The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-08
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r;lIifoers to repair the Greek nation to den;snd
OF the rdlaiS epropsrty, or reiitution FOR IT, which,
they nave ard f-ept times taken from TIE citizens
OF this lase, S hch they have By dierent treaties
it:Pull;ea ihould be returned The. As,e gentlemen
who fupernended the running of tbe line beSweethe
itate and that pato, were feetted for CHS ur po:e
becauie, it deemed mpolitic change Tor bthers
thoie who had, in the recent fetemert of baiinefs
with the Indians, acquired iome acquaintance with
then and perhaps gained their confidence. an, ;or-
ry to De obliged to inform you, that the relul5- Of
his nliihon was unicceful copy Of my ietter of
intruetiols TO the commoners, and AZ extract isoni
the'r journal, are ;sarked No, 4The Ian n,ento1ed
documents WI prove to you, that the eSerticcs OF
the commliiioners were wanting, ee acconpr,i
the ob;et for whic!,they yiEled the Indians Il, h a
way as~ouid have been conforn,abe TO exit;ng tie
ties wan Them aid satisfactory 70 shote of'ous ttze
mott ,tereRed.
AT a neeting afrIe Creek Indians of Toucabatehee.
in July iait the general government through INC agent
OF indian ai.arS, again urged them 10 C e 10 the ui-
Ted States much OF their territory as vcula
make the .Ocnugee our boundary. The pacsct No
8, Contains . copy OF letter f.onl Col Ha0 kins,
wherein he it7tes that meaiures are in trlia d,
which ne Is Induced to fnppoie that before The tern
ration of the year. that deGrabs obeat viii b sccoa-
plifhed. 80
Connlinioers have been apponte6, as tiireSfed nv
de reic.non of the e5inatGre, pa- gne III. extra
tion' for designating ard laying o., thc raad h,m
800 "a iciIltIiGcs (tGTCSee
70 this fate. The gentlemen fee Gled fo hs bufne!s
ir" Wham Barnett, Roderc Eariy and i5uckuer lar
rS. iquires. hattcred ruyelft that iliou have Lad
IN 10Y power TO INFORM YOU that the road was def
y complete, but very littie has Vet been done Tie
copies Of letters marked No. g. VIII inform YOU what
progreis has been made, and how much of the road She
tate viii have TO ops
A. four new cop ave been laid off in our late
aefurea tetntS zion of he Judiciary iyi-
se'n may be props 0u proceed to theeleGi-
on which rluie take tfon or ir,,,,as r.
superior CourSS' Ii or icttled and orga-
n!zed, courts ::.=jy ~ iii5ita = agreeable "a
the contributions
The time for eleGting t,c I ates of the
union, is near AZ hand feel D. III
that your choice of electors will Be
general confidence, that their VOTES v
The luxurious character preiidng o. he
CHS % the nation from whole wife republican a,iIn-
tration we have derived great bleIings a, a peop.
and Tor perfon as -Preident who IN The cverr
oil the death refsnation of the PRECEDENT, will pl
Tue the iyie1n of his predeceor. 1t affords me fsfi
iact'on 10 announce to you, that the amendment mo-
poltd at the lat FELTON, OF congres be added 20 the
contribution OF the United States reipeang the ee a-
ON OF FreiIdent and Vice PRECEDENT has been b
three-fourths Of TIE REFLECTIVE fate Legislatures
On the third OF March next, the tine for which one
Ats ienators IN congreis was elected, will sypire--
therefore, of fenator, NUT al.p eectpy
you- attention.
SlSSi'on ialey ncd IN this itate tor
VeS IN congreis has brought to my view the defets
IN our election lava rewritten of which me-
eiientialy requiiite. Returns from all the counties
!e.dom reach the feat of governments The time allow
so Tor tranimting them, too ihort ESPECIALLY as the
perions elected do not immediately take their Ceats
ne lame 'Ime however, ought 90 be given for
making the returns of any election to fill vacancy as
Is allowed for biennial eettor.s-A vacancy r1;gbr
happen during the felton, Of congres and when The
PEeence OF our representative wouid be neceary ae
iuch period the votes ihoud be fol ,yarded with all
poiIbie dipatch.
nave been informed that it is culomary at the cleo
tons, III Tome Of the Counties for the ulces of The
peace and the inferior courts to alternate in pre(d
by which MEANS before the polls are cloled perbans
every Juitice III the county may have for part of tn.
day, rintendedWhere this is the cafe how Is -
polbie Tor three OF them, who in all probability ne
yer attended until the votes be counted OUT
to certify that tine In OF votes kept is corre5 one or
that the election has been conducted aoreeabl 70 If
beg leave therefore, to iuggeh, whether heie defes
would not be remedied by making it the duty of the
three preiidiug magistrates who opened the poll. 20
prehde until the votes were counted OUT giving them
an adequate compensation for their iervices and ini
ing penalty them for failing to fend the ret,,r, Of
the election by che time allowed and made out in
the manner preicribed by law, and whether 1t would
not be proper to allow greater interval between c
ing and clofing of the poll
AT the lat Superior in Jackion county a man
ny the name OF Chattcn ID. ScrCggn convicted Of
murder as principal in the fccond degree, and fen
fenced accordingly to be hanged but in confequence
OF aPedtons in his favor thought proper to relpite
the execution of the ienteHce, til the 18th of Deem
Der next. Ii VIII now be with you to fay whether
the ientence ihall be carried into effect Copies of
the documents which Induced to grant the refpite
are marked No. 7.
A itatement of the warrants which have hem
drawn on the treaurer during the political year 1904
will be found marked no. 8, and iH of Executive
appointments which need Legislative interference
have very lately reserved information, which
though not official, may be relied on that the agent
the war department in the Cherokee nation, has OBJ
tanned ce6on of the land from the Indians Of thstns
ton, which will all the fettlements tbat were
made on north wenern frontier, previous to TN.
running OF the line, between aud tole Indians in the
year l79S, commonly called Waifords lettcment.
beg leave to iuggeh whether would not be proper,
nte event OF this treaty. being ratified bv the Senate
Of the United States, and confirmed by the PreGdru,
to provide by law for adding thoe fetiemen 60 the
adjoining counties, franklin and Ieacrfon.
JOHN NLLRDGE.
Stat. Hoge, LopilyiYe, 5fb W9v. 1904
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