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BTO.AW. ROBERTSON,
rURMsuER* or the i.aws or the i'Rion.
DAILY SAFER, • I
COUNTRY SAFER,
I : EIGHT DOLLARS,
i :riv»
^FICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Gatumar Troup to Major Andrews,
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ammrm
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1825
Our columns are principally occupied lo<
day by the correspondence between Govur
nor Trous and the Special Agent ol the
United States, which will be read with in*
terest.
The Georgia Commissioners are stated
in the Milledgeville Recorder, to have re
turned from the Council held with the In
dians at Broken Arrow ; and it is stated
that a reconciliation between the friendly
and hostile parties oflndians had not been
effected by Gen. Gaines.
If the statement which we copy in our
subsequent columns, from the Macon Mes
senger, be well founded, there is little hope
of an accommodation of the differences be
tween Georgia and the General Govern'
meut. We hope, for the credit of the
Agents of tho General Government, and
the tranquility af the state, it will be found
to be exaggerated.
The five companies of the first regiment
U. S. infantry, (about 250 men) on their
way from Baton Rouge to the Creek Na
tion, arrived at New-Orluana on tho 22d
nit. by steam-boat, and would leave that
city on tho 24th for Pensacola, The offi
cers with this corps, are:—Col. Chambers,
Captains Gale and Loomis, Licuta. Joucttc,
Mackinaw, and Abercrombie, and Dr.C'ros-
by-
Patriot Victors.—Gibraltar papers re
ceived at New-York, state, that on the 13th
of May, the Colombian armed brig El Ven-
cedore, carrying 14 guns and 160 men, had
an engagement off Cadiz, with the Span
ish brig Primero de Cataluna, of 14 guns
and 175 men; which after an action of about
10 minutes, terminated by the former sink
ing the latter. Ten or twelve of the crew
went down with her, and the Patriot brig,
which had arrived at Gibraltar, with 150 on
board as prisoners, had none of her crew
hurt, not a shot of the enemy having touch
ed her. The Colombian privateer Maria
Ysabel had also captured a Spanish vessel
eff Cape Trafalgar,the crew and passengers
other vesBols belonging to Spain, had like
wise been captured off Malaga, by a Patri
ot cruizer.
Greece.—The recent intelligence from
Greece, is of a more favorable nature than
that previously received. Captain Wilson,
of the Susan, lately arrived at Boston, left
Smyrna April 14, and on the 17th, be'tween
Tiuo and Miconi, passed through the Greek
fleet, about 40 sail, and was boarded from
several—they were b-und to the mouth of
the Dardanelles, in pursuit of the Turks.
Same day, was boarded by 2 Greek cor
sairs, who took a few shot, &c.
Alettes received iii Charleston states that
on the 4tl> of March, the day before that
which had been appointed for the corona
tion of the new King of Naples, Francisco
I. a party of four hundred of the Society of
the Liberal Carbonari, had formed a plan
and made preparations for falling suddenly
the next day upon the King, the Royal Fa
mily, Sic. at the very moment of the Coro
nation ; but their plan being unfortunately
discovered on the Evening before, three of
the conspiritors were killed upon the spot,
some were arrested, and the remainder took
to flight. The King immediately flew to
Milan, to obtain protection of the Austrian
Troops.
At the public dinner given to Gen. La
fayette at New-York, on the 4th July,
between the first and second course, as the
Mayor thrust his knife into a large pie, a
carrier-pigeon flew out, bearing a copy of
of verses in compliment to the General,
which were read aloud when the bird was
caught.
At Albany, on his last visit, General La-
favette gave the following toast
“ Albany as l have known it, and Albany
as it is now—a comparative standard be
tween royal guardianship, and the self gov
ernment of tho people; may this difference
bo more and more illustrated at homo, and
understood abroad.
The Raleigh Register states that a great
scarcity of Flour is experienced in that city.
The following queer toast wu «ivm>
Boston, on the celebration of the anniver
sary of Independence:
By General Austin, Sheriff of Middlesex
—./oAn Mam,. t| le venerable political prea
cher, who.denounced the doctrine of the
hereditary right togovern by predestination,
but lives to see it established by election,
und himself subject to a son.
From the M.iCon Mraienotr—We ex
pucted to have been able to lay something
dccisivo and satisfactory before onr readers
the present week, respecting the proceed
ings at Broken Arrow. But the whole af
fair has got into such a confused situation,
that it is difficult to form any thing like a .
correct idea of it. The Commissioners ap- - Lumpkin, you stated to him that the evi-
pointed to co-oporato with Mai. Andrews in 1 donee submitted to you,did notfurnish even
tailing testimony relative to the murder of j probable cause to suspect tint Indian Agent,
M’lutosh, passed through this place on Fri- S s guilty under tha ohnrgna exhibited a-
dav last nn their way homo', in consequence 1 gainst him in iny letter of the 31 at tilt. As
of'the letter of Gov. Troup, stopping inter- j I intend to enmmuniento immediately with
course between the stato and tho Agent v n nr government onthls subject, I wtBh you
Executive Desartment,
Milledgeville, Oth June, 1025
Sir—I will thank you to infort me, if in
a conversation held at my requost with Col
to li
2s. b _ ft . h0 “ ‘o
For negotiations between the
land tlio Indians, which
and Mr. Rockwell, who had beon to Brn
ken Arrow, wo believe in character of At
torney for Crowell, staid in town on Mon
day night last on his way home.
We learn that peoce has been made be
tween the two parties of Indians i and yet
it appears that about 12u0 regular Boldiurs
have been ordered fmm Fort Bareness and
New-OrleanB, which, we understand will be
stationed on the frontier of Georgia. It Is
intimated that one of the objects of this
movement, is to prevent, by physical force,
any survey of the land lately acquired.—
We know not how far Geu. Gaines may
conceive his powers to extend, but if we
are not misinformed, tho last communica
tion received by Gov. Troup from the Pre
sident, leaves tho survey of the land entire
ly at his discretion; and it. in defiance of
that, it is to be prevented by a military force
u udar command of Gen. Gaines, our’s is in
deed a despotic government. Wliut seems
to strengthen this suggestion is, that when
Gov. Troup received this communication
from the General Government, he sent an
express to Broken Arrow, instructing the
Commissioners on the part of the state to
inform the Indians that the land would be
immediately surveyed, aud Gen. Gaines re
fused to permit the commissioners to commu
nicate that information to them. Indeedit
seems that he evinced the greatest want of
courtesy to the aut horities of Georgia tlirn’-
out the whole t rn usactiun. He will be at Mil
ledgeville in a few days, and it is reported
that he has gone so far as to say that he will
»how Gov. Troup that he shall nut hove the
land surveyed ! We do not profess a thorn’
acquaintance with the relative and compar
ative powers of a United States General
Officer and a Governor and Legislature of
a state ; but wo ventnre a prediction that
Gov. Troup will not suffer himself to be in
timidated by the threats of Gen. Gaines
from carrying a law of the slate into effect,
when that law is founded upon a treaty du
ly made, signed and scaled, and solemnly
ratified by the United Sates.”
We must now turn our attention a mo
ment, to the *• highly respectable” Maj. An-
prews ; whose conduct,to say the loast of it,
tho most extraordinary we have ever
heard of in tile U. States. He came her to
collect testimony and determine whether
the conduct of the Creek Agent has been
such as to require bis suspension till the
pleasure of the President ho known ; and
seems to enter oh the duties of his mission
with his mind fully made up on the subject
Whether lie determined in his own mind
before he left the City of Washington or
before he left Milledgeville for Broken Ar
row, is a matter that we neither know nor
are concerned about. It is sufficient that
the case was determined beforn the evi
dence was heard, and of this no further
proofis wanting than the Special Agent’s
^^W^y^^.Crowell,, |. a fe
evidence wuntod strength, we would advert
to the zeal he has evinced for the interest
of tho Creek Agent through tho whole
course of the investigation, which we are
informed amounted to as complete an es-
.pousel of bis cause as is usual with attor
neys in important cases between their cli
ents—even to the denouncing of every man
who gave in testimony sgaiust Crowell, as
a liar aud a perjured villain. What is the
chance of ju-ttco when men of this stamp
are sent to investigate Important matters?
One fact we will mention, which took
place at Broken Arrow during the investiga
tion, which we think deserves notice; The
public limy then judge of the high and law
less hand with which the Indian Agent pro.
tem. lias exercised his power, and of his Jit-
/«!» for the office.—A gentleman from Mil
ledgeville, on his way to Alabama,on busi
ness, . stopped at Broken Arrow, having
been informed that the person lie wished to
Bae, was expected there. It is supposed
the idea was suggested by the Agent or
some of hie satellites that this gentleman
wns wailing to obtain information for the
Governor ot Georgia. Gen. Gaines was
applied to for an order to send him out of
the Nation, but declined granting it, stale
ing he had no such authority. Triplett,the
Agent pro. Um. then issued a mandate, re
quiring bim to depart before the expiration
ot four hoars. The gentleman wisliimr to
avoid disturbance complied. We might in
quire what authority Mr. Triplett Imd to
order an unoffending citizen out of the Na-
ton. W T e never understood that the inves
tigation, or any other proceedings were in
tended lo be conducted secretly—But in-
quir^ on our part is unnecessary; the clo
ven loot needs no unmasking.
. We »l» understand that our Conimis-
siotierswere unable to procure Indian guides
when they were necessnry, and that after
engaging and paying ono, he declined to
comply and returned the money. Is not.
this the first time that Indian guides could
not he proenred by the citizens of Georgia
for hire ? Why is it so now !
It is a matter of congratulation to the
friends of Georgia that Maj. Andrews has
so fully exposed himself, and to tho Presi
dent we shall confidentially look for justice,
not only to Maj. Andrews, but all others in-
affair 0 * 1tluever J and unpleasant
Ellsworth anii De Lumbra, two con
victs from Chatham county, who escaped
trom the guard, on their wuy to this
place, have been retaken, and delivered to
tile Keeper ol the Penitentiary. The guard
lias been properly pu ished. Hall who
was noticed in tho Savannah papers, as hav
ing escaped, has also been salbly lodged in
the Penitentiary. 6
It is reported in Wilkinson snd Twiggs
counties, for electioneering purposes, that
the convict lately sunt from Wilkinson' to
undergo 14 years imprisonment for rspo,
liss been discharged by the Governor—
This report is the most outrageous violation
of truth we have ever known. The con-
vlwVjeuniof. ** PemWntiar J-^'«^
It is not generally known that the late
Mr. Percival, Chancellerofthe Exchequer,
was the author of a small work, entitled
Observations on the Prophecy of Daniel.”
to be very particular in the answer you may
think proper to give, that the possibility of
mistake or misapprehension may be avoided.
Very Rospectftilly, Sir,
G. Mi TROUP.
Maj. Andrews, Special Aglnt V. S.
Major Andrewr fo Governor Troup.
Milledgeville [Geo.) June 8th, 11125.
Sir—I am honoured by the receipt of
your note of this evening.
Col. Lumpkin has misapprehended my
remarks greatly, (for I feel satisfied he is
incapable of misrepresenting them.) if lie
supposes I had formed nny opinion is to
the guilt or innoconce of tho Indian Agent,
or would form one, until I was placed in pos
session, in an official manner, of all tho evi
dence to be obtained from every quartor, At
bail thoroughly examined it. The conver
sation I had tlie honor of holding with tbe
Colonel, which, it appears, was at. the re
quest of your Excellency, was long and de
sultory i—I can only at this time recollect
the result, viz. that, until I was furnished,
officially, with the documents, and evidence
referred to in the latter part of your Excel
lency’s letter ofthe 31st tilt., I (fid not con
aider inysclf at liberty to form any opinion,
—not even as to the propriety of a suspen
sion of the Agent.
I beg the attention of your Excellency to
my letter of the 3tsi ol May, by which you
will perceive, I expected to he able to fur
nish the Agent, in case his suspension was
decided on, with a copy ofthe charges and
specifications made against him, immediate
ly on his being suspended, that he might
lie “ enabled to defend himself belore liis
“ government, with as little delay as possi-
“ ble and that his suspension would also
depend on the present state of excitement
among the Indians. This course your Ex
cellency will do me the justice to believe, is
in strict accordance with the instructions of
my goveremont.
I have delayed all proceedings,'(even to
a formal acknowledgement ofthe receipt of
your letter of tho 31st ult.,) waiting to he
furnished with the documents aud evidence
promised in it. So soon us I shall be honor
ed by its receipt, (if Gen. Gaines shall have
arrived) I will immediately proceed to exe
cute the intentions of tbe President, a6
made known to your Excellency.
I have the honor to be, with the highest
respect and consideration, your Excellen
cy’s most, obt serv’t.
T. P. ANDREWS Special Agent.
To His Ex : Geo. M. Troup,
Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville.
Governor Troup to Maj Andreice.
Executive Department, )
Milledgeville, 13th June, 1825. (
Sir—In compliance with a Resolution of
it-tui-lpiuB -mhaStV—, flanrgia, 1
pluce you in possession or the report of a
committee—the resolutions which follow,
and the evidence which supports them, in
the case of the Agent for Indian Aflhirs,
whose conduct in connection with the late
disturbances in the Creek Nation, lias been
recently a subjoct of investigation before
that Legislature.
Very Respectfully,
G. M. TROUP.
Maj. T. P. ANDnF.ws, Special Agent.
Governor Troup to Major Andreice.
Executive Department, 1
Milledgeville, 14th June, I Ii25, j
Sir—In the conversation held with your
self and Gen. Gaines in relation to the ob
jects of your mission, you were pleased to
express a desire to receive from myself, any
views or suggestions which might usefully
contribute to the results wbicli were most
desirnble. 'J’liuso in passing, have boon
hitherto frankly given—as it is determined
l hat one or botli of you will proceed to at
tend the convention ofthe Indians about to
MunsaM l<it<l8r -, t '‘'' 0ugU 'ri^sITiieir[Uiiite^Baa
"I” r n .J? Vl1 a"" 0 ? and . the Supreme pertain mtclusiv
it hn !rn « 6,r < J e8t ! n,efl *5 all times.— [toresta subsisting o»iweci: inem, and to gu
cuiiistanee. ti, i eJ i' 11&t n nder euch cir-1 which tbe state of Georgia is no party. It wt
wuLr?o«rsin/‘ d Th 9 n 8p8 * k t0 / ou “ hoped and expected, that this measure of
n.,n>..tik r i1 ‘ , 1 : , D«e“"'Mte. of in- will meot your concurrence and approbt- an
gird to his “not having commit,
cess or obtaining witnesses in ) I r ? Pl '
omiipnil 1... el.~ « . "‘■IHVof,.
comestible authority placed in your pomes- tion.
Sion, prove to you that tho.v will not. No
air, tho way to tho accomplishment of the
endR of your mission is open—suspend the
Affcnt—moke •toncment to the friends of
M In tosh for the blood shed by the guilty
instruniuats of white men—restore the
friendly chiefs to their political rank and
power, and my word for it, you will find
truth, and enough of it, for overy purpose,
peace, rconciliation, aud union.
With great respect ami esteem,
„ G. M. TROUP,
Maj. T. P. Andrews, Special Agent.
Major Andrews to Governor Troup.
Creek Aoenct, Flint River, June 18, 1825.
Sir—I have the honor to acknowledge
tho receipt of your Excllency’s letter of the
13th instant, accmkpaniod by a copy ofthe
evidence against the Indian Agent, taken
before the Committee of the Goorgin Le
gislature. I have not yet received an offi
cial copy of tho documents promised in
your letter of the 31st May, and take the li
berty of urging your Excellency to furnish
me with them as soon as possililb, I avail
myself of this opportunity to call tho .Men
tion of your Excellency,in an especial man
ner, lo the necessity offurnishing the Agent
ofthe General Government, as speedily as
possible, with any additional testimony
which you may wish to offer against the
Indian Agent: I hope to got through the
examination ofthe evidence offered ami to
he offered by the Agent, to rebut that
with which I have already been' fitrnishe t,
in about throe weeks: The urgency, in
deed necessity,of having any additional tes
timony which may be offered against him,
by that time, or as soon thereafter as possi
ble, will be apparent; as a fair examination
must form the wish of your Excellency as it
dneathut ofthe President ami ofthe Secre
tary of War.
I have to acknowledge also, the receipt
ofyotir Communication ot’tlie 14th instant,
which was handed to me at the moment of
my departure for this place from Milledge
ville : I am perhaps unfortunate in enter
taining different opinions of tho matters to
which it relates, and particularly as to the
importance, the justice or necessity of sus
pending the Agent under present circum
stances. After an attentive examination of
tho testimony taken by the coinmititee, and
some already shewn to me by the Agent,
and as no specifications have been present
ed, I did not think that the suspension wns
demanded on the grounds contemplated in
my letter of the 31st of May and by the Go
vernment. I did think the determination of
tho General Government and of its Agent,
being, ns your Excellency has very justly
remurked, “the ascertainment of truth,"
that the presence or absence of the Indian
Agent, at any place or under any circum
stances, would be immaterial in the fulfil
ment of that determination. I had a hope
also that as your Excellency is soon to speak
in doubting language, of all guilt in that of
ficer in yuur Message of the 3d inBt. being
after the date of your charges agsinst him ;
that as he has been acquitted generally of
“T , "'.’j tf A- -J-plills-p-,, 111'
theLcgisinture ;—having still the appalling
influence and power of the Executive and
Legislative brandies of one Government
against him, and that too, on testimony a-
voweilly eeparte ;—that lie would not have
to complain during his trial, of any acts on
the part of another which might appear to
pariakeot oppression. Your fixed opinion as
to the necessity of his suspension, und the
in inner in which tiiat opinion is communi
cated, will compel me to that course, in
With great respect, die.
. - G. M. TROUP.
Maj. T. P. Andrews, Special Agent.
Governor Troup hi Major Andrews.
Executive Department, >
Milledgeville, 20th June, 1825. J
Sin—I have this moment received vonr
lUnrnl'lht. lOik J "
required by the sacred matron,™.*
guards the rights of all." I pleJ! 1 ; 1
»rd ol' honor, that whenever faUiw'V
such gross injustice being doneT
any competent and authorised"-"'- ^
fore which he may be citedT' l S" 1 " 1 '/
It as an injury done to myself;
by a tribunal within our uiriadictZ '* .
course punishable for offences J,) 'fyJ
under our constitution and law, , I( 1
depends on me, the utmost eflbri, if,' "I
made to bring to punishment, allr,,, k(
he agents soncerned in su oflendij
7 lie documents are in course " fc '
of public,. I
....... sisuiiii.uii rrueiveu vonr a* l .
letter of the 18th inst. dated at the Creek' ' on ’. by , °, rdt r ot the ll 'gislaiur E ^i“"'*'
Agency. The printing of the documents P-TciT^ bBen . P ub ««= by Ihilfe
and evidence having relation to the disor
ders in the Nation, and to tho charges ex
hibited by this government, will be com
pleted it is understood, in the course of this
day ; so that a copy will be forwarded for
y* use ‘ti the course of to-morrow.
1 lie commission authorised by the Leiris.
Isture to take further tostiinowy, will, tor
that purpose, proceed forthwith to the Na-
des alch U ? dBr ° rd0rH tU ,nake a11 P 0 “sible
/mi have widely mistaken me, if you be-
iteve that_ any disposition exists here to
withhold trom the Agent, the most ample
means ot justifying himself to his govern-
ipoiit, much less attydesiro for tho perform-
— *”f” yuoTpart, that "
For of oppression—on the contrary, this
government desires that the fairest oppor
tunity shall be afforded the accused, of pro
fiting of every description of testimony,
which may bo available for his complete
vindication, free from any obstacles or em
barrassments, which it might hnve the pow
er to interpose. It was in this spirit that
my instructions to the Commission were
drafted, aud although it was known tiiat
the Agent had disclaimed the authority of
the government of Georgia, to interfere,
and that therefore, there wns little proba
bility of his seeking the benefit of a panic
ular instruction ; nevertheless an instruc
tion has beeu given, which will admit him
at his pleasure to be present at tho investi
gation on our part, and to exercise the
right of cross-examination freely. More
over, I can add with great sincerity, that it
will give me pleasure ot any time,' to con
tribute aids and facilities to his defence ;
for whatever I may believe of the guilt or
innocence of the Agent, I trust, tiiat one
and all of us, for the honor of our own hu
man nature, would gladly see him vindica
ted and justified against such churges as
have been preferred by this government.
Whilst, however, this assurance is given, it
is nevertheless true, that you hove very
piuch misconceived the sentence of my
message, which according to your construc
tion ot it, implies doubt of the guilt of the
Agent. No such doubt exists. It was nut
said that the Agent had committed crimes,
because it was not intended to say so ; it
was enough that the Agent hod been char
ged with the commission of them; anil hav
ing exhibited the charges, I presumed yon
would not have been insensible to the indel
icacy pt the accuser passing sentence upon
the accused. But whilst this was purpose
ly avoided there, I can very freely make
known to you here, that, if instead of pass
ing upon the guilt or innocence of the ac
cused, 1 had been slating my belief from
the eviibiface'ev-n now disclosed, and ox-
parte as it may be, I would have said with
out. hesitation, that with respect to the one j
charge, i believed him guilty of that, be- i
yond the possibility of refutation ; and that i
with regard to the other, he wns so far in- j , ,„ „ ,
nucont only as he was not present at the 1 “ Gaines, and myself were to convene lls
limit 11 Mil n nnn ...ll.sll, .1- II ■ ■ > - . .. .
self in the most formal"1iiiinm.M 1 b ? df "■ I
seen that any further publication JV'
esn operate injuriously to the Agent't
would seem to be better, even on hi '
account, tiiat after so much h ni i i' 01
known oftheir contents, all should hoi”" 1
and that nothing should behft
ence or conjecture, espocislly t„„ . ?
public understanding the chapter of I'
evidence to be exparto, will be able i»
mate it at what it mny bo woith fi
he proper to odd, thnt by a special .“.""J
ttive resolution, the GoJernoroor U &
ed to cause them to be distributed tfi
ail the counties as soon os they are
-and you are already informed thu L
PJ“&ijWLm!IJ)o complete in the
With great respect and consideration,
G. M. TKOW
To Maj. T. P. Andrews,
Special Agent (J. States, Creek ,ig WJi
Major Andrews to Gov. Troup.
Creek Aoekct, Flint River June 13,if,;;,
Sir—I do myself the honor to arluu ,
ledge the receipt of ynnr letter of the jp,
inst., this day received from ynnr Aid tb
Camp. Col, Jones, Irnm whom I have uU
recuivcd a copy ofthe documents which so
cmnpanied your Excellency’s .Mcvsugc oli£.
23d May, to the Legislufure.
Your excellency appears to entertain u
impression that. I had expressed u bclici ,■
my letter of the 18th inst., tiiat a disp,,s.i„
exists on the part of the authorities u|'ti w .
gia, to withhold from the Agent the ir.u B
of justifying himself to iiis Govorninrai;
nnd tiiat you had shewn a wish lira! 1 ,||,„,;j
by complying with your repeated nnd nrgrit
requests, botli verbally and in writing" p
suspend the Agent,—enter into pr.'.u,!*1
ngainst him before bis trial, which nvsu
savor of oppression. At the same i;i*
that I take advantage of the th, fir.-t ....
siMe moment to disclaim, in the ibi
manner, entertaining for a moniPiit, a
lief as to any such disposition nr intntn
your Excellency will excuse me for renurs-
ing. that although I could not ii.r in, nntu
entertain a belief that such intent inns idc
ated the authorities of Georgia, that their
acts must inevitably have that unjust wi
oppressive operation on the Agent. |i
impossible tiiat authorities so exalted, can
wish to net oppressively nr unjustly, tono 1
an humble individual under trial:’ but it i,
equally impossible for an unprejudiced per-
son to withhold the belief tiiat their proc«-
dings, in tile absence of any but the fair
est intentions, have had those effects on !St
interests aud feelings ofthe individual reice
eed to.
V uu reninrtr "Hint by the power snei in
“ ilueuce i f.iis olfl 'C, Hie hostile Chiefs bud
" been convoked, and a declaration of the
“ innocence of the Agent either extorted j
“ otherwise obtained, and this too, just is
fore the period had arrived at which G j.
ime and place inflicting the blows with his
Wli hands. Taking very opposite views
lime aud
ow
ot tlie subject, you seem to liavo yielded a
reluctant and ungracious asseiitto tho SUB-
pension oi file Agent, and indeed to indulge
even a supposed difficulty to be in the way,
and to leave no course untried which may
elicit tlie free unbiassed testimony of all
persons ; this oven towards a man who has
not been so far as the investigation has been
pursued by the authorities of Georgia, " in
formed ofthe nature and cause of the ac
cusation,” or confronted with the witnesses
agaiust him,'"or had “compulsory process
for obtaining witneses in his favor—as re
quired by the sacred instrument which,
beholden at Broken Arrow and the IndV-1 BU » ard if t !! 8r Jft llt c
an Springs, it becomes my duty to disclose',, 1 observed^ before leaving Milledgeville,
to you in a special manner, the" opinions en-j | lat l ,artB ot t “® testimony taken before
tertained of this first, and most important ‘ "tru" ° “ e Le i- ,l! ’ lature ' >'“d been
movement; so that if miscarriage follow, i p " b J‘ ,|,ed ,n the newspapers,and it was cur-
the Uouncii of Georgia will share in no do- Tul l"?,?,
courtesy, and to conviuce your Excellency j a little Ihe language of complaint, lest inju-
und the people of Georgia, tiiat tlie General I T might by possibility result from it to tlie
Government is determined not to suffer 1
gree the responsibility of that miscarriage;
it is known to be one of your objects, to eli
cit from the Convention the truths counec-
was to be short
ly made pulilic. Tlie Indian Agent being
an officer ofthe General Government I pre
sume, (and from expressions in the report
ted with the late and present disorders in the! ad ? ,lt , l)d h? tho ^egisiatore.) that the main
Natiun ; a developement which the councils i J? Ject , p exam,nat, . on was t0 .P laco the
of Georgia cannot fail to regard with "ery
deep concern. It bus been more than once!
General Government in possession of the
I evidenco! If such is the fact, your Excel-
asked of you, therefore preparatory to this j CI " J wl nnt ’. * e . e aasur «d, think itimpro-
inovenient, it did not seem to you as indis- pera ? t .' e , A S ont °* t,1! ’ Government,
pensalile to suspend tlie A rent from his! to remark ’ tbat * trust you will consider it
a*. i. .i “ i aH mia in r.nurfpflv tn f ip tion.innl
functions under tlie authority vested in you '
I as due in courtesy to tlie General Govern-
1 ment, and in justice to tlie
by your Government. Tlie answers given i m eat ; and ,n J U8tlce to * ,e P art y accused,
have been received with pain and regret t m , L l lu ® vld *m c e taken by tlie Committee,
because they indicated an intention to for- n n0W ,n l “° la ®hmge of yotir Ex
bear the exercise of the power, at least for I c<d| ency. avowedly, expatte, should not be
the present, whilst it is plainly foreseen that i 8 l iraad helore the public, and public opini-
tho present is the only moment, at which ?“ f liere hy forestalled belore: the Agent has
the exercise of it would be of any value to - h . ad £ n 0 PP < ! r ‘ u " lt y °Mefend.ng himself, or
you or to ub in tlie fulfilment of the objects i 118 Genura * Governint ' nt an opportunity of
of your mission, and for this very ob ^“ 'av,dence .SHncK k„ .di—
of hi
exuinimni
i party.
ng the evidence adduced by either
reason. The Agent in virtue of his official ! P° rry 'i, Tlle !’ alll! nesa which your Excel-
pow-er exorcising a controlling influence 0 . j ( en ®y h as unlforn >ly invited, emboldens me
ver one portion of the Nation, lias already ! make 1 ““ au 8g« 8t| ou tor your constdera-
assembled that portion, and * I0 5 , _
. ind you see iujthe
morning’s paper by what a formidable and
imposing array of Chiels he stands excul
pated and acquitted. Now Sir, I appeal to
your good sense to inform you of what a-
vail will bo the contemplated convocation
and catechising of the Indians, the Agent
holding to his commission, and wielding his
accustomed powers. Is it to bo believed
that under like circumstances they will re
consider their minutes and alter their ver
dict ? Not so—in matters even ofthis kind
they have sagacity aud shrewdness, and a
decent regard for the opinions ofthe world.
Not doubting that your'object .is (he ascer
tainment of the truth, it ib hoped that you
will suffer no obstacles *-
With tho highest respect and considera
tion, I remain your Excellency’s most obe
dient servant,
_ T- P. ANDREWS, Special Agent.
To his Excellency Geohoe M. Troup,
Governor of Georgia, Milledgeville.
Governor Troup to Major Andrews.
Executive Depart.ment,
Milledgeville, Whjune, 1825
Sir—From the course recently pursued
by the Agent in procuring from the Chiefs
ol tlie hostile Indians, under the influence
of his office, and from the Missionaries,
their attestation to his innocence, the Com-
•S
Witt suiter no obstacles to impede your! mi6sioners appointed under tho authority of
course to it—the most formidable of all • the Legislature, are directed to proceed to
“ t , and " d ‘ r , ect ‘y. I" Four way. Tis impose!-' Broken Arrow, to participate in the coun-
ble that the faintest ray of light can reach. cils to be holden there on the 25th inst. so
you when it is known that in despite of sll, far ss they have for their objects, the col-
that ni:» transpired ot crimination, of invos-1 lection of facts and developement ol truths
ligation, ot evidence and of exposure, the as connected with the late disturbances in
Agent is present to the Indians in hi. robes the Nation, and the charges exhibited by
ot Ermine, yet sustained by the Govern-;thisgoverument against the Agent ofthe
rnentof the United States, as if his purity United States for Indian Affairs They
were spotlese, and his name unsullied—the are instructed specially to avoid any inter-
same in authority ss be tlwsys has been— ference, unless solicited, with the political
“same Indians, for the purpose ofobtuiiuu
" from them fairly unit honestly the tuck
“ a fuel well known to the Agent, but wl.: t.
“ fact did nut prevent him from tints luu-
“ stalling and anticipating” us ! I runsMi»
fled it is only necessary, (to induce you..
| him justice in your good opinion, in rcluUn
accused. Be persuaded, sir, thar this act | lo that particular transaction,) to rwinu:
ot suspension is m no respect personally .your Excellency that those documents mu
mnnifiMstsm.. — c procured by the Agent from the Indian-,
before it. was possible for tlie Agent lu U-r
that Gen. Gaines, or nn Agent of tie-(i-
vernment wore ordered here ! 1 arrived il
Milledgeville on the 21st uf May, und Get
Gaines nn tlie 12th or 13th of June; nit
gratifying to me ; nor were feelings of any
kind, connected with iny suggestions of the
propriety of it, but those which yourself
must have indulged for the successful fulfil
ment ol tho objects of your mission. 1 re
peat what was before aliedged in support of
tllut suggestion, tust it could not be con
ceived how it. would be possible for you to
make any, the least advance to the annul
ment ot truth, or to the pacification of the
Indians without it, as a first and indispensa
ble measure. Tlie friendly Chiefs have
already given your government to under
stand i hat they would never consent to com
mit themselves again to tlie protection of
tlie Agent; and you were almost present
to witness, that by the power and influence
of his office, tlie hostile Chiefs had been
convoked, and a declaration of the inno
cence of the Aeent either extorted or oth
erwise obtained, and this too, just before
the period had arrived, at which General
Gaines and yourself wore to convene the
same Indians, for the purpose of obtaining
from them fairly and honestly the truth'";
a fact well known to tho Agent, but which
fact did not prevent him from thus forestal
ling snd anticipating you.
When you permit yourself to say, that
tlie Agent “ has not been so far as the inves
tigation has been pursued by the authori
ties of Georgia, informed of the,nature and
cause of tho nc.cusat.ion,” you will Buffer me
to answer, that this has been no omission
of ours, but of yours ; it was part of your
duty to have noticed the Agent, so soon as
the charges were received, of the existence
of those charges ; and with regard to spe
cifications, I assure you, that unless for
some very useful purpose to the interests of
Georgia, I would not take the trouble to sit
down to paper to make them. The Agent
is charged with instigating the Indians to
t he commission of tho crime of murder, and
with predetermined resolution to prevent
the Indians from making cession ofthe lands
bo long as a certain person was at the head
of the government of Georgia ; and those
in all reason are specifications enough
We are not exhibiting charges against the
Agent ss offending the martial law, to which
a long detail of specifications, according to
custom, must be subjoined. If your gov
ernment wants further specification, it must
seek it elsewhere; and this Sir, is obviously
the mistaken bits under which you and
your government labor. Yon are willing to
resolve every thing into prejudice against
the Agent for his protection—whereas it is
notorious, that tho prejudice of your gov
ernment has been so far advantageous to
him, that it is very difficult to subdue it by
any kind of evidence. *
W '
the documents referred to, ns procured »j
the Agent from the Indians, are dated oi
the 14th of May! Indeed they were in-
cured from the Indians, six days before G-’s.
Gaines’ orders were issued at iFashineln,
and t he same number of days helbte I was
appoii ted special Agent for ’the Gown-
nient! They wore shewn to me the day 1
readied Milledgevillle.
In your remark that it was part of my du
ty to have notified the Agent, bo own i-.-di-
charges were received, ofthe exist!nee"f
those charges, your Excellency inadvertant
ly overlooks tlie fact, that, in inv letter if
the 31st of Mny, it was made kno-vn to ’
that it was expressly contemplated by ti-J
Government that specificatioos and ciiJnite
should accompsny the charges, as an net
of justice to the accused, to enable hint “ ’
“ defend himself bcibro Iiis Governnien »'i It
“ as little delay as possible.” It was f0
contemplated by the Gouerol Goveriinic'h
because of the intention of having a Cm
and consequently, a " speedy trial.” Tim
utter impossibility of replying to cliatf*
oferimes not dated or located, referred w*
general terms only, and the consequent in
justice to the accused, is certainly also in
advertently everlookcd by your Excellency.
Your Excellency is pleased to remark, is
substance, that when, “after the finding™
a true bill, the Agent shall bn arraignfd »t
the Bar ofjusticc.” there is abundant time
for “ confronting him with the witnesses »•
gainst him." You remark also, with rt ''
gard to Iiis not having “ compulsory prove#
for obtaining witnesses ill his favor,” as re
quired bv the sacred instrument wM
guards the rights of sll, that whenever,
“you shall hear of such gross injustice bc-
" mg done him by any competent and
“ tliorised tribunal before which he miv »*
“cited," you will bring to punishment all or
“ any public agent concerned in so offcn-
“ ding.” The multiplicity and important
of your high duties, has caused your hr-
cellency to forget, that before even (lie
" finding ofthe Mil,” and. consequently. b f '
fore the trial, the "punishment" tins boos
loudly demanded of the cuurt,—the dismis
sal ofthe Agent, in the report and reso*u-
tions adopted by the Legislature.
I did not as your Excellency seems to » a F
pose, allude to the publication of tbs oil*
d" e " til" firm ot adornment or pemf"-
l , I was aw are that the Logislatare
, , . so ordered the publication; anil should bs'*
itn respect to “the rigl.t of confron-1 considered it as highly indecorous and tw
tation with the witnesses against him"— proper to have asked the violation of it*
(hero is abundant timo for that, when if- functions. I allude solely, as my letter wdi
ter the finding of s true bill, he shall be ar- ■ shew, tothe publication, (depending on tb
ruined at the bar of justice—and with rf- will of your excellency,) oftho evMescSi *“*