Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-24
DOMESTIC.
LFRoM THE NASHVILLE ExAMINER.l
PUBLIC VOICE.
NASHVILLE, June 9

NASHVILLE, June u.
Alta meeting of the citizens of Nashville
and its vicinity, and several inhabitants of
the adjoining counties, this day holden at
the court house, to take into consideration
certain public grievances under which it is
conceived the people of this state labor
James Fentress, Esq. of Montgomery
county, late speaker of the house of rep
resentatives of this state, was called to the
chair, & Henry Crabb appointed secretary.
Whereupon,
Mr.. Whitesidc rose, and concisely stated
what he conceived to be the object of those
who had brought about the present meet
ing. He said that it had been tho't expedi-
ent for the people of this state. and partic-
ularly the western part of it, to express
their sentiments on certain measures lately
pursued by those branches OF the general
government which constitute the treaty
making power-Measures, which, with
what intention, or by whose Instrumental
ty soever had been adopted, had certainly
Rost injurious operation on the Interests of
this section OF the country. He alluded to
the treaty lately made with the Cherokee
Indians, by which considerable tract of
Country, acquired by the gallant eXertions
OF the Tennessee troops from the Creeks,
had been causelessly coded to the former
tribe. This territory was, III commercial
and political point of view, of the first i'm
portance to this state &c. Another object
of calling this meeting was to express the
decided disaPprobation which Tennessee
feels for the conduct of these officers of
government by whose neglect Of duty the
troops that served during the late war, and
those persons who have demands on the
quarter-mastsr's department, have been
so long deprived of their pay. He thought
it advisable TO pursue a spirited remon-
STRANGE to the proper department of the
government, that these grievances might
be redressed.
MIR. Humphreys then made some remarks
coincidIng with the sentiments expressed by
Mr.. Whiteside. He declared his dissatis-
faction with the utter disregard of western
Interest, manifested by those who had been
instrumental in the formation of the treaty
alluded to. Mr.. Humphreys was for pre-
senting remonstrsnce, hrm,yst respectful,
to the President himself.
Mr.. Darby next addressed the meeting
at considerable length. He enlarged upon
the improperly of ceding to the Cherokees
that territory which had been won of AN
enemy by the toll and blood of our gallant
soldiers. For the cesson of territory con-
tanned in this treaty, he blamed Mr.. Craw-
ford, the present head of the War Depart
ment. Aud, from the state in which that
gentleman had resided, Che being citizen
OF Georgia. and from his acknowledged
talents, Mr.. Darby was constrained TO be-
lieve that Mr.. Secretary had erred inten-
tionally .-Heahough the sena-
tors and representatives in Congress from
this state were chargcable with an eyre
gious dereliction of duty for falling to raise
their voice against this measure. Indeed,
he considered the treaty unconstitutional,
and of Course void-for, IL the President
aud Senate had power to cede one square
foot of territory, they had power to cede
away the whole y. S. lie also decidedly
condemned the head the war department
tor failing to take eifsctual steps for the sa
tisfactIon of the quarter. masters claims.
This gentleman had been aiming at the
Presidency, but he would not please him
for President. He would prefer any other
man of integrity to him.
MIR. Trimble next rose. He agreed with
Mr. Darby II believing the treaty to be I'M
constitutional. The treaty-making power
had no authority to ccde away any part of
the territory of the u. S. He thought It
the interest and duty of the people TO make
an energetic remonstrance against this
measure. There was an additional reason
why this course was proper. A number of
settlers were, doubtless, already on the land
which had been so improperly coded, and
a representation of the general opinion of
the people Of this state to the President
! would have the eject To r~evar. ar,, s4on,