Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-23
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the hels of snrh lisht ~ (, sheds on the rout,ever
sy between The Uniled States and Georgia, This
unhappy controversy, a. IN all such casrs has been
misunderstood and exaggerated, II has been 20,
because IN many instances, persons remote rO,, az
well as immediately within the scene OF the trans
actions, have formed themselves into parties ON
one side or the Other, Instead of locking eeiniy
Oh the subject, and enGeavo,ing not eniy 10 feel
and act w,thou, prejudice In relation TO q, em 10
quiet and ellay The gathering excitement, they have
| taken sides, aud have acted from impulses nearly
A. biiad as the n!aua,ion which originated The coli
| iicion,
Among the CONGREGATIONS Of this sor, which the
! correspondence contained In the other pare will
correct, Is The assertion ,ha; Gen, Gaines neve.
maze reil.ltion on gov, iroup for military for
ces; but thai the governor ordered The draft HIM
sell, IN oner 10 place In his own hands iusce suf.
hclen' TO seize the Indian lands" Il appears tina,
tho order ioi the call of the militia was made en-
pfesSly at the reiaisicn of yea, Gaines, and was
coohlegmanded a, The request Of HAT officer, 10
the despatch OF GeM Gaines, published in ,he last
Argus, was appended n certificate signed w WIN,
| Edwards and Joseph Marshall, stating that Gen,
h'tn,osh did not coNsen, Gas ofAcisiy announced
" gov, Tfour) u ,he immediate commencement
oil The survey OF The Indian lands, The Georgia
papers coa,ain letters from GeA, Mcintosh 10 Gov,
lfoup unequsSees,iy consenlias TO the survey in
question.
y nasty, pefhans mistaken expression Of OBI.
Mon on ,h,s OF any other subject, tirough news.
papers issued IN the midst os suddenly raised and
exciting question, could not be considered AZ either
| veiy Strange or very unexpected But drlihefale
anu formal statement The ,uil OF literary leisure or
OF relaxation from professional engagements shond
OF all things be Tree hem studied pctvefsioa 81!
the 'ecis, The leading article In the Aug member
oil the w icrh ftcristr as3 ,iiAcaaa.i ,l!psa.
2i;t, ~ an Examihation OF the cGntrovcfsy be.
tween Ge0rsiS and the Creeks" k il arlsnow.
lodged 10 he sbic but no; impartial Theeis such
an evident leaning toward. the Greeks, and such
an uh'liSguised hostility TO the state OF Georgia that
we are prepared TO doubt not only the tser;ons .!
the writer, but ha alleged historical s,e;smahts,
The following is TN e&gac, nom ,hc exan,ina-
ton -
These Georgian Commissioners, ac.ioc, 70
doGSi, with tie advice and knewi.,!ac OF the gov,
then pfocoede1 10 " ashingten. Where they arrived
IN 'loSenileT, and represented the ncliaa,ions Of
tho SfeehN 10 cell 20 tayoueshy, as 10 kgocure q
inr'bef appropriation ius ,,al putposr(P Carefully
slppre-s'ns their declared resolution not 10 narl
wild, another acge, 1Rts taas ttr commencement
IV u Systc@ ~ fraud ana MISREPRESENTATION
ttghig discfeditGble 10 all concerned e. Gen,
WIN, NJ lmosh, known and steady friend OF
81 oeefe'a' was inclined TO yield Ia the wishes OF
tue state government lie was the head chief OF
'hn Nowetan tribe; aa,i lac state a,sthoriiiss 10
ytther rita tar commissioners, tioicr!i ed 10
use h!m and hi- parlisans "a tools 70 osfaSd chr
nation u its territory"
This Is .he language Of rarilan, inlsmmsble
as the subject Itself, and ovefAowiny win a sea-.
t''af he can neither reslraia nor Disguise, II we
teSct NE exhibition OF il at this time IL is because
we woud tain sea these differences a!ricaby ad.
juaed, and lersuse we should have rsiore,l Ia have
Witnessed tho course of leading publication
an,ong Us, that las,ead OF rcailesl,y wider these
brands of dssenlion, shonii have set the ,S,mn,o
OF ri impartial liberalty, Already too much
'cdaef mas hren manifested on thc unc side, and
zoo ii'ue chaf,Y or allowance for Il on the other
"a The pasi OF both, ili-ineJ and irrila;ins cxh
nt'ohs oil passion Il Ii unboron,inr and rash rog
lhs bNccntvo 70! Georgia 10 address ~ he has done
thc gesefo government Is IL lees unbaco,uiag
'of hicf7ry Journal, et credit NDd conceded ab-
y, TO charge t.e authorities OF an independent
state with telb; rate aud infamous fraud unen
uial Bo'efhmen; and upon the CteelsS We nav
o'hevs that The lpnsGase OF governor ffoup has
beeh frequently that OF uver-wTeugh and indrraf-
oas seals We may believe that too much feeling
mas perverted mir Judgment; lor we cannot for our
llVc~ discover the Necessity of tho policy OF per.
s'sbn4 IN the Determination 10 comiaente ,ae i'm.
mediate survey oE The Indian laa4; Bd, we have
no rlsM 10 believe. nof has tho Reviewer offered
particle OF evidence, aside itpm h,s own NH al aa
ecfuoh, 10 prove, that the governor, the lagisla-
ufg' ahd lu commissioners ct Georgia lave been
guilty OF planned and concerted fraud, misropre-
seaaiion, and outrage. The usHIlied characters OF
the psFyunH included IN this rwoepug charge, viii
protect item against the public belief of l., II lens,
uniu ~ shall hc atirmod by an authority somewhat
moro tangible than the Anonymous statements of a
contributor to an anonymous though hshy res.
peCta5le, periodical.
Remote A. va are, VT can have no Interest, and
very iiulu tcging Ia this m1ltef We are ,lesifod.
OF feccivias and inparing tho facts Ia reis,ioa 10
H. Tie reader who wt,h ~ il cuntcnt to obtain
unhassed views ofthc subjects Involved la the con-
tr0vrfsy, will search The O,cia! papers and coz
dependence rather Than The partisan public i,ons
uu cLicf SIDE; no will examine, especially, the I
courteous rnd concilla,ory ercrs OF Gen, Gaines
u n obviously the interest Of the country, aud Ger
leinly tha' OF The parties that nCtn'royersy, the is
suo ct which uay ever 30 remotely ondange, The /
general tranquility, perhaps the pennsneucy ut thr !
union should he speedily, onJ u possible, emicahly
terminated, In thig insnace, there Il no reasoa
whv the ordinary gllce of opinion should no; sp-
ply, II The rca'y with the Greeks was .6rnci
and acrcpielhJ only small portion OF the cSiais
aud Of the Daton, nGd e'Ucrpd into w pcr.ons no
authorized "a treat, Ii ihc nu,,er Of VI lntosh md
his associate chief was an aCt ofrnihu,ive Justice m
the raf, Of the deceived ludlan,, and NJ they ,e~'
only the peaceful aud Lawful! enjoyment and culf.ya-
tio1 OF their inheritance; that j. one view o. the
slb@ei, and u pgcspntS aesilu- quc-,0l, (npt !
hall 10 setio1s and dlGcrit, h0wevrf II calmly |
considR@) Sshow iar tho existing ditfcVrics shall $50
tc"Ved Ny thH sacrifice OF nc treaty, orhy an eX-
raualion ot " 10 he satisfaction Of The Greek Ma
ton But on The oihe, hand, Il ,he treaty was The
set OF the nation solcmnly co,ciudel with The as
seat OF the principal chiels, hesd men, and werf.
ufs; Il Il oifflCd cduitsbie considerations T0r The
exchange Of their lands within fof others oct al
the state; li me opposlea TO The treaty il confined
20 few rcs,lss, ohel.; if The existing lrol
hlcs, and especially thc murder ~ General
Mcintosh and rus'rnnugec wee iHs,iealcd hy !
attlul ard miscl evous po,suns, aicl Ivy focal pc
iihra Interests, and u tht legislature aad envcfna,