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BY a. * W, ROBERTSON,
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to understand him—if it be true on the Gen- ment, the letter* of M'Intosh were exhibited
eral seems to believe, that he hue pacified Willi hm name subscribed in bin own hand
Executive Department, . 1 1 and reconciled tlie two part iuu, there in no of which Gnn. tinmen had full information'
JUiNcdgceillt,•tdlJi July, 182/i. ( longer any M’Intosh party, but if the Coin. jNtiycrthnleaa, the coriillcalo of an Indian
Sir—III communicating the Report oftlie eral means there was any such (lispriipojtfBhief who had deserted from the M’Intosh
Commissioners ol'tho State, appointed on- tinn between the strength of the purtl«>rty, and ofa white man of whom Gen.
tier resolutions of the Legislature, to take WinJet M’lntoBli lived, he i« widely miat a lion Gaineyi himself does not protend to know
testimony in the case oftlie Agont for Imli* M’Intosh had survived to tins inoment, any thing, is procured to discredit thestale*
I persons In whose honor he placed reliance,' charocter given to those bv tU i
> but who worn unworthy of his confidence ; w Secretary of War. of io*. . Cr *ftl
. »_ i.s ».: W* *L... - ILllia Ml 1 * . '» Vl *'*0 Intll *
THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23.
We are requested to atate that Samuel
M. Bond ia not a candidate for Aldermun.
The Appeal., No. vi, is necesaarily omit-
ted this day, to make room for the energetic
letters of Gov. Troup, to the President.
Of these letters we will sny but a word—
they contain many facts highly interest
ing to the people—thoir caustic severity is
such as Genaral Gaines, or any other man
(nay well writhe under.
In our report of the proceedings of Coun
cil on Saturday, in refercnco to tho exis
tence of varioloid in Charleston, we were
sot perhaps sufficiently explicit.
The attention of Council was called to it
by a resolution of the Board of Health, re
commending the Mayor and Aldermen to
adopt efficient measures to prevent the in
troduction of that disease into this city. Tim
extract of a letter purporting to be from
Charleston,was submitted to Council among
other testimony, after the resnultiun of the
Board of Health had been received, and
discussed.
Governor Troup hns issued his procla
mation offering a reward of one hundred
and fifty dollars for the apprehension of
Isaiah Thompson, accused of a wanton vio
lence on the body of a negro man named
Ben, which caused his death.
The Election.—We learn from the
Georgia Journal that since the President
has determined to refer the late Creek trea
ty back to Congress, the people of Laurens
county have determined to lay aside all
their old contentions, and give a nearly un
animous vole for “ Troup ami the Treaty."
We have a letter before ua which saya.
V Taoup will get a majority of one- hundred
and fitly in Seriven.” This county lias
been set down in a statement recently pub
lished (giving a majority throughout the
atate of two thousand for Ttoup) at fifty fir
Clark.
The Mobile Commercial Register, of the
2d inst. says, ." we have delayed our paper
aeveral hours waiting for the report of the
Board ofllralth. The board has handed
Id tho following for publication ”
"The Board of Health together with the
|ty of the Faculty of Mobile, conscious
that there are existing in this city several
Cases of malignant fever take the first op.
pnrrunity to warn the inhabitants thereof,
and advise all who can to move from the
city ’’
The Register of the 9th instant, states,
that l he ci'.y is a'most deserted. The deal hs
during the week, by the fever, were from'
twenty-five to thirty. j
Several cases of the fever had occurred
(n New-Orleans.
The French squadron recently from Port-
au-Prince, and Havana,arrived in Hampton
Ronds on the 12th inst. They intend to re
main- in the Ch'snpf.ak during the usual
hurricane season in tho West Indies. The
following is a list of the ships composing
this squadron
L’Eylau, 80 guns, Admiral Jurien. Capt.
Clemendot; Le Jean Bart, 74, Admiral
Grivel. Capt. Broue ; La Venus, 60. Capt.
Menouvrier de Fresne; La Clorinde, 60,
Captain Pellepnrt; La Themis, 44, Capt.
RusboI j {,a Mngicienne, 44, Capt. Leb.:
lond-Passan ; La Namphe, 44, Capt. Cu-
villior | La Medee 44. Capt. Peureux Do-
meale j Corvette La Salamnadre, Captain
Coste; brig La Curicur. Lieut. Golias j
brigantine L’Antelope. Lieut. Mauduit.
The Nashville Gazette, saya that a ru
mor is afloat, that the head chief of the
Creek Nulion at the will of the Council,
has written a letter to General Jackson,
Baying—If you say we must go, we will
go—but if you do no< say we must go, the
soldiers of your government, can kill us on
our land, but their bayonets caunot move
us.”
Ecoentricitv or Genius.—Dr. Perci-
Vai,, the Poet, was receutly engaged ns the
permanent editor ufa periodical work, un
der the title of the Atheneum, at New-
York; but suddenly and without any assign
cable cause, not only furfeited bis engage
ment, but turned his back upun tho city.—
His friends, it ia said, have done every Ihing
to provide for his employment and comfort,
but in vain. It is hinted that "a species of
mental alienation sometimes overwhelms
him.
The triennial meeting of the Stockhol-
dors of the Bank of the United States, takes
jilace at Philadelphia on ;h* 1st ef next
«P»tfe-
they would have substantiated by their
oallis—Now that they are in danger of be
ing misled of their livings if the Treaty is
carried into effect,they make common cause
with the Agent to rupture the Treaty, and
will swear nr affirm to nothing against
him. The terror of Lewis induced by I he
menaces of the friends of Iho Agent, and
which determined him to withhold his les-
limony and his evontual flight, to avoid
giving it, after measures had been taken to
coerce him, will bo sufficient, perhaps to sa
amli' was in the same letter he made known
officially to this government, that he had
happily concluded a pacification of the Indi-
ans, when at that moment hewps as remote
from the pacification as ho ever had been.
deed bo said to carry wit ti it its own com- most pitiable—independent l_v ot no atone- is the consent given by Mjlutoah lind his
ancillary : nevertheless, a few remarks olu- ment being offered tor the blond of M’In- Chiefs to the survey; djoch on the infer-
cidatury of certain parts of it. not easily lilrt tosh, the money according to the construe- mm ion of the Agent, you have taken for
derstnodhy persons removed from the scene I'" 1 ' oftlie Treaty is tuken from the pockets granted to be the aolc cause of aH the dis
of action, may not be deemed objectionable, oftlie wives, children, brothers and friends'tnrhancee in the Natiion. and upon wlscli
I think from the context oftlie Report, °f M’Intosh. anil paid over to the hostile you hove recently issued the jnost. offensive
but one impression will be made upon every chiefs who murdered him contrary to every orders to this government connected with
fair and unbiassed mind; that whatever principle of justice, and stipulation of Troa- that survey; and in your last one ovende-
may have been the motives which governed ty> as if you intended it'as the reward ofjnounced military vengntice against those
the conduct of the Agents on the part of tho and meritorious acts commanded by i who shall attempt to carry it into execution.
U. States in making the late investigations yourselves; and this the friendly Chicts I When Gen. Gaines is rebuked in the mil-
in tho Nation, the results of those iuvestiga- cannot hut feel most deeply. No body ac-j dost language which the unprovoked insult
lion* have been such as to warrant a lie- ffuainfed with the Indianeharactorcan ever would-admit of. he presents himself aguin
liof, that if the motives had been the sup- , believe that Genersl Gaines will nmhe cith- before the public in a letter, indulging in
pression and nut the dcvolopeineut of truth, ura sofoor permanent pscifiention. until the most ini.'mpemlc abuse of nil the coustitu-
no other results could have followed. The ; ottering ot blood lor blond bus fulfilled the ‘ ted authorities of a Sovereign State, and of
refusal of the Missionaries (after much of law mid usngnnf the country—an epliemer- ■ the great body ofits people, and which ho
paltering and prevarication) to verify their °11*®*®" m a)' be patched up by force or mo- onuses to be published almost a week before
statements by oath or affirmation,is the inure , nnc0 ' hut ephemeral it will he, mal<ing in it was received ot. this Department,
remarkable; for it iB believed that these j O'# "nd the catastrophe the more bloody. | With repnrd to the first letter of Gen.
same Missionaries some 18 or 20 months! I had written you of a certain personage ; Gaines, to which I have Called your qtten-
ago, were quite willing to subscribe a pnpnr °Tthe State of South Carolina having in- - tinn, he does not seem to have been content
containing a long airing of charges against j ter, u. ddlod in this matter, according to in- with nddressinga letter so exceptionable to
tho Agent, which ought to have boon autii- formation, communicated to me and sub- the head of this government, he assumes the
cient to remove him from office, ami which I m 'tt°d to you--there is a strong chain of authority to order its publication oil the al-
" ' ..... corroborative circumstances, as von will see, legation of some pretended and undefined
to establish the facts there alledged and! malicious falsehoods in circulation, and
running through tho entire mass of evidence which lie mskos the foundation of an ap-
—The object undoubtedly was the •annul- peal to the public; an uppeal more censura-
ment oftlie Treaty. . bln than that for which the gallant and me-
VVliatever knuverc or follv may suggest j ritorions Porter is now nnswering before a
with the view to disannul) the Treaty, will! Court Martial assembled hy your order, in-
ofeourse be unheeded at.Waahingtnn-bul in-i nsmuch as the latter .only tiefenda himself
deed Sir, I very much doubt unless you' sgninst inculpatory chnrgns made hy his
have looked with a scrutinizing eye to tnejown government, whilst the former, who
history ofthis matter, whether some of tho j was bound by equal respect to this govern-
r self interested oppugnen, of the treaty mny i tnrnt, does not pretend that any charges of
tisfy you, hotv very inauspicious to tlie views! " ot . a ') irtto error. Tits idea that the) nnv kind had been preferred by it against
of the Commissioners wss t he st ate ofthings majority oftlie entire Creek 2, at ion is li lone him ; it is in this letter too. that Gen. Gaines
prevailing'in the Nation : the same hope of competent to make a Treaty, is the most fal- ; has fallen into the shocking extravagance
lireakingthe treaty & of maintaining their j l"®' 011 * 1 toat could be entertained—it is su | of asserting what nobody can believe, that
footing there, united one and all of. them,! Iur rr,,m lr e lk ‘' general, that unless hy the M’Intosh party which made the Treaty,
the red m .n ami the white man, the dirts ! n ' fir ® st accident, it never happens to be true constituted but a fiftieth part of the Nation,
tian and the heuthen, in a common bond of, in any Particular. You have only to turn
interest And a common course of action. j 10 'he n °teB of Cid. Hawkins whose aulho-
T.hc Examination of Humbly the Inter- rit y you cannot dispute, to be satisfied that
terpreter. and confidential friend oftlie A-! according to .the laws, and usages of the Na-
gent, formally reported to you by your own t ' ,f ' ,nost important public affairs in-
Commissioners aa a huso & unworthy fellow ' vo l'’i'iar vital interests are determined notjnfwhic i fid. I have even wi' bin ill, pais-
was distinguished for its irregularity : the i by a majority but by a minority, and fre- j ing hour received the mutt incontesiible ev-
oliject of that examination was to lav abroad ff ucml y very small minority oftlie Nation, idonco.
foundation tor '(Ife rupture of the Trenty, by I" the whole course of Ins long residence | With regard to the second letter of the
showing it to be the offspring nfbribery and ouiongthem ho novor knew even the most 28th tilt., which now that I atn writing lias
corruption and the most enormously wicked l’ n pularWur eoncorrod in by a majority, and j for the first time been put into it.y hands,
contrivances, and to traduce the clinrurter I authorities and all custom will piovo to I and almost a week after its publication, I
and discredit the testimony of some of the i you.Hmt with regard to Jh>' most, important hnvo to remark, thnt the history of diploma-
most respectable men among us. How bad j °t* Uieir national acts, having relation either cy will not furnish a parallel, so mu rked with
must that cause be. which would employ ! 13 P pa< ’ e or war,Coweta must take the lead, j indiserction. intemperance, deliberate dis-
such an instrument to accomplish such a : I*' a Treaty be signed by the ChiofsnfCow- respect, andllie outrage of all decency—
purpose? j ota, it is considered good ; if not signed by I Gen. Gamps forgets as well what ho owes
When Yoliolo. a principal Chief in the I B°”d lor nothing ; Georgia was set- to his ow n Government ssto this....his duty
Council made a talk, detailing circumstan-1' n ’ 32 '. >” ’JJ °r ’d4, the first Treaty to you required him to shew respect to this
oes connected with the late negotiations at with tile Creeks, was helM then I think in government .in all bis intercourse with it.—
the Indian Springs, Col Williamson, one ’ 38 * ml n ff ain in 139 I the Coweta s are a). J If in that intercourse lie hud found himself
of the Commissioners who was present, and ways foremost ; their Councils are almost wronged nr aggrieved hy the autiiorili s
who Imd also been a close observer of oucur- invariably holden on the Coweta ground, here, it was mu allowed iiim to lake the
roncea at th» Springs, said to G011 Gunns, Hn ^ Geo.Oglethorpe paid them his first vis- redress into his own hands—upon represen-
that he knew of his own knowledge, ||,„ it there; hence it is stated in tho evidence, tntion to you, you wore competent to decide
statement of Yohoio to be falae ; the Genor- M’Intosh had the power to sell tho the nature and the extent of tint injury ite
eral answered, that he would not believe whole country, and hence the great efforts had received, aitdofthc redress most suits
the congregated world it it wore to say so. made to urevnil on the eld Coweta Chief, bletoit—lie would not confide the exercise
Now you will have an opportunity or seeing ElomB Tiistenniiggee not to sell the coun- ofthis privilege to you, no douhi questioning
that these statements of tho Indian Chief Dy—efforts whicheuceecded at Broken Ar- your fitness or discretion for such matters,
are in direct contradiction tothc statements row I *>"t this old and illfated chieftain but chose to rely on his own dexterity and
of tho Commissioners of the United States ran,e 10 me afterwards, as you read in the! prowess. He writes among ether tilings of
and their secetary, ofCol. Williamson him- ' Documents, to say ht had hem deceived the •• malignant villainy" which lias been
self, of all the friendly Chiefs and of every 1 * > . v ,t "' bad white men, anil was opposed to -extensively practised on tho cred'.lity of
respectable white man who was present at ^’° 3a ^ nt Arrow, but then his cy n8 many ofthe good citizens of Georgia, and
the Indian Springs. were opi ned, and he would fnltiw the ad- other states in reforronce to the Indians,
The refusal of Gon Gaines to permit a vice ol'his Father the Presideit and sell and the Treaty—a charge so vague cannot
separate examination of tho Chiefs in his tho lands. be easily understood, much less distinctly
presence, as the only mode of extracting Having made this recapittlation and answered. Presupposing it to he directed
the truth. Mid after having more thnn oner, cnoioionlury, permit me tnsolijnhi, that for against the authorities ol this State, anil to
promised it. is as unaccountable us it was the gratification of a few merrenary and be in all respects true.who mode Gen.Gaines
unexpected. sordid characters in the Indian country, the judge to pass this condemnatory sen-
It is understood that tho Indians could yon threaten the most flagrant injustice to' tence on tho conduct of those authorities?
produce no law authorising the execution of Georgia. In tho country to be surveyed it hod been understood that you Imd reser-
M’lntosh—Yet. Gen. Gaines most have within the limits of Georgia, none or very vod to yourself this power, and that Gen.
taken for granted tho existence of such a few of the hostile party reside, and every Gaines’ was herg only as'ynur Agent, to col-
law.'for he passes hy the murder as justilia- nlu ’ °f*Jto opposite parly seek the survey as loot the evidences upon which that power
hie homicide ; the whole body of evidence * measure of convenience and interest was to be exercised.
as you will see, completely dis roves the The smvev will in the first instance ex He proceeds to make another reference
existence oftlie low. tend no farther west than the Chutahoo- to tho certificate of the Indian Chief and
The refusal of General Gaines to admit chio, the act of tile Legislature leaving it the white mail—reiterates the expression
the Commissioners of Georgia as such, to a discretionary with the Governor to run to of unlimited confidence in the veracity of
participation of the' Indian Councisl in all. ,l,al river belhre tho boundary line between Marshall—eulogizes him as among tile most
matters touching tile interests of Georgia, Georgia and Alabama shall hnvo been ascer- worthy oftlie •• little trenty making party,”
was a wrong done 10 the State, and an in- tnined. Having corresponded with tho *n l oontosognin to the conclusion, that the
dignity offered to its constituted autlinri-' Governor of Alabama upon this sulqee.t,and Chief Magistral.!' of Guorgiu and others, are
ties. I received his assuranc*e that the. Legislature not to bo credited against the certificate of
'The interdict put upon our Commission-! pf that s'atc will immediately on iTs inret- such respectable porsonngos., Within this
ers by General Gaines to announce to the ing in November, cordially co-operate with hour 1 have received the testimony of the
Indians according to their instructions, the Georgia in running the line, and there be- Chiefs of tho friendly party vnluntiiriHy giv-
resolutlon ofthis Government to make the 1 iug difficulty in ascertaining the precise point ■ cn, " that thu statement of Joe Marshall to
survey, and to represent to them the harm-1 which that line will commence, the run- Gen Gaines is false," and I enclose you the
lessness and innoccncy oftlie act, whilst the j n ' n g ' 8 postponed to meet the wishes and certificate of my Express,* a man of fairest
General announced the resolution of his I expectations of the Stateof Alabama. character and undoubted ve
resolution of his :
own Government to prevent it, was a fur
ther wrong done the State and a disre
spect manifested of the authority which
gave thnt instruction.
A gentleman of clear intellect, pure mor
als, honorable character, and grent pru
dence is selected by tlte Governor to hold a
talk with the Indians—he performs that
duty—makes his Report, and that Report is
at once discredited on the naked word of
the Indiana.
General M’Intosh writos tiiroe several
letters to the Governor, subscribed by his
own proper hand, giving his ussent to the
survey of tho country—the friendly Cliiots,
Marshall included, repeatedly assure the
Governor, that they one and all. consent to
the survey—a certificate is obtained from
this Bame Marshall and a white man, to
prove that General M’Intosh refused his as
sent. Gen. Gaines immediately comes to
tlie conclusion that his assent was never
given.
The admission, of free communication
with the lndiuns to every other description
of persona, and the denial of it to the Geor-
§ ia Commissioners, was a further ftrong
one to Georgia.
Indeed, Sir, it would appear from the Re
ports oftlie Commissioners, that all or any
description of'teslimnny would be willingly
received oil the one side, and particularly
that description of it which would exculpate
the Agent—excuse the hostile Itidinns. pre
vent the survey of the land or effect the a-
brogation of the Treaty—and that on the
other side every thing was to be discredited
or reeeived at best with many grains of al
lowanco. 1 nd every ar t or proceeding of the
Commissioners of the United States, or of
the constituted authorities of the Slate re
solved into corruption and depravity.
When Gen. Gtiincs states in one of his
letters to the Governor that the hostile par
ty outnumber the friendly in the proportion
pfaometbing like fifty to one, it i* ait easy
racily; tosatis-
The evidence which remains to be token fy yon thnt Marshall has added falsehood to
treachery. In this part of his letter, ho takes
occasion ;o manifest his resentment towads
the triends of M’Intosh ; he nulls them « the
little treaty makingjierty*—then again •• the.
vamal hiefs of jiPIntoeh." and questions
thoir right to give permission to make the
survey.—What a dispassionate and impar
tial umpire is this Gui. Gaines; one would
by the Commissioners, will bn'orwarded as
soon ns received
Very Respectfully,
G. M. TROUP.
The President of the United States.
Executive DepautVent. Geo. )
Jtlilledgeville, IIh August, 1826. (
Sir: The letter of the Secretary of War 1 have supposed, that consulting the mugna-
Oftlie 18th May, introducing to this govern- " * n, * w “ ha departed from tho
ment Mai. Gen. Gaines and M»j. Andrews j ofneutrohly at al |. he would bo found
as Agents of the United S'ales, to enquire! at -i h . e . hpa,J 1 of ‘ ho " eakar - tke '""ocent,
into the causes of the late India! distortion- ® ,| d |n j ,1 ™d Party. But the General con-
cos, to adjust tin* differences subsisting l»e-! Baiting the better part of valor, and count-
tween the Indians, and to enquire into the j l hc odds against him as fifty to one,
conduct of the Agent for Indian Affairs, re-1 throWB himself into the ranks of the strong
BV
5,8 <4,;
. ,, —— Would ho l^ 1
most friendly stales of the Union 8
With great consideration
x°i£ T *?l'f.
CERTIFICATE.
To the President or the UwiVi®
tiniR
thus taking upon himself the responsibility will be received and respected
to dpcide tor the Chief Magistrate, one of the General Government w™
I tho most delicate of all questions connect- *-■—-- u
cil witii government amt sovereignty, viz.
the question who are wortliy of trust, and
who among the public servants are nr are
not entitled to his confidence. In a little
time', sir, with your countenance and en
couragement, General Goines would have
dictated the appointments to office in this
state, and may be, the least hesitsnny or
repugnance to comply with Bitch diRation
would be subdued hy a parade oftlie United
States troops. After quoting a maxim that
“the King can do no wrong* and oxpatia-
ting on the moral excellence of truth 'and
her indiscriminate habitation at the puluce
and the cottage, the plough and the Bateau
of State, with the wanderers of tho wilder
ness mid the honest but unfortunate deb
tors"—Of all which I cannot for the life of
me understand the application, much Icsb
i the farrago which follows about some body
regarding money a little mure, and truth a
little leas—condition of despised poverty and
-luxuries of plundered wealth, &c. &c. and
which is equally unintelligible.
Gon. Gnines is senreoly more distinct and
intelligible when in passing u meagre com
pline-lit to a portion ol the citizens of Geor
gia, he prolesses to “ rely on the wisdom,
justice, and patriotism of at least nine-tenths
of those with whom he has the pleasure at
an acquaintance,” many of whom arc culti
vators of the laud ; .and then again, that
the cultivators are the adamantine pillurs
of the Unionfagainat which the angry va
pouring paper squibs of the tittle and the
great demagogue! of all countries may con
tinue to be hurled for hundreds of centuries
" without endangering the noble edifice ”
&c. &c. all of which may be intended to
convey some menning, and admit of ready
.explanation by Gen. Gaines, but which I
assure you, sir, is altogether ubovo my Com
prehension.
The Genera! soon becomes a little more
explicit, when lie istys there is in Georgia a
small class of men, who like the “ holy alii
anco,” profess to employ themselves in the
laudable work of enlightening mid govern
ing nit other classes of the community, but
whoso labors consist of vain and daring ef
forts to prove that the light of truth is to be
found only with the party to which thorn-
solves respectively belong, und that ail oth
ers go wrong." Party, sir—tin Agent rep
resenting the Government of tho United
Slates, before the Government of Georgia,
addressing to tho Chief Magistrate oftlie
state an official paper, in winch, decanting
on the Htate of parties the writer places
himseifhy the side oftlie one party, and ful
minates a denuncjalion against the other.
Pray, sir. suffer me to askv if Major Gen.
Gninos received special instructions at your
bunds, so to deport himself?—to pry into
tho state of parties, to find out the relative
strength of them ; to place himself on the
side of the strongest, giving to it aid. coun
tenance und cn operation, und from this
strong hold, to issue insolent anathemas
against the other through the Governor of
tile slate? thus directly intermoddling in
our local, politics, and availing himself of
our unhappy divisions to make the exaspe
rations of party yet more bitter. General
Guinea will not permit us to mistake him.
He proceeds to call the particular party io
which he is opposed,the "one side s enlight
ening c)<ien|"in another placo he calls them
“the email class."—The opportunities of
Gnu. Gaines to inform himself of the Btate
of parties in Georgia have been, no doubt,
much better than mine, which have, indeed,
been very limited 1 but. I have more gener
ally beard from men bolter informed, that
tho relative strength of parties was some
what different from tho General’s estimate
of it: he stems to have adopted the same
rule of enumeration, under lie same optical
delusion as in measuring the strength ol the
Indian parties, and to have arrived at the
very gratifying conclusion, that the numer
ical strength was in the proportion of fifty
to one—undoubtedly a very incorrect con
clusion.
This officer took umbrage at my request
to permit, the Commissioners on the part of
the State, to act in friendly concert with
him. in making his investigations for tlip
discovery of troth ; why lie did so, I cannot
conjecture. This, however, was passed by
without notice, as was iiis subsequent refit
snl to admit them to a participation of the
Councils, in matters involving tho interests
of Georgia. His indiscretion in declaring
before the Council at Broken Arrow,thnt if
the congregated world were to contradict
the Chief, Yoholo, tie would not believe it,
lias been already noticed in thu letter which
I last had the honor to address to you It
is upon the authority of this Chief, of Hntn-
bly, represented to be onn of the most infn- ,
on ius of men. and of the Agent of Indian' a" 8 Hindi mmoie. in order that it mar lt<
Atl'airs. that you have coipo to the conclu- • I 11 '*;* *" samc ullsslJ u. " 1|1,1
sion to return the treaty to Congress for rc- vent mny be located,
vision, it having liceu procured by intrigue
ami treachery.
Gen Gaines is reported to me to have
saiil in the presence of one of the Commis
sioners on tho part of the state, that il'twen
* I was employed by his h\r„|i„.
Troup, as beater of afiexpreS?,^
M’lutosh, requesting his awn# 0 ,!??. 1 *'
the Chiefs, to the survey ol iu ! d 1 ! tl
Georgia, lately ceded at the India,, v"' - 1
After proceeding into the niilm, H
Marshall and William Edw«riui,.!!„ i 1
ed uie to M’lntush’s liousi — a |;,. r ,1
the express to M’Intosh, I wu» e !«
M’Intosh that he had c.liod
tho Chiefs on the following Blind,!""! 1
was the 10th of April—Marslmii !’n!"“I
wards were both present when this r
sation took place—Marshall inform ,
(acting as interpreter) that when tU “f
were convened and their wishes J
that Gen. M’Intosh would advise the
ernor of it; and observed to uie in n,! ^
ence of M’Intosh, that he himasir
objection to the survey of the
that it would he an advantage to
ans for the land to be surveyed ti! A
could then dispope of a great deal ot' u !
provisions to them, and that afiertliA '
ent crop was made, they could sell nut it
improvements and be ready next 8bpI«?
set out to the new country. Marlnll l
formed me at the time that M’Intosh l
quested him to stay to the talk,but he salt
was not necessary, as his consent was iL.
giveq. Marshall and Edwards and n , v w
setoff together, and several times din
our journey, Marshall manifested hi« civ
approbation of tho measure of surveying
laud, and observed that he had no doai
but that the Chiefs would assent to the?
vey when they met, which would be nni
10th of April. JESSE PUUSSEll*
Milledgeville, 2d August, 11*25.
The Baptist Mission in the Crrek
Since the publication of the letters of)
Compere, much feeling has been excited
the minds oftlie people of this state, uutti.
againsfrMr. ompere, but against tlinse-,.
were instrumental in placing him in thatU
I)' respectable station. It is quit* w?
that the people should indulge fec'.h.p
hostility against such men as Mr. Coni^
more particularly since the diVlosinxsiu
by Mr. Booker in our last paper. Mr. it
pere, we arc assured, will be called io air.
piling for his conduct and we have no Ji.
justice will be executed upon him
But let us be cautious how we utlrilxi'.e.
those by whom M*\ C. is employed the u
feelings which actuate him. Wcc umou
cribe to them any such feelings, without d v
them the greatest injustice We knewtl
the conduct of Mr. C. is not approved of,
them. He alone is responsible; and weslio
exceedingly regret that any thing he niu>
done should in any way prejudice the pul.
mind against the cause in which, we be icve
wilWhonly be made to appear, he lusbeei.ii
unworthy labourer.
Our u tention has been directed tothc.
lowing exti act of a letter from the Rn'i
Mercer to the Board of Missions, dr. \tw
cer we are informed iaone of the commiui
of Supf rintcudence of the Creek Mission,
his .etter therefore may be taken as ex pro
ing the views of those worthy and patrio.
men whose benevolent exertions in the «
of religion and humanity Mr. Compere’s
duct has had some tendency to bring in:
question before the public. When taken/
connexion with the resolut ops appended!!),;
it must remove every thing like prejudice
gainst their conduct, or suspicion ofilieiruo
tives —Georgia Juurnul.
[From the Star.]
Extract of a letter, received since the arm:
Meeting, from the Brv. J. Mercer, </.
welt on Georgia April 26 1825.
‘The reports of great disturbance am'
the Creeks are. 1 believe, a-immt cmiHr
without foundation. Tiavcllers of m-tUili*
ty dec are that thev are quite Imvmonio^
civil and pleased w dii the change about to be
made. They have agreed that the lands ii
CJc#gia may be lotted, oil; and the i nurur
has issued his proclamation calling the l/gi*
lature together, for the disposition ol tiit
lands, &.e. The town in which Witliingtoa
lies they have not sold; but it is aliogtdit
probable that they will sell th s springjnm
time, and go with their brethren in liaise
a question of some consequence arises. ‘ Wj.
the mission go with the nation?”
On this subject the Board have passed tb
fol‘owing resolutions:
That the committee in the southern
tion ot the Union be authorized to ewre.
their discretion- as to the removal of
Withington mission when the Creek luli.
sli II he removed from Georgia.
That the committee be requested to sec:
the Convention, if possible, the benefit oh
improvements at Washington wnen iliv In.’
That the two last U*ttersofGen.
of the Special Agent Andrews were sent
j the press before they were received by '!
j Chief Magistrate of he State to whomth
f .. , were addressed has not we presume rtwpw
ty-threo states out of tho twentydour wore, the 0 8ervatiou of our rea ters -in H
to pronounce the Agcut guilty, he would atanC e, we believe, these letters wmlur*
not tielieve thetn.
Gen. Gaines has been guilty of the child
ish indiscretion of threatening to cut off the
commended them as officers, distinguished
tor ability, prudence, and discretion ; tltqy
were received and treated accordingly —
With the conduct oftlie one you have been
already mnde acquainted, with that of the
ot her, it remains for me to place you in pos
session.
In the several conferences held with Gen.
Goines on his first arrival, I received repea
ted assurances from him of friendly disposi
tions, of upright intentions, of freedom from
all kind of bins nr prejudice which could
mislead his judgment or influence his de
cision on any oftlie topics which, in the ex
edition of his twist, might present them
selves for discussion; relying implicitly on
tho sincerity of those declarations. I began
with regarding Gotiornl Gaines as an hon
orable and disinterested arbiter between the
U. States, Georgia, and the Indians, ami so
continued to regard him until a short time
before his in-iilting letter oftlie loth nil.
was received at this Department. It was
impossible for this government ot to repel
that insult with indignation. The (iltief
Magistrate in his official message to the le
gislature had stated explicitly, that M’In
er party, and thus commends himself again
to you for thnt discretion which you had giv
en him in advance.
The General is correct in one of his po
sitions, and being in the right himself he
puts you in the wrong and so conspicuous
ly, thnt you stand on the insulated emi
nence an almost solitary advocate for ma
king and breaking treaties at pleasure. Gen.
Gaines saya “the treaty no matter how'
procured, had hpcomn a law of tho land,”!
&c. &c. he had said to the Council of hns-i
tile Indians at Broken Arrow that the trea-|
ty could not be annulled, and must be car-;
rted into effect, &c. tic.—this is good sense.
The day before yesterday I received your'
letter, in which yoj sav General Gaines
having informed you that the treaty having t
been obtained by intrigue and treachery,
it will be refeved to Congress for reconsidor-
linit. Gen. Gaines tells the Indinnsthat no
treaty has ever yet been annulled—yon say
this treaty shall be made an exception to all
others, and upon the information received
from Gen Gaines.
heads or ears of citizens of Georgia, wlio , b > w riling'and publishing them ii-a*,llia*Jb f ?
happened toofl'ond him, rb if you had given —’•* 1 — ts-.i
him his sword for this special service. But
indeed, sir, it is high time to dismiss tlte
subject of this officer.
In maintaining correspondence with the
Government of the U States, I have not
permitted any false considerations of dignity
or any false estimate of forms and ceremo
nies which usually govern diplomatic inter-
•ourse between stntes to interpose the leust
difficulty—so far from it, I have cheerfully
descended to the level of every thing which
it pleased you to employ at any time as your
reprepresentativo or organ, from the cl rks
for publicatio^by gentlemen oftlie l 1 ", 1 *
party, and onaHfthe objects, perhipi
principal one, inte
' by writiiig'aiiilpubii.iiing ..
should have an infinence on the approac n f
election of Governor A i the .Ml b' :n ' r|11 ,'
rial Election, Col. Crowell, the Indian "It™
though not a resident of the slate, »M “j*
busily engaged in electioneering aga'rtj ^
vernur Troop; and we have reason!
lie actual!} influenced the vote ot a me’ 1
from one of the counties near the hpa
as a gentleman in the confidence of tlx r
ty told us two days before the electi*
• Crowell had fix’d The I*
Agent being now in rather bad repute
our citizen., other Agents of the Uentr
.'eminent, to wit, Major Andrew' 11 '
Gaines, step forward in aid of the Clare p .
but tile latter of these gentlemen »>. C
Gen Gaines proceeds to manifest his re
spect h ml complaisance for the Chief Ma-
of your bureaus, up to yo r Major General uul ulc ,„ lcr ulcsc „
hy Brevet, and have acted and treated with rue the day he penned hia silly ami
them as equals. | neni electioneering letter of the 281'
In the deportment of some of these, I have I We presume lie has not forgot, ('[,(n
experienced arrogance, self-sufficiency, a I knew) that the act of Congress
haughty and contemptuous carriage, and a! establishing roles and articles tor
most insulting interference with our local 1 "lent of the armies of the C. States ^
politics, and these characteristics not exhib- this provision;— 4 Art. S. Any o r jue
ited to one, but to of all the constituted an- ,,< ^ ler who shall use coiitenip ^ oti *
thoritiesofthestate. Now.sir.suffermoin !P e8t l ' """a* 8 against-the .| ||t th,ir
conclusion to ask if these things have been ^ U ' ^
done in virtue of your instructions express . ” . .. M t l ” or legislature d ’■
or implied, or by authority of any warrant j sum. wffich he ^
from you whatsoever, and tf not so done,: . k .„, rlered ifa commissioned officer, ‘
whether you will snnetion and adopt them ..b e cat'niercil, or otherwise punnh“■
as your own, and thus hold yourself respon- ncourt Martial altall direct; if a iw "i“, i
aible to tho Government of Georgia ? n.,I officer or soldier, he shall „, (
Be persuaded sir, that whenever horeaf-
••sioned officer or soldier, lie »nau •““•■
• piinislmieiu as shsl, be inflictedj,
ter you^ shall think proper (riot deceiving "the sentence of » Court Martm- ^
.. r „ -j „ yourself or inff) to send gentlemen to repro- genoli’eJiifeiiefthelw*'/ 1 ** ^
to the survey ; and in support of this state-, him that "he ha* been greatly deceived by lent you before this Government, of the />-4U.
'osh anil his Cliiefv had given thoir consent gis ra'u of a sovereign state, by informing
