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-aid-far Uic lands, *s will readily be «ocn—
it » a* only i repayment nf ex/wntes, ectu*
'y incurred by the state of Georgia, which
ad the territory been in the posaenion of
naans or other, it was found that the Che
rokee* of Georgia, who in 1817 were dctir-
MM of a a removal west of the Mississippi'
in I0|9, were filled with the desire of a per
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ir intention, during the present
contdsno this State to have said little fur
ther than merely to express our opinion on
the subjects in debate. As, however, we
have fjTpe currency toopinions,. In'.which
cannot agree,*]
our dissent, by
groui
In doin'
in which onr opinion is
in 1817 and 1819. Th is expense was never
in contemplation at the fulfilment of the
treaty—it was not expected'that the Idea-
d- lion of a pah of the Indians on the*£aMe.
l*,pf.lhe United States, would havqpMen
I'ghl'iiito the adoount against the" state,
, ? A reaeryation off^ve millions of acres,
was also consented to by Georgia, to quiet
claims which might bo brought forward, to
noy portion of the lands : but so averse sins
life state of Georgia from the grant, that ii
this, we only use 4be
every cititen, and whjeh jye hwefitfilj
, corded to others. Neither bur limit* nod
our lime permit an examination in detail of
the opinions of others, nor a very full ex
pression of our own. We shall, therefore,
dispatch onr subject in as small a space as
possible. Indeed so much has appeared,
upon it that it ia perhaps unnecessary to
- pay much attention to asaertiona, a re
futation of which will be found in preced
ing publication!.
It is not at all surprising that those who
can perceive no cause for the excitement
exhibited in this state,"should attribute it
to “ Governor Troup and his party" whose
interests are intended to’ be promoted by it;
but before we give the asaertion our crcd
•nee it may well (walked, why ia it tlio in
terear of that party to create feelings of this
description more than the .other? But it
is not the fact, and .we refer to all the cor
respondence beiwoer, our delegatee in Con
great and the U. S. Government for years
past, where the same feelings are express
ed In relation to the rights and interests of
this state, especially in regard to our claims
to Indian lands. That these gentlemen
have not misrepresented public fucli g is
proved satisfactorily by their repeated re-
election. As to the excitement existing on
the cubject of slavery few men can be so
ignorant as not to know, that the feelings
expressed by Governor Troop are the
popolar feelings of the south. Those who
can remember the agency of the Missouri
discussion, and the speeches of Mr. King,
in producing the revolt of 1822 in South
Carolina, which threatened to involve
Charleston in all the horrors of an insur
rection, whose object was murder and ra
pine, and who can at the same time term
the resolution of Mr. King to purchase that
portion of our population' with our public
lands, or the resolution for croatiug a colo
ny of a similar description of persons on our
Continent, “ innocent motions,' 1 ' will of course
set down the'determination of the south to
resist such interference, to treason or mad
• nass, or any but the true cause. But so
phistry cannot disprove, nor ingenuity pre
vent, the entire belief in the necessity fur
guarding our interests, and the determine- impUcBtion or construction that we are lcft
turn to use all the means dictated by self-
preservation. As little can it be expected
that those who view with complacence the
vile abuse of a venal press should feel for
us or act with us.
in United States, must have come from tnaueni settlement, whilst those in the up-
e National Treasury. ' j per towns, out of the state, were inducofl
The further expense* in the fulfilment to remove. Since that period the Che-
of the contract, have been $058,954, in rokee* have been permitted to appear by
holding seven treatise with the Indiana ia their nmbasaadore at Washington, .and bq>
th* state of Georgia, half of which, had the fore Congress by their olBriel ounmunica-
compact boon fulfilled uuits spirit, might tinns is an independent government.—
have extinguished the t^e to all tho lend Tli-y have been taught to entertain
in the state, by obtaining larger cossiona at ideaB of property totally inconsistent with
each treaty. Mr. Calhoun has rlso brought the character of the Indian title, as
into the account the value of the lands! recognised by o»r usages and laws, whilst
($1,244,237) exchanged witli the Chorokees i by the modo in which they have been treat-
ted, the fulfilment of our contract by obtain
Mfpeareable aud reasonable
destroyed,
the party to
the state of Georgia from the grant
was expressly stipulated that if an act should
he passed to dispose of it, after the expira
tion of one yoar, the whole contract should
he considered null and void. This reserva
tion was obtained by the United States,
only to protect themselves against claims,
which the state of Georgia never would
have paid, .which could not be recognixed
by her, and cannot be brought into the ac
count against her.
But wo consider this point of little con
sequence—wo contend that it is a bargain,
fairly made, and the only question is, has it
been fulfilled as it should have been ? We
are informed thattheGovernnient have been
ever anxious to fulfil it. Is it to be sup
posed fur a moment, if the government had
been desirous to fulfil this agreement they
would not have obtained the lunds before
thistime? The contract of 1802 has been
forgotten—whilst the title to millions of
acres has been extinguished in other states
where the proceedsot the land went direct
ly to the General coders. Is it to be be
lieved that it was in the contemplation of
those who formed this ironty that twenty
years were to expire before its fjlfilnteut.—
It was to have been completed as soon as
could be effeted peaceably and on reasonable
termsi This phrase which has beon so
much harped upon, uever could have been
intended, as it is now used, as an excuse for
delay and a denial of our just rights for so
long a period. By peaceable terms was in
tended to be understood, any time in which
an actual war did not forbid negociatinns—
by reasonable terms, the usual terms upon
which lands of the like character could he
obtained- And will any one say that, dur
ing the lapse of twenty-three years, when
so many Indian lands have been obtained
for a mere song by the Gonernl Govern
ment. that it is possible no such opportuni
ty could have been found to extinguish the
I Indian title in Georgia ? But it is not by
to judge of the conduct of the General Go
vernment in relation to the contract with
Georgia. In place of constantly present
ing to the In lians the necessity of removal,
in treaties made with them since that peri-
The subject of the convention of 1802, od, they have been furnished blacksmiths,
and the claims of the Indians generally,
have been sn fully canvassed for a time past,
that they shnuld be i-nderstood—we can
didly acknowledge that we can advance
nothing nets, yet a recurrence to facts is
necessary.
We have been told, that patriotism, pride
and even justice, dictated to the slate of
Georgia, at the close of the revolution, the
same course pursued by the states of Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, New-York, Vir
ginia and North Carolina, in the relinquish
ment of their lands to the United StnteB.
We know not the conditions upon which
the lands in those states were surrendered,
but we do know that at least one of them
(Virginia) regrets tho act as one,the effects
of which are felt to this day, and if we mis
take not, the Indian claim in North Caro
lina was extinguished by the General Gov
ernment, as it has in part been extinguish
ed in this slate. But a reference to the
contract of 1802, will shew that the state of
. Georgia was little behind her sisters in eith
er “ patriotism, pride, or even justice,” in
her relinquishment.
The quantity of land which was ceded to
the Uoion by that agreement, was estima
ted at eighty-six milliont of octet, which at
$2 per aero, would amount to one hundred
and seventy two millions of dollars.
Will any one pretend that the enm prom
ised to bo paid by the General Government,
was considered by either party.aa thepries
f-r this land? H waa not tq.cousidei
cd—and the contract itself will shew it—
Th* condition of the cession by tho state
of Georgia, on the part of tho General Gov
ernment, was the payment of $1,250,000.
out of the proceeds of the land, “ as a con
sidnrition for the expenses incurrfd by the
.gtatao^Gporgif, (n relation to the said ter
ritory.” Now this’consideration was not
Ac. encouraged to form permanent settle
ments, and their lands liaVo been actually
guaranteed to them in this state, in posi
tive violation of the contract, as tnay be
seen by reference to the treuty with Gener
al Jackson. At this period an opportunity
offered for the extinguishment oftlie Indian
title to all the Creek landB in the state—two
thirds of the nation had been in arms against
the United States—they were a conquered
people—and an equivalent for the war was
demanded from them—they were reduced to
such extreme want, that the U. S. agreed
to supply them with the necessaries of life,
until the crops shnuld come to maturity.—
This waa the chosen period—the whole
lands in the state might have been cheaply
end peaceably obtained, for jhe Indians
could then and would gladly have removed
to a new situation, where no further ex
pense would have been required fur their
support on the part of the government than
in their own ruined country—tney would
have preferred a change of place to a loss
of territory—but our claims were forgotten
—the contract was not.thought nf, and af
ter taking such laud as was thought pro-!
per, Dot only were they permitted to remain,
but one of the articles of the treaty provid
ed for the establishment of trading houses
among them, and as we have before said,
guaranteed them in posssession of our land,
the duty of extinguishing their title to which,
by onr consent, had devolved on the Gen
eral Government. 1
defeats it, no
fa,,'^’equally
^ Idhntly breaks it- The
question, sophistry.and affected philanthro
py aside, is simply this— The contract exists
—it is not disputed—opportunities have
been suffered to pass when it might have
been fulfilled advantageously to both par
ties—we have complied with it on our own
part—if the second party have neglected to
fulfil it, and have by their measures tended
to defeat it entirely, it must be considered
null and void, and We have the right to de-
mund restitution of our territory, or to
take its fulfilment into our own hands.—
But will the government agree to either of
these propositions i 1 Will they, after de
ducting the sums paid to the Indians, and
the charges against the s: ate, pay over the
proceeds of public hinds in the ceded territn
ry, (amounting to upwards of 10,000,000 ol
dolls, in 1824.) to our treusury ? Il'not, what
course will they pursue? Will they still
say in the pitiful quibbling cunt oftlie day.
that tho time has not arrived when they
may obtain the lands on peaceable and rea
sonable terms ? Ii will mu be denied that
the parties to the contract have an eqoui
right lo interpret its provisions, although
the government has hitherto assumed it ex
clusively A most unreasonable period has
elapsed, and the fulfilment of our contract
is as far off as ever; wo say the time hn
arrived, and yet we are denied our lands,
nnd even the hope of obtaining a part is de
strnyed by a reference to Congress. Lei us
then hear no more of the excrlious made to
extinguish the title to t he lands embraced in
that oontract—it is adding misrepreaentu
tion to injury.
Tho Milledgeville Journal of Tuesday
last, states that the Exposition oftlie U. 8.
Commissioners who concluded the late
treaty, Messrs. Campbell and Merriwethcr,
was expected to be received by them on
the precceding Saturday, but that its non-
arrival must have been li e consequence of
some accident. The public louk with
much anxiety for this statement. It will
no doubt place the facts relative to that
much misrepresented treaty on a proper
foundation. We anticicipate not only a
clear vindication oftlie treaty itself, but
full disclosure of the chicanery which hus
been put in requisition to defeat it.
Internae Improvement It will bo
seen by an article we publish this day from
the Milledgeville Journal, that Governor
Truup is in correspondence with the Gover
nor of Tennessee, on the subject of con
nectingthe waters of that state with those
of Georgia, and the Atlantic. The must
may be Imped fiom the energetic character
of the Governor in this project, and if sup
ported by the people, we have no doubt
that tho plan mny be carried into effect lo
the infinite benefit of the state.
On the 8th of August Capt. John Bed-
well nf the Colombian schr. Isabella, was
tried for acts of pirncy alleged to have been
committed on board the British sloop Grey
hound, on her pasengn from Manzcnilla, in
Cuba, to Montego Bay. It appears that
two days after the sailing of theGreyhound,
she was fallen in with by the Isabella, but
it seems from the evidence to the jury
that no piratical acts were perpetrated, and
he was accordingly acquitted.
On the 14tli instant, four now brick hou
ses in Reid-street, New-Yo.rk, fell with a
'remendoua crash -nine work men wei
precipitated among the ruins, none nf whom
were killed, although some ef them were
much injured. The buildmgB had been
run up, ns it is called by contract. Two
nthera adjoining, were pulled down by or
der of the corporation. :
A postscript to a letter from Glasgow re
eeived tti Charleston, dated 10th of August
says, “ An estinvnte of the Stock of Cotton
in the porta of thp United Kingdom on the
first of January next, has been made—shew
ing it to he 183.000 bngs less than what it
was 1 Bt of January last. Msny look forward
to a rise in the article by or before that
time.”
Letters received at New York dated tOth
nf August, from llnvre, state that Rice had
fallen there to 34 frnnes, from the expecta
tions nf a good harvest. Cotton continued
at former prii’-s, hut with an improved de
mand—thespinners being disposed to buy
more freely in consequence of tho Mills re
suming their activity.
There were 157 deaths in the city of New
Orleans during the month of August.
Gov. TROUP AND lNTF.RAI. Im PROW AT f NT.
--Last week we referred toacorrespnndcnce
between Gov. Troup and the Governor of
Tennessee, on the subject of a Canal to unite
the waters oftheTcnnessec River with those
nfGoorgia. We now publish the first two
letters, which are sufficient to show the
grounds Governor Troup occupies, and his
views ofthe praclicabililv of the project
If tho people of Georgia wish to see this
scheme prosecuted with vigor sod intelli
gence, let them continue Troup in the office
ho now holds.—Geo. Journal.
* Executive Office, Tennessee, 1
Murfrcesborough.June 6. 1825. j
Sin: 1 am directed by an act oftlie Le
gislature of this state, passed at their session
it 11123, “lo continence a written corres
pondence with the Governors of the States
nf Alabama and Georgia on the subject of
connecting the waters of Iliwassee with the
waters of Coosn, by means of a canal, as
well as the practicability of a canal a r roil ml
i ho Muscle Shoals ill the Tennessee, and
through what is called the Tennessee Val
ley on the Snuth side of said river.”
Tile object to which our legislatnro ex
ported that the attention of. Georgia would
bo most particularly jjfawn was doubtless
that of a canal fVom Iliwassee to ConSa;
allow me therefore to request,that you will
lie pleased to communicate any information
you may have on the following points.
1st. It is probable that Georgia would co
operate with Tennessee iu maxing the ca
nal spoken of ?
2d. Have yon any correct information of
tho probable expense ef completing a canal
from Hiwnssce to Coosa ?
3d- Have you any knowledge of the
ground through which a canal would havn
to he cut ? the qunnti'y of water that may
be commanded with convenience, and tho
practicability of the plaft ? Do you know of
a'skilful engineer who could be procured to
make the necessary examinations of the
ground ? Is it. likely that Georgia would
take any interest in the cannl around the
Muscle Shoals, or would she give her aid
in the enterprise ?
Upon tho foregoing points, as welt as oth
ers touching the matter ]I shall be happy to
bear from you as early as convenient; it
being important thnt the subject with all
its lights, should he laid before our Legis
lature at its tail session.
Receive assurances of the respect, with
which I have the honor to bo, vonr obedient
servant. \VM. CARIOL.
Executive Department, Gfo. )
Milledgeville 27//I June. 1825. (
Sin: I had tiie pleasure to receive your
Excellency’s letter this morning. This go
vernment will cheerfully unite with that
of tiie State of Tennessee in devising and
carrying into effect measures fur uniting the
icattrs of Tennessee with those of Georgia
which empty intu the Atlantic.—It is not pre
sumed!! hat'Tennessee would choose to puss
into tiie Gulf ol Mexico it a way could be
opened for her to the Atlnntic. Of Hie prac
ticability of this, there is not the least doubt.
You will see by the enclosed copy of in
structions that I only wait the arrival of
our civil engineer to set him to work in your
quarter. It is very gratifying to me to be
lieve that Georgia and Tennessee, if not
already, will before long be inliinntely uni
ted by common interests and common feel
ings. On reference to the letter books of
your office you will probably find a letter on
the subject addressed by Goveruor Sevier of
your Stale to the Governor of Georgia and
which may be useful to you. We cannot
say any thing definite on the subject of prac
ticability or expense until the country has
been explored and surveyed. You will
find some difficulty in commanding the ser
vices of a competent engineer; this species
of mental acquirement being in great de
mand at present, and the supply of it limited.
The one recently in the service of Noth
Carolina may be unemployed at present.
With great consideration and respect.
G. M. TROUP.
In onr last paper wa gava a tetter from
Gen. Ware on tee subject of tho consent of
Gen. M’Intosh and other chiefs being given
to a survey of tbe lands lately acquired f. om
no Creeks, by who,it. with the tea intony
before given in refutation of tbe certificate
of Joe Marshall and Edwards, we conslder-
the facts so completely established that we
did not suppose that any persons having the
command of their reason would ever again
attempt to dispute them ; even for the pur
pose of misleading the most iininfbrrncd for
electioneering purposes. But such - daring
presumption.’ as some men possess, is (as
in this instance) i deed, astonishing - In
the last Journal we 6nd a long com,mini
cation to which is appended the name of
arshall—and Bnme certificates from other
Indians. We need only-lo state the ficts
respect ing it, which we have from undoubt
ed authority.
.The letter purporting to be MarshulV
was written by a white man ofPike county
who is known to possess groat iuflue---.-
over him, and rend to several persons befurc
he (Marshall) tree saw it. We are not
certainly informed whether it received any
alteration after it was submitted to Marshall
fur hia signature—tint upon weighing eir
cumst-ii'ce. we should suppose tliai to have
been ent rely unne.-essor.v. aBit. appears in
lendeu ratficr to suit the case of certain
while people than the Indians. Tho ror
tifientes were obtained bv this same white
mao, and it is said that he declared altoui
that time, that he could get certificates to
prove any thing he pleased. Wo will not
vouch but this assertion was going firther
halt the fact.—he that as it mny. the eir
cum-tnnce of it being mode at all by that
person is worthy of some consideration —
Were it necessary we could quote a variety
nfcirrnmstnnces to prove the inconsistency
of Marshal’s conduct of late ; which has
been such as ought to render hia testimony
in this ease under any circnmstanrrs. ex
treniplv doubtful. We arc mistaken if it
does not savour a little of something Judas-
like.—Jlacon Messenger.
Wavnesboho’. (Burke) Sept. 14 “ I
perceive tna' Gen. Clark’s paper has given
a majority of only200 votes to G. M. Trun
in this county. It is with pleasure I can
state to volt, thnt, Troup willget D00 out o'
1100; fifty voters in the county will no'
vote, and the general calculation is, that
Clark will get 150 votes.”
The debts ofthe first house thnt stopped
payment in Liverpool in consequence ofthe
Cotton speculation, ninnnnt to upwurds ol
four hundred thi iisnnd pounds sterling.
The third commercial house which is said
to have stopped payment at Liverpool, ia the
firm of A. & S. Richards.
sometime the Cherokcss ht«a
"toady tod officious iniorl'crcnco m ik, .7
.airs ol this tribe ” Prom their journal
correspondence, we lkewise learn th.,
John Ross, a Cherokee Chief, some month
helore sent manuscript copies of document,
totheCroeks, accompanied with a |«u«,
from himself, and intended to depreciat!
M’Intosh in the estimation of his people W
To know who John Rosa, Geo Imwrv jUJ
Elijih .Hicks, are, it is only necenurv .
road their letter to the President, of L.
March. Would to heaven, that Govern^
Troup 1 * public paper* shew half of the un
impassioned, co.»l, deep and genuine sense
winch this letter contains. It is very evi!
dent from the documents before the public
that from tho time Rosa sent his letter ta
Creek*, in June, 1824, MUntosliVs populari
ty continued to decline until hi» death.
Thi* Governor has conducted his reveom
iipaintt the Agent, with a furv wholly
b’-coming the character of a Chief
mite. While the negotiations were de-
pending as Broken Arrow, lie nearly perse*
t ilted the Commissioner* for information
aeai’^t t he Agent. Such constant Pending
and writing—such unwearied dilipeoceshow
on hi* p*rt the dee -est and roost violent ha
tred- These, however, have thou
audit belongs to an enlightened pub\icto
fix them.
I shall take leave of the G vernor
Agent’s animosities, w tii the single on.
t»>rvalinjn. that I do not think, to be polii\.
.-ally opposed to G- v. Troup, in either a
crime against h »,u»n or treason lo ike state
: if Georgia.
1 snail now devote a few minutes to Gov.
ProupV application to M’Intosh, for leave
to survey the lands reded by the frvafy,ar.d
this naturally resumos the exanunatiuii
where I left off in my lust number.
On the 2lMh March, the Governor wrota
M’Intosh, roqueting perinbsion to survr’..
On the same day MUntosh wrote the Gov
ernor, requesting a loan of 4, ’Of'0, on ti.c
credit oftno treaty. On ihe 41 Ii April, li e
Governor replied by repealing the request.
. tn the 9th he wrote M’Intosh, that the
iionev could be obtained. On the L h,
a lid before the G>ve tour’s of the 9th, was
received. M’Intosh in a council of frit ids,
nrocecded to consul'* the Governor’s appli
cation* He says, “I have had uuirli iluK-
ulty in making up my min.I. but thr re.-11
o which becomes, was. ihat if the Uni t!
;S'ales Government and tin? party hostile o
he treaty* had iio objections, he ou his
mirt, would consent; contingencies certain*
!y of a formidable nature.
Oil the >8ih, the Governor issued U
proclamation, convening the Liguduiim-,
and de lared the consent of the Indians was
obtained I |u survey the lands. On the name
lav, (thv 18th) lie de.-patched a letie. to
\j’lntosh. jreqocsting un explanation to hi*
nf t he t2tn, and assuring M’litLobh thnt he
wanted nb’otlicr consent, than that of lime
self and party. On the* 25th, and se o
.lays after the proclamation declaring •
sent was obtained, M’Intosh and Cuui. il
proceeded to give that consent. Allowing
lour days for it to have reached the G»t-
ernor, he received it on the 29th, ami eat
en days after he haejsoid in his prorluma-
rum, he was in possession of it. r i i is :t
least, seems extraordinary, we have, how-
over. the Governor’* word for it.
If it be placed in the list of miracles, l
can for one, believe it as such, and the more
readily, as I have heard of miracles equally
confounding ; but if it be placed among or
dinary occurrences. I must be incredulous
Here it is proper to n tice the fate of
McIntosh. And we must again refer to the
agent’s letter by winch we learn the Chiefs
were anxious to visit Washington. They
had the promise oftlie U. 8. government,
that it would never take choir lunds without
the consent of their council and for a valu
able consideration. In hopes of redress at
Washington tin y had remained peaceable.
It cannot now bt doubted, that, had nut the
Governor interfered, and the Chiefs had vi
sited Washington, that the government
there would have soothed them into un ac
quiescence to the treaty. But this last fi t
of McIntosh, by which Georgia was virn»-
ally put in possession ofthe land, by rcnilti-
ing them hopeless of redress, inane tin '
desperate.
We are to recollect thnt this fatal consent
for survey was given ou the 25tu April :arid
ns soon as the Chiefs could have b**eu ad
vised of it, a resolution for Mdutosii’a death
must have been taken. Even the Little
Prince, his firm friend until then, gnveilie
order: and four days after (the 29th) McIn
tosh was no more.
Governor Troup has eulogized this Clinf
as one whose virtues would have honoured
any country. But I have never heard ♦ r«#m
other source, that he possessed any virtu#
but in common with his people, lln hua
learned from ns the use of money aud at
tached an immoderate consequence to iu
Thnt lie was brave none doubt;
Gov. Troup and Gkn. GAiMs.— The
A successful experiment has been made
i at Providence, R. I of a newly invented
steam engine by which, at the expense
of only one foot of wood, she accomplished
a distance of thirty miles io three hours
and t half.
The quantity of water used for generating
the steam is a half pint at an injection, and
the space taken up by the machinery is not
more than would be required to accntnifio-
date a piece of furniture,
it be successful will realize all the benefits ^answer to it, which will be found bolow.-—
anticipated from Mr. Perkins’s engine from 0n reading this letter, we hesitated wheth
FOR THE GEORGIAN.
' ICon opus est civc qni pnrnre nescit.
There it no need of Viol citizen who knows
not luno to obey.
If the friends of Governor Troup intend
it should be believed that a crisis has arisen
in our affairs sufficiently alarming to author
ize ihe violent course that lie has adopted;
and that moderate councils can no lunger
support our rights; I contemn the impos
ture and laugh at their effrontery. It is,
however, certain that facts have been so se
dulously misrepresented, that it becomes ne
cessary in combating their errors, to enter
much into detail. And even here the pub
lic are listless, because they believe them
selves already in po^ession of what the wri
ter would relate. Under these disadvanta
ges I cannot hope to subserve the cause
of truth greatly; but as much as is in my
power I wiir attempt.
Before I resume the examination of Gov.
Troup’s conduct relative to the Indians di
rectly, I will notice his difference with the
agent. And that this difference did not
have its rise in any thing connected with the
treaty I will first show.
W« have been told, generally, by all the
public papers which support Gov. Troup,
that, Crowell attended it Milledgeville dur
ing the canvass between Troup and Talbot
Ibr Governor.
That it was said at the time, that Crow
ell hod confirmed some members, from the
frontier counties in support of Talbot. That
the difference at this period, took, if not its
rise, at least, sufficient consistence to be
called settled enmity will appear from Gov.
Troup himself.
In his letter to the President, dated 23d
Dec. 1824, speaking of the agent, he says,
“ Yon had timely and sufficient warning by
a communication which I had occasion to
makesom twelve months since, nnd which
was answered by the confirmation of this
man in. his office.” “ That communication
was made with the foreknowledge that. he !
would so uniformly deport himself whenever 1
the interests of Georgia was involved.” possession. ., *, a
And lignin in his letter announcing lhe l-”t coornge unattended will, oil e virm a
death of McIntosh ho says “ Ever anil anon " b " vr tl "’
the government of tho U. S. was distinctly ■>«••«» -re brave! That he possessed hi o f
forewarned, which hy the brem h of its nos-1 wh«! calle ' 1 “"T. 18 pr °;"u
trils might have been averted.” B, this I Whatever wore hm “ »
latter (which I atn sure will be remembered fella victim to Gov. Tr |> P !•
for its sententious elegance) he tells os that * >" »' vaace of the G r M>
. , , - ’ ...1 oltt.-nnn. Anil was a roH-H'tlOU In-UI
he had wrote more than once ou the same
subject. And hy the former extract we
are let into the secret that a few days after
his election as Governor, he wrote the 1’re
sident requesting the dismissal of Crow el,
and at a time when, notwithstanding his
pretensions to foreknowledge, he could not
have known the agent would deport him
self injur ously to the interest of Georgia.
But his enemy was confirmed in office aud
if we imagine that tbe Governor believed
tho influence of Mr. Calhoun had effected
it, we may likewise easily divine the motive
ofthe Goveruor for those abusive letters lo
that gentlemau while Secretary of war.
I shall not attempt an examination ofthe
voluminous affidavits adduced by the Guv
ernor agains the Agent, because they are
Southern papers have brought us another i all of the same tenor and prove only that
letter from Gen. Gaines to the Governor of; the Agent is politically opposed to Governor
Georgia. " " “ ...... ...
rial election. And was a reflecting inmi
disposed to doubt -its truth, yet the cni-so ,
and effect so rapidlyconnect themselves lint
scepticism would be impossible.
That the interests of the Slate Beiloct
required an extra aession nor the land® 10
be surveyed this season are dnnionstrsble.
The Indians were allowed by the treaty
until the 1st Sept. 1826, to evacuate the
country.
And if they would have consented t°
sooner, they could nut, because no lands lie
been obtained tor their accommodation.—
Mr. Calhoun in his letter to the commit
sionere, dated 13th Sept. 1824, says, "there
is at present no tract of lan'l on the wet,
of the Mississippi to which tho Indian ti
is extinguished, that could be offered in t. •
change." Again in hia letter to the same,
dated 2tst Jan. 1825. hesaye that portw”
In 1817, President Monroe, announced , which bo much was expected a year or two Twdl ^ ‘ he repm ^- n ° fGe - n -
to Congress that an arrangement had been * since,
made, by which the Cherokecs were to ex
change all their lands in Tennessee, North | The Editor of the Washington National Meted..however, with the history nf anaf-
Carolina and Georgi.-but political intrigue I Journal, says he apprehends that there is ^bjeeff'of disL^n^the™eJt ro^on of
was the order of the day, the removal of some truth in the roport that Gov. Troup Congress, we consider it in some degree
had demanded ofthe President oftho United incumbent on ns to put the letter on record,
. .... . _• and ire also moved thereto by the desire to
States, the arrest and trial of Gen. Gaines, avo j<) a nother repremamled fer suppressing
according to the articles of war. | the Generel’e-letters.—Aat. lot-
_ IIIB jiuMiicuiiy uppuBCU tu uuvcruui j iisicu 4am iu.»t . * . ...
The Governor, it seems, had ' Troup. And also, that with persons whom - of the country lying iu the junction n
written lo the General, enclosing copies of he took for land speculators, or their friends; Arkansas and Canadian rivera may *1P
he baa attempted to injure Gov.Troup’s posed in exchange: “Any '
popularity with these mon, by lellieg them however, which may be entered into t
no lends could be obtained while Troup was lation to it, must, of courso be sebj
Governor. The Agent undoubtedly knew the extinguishment of the titles to
the character of this class of men. and that lands " Allowing the necessary > •
their greediness for the spoils of the State, calling the tribes together and noMing -
had only been ah >rpened by former lotte- lios for obtaining lands for the enug s
ties. But thnt he ie not prescient, I am party; besides the necessity ol 8^
certain, since he never could have dreamed parly in advance to raise P r ? v ! 8 , .L.
more than an indispensable period had o »
his letters to tbe President, of the 26th July
and 6th of August, which we have already
. . ”,i--published. Tho General does not publish
This invention if 4, Governor’s letter to him. but only his
as a proper deference for
| tho taste of our readers, did not forbid ue to
| place the epistle in our columns. As con
the Indians would have created a commu
nity of interest and feeling between those
states, and when (he time arrived, by aome
: that his electioneering against Gov. Troup more luou r-—. a .
would bo made the foundation of the most reserved by the treaty for these P P ^
grave charges. And unless ton thousand men, women >
That the Agent never has had so entire children could exist between n
control over the Indians, that he could have earth; the Indisns could not g r ^
induced them to part with their lands, I am session before "(826 because n P
quite certain. earth was provtded for them, otner^ (> .
The Commissioners tell Gov. Troup in where they were then locates. i(J p
their letter, dated 14ihDec. 1824—“For then,waelheneceseity of *n ex
t