Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-18

Indians teStlty 10 tue IdlsenOOu Oh Tue
declaration, and The dilemma is, that If
the ssent is to.he believed in the one
CASE the Indians cannot be in the other.
You see, therefore, Sir, plainly the re-
suit The government of the United
States identify ing itself in all things with
the Agent, assumes for granted what is
| false; issues in consequence thereof, a
peremptory order to this government to
forbear an act which it feels is its
right, and duty and interest to perform.
L he faIsi.y is made known to the officer
instructed to carry that order intellect:
the officer feels 1T to be his duty to pro-
coed iu the execution of the order,
notwithstanding the change of circum-
stances which produced it, On the part
OF the government of Georgia, the will
OF its highest constituted authority has
been declared, upon the most solemn
| deliberation, that the line shall be run,
| and the survey executed. 1t is for you
| therefore. TO bring it to the issue; It'll
for me only to repeat, that, cost what
it will, the line will be run and the sur
vey effected. The government of Geor-
gia will not retire from the position it
occupies TO crafty the agent or the hos
tile Indians; nor will it do so, trust,
because il knows, that in consequence
of disobedienee to an unlawful mandate
it may be very soon recorded that" Geor .
gia wds."
Suffer me to say also, that your gov
eminent has acted very precipitately
and unadvisably in this affair After re :
cieving the notice to my intention to
make the survey, itinterposed no OBJ.
lection, though it had time to do So A
consideration interval elapsed, and it
receives false information from the
Agent, upon which it issues its peremp-
tory order; soon after it receives fur
Their false information from the same
Agent, upon which it issues other or
ders confirmatory of the first, and
| which you seem to consider final.
But for my direct and active inter-
fereAce, hostilities, would have imme-
| diately followed the death of M'Intosh,
and of character so inveterate as to-
put at defiance any interference whate-
ever, even on your part Your power
not your influence, might have been
avaiing to be sure, but your power was
not here; and for preserving this
peace, you know what respectful tes-
timonial have of the thanks of your
government, conched in most delicate
and complimentary terms.
The suggestion you make in deroga-
ton of our claim to participate in the
construction or execution of the treaty,
giving to that suggestion its utmost
force. is merely that we are not nomi-
nalIy parties to the treaty, whilst the
answer to it is, that we are party in in
terest deeper ten-fold than they who
appear upon the paper, and that the
paper, in virtue of another paper to
which we were parties. both nominally
and in interest, passed vassel right of
soil and of jurisdiction to Georgia,
which none but the Great Jehovah can
divest
You will be pleased to understand
that there is no inclination here to urge
; hastily, either the survey or the run
ming of the line, so as to interfere in
the least with the measures to be taken
to pacify and tranquilize the Indians.
On the contrary, all the facilities we
can give for this object, will be readily
afforded; but is believed that, in rea-
sonabe time, this happy result can,
with wise and prudent measures, of
which your Special Agent was advised
yesterday, be easily accomplished; but
never to be accomplished, ifthe condi-
ton of that accomplishment be. the a
abandonment of the survey and running
ofthe line.
What in our verbal conferences had
been promised is now repeated, that the
military acquisitions, which, in compli-
ance with your instructions, you may
think proper to make upon the Cover
nor of Georgia will be pr omptly atten-
ded to, and the force placed under
our command with the least possible
delay. The implicit reliance in your
high sentiments of honour, is my suffi-
Gent security that force, iii could, will
in no event be employed against US.
With greatrespect and consideration,
G NJ. TROUP.
Maj. Gen. Gaines, Commanding, sc
SC.
General Gaines will take an early
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