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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, .1 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 *“*