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volunteers, we learn that all is quiet in that
section—no hostilities have been heard ofofiale.
The Indians appear to be friendly disposed; "and
the killingof M-r. Edwards. The settlers have
Bv a
quire ;li-» int"rvrnlion of cnurts find juries to enforce thc
provisions of a sedition law. which experienc ‘ins shown
ore not ahvay* passive and wSilinu iiistruniMMs in (ho hands
of Government, where the fte/ilom of the press is con
cerned:
From th-’se remarks, it nrt-t bo apparent tlmt to prohibit j , , , , ,
ptiblieaiiou on one side, an.! circulation through the mail none of the whites haveJxyen murdered since
on the otli"r, of any paper on account of its religious, ntora!,
or political diameter, rests on iho sam" principle, anil that
each is equally an abrid^ un"'*! of the freedom ofihe press,
a id a violation of the Constitution, it would indeed have,
been hut a poor triumph for lh
great contest of 17'3‘J, had t
on principles that would have left Congress iree lo sup
press lh** circulation, tl.rough the mad, of the very publico
lions which (!i it odious net was intended lo prohibit.—The
authors of that memorable achievement would hitve had
lint slender claims on the gratitude of posterity, if limir
victory over the encroachment of power lia 1 been left so
imperl’.-cTL
li will, after \\hat lias been said, require lint f w remarks
to show that tli-* same principle which, applied to tho se
dition law would apply equally to e law punishing, by Con
gress, such incendiary publications as are referred to in
I’n message, and of rini'sr. to I ho passage of n law pro
hibiting th<‘ir transmission through the mail. The principle
uu which the sedilKin act was condemned ns uneonstiiuliou-
n! was a general nnetiml n a bruited i i its applicalion to that
act. It withdraws (rota Congress all right of interference
with the press, in any fbriii or shape whatever; and the
sedition law was pul down as tineon.-liluiional, not because
it prohibited publication* against the Government, hat be
cause it interfered at oil. with the press. The prohibition
of any publication, on the ground of i's being immoral, ir
religious, or intended to excite rebellion or insurrection,
would have benn equally unconsiitutionnl; and, from parity j tlio first Florida war, lie would give the whites
of reason, the suppression ol their circulation through the | , , ri . _ A ... M ,
mail would ho no Jess
Lcir.ore’s command of the Chambers counlvjjor Morgan was sliot through the arm near the]
should, r, and the bone shattered very much
Mr. Ward was shot through the leg—both
these gentlemen * I caused to be taken aboard
the ^Jetumora and are now in this place. The
Indians pursued the scouting parly from the
field, where the engagement commenced, and
reached the Fort in a few minutes after them,
commenced working their crops again,
gentleman from Fort Mitchell, \vo_learn that
.r thi eriu.w Of liberty, in the n j, out hostile Indians, consisting of; and continued to fire-on if, from that time until j
ivo i»ft Oomrress free lo sup- men, women and cmldren, have been brought. the nrrnal ol geneiai Lowe and Ins command. !
in to that place prisoners. The men are kept j From all I could understand, the firing eontinu-1
safely chained and guarded. Old Ne-ah Mathln 1 ed more than two hours. They set on fire, the |
is there, and has been heard to say that he wish-; houses of Mr. YV arren, in sight of the Fort, on-
cd the white men would shoot him at once, that l ly n few hundred yards o:i, and others in view. 1
they could not shorten his days much. Wc j They succeeded in taking and carrying away!
cannot but admire the undoubted valor and mar- j many horses, belonging to the Fort. During ;
tiai hearing of this unrelenting chief, though he j tne attack on the iort, nine oi tiie soldiers were j
is now quite old and much wasted in fiesh, yet, j injured.^ I saw on my visit to the Fort, one,
his eye is as fierce and keen in its glance as the j dead Indian, shot by a Mr. Chambers o! Givm- j
wildest eagle of the mountain. lie is the only j nett, in the act of riding off a lior.se, belonging
Indian that the writer of this article ever saw, du* kort. flow many Indians were killed i
tiiat could look a white man full in the eye when
you addressed him. If he had his youth and
strength at this time, as he had in the days when
he led on his warriors against old Hickory in
‘■Tistrte star-spe-nsled banner,oh, ions may it wave
‘O’er-hcl.iiul of lii v free and the home of thebravc.”
CSEfiti WAS.
Front the Columbus Sentinel, 2-Hh instant.
MOVEMENT OF THE ARMV.
Or
Monday morning last, the army of Geor- |
gia recrosscd the Chattahoochee, marched to-
wards Roanoke. At that point, under major-
general Fanfi.-rd, it will again cross the river,
and enter tho heart of the enemy’s country. A
force will be thrown along iiie river below, to
prevent the escape of the Indians. Such of the
and wounded, is uncertain—around the Fort
next morning, were signs of much injury hav.
ing been done them—blood was seen sufficient
ly to trail them, as I was informed. The num
ber around the Fort arc said to have been two
. a great deal of trouble. His capture will dis- j or three hundred.^
j tract the hostiles no liulc. His judgment is yet j ^ Mist a ? the tort, general Lowe suggested
j strong, and his counsels no doubt, have been ! the plan ol cxtcntiing his mounted men iroin
1 listened to and carried into execution by his j t‘ 1G kort as high up the river ns I urnni’s field,
j more youthful but less savage and revengeful and lor me to go up the river and endeavor to in
tercept any Indians that might attempt to pass.
This was agreed on. I immediately returned
to the boat, and had not boon aboard but a few
army as are yal unarmed, will bo supplied hr
fore this event takes place. \Y
had me pleasure
of seeing the army march through our city, and j
wa mors.
Tho United States’ company of marines have
arrived, under the command of colonel Hender
son, mvj will proceed to the theatre of war.—
The Georgia forces, it is presumed, readied
Roanoke on yesterday (Thursday) and in a
very few days wo may iook out for a buttle, and
an end of the Greek war.
From the Columbus Enquirer, *23d instant.
The interesting report captain Dawson, of
marked with pride and delight the animated and j the r audio volunteers, to major general Scott,
dicer: d expression which lighted up the conn- j we give below. It embraces every thing of in-
tenanees of all—every soldier seemed pleased
at the change, and cheered by Ihe prospect a-
liead, and eager to share the meed of praise
which has been recent!}' won by a handful of
thc-ir brave comrades in arms. Being now
organised, the army oi Georgia will soon co-
tho army of Alabama, under
Ine
rate with
cenerals
nod Moore. The latter are
now on the fid.’, and near the towns of the hos-
tiles. They will wait for the co-operation of
the Georgia forces, when a combined move
ment will take ] luce, and if tho Red Sticks do
not i!y the track nor let down,
Th"*re will br> frcrii laurel's won,
Aik! deeds of valor d<ue.
A t air.
’ rate we
hope that thev wfll
have so
much to
on the!
r own side, (if indi
eed they
have a a;.
) that the
•y will not have to
take the
t rouble t’r
> erns" [Vj
rrver to ours, in ore
ler to get
a light in
future*
We have great snfsfaetioy in stating tho j
erviairity of ihe capture or stirrunder of trial !
famous old veteran chief, Xc-ah Matlda. This j
aged warrior and son Surrendered themselves i
forest that has transpired on the line of the
Chattahoochee since our last publication.
Columbus. June 19/7», 183G.
Major General Winfield Scott:
Frit—In conformity to your orders, dated on
j the 14th instant, with my company, and a do-
lel : tachment from tho Independent Artillery com
pany, (of Columbus,) consisting of twenty-five,
I proceeded again in the steam-boat Metanmra,
on a cruise down and up the river, between this
place and Irwinton.
YV hen *1 descended the river, which was on
YV ednesday and Thursday, but few signs or in
dications of Indians were discovered—-on arriv
ing at Roanoke, I stopped for some time to cook,
v.Ve. whilst there, the steamer Hyperion, hauled
to, and placed supplies on the bank, for that
portion of the army stationed at Fort Jones,
which consisted of a quantity of bacon and
twenty barrels of flour—the Hyperion left, and
in a short
U
FEDERAL UNION.
MILLEDGEVILI.E, JUNE GO. 1836.
USlOK B E M O i’ T3ATICJ REPUBLICAN
TICKET.
FOR rKKSIUmXT,
5*1 .-II?TIN' VAN Bl'REN.
FOR VICK l'iir.SIDEVr,
R. M. JOHNSON.
EL^FTOSAL TEiKET.
TTOV VS ANDERSON, of Frant.hu,
YVILL7A.V !J. BULLOCH, of Chatham,
SAMVEL GKO YES, of Mudi ton,
THOM \S HAYNES, of Baldwin,
REUBEN JORD AN, of Jasper,
WILSON F. I'M PR IN, of Clark,
W ILLI AM PENTICOST, of Jackson,
TJjOjIAS of .\! k !ntosh %
JAlltES C* WATSON, oj Mwxnzee,
B. V>OFFORDf nf Habersham,
TIIO'l %V OOT • of If tikes.
ri T7* I . ,y d t ‘ Mm r.' a rvrrv I” rt , ,,f l,1P Sla - •; against him created bv t he failure o r ids p» A •.
and those-tfl.-gites shall assemble, at a s iitahi- (ana, aiid ^ . , . , - . _ 11 s 1 'Orida
- .•ah r with <a< h mh.-r doubt net ilnJ ih« j./.lgnieiit of campaign wnicri was owing to cireijfnsf^nces
themnj!-otv,.t;in, rorreclly and i'?-tatniy asc rlaln-d, will !1() doubt beyond his control: for the whole'
bnIrr the minority,and wall he eordiallv rereived C .. .i . • S ' s *
us a rule of ar non far I he whole p.mv. \V- hav» high con- 1 I* ‘ 1 ( , >r the operations of the
fitlenre in tin wisdom, and patriotism of tli-> parly; and army here, sliovvs his ski'l and ability an-}
should s.tcha invention be h-id. if found in a minority, nothing but an opportuniW is want mo- (Rr i •
we will rhcvrlullv yield our own jndgm-ni, and promptly . - - . . , ", , *' e “ r li’m
acquiesce in the decision of the majority; and we ay con- f) gather as impel ISnablP laurels as tiiose wliipjj
fid- nt that th^ samr- course will b-p.irsurd by every mod^r- lie won in the memorable and sanguinary ha**i'
ale, candid, and virtuous I'nion rna-i. In Ibis way, nil () p aa—' ^ ‘ ' 1 -
differences may be reconciled, nil divisions may be healed, ' -
and the unity of the party may he preserved. prinDorrcJ ,, ~—
“We suggest the first Wednesday in July, as tli’rim®, and ; Gilr.iiUIvGl'jJs.—-c.X f raet of a letter (o the
Millcdgcvllle as the place f.»r holding this conv-ntion.” -1 editor of the Federal Union, dated
On tiie 4th of July 1835. after the Union j “ Watter Court-Umao. G«. 12/7, 1935
convention had been held, we announced Mr. ‘'Gchevnigth.-n the people of (ieorgia, remote’fronTthe
Y T an Burcn and colonel Johnson, as the candid- • to wdmHs^l^'i'riie'ststc “”' ar c “ rrf, '‘' information »-
ales nominated, not l»j he Baltimore Convert
Hon. but by die Union convention ol the Stale.
The following remarks we made in our edito
rial of that dav.
“UNION CONVENTION.— I’he assembling in con
vention of the d°!egai's of lh" tniia pa a v has led to th?
hr,pp;°sl resul i. Instead of tbe viol nt collision of an"-v
fit-lings, aniiripared i>> on - oppon, >irs with an impotent joy
which they could not conceal, uninfnrrnpied hinnnny per
vaded that patriotic assembly; an ! its proceedings were con
duced with singular unanimity. Those differences on
agitating topics, vvbiflt two months ago threap'oed us ivi'h
fatal divisions, have been melted down: and vve believe ilia!
there is at this lime a closer and more compact union in the
party, than has ewr before been Partialities and pre
judices of long standing have yi dd d to a conviction almost
, . information «.
, , , "f arTairs h«re, I drop you a t :>w
lines. I do so on account nt the m»i,y reporr., „
reach yon. and find th' ir way over the Kta te , u ! r „ d
produce unnecessary alarm - -I say sgam unnecr, ^ 1( .y a , w
1 atn one of fifty persons enlisted in litis county for Ov.
pose of keeping out the Creek ffdtc.ns. who have been c^’
me amongst us and to mvesfigntc the situation Rud di Sno .
si. ion of the Cherokee.,. Wc have dlscoTc-cd no
preparations amnnar the CJ.cn.k.-es as a nation, end p rK j
th’m in general fn -milv disposed, and particularly of i a fe
A considerable party of them have turned out, and a-scfG
in arresting some bad f Hows who ar? suspected tobe -iilt,
nf the m i VI- I*., i--.. r :i„ , .
of tho mur.ter of poor old >ir. Durk's family: and i am sor
ry to say one nf rh^ fri uidlv Indian, was. wliiisr nidino in
fh -ir capture, killed supposed by one of the murderer^ or
| ?i»eir nssm'wies. There are a great many terrifying 'tn-je*
i •" circulation, whichare unqualifiedly false, while t?iero,re
J some which, under existing circumslanccp, we ahotrld r«-
universal, th.al JUDGE WRITE is the friend of our cne‘- : ' v,lh <’antion.
mi s and an auxiliary to their principles; and that Mr. VAN . . ir> '" a ver 7 painful oxriP-m 'nl among our p'opJe
BUUF.Nis thoroughlv one of our party, the la od of our which < regret very much i r. mi fear of the Indians, many
peaceable citizens have left their homes and gone to Ten-
friends, ami I ha supporter of our principl
lint in making j
minutes, before the Indians were spied on th** j
Alabama side. Tho firing commenced from I
the shore, us the guard first discovered them.— j
The Indians returned it for a short time—but i
so soon as the firing increased from tho bout, j ' ias P°
they disappeared. 'Wiiat success our bullets i disposition to live in peace with our neighbors,
may have had, 1 cannot sav—theirs reached : I?tlt il hiis lately been tilting at us, with more
the boat, and some of my ‘company believe valor discretion; and its weapons, which
theirs reached the Indians. \Ve then ascend- have fallen harmless at our feet, we may be
ed the river slowly, according to tiie plan a- expected to hurl back.
greed on by general Lowe. On the way up, we Thc Recorder charges us with dishonorable
saw where large numbers of Indians had cross.! inconsistency, in supporting, in IS3i3, a man
-’• urn in mivivms j - «. . . . a •“ I Pj],
K^ision in the convention, not aspn k of unkind filing • n " r8 ^ ee counties, h»r safety. Were we to have
was struck. The very strong majurpy which vined for Mr. ' a )'A r - ^ fear, sn", that this country would be left by the
VAN BDKK.N an«! Colonel ,!OH\e,ON, felt no resentments : ' vl,:tPS *» « e'\\ uncertain rumors pro,hire so much terror
against lli° tow delegates who opposed their choice; while confusion, what would an actual insurrection do?
the l.aiter, coni-nf with having given an independent vote. ‘ u rioer pvidenc- ol the P 'a'-efnl disposjrion of the Indian, j,
evinced uo chagrin a! the spiendid triumph of these candid- ‘ n P^j* rent l n , h ft y °. r «* a> afraid ol the white*
ates of the party. The delegates greeted each other with ” 8 _ : _°f Uiem: for il is notorious lliat they have
The lessons we have from Florida and Alabama i
whol“ pa-ty. Awr.y *“7 on; ?', 1wnrn ■» not to confide in the Indian character,
a’ no more jealousies ! ?’ ,ls Unitei) States’ governm'nt should keep a constant force
i the harmless strata^ i ln . tilf- hrarl ' ,f the Indian country, until they are all land-
whom we opposed in 1832! What, we ask
itas been the conduct of trio Recorder, in relation
to this vary stme matter? It opposes, in 1833,
the man whom it supported in 1832! To eve
ry sentence which it indites on this subject, we
od in car.ocs and halteaux and on rafts—s!i
fresh, and could not have been made but a short
time. Ail thc canoes, &c.. were on the Ala
bama side, except two. YVe captured and de
stroyed eight canoes and small ilats, or boats,
between
of them
pared to passs
tain provisions, and remove their families. I ! werc t,nab!e to justify ourselves, wc might say,
considered the destruction of thc canoes as fre-1 “ let llim is without blame, cast the first
Roanoke and the Hatchachubba, maov j reply, “fhr.u art the man.” YVho is inconsis-
werc new, and had no doubt been pie'- tent? The Recorder. YY ho is condemned by
passs over and attack the Fort, to ob- ,ts own dennnciaUon? The Recorder If we
qucntly hazardous, and in every instance had
the boat hauled to, and the protection of the men,
who would go in thc yaw l, made as certain as
possible.
At the nmutli of thc Hatchachubba, we went
ashore to destroy a canoe, saw fresh signs of In
dians. The Indians, (many of them,) are well
mounted—we saw where they had swam the
the Molnmora also continued j I . lorsos across the river, which they had taken
from Fort Jones. One of my company, during
ter cruise. When I left the shore, thc supplies
were still on the bank, and a
small naiard to 1 ’^ 10 fifing at Roanoke, ascended a tree and saw I o cs l,s wini supporting
prisoners a few days since, to Jim Boy, (a friend- j protect them. When I reached Irwinton, I im-
ly chief.) and were carried into genera! Jessup’s j mediately inquired lor general Moore, but could
camp. It is said he expressed himself, when j hoar nothing of his movements—except, that
surprised at his e imp, as being entirely friendly, j he had taken as prisoners, certain chiefs of the
and that he had long desired an opportunity ofj T fuwla Town, and the following names wore
getting to the whites. (This trick will not take.) j given me, of the chiefs:—Tustcnuggeo, TJarjo,
s well known that this inveterate savage had j Artimicco and others—that he marched on the
tel v warning, and so had likewise old Ne-ah ! l'2th, took only five days provisions, that he was
In hand man. tinvlv nntie.e lo ! exnectcd to return to Irwinton. and ihai he had
i,
an Indian on horseback, standing as a watch.
I saw one myself, who seemed to be closely
observing our movements; he was on horse,
and about three hundred and fifty yards ofl’. I
stone.” Misery loves companions; and the Re
corder. plunged in a Serbonian bog, without the
hope of rising, is struggling to drag us down
into thc same depths. But this we will not
permit.
In trying to accomplish its purpose, the Re
corder attempts to palm on its readers, gross
misrepresentations of our course, of which we
give the following instance. In plain terms
which cannot be misunderstood, that press char.
Mr. Van Burcn, as the
candidate n miinated l>v the Baltimore Conven-
vention, in 1935, and because he was nominated
by that assembly; and with denouncing, as
disorganizes and recreants, those members of
am of opinion they are well informed in relation j Union parly, who relu.se to submit to this
to all our movements. j Baltimore nomination. The following is ihe
During my trip, and whilst acting in concert j language of tho Recorder ol the 21sl iast.
with-general Lowe, a few Indians were com-' j “Let us now sligntiy examine the present and
polled to flee no rapidly, that thev dropped their ! former opinions ol the Federal Union, in
or it: nor no one, since } I remained thirty minutes at Irwinton and i ' vho 0:1 Friday last, been murdered by the j members of its own party, as disorganizes and
the month of the Cow- [ Lidians, and found lying in Mr. Turners field, j recreants, woo will not sustain Martin Y an Bn-
I have thus hastily given you the information ! ren » t; ieir party candidate, as nominated by the
I derived from my last cruise, and thc incidenls i Baltimore Convention, and because he is on this
which occurred. \ accnunt, tho parly candidate.”
I have the honor to be, very respectfullv. I Uus accusation is in direct
your obedient servant,
WM. C. DAWSON,
Captain Commanding on Mclamora.
From Ihe Correspondence of the Columbus Enquirer.
no one thanks t!’
thr-ir refusal, has ever wished them to he friend-! hastened up the river, to
iv or to come in. We now begin ;o sec verifi- j agoe, for the purpose of executing your order,
ed what wo at the start predicted, that the head in ascertaining whether the Indians have in
chiefs am! ring-leaders would trv to shuttle out j preparation, canoes, flats and rafts, as reported,
of it, alter knowing of and advising the butchc- I caused the boat to haul to and remain, until
rkv. which have been committed, and after cu- tiie examination and inquiry could be made.—
joying their full share of the plunder which has No sign of canoes or flats, or Indians could be
been stol n.* Now that their fiend-likc thirst j seen—and ns tiie plantations werc in cultiva-
ihrthc whim mail's blood has been glutted to ; lion, and whites andnegrocs both on the Gcor-
lho;r hearts’ content, and after having brought j gia side, standing on the bank, I got into the
nil iho ruin and distress upon our people that j yawl and went to them, and made strict inquiry,
thev can thev are all at once very friendly dis- ; and ascertained that the reports relative to this
posed, and mighty anxious to have had a chance | point arc not correct. There is a company sta
le get away from the hostiles," and to join tho j tinned opposite the mouth of the Cowaggee,
whim peep!--. A wav, we say, with such moeke- ! (from Randolph county.) At this nlace, I rc-
rv—and away, we say, with the heads of these j ccived information of the attack on Fort Jones,
iwo enworliers in blood. YVe have said all • and that an express had come for aid for thc
along how it would lie in tho winding tip of this j company there. Hearing this, I immediately
tragedy. ITow the ring-leaders would give up : ordered the boat to he off for Roanoke, opposite
and make all sons of professions, and by a kind ( to Fort Jones, and to give her all thc steam she
of time-saving trea’y with officers, men from ! could hear. Her movements were rapid, and
abroad, who have not felt any of tho distress ; by dusk I reached Roanoke, and found on the
fro n the loss of friends and Inc loss of properly, j bank two young men who had attempted to get
had nothing to risk in the na- ; to the Fort, but could not. They informed me
;o cunning rascals will escape that •'that the battle was still going on, and that large
:it which their crimes so loudly called i numbers of Indians were still firing on the Fort
an I who nave
lion, thc
punishm
f»r: and we now
predict that it wii
Micco to
mid thev
•jil only he ; and yelling excessively—that the houses around
necessary for old Ne-ah Mathla and old Ne-ah ; the Fort were on fire. I had ail my command
tv they are ready to go to Arkansas.! in readiness, and so soon as the boat was an-
.ro safe, perfectly safe. Our vo : cc is | chored, I ordered twenty men to protect the
at war with a temporising policy, and we have
no doubt of the well wishes of fifteen-sixteenths
of the people to sustain us. But one engage
ment of much C'hio ij
mstility to the
facts. Our course is, and has been, the reverse
: ol that ascribed io us by our neighbors. On
• the 5th of May, 1835, we explicitly declared,
i that the Baltimore nomination would he clothed
Gentlemen—Your rcailer*, no don lit, arc particularly j with no authority over us; and that its recom-
nnxious to lie correctly inlormnd of the slate of affairs iii | men datorv influence r mlrl un‘ even 'nave the
the Greek nation and more especially tho western division, j mn.iencc C-Ml-I no. even Have llw
under tho command of general Jessup. If you will permit j CtlCCt O: harmonizing tue Union party of CiGOr-
nie.l will, through your columns, give a full and impartin! j gia. Wc at the same time proposed ^ COllvetl-
stateinent, of nil ihe facts, connected with that nmtionoi ,• , r . • r *, ,
' - ■ tion ol the union party, in order to choose a
candidate for themselves; and wo pledged our
press to support the candidate who should be
thearmv, since general Jessup assumed the command, every j
word of which I will confirm by affidavit, if necessary— I
all iho circumstances having transpired under my own im- I
mediate observation, and not drawn from the. fabulous re- j
porls of others ten tunes told, audf multiplied l»y one thou-!
sand. *
On Sunday, ihe 12th instant, general Jessup took up the I
line of march from Tuskcger, with about eight hundred cf- j
fcctive men and two field pieces. In tha evening of the same '
day general Woodward followed the troops with between j
nominated by such state convention. The fol
lowing remarks will be found in the Federal
Union of the 5th May, 1835.
“Conventions <>f delegates rest on the representative
principle; their decisions aie respected, because they nreihe
(in this instance a majority almost amounting to unanimity) 1 i ?n( ' e
Will he adopted as the choice of the wl
with all baleful dissentions! Let there b
distrusts, or alarms! We hold in scorn ,<•« ,..i U ,r U -- —— — • — —
grins of our opponents. They have failed in their plan TO , -Mississippi; and the Cherokee counties should
CONQUER BY DIVIDING US. The good sense, the ' w . e '^ 1 organized in their military department, and they
disinterested patriotism, the generous virtue of lh ■ Unionists should oa\c a supply of arms at each court-house and used
have defeated their wiley artifices, and prostrated their ; 'olunteer companies,
ambilioiis hopes. The Union patty is safe! Thecountry is j
saf-! Our principles are triumphant! ! CIJEROKEES IX MURRAY.—The cili.
“MARTIN VAN BUREN and RICHARD M. JOHN- zens of Murrav, having entertained strong dis-
SAN, the candidate? lor th" presidency and vice presidency c . - ' . ~ * °
of the Democratic Republican party of the United States, tmst ol the GherOivCe Indians residing in that
ar« now openly, distinctly,decisively, the candidates of the county, deputed a committee of citizens, eon.
Union party of Georgia; and they will receive the electoral i ' \c »■
vote of the State.” SlStmg Ot IV
On the 1st of April, 183G, when thc Colum
bus Herald, the ally of the Recorder, attempt,
ed to kindle fatal dissentions in the Union par
ty, we urged on Union men the duty of sup
porting Mr. Yi”an Buren, because he was the
candidate fairly selected hy ihe chosen represen
tatives of their ow n party, in convention, in Mil-
ledgcville. On this day we made the following
editorial remarks.
“In the early part of t!r> year 1335, it was evident that in
Messrs. M. T. C. Lumpkin, J. Dono-
ho, J. Lymaner, IT. Davis, and J. Edmondson,
to confer with the Cherokoes^ and endeavour to
ascertain whether it was their design to engage
in hostilities against the whites. They were
mot by J. M. Linch, G. Sanders, J. Sanders,
and J. To rga, acting as a committee on tpart
of tiie Cherokees, who declare that, so far as
they are informed, no hostile movement is eon-
tertiplated by the Cherokee people. They state
that there are feelings of coolness between the
the Union party there was some difference of opmion on Treaty party and the Ross party: but express
this most important and pxntmg subject, tin choice of tn n , J *v 1
' ■ “ * a nope that their difficulties wrli be adjusted io
a manner satisfactory to both. Thev suite that
the Creeks who have recently corn'
impetuosity of their march. At n place known as the Bi„
bout, and for her to be hauled to, and anchored Spring, the friendly Indians had halted to get water, nnd
threeandfour hundred friendly Indians under tha far famed j wiil of the people, expressed through their representatives
chief, Jim Boy, 'or Tustennnga Emarthla) and Turktbnt- I ^ peojdecan lie expected to Ibrego their own opinions.and
chic Harjo, which force was soon augmented to five hurt- * l> ac ^ on tho opinions, or to respect ihe authority of the de-
dred bravo warriors by the addition of lh j U facias under visions of a eonver.lion. in which they have not been heard,
their chief Elika iiarjo. j either in person, or by their representatives. If these posi-
Ort the 15ih instant, general Jessup with his forces and | "ons be lru<-. and vve believe their truth will not be ques-
the Indians hefire mentioned, moved forward from colonel I ttoned, th“ Baltimore convention, vve appr-’hend, cannot j
Lon^' 1 '' *- - L
cd to
India
army
llie neighborhood of the hostile camp. The Indians soon
left the army; those with them being unable !o restrain the
candidate whom :hey would support for the presidency. Jt
was apprehended, that if this difference should be confirm
ed through the presidential canvass, the portions of the
party differing in their choice of a candidate, ami contend
ing against each other with those strong feelings which this
great question usually excites, would gradually contract re
ciprocal hatred and resantment; and that a lasting breach
would thus be made in the body ofihe party. Men who
loved Ihe party were alarmed at the danger which threaten
ed its very existence. Bat lh" remedy was obvious. The
Union party has always adhered to the great democratic
principle, that a majority ought to govern, and that the mi
nority ought to at quiesce in the will of the majority. In this
principle the party sought its safety; and it then proved,
and will always be found our sheet anchor. II<c.v was this
principle to be applied? How was the will of the majority
to be ascertained? It at once occurred, that the members
of the party in the different counties might choose delegates,
who could represent them, arid be authorized to act for.
them; and that the delegates thus chosen nnd empowered,
should convene nt some central place. This plan was pro
posed in the Federal Union oftlie 5th of May, 1835; and it
was imm- diatety approved nnd supported by the Union
presses throughout the State. Th« object sought to be
accomplished by this movement was so deairah!-, and the
inode proposed for its accomplishment was so lair and just,
that not a voice was raised in opposition to the plan; an l it
wa* cordially approved by a very large majority of the
party.
.“the subject was kept before ihe people fir several
weeks; and in due time the m>*ml>ers ofihe party chose one
hundred and fifty-four delegates, who assembled m Milledge-
viilp, on lbo 1st of July, 1835, tlf day which had been pro
posed for lh-’ meeting.
“A very large proportion of the delegates had been m -m
tors of the old Clark party. But there are no jealousies
among trne-li“arted Union men, whatever may have been
their former designations; and ibis was a most harmonious
assemblage. Wnh a unanimity that had not been expected,
with hut 'hree dissenting voices, they agreed in their choice
of a candidate for tho presidency; and Mr. Van Buren was
the candidate thus freely, and almost unanimously chosen
by the representatives of the party. Wo affirm, that this
extraordinary’ agreem-mf in opinion was not produced by
any artifice, or management, or effort, or argument, or rln-
queuep. on ihe part of tho friends of Mr. Van Buren. It
was the matured fruit of the calm and deliberate judgment
which the delegates had formed, previous to their arrival at
Milledgeviilc. The nomination of Mr. Van Burcn was the
act, not of a few lenders, hut of the representatives oftlie
party, duly authorized. It was not made on the d icta'ion of
a few men, supposed to he leaders; it was the free and de
liberate choice of the representative* of the party.”
Y\ r e have given iong extracts from former
numbers of the Federal Union, not only to vin
dicate ourselves against the accusations of the
Recorder; hut also because the sentiments which
STAFF OF GEN. SCOTT.—The follow,
ing is a copy’ of an order issued by Major-Gen
eral Scott. The Service w«»«M t><» wluaacoj bv
the assiernment of a more definite nnd personal
we then expressed, are suited to the present cri-j command to that erallant and talented officer,
sis. Tiiose have been our sentiments, expressed j Colonel A. H. KENAN
at various times; and the uniform tenor of our j
mong
them, desire to remain at peace, and to remove
to the West. And they solicit that, in all con
troversies which may arise between the whites
and the Cherokees, the latter rr.av bv dealt
with according to ihe laws of the State, until
ihe time appointed for their removal.
CHEROKEE INDIANS.—The fi.flowing
letter from the Secretary of YY’ar to the Geor.
gia Delegation in Congress, for which, with
many other favors, we are indebted to our wor
thy representative, Mr. Grantland, shows that
the Federal Executive has adopted, and is exe
cuting energetic precautionary measures to pre
serve the lives of our citizens, and to guard the
peace of our Cherokee counties, against the
dangers of savage perfidy and violence:
War Department, June 18/A. 183i5.
Gentlemen—It may he agreeable to yon to know, that
with a view to prevent or suppress any hostilities -lrocrq
the Cherokee Indians, a Brigade of Tennessee Volunteer*,
amounting to from one thousand to twelve hundred men,
one half mounted and the other half infantry, will rendez
vous at Aritens on the 7th July, and proeeed immediately tr.
the Cherokee country Brevet Brigndjer-Genr.nl Modi
has been assigned to the command, and has been authoriz
ed. should eircumsntneea require it, to call for ,an addition
al force, and to tak n a!! m -asures necessary for the suppres
sion of hostilities among those Indians, should any occur,
p.nd fir their immediate removal.
Verv respectfully, vou r obedient servant.
LEWIS CASS.
To the Georgia Delegation in Cony^ss.
WILSON LUMPKIN t*I YYHLLIAM CAR-
ROLL ..ave ooen appointed hy the President
by nnd with the consent of the Senate, to be
Commissioners for settling claims under the se
venteenth article of the treaty with the Cher
okee Indians.
piemen stnc-.i our last ptihii-
c itioi has occurred—il happened on last Thurs
day evening, twin Fort Jones, between a large
body 'it" jU'iii'ins and captain Flewelieu’s com-
puny from Monroe county, and major Stiles’
company from Stewart. YV e have not received
;he details of the fight officially, and therefore
ean only state it as wo have heard- CaplRins
F lewd Ion and Stiles fought the enemy for a
considerable lime, when they found that they
were about to he flanked, and their retreat cut
d!i’ n! the bridge, on a crook between them and
the for?, thereby preventing them from getting
there, it was "deemed advisable to fall back
sloivlv, decoying tiie Indians on from the river
swamp in winch they lay, and from which they
had greitiy the advantage in position towards
the full. Tiie schema suceecdSd, and the In-
dims pursued them up to ti.c fort, when a
general and severe fight was kepi up to thc close
of the evening. At this juncture, general Lowe
and captain Dawson came with their respective
forces to their relief, and the enemy find.—
What the result would have been if this aid had
not arrived, is beyond tiie ken of human kow-
ludge. Tiie killed on the part of the whites,
wasot;i" one min, ?.Ir. James Warren, a gen
tleman formerly sheriff of Pulaski county, a
worth v and estimable ci'izen. The enemy lost
one killed certain, for he was dragged into the
j\>rt and scalped, and they were seen to carry
off others, (which is their custom.) r l lie In
dians succeeded in crossing the river tne next
morning, and have not appeared on our side
since. Thev sent a few of their number to fire
on captain Dawson’s company on board the
Metamora, ns a check, while the main body
crossed higher up.—[Qvle a finesse.]
Bv a gerulerruvTi li-’ho belongs y> fn'orn i M*
in the stream. I then marched out with the
Fauche volunteers—lieutenant Lawhon at the
head of tho detachment of the Independent
artillery company of Columbus. YVo proceed
ed towards the Fort, to aid in its defence, nnd
endeavor to drive off and destroy the enemy.—
On our march, we met general Lowe, and his
mounted men, consisting of two hundred or
more, who had hastened to the aid of Fort Jones.
The Indians hod fled and taken to the swamps,
itnd it being then dark, it was impracticable to
pursue them. General Lowe and his command
returned to Fort Jones, and my command to the
boa*. On our return to the boat, it was dis
covered thfli the twenty barrels of flour, which
had that day been left by the Hyperion, to sup-
klllu'ir poriirs fend upon the oats growing in a field on the
road. It was at this place, that the celebrated hostile chief
Noah Emarthla and his son were taken. There are already
some dozen editions of this affair trumpeted to the public,
nol one of which is altogether true. Whilst resting at this
place thc Indians had strolled off in small parties, and one of
tho half breed interpreters discovered the old chief,passing
in sight of where wc were lying, and decoyed him into
our midst, before lie was aware of the danger he was in.—
He and his son have been sent to Fort Mitchell, whore they
are safely confined for the present.
On tho next day, genera! Jessup, with the array, remained
at Ihe Big .Spring. Tho Indians were impatient; nnd to di-
vertthem, Jim Boy took one Hundred oflito >v«, r i -i3, accom
panied hy myself and three or four olh-'r gentlemen, and
went otn on a scouting party. At 12 o’clock, we were in
Noah Micro's camp, this chief having gone in, and declared
himself friendiv. before the artnv started. This cumn was
ORDERS No. 13.
Ilead-Quurtcrs^Army of the South,
Columbus, Georgia, June 20, 1836.
Colonel A. II. KEN AN lias been appointed rite volunteer
aid-de-camp of the major general commanding this rtrmv.—
in the Union party, only a fraction of w hich will be repre- j f ee jj n g Sj w j|] nol permit US to respect them as TnhMTni'te^Stat™*'4th^''nrtilhnTy, Lilutenant-W. IL
sented in that convention. And the failure of the party to ,
elect delegates has not arisen fromstipineness or negligence, j fair anti
or from a determination to acquiesce in flic choice which ! will just
shall be made by that convention. The Union party ofj . • , . . .. • .
Georgia has not had the time requisite for prudent action on j proper iO pass b\ their accusations, With
this very delicate and important question. We believe that j silent indifference.
a strong majority of the party are now convinced, that a .
regard tor the prineiples which they have maintained with i YVe have received the following letter from
zealous devotion, and signal success,requires them to select 1 infpllirr^nl friend now near tiie scene of
Mr. Van Buren as their candidate for the presidency; yet j an Inte,11 £ em triend, now near Hie scene Ol
they have arrived at this conclusion, gradually, and after 1 war:
anxious deliberation. At the first annunciation of'the name | ColutllbtlS, June 25. 1836.
candid political opponents. The public BETTS, of the United States’ 1st artillery
■ r , , , 4 .- l c. ! Major ANSART, of the United States 3d artillery, u
ffy US, should we ,«t an_V tune hereafter appointed to act ns inspector general.
of Judge While, a strong partiality, for him was felt by
many, perhaps n majority of the party; th ; s number has
been very much reduced l>y his joining the whigs in their
opposition to soma of the most important measures of ihe
administration; and by his alliance with the no Hi fieri, and
his permitting them to use him as the instrument of discord
in the democratic party; and yet he still retains not a few
zealous and influential fripnds in the Union ranks. These
differences of opinion were not to be suppressed, or over-
ply the Tort, were on the Alabama side.^ \\ e
forthwith crossed over with thc boat, (although
very dark,) went ashore, and found that every
barrel had been emptied, and the contents gone.
Whilst the attack on Fort Jones was going on,
I presume another party of the Indians were
taking off the flour. The barrels seemed fo
have been floated across the river.
Early the next morning, I went lo the Fort,
where I found general Lowe, and received from , „ , . . „ . .
him and captain FluclJen ol Monroe, the fol- „dark on the'Indian ' ' '
lowing information.
on the Big Uchee, extending along the sivamp, for two miles i by. a few leading or managing men. We know the
or upwards, and richly stored with all kinds of plunder.— ; Union party well; and wa hove long admired and loved
Here we killed one Euchee, took twelve prisoneers, nnd re- J their sturdy indepeneence of sentiment, although it may
turned to the main army at the Big Spring. The day ltd- sometimes be unfavorable lo unity of action. Their discord-
lowing, the army moved forward towards the Ilatchachub-| ant opinions could bo reconciled, their early conclusions
bieswamp, in search of N'cah Kmarthla's ramp, which we could bn conquered, only by information, and argument,
entered on Saturday evening, “but the bird had flown.”— j and reflection; and lor these, there has not been sufficient
We found it almost “swept and garnished.” Tha Indians | time. In some counties, the Union party was unwilling to
had deserted it about two days belbre, and were lying in the j nsserable for the purpose of electing delegate* for the con-
swamp some half mile off, spying our movements. 1 had vention, lest the choice of a c-andidatp for tho presidency
almost forgotten to say, that on the night before, Opollila
Voholo, with eleven hundred friendly Indians, and some
white gentlemen, joined us. This increased our Indian
f>rco to about sixteen hundred. These were all reposing in
the dl-seried camp of Ncnh Emarthla. The white forces
should be a cause of disseniion among themselves, ln other
counties they were deterred from such assemblages hy the
apprehension, that thrir choice might throw them into op
position toother portions, perhaps to a majority of the Union
part} - . Under this state of things, but a very small propor-
wfite about four miles in our rear, being unable to cross the j lion of tlie* party has chosen delegates to thc Baltimore con-
swampSOrid ravines with the same facility that the Indians i vention; the day appointed for its session, the 20'h of May,
J is near at hand; and a very large proportion ofihe party
a Sunday morning, the Eiielicrs made an will be unrepiescnted in that body. The derision of that
’s ramp: and never before have I seen j assembly will have a limited inflitenee, and may operate as
so grand: nnd but for the whistling of ! a recommendation of the candidate whom it may select; but
or heard any thing
diatts wore extending their flanks, and encleav
orinn to intercept them at tiie bridge on Lump
kin’* Mill creek:—before the retreat-was order-1
e<l, captain FluelJen received a slight wound in I b!e Hopkins Ilo’sey, ot the house oi represen
ts Jeg. Two of his company, major Morgan j tatives, has been compelled to return home in
; rp,l Mr Wjtrd. were severely wounded. Ma- j consequence of <hc. mdisrBsition of his wife.”
diatts, were encamped on yesterday near the Ilatchachubhje 1 despondence, or discouragement to the lovers of the
So much for whati have seen and known of the Creek war i Union. The rem-dv is easy, simple, safe, and we be-
r _, io.u ,,*ni , ‘ | lieve certain—A CONVENTION OF THE UNION PAU-
iiie Cxtobc ol tl tc loth says— 1 he Itonora- TY OF TIIE STA BE. That party has constantly vindi
cated, what Air. Jeffuson declared to be the fundamental
principle of republics, the right of a majority to deride—in
opposition to theCalh'Min doctrine, that a minority has a
right to control a majority. If they shall he fully and fairly
Dear Colonel—I consider tiie Indian war
ar. attend. Jim Ilenrv is the only hostile chief
out, and they captured one hundred of his party
yesterday, and gave him a hard race. Ho
escaped, though I hope they will hunt him up
today, as general Scott -nd ids army will guard
all the passes on the Chattahoochee, while
genera! Jessup and his forces will surround him.
He can’t e;ude them, their forces arc so judi
ciously posted. Old Ne-ah Mathla, the ancient
warrior, is in irons, which annoys him greatly,
as he is anxious to be despatched, and wishes to
know what they are keeping him for. Indeed
there is something in the character of this man
that inspires singular emotions. The contempt
with which he treats every thing around him,
and his perfect disregard of death display a
appointed to act ns inspector general.
Any order*, whether ora! or in writing, which tnav he
pommnnirated bv cither of those officers in the name, or hy
the authority of the commanding general, will he obeyed as
if they were given hy him in person, or under his own signa
ture.
Dr. DAWSON, tho senior surgeon of the United States'
army, is appointed mcdie-il direr!or to this nrrav lie will
have the general control over all hospitals, and the distri
bution of duty among the surgeons, assistant surgeons and
surgeons’ mates of this army, as well rs th" distribution,
among the /nodical officers, of medicines nnd hospital stores.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
..’ashington May 26, 1836.
Shouid major-general Scott and brigadier-c n"ral Clinch
not continue on duty in Florida, governor Call, under in
structions from thp War Department, is. in such event,
authorized io lake command of the regular troops of thn
degree of firmness and courage I cannot hut ad- • United Stales, and of the militia serving in Florida. The
mire. As to his own fate, he is quite indifferent; ?^rs of the governor of Florida w,ll be obeyed accord, ng-
THE WAR IN FLORIDA.—It is reported
that the president was unwilling to receive the
resignation of general Clinch, and tear thtsoffi
cer has resumed the command in Florida. In
ihe event of the withdrawal of general Clinch
from thc service, the following order assigns to
governor Call the direction ofihe military opera-
lions in that territory, general Scott being CD-
gaged in conducting the Creek war.
GENFUAL ORDERS. No. 34,
Adjutant General’s Office,
Was?'
but for his son, a youth of seventeen or eighteen,
he pleads most earnestly, and says, though a
boy now, ho will make a man and a warrior!
Old Ne-ah Micco nnd a part of his men have
come in. There are now at Fort Mitchell, I pre
sume, between twelve and fifteen hundred friend
Iv Indians, and they are constantly coming in,
besides six or eigiit hundred hostiles. Our
governor, by making this his head quarters, and
by his indefaligableexertions, has afforded every
possible facility to the army, all the supplies of
which were brought from a distance and re
quired promptitude and energy. My only re
gret is, that general Scott will not be afforded
an opportunity of removing those prejudices
ly; and his requisitions on the several departments of the
general staff, will be promptly complied with. By order,
R. JONES, adjutant-general-
OSCEOLA.—It is reported that, in a per
sonal encounter between Osceola and a young
Indian named He pa-to-pha, the celebrated chict
received a mortal wound from a hatchet, in the
left side, near the heart; and that he instantly ex
pired. The truth of this report is very doubtiul-
ADJOURN MENT OF CONGRESS.—The
two branches have concurred in a resolution to
adjourn on the 4th of July.
The bill to alter the time for the commence
ment of thc sessions of congress, and to fix the
adjournment nt a pnrticujar time in every