of this inquiry, will most effectually accomplish the. object which every uuo should desire to attain: the ascertainment of truth—the administration of justice—iihd, the preservation of the Consti tutional rights of the States und of tho Union: I move that the message of the President of.tlic United States and tlio accompanying documents, be referred to a select committee. Mr. Holmes said that it seemed that part of the message, in reality, belonged to the judici ary committee; that another part belonged to the committee on Indian affairs; and that ano ther portion fairly belonged to the military committee. There was another portion of this message, which illustrated an opiuion which Mr. Holmes had long entertained. Ho hud, for a long time, considered, that there was a deficiency in the standing committees, and that l onothci ought to be added to those which al ready existed iu the senate: A committeo to decide upon all questions between the States and the United States, wor ld, ho thought, be a valuable addit:cn; and it would very proper ly receive the name of the Committee of the States. He would only say that he w as sorry give up, dearly us he held tho rights of tho states, almost any poiui, before he would con sent to array tlio United States against the in dividual suites. It was from such a coullict of powers that tho uumn was hereafter, if ever, to be dissolved, He therefore repeated what ho had stud before, that tho subject should be furred to a committee not organized for the purpose—not supposing, however, that any committeo would not deal justly upon it; but regarding die .probability tUai fotd'uig would Ira, exci.cd, and strongly desirous that it should be weighed vv.th calmness and deliberation. lie did not fear thut’any great danger would arise out of this matter—it was one of those sum mer clouds which somotimes overcast the brightest day; such had darkened our prospects formerly, r.V had been dispelled, and so' it would be, he trusted, iu this instance. What lie principally feared, was, the moral efl'ect which such a disagreement would havo upon (ho country, and in'the viow of tho world.— Further thun this, he thought thcro could bo no fear: for it was not to bo supposed tint a collision of a serious naturo could take place betweeu tho general government and a state sovereignty, on account of a strip of land hard ly worth legislation; which, if found‘within lire limits of Georgia, would bo roadily and fairly purchased with tlio national treasure, and trans ferred to Georgia Mr. flurnton moved to lay tho message on the table, and to print it; but withdrew his mo tion at tho request of Mr. Berrien, who said, If I did not believe, Mr. President, .hat the observations of tlio sen ator from Kentucky would receive an inter pretation beyond that which ho would himsolf give to them, I would not trespass on your time, by tho vory brief reply which I am now about to make. I rely, with dntiro confidence, on tlio assurance which he has given to the senato, that it was not lus intention, in this stage of this inquiry, to express any opinion on tho merits of tlio controversy between tho state of Georgia ond tlio United States, and tho equally explicit declaration, that ho did not design to censure tho conduct of that state in reference to this subject; but ns his re marks seem to me to bo susceptible of such nn interpretation, und as such a censure would be at least uucallcd for and unjust, I feel myself bound by evtiry consideration of duty, to vindi cate tho state which I havo tho honor to re present ott this floor. Sir, if this measure is calculated to disturb tlte harmony of our councils—if tho moral ef fect of tlio agitation of such u question be one, which every patriot should deplore—if, in the languago of the senator from Kentucky, it is a fire-brand thrown among us—I call upon that honorablo senator, and on this Itouso to bear witness, that Georgia is not tho actor on this occasion—she has not revived this unhappy strife—site lias acted uuder a law, passed ut n moment when, by treaty, she had acquired undisputed dominion over all tho lands within her chartered lilhits—in conformity to princi ples distinctly avowed-on this floor by hono- rablo senators, who gave their sanction to that instrument, by which this treaty was par tially revoked. When, ot tho last session of con gress, tho treaty with tfio Creek Iudians was undor consideration,git was distinctly admitted —no one ventured to assert the contrary—that «o far as the rights of Gcorcja were concerned, she had un absolute vosted interest, under the treaty of the ludian Springs; which could not be touched without her consent, It was then said, and reiterated, that the new treaty would secure to Georgia ail the lands within her chartered limits; hut if, by a- ny mistake, a small portion should be exclu ded, the United States would make haste to undeniable awl solemnly adjudicated right to survey lands within her couriered limits, the state of Georgia has proceeded to execute her law. She h isjpct with obstructions from somo Indian chiefs; and the President of the Unit ed States, not edntent with having directed her officers to be arrested, has conic here to me nace her with the employment of the military force of the union. If a resort to the judicial tribunals was proper, and will bo advisable, why threaten Iter with the use of military force? Hus she yet refused to submit herself to judi cial arbitrament? If arms are tube used, why resort to tho miserable farce of a judicial trial? .Since Georgia has not yet resisted the civil authority of the United States,'why agitate the councils of tho union, by anticipating a con flict, which however unequal, may neverthe less be fatal to the happiness of this confede racy? I. call upon tiro senator from Kentucky to hear witucss, th :t this is not tlio act ot Georgia. I ask hun to reserve his opinions for tho full investigation of this case. If, on that investigation, it shall not appear, that the executive government of the United States could at any time have terminated this unhap py controversy, by an net of perfect justice to Georgia, to tlio Creek Indians, and to the U- nited States—1 call upon him to say, under the influence of what motive this subject has, in this form, been thus obtruded on the harmo ny of our councils. I agree that ii is a fire brand—1 repea: to him, Georgia has not thrown it—1 truit the reference'to a select committee will prcvial. Air. Benton obsm veil, that, on the first hear ing of the- message; he iir.d thought 'ho judicia ry committee a peeper reference; but ou .fur ther consideration, of the various questions in volved in that document, he was disposed to agree w til Llto gcutleulan from Georgia, that tho proper course would be to rofer it to a sc- iuci committee, lie would, therefore, with draw tin; motion tie hud made. Al:. llarrison sa t), that as there were a great livcrsity ofopjnicrisVou tho subject, and as it seemed to inti that) the message, having but once been rcjtd, Wits not thoroughly under stood, and as jhe thought even tlio gentleman from Missouri! was not altogether correct in his coucepiioiij of it! character, lie would a- gain move to !»y it on the table; but he. again withdrew the motion at the request of Mr Johnson, of Kentucky, who said in-ex planation, that, so'far from taking upon him self to bestow ceusure on the government of Georgia, lie had not intended to express any opinion upon the lim its of the case. He cer tainly did not sufficiently understand the sub ject to take stiles. His design, in inovins».»ho, reference to a stand mg committee, was, that a more unbiassed decision might be obtained.— As to the subject in dispute; he hoped some adjustment would bo speedily made, so that the line of the disputed territory nvght bo run; and that mi appropriation might then bo made by congress, and the land bought up, that they might have done with the mutter. Mr. Harrison then renewed his motion to lay the message and accompanying documents on the table; anti, having been solicited by Mr. Berrien to withdraw it, without consenting, ♦lie question was taken on the morion, and de cided in the negative—ayes 18—nays 26. Mr. Berrien renewed his motion to refer the subject to a select committee, which prevail ed, twenty-five having voted in tlio affirma tive. „'' The committeo was ordered to consist of five members. The senato then proceeded to ballot; aud, on canvassing the votes, it appear ed that Messrs. Benton, Berrien, Van Buren, Smith, (South Carolina) and Harrison wore c- lectcd. - • THE SAME SUBJECT In the House of Representatives, 5th instant. Air. Forsyth moved tlte reference of this communication, to a committee of tho whole houso on the state of the union. Ho said that ho rejoiced that, at length, tho strange circum stances of tills caso had been presented to the house in such a form, as to compel the render ing of a solemn decision between the execu tive and the stato of Georgia, and that it was called for, at this time—not by ihcm, for they had been demanding it lor years past—but that now the cull canto from ihc executivo. He could not, however, us a representative of Georgia, consent to sit end quietly hear the charges brought fo< ward in this communication against tho authorities of that state. They had done nothing which violated'tlio constitution of their country. Ho would say this in tho faco of tiie exocutivo. [Here some member called Mr. Forsyth to order, hut the speaker decided that ho was not out of order;] Air. Forsyth then proceeded to say that he also rejoiced to perceive, that tho chief magis trate, in the execution of what ho conceived to be his duty, had not, this time, mado his appeal to military force. Ho denied, however, the existence of thb constitutional authority to em ploy such force, cither in the present caso, or in uny other which hud occurred within that state; and ho rejoiced to see that tho executivo had now thought proper to resort to tho civil authority. Mr. Forsyth here denied that the governor of Georgia was guilty of transcending the au thority vested in him by the law. He actod under the sovereignty of liis state, and hud ex ercised only that discretionary power which was vested in him by her laws. Ilo had acted uuder rights exercised in every part of the U- aion, and which had never been resisted, ex cept in tho case of Georgia alone. Mr. Forsyth said that it would bo easy to dilate ou this subject; but he perceived that there existed in respect to it somo sensibility in the house, and ho would forbear. - Mr. Poicell, of Virginia, inquired whether the gentleman from Georgia anticipated any legislation in reference to the communication just received! and whether it would not be more expedient to refer it to one of the stand ing committees of the house, rather than to a committeo of the whole. Air. /’or jy/A* replied, that since the inquiry had been so directly put, he would trankly re ply, that lie did not anticipate any legislation: aiid he insisted that no legislation in the casts could be necessary or proper. Ho considered the executive as asking tho opinion of this houso in relation to certain rights of the state of Georgia. If the opinion of the house should bo affirmative of those rights, no other act titan a declaration of such opinion, need ensue.— Very false impressions were entertained on this matter. It was only for the United States to will, and her will would bo instantly obeyed. There was nothing to be apprehended if the general government did not interfere, and, un der the semblance of protection, stimulate tho Indians to a resistance of the authority of the state. All the difficulties which had existed from the beginning of this business, had been created by this interference. Those unfortu nate beings would long since have done their duty to tlio country, and to themsolves, if it had not been for tho base interference of infa mous white men, who exercised an influence over them. Was it not sufficient to refer to the scene which had taken place at this ve ry spot during flic last winter—to tlio base and infamous conduct of thoso who came with the Indians, under the prctenco of protecting them? There could he no need of any furthor legislation on the subject. If the rights of the Iudians had been violated, existing laws provi ded an amplo remedy, and tlio cuurts of the United States were open to them. Air. Webster said, on rising,-that he was not much concerned what course this communica tion should take, or whether it should bo refer red to one committee or another; but he was not contented that it should be supposed, ci tlier hero or elsewhere, that thcro existed an entire unanimity of opinion with the gentleman from Georgia on this subject. The gentleman from Georgia must know that there wore two sides to this question between Georgia and the United States; and he would tell the gentle man from Georgia that thore existed two opin ions ulso, not only on that question, but on the conduct which that gentleman designated as “base and infamous.” This, Air. Webster said, was strong lan guage, but it was not argument. The gentle man Imd told tho house that nothing had pre vented every thing going right in Georgia but tiie interference of the general government.— The gentleman denounced such interference, saying, in effect, “hands off for tlio present: leave the Indians to tlio remedy of tiie courts.’* But, Air. Webster said, ho would tell that gen tleman, shat if there were rights of tlio Indians, which the United States were hound to protect, that there were these in this house and in tlio country who would take thoir part. If we li-tvo- botmel-ounwlvoi l»y any treaty to dO cer tain tilings, wc must fulfil such obligation.— High words.will not torrify us—loud declama tion will not deter us, from the discharge of that duty. For myself, said Air. Webster, the rights of the parties in question shall be fully aud fairly examined, and nono of them with more calmness than the rights of Georgia. In my own course iu this matter, 1 shall not be dictated to by any state, or the representative of any state, on this floor. I shall not be frightened from my purpose, nor will I suffer harsh language to produce any reaction on my mind. I will oxamine, with groat and equal care, all tho rights of bods parties. Occasion had boon taken, ou the more question of re ference of this communication, ho would not say for argument, but for the assumption of a position, as a matter perfectly plain and indis putable, that the government had been all in tho wrong in this-question, and Goorgia all in the right. For his own part, Air. Webster said, ho did not care whether the communication, did or did not go to a committee of the whole ou tho stato of tho union, nor how soon it were there, and was there taken up for discussion.— When he went into that committee, lie should go there, not in a spirit of controversy, nor yet in a spirit of submission, but in a spirit of inqui ry, calmly and deliberately to examino tho cir cumstances of tho case, and to investigate the rights of all parties concerned. But ho had made these few remarks, to givo the gentle man from Georgia to understand that it was not by bold denunciation, or by bold assumption, that tho inenibors of this house are to bo influ enced in tho decision of high public concerns. Mr. Forsyth said, that he had not, to his knowledge, denounced the ltuuse or any gen tleman in it; nor had he attempted to dictate to the house, or to any member of it. It was, however, perfectly natural; that a representa tive from Georgia, tho government of which was hero arraigned, should have, and, having, should indulge, some feeling on this subject. Tho honorable member from Massachusetts, indeed, might very well be calm and unmoved; he did not reside near tho sccno of action; tho people of this stato were far removed, and had no reason to dread the bayonot at thoir throats. It was quito natural that tho gentleman should be calm and dispassiouute, and prepared to tako a cool and composed view of this subject; but tho representative from Georgia did not feel so. Wo feel very differently, said Air. For syth, and wltcn I feel, I will not attempt to conceal my feeling. Our rights Jiavo been vi olated, and their violation has been made known to this house; ond our appoal has not been regarded. All we ask is, that the case should have a fair investigation; and it is even possible—possible, but not probable—that tho gentleman from Alassachusetts, after such an investigation, might feel witli us. Tho gentleman from Alassachusetts, says he will investigate tho subject; which implies that he has not yet done so; but ho, (Air. Forsyth) had examined it thoroughly. Ho was prepared to go into .tho discussion of it in committee of tho-whole;'to do so dispassionately, if it were necessary, (for they too could- suppress thoir feelings'wheu circumstances required) but if not, they should and would express thoir feel ings, notwitlistanding it might draw down upou them tlio voiy dispassionate censure of the gentleman from Massachusetts, Air. Haile expressed a hopo that tho com®, nication would go to committee of the vthnx When a subject of this kind was touched iu brated on other chords than those of the p ar 2 immediately concerned. Several of the'S had already exercised their rights over the ll dians within their chartered limits; and sippi intended shortly to follow the cxa®n, and ho could assure the gentleman from giu that, if tlio bayonets of the general g ove J raeut should on this account he turnod ag}!., any of the States, it would speedily friends rallying round it. Ail tlio States,sit-j^ ed as Georgia was, claimed the sovereignty ver the whole extent of their chartered li^ They had forborne as long as they could, a the future destinies of the Indians, theirfu;* location and civilization or thoir must soon he decided on. Three great aS tions wore involved: 1st, tiie 'powers of i general government within tlio limits of a State 2d, the power of tiie States to legislate wiiL their own chartered limits; and 3dly,the po of the States ov'er tho Indian tribes. tlisSi might, ere this time, have extended its tion over tho Indians within its territory. °i[' had no right to do so, this Houso ought at o.o:> to say so. He hoped there would he no ott* siou to resort to a military force. Gcorra certainly had a right to assert what she believe)] to be her rights, and to speak her sentiments ui on this floor. He hoped the whole matter wojj) be heard and settled: for, should congress ai journ without settling it, consequences were likely to ensue, of great interest to many-) the States. Air. Webster rose to make one remarking ply to the gentleman from Mississippi. Tin gentleman, ho said, had reason to know thatK (Mr W.) was disposod to uso all proper author-, ty of the United States to extinguish Indian d ties to lands within the States. But lie ana tell the gentleman from Mississippi that & States would uct on their own responsibility and at thoir own peril, if they undortake loci- tend their legislation to lands where the India title has not been extinguished. If any such measure was contemplated in the Stale which tlio gentleman represented, Air. W. hoped tha gentleman would lose no time in warning bis friends against nmkinguny such attempt. Tin relation which the United States held to then tribes, of parental guardianship over these rets, nants of m-ghty nu.ions now no more, ms] a \ cry delicate relation. Its general, characte was that of protection, and, while every fact ty was given to the extinguishment of Iudiaa] title, let not that circumstance bo so far presuta- ed on, that tiie States should attempt to excrei* authority within the Ind.au limits.. Any slid course would be attempted ut their own respon sibility. Air. W. concluded by saying that lit was ready to . do all that could bo done to «• Anguish the Indiuu title in tho States, ami pit- ticulurly iu the States East of the M isstssippl But tilts disposition, common to all parts of U( country, should not he so far presumed upon j that any State should undertake, of its on| more motion, to exercise an authority over lie lands to which the Indian title isguarautci-Jiy treaties? See. Air. liartlctt said, that lie' had not risen lit the purpose of cutering on the general snhjcct, but merely to suggest to tho gentlomin fain Georgia, whether it would not be hotter to re fer the communication to otto of tlio committee! of the House. Before any thing like a correct] decision could bo had, many facts must be in quired into; and it would fucilitato tho debate and the decision, if those facts should previous ly be ascertained and reported to tho House b; one of its committees. Should tho subject ge into coir—littcc of the whole, before tliisiw done, much room would be left for declamation, and much time probably wasted, which migjt otherwise be saved. He should suppose its committee ou ,hc judiciary would be a vet; proper relcrcucc. Mr. Wright said, that, with the very imper fect understanding which, the Houso now p« sessed of tho papor to be referred, they wet# not in circumstuuces to decide whether tbc case was such as required legislation or uot--. Eventhc present discussion ho considered pi* mature; and, whh a view that evory tncmbe might obtain a right understanding of ivlunk communication was, he moved to lay it on the table, nud-to print it. This motion prevailed; and it was laid on lh# table, accordingly. GEORGIA AND TIIE UNITED STATES. . Tho following messago was received fro* the President of the Unifod- Statcs by hispr> | vato secretary, in congress on the 8tU instant- To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. * Washington, Stk February, 1827. J I communicate to . congress copies of a let* from tho Governor of the state of Georgia, re ceived since iny message of the 5tlt instant, aw of enclosures received with it, further conlir* ntive of tho facts stated in that message. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS- Executive Department, Georgia. Milledgemile, 27/A January, 1827- ' Sir: Ai the Officers of Georgia ongagw * I tlia execution of thoir. duties near to era boundary, by order.of the Legislative a 8 * I executive authority of tho State, have suflcK 1 1 frequent interruption from tho Indians of * I Creek Nation, accompanied with indig nlti 51 and insults sufficiently aggravated and aw *71 threatened with others of more violent and o»* I rageotis character; and, as theire isf***?* to believe that your agent of Indian aflaiR* I tiie priino mover and instigator of tho sa® £ i I have deemed it proper to lay before y°. u ", enclosed papers in support of that belief, * I to ask tbo favour or you to inform mo if that e I fleer is so acting by your authority, » r *JJ1 your sanction and cuunteimncc. It w?>' * thought painful enough that the United Sia^ whoso undoubted right it is, shall enter ® . controversy with Goorgia on tho valid 11 ! “ l treaties, and tlio lawfulness of boundaries, I passes committed on the one side, or r'S 11 ^ I sovereignty violated on tbo other, wd“ yl remedial or redressivo measures demanded > cither. . w I It is not to bo presumod that tho Pros* 8 - I