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SATURDAYMORNING, OCT. I, 1H25-
On Moqdny next,.an election takes place
at the Cnurt-Houso in this city for a Gov
ernorof the State of Georgia, and for ono
Senator and .three Representatives, for the
County of Chatham in the State Legisla
Cure, The Candidates are—
: nli
! ' rOR GOVERNOR.
gEorge m.
N REPRESENTATIVES.
MORDECAI MYERS, EWD. HARDEN,
GEO, ROBERTSON.
We are requested to announce UAvio
Bell, a candidate for Sheriff of the County
of Chatham, at the ejection in Jahuary next.
When we hear it seriously asserted that
Governor Troup is chargable with the mur
dor of M’Intosh, because he was premnture
in obtaining his consent to the survey, we
are strongly reminded of an article which
appeared in our paper some time ago,where
it was ironically observed that it would not
be Surpfising’lf it Should shortly be asserted
“ that M’Intosh and not his murderers was
the enemy of tho U. States.” The asser
tion that Troup was instrumental in that
unfortunate event is however going further
than even the most credulous could have
expected.' If out herod’s Herod—aiid' puts
to the blush all the maxims of the “ all’s
fair in politica” school.
It is not however more singular than the
conduct of that party, who have co-operat-
ed with the enemies of. the treaty, and who
now, disinterested souls ! come forward io
declare their affection for it; at the eleventh
hour, when they find the full tide of popu
lar feeling is in its favor.
This ahuffing conduct however is not that
of all the party—there are others who yet
boWI/
and every one connected with it, for if cof-
rupt the charge affects every officer of the
tl. States. From the President and the Sen
ate down even to the minor agents in the
drama, tho State of Georgia, it ia fortunate
having uo participation in it up to its forma
tion. •
Do those who argue the corruption ofthe
late treaty on account of the purchase from
M’Intosh, recollect the treaty of 1821 .’ or do
they suppose the people have lost their pow
ers of reflection and memory? The lata trea
ty was concluded without the expenditure of
.a cent from the Treasury of the State ; but
the treaty of 1821 formed under the adtnin-
istration of John Clark cost the State tip'
wards 13,000 dollars which was taken from
the-contingent fund and appropriated for
the purpose of obtaining the cession ofland
thou made, and this at a time when the
United States Commissioners were rea
dy to advance 15 to 20,000 dollars for
the same purpose. Yet the money was
advanced, and tho treaty concluded—acted
upon by the Senate ami duly ratified.—
These fact9 go far to prove that uot only
can lands be obtained whilst Troup is Gov
ernor, but that they can be obtained hon
estly and without a farthing expense on
the part of tho State.
With that charitable disposition, which
by imiendo and perversion, represents the
plainest facts, in a light which must be new,
because unknown even; to those who are
the objects of its exercise, Governor Troup
has been blamed for calling an extra session
for the purpose of deliberating on the mode
in which to dispose of the lands which the
treaty had placed in our ^possossion. No
man, we dare venture to assert, over acted
from a more pmw motive, than Gov. Troup,
throughout the transaction* connected with
the Creek,Treaty. From its very com
mencement, hia whole soul was directed to
the attainment of these lands, and for whose
benefit.’—not certainly his own, but for the
benefit of tho citizens of Georgia. Oa t1ie
conclusion of the treaty, hia first object was
to obtain from the Indiana who concluded
the treaty, permission to survey the lands—
that permission was obtained. Acting un
der the conviction that no difficulties could
-possibly exist, and with the best interes's of
hii fellow-citizens at hearf, desirous to
piked thbm in possession of tho lands at as
curly a period as possible, he determined to
' call an extra session of the Legislature, as
he was in duty bound to do, to determine on
the mode in which the land ahould be laid
off and disposed of, to appoint the surveyors
for running the tinea, and at as early a pe-
riod as possible, to place those to whom the
lands belonged, those who for twenty-thrde
years had been anxiously desirous toobtain
them in vain, in actual possession. From
the mode jn which this call hu boon notic-
efi.lt nnglt; be supposed tbatOoTsioup
had committed some offence egainet our
laws—eomc infVaotion of the constitution,
had introduced some strange innovation in
our usuaget, which wouldiond to the de
struction of the state. But not'one word
of thou assertions, if made, would be true—
he exor&ed only a power of bis office, from
the best of motives—for reasons sufficient
■ ■■ ■. t. , - . , f. ■.
as will he seen by what we have slid. In'
1821, an extra session was called by Gov.
Clark, for the same purpose as that of last
May, to dispose ofthe Creek lands obtained
by treaty, so that the accusation from such
k quartet, comes with a marvellous ill grace.
But in all contosts of the character of that
jtow carried on in this state, there will be
^ fonud on both sides of the <pestion v tjpii
who strain at a gnat apd ewalloyy,* (
if‘it be necessary 10 Urn aoppplt of
cvisiT' *
ia neodlqptto.eatet into qn^ei
tion of tho treatyconcioded at the
Springs—a great part of its opponents ore
ashamed of their opposition, and the at
tempts of those who yet avow that oppnsi.
tion, will not benefit thorn. The people
will see and judge of the motives of this op
position, and as they appear equally inclin
ed with its friends to identify it with the
name of Troup, there can be little necessity
tor discussion. It is Troup’s Treaty, and
as such, will be support^ by Tin immense
majority of the people of Georgia. Our
word for it, if the people of Georgia elect
Troup, it will be considered a declaration of
||jblic opinion on the part of an independent
qfate, which none will dare dispute—it will
Secure us the attainment of our long ne
glected rights, and defeat the efforts of our
opponents within and without.
But wo must conclude our remarks "bn
this subject for the present. Before another
publication of this paper, the great question
will be denideiT Were we inclined to no
tice all the unfounded assertions and calum
nies, which have flowed from every source
during the discussion on the present occa
sion, time, and room, and patience would
fail. We feel that we have paid more at
tention to themthan they deserve.
nlaed frooPUe etate ofGeorgia, &» valid, jersey 2, Pennsylvania *, Delaware 2, Vlr-
and it conveyed a right of soil. . j ginia 2, North Carolina S. South Carolina 2,
But admitting! tor the sake of argumeiff, ^Georgia2,Tenneaaee2,Missouri I,’ Alabama
that thoUnitqd States hqve reaped the prp^ *, Illinois I, Indiana 2, Ohio 1, Mississip-
from the grantees under the Yazoo act-s
how great was that profit t The state of
Alabama, except ivory (Mall portion, if*W
thousand auras, was net disposed of'hiidcr
that act, and from shit source shin's)'’thi!
General Government have derived the prin
jcipa| part of the milliona received for
, lands ceded in the contract of 1802, so that
. even on this ground, if no other existed, the
' assertion of Governor Troup is founded! qn
fact. He must know little ofthe character
| of that statesman, who would suspect him
j of statingg falsehood.
Afffo cessions ofthe.ktates^to the Ge
elusion
again re-
'ntosh, in
Jfc
There is nothing in the article of Ogle-
thorpe.which we publish in another column,
whifihwe consider as deserving of much
timo. Our opinions have been so fully ex
pressed, that it is unnecessary to discuss
p»l«,»».wJ>tkhmrr W pqjppetc.nt to
furnish an opinion, and we see no reason to 1
retract one matter of fact or argument
whten w« nave urged, wneiner me par-
gain of 1802 has been fulfilled according to
its spirit, appears to bo considered by O. a
point at issue between us—now wc do not
consider it at issue at all. We have pro
duced proofs, we think, to support our opin
ion that it has not been so fulfilled—when
O. produces proofs to the contrary, other
than he lias yet produced, we shall consid
er the point as undetermined.
To givo a fair opportunity to Oglethorpe,
we quote that part ef his article which he
asserts we have misquoted, in connection
with the context.
“ It has been asserted by Governor
Ttoup that the U. S. Government made im
mense profits by this convention (that of
1802) at our expense. This is not true; for
if a profit has accrued to the U. S. it lias i
not been at our expense, but of tlmt of the
claimants under the Yazoo act. For by a
decision ofthe U. 8. Supreme Court, it was
adjudged that tho sale under that act was
valid, and consequently that Georgia had
no legal claim to the lands When she ceded
them to the U. S.”
Nbw where is the advantage gained by
this quotation which wc have made from
Oglethorpe, verbhtim et literatimOf what
construction is this extract susceptible, if it
be not, in the words in which it is expressed
in the latter member of it, that the state of
Georgia had “ no legal claim to the land9
when she ceded them" by-the convention of
1802, because tho sale to the Yazoo purcha
sers was declared valid by the U.S. Court.
What was that sale ? Was not that salo a
sale of the soil, in the occupancy of the In
dians ? Did the purchasers under that ne
farious act suppose they were simply pur
chasing a pre-emption right—or did the
purchasers from them, and the purchasers
from the latter, pay their cash for permis
sion to purchase their lots from the Indians?
No, they purchased and settled, their rights
in the'soil being thro’ the original purchasers
derived from the state of Georgia. Jf the
sale was of the soil, what made it valid?
the title ofthe state of Georgia which con
veyed all the rights of Georgia to the pur
chasers. The corrupt Legislature of 1795,
therefore, did not sell to theYazoo purcha
sers simply the right of pre-emption—they
sold the property in the soil, and it was de
cided by the Supreme Court that the “solos”
were valid under the title ofGeorgia.
If this ia the fair construction,-then the
assertion of Oglethorpe, that the allodial ti
tle is in the Indians, is in direct conflict
with it ( for if it were in the Indians, the
right claimed by the -Yazoo purchasers
would have been declared void, but by the
.decision ofthe Court,the sale was rccog-
'the Mrolutioni
to the csso of’
■?cfi M fchief Jiisi
The states, having Wii
limits-different portions orfe^fetiry'ehvered
by Indians, ceded that territory generally
to the United States, on conditions express
ed in their deeds of cession, which demon
strate the opinion that they ceded the sort
as Well as the jurisdiction, and that ingoing
so, they granted a productive fund to the
government of the union The lands in
controversy lay within the charteied limits
of Virginia, and were ceded with the whole
country southwest ofthe Ohio. This grant
contained reservations and stipulations,
which could only be made by the oumert <f
the soil” . , ;
Such was the cession ofGeorgia in 1802.
Tho contract expressly provides for the ces
sion on the part of the state, of its right,
title and interest to the “jurisdiction and
soil.” In reference to the Lands within the
state, the right to the “jurisdiction and
soil” remains unimpaired—the obligatiomtb
purchase only, being imposed on the Gener
al Government.
In tho same case we find tnc following:—
“ It (the power of granting lands) has been
uniformly exercised over territory in pos
session of the Indians. The existence of
this power must negative the existence of
any right which may conflict with and con
trol it. An absolute title to lands cannot -/>:*
ist at the same time in different persons or
in different governments. An absolute
must be an exclusive title, or at least a title
which excludes all others incompatible
with it.”
Tire sltodial title,* therefore cannot exist
lotvo and uoages pi
and recognised by President Monroe, in his
message of 1817. It is therefore, and for
the reasons we have before stated, that we
do not give our assent to the proposition,
that this right “ cannot bo seriously contro
verted.”
There is nothing more easy than to make
an assertion—hut it is the proof which (tar
ries the conviction—such is the assertion
that the Governor line violated the consti
tution of tiie U. S. in interfering in Indian
affairs—an assertion which we pronounce
to be utterly unfounded.
Although we may not have been so fortu
nate as to hove proved all our positions to
the satisfaction of." an Indian,” we feel sui-
isfied that no civilized and intelligent man,
will long doubt that wc are correct.
patriotism andgenerqaltyh, aPeAtf«dk£amat
Georgia fur asking equivalents fur pet ccii.on
of territory, similar io those demanded by,
andyiiMed to other state!, whose' conduct is
not censured. The author' of (be Review
say. that Georgia when making the cession,
“ nesivtd or ample equtvsientr By gubro
quent»vein tiita, it appear* u,*t the Review
er means the hs. since received an ample e-
quivklfht.'Or that an ample equivalent was
siipulntea-.to be paid. In J802, Georgia rc
ceived nothing but promises/.first,a promise
of (he payment of $1,250,000 out of the fir.l
receipts from the lauds. Rdly, The eatinvu.sh
ment of 'he Creek end Cbecrokee title to
lands occupied by them ■■ hunting grounds in
the state;: The Brat promire has beea coat-
plied with fully ; the second, partially. IV
L„ , - . , 000,000 of acres hwebeen freed from the In
ner flesire to aid the General cause, and it j dims f 10.000,000 remain occupied by those
will further shew the means which have t 'ihda ( about half that quantity la to be ab-n-
been deed by men in authority to prejudice *** » f* ‘h« Treaty ofthe
pi lqr~S6s,
The fallowing extract from an able arti
cle in the National lotelljgenyer, in reply to
an article ih a New-York Review,'will ahew
with what reason the Sta,te of Georgia- ie
taunted with a want of patriotism in her
ceaSVon of territory in 1802. It will shew
that site was behind none of the ataf.es in
her character, as well aa delay her rights
by bringing forward unfounded charges aa
a proof ofthe sacrifices made by tho Gener
al Government to fulfil that -contraot.—
They should blush who thus betray Tllei'r
sense of their own injustice by bringing for
ward such misrepresentations aa are here
detailed to shield themselves. The reader
will admire the mode in which an expendi
ture of 25,000 dollars is made to appear as
upwards of one million against the state,
a fact which wo had before omitted to men
tion. Is this honest ? The time has ar
rived when we must conseut no longer to
be trifled with in this way. We most speak
in the language of truth and demand our
rights. Let us be united and there can .be
no doubt of our obtaining them.
Hav ng developed in hia own way the gen
eral policy of the Onited Slates, the au.lior
proposes to confine his attention to the Creeks
—He begins w t.i the treaty of 1797, and
quotes the treaty df 1796. He forgets that
’be treaty o! ’93 was succeeded by aCreek war
beginning in 1791 and lasting until 17i'6.—
Prom there treaties, he aroceeds to the agree
ment o cession of 130 \ which he is pleased
to confide, the foundat'on of the rights or
Q'orgisto about 25,000,'00 of acres of her
territory, ihe consideration for which was the-
relinquishment of her clnims to western terri
tory claimed by the Uniti-d diates aa the com
mon property ot -the confederated Slates
Thin part of he review d-a-rves particular
attention. The author tnninuatea that Geor
gia!,ad no title ; that the hod belonged io
the wh ile United S ates. Then lie asserts
that she was bound in gratitude, mid by pub
lic duly, to msAe a reason to the U. State*
- barges Georgia w.lb being more fortunate,
or less g iieroun, than tier a ster states, in de-
layiog her cession on.il 160.'; and offers for
ndniiation the eaample of New-York, woo,
dir ing the Revo utiunary war, reli. q nshed all
ner back lands 11 answering to th,.*e grave
cliaege* again*. Ueorgia. “ whose indep n-.
d -nce was achieved a!mod without her aid,”
some bitterness might be excused, but neither
tile author of these calumnies, i.ur those Who
l*ud his effor's, are wottlra uiument’a anger-
The yet living witnesses of ihe revolutionary
struggle can testify that Georgia suffered more
deeply, struggled with as much enduring for
yj^^an^gerformed^jn pi oportibn to her
B,11, of her doubtful titlcT^STuprSme
Court have decided that her title was good—
an authority eq ul in credit to that of * New-
York Reviewer, although endorsed by a Wash
ington Editor to give it currency—fFietchcr
vs. Peek, Cranch’s Reports.)
Of he time and cirouma'ances of the Sev
ern! ce siona of western territory by the dif-
fe-ent states, the Reviewer is deplorably ig.
nnrant, in supposing that he has given a lair
etpos lion of his knowledge Congress soli-
I 'dian Springs Adopting me statement from
tho War Department, „f ISSda the coqof be
Convention of 1802 to the United States, is
•aid to be nearly eight milliona of dollars.-
The gross errors of this statement were expo
sed by a committte ol Congress. The public
will m,kc a proper estimate of it, when re
minded, tberrio make out this large sum,
a properly which cost 25,000 dollars, was
charged in theaccount t,?J/.l37 50 Usama
led value was- Substituted for actual cost, in
order to prejudice the public iniod on ihe
subject of the convention of 1802. This,
however, is the sin of the War Department
The Reviewer having ooly adopted the state
ment upon (be •ull.u.ity otlfe. Calhoun, win,
it is to be hoped, read it without examination,
and transmitted it to Congress on the credit ol
the Clerk who unde it out. The cession of
Alabama and Mississippi has not cost the U.
NUieaasingleecnt. Not a doiiar i.aa been
paid from the public Treasury under that
convection, which was not previous ereived
into it from the proceeds oi the pmperty ce
ded. The Treasury t> «s now a large surplur,
the amount Sf which i* da ly augmenting by
payment* for land* already sold, and by the
sale of lands. The final profit to the United
Bta ea, after the complete fulfillment of all
their engagement* to G oigia, at oidiug tn
the pr,-tensions of that State, wdi exceed
865,000,OnO (See Report of Committe-- ol
Congress, d ash 109, of the lot session, 18
Congress, page 4.) "
Gon. John Clark arrived in this place ou
Friday last, and shortly alter, it was repor
ted that J. Crowell would be in town on the
next day. We should like to know if this
is not suspicious, to hoar that they are ri
ding about the country, just before the elec
tion ? What can it mean ? If it be true be
was expectod here, and ofthe report there
is no manner of doubt, will Clark deny his
connection with that man ? Will he Bay it
was merely an accidental .meeting eighty
miles from home, and that too, in a quarter
ofthe country, where Crowell never domes ?
Surely Clark cannot believe that Crowell
can be of any service to hiiu in the election
—Though some people may be disposed to
support Clark, they will never do it at the
request of Crowell, he is too much despised
to help his friend in this part of the country.
Lei the people look to this, it is a little cir
cumstance, but speaks a great deal whem
connected with other facts.
Athens Centinei.
. **—
ty in our
.Tb*great fell in the price of r.
Europe and the failures in Livens*,? " #k
qnent upon it, have produced asut.
■ng in our commercial cities, and
lyln thia, that is, we fe.r, not
mitigate the evil. This conditio!^"'
consists hi the first, piece, of a
of confidence, and secondly, of an "i'
prying curiosity into the .ff.j,‘S
neighbours, and an incautious , >
sometimes, a malicious prousn.ii. .
that A. or B. orC will i,
something tantamount thereto, v, ' '*
in.e'» fenro likely toproducethercui,. Ni
edat *• possible, than the
inch guesses, at a moment when
-lie want of confidence already
merchant though possessed otantnl^'
finds it sufficiently difficult X">
means be immediately and readily
tible, to meet agreements which it.??! 9
ry times, would hardly give him, h,""'
. It rests with the banks! perhaps**) ,*!^ 1
in some measurb the psnic E
by a steady, eaiitious, systematic
not capriciously withdrawing on C* 1 '
of a moment, and without investi*,, J? 1
accommodations they have been lcc “ I !
to afli/rd, but rathe/leaning, ">'i
Hive risk is incurred, (mm*.
most need support. It is in such Z w
cies that the public haVo a right
candidate for the highest official dignity in
our state, ia now on an electioneering tour, age,
in person, throughout the upper countries!!!
Canvassing, as the candidates for every
day’s appointments, with every oue for his
' vote—cringing, and scraping, and bowing
and slinking of hands to-day with a man
whom lie would not notice to-morrow.—
from the banks, in return for ^he rlr,
privilege with which they are
thrnishing a circulating medium ,t I’ 1
Wliryilfl'Some-nazara, moretg’ Mr
duals would be expected or required t u „,
tain the credit of tho. city, SyS *„
those whose fall might impair or derange if
As to the second, and as w'uhink /u.:;
evil, that occasioned by busy i,,*, vv |,„
seem to deliglrt in the opportunity
ing at hazard the real or im&
tunes of their neighbours, wu ranoniv n ,
that if public opinion will not, tho
der which we live will, arrest anil pcnUb
such mischievous tattle. It is m,
which a court and jury would Medy,,,,.
ish, and particularly at a mpnfeht like iln,_
for any mini (and the more mrigliiv iht,
character pfthe Individual, the meitnAi
evil) to say, even though no malice cfiif h
proved, that this or that house Ims sluppdt,
or will stop payment—Nnr is it anyjuiiii-
cation that one is unly,the propngntorofnrhu
another has invented or given currqnivl-.
It is every man’s duty before ho circnfitci
such reports, (which by the bvo. it is ahnri
both wisest Slid kindest nut to Ol at ili
strumental in doing) to satisfy himself d
tlieir truth : and then, if his appetite lb
evil communications be too strong to re*
lie may nt lenst indulge it in snfelv. B)
if lie must talk ofthe affairs of others, joj
will not take the trouble to be accurate, lit
shoeld suffer, and suffer severely.
JVcv>-York, Antrim.
Lieut. Frederick G. Woebert, uftht
Navy,'was tried on certain charges by i
Court Martial nt New York, some time la*
Fall, found guilty, and sentenced lobecnb
iered. The sentence was suspended until
the late naval trials in this city, in
which (the case of Lieut. Rninsgs) il *ili
be rcoollectcd, Lieut. Wolbert tin
accuser, and a material witness. The Sen
tence against Lieut. Wolbert has since ben
approved by tho President, and he has
cordinglv been stricken from the roll
euniiuKa wimi no mme,*
f"Hy, false churges against’Lic^'^"j
age.—.Afil, Int. if ult. iiU,n
&
* Am.ooidm—Possession held in nbsoliite
independence, without any acknowledg
ment of a Lord pnrn mount.
We copy tire following from Mr. King’s
paper, the New-York American, which
speaks the opinions of the obolitionidts and
mischief-makers. We recommend it to the
particular notice of those who bclievo that
no cause exists fur any feeling upon the
subject of which it treats :—
“ It is hardly to be expected that the free
elates, who feel that the unity, the beauty,
and the peace of our free republic are jeop
arded by this, curse of slavery, will shut their
eyes to its enormity, or will, from any undue
apprehension of the menaced consequences
of their efforts, pretermit any just and law
ful opportunity for its gradual extinction;
while those who most frequently and pa
thetically appeal to these anticipated con
sequences, seem in reality to be unmindful
of them, or, at any rate, to prefer the pow
er and the profit of slavery, with all its per
ils, to pence and security, and more humble
political rank without them.”
“More humble political rank without
them!” This is the point upon which
hangs ail the efforts made to interfere with
this portion of our population—our safety
and welfare are as dust in the balance,
when a political object is to be gained by the.
“ northern policy,” spoken qf in the same
paper, aa having gained the ascendant.--
The people of the spntb will diily appel
ate the interference of these disinterested
philanthropists, when they reflect that to
humble our political rank' is'the object; but
they will tell them to beware. '
Rufus Kina.—Tho appointment of Mr.
KtNO, lias never bean confirmed by the
Senate. The Philadelphia National Chro
nicle, gives the following estimate to
shew that it wilt not meet the approba
tion of that- body :-rNew-York 2, New-
ult.
In the Augusta Chronicle, I percai-
quotation of a letter V t0 in Governor
placed opposite n quotiiVon from the mV
Testament. Now ns thik , 4)ti trcat} , , i
appear disposed to bring f u N« r i) i|l e liw [ I
expos non o. ms auow.cuirc. . -o„ K r 0 ,a ,o,.- WwU is it possible that John Clark thinks ra !ity of a random expression^
liciluV m 178>, from the »tv.«i», cession* of -f 1 '® clllio "" ot Georgia such tools as to be ; „out to an Indian as proot of d^Vaviti-
these lane*, that a common fund might be; influenced by a few sort, sweet words ! and . s „pp„se we examine tho langungpL-'
provided tor the payment ofthe common debt: *hot they will, by voting tor him, sacrifice, j ot the principal co-partners in the iiri.- 'i, i
—As it iisua'ly hanpena, the s**te least inter j aa they will inevitably do, their dearest i Crowell. Speaking of M’Intosh sinK '
-rated in those lands, ws* the fi st to exhibit | rights, their^ properly, (tho public lands) and j friendly Indians, the agent says, " I ■
proofs of her gencrom'y,hi s Cession. New- their liberties .’—contemptuous must Ills ■ bate them worse and worse; any n-c iL
Yo'k liaving an "in ieterminate claim“ ceded I opinion be of them, if he so thinks, and his | that would suffer one man to sell thru ii'l
that claim in 1781, witnoul conilitiua. Tne j actions say so, and lie is degrading 'lie high j tion ought to die and go to hell. 1 once pul I
act of the New-York legislature is rather a and honorable office to which he ambitiously J that fellow (M’lnfosh) down, hut fen I; I
declaration of actual boundary, than aaurren., looks fnrward.'by such contemptible, and ] Warrior and Little Prince reinstated Inn
ler of a claim to he Umteo Slates. Virgin [ debusing conduct. We may truly say. Oh
iacHed, in 1784. on condition that her ex- Lucifer l son of the morning, -how art thou
fallen 11—lb.
p roses in defending the territory ceded should
be reimbursed i that, the French inhabitants
should be confirmed in their possessions: and
With r reservation oi 3 100,000 acres, and 150,-
009 acres to meet certain claims of land un
der the state laws, Sic. Ac, Massachusetts
ceded in 1785. Connecticut in 1786, of ill
her claim bey-ml a certain line, 120 miles W.
of ihe western boundary cf Pennsylvania—
In ’ 800, Coi gross passed an act to authorise
; -iters patent to be uisned to Connecticut, re*
leasing the right uf the Unit- d Stales to the
aoil of the W eaten) Reserve, on condition that
Connecticut surrendered her territorial and
junsdist o ral maims, which was due by (Jon*
nCctic.ut in the tame year. South Carolina ce.
ded in 1787. Noith Carolina ceded in (790,
on conditions burthening the lard eded with
sit the land claims under the acts of the legic*
tsture of ihe state. Georgia, in 1802, after
several unavailing attempts to make an ar
rangement with the United States. The
S osition of 1788 made by that St ite, will
cate her from ihe charge of delaying to
follow the gene-puy example set by her sister
states, while the terms offered, compared with
those accepted fretn Virginia, No- tn Carolina
and Connecticut, will prove that she was not
more d. sirens of promoting her individual in
trrest, than became a great state, united in the
defence of common rights with olben more
powerful, but not mope faithful than herself.
She proposed a cession, on condition,—1st
That the United Stater should guarantee to the'
eilixetiaof Georgia* Republican >orm of Gov
ernment : ‘?ndly, I hat tbe navigation of the
waters uf the ceded territory should be free
to all (hr United States—no luties but for ihe
eommi n benefit: 3-lly, That $'71,148, which
had b-en expend, d in quieting the Indians,
nr resisting their hua.iliiiet, ■houid'be allow*
ed in the specie quota required, or to be re
quired uf tbe stale; 4:hly, That, in defending
tin stair, tbe expense should be paid by (hr
United States, according to the articles of
confederation i and, 5.lily. That Congress
should guarantee tbe remaining terri orial
right* of the state—J. of C. 635,4th vol-_
This preposition was rejected, because the
laud lay too fer off to be of immediate advant
age ; That Georgia owed buf a anal! quantity
n t the specie requisition, and the fund ought
not to be burthened i and, 3d, Beeauee territo
rial guarantees had never beea made by Con-
grrsa. It ii not necessary to proceed to show
the peculiar circumstencee which afterwards
occurred, to induce the Mate of Georgia to
Wile, and the United States tc stipulate differ
ent conditions in Ihe cession wliich was made
in 1802. Nor is it at all important to prove
thatti oae condition! were not more onerous
than those imposed by th: oesalons.of Virgin
ia or North °»rolina. Tbe articles of agree
ment of .1802, were satisfactory to the parties
when executed, and were universally approv
ed by the people of the United 8tatea. Nor
is it worth while to inquire why the want of
Oke dav later fron Europe—JY. reft,
Sept. 20 By the Courier, from Liver
pool, and the Frances, from Havre, we have
London papers to the evening ef August 15,
Liverpool to the 18lh, and Havre of the
same. There is no news, save of no addi
tional failure of a cotton merchant, and a
confirmation of the defeat (though not thfi
capture) of Ibrahim Pacha.
We have been favoured with tbe follow
ing letter dated,
Liverpool, Auguust 17.—We regret to
say that another extensive house in the A-
merican trade suspended payment yester
day and which a little damps the cotton
market for the present. It is said however
that a good deal of cotton will in conse
quence of these failures be locked up from
the market for some time owing to several
causes—want of orders to sell in some ca
ses and in ethers the intricacy of the ac-
' counts and also the hope that, some delay
may obtain better prices and enable the
parties to make a more satisfactory arrange
ment for tlieir creditors.—The matket may
possibly under theBc circumstances, remain
steady; but-the state of commercial affairs
here is such that wc are not sanguine of any
amendment. The sales of the three days of
this week are about six thousand 580 bales,
but those of yesterday were but 1000, after
the failure was known. The great propor
tion of the Uplands selling are from to 9}
and a few lots above 10J. Speculators
continue to buy occasionally, finding that
prices are so moderate that any great loss
is not likely to be incurred.
Extract of a Letter from Havre, Aug. 18.
Our cotton market is more firm, and sales
though not extensive, are more regular,
and at rather better prices. The sales of
American descriptions from the 11th to 17th
inst. consist of 202 bales Louisiaua, at from
29 to 321 a°us ; 473 bales Alabama and
Tennessee, 27 to 30; and 886 bales Uplands,
at 24 to 27}.—Rice is declining—sales have
been effected at 39f.
September 21 .—It was reported yesterday,
that the > Eagle Bank at New-Haven, had
stopped payment and closed its doors.
The drawing of the Literature Lottery
No. 2. for 1825; took place yesterday afr
term-on. The following were the numbers
drawn.
59, 54, 39, 10, 62; 6, 40, 47, 21.
We Understand tho number which drew
the highest prize Of$25,000, was purchased
of the manager* by a gentleman of this eity.
I hope the Bfe r Warrior is now in licll lorn I
and that the Little Prince may soon''!*< j
him,” &c. There is much to admire toil* I
consistency of men who advocate'and tin I
ever the conduct of this good Christina, ml
speak of Governor Troup as being unfriojii-1
ly to religion and morality. It is amtuijn; I
to hear the Rev. Mr. Compere brought in' I
the discussion—this good man who cun* I
swear tn statements made on his won} I I
is this conscience-stricken gentleman,! *»l f
ject of George the 4th, who pmiinutra |
Jackson n blood tlmrsty iyrnnt, a cruel mv-1
derer—that hall the documents Bubmitidl
by Gen. Jackson to tho goverament mb I
lies, that the United States had cheated in I
Indians out of a fine country tor a song-ic-1
that the Indians were more civilized thi« I
tile Georgians, &c. ail which I know >-- ■ I
sidered a great recommendation by llicfir-1
ty who have co-operated to rob Georgia 1 ‘ I
her just dues, but will raise a feeling on dj I
part of Troup and the Treaty, which 1
carry them through triumphantly, c;’' 1 - 4 1
a million of such degraded opponcnls-
TO THE EDITORS OF THE GEORGIAS-
I certainly did not intend to have int’" 1 '
ed further remarks upon your re«i»'
but to prevent misconception of opinion*
have already advanced, I beg you wdl 11
diilgo me a little further.
Not to waste words, however, in a beg 1 ’
ning. , ,
In your paper of'Thursday, in
some remarks of mine, von say, 11 W* (
tend that it ia a bargain f'airiy made, erf .
only question is, na* it beea tumllcd «•
should hove boen ?” I( il( j
That the compact between the U®
States Government and Georgia,
bargain fairly made, I shall be the W*
deny, but whether it has been fulfilled
should have been, brings us » l ‘““f' ..
You contend it has not. 1 on tne
trarv contend, that if a setting »bu“, (
performance of a contract, is evident ,
disposition to fulfil a contract by an ,
taker, the U. States Government bMff|
en ample and unequivocal evidence o a
position to comply with her c ? n ?P a „ e .iia
Georgia. For it has held eighth 1 ”
with tit Indians for that purpose.
1802 to last February ; which »rar»S
about one treaty in in avery thirty-'"
months. . , ... .m,
If the last treaty .be carried into^
she will have obtained, for i
the compact, upwards oftwenty milboj*
acres of laad, out ofthe twenty-flveaW
taken for, and she hds hkew"* P* 111
money stipulated-
