Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-11

Z. e. w. BIZ Lea,
Abide Camp
HEAD QUAHrsrs Eastern DapartmeNt,1
Flint R.uer, Jaiy 10, 1875 5
SlR: The excessive heat Of the wea-
Their, added to the many Inconvenience
and interruptions which Ihave daily en-
countered in the rourse of my visit tn
the Creek Nation, has deprived me of
the pleasure of writing to your Excel
lency as often, or as fully as l have
been DESTROYS of doing.
have now the honour, withon: en-
tering into details that could afford but
little interest, to communicate to you
the result of my conferences with the
Indians.
After meeting in this State, the Chiefs
OF the MHntosh party, and at Broken
Arrow, those of the opposite party,
and hearing their respective statements,
with the evidences for and against each
party, have urged them to an adjust
ment OF differences, TO which rhoy have
mutually assented.
The M'intosh party demanded retail
alton for their fallen Chiefs, with the
immediate restoration of property ia
ken or destro) ed. Their demands were
founded on the 9Th article of tho Treaty
Of February last which promises. on
Our part, portion to 'the emigrating
party" against the whites aud all others;
which party they (the followers of Gen.
M'lntoshl assume themselves, exchi-
sivelv to be.
Whether this provision of the Treaty
was or was not intended 10 protect the
Crrek Indians against themselves, or 70
nrote,-t a comparatively small part of
them against Inc main body of the Ma
tion. were Questions which | was hap
nilv. not cai,.>d nuon to decide: az, in
the event OF hos Titles hav,ag subsidized.
nv Instructions sl,pply reqnired me 70.
make peace upon ia Stprinciples, and to
require the complaina.NN as wen as me
opposing party. TO atstai9 from acts OF
retaliation or violence. he repnied
hostile party consists Of all tie princi :
pal Chiefs, and Of nearly forty a'I.s 4. :
tieths OF the whole Of the Chiefs. .ieao-
men, and Warriors of the Nation a
mong whom, | recognised many WHO
were in our service during the late was,
and who, TO my certain knowledge.
have been for twenty years past land |
think they have been at all times) as
friendly TO the United tates as any of
our Indian neighbours could have
been known TO be.
Ilnet them at Broken Arrow. the Il.
sual place of holding the Great Coun-
Gil of the Nation; could not, therefore,
but view this supposed hostile party as,
in fact and in truth. the Creek Nation,
and altogether free of the spirit of
hostility ascribed to them. have re-
ceivea from them, in Council assem-
bled, the most deliberate assurance Of
their determination to be peaceable and
and friendly towards the United States.
They regretted the necessity which,
they contend, existed for The strong
measures they adopted against General
M'Intosh and others, who, they affirm,
forfeited and lost their lives by having
violated well known law of The Nation.
They have engaged 10 restore all pro-
perry taken, and to pay for all that has
been destroJed contrary TO law--and
they have promised to allow reasona-
BILE time for those who have borrowed
and run off with money out Of the Ma
tional Treasury, tn reimburse the sane.
TheCouncil strongly & unanimously
objected TO the late Treaty, as the off
springs of fraud, entered into contrary
10 the known Jaw and determined will
OF the Nation-and by persons not au.
thorized to treat. They refused to re-
ceiYe any part OF the consideration mo-
ney due under the Treaty. or to give "a
ny other evidence of their acquiescence
in il.
In conclusion-they expressed the
hope that their white friends would pity
their deplorable condition, and would
do them the Justice to reconsider and
'usdo that wrongfully done" ! have,
pursuant to my Instructions from the
Department of War, eudeavoured TO
oonvince tue Council, but without sue
cess, of the fallacy of their objections
to the Treaty. and to dissipate their de-
luSiYe homes that il can ever be annul