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them ur\eyed.
ins in nofnftietical result ? Show me that
the President hit? asked for any specific
net ohngialnlion, and I w ill concur in the
reference of this subject, cither to a spe
cial committee of this House, or to n Com- .
mil tec of the Whole House on the state of e.l to prevent this survey
th« Union. I eotihl lint he biwtully done until
Sir, I think that'there arc peculiar reu-1 bet
■mis, why this subject should lor the prn-
aeut lie on the tahle. It is now not only
before a Court of Justice, hot likewise be
fore a cn ordinate. branch of this Legisla
ture, before a co-ordinate lironoli of the
Executive, before a body which specially
represents the Sovereignty >•( the Mates,
and him with tin? President an exclusive
jurisdiction over treaties. Let us see ,
»!">• enursn Itiey -Star «k. . mkle l.."V—
first, hv proclamation from the President, I tlm Douse and to the p«;bbv, Ift Hlttf sh«l>t.
Gi orgm innile a disposition of the lands of u labored argument support oi Un
acquired, or rather made preparation ,o conetuved opm.o s
,|il, wl ) of them. She was about to have I his is consider -il nmncess.ni> to Liv e
The President interpos- j to the originator ot a proposition In.r p <7.
v nllecino that it In national and party question*, what is
\, R1 rl :|1||| I.I „..,L it... tl.pnrv nl
the practice and the theory of the t' v ”
branches of the Legislature ? To the »X-
of the veterans here 1 1 p,u'ul to
and the riccor-
meaos, the President interposed the mili-j periene
Z,
s ,„,„ jEssSESSKSi
committees to check the aHimiilstralion -
ail her 1 e- till oii-l e.l j " >l, o •*"’ avowed determination, acted np-
* "'VI to F tiit c, u u willing to haven war with j on,to frame commiue
tin* (.'eueriil Governmont, desistcil until "
armv of the United States, to preveti
’ she eoiiil.
had a right to do on the laud lying " 1
her limits, and the Indian title to "Inch
mend, before we light lip a discussion in
this House, in a Gotmnitti-e of the \\ le.de
on the state of iheUniou, u liicb, vvi'lmut a
definite object, would be engaged in the
buttery of irritating abstractions, and he
feared strong prejudices would lie at vvni
xvi<h strong sectional feelings, which
would neither have u propitious effect on |
the cottntry at large, on the pending judi
cial proceedings, or on the parties liti
gant in the controversy.
Whilst he was opposed to n reference ot
lliis subject, at present, to a t_ oiieoittee ot
the Whole on the state of the I nimi, he
tv as equally opposed Jo its special rete-
rence to tlie Committee on the Judiciary.
For, he knew top what we had to rejer,
except the fact, that the. President has di
rented suit to he commenced against the
Georgia Surveyors. Any opinions ex
pressed by this Committee, in relation to
this controversy, would he extra judicial.
Unprecedented, and improper. I he only
possible effect likely to grow out ot such a
reference, will be an nr^iminiifativo rxpo-
sitiou of this Committee, which may be
set eventually in opposition to the opinion
of another House. Now, from the com
position of the Judiciary .Committee, he
had no doubt, a very aide report might be
made, which Olay be sneeesslolly placed
in urrav to an equally able report ot the
other House, mol, alter all, botn on pure
abstractions, on which we tin*v never be
called upon to net. When the exigency
really urises, be wa* prepared to meet it.
lie bad his o wn opinions ami ldsovvi. icel-
ijigs on the subject, lint, beucvin,; that
waste, on luere'v du
ets, on wliich no legi'i 11
..1 a.-ked : 111 which a useless strife hi t u cii
tvvo brunches of'this Legisl" ore may end
in a petty triumph ; ami being fully of o-|
pinion, that the game that has been thrown
into this House, is not worth the candle, 1
will move you, that the message and uc-
(11 p muting documents lie. on the table.
M1. Unite requested .Mr. Hamilton to
withdraw his motion, hut Mr. H. declined
to do so.
, The question vvns then taken on laying
the communictilieu upon the table uml de- hu dispute
cided 111 the negative. Veils 72, Nojs81.
Mr. Eorstfth suid, the proposition be I on:
tile House, uml the only one by strict rule
debatable, tv«s that made by Inmsell, to
refer the messages of the Piesidont to the
Committee of the Whole House on the
‘ state of the Union. If this proposition
should lie rejected, then the question would
firise on the motion to refer them to the
Judiciary Committee. The two questions
hu l, however, been mingled in the discus
sion, nod, as this hid been countenanced,
lt» inc-:i|inn^ lie should be ililtIlllTC-ll ill tt
tone — _ .
Tliis, in the judgment of the Senate, it the
information received is not strangely er
roneous, covered substantially the w bole
claim of the Slate. It was udvueuted on
that ground. It happened, however,
lull short of the whole claim ; two or three
hundred thousand acres of miserable land
were not included within the line desig
nated in the last contract. The State as
serts her l ight to it under the treaty (pro
perly contract) of the Indian Springs.—
How was this right to he asserted? By
suing Indians ? By suing the lb States ?
It must he apparent that the State could
do nothing hut what she has done : exer
cise her rights—order a survey ol the soil.
The President, doing vvhal he thinks right,
orders un arrest of the Surveyors, as ame
nable to the penal enactments ot the lave
of 1802; applies to the civil power, as
was proper nod unobjectionable: but,
vvliut else? lie tells the House, and in
this, Mr. F. thought be was not to be sus
tained, that lie bad exercised his discre
tion in choosing the civil in preference of
the military power, to settle the question,
lie had no discretion, even ii* his own
judgment ol' the law. The use of military
force is not authorized where the civil
power gan he 1 xercised.
These are alj the facts. A full invest!
gallon would, Mr. F. presumed, he made
hereafter, and ho was not now disposed
unnecessarily to exhaust himself. The
1 luii-u had been told, however, that Geor
gia hud sent a troop of horse to occupy
tin) country : hail taken possession:
we have no time to waste, on mere v do- and that the remarks which had been
bumble subjects, on whirl eg.-: item!'i.ade would have been very appropriate
to check Uie op
position:' Will it he fair, just, or defensi
ble, to send this subject to a committee
tints constituted ? It is enough for us to
resist the current of prejudice which
falsehood and artifice have directed a
gainst us—enough for us to sustain our
citizens, denounced by the Chief Magis-
(u I Irate pending Judicial inquiry. It would
lie too much tohuve fulminated against us
a labored urgtmem from a committee ol
the House, stuttered through the coun
try under the imp" log name of a Con
gressional report, to furnish weapons to
the hands of the ollieers vv ho are prose-
tliut instrument, which they bell n be
sacred i ami to implore the Government
to interpose its authority to protect them
ill their rights under that Treaty.
If Georgia is permitted to violate that
Treaty with impunity, why may not Ala
bama ? And they ask, Whore are they to
look for protection but to the Government
of the It. States ?
1 have the honor to bo, your obodient
servant, JOHN CROWELL,
Jh'cut for Indian Affairs.
The Hot 1. J VMKS Babhocii,
Stc'iy of liar, Washington City.
if this event hud not occurred. The gen
tleman was not accurate. Georgia has
not tukeu actual possession ; none of her 1
citizens are authorized to reside on it. It
is true actual possession is intended, uml
surveys are making preparatory thereto.
No troop of horse lias baen sent to occupy
the territory—one was sent, or intended
to be sent, to protect the surveyors acting
under the law of the State. Mr. F. pre
sumed the propriety of this act would not
If the surveyors were tres
passers, the Indians were bound not to
take redress into llreir >.wn bands, but to
appeal to the General Government. This
appeal has been made, and lias heen met
The necessary steps have been taken to
bring the question of right before the Ju
dicial tribunals. Under ihese circumstan
ces, vvliat Legislation can be necessary ?—
unless indeed the House chooses to exert
its power, cut up the roots of the coulro
versy,und prevent the necessity ot'Judici
al decision, ty directing the Indians to
receive what may lie deejjjgjl
question must remain in the hands of the
Stall
Suppose vie differ with the President
in his construction of the act of 1802 ; to
repeal it would be ridiculous, merely be
cause he puis an incorrect construction
appcarcti to Inm very extraordinary, that,
after this whole subject of the controver
sy with Georgia, with all the facts con
nected with it, the principle* involved in
it, and questions arising out of it, had
been for some time before the House, und
bud. on his motion, been referred to tlui j upon it—to amend it, for the same reason
Committee of the Whole House on tlie.l would be childish, if we agree with him,
Mate of the Union, in compliance with the | shall wo repeal the uct because il lias be-
xvishes of Georgia, without remark or ob
jection, that so niuoli anxiety should he
felt to give to tlie Executive messages re
specting it, the usualdirection, that is, to
come applicable ?
Mr. F. ci-uHI imagine but one event in
which legislation could be expected
resort to military force. Should this be
send them to a Select or to a Standing intended, it is necessary to give the ways
Committee. The messages raise no ques
tion, refer to tio new fact, involve no new
principle, look to no Legislative action,
w Inch was not ns obviously necessary be
fore they were sent to us as now. It is
reasonable unit just lliut thu messages
should be sent to the Committee already
charged with the subject to which they
HIdled.
It was in vain to talk of the necessity of
0 evidence to a suiatl committee, and the
and means, to vote tlie supplies. Indeed,
something more would be necessary
addition to tlie regular force. There is
more than one State whose vital interests
arc ufleeted by this controversy. No one
can he so weak as to expect, so foolish a*
to believe, so base as to hope this result.
Georgia entertains no thought-of resisting
tlu> L'otisiiliitiminl,, f 1 ...;
the Constitutional "action of the civil tri-
nunuls. When she dues
must he had, not
eating our fellow citizens, and stimulating
the Zeal of the expounders of our laws.—
Speech may be met by speech j they are
of no authority, and, if quoted ns argil
incut, one mav he fairly set in opposition
to another. We do not want an argu
ment published liy the authority of the
House, to forestall public opinion. We
may sift, ami examine, and criticise, and
'ridicule u report; Inn tlie effort to destroy
its effect comes hulling in its rear, and sel
dom is able to overtake, time enuugli to
prevent popular delusion.
The honorable gentleman from Massa
chusetts has thought proper to allude,
again, to the menacing lone wh'n.li he al
leges to have heen used in the discussion
of this niessago the other day. lam sor
ry that lie should have thought it necessa
ry, in defence of himself, again to attempt
to criminate Olliers. 1 deny that there was
any intention, on my part, to menuee eith
er this House or the Administration.—
The gentleman will pardon mo for saying
that Ins remarks, the olhor day, were cal
culated to excite against us a prejudice
which ought tint have plnco in this House
— to rouse up all those jealous and angry
feelings which are ever produced by idle
menaces. Great God! Is there any one,
who can suppose that any member of this
House, or that the State of Georgia, de
sires to menace the Union ? There is no
portion of the Union in which a distur
bance of the peace of the Union would he
more deeply regretted than in that State.
The gentleman from Massachusetts,
professing to have formed no judgment,
remarked, that the menace came from
the other side, referring to what fell from
mo. Sir, I speak for Georgia; is lie a-
gniust Georgia? Or does he mean that
lie Mantis here for the Administration,
and that 1 am its opponent ? If I am
wrong in having formed an opinion, the
gentleman i.s far gone towards a similar
error. 1 regret it, because 1 know the
weight of Ids character in this Hull, the
vigor of his mind, and the extent of his
resources, and the great and command
ing inilueuce which be of late too of
ten exercises here. I beg ltin’ve (<j re
mark to tliis House.. *•>"•• ‘here was
"iv ""on 1 nan the honor to sug
gest the other day, that can be consi
dered menacing, or which was calculat
ed to wound the feelings of any body. A
menace may be thrown out, I beg leave
further to remark, in a very mild tone and
manner.
Nothing which I said, on the occasion re -
lcrred to, could he more properly constru
ed into n menace than what the honora
ble gentleman himself said, and winch I
do not now understand him as intending
to retract. 'The gentleman said, if any
State extended her jurisdiction over Indi
an lands, she did so at her own peril.
Peril of what? Of expulsion from the
Union ? Of a declaration of war? Or of
being overjiovvered by the combined for
ces of her sister States ? Or of that mild
resort to the judicial tribunal, the result of
which is always sale? It was strange
language which the gentleman used, how"
interpreted. if,
Depautment or War,_
January 2'Jth, lcd7.
To Col. John Crowell,
Agent fur the Creek Indians ;
Pm—I have received your letter ot the
15th inst., convey ing the information that
the Georgia Surveyors were surveying
lands West of the line ot the late 'J reaiy,
and of the measures which have heen
taken by the Little Prince, and others, to
prevent them ; also, the message of the
Chiefs imploring the Government to in
terpose its authority, to protect them in
their right:, under the Treaty ot \Y ashing-
ton.
The President directs me to convey to
the Little Prince, and the head men and
vvuriiors of tint Creek Nation, his nasur:
nnces that lid feels the binding obligation
of the Treaty of Washington no less tor-
cihly than they ; mid thut it is his intenti
on to execute faithfully every clause und
condition thereof. To this assurance he
directs me to add, further, that he will
take immediate steps to see 11 re to them all
the rights, as these are guarantied in said
Treaty. But the President expects it of
the (’.reek Nation, that it will not frustrate
his purposes by taking any steps ol a bus
tile character themselves ; uml he enjoin
it on you so to counsel them in regard to
this matter, as to induce them to rely up
on tlio protection of tlie U. estates, and
leave the subject in contiovery wholly to
the Government. They have very pro
perly made known their grievances, as be
comes good People, and further it will he
expected of them they will not go, but
wait for such measures as the wisdom ol
tlie Government may devise to secure to
them their rights, as these are guarantied
in the Treaty of Washington.
1 am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, JAMl'-rf B.VRBOl’U.
thnt State, •nn'd alsrf,an the AjjcJrtt oT 1I10
Creek Indians, to endeavor, it possible, to
prevent a resort to violent measures, cull
er by the authorities of Georgia or the In
dians.
Confiding alike in your zeal, capacity,
and discretion, I have determined to se
lect you for this service.
On the receipt of your instftetions, you
will proceed, with the least, possible de
lay, to Milledgeville, and deliver the letter
addressed 10 Governor Troup, with your
own bauds, as also to the Attorney and
Marshal. Should Gov. Troup give you an
answer, either verbal or written, you will
coinmuiiietitt! it by mail ; as also the re
ceipt from the District Attorney and Mar
shal, of tin: instructions with which you
will lie charged for them. Having ac
complished this part of the duty assigned
you,ymi will proceed to the Creek Agen
cy, mid deliver the letter addressed to Co
lonel Crowell. Any information which
you obtain in reference to the object ol
your mission, you will promptly commu
nicate by mail; particularly any acts ol
violence which tuny have occurred, or
which may lie threatened. Carefully ab
stain from any remarks which may dis
close your object, und lie still more care-
till not to indulge in anv commentary on
tlie alfair, which may subject you to per
sonal ditliculty.
I have the honor to be, your ohedient
servant, JAMES HARBOUR.
Limit. J. R. Vinton, IT. S. Army.
and unequal measure was never attcmnt>>
ed in a free country. H is nothing uiore
nor les-: limn a combination of some 0 f.
the New England and Ohio Manufactur
ers nml some few individuals who have
made large investments in sheep walks
to tax the Suuthrons, and pocket n few
hundred thoUsuinl dollars of their money.
[Enquirer.
THE RECORDER.
,Werof going, without j.relm.iuary in . latmg Indian trade, not to hired soldiers
quVrv, into Committee of the Whole. All I ' «» «'»* act lor suppressing insurrection,
the facts had long been in po^-sinn of nu .* t e *«?f u ‘■wa-.o Hie n.il.tm,
— * who unite to tlio character of soldier that
of citizen—commanded by ollieers who
will not command blood to be shed, in
sport, us in the ordinary exercise of their
trade.
Mr. F. said there w as one view of the
matter which rendered a reference to a
•thqUoiine. The only change which had
or.’tuicd istliat now 111 question—it lias
been presented by both the parties. It
cam** fust from Ger:.;ia, and now from
jh>; President of the l ..red Wtmea Geor-
jri . had long sought mi investigation, and
it had been promist d to her. The Presi
de m now asks no 1. ore than an hive ui- j Committee of the Whole extremely im-
paimri. Why this div.n.ci on in the treat- 1 uortant. In thnt Committee everymem-
imht of the State, and of the Executive of. her has an equal tight, and an equal
the'United States? and, disguise the mat-' chunco, to make any (imposition he pleus-
ler'ns genlh meu might, tins was a ques- j «s, and discuss it at large—none less than
tion between the Adminnitituion and one ..a majority of tlio House cun there give a
«1'the Stales. That Si.ito hud exerted 'particular direction to a subject— all meet
her fights, wal or supposed. The Presi- on fair term*. It it is even supposed le-
ilnnt hdd denied the existence of those | gislution should lie necessary, there was
lights, and interposed to prevent the exer- j no difficulty in legislating in the Commit-
eistTuf them. ' Georgia asked, in language j tee.
tcuiflernto and conciliatory, for a candid, j In ppinll Committees, 1511*011' prepared
fuir v a'id dispassionate examination of the 1 by individuals. Individuals who think
subject by Congress, rflie sought not to | legislation proper, can oiler a bill to tlie
evade judicial inquiry. Who was there [Committee of the Whole,
base enough to imagine she bad any such j There was another view which It was
iutcritiou ? That she wus unwilling to. his duty to present. On this subject,
jjiibimt tothe decision ol tlie eoiistuutioiinl 1 without unending to irritate any one, and
authority ? Who during enough to as-1 most sincerely desirous not to w ound the
tert that she was desirous to resist the au- feelings of uuy member, or collection of
thorny of the Executive, 'when that au-] members, it was necessary lie should
thority.was constitutionally exerted ? I speak with perfect frankness. As a Ke-
Tiie recent communications from the presentative of Georgia, deeply iuiere.'ted
ever interpreted. If, seeking for the
__ inclining of the terms which h°
die does resist. •* wanrt j apjily 10 the subject •—*-*”*• ' ,B wore in
to the law ot 1802, regu- *c-niig«iiitig, it would seem to lie the opini
on of the gentleman thut military power
might be used by the Chief Magistrate for
the purpose of competing a .State—hot
the individuals of a State—hut a Slate,
through her sovereignty, to perform her
duties to this Union. I cannot, suppose,
however, that the gentleman meant to
take this broad ground ; I rather suppose
lie ineunt to refer to a resort to tbejudicial
tribunal to control the movements uf tlie
State Governments. There is no peril in
all tliis : it is done every duy ; and may be
dune to the end of time, or until the mili
tary authority is called in to enforce the
decrees of the Court.
I was going on, sir, to make some re
marks to show thu utter impropriety, nc
cording to the rules, of a reference of this
Subject to a standing committee. But it
is not necessary. The objection Which' I
have to the reference of it to the Judiciary
Committee, applies equally to every other
committee of tlie House.
to be concluded next imL]
*
Executive tothe House could not receive
u ditl'ereut dera tion than tlint given to the
ajiplWtion of thefttaw, without creating
si belief that, in the judgment of tlio House,
the subject had assumed a new and more
imposing character, because it Had now
cuiue frmn a different source. In resist
ing the motion to give the same direction
■Vo, «t| the communications on ihe same
subject, gentlemen bod said, a prolirnujut
inquiry must he instituted, nml all tlie fan.-
of tl.e case reported to the House. Now,
tlie facts were already hut too well know n.
A contract had been made in 1821 or 18 :5.
for the extinguishment of the Creek Iiiili-
ftu ejairn to all the, laud occupied by the
tribe within the limits of Georgia. In'
consequence of the resirtnnve of part of
the tribe tothe. falfiiment of thnt contract,
jl i;<*Vv one whs made iti Washington, in
182t>. Before tin* second, null immediate-
in her honor; hound to her by all the ties
of gratitude for past kindness—lie would
unwillingly sit ou any committee to make
a preliminary investigation of this subject.
He felt too much as a jiurty concerned.—
While making this perhaps unnecessary
avowal, Mr. F. said, he should be excused
for saying ho was very Htixious not to put
the interests & character of tlie State into
the hands of those who might be consi
dered her adversaries. It is one of the
sovereign Slates, it part of this great C011-
feijerac.y whose rights are to be examin
ed. How are Committees constituted ?
A majority appoints the person , who ve-
li'rts the Committees, wiib a view to tlio
action of the House, on great questions of
public ami par ly concernment. Wliut is
Papers accompanying the President's Mes
sage ufthe 5lh instant.
Cheek Agencv, 15th Jan. 1827.
Fir. —A few days since, the Little I’riuce
complained to me that the Georgia rfur-
veyors were surveying lands West of the
line of the late Treaty ; and, ut his request,
i wrote to them in hi* name, requiring
them to dosiM from survey ing any lands
not ceded by the Treaty of Washington—
but the Surveyors, not regarding this de-
lUHtii! as emanating from competent au
thority, persisted in their surveys to the
line run by the Georgia Commissioner* as
the line between Georgia and Alabama.
Yesterday a number of Chiefs, with the
l’rince at their head, requested me to
write again, to the Surveyors, in their
names, requiring of them to stop survey
ing the lands West ol’itie lino of the Trea
ty of Washington, which 1 d"ul v in the
most friendly terms. A deputation "of
Chefs has accompanied the bearer of the
letter, with the avowed intention of stop-
jiing fhe Surveyors.
Tlio Chiefs have requested rftc to np-
^ after the formal .promulgation of the J preset:; it in the most
iho cour'esy in ordinary atlairs ? To prize you that the authorities of Georg
give to the proposer a sufficient number of. had extended their surveys West of the i
b lends to hi* proposition to enable him to | line of the Treaty of Washington, there J
Department oe War.
January UP, 1827.
Sir.—Complaints have heen made to the
President, by the Creeks, through the U.
S. Agent, against the intrusions of the
Surveyors of Georgia on their lauds, gua
rantied to them by tiie Treaty concluded
with them at Washington, on the 2-lth Ju-
nuary, lt32b. With these complaints they
have united an appeal to the President,
calling for his interposition to protect
them in their rights, by causing this Trea
ty to be inviolably maintained. The pre
tensions under which these surveys are
attempted are in direct violation ot tlie
Treaty, and, if persevered in, must lead to
a disturbance of the public, tranquility.—
The Treaty of Washington, like all other
treaties which have received the Consti
rational sanction, is among the supreme
laws of the land. Charged, by the Consti
tution, with the execution of the laws, tho
rresiaerit will feel lilmeelr compelled to
employ, if necessary, all the means under
his control to maintain the faith of the na
tion, by carrying the Treaty into effect.
I have the honor to he, vour ohedient
servant, JAMES. BARBOUR.
Ilis Ex. G. M. Tan nr,
Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Geo.
Department or War,
January 2!)(A, 1827.
Fin: By directions of the President of
tlio United States, i enclose you the copy
of u letter addressed to R. W. Habersham,
Esq. Attorney for the District of Georgia.
I am instructed to charge you to lose 110
time, on the receipt of the process, which
will lie delivered you by the Attorney, in
promptly executing it, ami taking the srejis
dirocted by law in such ca.-es.
Should the Attorney he absent,you will
yourself apply for the proper process.
I am, Sir, respectfully, your obedient
servant,
JAMES BARBOUR.
John H. Mosel, Esq., Jlarshal,
Savannah, Georgia.
Department op War,
January tiOth, 1827.
Sir : Official information lias been giv
en the President, that certain persons un
der the pretence of surveying, have enter
ed the lands of the Creek Indians, directly
in violation of the late Treaty concluded
with them at Washington, in January last,
anil directly in violation oi'tlie law ofCon-
gress regulating intercourse with tlie In
dian tribes. •
TSfc Chiefs and warriors of this tribe
have appealed to tlie President for pro
tection, by whom I tint now instructed to
direct you, without a moment’s delay, to
proceed to obtain the proper process with
which to. arrest them, which process you
will cause to be delivered to the Marshal
of tho District, that they muy lie made a-
mcnablc to In v. Tlie orders of the Pre
sident, as well us the importance of the
object, relieve mo from the necessity of
suggesting unv additional motive for the
prompt and energetic discharge of your
duty.
1 have the honor to be, your obedient
servant, •
JAMES BARBOUR.
R. W. Habersham, Esq.
Dint. Attorney, U. S. Savannah.
Department of War,
N January 30tli, 1827.
Fir : Official information has been
communicated to the President, that sur
veyors acting under, it is presumed, the
authority of the Government of Georgia,
have entered the lands of the Creek Inijj-
ans, directly in violation of an existing
Treaty, and having been warned against
proceeding, by the Agent of the United
States, hate nevertheless persevered in
their unjustifiable course. Information,
though unofficial, lias also been received
that the Indians have interposed and pro
vented them from completing their sur
veys. Tho Chiefs and Wturiors of the
Greek Tribe have also appealed to the
President to protect them in their rights.
In this posture of affairs, it has been de
termined to despatch a Special Agent, for
the (impose of bearing despatches to the
Governor of Georgia, anil to the District
DOMESTIC.
Wasuinoton, Feb. 13.
Conouess The Senate was engaged
nearly the whole of yesterday’s sitting, on
Executive business. As the injunction ol
secrecy was removed from their proceed
ings, the subjects of their confidential de
liberations will he found under the proper
head. Our readers will there find that
the nomination of Mr. Poinsett, as Mi
nister Plenipotentiary to the Assembly of
American. Ministers, at Tacubaya
Mexico, has been confirmed; und, also,
the nomination of John Boyle, ss Judge
of the District ol' Kentucky. — .Vat. Jut.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Couu pre
seated sundry proceedings of the Execti
tiveand Legislature of the State of Geor
gia, on the subject of Treaties lately con
eluded by the United States with the Creek
Indians. Mr. Sanford, from the com
mittee on Foreign Relations, made a rc
port on the memorials of sundry mer
chants and traders who have lost proper
ty by French depredutions, accompanied
by a resolution for the discharge of the
committee from the further consideration
of the memorials. A bill was reported
from the committee on the District of Co
lumbia, appropriating 8)37,000 for McAdu-
mizing Pennsylvania Avenue from the C11
pilot to Georgetown.—.Val. Jour.
Flukuary 17.
The Committee of the House ol Hcpi usema-
tiv es upon tlie Message of the President coucti 11
ing the uflidrs of Georgia amt the United States,
having leave to sit doling the sittings of the
House, is daily and steadily engaged in the con
sideration of that. suLject.
ity the account of Proceedings in the HotUeof
Representatives yesterday, it will be seen that
there is a large majority of that body in favor of
the continuation of the great Western National
Road from the Ohio to the Mississippi The
Georgia Militia Claims has heen brought up be
fore tl.e House, according to the unanimous re
commendation of tlie Military Committee, by a
motion to amend the appropriation blit—which
was the pending question at tlie time of adjourn
ment yesterday, aud will be resumed today.
Aat. Int.
MILLKUGF.VILLK, FEBRUARY !>6, 1027.
The instruction from the Secretary of!
War to the Creek Indian Agent, Crowell
directing him to bargain witli the Chiefs
ofthe tribe for the stripofluml in dispute
will, we hope, be the menus of terminating \
speedily every matter of dispute between
the State and General Government in re-
gurd to the Treaty of Indian Spring and
that concluded at Washington. Ilovr
much it is to he regretted, that tlie Presi-r
dent, utter having determined on acours*
*0 prudent and safe, should, in less than a •
week, send to both Houses of Congress, a
message of such style and character us to
deserve the reprehension of every consi
derate man ! Whatever course this bust*
ness may take, the persons engaged inti;#
surveys have nothing to apprehend. Their
acquittal by ft jury of timir countrymen
will lie the certain issue, should they Lo
brought to trial.
VIRGINIA I.EGIFLATURE.
Tuesday, February 13.
Mr. Giles, front the Select Committee
appointed to enquire into certain point-*
of fundamental law, ami certain differing
claims of jurisdiction between the Go
vernment ofthisStatnand the Government
of the U. Slates presented u report which,
on Mr. Wilson's motion was laid upon the
tahle—and on Gen. Taylor’s motion, was
ordered to lie printed.
We regret our want of roots this morn
ing to lay the whole of this Paper before
our readers. It is necessarily laid over
till baturdny—after n long argumentative
Preamble, it concludes with the following
resolutions:—Jonq.
*! Hoonl-vid Tlll.r jtvla Oan«—I .Anaclll-
i/tr, in behalf of the People and Govern
ment of this State, does, hereby, ino.-,t so-'
lomnly protest against the claim or exer
cise of any power whatever, on the part
of the general Government, to' make in -
teriijil improvements vv itliin the limits nml
jurisdiction of the several Stutes, and par
ticularly within the limns of the State of
Virginia j -and also, against the claim or
exercise of any power whatever, asserting
or involving a jurisdiction over any part
of the territory within the limits 0^ tliis
State, except over tlie objects and hi thu
mode specified in the Constitutional' tlie
United States. ' •
* “ Ihsolved, In like manner, that this
General Assembly does, hereby, most so
lemnly protest against any claim or exer
cise of power, whatever, on the part of
the Genera! Government, which serves to
draw money from the inhabitants of this
•State, into the Treasury of tlje United
States, and to disburse it for object,
whatever, except for carrying ifiicfefl'ect
the grants of power to the General Go
vornment, contained in tlio Constitution
of t he United Stutes.
“ Hesolvcd, In like manner, tha this
General Assembly does most solemnly
protest against tlie claim or exercise of
any power, whatever, on the purl of tlm
General Government, to protect domestic
manufactures; the protection of manu
factures not being amongst the grants of
power to thnt Government, specified in
the Constitution of the United States,—
and also, uguinst the operations oftlte act
of Congress, passed May 22d, 1821, en
titled, “ an act toanjeiid the several acts
imposing duties on imports,” generally
called the Tarill'law, which vmy the dis
tributions of tlio proneeds of the labor of
thu community, iti such n manner, as to
transfer property from one portion of the
United .States to another, anil to take pri
vate property from the owner for the be
nefit of another person, not Tendering
public ge/vico,—ns unconstitutional, un
wise, unjust, unequal and oppressive.”
JZvtract of a letter from,
Wasiiinoton, JFcb. J2.
“ You will see by the papers, that the
Woollen Bill passed the 1). of R. on Sa
turday night, under the rigor of the Pre
vious Quest ion. 1 hardly know how to
express my indignation at this bold at
tempt to ficcce tlie Southern country un
orrxcsAL.
Department or War,
llith January, 1827-
Stn^-In reply to yours ofthe 28th ult. f
I am instructed to say, that, in the opinion
ofthe President, the force which you huve
called into service to protect the citizens
of Georgia from tlie outrages ofthe Indi
ans, ivn.i justified by the cmcumstunces on
which you acted ; and, consequently, that
the expence attending the measure is n
proper debt ugaiust the U. States ; to
meet which, an appropriation will be ask
ed for from Congress.
I avail myself of the occasion to reply tol
a paragraph in your letter ofthe lltli ultj
in which you say, that “ the President <q
the U. Sta.es lias thought proper to dej
dare, that it was the intention of the pmi
ties to that instrument (tho new treaty) t(
cede to Georgia all the lands claimed hy
her within the Creek limits.” You cun
readily appreciate my surprise, if I am to
understand you as drawing this inference
from my letter of the 27ih of November,
when I had endeavored to express myself
a* distinctly as possible, directly there
verse. I beg leave to refer-you again to
that letter, in which I explicitly declared
to you, that “the Creek*, when pressed*
to make a cession to that effect, perempto
rily refused and I tbon went on merely ’’
to state the presumed reason for so refus
ing—the uncertainty of the directum of
the line, lienee specific limits wer
greed on in the Treaty, beyond which ilia
U. Slates, or Georgia, cannot go without •
violation ofthe faith ofthe nation, cmlcmii
ly plighted ; und if there be any timbigni
ty in the language which I employe
which I cannot perceive, it surely must
huve been removed when I say, that so
soon as certainty 19 given to the direction of
tlie dividing line between Georgia ami A-
lnlmma, the Executive of the U. States
will endeavor to obtain, by fresh uegolinr
tion, vvliat it so much desires, an entire
surrender ofthe Crock lands within the li
mils of Georgia. I trust you will, hy re
ference to my letter, a small part of which
only! have givuuymqpcrceivehowgrent-
ly you have been mistaken (it*I have un
(lorstood you correctly) in supposing that
the President had declared that all the
Creek lands within the limits of Georgia
were intended to be coded by the new
Treaty.
I nave tlie honor to he, your obedient
servant, JAMES BAUBOUlt.
I o His Ex. G. M. Tkoup,
Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville, Gfa,
form to! by violating tho express (jiipulatiotvi. ol'i Aitonjqy ouii Marsha) ofthe V Fta'.m- tv , l! ’ r Uie ^nis- of low A more
Executive Department, Geo. )
Milledgeville, 26th Jun. 1827. J
Sir—I received this afternoon vour let
ter ol'the 16th inst., announcing that “in
the opinion of the President, the force
which you have called into service to quo-
tcct the citizens of Georgia from the cut-
rages of the ImJiujfH was justified by^ie'
ttijrcimwtnuces on which you, acted’, and
aonsuqiiently thnt the expense attending
the measure is^ pan per debt nguinst the
U. States, to meet'yvhieh, an appropriation
will lie asked for %Voin Congress”-W
which be pleased tu'prcscr.t my thank*to
the President.
The muster and pay rojls, with voucli*
ers. <.Vc. u iltlu>l'orwnrded*in a few days-
You will discover hy the enclosed copvni
my letter of instructions to the command'
ing officer of the Troops, that the utmost |
precaui ions heen taken toipaked 1 *
expedition as Rule burdensome to the L.
States a* possjjjlo; qj|d it will turn out, tW, |
considering the corps was composed
mounted men exclusively, who were »nii'
ad and equipped to not cither as infantry
or cavalry, and w.cra to bo subsisted in<V
country but sparsely populated, j
pc^ist's have not encoded the uim-'fy |
vA%ich might reusoutibly have* been erf*
mated—At the moment the frontier " aS ,|
tranqitilized the corps wus on its return T
march, and was dis'.ufcsetl even bel’otct-?’|
receipt of your letter ofthe lGtli ills!.
I cannot suffieiemly express my r.e? rC * I
that i should, on any occasion, bowrvtf
innocently, have misunderstood or ini' rr
presented you—on the one to wind)) 011
have referred in your last cojimuoiicHii" l| i
I was particularly cautious to avoid H- 1 ’
gives me much more pleasure I assure
to refer it to tm unfortunate obtusenc* “
intellect, tliriu to any obscurity in l ! 10 ^ u ’
gunge you employed. I did think nO
self justifiable by that language, K>
rlnjc that’it wag the intention of the
*id,ent to acquire by flic instrument c*"-’ I
tlie new Treaty, nil tlie land* ivitliui 11 '
Creek limits claimed by Georgia; 1,111 1
was the more gratify ing to me to coni* |
this conclusion, because au opp ,| rl |l |;
presented of placing the President h';'^
the people of Georgia in h favoralno In- J
'lotion to a subject of detq> com!'
imjit'oj'er 1 nimt tq them, oy whiui they ;