Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-25

anu " ~ made known to you that no0o-
dy here, either whites or Indians, ever
conceived such thing rs possible be-
fore you had assumed II, upon the re-
presentation If the Agent, as undoubt-
edly true, and that your own Agent. to
suit bis own purposes, had fabricated it
To deceive and mislead you; neverthe-
less, you continue to issue order after
order, forbidding the survey, as il you
bad predetermined from the beginning
that under no circumstances, should we
proceed to the survey without your ex
press permission first had and obtained
Nay, more. You repeat this order to
Gen. Gaines, who is charged to pro-
mdlgate il to the hostile Indians; so that
whether there be any thing obnoxious
in the survey or not, they may seize it
as a pretence. under the authority aud
with the support of the United States,
to scalp and tomahawk our people IS
soon as we shall attempt that survey !;
and that, in fact, you adopt for the In
dams gratuitously nm imaginary wrong
done to them; persuade them, even a.
gainst their will, that it is real one,
and then leave them to indulge in un-
bridled fury the most tempestuous pas
sions; and this, presume, il the mean
ing in part Of the responsibilities which
we are to incur, if we disregard the
mandate of the government of the q.
States. You will, therefore, in the sb-
sence Of the Secretary Of War, make
known to the President, that the Legis-
lature have, - concurrence with the
expressed opinion of the Executive,
come to the almost unanimous conclu-
sion that, by the treaty. the jurisdiction,
together with the soil, passed to Geor-
gia; and in consequence thereof, an-
thorized the Governor to cause the line
to be run and the survey to be made.
II becomes me in candor to state to the
President that the survey will be made,
and in due time, and Of which Maj. Gen.
Gaines has already had sufficient no.
tice. Whilst in the execution oftbe de-
ties. the government of the United
States will find nothing but franknsss
and magnannimity on our part, we may
reasonably claim the observance, in
like degree, of these noble qualities on
theirs. When, therefore, certainJres-
ponsibilitiesare spoken ofin the commu-
nication Of the President, we can right
fully inquire what responsibilities
Georgia. in the maintenance of her un-
doubted rights, fears no responsibilities.
Yet. il is well for Georgiato know them
so far as they are menaced by the u.
States Ifitis intended that the goyeri,-
ment Of the United States will interpose
its power to prevent the survey,
the government Of Georgia cannot
have too early or too distinct no.
tee; for how highly dishonorabls would
it be for the stronger party to avail it.
self ofthat power 10 surprise the weak
er. If the government only mean that,
emitting its constitutional duty, it will
not pscify the Indian and make safe the
frontier, whilst the officers of Georgia
are in peaceful fulflment of their in
struction. come cted with the survey, il
is importan. to the government of Gsor-
gia to know it; that, depending on itself
for safety. il shall not depend in vain;
but in the government of the United
States, mean what is not even yet to be
believed, that, assuming like their agent
on another not dissimilar occasion, An
attitude of nieatrality feigned and in
sincere, it will, like that agent harrow
up the indians to the commission of hos
tile and bloody desds, then, indeed, the
Government Of Georgia should also
know it. that it may guard and fence it.
self against the per6dy and treachery
of false friends. In either event. how
ever,the President of the United States
may rest content that the Government
of Georgia cares for no responsibilities
in the exercise of it, right, and the exc
cution of it's trusts, but those which be-
long 10 conscience and to God. which,
thanks TO him, is equally our God as the
God of the United States.
Very respectfully, your ob'd servant,
G. NJ TROUP.
To C. VASpEvEHTER,
Chief Clerk, War Department.