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sides to this question between Geor
gia and the United States ; and he
would tell the Gentleman (rom
Georgia that there existed two opin
ions also, not only on that question,
but on the conduct which that gen
tleman had designated as “ base and
infamous.”
This, Mr. W. said, was st rong lan
guage, but it was not argument. The
gentleman had told the House that
nothing had prevented every thing
going right in Georgia but the in
terference of the General Govern
ment. The gentleman denounced
such interference, saying, in effect,
“ hands off for the present ; leave
the Indians to the remedy of the
Courts.” But, Mr. W. said, he
would tell that gentleman, that if
there were rights of the Indians,
which the United States were bound
to protect, that there were those in
this House, and in the country, who
would take their part. If we have
bound ourselves by any treaty to do
certain things, we must fulfil such
obligation High words will not
terrify us—loud declaimation will
not deter us from the discharge of
that duty. For myself, said Mr. W.
the right of the parties in this ques
tion shall be fully and fairly examin
ed, and none of them with more
calmness than the rights of Georgia.
In my own course in this matter, I;
shall not be dictated to by any State, [
or the Representative of any State.;
on this floor. I shall not be fright- J
cned from my purpose, nor will I [
suffer harsh language to produce an v 1
re-action on my mind I will exam
me with great and equal care all the
rights of both parties. Occasion
had been taken on the mere question
of reference of this communication,
he would not say for argument, but
for the assumption of a position, as a
matter perfectly plain and indisputa
ble, that the Government had been
all in th2 wrong in this question, and
Georgia all in the right. For his
own part, Mr. W. said, he did not
care whether the communication did
or did not go to a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union,
nor how soon it went there, and was
there taken up for discussion.—
When he went into that Committee
he should go there, not in a spirit of
controversy, nor yet in a spirit of
submission, but in a spirit of inquiry,
calmly and deliberately to examine
the circumstances of the case, and
to investigate the rights of ail par
ties concerned. But ho had made
these few remarks, to give the gen
tleman from Georgia to understand
that it was not by bold denunciation,
or by bold assumption, that * e mem
bers cl this House are to be influen
ced m the decision of high pubile
concerns.
Mr. Haile expressed a hope that
the communication would go to a
committee of the Whole. All the
States, situated ns Georgia was,
claimed the sovereignty over the
whole extent oftheir chartered limits.
They had forborne as long as they
could, and the future destinies of
the Indians, their future location
and civilization, or their final extinc
tion, must soon be decided on.—
I’hrco great questions were involv
ed ; Ist, the powers of the General
Government within the limits of a
State: 2d, the power of the States
to legislate within their own char
tered limits ; and 3dly, the power of
the States over the Indian tribes.
His State might, ere this have ex
tended its legislation over the In
dians within its territory. If it had
no right to do so, this House ought
at once to say so. He hoped the
whole matter would be heard and
setled ; for should Congress adjourn
without settling it, consequences
•were likely to ensue, of great in
terest to many of the States.
Mr. Webster rose to make one
remark in reply to the gentleman
from Mississippi. That gentleman
he said, had reason to know that he
(Mr. W.) was disposed to use all
prop r authority of the United States
to extinguish Indian titles to lands
within the States. But he must tell
the gentleman from Mississippi that
the States would act on their own
responsibility and at their own peril,
if they undertake to extend their
legislation to lands where the Indian
title had not been extinguished. If
any such measure was contemplated
in the state which the gentleman
represented, Mr. \\ . hoped that gen
tleman would loose no time in warn
ing his triends against making any
such attempt. The relation which
the United States held to these
tribes, of parental guardianship over
these remnants of mighty nations,
now no more, was a very delicate
relation.
Mr. Bartlett said, that he had not
risen for the purpose of entering on
the general subject, but merely to
suggest to the gentleman from Geor
gia, whether it would not be better
to refer the communication to one of
the Committees of the House. Be
fore anything like a correct decision
could be had, many facts must be in
quired into ; aud it would facilitate
the debate and the decision, if these
facts should previously be ascertain
ed and reported to the House by
one of its Committees. Should the
subject go into Committee of the
Whole, before this was doue, much
room would be left for declaimation,
and much time probably wasted,
which might otherwise be saved.— j
sho'dd suppose the Cefsmittteei
on the Judiciary would be a very
proper reference.
Mr. Wright said, that with the
very imperfect understanding which
the House now possessed of the pa
, per to be referred, they were not tn
circumstances to decide whether the
case was such as required legislation
or not. Even the present discussion
he considered premature ; and, with
a view that every member might ob
tain a right understanding of what
the communication was, he moved
to lay it on the table, and to print it.
This motion prevailed ; and it was
laid upon the table accordingly.
j J few (lays aj'ter, The following
Message was received from the
President of the United States, by
his Private Secretary:
To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United Slates:
Washington, Bth Feb. 1827.
I Communicate to Congress co
pies of a letter from the Governor of
the State of Georgia, received since
my Message of the sth inst. and of
enclosures received with it, further
confirmative of the facts stated in
that Message.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
Executive Department, Georgia.
Milledgeville, 27 the January, 1827.
Sir:—As the Officers of Georgia
'engaged in the execution of their
j duties near to its Western bounda
ry, by order of the Legislative and
[Executive authority of the State,
have suffered frequent interruption
from the Indians of the Creek Na
tion, accompanied by indignities and
insults sufficiently aggravated, and
are still threatened with others of
more violent and outrageous char
acter; and. as there is reason to be
lieve that your Agent of Indian af
fairs is the prime mover and instiga
tor of the same, 1 have deemed it
porper to lay before you the enclos
ed papers in support of that belief
and to ask the favor ofyou to inform
me if that officer is so actihg-by your
authority, or with your sanction and
countenance. It may bo thought
painful cnongh that the United
States, whose undoubted right it is,
shall enter into controversy with
Georgia on the validity of Treaties,
and the lawfulness of boundaries,
trespasses committed on the one
side, or right of sovereignty viola
ted on the other with the remedial
or redressive measures demanded by
cither.
It is not to bo presumed that the
President would transfer the sover
eign attributes to a subaltern Agent,
much less that be would delegate
th m for the annoyance of the Peo
ple of Georgia, for insult to their i
public functionaries, for invasion of
their territorial rights, and finally for
bloodshed.
If these powers have been insol
ently assumed by such subaltern, for
such purposes, it is not for the Gov
ernor of Georgia to dictate to the
President the measures which ought
to follow, as well in vindication of the
honor of the United States, as in re
paration of the wrongs done to Geor
gia. The President is competent to
judge them, and the Governor doubts
not his willingness to judge them
rightly.
With C‘ asideration and re
spect,
G. M. TROUP.
The President of the United
Stales.
Copy of a Letter from Wiley Williams
to Gov. Troup.
11tu District, Carol County,
January 22d, 1827.
Sir:—l did flatter myself that 1
should have been able to complete
my survey without troubling you, or
being troubled by the Indians, but
in this I have been deceived. Eight
or ten lusty fellows rode up to my
camp last nigh, with a letter written
by Crowell, and signed by several
Chiefs, and ordered me to desist
from surveying the land on the West
side of the new treaty line. Mr.
Rogers who surveys the 9th District,
and who will be the bearer of this,
was broken up by them yesterday.—
You will know best what measure to
pursue in regard to the affair, but if
the survey proceeds, a protection
must be afforded us, and tbat must
be sufficient to protect the whole j
frontier line from the intersection of
the Cherokee line with the State
line, to Miller's Bend. There is a
bout one-forth of my District that
lies West of Bright’s line, and I yes
terday completed my meridian lines
through it. I shall to-day commence
my transverse lines, but, after ma
ture reflection, 1 cannot feel myself
sale in crossing Bright’e line at pie
sent, but shall proceed to survey that
part which lies East of the hue, and
when 1 am done, I shall make the
attempt to survey the balance.
I hope by that time, however, a suf
ficient protection will be afforded.—
Mr. Rogers can better inform you
than I can by writing.
Yours, respectfully,
WILEY WILLIAMS.
Creek Nation, Jan. 12th, 1827.
To the Surveyors, running the land
West of the line of the late Treaty.
Gentlemen: We, the under-
signed Chiefsand Head Men of the
i Creek Nation, having learnt with
I great regret, that you are engaged
|in ?T:TVcyißg tho la n .ds West of s he
GEORGIA STATESMAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1827.
[line of the late Treaty, and which
was not Ceded by that Treaty, we
I have again to request and demand of
you in the most friendly terms, that
you w'ill desist from strecthing a
chain over any of our lands, not
ceded by the said Treaty; we flat
tered ourselves, and we had a right
to believe, the stipulations of that
Treaty would have been friendly ob
served by all parties concerned, and
that our former differences with our
neighbors, the Georgians, would have
been finally settled, and that we
would, in future, live in the strictest
friendship in all our intercourse. —
We arc determined, on our part, not
to do an act that can be calculated
to give offence, but are right, and we
hope they will be respected
We are your triends.
Signed by Little Prince, Oakfusky
Yoholo, Sparner Tustnugg Ilargo,
Easticharco Chopco, Wicas Ilorge,
Coche Ilodgo, Charchus Micue.
Copy of a letter from James J. Rogers,
District Surveyor, to Gov. Troup,
January 23, 1827.
Hrs Excellency Gov Trout.
Sir:—Enclosed, you will find a
copy of an instrument of writing,
which was handed to me by a parcel
of Indians on the 21st inst. and, af
ter I read the letter, they demanded
of me my compass, which I had to
surrender to them, but after a few
minutes they agreed to give me back
my compass, and would come with
me over the new Treaty line, which
they did, and threatened me very
severe if I should be caught over
Bright’s line again a surveying. I
have come on to M’lntosh’s old
place, and have stopt my hands un
til I hear from you. If you intend to
give me assistance, I hope you will
take the earliest measure to get it to
me, as provision is scarce and my
hands uneasy to go home. As to
the number of men it will take to
guard me I am unable to say—my
situation is this: Pherc is three
settlements of Indians in my District
that have in them about ten men,
and in two miles, on the Alabama
side, there is a large town that 1 am
told have from forty to fifty warriors
in it, winch is to bo placed on the
new Treaty line as spies, and pre
vent the land from being surveyed;
and as for further information, I will
refer you to Major Panamore, the
bearer of this express, and who was
with me when the Indians stept
me.
Yours, &c.
JAMES A. ROGERS, D. S.
Geo. M. Tro ep, Got. of Georgia.
The message and papers were
read, and referred to the Select
Committee to which was referred
the message of the sth instant.
Those references being disposed, of after
wards in the course of the same day,.
Mr. FORSYTH asked leave to
lay on the table the follow in resolu
tion;
"JOINT RESOLUTION to in
demnify the Creek Indians for the
land lying between the Chatahoo
chie River, and the dividing line
between Georgia and Alabama.
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That the sum of dollars, to be
paid out of any money in the Treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, be,
under the direction of the President
of the United States, distributed
among the Creek Indians, as a full
indemnity for their claim tu hunt up
on, or in any other manner use, the
strip of land lying between ths Chat
ahoochie River and the dividing line
between the State of Georgia and
Alabama, which said land is to be
subject to the undisturbed occupa
tion oi the citizens of Georgia, under
the laws ofthat State.”
The CHAIR decided that the
resolution was not now in order, un
less received by unanimous con
sent.
Mr. TH thought that the
43d rule of order allowed its presen
tation by special leave.
The SPEAKER replied, that this
was not the rule which regulates the
morning business of the House; and
pronounced the motion out of ci
der.
From this decission, Mr. FOR
SYTH appealed; but after some ex
planation it appeared that theCHAIR
had misunderstood Mr. FORSYTH
as moving the resolution, instead of
which he had onlyus/ced leave to offer
it.
This latter was declared to be in
order; and the question being put,
leave was granted, and the resolu
tion was received, and laid upon the
table until to-morrow.
The foregoing Message from the President,
and accompaning documents from Governor
Troup, being read in the House.
Mr. FORSYTH moved to lay the
Message upon the tabic, but after
wards withdrew his motion; when
Mr. EVERETT moved its refer
ence to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Mr. FORSYTH moved that it be
referred to a Committee of th»
Whole on the state of the I nion.
[ Mr. WICKLIFFE said, he offer
ed with both the gentlemen; from
; Massachusetts, Mr. (Everett.} and
the gentleman from Georgia. Mr.
(Forsyth,) as to the propriety of the
course indicated by th* m. lie was
I against the r '?r r :-ce of'.h’s s-’.h'ect
to either of the Committees propos
ed. And before he submitted the
motion he intended to make, he
would, under the indulgence of the
House, assign briefly the reasons
which influenced his judgment.
The question grows out of the
supposed existence and validity of
two treaties, heretofore made, under
all the sanctions of the constituted
authorities of the United States,
which treaties arc at variance with
each other. By the compact made
with Georgia and the United States,
many years ago, the United States
are bound to extinguish the Indian
title to all the lands within the State
of Georgia. In fulfilment of this ob
ligation on the part of the United
Slates, Commissioners were ap
pointed by the President to negotiate
a treaty with the Creek Indians.—
A treaty was entered into between
the United States and the Creek In
dians, in Febuary, 1825, at the In
dian Springs, by which, among other
things, the Indian tit le to all the
land Within the State of Georgia,
was released to that State; this trea
ty was ratified by the Senate of the
United States. The Creek Nation
of Indians, or, I should say, a por
tion of the Headmen and Chiefs of
that Nation, objected to this Treaty
as not having been made and agreed
to by a majority of the Warriors and
Chiefs of the tribe. I need not de
tain the House by a detail of the con
sequences which ensued. They are
familiar to the House, and to the Na
tion. To quiet this difficulty—as
we all believed and hope.! —last
Winter, during the Session of Con
gress, anothar Treaty was entered
into between the Creek Nation and
the United States, by which it is de
clared, that the Treaty ofthe Indian
Springs shall bo annulled and set
aside; and a new stipulation as to
the boundary of cession and guaran
tee, was defined. A part ofthe land
which was ceded to Georgia by the
first Treaty, is, by the provisions of
the second, reserved to the Indians.
Georgia contends that, by the Trea
ty ofthe Indian Springs, all the lands
within her limits became vested in
the State; and that the second Trea
ty, so far as it pretends to divest
that right, and guarantee it to the
Indians, is void as to her This, 1
believe, is the true state ofthe ques
tion Georgia has directed the survey
ing of the land. Tim President con
tends that the act ofthe Legislature
of Georgia is a violation of the Con
stitution, and the supreme law ofthe
land; and that the entry of the Sur
veyors of Georgia upon the Indian
reservation is a violation ofthe act
of Congress; and he has consequent
ly ordered the arrest and trial ofthe
Surveyors. zYgainst this course >
hope—l cannot believe otherwise—
Georgia will not protest. It is a
Judicial question; it has been refer
red by the President ofthat tribunal;
and why should we be called upon
to mingle m the excitement and feel
ings to which this delicate subject
must give rise, if discussed in this
House, now or at any other time.
1 am extremely anxious, at ibis
late period of the session, to avoid
the discussion; angry, as I fear it
will be, if this delicate question, is
to be considered. Under this view
ofthe subject, and with a hope the
House will acquiesce in the cour-e,
I move you the subject lie upon the
table
Mr. W. withdrew his motion,
however, at the instance of Mr.
OWEN, but as he said, with a de
termination to renew it.
Mr. OWEN said that he bad not
risen to enter into any discussion of
the general question, but to say. that
he con’d not preccive any reason for
the reference of this communication
to the Committee on the Judiciary,
lie thought the appropriate refer
ence would be to a Select Commit
tee. Indeed, he thought it was not
proper to refer it to any one of the
standing Committees of the House.
Mr. BUCHANAN said, he regret
ed that the gentleman from Ken
tucky (Mr. Il ickliffe} had withdrew
his motion to lay the message of the
President upon the table. He be
lieved much greater importance had
been attached to the subject, than
fairly belonged to it. In his opinion
it involved no question of civil war
nothing which ought to alarm the
imagination of the most timid. He
thought lhe subject should be laid
upon the table, or referred to a Com
mittee ofthe whole on the State of
the Union, where he hoped it might
sleep. Georgia possesses th un
questionable right of having this
question determined before the Ju
dicial Tribunals of the Country, in
this state of the controversy, the
President of the United States has
certainly pursued the proper course
—the course which the Constitu
tion and laws of this country clear
ly prescribed. He has directed the
Surveyors of Georgia to be arrested
and <o be brought before a Judicial [
Tribunal fur trial. Upon this triall
the respective claims ofthe United ;
States and of Georgia will be fully I
and fairly investigated, and their
rights will be determined.
Is there a title of testimony before
this House tending to prove that |
Georgia will not submit peaceably
to i io judgment ofthe Court, what-;
ever it may be? It would be doing ,
injustice to that State, for a mo
■ * *. , <?■•>•* - > t -l ! r t I
yield obedience to the laws of the
Country.
* [Mr. B. had not then seen Governor
Troup’s Proclamation.]
I repeat that the President has
my entire approbation so far as re
spects the reference of this contro
versy to the Judiciary. lam sorry
it has been referred to any Commit
tee in another body. It should have
been left exclusively to the Courts
of Justice. For the purpose of pre
venting the angry discussion which
would probably arise upon this sub
ject, Mr. B. said he would move
to lay the message upon the ta
ble.
Mr. WEBSTER observed, that
the question before the House was
a mere question respecting Com
mittees to which this communica
tion was to be referred. He should
confine his remarks to this question
and could not, therefore, without vi
olating the proper order of debate,
make any reply to the remarks which
had fallen from the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, on the general topics
contained in the communication from
the Executive. He thought the
communication ought to go to some
Committee which might becompetcnt
to ascertain whether the whole mat
ter was before the House, and
whether any legislation would be
necessary. He was not at all solici
tious to send it to any particular
Committee; and certainly not to
that Committee with which he was
himself connected. As one of that
Committee, he would say that they
would neither seek the reference
nor shun it if it were made. But
undoubtedly it ought to go to some
Committee, more especially as there
was a proposition upon the (able
which looked to legislation on the
subject. This was the ordinary and
usual course in relation to Execu
tive communications and, Mr. W.
said, he saw no reason why this
should’not follow the usual routine.
It is not my intention now to dis
cuss the general question, or to go
into an extended reply to the obser
vations which have been made up
on it; but I am told by the honora
able gentleman from Georgia Mr.
(Forsyth) that the Courts are open,
and that this question maybe settled
by a Judical Tribunal. This might
have been a remarkably good argu
ment to address to the State of
Georgia before she took the remedy
into her own hands. It is a now
mode of settling a Constitutional
question, to seize the lands in dis
pute, and send out the Hancock
troop of horse to defend the posses
sion of them. But, at this stage of
the affair, that appeal to the Courts
comes with rather an awkard grace.
When a man advances a claim a
gainst the lands of his neighbor, he
makes bis appeal to the law;
when he forcibly enters upon pos
sessions of them, he makes his ap
peal to something different from the
law.
[Here Mr. HAMILTON called
the gentleman to order, and when
called upon by the Chair to point
out wherein Mr. WEBSTER was
out of order, he explained himself as
wishing to pretent any course of re
mark which might tend to produce
excitement. The CH AIR deciedcd
that Mr. WEBSTER was in or
der. j
Mr. W. resumed: I have no in
tention to produce excitement on
this subject, but 1 have my own
opinions upon it. 1 believe them to
be tenable, and, at a proper time, I
•diall not forbear to express them in
this House. Mr. W. concluded by
expressing his hope, that the matter
would be allowed to take the usual
course of reference to a Committee
for examination.
Mr. EVERETT observed, that,
as lie had the honor to submit one
ofthe motions now before the House,
he felt it his duty to explain the rea
sons why he had done so. In the
first place, in reply to the gentleman
from Kentucky, Mr. Wickliffe) who i
thought wo ought not to act at all
on the subject while it was before
the other branch of the Legislature,
he would say, that there was one
view of it, in which it not only be
come proper that the House also
should act, but absolutely necessary.
There is now on our table, said Mr-
E. a joint resolution, moved yester
day by the member from Georgia,
which gees directly to the subject
matter of the controversy, which re
quires an act of legislation; an ap
propriation of money to extinguish
the Indian title to the land in dispute;
aud this act of f lie legislation must
originate here. Sir, I hope tha res
olution will be adopted. The gen
tleman from Georgia shall have my
feeble aid in obtaining the appropri
ation. lam willing to give five
times, ten times, the value of the
land, (which, in fact, is said to be of
no great worth.) to come to a pea
ceable adjustment of so unpleasant
a controversy. It is, then a proper
subject of the legislative action of
this House.
As regards the particular refer
ence, said .Mr. E. I can, of course,
have no strong feeling, nor any rea-'
son pccular to myself, for referring j
one committee over another. The i
Judiciary Committee appeared to*
him the proper Committee, for the '
subject seemed to turn on questions}
cf the validity and construction oil
treaties of this Government, and the
force and application ofthe laws •!
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Georgia. Its importance is the very
reason why I would refer it to its ap
propriate Committee. An inter
pretation of laws, a construction of
treaties, and an investigation of facts
connected with them, are wanted in
a very important case. For that
reason, I would resort to that one of
the Committee of the House, whose
peculiar duty it is to entertain such
questions.
Sit, it is an important, but not, I
trust, an alarming subject; quite im
portant enough to receive the prompt
attention of the House, but not of a
nature to excite apprehensions as to
he result. Recent intimations have
een received, (it is said) which
hold out a hope of amicable adjust
ment.
Mr. HAMILTON said, that he
regretted that the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Wickliffe} had with
drawn his motion, that the subject
under consideration should, for the
present, lie on the table
The true state of the case is brief
ly this, certain difficulties, growing
out of the construction of a treaty
or treaties, which form the Supreme
law ofthe land, have ensued be
tween Georgia and the General Gov
ernment; these difficulties have ar
rived at such a state that they are
about to take that course which
every one must most desire who val
ues the peace of the country, to wit:
to be placed in a train ofjudicial in
vestigation and decision, by which
whilst an important constitutional
qu stion will be settled, justice may
be done to the parties, and the tran
quility of the country preserved.—
In this state ofthe dispute, have we
any thing to do with it? Does tho
President call upon us to supply any
new power to the Executive arm?—
Has he called upon us to pass any
law to aid the judicial authority of
the country? Has he told us that
war is to be made upon Georgia,
and, therefore, the military resour
ces ofthe country are to be organi
zed and placed at his disposal? No,
sir: he has barely informed us. that
he has directed the Surveyors acting
under the authority of the State of
Georgia to be arrested for trial, and
has intimated that, if she resists the
judicial power ofthe United States,
he may have occasion to make an
other and a different appeal.
Has Georgia resisted? Has this
crisis arisen.
[For the solution of this question, we
would refer Mr. Hamilton to his Excellency’s
late order to the 6th aud 7th Division of Geor
gia Militia.]
Sir, 1 think that there are pecu
liar reasons, why this subject should
for the present lie on the table.
Whilst he was opposed to a refer
ence of this subject, at present, to a
Committee of the Whole on tho
State ofthe Union, ho was Equally
opposed to its special reference to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
He had his own opinions and his
own feelings on the subject. And
being fully of opinion, that the game
that has been thrown into the House
is not worth the candle I will move
you, that the message and accompa
nying documents lie on the table.
Mr. HALL requested Mr. HAM
ILTON to withdraw his motion, but
Mr. H. declined to do so.
The question was then taken up
laying the communication upon the
table and decided in the negative,
Yeas 72, Nays 84.
Military Claim oj Georgia.— The committee
on Military Adairs has reported in favor
of the claims of Georgia on the United
States for military services performed in
the years 1792 1793 and 1794, and offer
ed the following resolution —
Resolved, That an appropriation,,
sufficient to cover the claims of the
citizens of Georgia, lor military ser
vices, performed as before stated,
ought to be made, and placed at the
disposal of the Secretary of War,
for the accomplishment ofthat end. 4
♦ Vice President.— On Wednesday
Feb. 14th the select committee ap
pointed by the House of Represen
tatives on the subject of the Vice-
President, made a report which was
ordered to lie on the table and to be
printed.—ln the report the commit
tee observe that there are no facts
which will authorize the belief, or
even suspicion, that the Vice-Presi
dent was ever interested, or that he
participated, directly or indirectly, in
the profits of any contract formed
with the Government through the
Department of War, while he was
entrusted with the discharge of its
duties, or at any other time.
They are also of opinion, that tho
conduct of Mr. Barbour, the present
Secretary of War, in regard to tho
letter of E. Mix, is not, in the slight
est degree, disserving of censure
The accusation contained in the !c‘
ter was regarded by him an a base
calumny upon the Vice President,
penned by a man wholly unworthy oi
notice ; and the Committee have n ,
reason to believe that the supposed
truth of that accusation was at any
time the basis of any act of the
War Department.
The committee also remark th-t
they place no reliance whatever c:.
the testimony of Elijah Mix. From
the self-contradictions, apparent c\
the face of his testimony, which it ij
unnecessary here to recapitulate, a
side from the infamy attached to Ifj
character, the committee were satis
fied that he ought not to be believed
on his oath.
Mr. Calhoun has resumed his d
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