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FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. II, 18*5.
. *FROM ONI or TOO EDITOR*.
Milledoetille, N6v. 7lh, t8»5.-*-Th«
portiM in the present Legislature, appear to
be nearly equally divided, although the
friend* of Clark etaim a majority, and ap
pear to be inclined to exercise the power, it’
' ihey possess it, by placing in office persons
knotty to be idehtifled with them. In the
. Senate, they, claim a decided majority, yet
r it. i* Considered a* quite probable, that
■ ' jkrocai will be eleoted President of that
body^-in "opposition Iq'Powell., it is im
possible, however, to form an opinion at the'
... present moment, with entire certainty—the
partied are eo equally divided, that the ma
jnftty cannot exceed at leaet in the House.
< thro op three on ekher aide.- Ht’Dioit and
CattenKLi., are the candidates in the Low
' er House. "i~
Of the aubjoct* which are most likely to
claim the attention 6f the Legislature, the
, relations between this State and United
V States, the subject of the internal improve-
. incut of the State, and the Bank of Darien,
Sjfe tbe principal. In what shape .the first
’ will come before the Legislature, I do not.
know—but I da not anticipate any strong
opposition to a determination to insist in a
firm and decided manner on the -fulfillment
of our' contract with the General Govern-
- ment. At least from, the declarations of
Governor Clark and bis friends, previous to
the election, we have no reason to believe
they .will oppose it. I believe on good au
thority, that it is the intention of the Gen
eral Government to proceed tafulfil the late
..treaty without is reference to Congress, but
-the Agent will be retained. .Gen. Gaines
'passed through this place a short time since
' for the Nation.
V The subject of internal improvement, will
- probably he introduced—but whether ii will
’ result in the appointment of a Board of
Public Works, the incorporation of a Com
pany for the purpose of cutting a canal or
canals, or the commencement of the same,
by the State, by means of borrowed capital,
or whether measures will be suspended un-
siatent with the analytical character of a
Male paper like this. Thd variety of topics,
the multitude ot facte, justify a departure
from the ordinary usage. A,tedious expose
may he mure aecuptieble tlmk „q superficial
survey, is the contemplation uf the whole
ground will enable you so to apply the re
sources of your wisdom and patriotism to
the osiguuciy, at, wifli the assists rice of Di-'
vine Providence, ia 'evert the iniscbiels
which threaten, mako our own'ways rights,
oue in our own sight end io the eight uf all
otliora, and bring naok to u souse of justice
those who, in their ebcfcslions from it, have
done Us wrong.
I had for the Ant-time come into office
when a subject of peculiar delicacy presen
ted itself, and being intimately connected
with ilia Independence of the electito fran
chise, without which it would pe vein tbr
Georgia to claim for herself the sltribute*
of s sovereign state, it was made known to
the President that on tha odutsion of tho
electiun just then terminated, an officer in
his employ, bearing a high and dignified
commission, and being a citizen uf another
state, had abandoned his post to mingle in
the strifes of that "election; had espoused
the cause of oue of the parties to the pre
judice of the other, and by the weight and
iiifiiiencaAif his offibe united with the most
enthusiastic ardour, had rendered himself so
-igaally conspicioue that the Chief Magis
tralecuuld not conscientiously forbear among
his first acts to complain to the Executive
Government of the Union'uf.this uutrag.
upon the most sacred'of all the rights of so
vereignty, An occasion otfered at the mo
ment to give weight to the prnsentation,
and it was embraced. .The bead nfthe Mis
sionary establishment iif the Creek Nation
had been provoked by the ill usage and law.
less conduct of the Mine officer 'to prefer
certain charges against him. which, if sup
ported hy truth.could nnt'fail, it was holier
ed, to bring upon, him the severest aniihad-
versioD of his own government, and it pun
hoped that tho remonstrance of the Govern
or of Georgia, thrown into the scale, would
accomplish whatseemCd to him an important
object, Use removal from office of a man who
by his prejudices and passions would present
Ihp most formidable-obstacles to the satis
faction of the just claims of Georgia against
the general government,at least so long at a
certain person filled the first office of that
state —They failed ofthoir intent, and what
ever sentence might have been passed on
the memorial of the Missionary the remon
strance of the Governor of Georgia was un
heeded. The. inferrenee was inevitable,
that in virtue oither of positive instruction
.or of implied consent, the Agent of Indian
Affairs being a citizen of another state and
resident in the Nation,’would at any time
consult both duty and inclination in deser
ting h ; a station to lend himself with his insig
nia of office, to any party in the state, whoso
views it might be the interest of himself or
.of his government to promote.
The stale of Georgia had claims upon the
G,moral Government of great 1 magnitude
her territorial ones had been so long nog
looted that time seemed to be running f
gainst tl^m—The Indians were acquiring
a permanency of foothold under the direct,
encouragement ofthe United States which
would rivet them like their fixtures to- the
soil forever, and it was seen that a day or
an hour was of precious imimrt to her whom
TuLT,dn, of N. C. whose services bad been
engaged as civil engineer by Gov. Troup.
has forfeited his promise, and declined (he
appointment—another gentleman, of dis
, iinguished taiente, however, in New : York,
3 understand, has been engaged for the pur.
pose. '
The situation of the Bank of Darien, is
' Considered in eyery place where 1 have
heard the subject introduced, one of high
importance. Its removal to Milledgeville’
-• er Augosta, may perltyps be proposed. It
fa, very evident from the intereetofthe State
’ in tbit institution, tnd the embarrassments
which the depreciation of its notes has occa
sioned, that something must be done to rent
cdy the evil. The opinions of the members
_i>f.tba. Lugislaturor will not, however, be
made up until the annual statement is be
fore tuem.
Many other subjects of interest, will, no
douht, be brpdght forward, of which I ahull
advise you as they occur. The number of
candidates fur offices in the gill of the Le
gislature, Judges, Solicitors, file, is very
great. As some of the gentlemen who arc
now up may decline, I shall not attempt to
give their names.
I transmit as much' of the message of
Governor Troup, is I hafa been enabled to
’ obtain, fpr which I am indebted to the po-
Utenest of the editors of the Journal, It will
- not probably be delivered until to-morrow.
It will be found to.be distinguished by the
same-talent and-energy, which have alwaya
* been possessed by the public documents ol
Governor Taour: ’
' ~ Executive Department, Geo.
jHiUedgevitle, Ik jYuv. 1835. j
Felbnt-Ciliimt nf Ike'Senate,
■and of the Haute of JRepreienlalivet,
The political year just,closed has not
been without blesuiugs, ar without trials.—
., Abundant ihanfuiness iadue for the former
to the Giver of every good and perfect gift.'
not leap for exemption from war, peatilenoe
and famine, than for the enjoyment ol more
than ordinary health, propitious seasons
and an ample harvest. For the latter, as
they belong to mortals, it is our holy duty,
. in the spirit.of Christian resignation, to bo*
with reverential submission, and to implore
the Omnipotent, wlm orders-tlll'or the best,
to convert them into blessings. The year
has been rendered memorable too by the so
journ of the great and amiable Lafayette;
the universal joy dimmed hv it ('The display
oral) the chanties and graces oflift in the
overflowings of grateful hearts, insuperable
"ftom his presence, and hy the tears of mllli-
, ons, when, after giving to our country his
. last benediction, he rs-embsrked for his na
tive landt
; The recapitujatiop of the event# of the
hyt two-yoars—the results ofour intercou w«
andoerre«poi)dence\witb the General Go-
* terimenf, painful at It may be. ip a duty too
tyerM to he omitted. .* 'In performing it,-no
v i* duajtor thaprolix dauil, eelnoon-
and actuallyhlrawing out h regular fores‘for
ill mteculion. -' [ ,' k
The history ofthe treaty of 111*5, qnd-thf
character of the events yiiich followed,- will
be best Issrued by tho doou/riauts opd eyl-
denue heretofore published aud those ndW
laid before you. Tim apjiome ’is, that thy
treaty was as untainted wltti'EfrMRi most
other Indian treaties—was made wills,, an su
thority long since recognized by lha,United
States as competent to make it—wha aoqwi
esqad inat first by (lie great body Of tha to-
lion, nod would have been cheerfully sifbmil--
ted the whole iribu, n the hostile Chiofs in
Connell indicated to Col. Lunar, if the A-
gent -had not returned from bis mission to
Washington and altersJ it.—U was this om
inous return from his defeat before tho Prosi
d«ot an,l Senate, iu wliich Mclututh foresaw
the ruin which an infuriated man wuuld bring
Upon liim and' bis generation— 1 We are not
in any danger until he comes home hiinseli
and commences hostility A urges it upon us, n
says McIntosh—“ If ratified (msauing the
treaty,) it may produce a horrid stats of things
among those unfortunate Indians,” says the
Agent. What the penetrating sagacity or
the one foretold soon came to pass—-Vloln
tosh was no more, and thus tljeevil genius of
the. other, which predicted tiie coining of tie
tvhtrlwind. whichqideiu.it ami directed tin
storm, saw io tha one I'-.U swoop the triumph of
his machinations and the fulfillment of his pro
phooy. Mclnlbslt and his Ctiiet'i had given
their assent to the survey nfthe country, and
this assent was seized by the Agent to divert
the public odium frum himself, and to fasten
it on Ilia Chief Magistrate of Georgia, who
had sought and obtained that assent. The
naked declaration of the Agent to this'effect,
unsupported bv a tittle of proof,' wfls sufficient
yi command the absolute credence of his gov-
eminent, and contrary to all opposing toati
-nnhy of the most onnclusiva character, to
warrant it in charging the calamttiesnf.lhi.
nation upon the same magistrate as the au
thor of (Item all—to forbid the survey and (o
embody a corps of regulars io prevent it, and
to continue both its offensive ordnrs and it',
offensive armament even after another of its
agents, by false testimony, had proven to its
satisfaction that no such assent was ovyr giv
en. and had announced to it moreover what,
was not the fact, but wliat on his aulhorify it
implicitly believed to be the fact, that the pa
cification of the ludians had been concluded,
and of course order and tra iquility perma
neatly restored; nevertheless tiio offensive
mandate is unrevoketl and the parade of bay
onets maintained. The Indian right 0/ noon -
nancy is tha only one acknowledged by (he
European powers from the beginning'—the
only one acknowledged by all the public in
struments through gliicli Georgia derived her
-title—the only one conceded to the. Indians
by Georgia in all Iter treaties with them from
the first settlement of the country, and the
only one recognised by the United States
themselves.
The Spaniards and the French, without
respecting kven this right, 'have forcibly ap
proprialed to themaelvescniirc countries when
and where it suites them—The Euglish
and Americans have so far respected it
as to make compensation for the relinquish,
ment of claim or abandonment of use- It is
true that with regard to this right of use the
United States, in their own territory, might
havegiven it to any latitude which pleated
them, because the mil and jurisdiction belong-
.,1 Saw t- I 1 ' lL~ a !a
When, therefore, in a temper not discre
ditable, it -it-hoped, to the author, those
claims were pressed apoa the General Go
vernment, it was answered that every thing
.had been done, which in good faith could
lie done to satisfy, the claims Of Georgia, and
that now nothing could be done because
the Indians hail said nolliing.ehiiuld be done.
An answer ho unkind, ungenerous and faith
less left iio .alternative* but to abandon or
strenuously assert them.
It was vain iq tor the state of Georgia to
prove to tile United States, that rngortlloKS
uf her claims, they had acquired immense
trade oft- wintry front timeto tithe for either
stato* and ( tbr thetnsolves, uud that in the
celebrated, (maty of I8t4, iif the United
States had been mindful of their engagement s
they could as easily have scquireifthe whole
nonntry within our limits as a single acre.
By the treaty of 1814, the Creeks were
treated ss a conquered people, whom Geor
gia had assisted wilh her arms to conquer ;
their bounijaries were marked by the swurd.
but charity, which begins ar home, more
I-o cnt than any stipulations of the articles
of 1803, acquired for tho United States t
very large extentnnt of rich country within
the limits of Alabama, whilst twenty mil
lions of acres within the limits of Georgia
were reserved and guarantied {b the Indi
amt, and this guaranty subsequently prodii
ced against us to defeat our claims to the
Rams territory. Georgia could not tee in
all this that scrupulous fidelity in the fulfil-
ment of engagements asserted firr the Uni
ted States.
When st last the way seemed opened to
a furthergacquisitionof territory ; anil Com
miaeiiinei-H'werp appointed to nogociate with
the Creeks at Broken Arrow. Georgia found
the agents of the United States arrayed s
gainst her to defeat a treaty, so that it, was
difficult to understand whether the whole
movement was a mockery to sport with
Georgia, or a perfidious betrayal by the a-
gents of the trust reposed in them. The
treaty was dofeated and by their agency
the principal agent appeared to rise-In the
esteem and confidence of his government,
and thus terminated this most disgusting
scene. , *
The rehetnal of whst happened immediate-
y after st the Indian Spring,.would only re-
vwe recollectionsaif the same odious practi
ces ofthe same agent, not less disgraceful.,
because they were more convert and less suc
cessful. From this period is to be dated all
the misehiefa. disorders and heart-bgrninga
which fallowed, produced chiefly, by the oon-
duct nfthe seme officer. But in justice To
him it should he said that .from this period he
he is to be considered rather at an instrument
than a principal, at his own government,
looking back upon the history ofthe past, had
aeemed to approve his toting* and doings in
tire grots, and bad given every token oifua-
diimnished confidence in him, so. that from
that day thenceforth, whatever was said, done
or written hy him teemed goto in its tight.
No evil report-,of him would he listened “o;
the word of no. man taken against him—all
pressed will ofthe constituted.antlioriti a of
the state which denonneed'him assn enemy
to Its interests, disregarded by bis mrsrMnent
tnd contemned by himself,; in shorr, his sin
gle declaration ib the finse of truth, mafie by
that government the basis of tho moatoffeo
*— ■ indisputably hers, this right of use can only bo
construed to moan what in all the treaties
did mean, the right of use for hunting. When
therefore the United States, by changing tho
mtoh of life of the aboi-igenal. upon the toil of
Georgia, changed essentially , this right, and
caused her lands to be separately appropriat
ed for the purpose uf tillage, and gave every
encouragement to fixed habits of agriculture,
they violated the treaties in their fetter and
spint, and did wrong to Georgia, it is not
less strange than true, that of all the various
tribes of aborigines dispersed Over the vast
dnuntfy within the limits nfthe Uuited States
twoof them within the limits of Georgia, have
been specially selected as most fit subjects for
the operation of this great scheme of reclama
tion and that the partial successor this scheme
(founded in wrong 10 Georgia, aud continued
inwro'if) should be held up to us now at a
mirror in which we are inviled-fn see at once
our own deformity and the moral beauty of its
authors, awf lliat this original,and continued
wrong should be set up in bar of our utooubt
rights.
The state of Georgia contends that the jn
risdiction over the country in question, is ab
solute* in herself—She proves it by ail the ti
tles through which she derived her claim from
the beginning; by thechartera and proclama
tions nf the mother country ; bv the repeated
acknowledgements of the United States them
selves, and by iheig solemnly expressed re
cognition in the first and second articles of
the agreement and oession of 1803 [t wu ,
shewn that if Georgia had the jurisdiction'.
Georgia had never parted with 11; and that
if she had it not, <he can never have it in vir-
tueofany authority of any power known in
her. Yet Georgia has been denied the right
d survey of her owu soil, withiu her own ju
risdiction, a right as inseparable frum that ju
risdiction and as innocent as a. right of wav,
aod’this notwilhstnnding'the consent to thin’
survey, as is verily believed, freely given by
every Chief within the limits of the territory,
who ciAild by any posibility suffer harm nr de
triment from it—Nay mo e, if is confidently
believed (hat if (lie United States government
or its agents had not extorted, from one por
tion ofthe Indians objections to the surrey,
there would not have been found, a single indi -
vidual who would have though ufeuterlaining
any ; and here it will not escape you that at
the council of Broken Arrow, where the com
missioners uf Georgia were prcicol, the mili
tary officer of the United 8t q.rs, under bis
instructions,made known to rite Chiefs that
bis goremment had resolved nafto permit the
surrey, so that if a spirit at any time, from
any cause, had animated the Indian to hostili
ty against Georgia, the savage would have
availed himself of the surrey as a pretext to.
fall upon our people, and with '.be more fero
city because assured that he would be sus
tained by (be arnu of the United Slates.
The last pretext nfthe President for re
sistance to the survey, is th» .obligation to
execute the Bth arliclp.of .ton treaty, which
guaranties protection ,io the:, friendly Indi
ana. Under that guaranty; the U. Status
passively suffer MclHiosjswMffiis friends )x>
he murdered; in the hour of peril no ami
tesiimooy in hit favor eagerly received—aii past—the*Ghiefs°maaaSH^thelr l |>ropsr?y
Georgia asking breadtnd protection of their
lives, after abandoning to their enomieo ev
ery thing valuable, at boms—ihe u. Stales
step.lbrth with their armed power tq de
fend, under the. 8th article ofthe treaty,
these name Indians against q|| their ene-
ji^mHsnroa HRins, this. ere. to
treats otto of threatening ns with tho sword, | Ut.r only fnanils snd prot^iqr.. r
Jkfin
* v - i-'u i*.
Mclntbfh having fallen in the cause iff the
U. States by the hand of treaeh»ry«-tlie U.
Stales werp hound in honor, under tho 8th
article, to bring to punishment his inurdor-
ers-wto restoroto his friends their rank,
irower and proporty lost in the ssrno nauao.
add tolisye coerced the exsculroir. of the
maty— all which could enti'y |iave boon
accomplished, but tlw Agents ofthe United
Status indulging mure ofsyrnpathy for the
hostile than lor the friendly luilinnsf pro
scribe to the latter the terms on which they
shall make peace with their enemies—the
blood of iMcIuloah unwashed from' their
hsn Is.' the plusdeitid property unreatored ;
the Agent unrettrovedt the hostile parly
are to be received into the bond of commu
nion and Icllownhip with a furgiveneis uf
-1ns, as if these natives nf the wilderness’ at
once the nobis and fallen nf their species,
should, in the darkness of heathenism, do
more tlreiu the philosophy ofthe heathen or
thefo-litude ofthe Christian evei 1 did—the
munny stipulated tn be paid to them exclu
sively, and by the Commissioners of the U
States, ordered to be paid in part to their
enemies and hy the hi'ndc of oth^- agent*
than those appointed by the treaty r these
wrongs done tn the friends of McIntosh arc
adverted to merely because they cannot be
overlooked in. the catalogue of wrongs done
to Georgia, and to shew that ttie friendly
Indians mey have suffiired for indulging
friendly semimonts towards Georgia, anil
Georgia for indulging like sentiments tn
ward the friendly Indians. The result of
all which is, that judging the motives and
objects of hnxian action hy tho results, the
agents oftllo United Siates, whether com
missioned for that purpose, or. not, inns'
have been intent mi vindicating the conduct
ofthe agent for Indian Affairs, soil opening
the way fortlie rupture ofthe treaty—for
that conduct has been oiniliraled and aps
proved by them one all the materials as it is
understood collected for that rupture, whilst
the Indiana remain unreooucilcd either to
one another or to the treaty, and a large
portion of them more embittered and exas
perated against the authors of it than ever.
The President having ultimatoly resolv
ed tn refer the Treaty to Congress for.re
consideration, because of alleged intrigue
and treachery practised to obtain it. the re
solhlion adopted by the Executive to prose
cute the survey.under the act of tiiw Login
iature of the 9th day nf June last, was
changed and the change immediately com
municated to the President..
It would be uncandid, fellow citizens tn
disguise that but for the proposed reference
to Congrese. tile survey .would have been
commenced and prosecuted. So long as
the controversy was confined to the Execu
tive of the Union, and the Executive* of
Georgia,.there cohld be no hesitation as to
the measures which it became the latter to
pursue. Between etstes equally indepen
dent ft is nut required of the weaker to yield
to the etronger, because this would be set
tling controversies by the rule of force, not
by the rule ot’right, and between sovereigns
the weaker ia equally qualified as the stron
ger to pass upon its rights. The immediate
sprvey ofthe country, required certainly by
the interest and convenience of Georgia,
was not of that vital > importance which
would justify offensive measures 'to execute
it. But the abandonment Of a right, not con
sidered doubtful by the only power compe-
umi -to«ruai)unce.uuan it. was Souther and
very different matter. Tlx ciinceuuon ot
a right without au equivalent by a weaker
to t stronger power is never made without
oxpoeing the former to injurious imputation,
and will always be followed by concession
slier concession, to unjust demands until
nothing remains to be demanded on ihe one
side, or cqnceded on the one side, or conce
ded on I he other- W lien tberel'ore the Pre
sident of tha United States cnnunantled the
Governor of^Georgia to forbear the survey,
and when that command was followed by a
distinct annunciation of the penalty which
awaited the disobedience to it, the Execn
live of Georgia, would not merely havesur
rendered a right already declared to he so,
by the supreme power of the fixate, but
would have made a dishonorable surrender
tn a etronger power, with the sword suspen
ded over his head. Whilst, therefore, tie
Governor vyould in this respect litre treated
the mandate ol’the President as unlawful, lie
did not-hesitate its soon as the contemplated
referenctrof the treaty to Congress for alleged
intrigue and treachery, was officially known
to him to postpoue the Survey until the meet
ing of the legislature; Uut because that refer-
ance'was lawful, but that its legality or ilie
gality was not eo appropriately a question for
his decision as for that of the legislature. So
that whilst the ^Government of Georgia, de
nied thepowei of the Ex,-culive«ulliarity of
the Unileil Stalks to pruhoimce upon her
rights, it might oot refuse to the assembled
States of the Union the .opportunity of invests
gating certain claims, or discussing certain
qnestions.in controversy connected with the
Treaty, or With her own character and con
duct in relation to it. So far as that charac
ter and conduct were in any manner involved
in the negneiatiofi or conclusion of the Trea
ty, nr in the events which proceeded and fol
lowed, their purity, uprighinets ami justice
might freely be canvassed before the whole
world. Thus much was conceded for our
own sake, until the meeting of the legislature
—the rights of the State were saved by pro
testation, anil Ihe legislature is yet free to act
upoqthnsubject as if’oo measure had been
taken by the Executive in relation to that re
ference.—The legality of the survey was al-
sertedfthe power In invalidate the Treaty de
nied, and the absolute title of Georgia to the
sojl and jurisdiction vindicated.
The very limited knowledge of the his-
toxy of the Creek tribes possessed by thp
people nf the United States and the mis
conceptions and misrepresentations which
coaid not/ail to ensue, induced the Execu
tive to 'direct the attention of J. V. Bevan,
Esq. (already assiduously occupied under
your appointment, to collect the materials
lor a history of Georgia.) to the illustration
if that* part ofthe Creek story which hsd
mors immediate referrence to the paints
involved in the-dinonssion ofthe Treaty.—
Theeesult of his diligent research is submit-
sed in the paper marked. . You will find
there the: ground assumed by the Execu
tive of Georgia iu maintenance of the Trea
ty : vix. that the consent of Coweta was of
itself sufficient. inde)>endenily of all other
considerations, to give force tnd effietcy
to that instrument is roily sustained, and by
evidenco derived from such authentic sources
SS to leave nothing to cavil or.to subterfuge.
In obedience to Ihe will of the legislature
expressed in their resolutions of the 1 Hh day
of Jane Idst, ('proceeded to the appointment
of Commissioners to carry lire objects of them
into effect./—In selecting the members of this
commission, I eedeavored to .have regard to
Ihe qualifications of uprightness, integrity and
intelligence. It was bsUevsd Ural tbk selec
tion weald he approved by Ihe moral and en
lightened nfoucoyrn community. Since,howe
ver, the can-orship of the United* States A-
gents has passed them in review,, the Execu
tive is informed by those Agdiits that he was
mistaken and dua'eived, and accordingly yuii
will see,in sundry documents accompanying
this mgs»*ge the characters of lliinevaoininis-
sinners so puurlyaf *1 that it would hare beeu
difficult to resist the'belie! thst by a strange
fatality they had bead eli-r-eh from the least
worthy a-i I estiinflbla or society, if Ihe cha
racters of the persons filling tha higbet'i offices
of State both Legislative hud Executive had
nut previously been ssubjecled io the same
scnuioy and •hared' Ihe same 'fate.—
Their Report *trill .inform you oi Ihe treat
ment they received, aad of Ihe obstacles
thrown hi their way at erory filep, by which
nil investigation was-rendered unavailing, The
principal Agent haviug beeu instructed by the
President to advise with the Governor of Geer,
gia upon the measures necessary to tha suc
cessful prosecution of his mission, when the
Governor uf Georgia appointed cominission-
xrra to Co operate with him in -(he task of in
vestigatiun. as well as to guard the interests 01
Georgia, the act of appointment is pronounoed
a usurpation—the cumpiissionera treated at
private pereons—every obatruetinn opposed
to the procurement of testimony—intercourse
with the Indians denied them—the promises
given of a separate examination ofthe Indians
violated—the word of an Indiau chief receiv
ed a* true against tho testimony of the whole
world—the Agent of lni(i:re Affaire declared
innocent, if condemned by' 33 states of the
24— and Cherokee chiefs who had distinguish
ed themselves'in the councils of their own
nation for hostility to the interests of Georgia,
oermltled to sit in the councils, and 10 aid
with their advice, and tn dictate the Talks of
ilie .Crceks, whilst the confrontation with their
onemiea sought by the friendly ctiiefs was re-
fu<cd.
In compliance with the requisitions uf (lie
same rerolutious I transmitted without dela)
a copy of the memorial addressed hy Ihe Le-
gislalure to Ihe President, exposing lire conduc
nfthe Agout for Indian Ailairs and requesting
his removal frum office. The President in llus
as in every other case in wliich the authoritie
of Georgia hade complained of Ihe cunduct of
hie agents, has determined to refer tlm suh
ject to the consideration of Congress—a deci
sion as unexpected as unsatisfactory. It is
Ihe transfer of a matter by Ihe President win,
alone has the absolute control over it, to the
Congress miiieh has nn inch control. Tho
President has authority to dismiss at pleasure
the offending officer, or if a military one. In
order a court fur his trial, whilst the Congress
nf the United Stales has no such power The
utmost the Congress can dn in an extreme
rase is, to impeach the officer, if impeachable,
if net, repeal tiie law creatingsihe office, and
thus indirectly removing ihe incumbent, hut
witHout having anv security that lie wuuld not
immediately be appointed to another office
or restored to Ihe same office if it should be
re-established by law.
EROM ENGLISH rASf*»;'‘
A ilrgrumeter bis been conirjrto, wbos*
principle is to ascertain .the temperature at
* 0 1 -T " d »M° ,i led from the atmosphere.
We ore coinnelled to leave out a nmnbey
of advertisements—they ehall be inserted
in our next.
, That par) of the Governor’s Message we
publish Io day eomprisee about one half.
— 1 1— ■•was lean. MlltUIUliert,
Mr. JnneS llierpwinetsr, graduated to Fa
hrenheit's scale, hat its bulb of s flattened
cylindrical from, of black glass, of considers-
ble size ; the lower end of which bulb turns
up. and ix exposed to the sir whose degree ot
moieture is to be tried, hot the rest of the bulb
is covered with muslin. To use the' inalru.
ment, Ibis letter is inuistenet) with ether, the
sudden evaporation of which cools the bulb
and its contained mercury; so that, in a few
seconds, dew begins to deposit on the exp,*
ped part.at wliich instant the degree of cold
is read off,-on the scale attached to the stein
of Ihe instrument.
Extrabtofa sermon preached by Sam Qn a .
00, a black clergyman, and native of Jamai.
ca:—A man dal’s boa ob Woman, hab uo
long time to lib ; he trouble ebery day too
much; he grow up like a plantain; he out
down Ijke a banana. Posede man do good
he get good; pose de man do bad, he get bad J
poae ho do good, he go lode plaoe call liiin
glorio (glory jwherede Lor* ian upon de tup, 4
dcbble, (devil) on de bottom ; pose be do bad
ha go to dat place call him hell, where be
mUt burn like de peper-cod ; he call lb drink
ob a ware; nobody give him drop to cool ht
dam taqguu.”
In the Canton of Born, io SwiUerland, it
a husband and wife disagree so much, that
they cannot think nf tiring together, the L*.
gi,Iature determines, that they shall be con.
fined in cumpany, tu hare one bed, one table,
an I one knife and- h\; and if after three
months trial in this way, they cannot make
up ■nattera.jhey are atliherly to part. "
Shakspkare —The first aulhenlic collcc-
lion ofthe Plays of Sliakspcar was prissiest fur
Homings and Condell, by Juggerd and Blount,
in the year 1623. The original price of lire
book was one pound ; Ihe high- st price ev
er yet bro’t at our hook sales 1, 1,17 guineas,
which the lale Mr. Boswell paid for Ihe copy
that was Mr. Kemble’s. This hook, it is hue,
had been rendered extremely beautiful, und
had in its various stages cost Mr. Krml-ls
nearly throe times that sum. It hsd been
purified froin all slain- by the usual chrniiial
process; il had been inlaid into a royal paper,
and superbly hound, at first in three volume,,
hut finally compressed into und. Thus sain-
luoiisly equipped, it was deposited in a nest
case with a lock and key; and except to ihe
truer order nf bibliographical aniiqiiHrirs, re
mains the must jirecious copy of lhal folio.
The suhposei) Murder We are still
ignorant ofthe fate of Mr. McKinnon.—
Nntkiag has occured since cur last to relieve
the anxiety of his distressed family. About
Four Hundred Dollars were eubscribod in a
few hours yesterday by some ofour citizens,
to be added to the reward offered by the
City Council, making the sum of NINE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, (with a probable
increase this day) now awaitiqg the person
wlp>, if Mr. McKinnon - is murdered, will
brin g to justice the prepretrators.
Accident.—The Augusta Stage when
pn its its way to this city, in ileacending 0
hill near Jacksonborough yesterday after
noon Was upset, and Messrs W. T. Wil
liams and J. T. Belles, passengers, consi
derably bruised, particularly the former.—
Moat fortunately, the driver retained hold
ofthe reins, or Mr. W. befog fhr' Wn di-
rectly in the way of tbe Stage would bare
beea crushed to death.
Latestj-rosi England.—The ship Ma
ry Catharine-has arrived at Charleston,
bringing Liverpool papers to tbe jst Oct.
tnd London to tbe 30th Sept. We -have
■tnden a few extracts from the Courier.—
Commercial letters will be found undor.thc
proper head.
The London Courier of the 29th Sept,
contains an official account of the capture
of Arracan, in the East-Ilidias, by the ar
my under the commind.uf Gen. Sir Archi
bald Campbell. Tbe Burmese forces ri
that point, amounting to IO.UOO men, v were
completely broken tip and dispersed.
Accounts from Greece are still cotitradic
tory. The latest sdvices from Constanti
nople were to tbe 25th August. They
stile that the American squadron cost an
chor on the 21st in the Roads of Smyrna.
baviNg previously obtained perqtitsioa from
the Governor. ,
The offer made by tbe Greeks to place
their rising liberties under (he protection of
England, has censed much grave discuaeion
in the Continental' Journals, and tbs repeated
Cabinet Cuuoeils which bare racenlly been
held in London, probably have reference to
this subject.
* Parts, Sept. 21 Is it not evident that
rhe holy aliiuoee ha* attained an object quits
op|iosiie to her wishes > The torrenl wiiji'i
is Bought lo hern in. han Spread over Ameri
ca, aud instead of carrying ruin and (h-snls-
lion with il.hus fertilised tire land and spree)
benr-ji's wherever it has flown. The pow
er which has hastened these results, did nit
sign the holy alliance. Great Britain w t
Uic first lo oppuse principles which sire sir
led to tn abyss ; anil she is now tn profit by 1
all tire advantages of separating herself fruii
the conlineuLial system, iu which wo inighl
have shared, had we done as star has dans.
What has rheothe powers gained.? Austria-1
is daily losing her influence in Italy and Ed- r
ropeshe wishes to see Greece ri'storcd 10
Turkey, and Greece will? escape both f re
ihe Turks add the Austrians. She Iwi-t j
lo hsve a navy, but she cannot Icaye the
-Gnlph Wenice without the permissidn-f
England. . By the •ssiafance of her slripfiriig
she might have kept her troops some timi
longer at Naples; blit this is prevenicd id
the number of ships Great Britain n >w keeps
in that neighborhood. This is w die lull
gained bv the holy alliance. The proji-cn I
which Russia has hsd for these fifty yesn I
are also rendered abortive. Greece is n.w [
beyond her reach. If should resell Constan
tinople, tho vessels of Euglaml will prevent I
her passing the Dardanelles, or having aay
•hare iu the Mediterranean. While Eug-1
land traverses over the wlpde world, di I
keeps in in action the 80<),0OUj)urinn Holders, J
who cn mint be set in motion without ! -1
ney.- This is all Russia lies gained t>y Iri
fnvorite policy, the holy alliance. Th--1' : ' I
ciples of this alliance, have been prufit’ft [
to those who have had nothing to do wi'H I
and ruinous tn those who have. WliiB
ia probable that the question uf il«*.troyuigit
may ho diaenssed at Pe'ershllroh, the Fri.'tl I
ministers,, perfectly satisfied with their rii-1
umph ovet Hayti, are making ti*i*r“l
journine through our departments. They I
seek repose, sndntir u:plern:ticH d" the en* I
—Oor nmhasssdore fulfil /heir duties at ra f -1
is -only and probably we shal I learn fti ui l! * I
English ambassador al Paris the result a I
the deliberations st Pctersburgh. Oiir»f*|
ialers remnin insetiye. and they are nsmjF
sensible that thehupiau mind, which thy I
are incapable nf chaining down, is_ kid* I
ing fofward with gigantic si-ps, fleeing in* I
the past, fatigued with Ihe present,aiuliw'J
ing s refuge in the future.
, Ocl-1-
Tenne**!
The Greek Committee in Paris have disa
vowed tbe French General Roche, who with
an American named Washington, took upon
himself lo protest in the nsme ofthe French
Committee against, the'act of the Greek
Government inspking the protection of Eng>
jsnd. I) is scarcely necessary to lay that
Mr. Washington Is alike unauthorised to
speak in aay other nama than hi* owa.
Ltvraroor..
Account of eolet and imparte nfCMo A - !
the 24tA to Ike SOtk uU. indium. I
Imports 19,240 bales, viz:—7557 stsirol
Sea Island, and Upland ; 4651 ft* I
Mobile aqd Alabama; It53 PsnVfTxi
1826 Bahia; 103 Com West W |a *''l
Cartbageha; 2108 Bengal; 1106
110 other ports. I
Pricet Current, Oct. 1 — Cnttoffi I*’ 1|
duty paid. N- Orleans, 8d a l»j
snd Alabama7 1-4d a 10 l-2d; I,
and Car 7d a 40 1-2; 8. - Island, se^ '
2s Id a 2a 3d; good and fine Is 8d I1»' j
dinary and fair 1s3d a Is fid; stainr t
a 1st. Rice, per 112 lbs. on bon), u !
ns 17s fid a 24«. Tap, par br|. doty f
Carolina, common, 10s a 11s fid.
Extract (fa letter dated Liverf
Our Cotton market has been but*
|y attended by Ihe trade duriog
however,ihere has been 1 fair espr
and about 2000 bagt talfen. cbieff
Bowed and Alabama, also, ahoet
taken on speculation for London, )J
1050 bags of Marti,hams, in <>“/“' lic| #L
per lb. and Ihe remainder
supply to the trade 6,100 togs. jerlV"
ities of Bowed snd Alatome ha«< » g
l-ddtol-WH' ,b * 'be heller nP
scarce, and nominally the sannta ,
shoe t topqrlb. lower. The
enhtinnes very heavy, winch teirt
to add lo the general depresnon • t
The total sales of the week are I0.«“
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