Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-30


Tue Indian Agent Col. Crowc in reply TO report
made by the commissioners of that State, in which his
character was wanonly assaed and the course he had
pursued severely censured gives the following sketch
oil the gentlemen who composed that commission.
The Commission appointed TO aid Gen. Gaines. and
to take all the trouble and all my little abonr off M,
hands consisted OF the following gentlemen who sLa
take the liberty of presenting 10 the pnbl;c in nr,
manner; viz. Colonies Seaborp Jones Warren Ionr5p
Nm III. Torrance, and Wm w Williamson (,o,n,,,s
soners' captain j. s. Thomas, and Captain VIM
Bowen, as 'Niarshals;n and Mr. Keenan, the Clerk nj
the Commission. ~
Colonei oeaoorn Jones, who is the Abide Camn of
his EXceency the Governor of Georri, is alro.,
SHOWN 10 the public as the gentleman who rave cor
OF certain remarks alleged to have been made nv
Hr. Writ which remarks, however, appear (untort,;
ha'ey ior the veracty of the Coonel never to have
oeen uttered He is considered as general .cer,i6
cate-man," who, in the absence of other test;mon,
VIII Always De ready to give his certificate or make
report whenever the interests of the political party IN
woch ne is attached are in jeopardy This gentleman has
oeen publicly accused with sundry acts which arc NOT ~
culaed to establish for him high character or
or honour lie has been accused of having purchased
Jul private, improper manner, certain personal nro
perry OF man in distress, which was liable o exec
IONS hed ny himself as an attorney, and that way
apPropratng to himself property which, should have
been held to the of his clients He has been ,,,
Viced OF having taken double fee in the same interes;
In dispute, one of each party. He has been accused f
obtaining the control of execution on false preten
ces, and attempting, knowingly, to recover debt b,c.
Tor his own use. He has been charged with all ,hie
professional treacheryn by fellow mcnbes of the bar
gentleman OF property and high Standing and has
ue'eI sihocated his character in proper manner from
IT,. Inc belief IN their truth, at his hone (Miiledge-
VILE is great, that he was rejected bv the neo nc
a candidate for the Legislature
toi. W. w. Williamson stands convicted lin the owl
ueuce Thch accompanies my report TO the Govern
ment by the testimony of numerous witnesses of heipo
an active instrument in the hands of the
who made the late treaty, attempting 10 brbn
persons 10 betray their duty and honour He * shown
10 have offered bride of 5000 dollars TO the Unitei
states Interpreters whose character he has since en-
TO destroy 10 prevent exposure of his
corruption lie shown by the evidence to have een
paid thousand dollars for his services and TO have re-
ceived twenty-five thirty thousand dollars of he
United States funds placed III the hands of the Commits
sioners who made the treaty, and have been enpaped
WIN mat money ever since, in specializing on negroes
as common negro trader Such the opinion of This
mans character, where he resided and was host nov
that the Grand Jury of Fwigg's County Superior Court
IN March ter 1922, discredited his affidavit and ,ro
nonnced The bill which he attempted to sustain by the
affidavit, 'No BILL" malicious prosecution snh;oin
the alfidavits of John Winsletf Lemnel r Nich1IIs
anu j. H. Campbell to show the character ha bills and
temper OF this Que of the Commissioners.
Col w. H. Torrance. This gentleman has been
convicted, within about year, by sentence of the
OF disgreceful SANDER and considerable fine ;nonos
co oy Inc sentence of the Court punishment.
Col. Warren Jourdon. This gentleman has been ac
cused before the public of having screened notorous
smuggler, who had been eng aged during the late war
IN smuggling large quantity of blankets into Gsore,a
from Amelia Island: The accusation, which was made
oy MS neighbour, man OF high standing in society
has never been repealed; and so far sustained be
ms fellow citizens, TO him 10 he rejected as
candidate for the Legislature. regret that the attack
OF this gentleman myselfhas compelled me in show
ing their want OF character and credit, to allude TO
circumstance the mention of which, understand gives
nun as Inuch nneasiness, as did the mention 10 Saucho
rama OF his blanketlng at the tavern.
Captains Bowen and Thomas, the two Marshals. are
already known to the public By reference TO the re
port OF Mr. Writ, made in 1922 to the President of
Inc United States, IN the case of General ID. b. Nit
chel the former Indian Agent for the Creek nation
lWho was convicted OF having struggled between one
and two hundred African negroes INTO the Indian ma
ton from Amelia Island will be SEEN fiat these two
gentlemen who were bis deputies in office were the
instruments of General Mitchell in introducing those
negroes INTO the nation. 1t will be there seen that
Captains Bowen and Thomas the persons by whom
the negroes obtained and carried into fhe Indian
nation. General Mitchell was dismissed on thai re-
port from Office; and Captains Bowen and Thomas com
PEELED TO leave the nation. Capt. Thomas is now iiy
ing or connected In business with General Mitchell f.,
whom he Is related; and Captain Bowen has been
shown, by the exposures of the Assistant Indian AGENT
Captain Iiiplett, TO have been of late epeaqed m f
forts to counterfeit the measures of General Gaines in
the Creek nation. 1t Bowen who wrote the cor
respondence signed with the name of General Min
tosh, TO the Governor of Georgia relatnr to ncrns
SION to make survey of the lands acquired by The late
treaty.
Mr.. kenan, the Secretary of the Board of Commits
soners, SO Iar as observed learned any thing of his
character or conduct young gentleman of capacity
and merit who the same time that he DISCHARGED his
duty to the Board and the State of Georgia condnced
himself as gentleman towards all those who had occa
sion to have any intercourse with him.
Commercially ulportaHt-A Santiago paper of the
10Th August, lying before u.s. contains an order of
the Custom House signed Bournan exenpting from
the new duty imposed tobacco by the royal odon-
nance of the 24th March, all that was bought and held
Tor expectation before the Goth Juy and private let
ter from merchant there states that sit is nearly GER
tam that owing to the pressing remonsrances othe
chants OF Havana and st. Jago the duties upon
tobacco will not be leyied."--[N ~. T. Amer.
War an itrtcd.-SaDguiuary and bloody contests
often occur among the hostile tribes of Africa waged
frequently from no other motive than to make captyes
which the victorious party sell to the slave traders an