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(band In .our 91m it*l* <nd in every other.
Of one of the officer* now wnoted, Georg*
R. Clayton, it ie roffleiont to eay,*t)
bait for acyenteen yeefij received thehiglir,
csiote jo* approbation of th*^,Liigi*l*(Wia.*# lb*
gukHKanof the puMio ifMoora. . - 'Tha f<rt :
TUE8DA?MORNING,. WOV. 29, fo*
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N XT The auhacribar* to the Dinner lb bo
(iron THU DAY,<9 honor of Conmiqdore*
ininnaiBOi, Bibot*,nn4 Wn|rtii»OTOi*,are
inforined that they, baa obiaia their tickets
at tha Bar of the City-Hotel. Gentlemen
' wha bane not been ealled epoa are request'
ad to mike application aa above. Dinner
Will be. 00; the table M 4 o’clock, when
Chaslu Henan. Ea(. will preside, enisl
ed b/.Ws. B Bullocb, Esq: ss-Vice Fra-
R. W. HABERSHAM,}
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R. M. GOODWIN, (
J. P. HENRY:
V»WM| is the reaqlt-bf the election ,1
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OT« A Qtaaatut,” to-morrow.
By the Line Ship Louire Matilda, Captain
Wood, arrived on Sunday, we hare received
pipen of that city to Tuesday I art inclusive.
t«*. Eiroarrios.—We regret that we
eanopt iowrt the wlioie of ttiia interesting do-
oumeotalooce—justice to our advertising
friends oblige* urto publish it in such por
tions as will lease room for their favors.
The .Pilot who brought in the Jno- Adamg,
informs us that the soh'r. Bangor Packet, of
Bostoo, is eabore oh the South Breakers,near
Types, and from her situation it is (bared she
will be lost. The schooner sailed'from this
.pprt for Wilmington, N. C. on the 8th inst.
rnd wot afterwards spoke off Chsrlestoo Bsr,
and it j* presumed must hare been driven
bank by betd winds.
A dinner wilt be given this dny by the citi-
tens of Sevsonsh to Commodores Bainbridge,
nod Warrington, nod Copt. Biddle, St the Citf
Hotel. We understand that the St. Andrew’s
Society of this oity, hsve 'invited the above
oflboers,.together with' C. O. Handy, Esq:
Purser C. 8. Navy, end Cspt. Nicholson of
the Jno. Adams, to partake of their Anoiver-
tary dinner to-morrrow, but we (bat their at-
tendance will be prevented, unless their da-,
pnrtpfe is deferred from that to the follosring
day. The oerps of Savannah Feociblas, and
1
tuts in honor of our distinguished visitois.
A considerable quaotity of New-York end
New-Jertey money being in circulation in
small, sums in tbia City, wo would mention
that we hhve teeo a latter from New.York,
-received by the Louisa MetiW*. which states
that the “ Derby Bank” of Connecticut, nod
« Protection nod Lombard" Bank of N. J. 1 *
Bad both stopped payment, sod the “ Fulton
Bank" was expected to do the same, as there
bed been n run on it for specie. Tbe”Jer
say City Bank," was 6re per cent discount,
and in fact; all the (Country Banka of New-
Ydrk and its neighborhood, wore refused &
‘were et from two to twenty-five per cent, dis-
couut. Anumber of heavy failures of individul
akin N. York, is stated to have taken place
Gad, Nawnan, elected,
Co). Hamilton, removed,
Blank, 4 ■ >
.. r '. Treasurer.
into* Boaaman, fleeted,
George R*. Clayton; removed,
Comptroller Gedersl.
Major Triplett, rebooted, no opposition
Surveyor General.
lit 2d. 3d:
Mitchell, removed, 78
•^ijrfeti, ;19
, Gfonn, . ,.r\ 7
Lung, 10
Sturgea, r .(0
Welhorn, elected, 45
T)hi* » the only iutolllgeoco of lmpwrisuco
I. have to give Jooal present. The Bill to
lay off the state Into Congressional District!
ha* been read twiclnand made the order of
fbe dey, for Thursday noat. An interest,
ing debate may, I think, be evpected.
The Coqmittqe ;onl the State of the Re
public, have art yet reported, so that the
subject of out Ndaliuba with the General
Goverptnei^ i* fi$yet beforh the House
IntcrnsHmprovemeat remains in statu quo.
I hops the Mexico Atlantic Bill will puss in
tlse Ixtwdr House, but t consider it as doubt
fu>. W.e shall be aeon ennbled.to learn tho
feelings of the House, when it comes up,
wiUi the Fill'(br^the establishment of a
Board of Fublio- Works^.
The Deaiqo Bank isalsoasul^ertofmuch
interest: of whlqn we know (lrti*“l tbiuR
it probable that 4 day wM. be set, by which
it will. be pompellpd jtu ; rpsuma specie pay
menu, failingvwliHSh, measure* Will be t re
commended to remove it to tjereat of Gov
ernment, or-td fodfbit the charter. , I have
Very little douht mospIf that the Drit-'eourae
is practicable on the part .of 'lhe' Bank and
will be udopted.
' In tfyi HouephfRepresenUtiveeyesterdayJ
according to motion, a icommittee was ap
pointed loproparc a bill to amond the const!
tution so is to, jrodude' the number of tho
members ofthe' ftojiersl Assembly. - '
The bill to grant Banking pViy tlqges to the
Insurance Uompftnp ot Sktanndfi, re
ceived, from Senate, and'read tjtD first time
The amount ofbilIvtb baisiHied remains as
ungifmiiy tuim.lrtniA triy ■((RAiiu m dmpnmr
The 14 Bucktail" party, a* far as a»cer :
ined.havCa majority of*0 in the Assem
My-of New-York, with a prospect of ita be
ing- increaeed. .
The execution of James Reynolds, for
the murder of Cept. West, took piece in N.
York on the ISttf inwt. He made a full con-
fessiau of his guilt—and at the gallows be
was penitent eud exhorted the surrounding
people to take warning by the kwful specta
cle, .and shun the paths of vice.
. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
' io thx bditom or tn* oioaoi am.
. Mu-Lidosvtli.i, Nov. t5.—Thq election
- of State House Officers came on yesterday
Yaw will- perceive by the return of the bal
lotings, which follow, that the result is the
same aa was expected.. Revolution it thii
-, order nf the day, and it would appear that
those opposed to the present administration,
are determined not to leave one otone upon
' another, where it it in their power to over
turn it. Thom Who view, without preju
dice, the preseat measures of -the dominan
'.if arty, must bo strongly reminded of the frot
eeedinge of the Council of appointment of
New-York, which, by the outrages commit
ted by it on public opinion, in the causeless
removal ef honest end independent officer*
and. the appointutant nf others, mors davot-
M.to their views, was one ofotbe principal
cauaee of tke formstion of -e hew eonstitu.'
tiou a fow year* eineo—and them who now
foe) the weight of tbsir ephemetaf situation,
may' at hnothet time^ vmtiadod anipbrtl-
eally, that the promription of party raised
To, explain life itllotipn in the following
report ofepeeulation in the atato fundi, it
may hf necessary to state that Mr* Clayton
had been accused by report, of having used
the public fundi for hie own benefit By (pe
culating in them
Mr. datfold from the Committee on Fin-
a nee, made the following Report i— :
The Joint Committee 00 Finance, beg
leeve to report that they have examined in
to the state and situation of the Traasury.
and that tha same lias been conducted with
corraotueasand ability by the head ef that
Department, end the Committee bog leave
forther to report, that on comparing.the Re
port ofthe Committee on Finance in 1824.
with the cash in the Treasury, tljere cannot
exist a doubt that the Ttessorar has with
honesty and .integrity accounted for the dif
ferent species of Bank Notes received
him, end that they have no reason to be
lieve, that there he* been any speculation
on the fundi of the state by Goorge R Cjay
ten, Esq. the Treasurer, tirt different ban
dies or packages of Bahk Notes, agreeing in
amount with the labels, as endorsed by the
committee ef the lest year, with ona nr two
exceptions, which ware satisfactorily ac
counted for by tho Treasurer.
The biil to lay off the state into seven Con
gressional Districts, was read the oecond
time, referedto a committee ofthe whole
house, made the order of the day for Friday
uext, and ordered to be printed.
Th* bill to alter the time of holding the
Superior Court* ofthe Eastern Circut; the
bill to repeal do much of the pei)al coda aa
relatap to Penitentiary punishment; and the
bill for reducing tha interest of money in this
state, were read the second time ond referred
tot committee* ofthe whole!
The ball to alter the times of holding the
Superior Court# in tha Eastern Gircuit,
introduced by Mr- Myers; fixes them .il
fellows
Smuno Ciicuit!
In Bulloch on the Thursday before the first
Monday in April
Effingham, 1st Mbndsy in April
Chathem, tha Monday thereafter
Camden, 1st Wednesday iu May
Wayne, Monday thereafter .
Glynn, Thursday .do.
M’lntrth, Monday do.
Liberty,. Monday do.
Wsjrtp, Thursday'do.
. .« Fall Cibcoit. t
Effingham, Thursday before thq lit Mon-
day in November
Bulloch, 1*1 Monday in Nov.
Chatham, Monday thereafter
nian and FhiKappa Soeiwiat at Athets.
In the home notice wu given by Mr. Rob-
artaon, of a bill to be entitled an act (0 regu
late and fix. foe damages upon Foreign and
Domartio Bills of Etdriage in tba State of
Geofgii, returned undei protest, and for oth
er purposes.
In Senate, yerterday, a bill waa introduced
by Mr. Daoiell to eatabliik a tribunal, to eo-
quira into the qualifications of penuo* here-
aftar claiming to practioe ,i»edtciqe, surgery
ao4 midwifery in tlie Oily OfAttViBORai.^
Tba power by this bill to etaidiifo irto the
qualifications Of persona claim og to practice
in tbeee branches of science, vested in the
Medical Society of Savannah, vho aha’I grant
a license to'the applicant, aid confine! the
parties hereafter to be citiaoni of the United
States; peraons practising' without licence,
without a certificate, not to be entitled to re
cover fees or obarges, and to be inbject to in
dictment—for Jib* first offence not to be fined
orer 100 dollars, and for aubeequent offenoes
200 dollars—nut to affect persous now prac
tising.
The bill to consolidate the acta incorporat
ing the City of Savannah, Was under discus
sion 011 ita third reading in Senate yesterday
in committee of the whole, which row with-
out couiinc to a decision,. Tbrt-.hill extends
th« limits of the City tonne mile beyond its
present boundary, to enable the Mayor and
Aldermen to pass an ordinance prohibiting
the cultivation of lice within those limits; pro-
sides tbit they shall not have authority to im
pose any tax upon persons or property within
them; but gives the pi control of shops. Ate.
and goes on to confirm and consolidate the
acts now in force, witH such new provisions
at experience has dictated to be necessary for
for the well .being and good government of
the city. The first provision is that to which
probably most objection will bo made,
number of documents Were raid yesterday
when the bill wu brought up on its third
reading—they relate to the Bice Grounds
which it is one of the the objects of the
JlU. tpArtr MUrntm Cur til* preservation
vat higher neat. Bank he* been the *(M
.t/ftitj yroeeription, and mob wi# » be
Glynn, Monday. .
Wayne, Tburtday
Camden, Mooday* .
>uaa, a bill to In-'
Savannah wu
was al-
set V
#1
On Wednesday nil the
crease the Fir* Company
reported and road firattim#
the high- jrio intred«|*td instants, to
empewer the Inferior Ceui
Coqnttqskflffii* ttate.foi
public mafie, and to prdei; the H)|jug and
kanping in repair the public bri|gaa, so fas
aa respect* the countie* of Chatham,' Liber
ty, Br^fan, M’lntoih; Glynn andlCamden,
which wu reed the first tjnie,
A report wns introduced accompanied by
bill to provide Libraries for the Dwnoathe-
of the health of the oity.
BANK EXHIBITS.
LPlanters’ Bank,. ••
Sarannahj Oct<6er 10,1926.
His Excellency Geo. M. Tpovv. .
Sin,—I have the liouor herewith to submit
a statement of the condition of the Bank, made
up 10 the 1st inst.
It ia but proper tdjnform you.that in the
embarrassment under which oneof our most
respectable. couimcrcial housos- at present
labours, this institution has something at ha
zard. From the kuowu reaosruet of the
house with such information as Ins been ob
tained, it is confidently bellowed that, very
little if any loss will accrue to the Bank.
Very respectfully, I
Your ob’t aerv’t, I
GEO. W. ANDERSON, Pr. P. B.
Statement of Ike Fundi nf the Ptanteri Bank
qf the State of Gsyigia.
D/1. , .
Notes of this Bank in
circulation of the
old emission, 100,346
Of the ucw emission! 245 817
—— 548 163
Capital received, 821.510
.Due to other banks, 8,259 85
Due to individual depositors and
iu dividends unclaimed, 141,150 2'/
Undivided profits,
49,135 89
CB.
Specie and specie
funds,
Bank notes Af other-
banks,
$1,371,219 01
121JM3 20
21,410
Funds in N- York
Sterling exchange
sent to London!
142,423 20
207,156 24
110,444 44
Real estate, funds
certainly to ho roc.
Banking house h lot,
—460,023 88
9,616 92
21,289 20
City stock,
Bankltock,
24,647 26
-30,902 12
5,737 50
Expense A. protest accounts,
Notes and exchange ruuoiug to
mxtnrily '
Nolo* ana exchange
under mortgage,
lying orer by a-
graeuwnt and in
•Kit, considered
good,
Do, considered pro:
bably foiublful, -
Do. considered pro
bably bad, 41,273 35
-30,384 76
5,835 79
502,72^1. 21
274,569 68
25,508 22
-341.351 25
$1,371,219 01
:-iv
; In addition to the profits ahnko stated,there
■a due upon good paper endep. mortgage and
in suit, interest amounting In forty thousand
dollars,. Signed, - '.
GEO. W. ANDERSON, P. P. B.
J. MARSHALL. Caihier.
Plantar*’ Book Saraooab, Okt. 1,1826.
Bank or Aunt)
P A*
j. *,iate.
Troop.
a rasolutioa
!
thfi lagislatare of the -IQth DeBeitiber 1823,1
have tbit honor so enclose la your Excellency
a statement of the affair* of this Bank made
up to this date. Referring to the atatamwts
exhibited no the tat Oqtober 1824, aomedif-
foreaoea in the aituatloo of tbia accounts will
be perceived. The Diraolorfi have haan in.
ducad from the situation of the, lima*, hi add
I0;0004d tlae amount of the douhtful doblt,
liila.lbe^ehodule.of bad dcbls U reduced .
364; that imoupi (being ATMultin’s debt}
living been rebovered, .
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your ob’t speyR,
(Signed;).'
JAMES GARDNER, Pru 'pro. lea..
(A-)
A General Statement and exhibit of the af i
fain qf the Bank of Augueta on the fret
day of October, 1826.
OR
To Capitql Stock,'- .690,000
" Beak notes aod -change bills
in oiniulation, 414.783
>k Amount of deposits, -286,642 75'
“ Former dividends unpaid, 24,4)87
•< Undivided profits,' 88,729 66
$1,394,542 41
tha United Eiataa the eXpeOsa of his employ-
mqni. It will bs home in mind, that the ob
ject of our mission was tn obtain a-oession of
territory, <0 enable the United States to com
ply with her compaot with Georgia. The aX-
L-cution of that compsot. Was, end still it, a
lUhject Of tlie mot general and .imerestiog
diacifaaiun, involving prinoipla and eacitiag
feylfog, which it was greatly desirable to set,
tie and allay. The metlvod adapted to do
tbit! was through the medium of treaty; aud
to defray the exponent of such treaty h com-
potent appropriation was mad# and placed al
th* control of cominisaiondrs. No tponer had
they oocmnencod the dtaoharge of their dutios,
theo they were met by opposition frouvdiflvr-
ent quarters, varying in motive, but . of tha
tamo degree of obatinaoy- Tn l» proceeded
from tnterniedlera, tome of thdm being Cher
okee*. (8) end other* whitOmen, who with Un
tiring industry had . been struggling to ob
struct pur progreas aod conmeract our per-'
tonal exertiobt. In this situation, if wo had
cuntented onraelVet with making a cold and
formal proposition, and receiving a fiat ifnoi
insolent denial than indeed, we had been un
worthy of the cnmtflission which we held,most
feeble negotiators, barely lukewarm patriots,
and tobjoct. With more plausibility, to the
charge of “corruption," a corruption, howev
er. but little otfonsire to pseudo philanthro
pists. and the inock moralist* of the day.—
Taken from the hook* ofthe Bank of Au
gosta, and'certified by . ........
JOHN G. COWLING, Book-la<»>r.». -Q—duty, H»» to esert onrselve*
uoioncrTiITIUxs. -more aoltvely eeilro —
Cft.
By amount disconntsdue.the hank
and running to maturity; 825,957 44
Of which,
This amount is con
sidered ffnubtful.
And thi* amount |>er
schedule (B ) con
sidered bad, '
14,403 94
3,196 76
$17,600 70
Real estate pr schedule (C.)
Banking house do,(D.J
Balance due on open accounts
current by olber banks,
Biih of other char
tered banks of ~
Georgia, - 160.226
Do. Foreign Banks, 63 ( 5UO
Amounlof specie Be
longing to the
bankin the vaults, 258,701 /O
53.121 26
14,000
29,038 02
-472,427 70
$1,394 542 41
238
Scheelude of Debit due to the Bank of Ament
ia, contidered bad, referred to in the Ex
hibit hereunto annexed.
Joseph Carrrie, endorsed by Alex
ander Bryan, loaned 28th Mardli,
1820,
Jonathan S. Beers, endorsed by
Oliver Bturgos, loaned 17 Sept.
1822,
James L.Oliver, endorsed by Penn
& Jackson, loaned 21 and 28
March, 1820, ' 1,894
Aaron Morgan, endorsed by L. H. .
Sage fo Co. loaned 19 Nor. 1822, 315 21
Paul Rooney, endorsed by A. Mc-
Laurin, J. McDowi, jr. loaned
10 Feb, 1824, 99 55
650
Total, $3.196 76
Taken from the books of the Bank of Au-
JOHN G. COWLING, Book Keeper.
October 1,1825.
C.
Schedule af real eetote belonging to the Bank
of Augueta, referred to in the exhibit here
unto annexed.
All that Lot or parcel of ground,
commonly called (lie Bridge Bank
Lot, fronting eighty feet on Broad
Street, and attending in depth tn
Reynold’s Street, on which it
fronts one hundred and ten feet,
comprising the building on Broad
Street,commonlycalled theBridge
Bank aud three tenement!, -front
ing ort ReyooM’s-Street—coat at
Sheriff’s Sale* forty.' thousand dol
lars, .
Four improved lots fronting thirty
ieet each oo Broad-Street, above
Caittpbell-Slreot—coat at sheriff's
tales eleven thousand one hundred
aod twenty-one dollars and twen
ty-five cents, 11,121 26
Dot No-1 and 6 in the town of Ea-
lonlon, on square D. with improve
ments,
Two other lots in said town consis
ting one half acre, situate on the
west side of street leading tn Mil-
ledgeville—coat two thousaud dol
lars,
$10,000
2,000
$53,121 25
Taken from the book* ofthe Bank of Au
gusta, and CBititied bv
JOHN G. COWLING, Book-Keeper.
October 1,-1825.
(Os).
Banking Home and Lot referred to in the
Exhibit hereunto annexed.
Lot and improvements fronting thir
ty three feet on Broad Street bouq- ,
ded Oil the East by an alley ten feet
wide, and on the Wost by the
Branch Bank ofthe Slate oj‘Geor
gia-^valued at fourteen thousand
dollart, $14,000
Seo explanations in relation to this proper
ty in the Report of 1st Oct. 1824.
Taken from the books of the Bank of Au
gusta, and certified br
JOHN G. COWLING, Book-Keeper.
October 1, 1825.
EXPOSITION
Of tho United Statei Comimittionen.'
to aa coistimdxd.
We readi,|y admit that Col. Williatmoo
waa our agent, pur ” active" agent during the
negooietion, and as such rendered us impor-
tint service*. Hit acquaintance with many
persona in tbe'nalion—bit industry and seal
for our aueceta, with hit capaoity for business,
made h»m eminently useful, tie .performed
lung jouroeiea far us—taffered fatigue, expo
sure and prirationi at th* moat inclement rea
son of the year, in obtaining for ut informa
tion essential in overeoixingintrtuionuid per
fidious opposition, and conducting us to ane-
oeaa. Hi Wat instructed to ore, and no doubt
did use his beat exertion* in removing from
t'thn miodi of the ohiefa all false impressions,
tat them have bee* derived from wmt quarter
they might, aod however inaidooatlT made-
There impressions thus made, ware tbs obsta
cles against which we bad mainly to contend-
Had olherewbo ought^ te have acted from du-
(y, been wan ssiUesg for oar tuecnat, and mo-
derotely sealooaio their co-op*reti6n, Col.
WUliaMdahad beta apared bia labor,- bad
When we found ourselves resisted by insidi
ous artd hidden measures, theindisoorery Waa
uceessary tp enable us to evade their force
Surrounded by theseuntoward circumstances
We did avail ourselves, not only of the aysis-
tance'of Col. Williamson, but of others. Bin
ih'at he' or othen, were employed by ui to
"bribe tarinutpertont to betray their duly
and tumor,” ia fiure, and thii we declare,care
less of the number of witnesses by whom Maj,
Andrews haa proved it That Col. William
son ever offered to Hainbly the United States
interpreter, a bribe of $8,000, we do not be-
licre—that ho was not authorised by us to
make suoh offer, we know. But that the
Maj. baa proven both, we think probable, for
upon Hamhlr and various inhere ivilh whom
be had to deal, an-oath imposed uu obliga
tions, (9.)
We beg leave to repeat, (hatiwe had done
n,.thing to prtivoke Maj. Andrews to make
the chargea a*am*t us. We had preferred no
accusation against him, and wlia't inay. have
been our opinions of the manner io which he
had discharged Ids duties, and of its tendency
Iu illegitimate results, we had fureborn, either
dirociiy or indirectly, to interfere. Let the
public decide upon a full view of lira course
pursued by this agent, whether lie was not to
tally incapacitated fur the duties assigned him,
either, by the force of his partialities, ur the
weakness of his un lorstauding. Let thorn
dotormine on Cither suppusitinn, how mnoh
reliance is to be placed in the result, of hi.-
enquiries;
The proceedings of General Guinea are. of
a character lint less to he reprehended. An
attentive observer of the course of these two
special agents of the Uuited States, cannot
have failed to remark the impassioned and un
becoming manner in which it was pursued,
and the singular analogy of the conclusions
arrived at. This analogy is the more strik
ing, when it is discovered to lie beyond the re
gular scope of their respective commissioos
We have already exposed tbf inconsisten
cies ef Maj. Andrews, and sh II next look to
(T»6' H4Riini fated inutratMnU of G*u. €>»#*»—■
The Creek nation had become tlie seat of
disorder in consequence of the murder at'
three of its chiefs, who had favored Ibe trea
ty lately concluded. To suppress these dis
order*, to restrain, or protect, at occasion
might require, and to restore tranquility to
the nation, were, as we conceive, th* only dp
ties assigned for bis performance. That he
should have assembled the two parties iu the
nation and received their respective state
ments relating to the rupture, wae reasona
ble. That these statements, whatever they
were, and no matter how influenced, should
have been communicated to the Government
and taken for what they were Worth, ofay al
so he grantedr But wlienever he resolved
himself into a tribunal and sat in judgement
upon the validity uf the treaty, or the conduct
of tlie commissioners in obtaining it, inlerests
were involved, important and delicate, which
ought to have been represented. That he
has impeached the treaty and assailed the
commissioners a|so, will bo seen injiis sever
al cominunicationa, upon tlie sutyjecl.(IO)--
We have no apprehension that he was instruc
ted to do so, at least by his government, lie
.has therefore under nsnrped authority, pra6
tised an indecorum from which his'own sense
of justice ought to have deterred him.
Juttificatim for such a course may be
searched for in vain; aud even his apologies,
are greatly weakened, when we look to the
place and circumstances. When be arrived
at Broken Arrow, we can assure him that be
was in 1 soil and climate extremely unfavora
ble to the prokuctioo of truth. His dealings
were with those who stood charged them
selves. It was for the council there conrcu
ed to account for the outrage which occasion
ed the commutioo, aod the members of such
council had loDg been under the tutelage of
others who were not free from implication.
They were, laterally, criminate tettifying
their own defence. They had murdered Mc
Intosh, and were-oow to answer for it. The
ground taken by them on thjs occasion was,
that he bad been eaeouted to a violation of
law—tho ground taken for them shortly pre
vious, way, Ibi-t the prospect of a surrey of
the ceded lauds, before .the time limited in
the treaty, had “produced iu-' themsfeelinge
of melancholy and great, distress." (II)
Both these groUods, although they are con:
tradictory, pro#qjiposed the treaty ralid.
Ita solemn ratification was further, and to a
government agent, should base been conclu-
live evidence of it* Validity. That in an ex
parte procedure then, - its force should have
been considered questioned, and itapegocia-
ton ia impugned, display* at least, an easy
credulity, leadiw to conclusions, obviously
unjust.. - The rurlhir proceedings" of that
council, evince still more plainly the impro
priety and daoger of the- course pursued.
A chief, that is to say; an Indian prepared for
tha purpose and dacorared, perhaps, with the
spoils ofthe lata aggression; mskesa state
ment, which a state commissioner present of
fere to expose es falee. The offer is rejected,
and credence is given in tha statement “a-,
gainst tlie congregated world." (12) The
subtle-Witted chief, seeing that his declara
tions find such ready aeeess toi the feelings
and eonfidenon of hi* ooly acknowledged
hearer, resolves to push hi* success ootil he
should again become a kndliog 6f the soil, of
•hiek be never dreinved tiU than, he bed
basil unlawfully deprived, given utterance to
“ sentimental trash which bad-been manufac
tured for him"—w now ao humiliated that be
would not lift a bend igaiart tbewhiMa—
That bo would die ameqg tho tomb* of hit
With all Gan. Gainst’ boasted * experiew.
oftwent* yean with the. weataro reT2
er ".. ,n 'i h ! ll 5? b«“ iCrt
on b/ th* soleaih affection of this “ d»Uore,c
ed ohiafUin," Pooth la-yo-bo-Ia. hTm,
recognia** this council at tLrt “ Creek NstiTs
—sarcaslically denominates the other un,
“ the little treaty making party-effi'
f°t more than one fiflieth ofthe aatioo""
attempts to depreciate the treaty be snbl
ol it, “. ne matter h.ew obtained”—and final!.
,iP tlio orer flow of hentvolence, expresses,
hope, “ that the appeals of the chieftsT*,;
nut be disregarded." (13) The Mformntioo
and its coromentanes aye reported to the gor-
ernment, and the determination it inuaednio
ly taken to refer the treaty, improperti br!
llieoed ts it if, to the consKicraliiMi of Con!
gross. If we are to' regard the rcp.^, j
Gen. Gaines, fouoded upon the talk *f U | 0
dian, as being tha ground of, the refer eMf oi
the treaty to Congress, then hare w«a| rt ., Jt
tliewn, from the mere circuiastances ot n®'
com, tho unsubstantial foundation of smi,,
reference. Bat if pendreptare the General
has fortified and accompanied his opiaions
wishes and report, with other facts druii
from the bodyofthe Creek oation, then we
prooeed taebo* that auy fact so at quires
must coma in a shape, at least quulimhl,
Thrgreat effort on the part of the Brokin
Arrow council and of those who act ia
cert with them,' has been to furnish tba
** Uk T Ui T? A*" " ut tS
means furnished hare conie loour kuowlcdje.
and wa shall tak-s dccssinn to examine -h-ia
before we conclade. If lesiimony has ure.
ceeiied Trorn the highMt authoritie* in the
territory, from the Agent or from the Aclin»
or dismissed Sub Agent, it is but the tostim!
ny of those implicated for their opposition is
the treaty, both before and since its conclu.
sion, and-therefore incompetent on tlie ground
of interest. If tho statements of the Rev
Missionsriek, Smith and Compere arc relied
on, even they.ora not exempt from the iin .u-
tation of prejudice and inconsisieoev li ju-
dian country men have been exsminvd, mod
uf them are refugees from the penal laws nf
the-siatea, dependent- upon the Agents tbi the
guilty privilege ufnnjoyinga degradvd reircat.
But let the evidence base been derived from
whom il may. the Gen. seems to trout it ;>s
authentic,may possibly continue 10 rely up-m.
it " against the congregated world" \Ve will
take the liberty of examining one of tnsnm.
clu-ions: and aa it appears 10 be a favnrilu
i(ie, we may reasonably conclude that hr- ia
prepared to sustain it. He has slated. Hist
the “ little treaty making party” iinot “ mere
than one fiftieth of the Creek fl-l/io-.”—Tiip e,.
tire territory occupied by the Cre.'ks I* iliv.
ded into lour original or mother towns; there
are variously subdivided into villag.-s. A
village representation is not requisite, nr -v:r
regarded in the formation uf an Indinn mis-
cil. The actual repretehiatiim from the orig
inal tmmw, and the actual extent of terrilmj
which they occupied, formed our criten.11
whilst negotialing, and We shall pursue the
■dime criterion for, the purposes ofthe present
inquiry. The four original towns .are Cos-
etuli, Cussetuh.OsweecIn-e and Tuokaubat.
cltee. Cowetuh commences on the Chits-
ImochRe river below Broken Arrow, rum
several miles west towards the Alahaitt. set-
fathers—would tay downat tb* oorners ofthe
fcffosn and mankretlR groaad with hi* boo*#.
tlemenls, theoce northwardly to theGheru.
keo line, and with that line to Sandmwi.«
Chatshoochee. Thus much Coweluli is.
eludes on the srpst of that river, a ponies
whereof is within the Alabama limiti, The
•Sure Sown commencing on the ,:astol'Claii-
hoochee runs eastward!)' to Fist river and
thence to the head erthat, and tl .tncp ‘-ith
the white aettlements, to C'lutu'iooc. - Gut-
setuh is iinmeditafoly below Cowetuh. rail-
uiog from the Flint across the CliHalu'-icia-t
into tin reserved lands in the Alabama [im.lt,
theoce town the riven for quantity. Ilitcha-
tee and Unhee are the only other trihes with!
in the limits nf Georgis. The first was fully
represented rt the treaty, and the luturn
considered as a subdued tribe having ou »
thurify. Oswecchee' and Tooknuhalches
hound upon the Alab.una settlemunts. Tin
first, and a portion of the latter are reserve!
bv this treuty to the nation, but. a pari i
Toukaubatehee is ceded Taking the go,
graphic definition of tlie limits nf tlie several
towns, to he sufficiently correct, we slul
proceed to,’inquire what portion of 94
roil was represented.—The Indian Ag
ent declared ill his letter of protest,
that the “ treaty waa signed by If-
Inlosh and Ins adherents alone," and Gen.
Unities pays that it was concluded •' *ith
but one nflieth ofthe nation-” We use
it lor granted that neither will deny list
the town of Cowetuh was represented
at thetreaty. We admit that the whole
town were the adherents of M’lntoih, and
then remark that a treaty “ signed by M'ln-
tosh and his adherents alone.” the Cowehnj
embraces more than one fourth of the terri
tory onrfpopulation of the whole Creek na
tion. Tne HitcliatreeV; a tribe not Rttactied
to Cowetuh or Cussetuh. but of aonsidera-
able territory and population, were represen
ted by their head chiefs, and signed tlie tru
ly. Even this assemblage of our forces
seems very satisfactorily to throw back tha
odium of tho expression “ little treaty nu
king parly.” But weprocoed/tirWer to *4P
moot that much derided party, sod in
same proportion thal il increases tlie bos”-'
" Creek nation'’ which intends to “ ™
smong the lumbs of ther fathers,” will w
necessarily diminished. We rejoice tW
we are euabled to diminish it so much. l»r
hninsnitv would be grieved to see
ofthe eons of the forest “lying If** V
the corners uf the fences manuring .n|°
ground with their bodies,” while thousanoa
ofthe same race were exulting in their proa -
pfcrity, in a delightful region, upoa the ‘
adian. fork ofthe Arkansas. To our mi^
Lora then; already formidable, we idda " u ;
merous representation from the
extensive, town of CuBsetuh. The”.
there and “ took the talk.” a* we
aflerahew, and were nni orty “teWf
proud to be conSideraid ofrtie “ little trf’J
making party " “r- 5 -* -—ihstn
mnU“7urKci- -iff. 2
Cowetuh* and Hltch*t*iM, claiming
copying s much greatar eitani of tdrni™.
than lay within the limit* of Georgia-
aa the treaty haa gone beyond the GvwfjJ
boundary, it they Jot be »"“• ^ uh
motive Which induced ua to inclnda j
treaty a portion , of Althama- “ .
already been ahewn, thal the th* l
and Coasettih town#, extend con* . (
within the iimita of that atato. ^ Thw.^y
Urelfwaaa suffleient rtesfeo why w«
include in lb* treaty a portion of lts o"^
tedtorritorv. An.nher rearen how*»» "J
Iota plausible, eonwata m the fart, ,
the sixteen
Tookabatchee Indiana
eight only, oppored * eat
there ware from Tookabatchee prop*’
one from Tultdefa, a y.llage of
chee. Eight yet remained.af
deputation, who ngtmd tbo treaty- „
m Scnore *f*e!eula»ion m>»“
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