The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-08-10

necessary to state that although Georgia, by
the treaty, was not permitted TO enter upon the
lands TO make surveys, until September, 1896
yet Gov. Troup informed the Legislature, that
he had obtained leave to make an immediate
survey in consequence laD was enacted,
providing for the appointment of 100 survey
ors, who were directed TO lay out the whole
territory in lots, and for grand land lottery,
the inhabitants of the State, each white male
citizen being entitled to one or more tickets
according to circumstances.
The following is the important part Of Gen.
Gaines's letter.
"After meeting, in this State. the chiefs Of
the M'lntosh party, and at Broken Arrow
those OF the opposite party, and hearing their
respective statements, with the evidence for
and against each party, | have urged them to
an adjustment of differences, TO which they
have mutually assented.
"The M'lutosh party demanded retaliation
for their fallen chiefs, with the immediate re-
storation OF property taken or destroyed.--
Their demands were founded on the 9Th art-
Gle OF the treaty of February last, which prom
lses, on our part, protection 10 'the emigrat-
ing party" against the whites and all others;
which party they Che followers of Gen.
MPlntosh) assume themselves exclusively to
be.
Whether this provision of the treaty was or
was not intended to protect the Creek Indians
against themselves, or to protect a compare
lively small part of them against the main
body OF the nation, are questions which was,
happily, not called upon TO decide as, in the
event ofhostilities having subsidized, my instru,-
tions SIMPLY required me 20 make peace upon
just principles, and to require the complain
ants, as well as the opposite party, to abstain
from acts OF retaliation or violence. The re-
puted hostile party consists ola the PRINCIPAL
Chieis, and OF nearly Jorty-ntne .fftieths of the
whole OF the Chiefs, head men and warriors of
the nation-among whom recognized many
who were in our service during the late war
and who, to my certain knowledge, have been
for twenty years past (and think they have.
been at all times) as friendly to the United
states as any Of our Indian neishbors could
have been known to be.
:" met them at Broken Arrow, the usual
place OF holding the Great Council of the Ma
ton. could not, therefore, but view this
supposed hostile party as in fact and in truth
the Creek NdtiOn, and altogether free of the
spirit OF hostility ascribed TO them. have
received from them, in Council assembled.
the most deliberate assurance of their determi-
nation to be peaceable and friendly towards
lheir absent people, as well as towards the
United States. They regretted the necessity
which, they contend, existed for the strong.
measures they adopted towards Gen. Min
tosh and others, who, they affirm, forfeited and
lost their lives by having violated we'll known
law OF the nation. They have engaged to re-
store all property taken, and to pay Tor all
that has been destroyed contrary to law--and
they have promised to allow reasonable time
for those who have borrowed and run off with
the money out of their national treasury, TO
reimburse the same.
The Council strongly and unanimously OBJ
jected to the late treaty, as the offspring of
fraud, entered into contrary to the known law
and determined will of the nation, and by per-
sons not authorized to treat. They refused to
receive any part of the consideration money
due under the treaty. or to give any other ev-
| idence OF their acquiescence in it.
In conclusion-they expressed the hope
that their white friends would pity their de-
| plorable condition, and would do them the JUS
| tice to reconsider, and Sc undo that which has
been wrongfully done.'' Ihave, pursuant 10
my instructions from the Department of War.
endeavoured to convince the Council. but
without success, of the fallacy of their obiec-
tons to the Treaty, and to dissipate their de-
lusive hopes that it can ever be annulled
have assured them that, in all our Treaties
with the powers of Europe as wei! as with
near fifty Indian nations, there has been not
one instance, to my knowledge, of treaty
having been revoked or annuled, after being
duly ratified, except by the free consent of ali
| the parties of it, or by war.
yesterday met in Council, near Joseph
! MarshalPs Ferry, the Chiefs of the M'lntosh
party, and communicated 10 them the propo-
| sltion Of the Council at Broken Arrow, 10
which they have acceded They promised TO
return to their homes as soon as they are adj
vised of the arrival of the United States
troops, ordered from Louisiana and Pensacola
to the Creek agency at Chattahoochy.
The chiefs of both parties have distinctly
and solemnly assured me that they will re-
main at peace with each other; and that they
will, in no case, raise an arm against the citi-
zens of the United States. Under these cir
cumstances, it is my duty to notify your Ex-
ceilency that there will be no occasion for
Gaining INTO service any part Of the Militia or
Volunteers Of the State over which you
preside"
" We certify that we accompanied the ex-
press from Gov. Troup TO Gen. aI'Intosh, con-
veymg the request that he would allow the
survey OF the land, acquired by the treaty at
the Indian Spring, to be Immediately com
menced. Gen. M'Intosh replied that he
could not grant the request, but would cali
the Chiefs together, and lay it before them
which was never done.
(" signed,) |S wIaTiaM M hRM4HIs'
SIT POrtess', Epson Co. July9, 1852
On the publication of this letter, Gov. Troup
published the correspondence which had pass
ed between himself and M'Intosh, by which It
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