Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-10-19

the year 1919, when the last Treaty with that
iibc of Indians was made it was found inpossi-
lie To do any thing with the Colbert family. VINO |
ulcd the nation, without n doceur; and as they |
we're very wealthy an ordinary sum conld have
10, effect The commissioners had not been
urnished with the means of satisfying the cupi-
1ty of hjs family in order therefore to obviatc
that difficulty it occurred to General Jackson
that they be reached through the means of Col
berts reservation on the river, without the Go
vcrnment actually sustaining any loss. Tins
scheme made known 10 Governor Shelby,
who gave it his decided appreciation. Colbert
had been Crampcd in las reservation OF 1916.
that he found it of little value to him, although It
might be ma,ic worth great deal 10 the Gov
ernment. Thus situated, the General had no
doubt hut that he would be quite ,rH!ing To eX-
change IT for 1000 in money, or mcrctan-
dize, which To them was preferable. .1ccording-
ly twas proposed by the Commissioners through
Mr.. Lewis to purchase his reservation for twcn-
ty thousand Dollars. Colbert as the General
had calculated, was wiling to taic it but he
was given 10 understand, at the same time, that
the purchase could not be made unless the ma
ton would ccdc to them the commissioners the
tri>t of Country required by the Government
This had the desired effect, and this ll-power-
full and influential family sctthemselves oworlS,
III good earnest, to pervai ON the nation to cede
the required Territory. Without the purchase
III
saying, the Treaty could not have been made !:
And tue reservation of the Salt Lick, referred
to above, was insisted on, by the same Chiefs, rs
one of the means of bringing over the nation TO
the terms proposed by the United States. They
knew the nation had set a high value on the
Lick, and they told Mr. Lewis that if rescrva-
ton OF that was made, they might possibly agree
to let the land go, Ho'H could be ike diu.einy
their eye teeth from them.
Tins was the way the Treaty was effected am!
without any intention ON the part of the Corninis-
soners, to benefit private individuals at lie ex-
pense of the Government. The United States
took the Reservation that was purchased, and,
instead of losing any thing, actually made more
by it.
The fact is, Gen. Jackson considered this
treaty of So much Importance, in a po,i;ica,
POINT of view. that nc vas determined no !,'ifiao
considerations should break il OF. The ian,is
contemplated TO be purchased, lay along the
mississippi river for nSaelv $50 milcs-it was
rich and productive, capable ofsustainin@ a no
puiation OF between three & four hundred thou
sa I'd sous. In addition to Ibis, it would enable
It .nncssec ana Kentucky to extend their settle
IN as west, TO the banks of the Mississippi.
wich would give strength and security. in time
81 danger, 10 the lower country. Indeed the
General thinks ii is the interest, and ought to be
the policy oi the general government 10 have as
dense population along the banks of the Mis-
sIssipDi, for at least thousand miles above its
mouth, as possible, rs the defence of Orleans. &
the country below, must in great degree. de-
pend on the population above.
Conclusion of the Tennessee letter.
j have been more tedious in explanation o!
ms subject Than, perhaps, was necessary; but as
IL has been source of much abuse and sa.,ler
both to General jackson and Mr.. Eaton. / csn-
ciuued TO lay the whole circumstances before
you, that You might be enabled 20 Judge wit.
n of W L
ton's) feelings towards Mr.. Eaton from his IN
that he and MIR. l.. arc bro,hcrs-in-
law; and according t'io our friend Mr.. Edtca,ns
no secrets among Tct0tionS."
He means by this, that Eaton being in tie
Senate, saw the difficulty of having the said
CMckasaw Treaty ratified in consequence of
the Lease Mr.. Lewis bad on t,c reservation.
and also that it was considered doubtful whether
my Lease was worth any thing, in consequence
Of having been obtained before the Treaty. wa,
ratified, and gave him information of il by LET |
Icr This, he thinks, accounts for Mr. Currin |
ana hlr Lewis having got Il confirmation of the. |
ease one day after the ratification, though at a
distance of one thousand mites, by the means OF |
all agent, DoneHn.
All tl'is IS as infamous n falschood as ever was
uttered by man, and dcclere most socrnnI,
that Mr. Eaton never wrote Mr. Lewis The
scrape OF pen upon that subject. and the onI,
letter he ever received i'll relation TO that bust
ness was from Mr.. Claiborne, a member of tlc.
other tionse,-who informed him that lie had re
qhestcd flr. Eaton TO write 10 Mr.. l.. but dat he
told hi'n ic woaid not. The truth is, Mr. Lew
=, having some doubts rs 10 the validity OF his
Lease, III consequence OF having taken Il before
the treaty was ratified, he consulted viii, Mr.
w iiitesde, one Of Our most distinguished Lax
ycrs, who advised him, as thcre was some doub,
about II, 10 send on t0 tI:c Nation and oct q con-
IrD1ation o! II: which nc dr, and the date of the
'onilrmatory agreement was one dav after the
'atilication of thc Treaty as stated by Benton.
TINS SANDER, against tlic General and Mr.. Ia
on, was first got mp by John Williams, and has
1een reiterated by his m;nons ever siiicc. Th,
acts as detailed above h5,o,c are correct. for
was present.
Page 30, Mr.. Benton says, five or six wears
ago while colonel Cannon was addressing a
large collection OF people, as candidate for
congress, General jackson interrupted hin i'm
the midst Of his speech by '.cGsescing this is fire
tanned internal lies you have told and can
prove you guilty Of them.r / was not IN Nash
vile when this affair took place but not having
confidence IN The correctness of this statement
from my knowledge of Gen. J. enunircd of Mr..
! 'aibornc, who was the opposing candidate. if he
ad any recollection OF it. He told me tc had and
that he was sitting by the side of Colonel Can +
non at the tIInc, and SAYS the expressions aItTi-
onted to General Jackson are untrue Tbi,
alteration between the General and colonel !,
annoh, was III consequence OF the laficr's not |
opposing IN Congress. the appropriation Of o.
DO dollars allowed the (hcrollCes, in treaty !
made with them in 1916, under the direction oil
WIN. ~. Crawford, who was, nj that Time. u,r