Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-25
THE LOT OF THOUSANDS.
tlom The National Intelliscuorr.l
GEORGIA AND THE GREEKS.

lttow The National Intelis cucfrl
GEORGIA AND THE GREEKS.
New YORK, Oct. 10, 1925
llessrs. GALES s SEAToN:
Gentlemen: Observing in your paper few
weeks siace, an article signed =" Ista Hadki'' in
which an essay published in the New York Revie-v
was deliberately criticised, and the author accused
OF inaccuracy, l am induced 10 request of YOU a
republication oil the reply TO Ista Eadl<i, and also
republication OF an essay signed' Oglcthorpe,''
W! D --sserts what Is,a Hadki had denied, and re-
tiers 10 documents to prove his statements do
not think 1t necessary for my reputation for accura-
cy TO enter into detailed refutaion of that authors
assertion; but Ii Is due TO the of truth and TO
your readers that the corrections OF his errors
Should appear in the same journal in which the er-
Tors were circulated, and Ogethorpe has ex-
posed his mistakes by plain relation of facts, |
sehd II 10 you with request for its republication
am, respectfully,
me -f"thor IF the Reoiei0 of The Controversy
6eftoeen Georgia and the CreefS.
FROM THE NEW YORK REVIEW
Georgia ami tie CTeckS-When " e made an
exposition OF The dispute between these parties, in
our August number, we felt if we were entering
iato an intefmlnable controversy. The magnitude
O! me SUBJECT matter in dispute, and the political
and personal interests which the conuivers of this
business had involved in its result were so great
as 20 convince us that we were provoking con-
.est WITH party ready TO take advantage of the
Feast mistake, and determined not to Weld conyic-
ZION 10 arguments or testimony. IL was scarcely,
however, TO be expected, that in a grave and mo-
mentous question, affecting the character of the
county and the fate of an Indian tribe dependent
Upon oar faith for protection; the advocates of
tfeorSla, Cor rather of the TIoup party,) would
have sought refuge from the weight of fact and
we iorce oil argument, IN petty bubbles about the
meaning oil words, In CRITICISMS upon style, and cor
Fee'iohs oil uninporant er'ors But, 10 our sur
prise, after seven weeks delay, lin which our for
mer article on this subject obtained an extensi.s
circulation, due rather TO the importance of ,h.
question than to any merit ih the essay we meet
win an elaborate answer In the National In,eUi-
Setcer, highly recommended by it's Editors under
u'e signature OF Ists Hadki,' in which the true
question Is put aside, and the efforts of the writer
confined 10 discFeoIt the iamateriaL statements of
me au' nor Of the Review; whom he accuses :. of
Ihaccnracy, calunny, ignorance, nnnieliicible i.r
son, Jolly, impuAeuce, Elsehood and malIp,,ity ,,
! 0 these courteous epithe's, we do not mean IN
make INC slightest reply; but taking it for granted
.iat lhis Is Inc ofdiaary parapherna in which Ista
'''uA' CONVEYS MS meaning, we shall proceed TO
SoF.ect some . ltGlat statements with which This
Eeh"c 4lldei has favored The readers Of the In
lsilBcAcef. rms dlrectnesS Of epthet is a necu-
laFity OF the Georgian school of diplomacy: and
we are glad that the defence of such a cause -
c!o'hei Ia such appropriate language. In confininp
ourselves, move. er TO the examination of sucb
statements as materially affect the point in i.ne
10 io' i"'eha' 90 assent to the ecness ofeven
ne MiW"ftTtGI assertions Of Hndki. They must
iepend upon the evidence and documents to ,vbi.I
'he pubic mas been referred; and when the authori
lies oil H'd.i are compared with his statements it
WI be matter o! astonishment that his assertions
were so positive, or that being made any reference
was gwen TO subs aniIate them For instance he
accuses The author Of the Review of alsebood ;,
u. asserting IN" the treaty was s1nonedby the Sen
"'e on 'he 1a OF March, and refers TO the prorla-
%"'oh oi lne resident which says, according TO
l"uAl' " whereas, lie Senate, by resolution of |
me ~ OF March advised If reference sboulJ no
had TO that proclamation, which can be found i, |
INC National l"tehsencer of March II,h. and aIsa
at the end oil tie laws OF the 2d session Isth ON
es', 1t will there appear that the words are as fol-
iows:" in pursuance Of the advice and consent of
ihe Senate, as expressed by iheir resolution of the
III inst"
Again; he asserts it to be false. "Tbat tho a.
'ioriues otsIeoreia coatcnd that the fee simple of
the Indian land was ed in the state by the exc
cliioh OF tie agteement of 1902" And vet Go
"fnor iroap, in IN official letter 10 the Secre,arv
q. War, OF he d'+e OF February 2Sth, 1922 saws.
lh't, " from the day OF the signature of the articles
o' agreement and cession, this word (viz the now
ar o. re.usa) ceased 10 be available 10 the Indi,rs
-or any permanent interest Of their own g. OnI
'hat d,lY the fee simple PaSSed flom the rightfii
1yOpJictDTs 10 Geyygin."
Tie moreover insinuates that the assertion that
"e treaty OF Sal was made With the whole Greet
A''on' including the hostAe party was unfonnd-
-"; Nhen NE Sih article Oi that treatyt declares,
~ that permanent peace shall ensue from flia
he' be'ween tie Creek Notion and the GJni,eJ
a.tes." Ii this treaty had been made ,,,,b ,ts
''-''diy C'efk' dt'nc, it could scarcely have been
3ce's'Ty 10 nave inserted an article declaring a
itscc between the p rites lor the future
A7 Iilils fairness - discovered in asserting tb,,
he TILE OF Georgia 20 The Mississippi ,erriIoT, L,s
scelyed he sanction OF the suprc.uc court RI -.
Jnte ed States. liz the case Of Fletcher vs. Pool, q
hich IS relied upon to prove that assertion. the
i.ie oil Georgia came before the court upon 4 par
' statement Of facts, and, as is generally suspec-
3, upon iegned issue, and the court merely
scided hat " from that speeiak perdicf. the land.
ppeared ole within the stale Of Georpia."f II
~ INC ldc,s connected with that tile had been in
arled IN the verdict, it IS not to be doubted that
derent opinion would have been expressed by
he court. y !
We have not room in the present number IN 3
lnmerHe ihe facts which wee omitted In Thar
iae mes-ase d We President, 8Ofl of SI,rcb | ]