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FROM TDK GEORGIA MESSENGER.
Tht foil-wi ig I'ulk from Geii. Gaines to th>
friendly Indians at the Indian Springs, and then
reply to 'hat ta.kr wore f'lrmshe I Us (or publica
lion by ag-;V.leman of high respectability, ant'
will serve to show the u.ler inconsistency of that '
olHier'a conduct to the nnlortu late friendly In
-dians at that time, and since ; together With his
only ex me for refusing them the retributive jus
tice to winch the laws of their nation, of this <u
lion and of almost all other nations, would enti- ]
tie them. The hostile* had committed a shame
ful, col 1 blooded, mi Imgni murder. And Gei
Gaines says, ‘'►bad hs we may suppose them to be j
it is known tlist they have laid down their arms
and therefore the law» of civilized nations wd
not sanction their condemnation without shear
ing.” No one had ask -d Gen. Gaines, we be
lieve, for their condemnation without a hearing ;
but the friendly India is asked him for an opp r
tunity to try them with a hearing, according t< j
their own laws —this was not gran ed. “ The (
United States had, in no instance, deemed it pro- (
per to interfere in their intestine fends,” but in
this instance touteboity tuierlered and prevented ,
the execution o justice.—What has now become ;
of all hi* heart-felt snrow for the death ol hi.- ,
friend and ally f Is it buried in Ins friendship for ,
Crowell, who was Mclntosh’s enemy f
ll wilt be seen that he had read their laws and
was gratified to fi id none to sanguinary as that
•Hedged by their eu in e.a to exist, under colour
of which t was s ated they perpetrated the mur
decs complained of—and yet he refused their re
quest to hive the perpetrators ot those * mur
ders” fried by the laws of th; land.
We know not from whence Gen. Gaines re
ceived his authority lor saying to the Indians that
the money stipulated in the treaty to be paid u
them to remunerate them f ;r their improvement--
and the expense of moving, would ba paid on the
same scale of distribution as their annuity ; bu
to see the injustice of such n procedure, it is on
ly necessary to refer to the just and spirited re
ply of the friendly Indians.
Talk of Gen. Gaines la the Jriendly Chiefs
at the Indian Springs.
Mr Fntaxus Cntsrs asm Waaaions —I have
read the account ot your wr ngs, and am ordered
by your great friend and Father, the President 01
the United States to protect you from the v olenc
of your enemies —to enquire into the cau-e ol
your troubles, to m-tigit .- your sufferings and to
restore harmony between you and tin; deluded
party of your nation opposed to you. For your
protection lan ail'll or zed to march an arm/ t
any part of the Greek Nation, and to station it
tlu re, until peace l> ; restored. To lessen thee
viU of your present distressed conditi m, the Pre
tide ,t has directed me to provide for the d mfor
, tubl* subsistence of yourselvis and families, and
to take under my protection such as may bi dis
posed to revisit the nation, the Gbiefs opp .seii
to you have been notified to meet me at 'he Gnat
tahooohie five days from this time.- 1 shall fore
warn them in strong language, of the displeasure
ol the President at their past conducts and ol tin
severe retaliation it will become my duty to in
diet on them it their hostility should be coutinu
ed. Uut should I fi id them us I h
from report, to expect, sincerely lan
rashness sod folly of their past coudut i
ing to make atonement for the injune - > ■
.justa nad from them—l am instructed i • .
to settle the differences between you wit
ther'bloodshed.
y-nir lamented Oeii. Mclntosh, and other . .ied
who fell wuh him bad often evinced then ■i- ud
ship and fidelity tons, in War and in P 't w
have, therefore, heard of their death with tt..-
heartfelt aorrow which the fad of lu • „ - *
friend' c juld not fill to produce. You dai ! - t!'
lives of those by wbon your beloved - - '.
were slain. Could they be thus resin 1 < us
1 doubt not but the President would w ;T
■der me to punish their murderers. Hu'th
however valued, ca not be restored to tl (.;
and as the Government of the United S-.?u-s tin
in no instance deemed it proper t-» it .-rltrc in
the intestine feuds of our red neighbor' n chi
like th? present, when their hostilities luv u
continued or extended to the white inh t. t, i
am not authorized under these circumstances '
6a ictioii the measure of revenge pro - "id n
y-m. If the opposite party is found to b ic
ly desirutu >f p-ace, aid willing to re u ■
money and property tak -n by them, it . ,-ci
e l lll.it you wdl in this case moderate ynin 1-
minds, meet them in Conned, and rctu - to tin
nation, tin'il you have selected your inti >! <•
liJencj to the Westward. Uut should i I. i io
my attempts to restore harmony—slim i
your enemies determined to renew the
violence against you, I/hall, in ibis cas , udvis
you to remain here for a few weeks, • ■ ' > •
troops are in readiness for action, when t »mi
pul down every hostile hand that I find raised a
gainst you. Four conduct lias been .dbereet ant
it has been approved by 'he President. Whet
your enemies assailed you and murdered yom
criiefs, y* ir first step was to repair to your whit*
friends aid appeal to them for redress. Had
you 'hen determined to fbll-iw the impulse of ir
ritated fa---lings, and attempted with no other thsr
your own limited means to avenge your wrongs
your country would tiave been involved in a hlo >
dy intestine war. 1 1 such a war your whitt
friends that surround you would have been for
ced t > anus, in their own defence. The conse
q-iences would have been fatal to most of tin
red men of both parties of the Nation, for wi
co-ill not always discriminate between friend;
and foes. The innocent might have therefori
fallen for the crimes of the guilty. Ymr wisd m
and 'orbearance has enabled your father, the Pre
aident. to mterpos- his authority and ricndly ad
munition. A continuance of that wisdom am
forbearance will enable u. to preserve yo-i fro.i
a war of extermination, and to do yon that jus
tice to which you have the stronger cl i ns. H v
ing seen and addressed you, and having receivei
from you the evidence ot your wrongs my net
duty will be to see the chiefs opposed to you am
to address (hem, and to hear them and their wi;
nesses; for bad as we may suppose them to be
it is known that they have laid down their arm;
and therefore, the laws of civilized nations wi
nut sanction their corn! mnation wi.hout a heai
ing.—You mu-l, in the mea i time, persevere n
toe judictou c -urae you have heretofore pursu
el—you must bear in mind the wishes of th
President which I have communicated to you
be quiet and peaceable, and listen not to the bai
counsels of those who would plunge you into t'v
evils of war, when war would -.ot relieve, bu
would inevuably add to your misfortunes. Th
20J.000 dollars due to the Indians, according!
the provis-ons of the late treaty, will he witli
held Irum them u til their differences are settle
and I am instructed to say, that the chief wh
commits furtlier violence will forfeit his share «,
the money,
Afier the difference* are settled, the $5200,00
will be paid on the tame tcale of distribution
itheir annuity.
1 have read your laws, and am gratified to fin
nnnesota gumary as that hy your em
sue* to exist, under colour of which, it has bee
stated, they perpetrated the murders of which
you complain.
Your Friend,
(Signed) E. P. GAINES.
Maj Gen. Cnm numUw.
7o the Chiefs find Warriors, Creek Na
tion, now at Indian Springs.
Indian SprirCgs, 20 ih June, 1825.
General ii Friend :—
Vour talk of yesterday we
have, and have given to the same, proper consi
eration. In some part of your talk we disagree
—we will reply to it in the order you have giv n
it —we are glad our father, thi President has in
.trucied you to sff.rd us the protection yon offer
—A number of us are anxious logo with you to
llroken Arrow to the Falk (o be held there, and
lesire of you to afford to, and aa c ure ns of that
protection—we know our father the Pre idem
wishes us to be protee'ed : so his Commissioners
in the Treaty have told ns ; we will let you know
to m arrow who of us wish to go to Urokuu Ar
row.
We have no doubt but that the information
you have received, r< lating io the friendly dispo
sitions of tlie hosiile Indians, is not irue —we an
too near them and know too well what tlfey wisli
to believe so—you may have been imposed on b
bid me i who w.sh us and iur trends liirm—w
ire aorry our fattier has talked o you about us
as we hear from your talk—we disagree wil.t you
in that talk, in this—we must have the murderers
of our great Ch es and other head men given up
to he tried by our Laws. If they have spilt
tulood against the nation’s Law, they mii't suffer
as hat law directs fur such a crime—you know
our lather the President wnul-1 have called u , n
our nation to give up any of our chiefs or war
riors, if they had murdered any of our white bro
'hers, to be punished as the law said—We exprci
and demand the same in this case—lt is right, i
should be done so—not only our great Father bo
fore the psesem one have said so, but the grea
spirit has said so—You have said you nave read
our Laws imd that you find no such Law as thu
hostile Indians say our Chief Gen. Mclntosh vio
lated, which caused his death—that is true, there
' is no such law nor ever was, if there had been
such aw as that, and made when it is said it wan,
, why were nut all nur Chiefs and head men put
I nileathfor signing the Treaty made wnh the
, commissioners hi this place in 1821. You can
tel' imr Father that we never knew any such Law.
I Had men both white and red made the story In
suit them—You tell us .he dead cannot be reslnr
j ed to life—we knew that belu.e— bu as they can
r not, you nay we must nut ask (he law to been
forced upon those who tak;- away life—That is
. nut the way our white Brother j talk to one ano
ther — When one of then murders another, he is
tried by your Laws and if louml guilty, you p-.'i
isli lihn—this ia all we ask—give us the same
,| chance —Our Law requires it—justice demand- it
—anil we expect you will assist in the execution
. —y-.u say cur great Father will not interfere a
mong his red chd Iren when they quarrel—we
were always taught to believe otherwise —that he.
' would interfere when one party was plundering
and murdering another without any cause what
ever, as has been the case with his red children
ot the Greek Nation —It was on tha‘ r roti i' 1 •;
-mme n f os We i' - ' ■ V )t: -y d
, t ,1(, 0> .t md Writ Idn ipi' n
■r hut he . i.i. ii im talk to 'ion-tlu- went
m, tie ne nut 1 inter' ' e ] roiect ut
- T.iat has b?.e- pre ...min i o n -• lace and
•a another fme- -ha u, i i 'he T eaty <; .»de last;
in-, the treaty w m -si I-,i pl;C'. ne of
.i >e Chiefs'aft '.ere ! .• .... „• •<« becnußi
th ' hu-1 tier Jt 1 a s-nne he -katutr .e--
and th--> would k.tl » j ,o .. b . , .hey
wl< 1 d- tl.- - sign i. tl. , x on ‘ Gum
m ssioi eta ,»! our Father die f.*r sid-j.it >-•>, wa
re Ut to us by him and to v.’ for him. 1 i te
' j would agree 11 prutecuu it- “the -., d cti
' Inieuis, impo„i r.-n; at w.-its a"-; *!i othr. ’
I wbi* ' was I-, k* bv to-* I ►i.i.ty lut-e e the
[..onls -sours tfr. ;e. 'ng fey s ue a-i* iity*ol
, j our I-artier th? Pre,id >c have be tin s.d
,i hi the wln.es and ntly- rs 1 ice ' 'if and
■n in, and ur friends lli;, re g >rv- to the ui'ea
.1 spirt, they in ■ commit'.- tl opr'i mil
’t nude great eneroaclnhativs u;. >.- ui’ proper
jl ..-i soli s -air all I- desliiiye I by Iwpi, ■ nd no w we
j i tnl ! after having been u,vvff oir | ai
ftp 'mines 'll .he dead of n gn. b the lit S n <■;,
• t -at c.ir father thruoch you, w.lt - < mterf- re
| -ssi.. us--we a-ksnd reqij re n y oh (V ■ , a.i
( -'x it’it i . I.- nr Father nat. neve
,et diS'ipp-hnted us -v.t hope Ip-.-re ~e wit)
■ take ibai j tri if yout talk baoky an render u
In ic wt tie i- a c xtid a-'u -t*'. - . cd .
V-i mill tl- f> ill- • ► ■> in .'oiiii
",i ■ , .
k/e litive a’ready »I<l you that 'any
1 '! n wnh to go to *.e -ts «l rt. htM Ap
I T'it; —33 V VOU W'll ,)r<>tocl >• V’ UP
■ ...
I 'in "e-; - nr* ■-r ;im c.. u i ■ dnunciL
<• Im ... >iu wi nuui some ot us there
II —uiany of the hostiies will deny what they have
a j said if we are nut there to confront them ;* you
want truth, lei us gn and you will get it Wien we
,n all me t together. In your talk you tell us "it
| r is known the Hostile* have laid down iludr arms,
and therefore the Laws of Civilized Nations will
1 mi sanction their condemnation without a hear
r f ’ ing.” VVe have no doubt hut that y-.u have been
I, 1 told so—Whoever old you so is not our friend,
*' tor it is not so,—we hear from the Nation as well
t ‘ as others and more certain, the hostile* still t. real.
e tin us with death it to be found in the nation—(hit
r we know—We do noi know whetner Ihe Laws ol
e civil-zed nati ms in ah cases required a hearing
le before condemnation—We do not wish the hns
'. e tiles condemned without a hearing—take them
s up, try them, liear the proofi d cide for yosr
L selves —you will find them gu liy, it you d-t nut.
ln wedo not wi.it Diem cmdemi.e I- VVe wish you
* t»s-y to our Fa lier tlie Presid" t, that in ins oth
| cer C. l Crowell, the agent for . urn- ti n we nav
i lost all confidence—we believe "im our worst en
emy, we have the atro> gust pos. ble reasons in
ls believe that Ii" advise Imd consul.ed «i our c nets
J, —his hand is against us and lias been for a long
’ bote —he ha' not g.ven to us a good talk for yes >
—his nest tnetids in Hie nation are of tue Hostilt
,' U party—»H his feelings and prejudices are in theit
■ ' favour and against us—h, has said to our Falhei
in.' President that the cause of tne death of out
jj, great chief tieu. Mclntosh Was the talk of tlie
Governor of Georgia about surveying ihe lan.
j* we aohl—that you bave seen is false—hs hostil
II friends »aid it was becau-'e he violated a law.—
Their Cert’fioa’e the Agent has published a- a par
his defence. This jou have see i aod so say i
~ vour talk, is not true. The Agent we be i’evr
“ gets both r r.ite and red men to tell ialei for birr
about this matter tost are not t ne. It is done t
resell our Father the P esideut and to make bin
believe the agent is in loceut —he is not. I’ht
proof to he contrary exists and ca i and will bf
'•*d. Don't let him be ag -nt any longer. Wt
. wi 1 never receiv.,- another talk trom him—He iiai
1 teceived us -he has injured us more than vve c»
" 'd You have tol.l us mat d tiie money we wer
. ret for our land will not be paid uut.l all om
1 I fferences are seti'ed, and then it will bo paid ii
i n - <»-n t sc;,le as our annuities—that is what wi
ml ♦ I his l*»okfi ai if tho Indians have not that confiHeo :e in Iht
( '’ecackiy us one Another in council UuitGeu> Gninob :ia» in tuein
I'/ity “known an lodnui lottll » tie ui council”
cn IMdifn,
i never expected to bear from o-ir Father, because
ne has said otherwise in the Treaty by which we
ceded our laud. In that Treaty it i» expressly
provided that, “ whereas said Creek Nation have
considerable improvements within the limits of
, the Treaty hereby ceded and will moreover have
to incur expenses in their removal, it is farther
stipulated that for the put-pose of renderng a lair
equi volent fur the losses and inconveniences which
taid nation will sustain by removal and to enabh
them to obtain supplies in their new settlement,
he United S'ates agree to pay the Nation emigra
ting from the lands herein ceded the sum of
1 8400,000.” Bv theteimmf this Treaty we al
ways understood, anti so it is plainly written, that
the money was to be pai 110 those who emigrate
1 sod to those only. The enmpt-n ation was mad
entirely on account of the lo' sea sustained by
the emigrating party and for expenses incurred
in the act of emigrating—S'ich of the Indian- a<
sold no land nor deprived themselves of any were
not bound to emigrate, and of that class are in
duded all thnse who reside W'-st ot the Georgia
line —we live east of that line, have sold our lands
■it the request of our Father, and bound our
••'lves to go in a certain time. Ail our improve,
ne. 's are to be sacrificed—other losses sustained
lo# - lupge amount, heavy expenses to be incurred
in ',Ue transportation of our women and childre
—a 1 tliis considered, and we are t Id our red bi n 1
'tiers who have sold no land, who are not compel
led to move, who incur no expense, who remain 1
m os.essionof their all shall receive an equu
ii <re with us—Justice says not— The Treaty sajs j
not —our reading of tho»rticle says not, and our de
termination says not. >7e were persuaded to sell 1
our Land* lo Georgia that the Treaty made by 1
mr Father the Pr si lent with Georgia in 1802 1
iglit be lonestly fit filled, fop and on bis acc tun'. 1
we did sell, it w lone that our father nvgh '
not violate ids wo ♦ itr we h.id hi- pm
nise to pay us g ;• ot 0 of which were
;n be paid at the n| ttj« Treaty, That
Trea y was ratifi 1 o is , we have no mo
usy yet for signi tli- we have made ma-
I ny enemies, bui tli-y ve on die land w
sold—they nave nwr- .father and friends, ,
■ pillaged our p , -s, h ,ed and des roy. d
: some of our h i >, 0 d nr negroes, cattU
1 horses and he u ■ i „.s t«i fly from onr
, intion, die bom sited Chieis, the spot
1 ■> all otlc-rs to m the most d or, we are now wan
■ during a file ot ,min, hunger and nvstoi tune, rea
-1 dy to be prey, d upon by those who may seek to
, devour us, out asts from home strang.rs amon.:
1 our w.me brother , no land to cultivate, no hun
• tuiggn nid whereon to pursue the game—ln -her
■ tne remnant of a noble hut now a poor delude,
and u duppy race whose extermination and rui •
- now seems to oe the object of those in whom they
n.-oetoiore most fully confided—ln closing on
- Talk we wish you to say to our great -"ather (Ik
■ President that you have seen his red brelhren and
- Icliverad them a talk, that they have dflivn-,
1 y--u a talk in reply, touching t.h.-ir unfortuoa
I nation, 11 that talk you tell him we expect four
fh’ii.gs to be d ns—lst the murderers, tbeir .ider
r and abetters, ol our great fillet Gen Mclntosh
and others of our head men to be tried according
{to law—lor this Wc cry aloud—2d We c onn'
■ any longer transact any business aitb On).
II ell is ageni fop our r.,.-lh> 1 so - -..isons be
’ s,# ‘ ■■■• h in is be tent e.vay from am mgst a
j>J W wj-ia 1 »I) our Father w« mu- e
ji ■ 1 -d to on! id!, e- Hi ng tlia we .. v. Tis
t nir 1 i ,k and nation mu.-.t .»<- s»sig le ■ a.ul guaran
’ >•'. 1 iti -4.1. IVs must have our
i enhy according*!* the I- ~ ty, » d mtii oogh
• o L- t ; k< ot—We ore in uxtr-me Wain— flu- n,
Mq-f- ls xoect vih be -c n ! with and arej
lU|1 U| - rm -i sti ra« upqo »vhioh our d tIV-encis can 0 1
” , j
i I W ' I rve n > more talks niti that <• sgre»'i 1
-be done— ! . a-iy othe t-'i, ... . i.J .-mi has k
1 such a-iothr- Talk.
j Signed »j the fri'nd'y Chiefs.
? rs m ia\ atonoTi crura.. 1
i p i
f '
( Tltorr AN/, ST, ' Kit ■, 1
i .-V mP m.'j . * .no ,y)it a ~v ’ •
j |• "fimn meddling w'b il.-vei-y ;he N.,ti »i I
itelllgenoer,hid said hat ‘CongreMnet tr tan
aider any circumsUm .a'ouch her •.dl, -.n 1'
jry iit’tlu United bta e* InJmr u) ii.
i‘s' 1) ssvr in answ t— ■' The constitutimiauthor!-
tne br- t•r tb - O' tv:,.l Government o r. -t
maki-ig thv: e) /. ee hu'. doe; nc au ions- >\k , i
freemen sloven ” Here is -in attempt ic cl mo a new!
j power i»l the General Government in relation toj
lour lave property (rich, ifexer , . ni re-
I- s'e-l .-n jl. a- v II soon put an end to tbs -cos |
; -r ty oft . Su-i.tern State*.
•( '■* - ' 1 r- rolhct theder <ra onofthi-.)
. - • .m«-. Na'iuoa) .iouin«i. made not t m i.h«« st * oj
electior of Mr. kiamst be Preaiden ,- • ,i -1
. the time to borne, to aome defini »
e is Uie continuance or total abolition of slavery ;
~ <n 1 that the emancipation of the Blacks is one of
u the most important objects that can engage the
R attention of the Government. They will also re
t collect the resolution of Mr. K ng, proposing to
, t s' ply the proceeds of our public lands lo the pur
I*l ’hasr and emuncipation of our slaves.—lt is also
. within the recollection of all of us, how firmly Go
vo - <ir Troup, at the Kxtra Session, met tin
j > scheme* of these mad enthusiasts. The tone and
I, spirit with which tney were met had the effec. to
(. stay th.-ir efforts for a short time. It has however
id been represented to them, by the disaffected news
)( ospei s, ami by the Eastern emissari-a among us,
g 'hat Governor Troup’s c mrse is not approved by
j. he people of the South. Hence the renewal ol
T , tne-e ifforts to d-priveu- of our s'ave properly
f Hence too the declaration of the National Journal,
l. tntt the General Government has power to past
u I«W3 making alaves free. Hence also the industn
, ftu propagation by the colonization societies of
v what they are pi‘ased to call me ' great truth"
, advanced by Mr- Wirt : • That navery it con
i, Irarg to the lave of God and nature ” It ad tile f.ij.
9 OWI ig t-xtraci from a soeecb delivered before the
„ New Jersey Colonization society by L, ($. C. Ei
-9 mcr.
e “ But generous and humane fee'ings are dislin
guisning characteri-tics .if the Sou'h.—Give the
feelings room to expand, and opportunity to act
~ and they will le»d m the end, to universal ema ci
e ’»tion. A hasty temper and a perver ed judg
meat, may charge those who are labou ng to pro
note so desirable • res lit, by a zea'oun co-opera
_ lion in measures, long a favorite policy of ilia
r Sou'h, with “impertinent intermeddling j” bu'
, us charge will not be smetioned by the judicious
oid enlightened. Ungovernable impatience, reck
less of all consequences, may vent threats of dm
■nembevmenl from the Union ; and demand that
n we should choose between their enmity and their
e lov; hut the people have not, and surely will
ie not echo sentiments so destructive to the uselves.
v !• additional motives were wanting to stimulate
u: elforts to promote the work of colonization,
'hey would be found in die recent prrceedings ot
lie executive government ol Georgia. But we have
1, y;i ro ira to hope,'hat a better spirit will prevail.
1 Many of the most efficie,.t officers and patrons of
, t - t'< Socciy, and Us most z -alous friends ami su,>
porters, are found in the South. Tie great truth
■>' ivaoc -d by lie Attorney General of die United
”■ S-»: -a, “ilia' S.avery is <-<. o-ary to the laws ot
God and nature,’ 1 must prevail.”
Here we have a distinct declaration that Mr.
! Wirt did advance 'his obnoxious doctrine; and as
distinct a declaration that this “ great truth mutt
prevail."
Let the people of the South look to this thing.
The people of Georgia, in particular, hav- a deep
interest in it. And it is completely in their pow
er to arrest these schemes in their mad career.
Governor Troup has taken a stand on.this subject
which does him the highest honor. The whole of
the Southern States are wi h him. They look to
him as the rallying point. They congratulate them
telves that the South, under its present circum
stances, can boast of a citizen of such undaunted
spirit. Their eyes are upon us. All their hopes
hang on the of Troup.—From his de
feat they anticipate disaster to the cause of South
ern principles. Let the people of Georgia on the
Ist Monday of October remember these things.
The means of their salvation are in their own
bands. He-elect Troup, and dismay will be fel' in
the inmost recesses of the hostile camp. But ii
Troup is turned out of office, be assured, the
Northern leople will feel new courage. They will
have, what they will consider, decisive evidence
'list the people of Georgia do not approve of hus
(forts to protect and defend us in the possession
if our slave properly ; and on this evidence they
will most assuredly proceed to new effort* to take
it away from us.—They are now waiting in breath
less anxiety to see the result of the pending elec
lion. We say, ihen, once more, let the people o
Georgia look to it. We adjure them by their lovt 1
of the properly they mid their fathers have earned
bv the sweat of thtir brow, we adjure them by
their love of Southern feelings, of Southern habits
of Southern principles, and bj' their utter abhor
rence and detestation of foreign interference with
their domestic affairs, to look 10 it; lor a greater
calamity cannot befall 'heSouthern States t ian the
rejec ion of Governor Troup, at the present mo
ment. by the people of Georgia.
THE SURVEY AGAIN.
We understand the ground i>. now laken against
Governor ' roup that lie called the Legislature
together before he received the assent of the In
dians to make the survey. The tacts are these.
Ihe C Mined met on • lie 10th April, The aaseni
P the Indians was communicated to Gov. Troup
>y letters dated the 12lh April. The Prodama
on calling the Legislature together was dated the
IBtli and published the 19th April. In the same
aper, with the proclamation, there was published
the latter of Mclntosh, dated 12th April, giving
.ie consent of the Indiana.
In r lat on to the sac that a council was held, we
publish the following let erirofn Brig. Gen. Ware,
ui Fayette county,
1 Fatettevihe, Aug, 8, 1825.
Governor Troup. —ln a late paper i see publish
-id a ceiM.fica 1; hum Jos, Marshall, cintradiutiog
uc fact th it Mclntosh and !>*s puny in council
ever gave iheir consent to run off and survey, the
iate acquired territory. If the following lac slk
of any importance to you, and to which my suiein ■
oath can be had at any time, they are at y»ur dis
oosal.
A mat the 10th or 15th of last April, 1 was in
lined a talk vas to be held a; Mcfn'oso’s. (lav
g business 11 me najon. ? chose this ime to a<-
' ■t-nJii’ the General*. I found there a consider*
ole number of Indians, tuning whom, wefe ine
pr cipsi c miSoi my nrquaii ance. (Jm.Mai
snail. Km .mis Tnst ii.'iuiggce and Vrcisia escep
'■ed.) Then'meeting they informed rnc was foi
e purpose of consuiun on the policy of suffer
ig their lands 10 bo surveyed and of pertaining
•s whiles tc pnrctUKc im : roveci-.-nts %u 1 to >e>-
rle a d cultivate the same. They me: in council,
! • d alter discua ng lira maaer, unanimously
1 •,greed tr.as t/ ■• itod- should mt -.»ni} be run oil
il surv-ye-i, Mitdisiuie w.'-.ii, »,.-'<:'d bt; pe.
"'ded t 1 ir osuc. settle and cultivate improved
hid F--r the rag ia i a ii,m as to i,. », see .loin
. b * leKoiS m'.il,.::-lacd in the Juiirnal, 'Theresult
) their niectipg as per the express and letters,
ias banded 1-b; tsl.nto b w ,’equesttitl they
j .al-, he tr (is ioil y;u as early as possible,
1 h -Ji w..a 'one.
I s mrs heSi e nfully,
ALEXANDER WAUL.
Us trace hsney Gbok«b .vl 1 aaor
Ct'.Jedgevi.U, Geo
far- -am ... roo .an we p..,bl s . '.he fallowing
Si. ,iV'V Os- EVTDKNGB
Latvia Wish testifies he Ohs heard Marshall sr\
jdiat .«! nai given Ins consent to ,afcc v'-e survey,'
j '"t 'ha' he thought it best cv.', tne ,um.y should,
r).- im. te this year, so that the indiani might selii
j.ii.'ir possession for the remainder ol H e tme . j
] lowed then to occupy '.be land—i>oe* cot k "W ~f
}hi« own knowledge that a Council’ was to be fi«ki»
I'.e wj- so .1 .tiPid by Marshall.
Boua baiTa, of Monroe Co, testifies tie was at j
”01 : lose, about .he 9;h or Idth of Apri.l
|ia -there v is a meeting gl a con»iUt able num
( i: ' ’ . »eit- .Lou ncieain
eh .rom Mclmonh and others that they had agree.,
tor the Governor to have the land surveyed as
s ion as he pleased— s»w Marshall about the 6UI
Apul, when Marshall said that a council was to be
"eid at Mclotusb’s to determine whether the In
dia is w -ul I give their consent to the survey—ilia,
lie could not go back, out had authorised Mclntosh
to sign for linn, for he was viilmg to have tne an •
»ey made. At that Council there were present
rom Georgia, Maj. Bal ey, oj Monroe county, Gc .
Ware of Fayette county, William Bowen, of Mil
ledgev.lle, Sanders W1 ker ot Monlicdlo, Mark
a .d Win. Hudspeth oi OeKalb, Major Vaugn, unu
some others from Fayetie and UtKalb c.iunties
'heir nain .8 not recuifected,
Gs >.oe Stiksojt—testifies he was at Gen. Me
1 ii.osu’s 1.1 April last, when a Council was held by
me friendly Chiefs, to decide on the application
lof the Governor to survey the land—the cou„c.i
did then and there giva its consent to the surv. i
r being made. Saw Marshall about the first weca
1 111 April, and ssked Marshall if he would not at
, mud me Council, Marshall replied he wi .tied to go
nome and had authorised Gen. Mclntosh lo sig..
, ms name g>viog ms consent to the survey. Gen.
, Ware of Fayttlec unty, Major H dry ol Munroe
e .unty, Sanders Walker of .donticello, VV.u. Uow
en oi Mil cdge.nl-, Bolin Sm.th of Monroe coon
y, a Mr. Vaugn, and some others, their names 1101
recoiledea, were at Gist Cou-iciJ.
Major HUGH W. LU i OK, us Monroe county,
testifies that he saw Marsha. l in .he nation when
. the runner arrived wuh ihe news of the murdu
of Mclntosh—bad conversation with him, in Hit
. course of whicn be asked Marshall if lie was hot
I at the Council at General Mclntosh’s concernn e
s- the survey. Marshall said he was there a short
tune previous—that Mclntosh insisted on hi
, s.aymg to the council—that he did not wish to he
I absent from home so long—that be had authorr
,. ed Mclntosh to sign, and act in the case fully for
1 inm, as he had no objection on his part, Mar
shall expr->sed an emne willingness to the sur
. vey and assigned as a reason that the Indiana
would have an opportunity of selling some o.
J their produce, which they otherwise might not
. dispose of so advantageously.
JOEL BALEY, of the Indian Springs, testifies
f that he was at a Council in April last, at or ne»i
me residence ot General Mclntosli in tin; Greet.
, Natl ui. The council was held (as ne believes) to
1 ascertain if the Chiefs would give their consen'
j tor tne Governor to survey the land. The conn
ed was in session when he left there, previous to
>. which he bad been informed by Gen. llclntoth
,s «nd others of the head Chiefs that they were wil
ii ling that the survey sh mid be made immediate
ly nr very soon thereafter.
Witness further testifies that on his way to the
[, council he met Marshall, Jesse Prosser, and a Mr.
. Edwards —that Marshall informed him that tie i.ad
*, been to pilot Mr. Prosser to the residence of Gen.
it Mclntosh —that he asked Marshall if he would,
>( not attend the council—that Marshall replied it
u was out of his power to do so, his business would
not admit of it; but that he had authorised Gen.
i- Mclntosh to sign an instrument for him giving hia
d consent to the survey, for he was perfectly will
ing it should be done. Thia was a few day a be
fire the council, and about the 7th or Bth of A
i. pril last. Witness does not recollect ail the citi
e zens of Georgia who were at that Council, but
recollects Bolin Smith of Monroe county. Gen.
i, Ware of Payette county, and two persons nam
ii ed Hudspeth, formerly of Jasper county.
I Witness further testifies that he has had some
p conversation with Gen. Gaines on the subject of
II a certificate signed by Joseph Marshall and Wm.
c Edwards, Some time about the lasi of the past
s month, General Gaines stated in the presence of
n witness, that he did not believe there had been a
v council held tor the purpose of giving consent to
c the survey : that it w»s sufficiently proven by the
i. certificate ol Joseph Marshall and a Mr. Edwards,
« very respectable man, that there had been no
-uch council. Witness then stated to Gen. G.
• that there was such a council—that he, witness,
ci was present at it. Witness then informed Gen.
y G. of ihe statements made to him, witness, by
b Marshall herein before detailed.
Witness then informed Gen. G. that he would
n not make use of the name of Edwards as a res
r peciable man:—that he believed Edwards was
e one of the very lowest class of mankind, Gen.
i. G, then asked witness what he knew of Ed ards.
Witness informed Gen. G. that he knew that Ed
wards had left Georgia and had (rone into the In
dian Nation to avoid paying his just debts. Ihe
General then enquired of witness to whom Ed
-1 wards was indebted. He wss informed by wit*
~ ness that Edwards was indebted to witness.
Witness testifies that he has known this Miy
• Edwards for about five years, and can safely say
1 that he does o-t hd < ve him entil! d to credit.
.. i mm,
' . Tfrom lAvrapotil.
Charleston, September 12.
The Lucies, arrived yesterday, furnishes
, dates from Liverpool one day later than the
i Emerald, at Boston, The London papers
= are of the same date (the 24fh July) as be
fore received. The following extract of
‘ Letters give the state of the Market;
LIVERPOOL. July 26. 1815.
“Since onr la»t the Imports of Colton into this port from til
parts has been upwards of 60,000 ha?*. As * r hi?h ; h O , • ««; r<
C
■ d 1 ■ •
the Its past the • \
tl thf ir pf H'k: tr*'. under ..»d to he. /■>,. ~, ,n . >
- *”■ rv snnli lo ocf .vbl. (i th'"V. .i** dc . -v
found willing to seli at a rudurtion ixl j
The lies of the lit ■ to
3500 Kgypiian anti 1000 8 rorii «i.-00-'n’t ct> *
1 | t'on ft .i fu> reduction which is tii.ibi .lof i.c »iA
| !h. Upland ot.i it, h -inc, imw .juot«U .it lOd .. j ,
,• yp*ter.Uy ih.-« v-ould celnuolv ;..••• -i. «(■: )• ■
• tionn ol 20.1*00 or mcir. hn*i >. been pr ib) o «.»*•! --iik
- buytrsfer hint quanli y* v«t oniv 600! -e ,i : , s , . ,
further reduction and to-da> ■'»'l.usiuess h<. /e< us per* b
fii- .I'uuncintion foi ; hlir oi lO.OLO wj of Cni u „
. 291 h inst. chii’fly An ri an. which will ter 1 fir (he tod i , ’■
1 \hc •ru.rk.-ri, *tnd (i.t pr.r c.u-i - hicli wi’J proh .i >v :-t . tt „
. hi ton. i'ii.ue IK I in ie ikos ulace
AW.. <J< 0 'Jfllicn luvt K-.)n .oid oi II ' a 16# pc r
c«t. and lU'X >h. of goi I Turpentirc a Unfit. j, t r ,\"t.
‘ h'tract of a fetter *uin> fate,
■ ' hush as-ii .-s Oollen Jus uff. .ed :.. , the 1.1 6 v-c*. »*
' vfidh- H *. Up! u,-I not 1.-s ih
oth '.' prcporiion. FVi lava juiMic rc.l- of . ...
► )S I •■■■ bed, WtMvb VI. fjij doijilt y»• ..l'l, f. ;., v
, • ‘ ■ 10l
| oectfi.'it' ,of the It j’dtfps mu!. . ti., , ... •_
never > i i!'»‘st jrua».ii u j>or »!.•• „• .»»« ..
I* lltw • _ •
deni ol good w.* -.oinbincd ’v fur, ViV\*. ■ ,<< r i av
( suspect wc need not - jl>l »weo, ; ‘ iao g•, ] i lt /- ‘ ;
Foreign Extracts. —On Tuesday- ’
j hia maj.'sty held :■ comt * h'-i p ;iJ att as Lit
I James’s, which is the first cotrt that has
.(been held at that place lor -i., it
.years.
' Sir W Wallace’s sword, which has fn . ,
('long time beer «:« nb ; i
.!Castle, has been >rdei• <, n
j magß/aiio relics in the .>,
iare entertained av to its 1
‘ sword used by Wallace against Insour i
tues.
Sir George Jerningham’s claim to the
= ' Staftord peerage, suppressed on the attain
dei of the Lari of Stafford, but now revived,
1 has been admitted by the H use of Lords. *
' „ T* 16 t** ° f rance I,as presented the
. Duke of Noi thumberland with two superb
I e8 of Porcelain, of great siie and beauty,
the exquisite paintings that ornament them,
which represent the Tribunal of Diana, oc
t cupied the artist three years,
• It is a curious fact, ihougli not generally
Anown, that the popular superstition of over
turning the salt at table being unlucky
i arise, from the picture of the Last Supper)
, by Leonardo da Vinci, in which Judas Is
■ canot is represented overturning the salt.
t Not far from the ruins at Vesta’s Temple,
at Rome, was heard, stone months ago, a
0 subterranean none, which foretold, accord
. mg to some superstitious people, a great
• calamity. The Homan police went down
t 0 U e P !acc J they dug. and soon discovered
a subterraneous passage, and seized upon a
' "l an wI U was amusing himself with forging
pieces of mo ney stamped with the effigies ot'
Ctesar, Maximilian, Caracalla, Heliog bul
• “u’ , . V lll novel coiner owned
t that he . haJ 1)6,111 carrying on this trade fop
1 more than ten years, and thag thanks to his
i industry, the antique cabinets of many Kng
lish, German, and French antiquaries, had
‘ had been enriched by these means. As the
. laws did not provide against so extraordi
i nary a case, this manufacturer of antiquities
- has been released, upon promising to sell no
more aboh for piastres, or talents for Louis
d urs. —Le Petite Mercure,
Curious Speculation —Charles Stewart
‘ (a b , lack ) c . ook,)t the Bh ip Tamerlane of this
; port, purchased at Charleston, S. C as ao
J raU ! e9n “ ke a ; ,d e, ght alligators.
, foi gla, anti on his arrival at Livernool tin
■ July last,) sold them fnr £42 10s. (fss yl f)
Wiscassett Intelligencer .