Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-04

now no more, who once filed the Execu
! I'VE Char Of Georgia, and w.so, having
been agent OF Indian affairs in that quar-
Ter, had the best opportunity of Judging
OF the origin of this war, deliberately pro.
nounced it as his opinion that the Indians
were no, III fault. Mr.. &. said. that he
was lar from attributins to Gen. Jackson
any other than the very slight degree oil
blame which attached 10 him as the ne-
Sotiator of the treat ~ Of Fort Jackson, and
which would be shared By those who sub
sequenuy ratified and sanctioned that
treaty. But If there were even Il doubt
as 10 the origin of the war, whether we
were censurable or the Indians, thai
doubt would serve 10 increase our regret
al any distressing incidents which may
have occurred, and 10 mitigate, in some
degree, The crimes which we iinpule TO the
other side. He knew, he said, In I when
Senerai jackson was summoned 10 the
helu, itwas too laie 10 hesiiaie---lhe fatal
Dlow had been struck in the destruction
OF Fowl Town, and the dreadful MASSACRE
OF Lieut.. Scott and his detachment and
The only duty which remained 10 him
was 10 terminate the unhappy contest.
HE FIRST circumstance which, in The
course of his performing that duty, fixed
with regret. Ii was the execution of the
Indian chiefs. How, he asked, did they
come into our possession Was il in the
course of fair and honorable war ! No
but by means Of Exceptionally hosting
foreign colors OH The staff from which the
stars and stripes should alone have float
ed. thus ensnared, The Indians were
taken on shore, and without ceremony
and without delay, were hung. Hang
all INDIAN! We, sir, who are civilized, and
can comprehend and feel The effect of
moral causes and considerations, attach
iSnonilDy 10 that mode of death. Aud
the gallant, and refined, and high minded
man, seeks, by all possible means, TO a.
vold 1t. But, what cares an Indian whe-
ther you hang or shoot him The mo-
ment he is captured, he is considered by
his tribe as disgraced, if not lost. They,
too, are Indifferent about The manner in
which he is despatched. But, Mr.. C..
said, he regarded the occurrence with
grief, for other and higher considerations.
II was the FIRST instance that he knew of,
IN The annals Of our country, in which re-
laliaiIon, by executing Indian captives,
had ever been deliberately praciised.
ihere may have been exceptions, but ii
there were, they met with contempora
neous condemnation, and have been re-
pretended BY the just pen of impartial
history. The gentleman from Massachu-
srits may tell me, if he pleascs. what he
pleases about The tomahawk and scalping
knife-about Indian enormities, and TO
reign miscreanis and inccmdiaries. l.,
100, hate them ; from my very soul, a.
dominate them. But, love my country
and lis constitution love liberty and
safety; and fear military despotism more
even than hate these monsters. The
gentleman, in The course of his remarks,
alluded TO the state from which have
The honor 10 come. Little, sir, does he
know OF the high and maguanimous SEN
iimcnfs OF the people OF that state, if he
supposes they will approve OF The trans
action 10 which he referred. Brave and
generous, humanity and clemency towards
fallen foe constitute ore of their nobiest
characteristics. Amidst all the struggles
Tor that fair land between The natives and
the present inhabitants, Mr.. c. said, lie
deflcd The gentleman To point out one i'll
stance In which a Kentu khan had stan-
ed his hand by. nothing but his high
sense of the distinguished services and
exalted merits Of Gen. Jackson prevent
Ell his using a different term . the ex-
ecuiIon OF an unarmed and PROSTATE
captive. Yes, said Mr.. G.. there was one
solitary exception, in which man, eli :
ragged al beliolding an Indian prisoner,
who had been celebrated for his enormi
ties, and who had destroyed some Of his
kindred, plunged his sword into his bo
som. The wicked deed was considered
as an abominable outrage when il occur
red, anddke name OF the man has been
people Killed orr people first; the Indians
men took satisfaction. There are yet thrc e
men that the red people have never taken SD.
tsfactiou TOR. Youhdve wrote that there we're
houses bnrui bnt we know of no such thing
being done the truth in such cases ought to
De 'oIl. hut Tins appears otherwise. On that
side of the river the w bite people have Killed
hve Indians /; but there Is nothing said about
lhdt: and all that the Indians have done is
brought NJ. al Tie mischief that Ms Tdite peo-
PIE hare done, ought to be told to their hcdd mum.
W hen there Is any thing done, YOU write ions (;
but never write TO yOGr head man what the
white people do. When the red people send
talks, OF write, they always sent The truth.
You have sent to us for your horses, and we
sent all that we could find bu; there were
some dead. Itappears that all the mischief Is
ldId OH this town but all the nlSchi eli thai has
been done Us this town is Two horses /; one of
them is d. al, aud Tie other Was sent back
1be cdttle that we are accused of taking were
cattle that the UhHe people tOod from US. Our
young men sent and brought them back with
the same marksand brands. 1heTe were some
Ut our young men ont hunting and thew were
killed others went 20 take satisfaction, aud
the kettle Ut one of the meutiat was killed was
found IN the house where the woman and two
children we're killed; and theysuppUsedi IT had
been her husband who had killed the Indians.
and took their satisfaction there. We are
accused Of killing up Americans, and so on -
hat since the word was sent to us that peace
was made, we stay steady al home. and NEEDLE
nth no person. You have sent to us respecting
the black people on the Suwauy river; We have
s'oilIing to do with them. They were pnttiefe
by the English aud TO them You ought to ap.
ply Tor any thing about them. We DO not wish
Our country dcsOIaieL By an armY passing throI