Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-30

Zen. GalneS is SCarCely Tnorc uis'
tinct and Ineligible when in passing a
meagre compliment to a portion OF the
citizens Of Georgia, he processes to
"rely on the wisdom, justice, and pat
riotism Of at least nine tenths OF those
with whom he has the pleasure Of an
acquaintance" many of whom are cul-
tiyators Of the land and then again,
that "the cultivators are the adaman-
tine pillars of the Union against which
the angry ~vapouring paper squibs OF
the little and the great demagogues OF all
countries may continue to be hurled
for hundreds of centuries "without en-
dangering the noble edifce,R Sc; sc.
all Of which may be intendedNtq con
vey some meaning, and admit dffeady
explanation by Gen. Gaines, but Which
1 assure you, Sir, is altogether abof
my comprehension. - /
The General soon becomes "a little
more. explicit, when he says there is in
Georgia a small class of men, who like
the holy alliance" profess to employ
themselves in the laudable work Of en-
tightening and governing all other
classes of the community, but whose la
bors consist of vain and daring efforts
to prove that the light Of truth is to be
found only with the party to which
themselves respectfully belong, and
that all others go wrong" Party,'Sir
IAN Agent, representing the Govern
ment of the United States, before the
Government of Georgia, addressing to
the Chief Magistrate of the State an Of
fetal paper, in which, ~discanting on the
state OF parties, the writer places him
selfby the side Of the one party, and full
inmates a denunciation against the O.
Their. Pray Sir, suffer me to ask, if
Maj. Gen. Gaines received special in
structions at your hands, S to deport
himself ITO pry into the state of par
ties, to find out the relative strength Of
them to place himself o n the side of
the strongest, giving to it aid, counte-
nance and cooperation, and from this
strong hold, TO issue insolent anathe-
mas against the other thro' the Cove
nor of the state ? thus directly inter-
meddling in u local politics, and a
vailing himself of our unhappy divis-
ions to make the exasperations of par
ty yet more bitter. Gen. Gaines will
not permit US to mistake him. He
proceeds to call the particular parry to
which he is opposed, the " one sided
enlightened class )" in another place he
calls them " the small class."-The OPP
portunity of Gen. Gaines 10 inform
himself Of the state Of parties in Geor-
gia have been, no doubt, much better
than mine, which have indeed been
very limited but l have more general
ly heard from men better informed,
that the relative strength Of parties
was somewhat different from the Gen
erals estimate of it he seems to have
adopted the same rule of enumeration,
under the same optical delusion as in
measuring the strength of the Indian
parties, and to have arrived at the very
gratifying conclusion, that the numer-
ica] strength was in the proportion Of
fifty to one-undoubtedly a very incor-
rect conclusion.
This officer took umbrage at my re-
quest 10 permit the Commissioners on
the part of the State, to act in friendly
concert with him, in making his inves-
LEGATIONS for The discovery Of truth
This, however, was passed by without
notice. as was his subsequent refusal
20 admitt them to a participation of the
Councils, in matters Involving inter
ests of Georgia. His indiscretion in
declaring before the Council at Broken
Arrow, that if the congregated world
were to contradict the Chief, Yoholo,
he would not believe it, has been alrea-
dy noticed in the letter which | last
had the honor TO address to you. II is
upon the authority Of this Chief, of
Hambly, represented to be one Of the
most infamous Of men, and O.; the A.
gent of Indian Affairs, that va have
come to the conclusion to return the
Treaty to Congress for revision, it hav-
ing been procured by intrigue and
treachery.
Gen. Gaines is reported to ME to
have said in the presence of one of the
Commissioners on the part of the
State, that if twenty-three states out
of the twenty-four were to pronounce
the Agent guilty, he would not believe
them.
Gen. Gaines has been guilty of the
childish indiscretion of threatening to
u off the heads or ears Of citizens of
Georgia who happened to offend him,
as if you had given him his sword for
this special service. But, indeed, sir,
it is high time to dismiss the subject
Of this officer.
In maintaining correspondence with
the Government Of the U. States, l
have not permitted any false conside-
rations of dignity, or any false esti-