Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-26
CREEK-S-cOM. PORTER. Sc.


The Georgia Commissioners have returned from
the Council at Broken Arrow; and they state (says
the Milledgeville Recorder of the l2h) that Gen
Gaines has not effected a reconciliation between the
friendly and hostile parties.'' The &c Recorder
does not seemed pleased with the proposition which
Gen. G. is said TO have made to the friendly party,
that " without the punishment of the murderers or
any satisfaction to the injured party, they should
forgive the transgressors and live in amity with
them These are the words ofthe % Recorde., -
no; OF Gen. q.
We fear this affair of the Creeks is not destined
to blow so quietly. The Governor of Georgia
has published the residue of the correspondence
which passed between him and Maj. Andrews; DO h
that part OF it, which preceded the Cove nors let
ter announcing the suspension OF his official inter-
course with Maj A. and that which succeeded a..
II appears from IL, that the Georgia commissioners
and Maj. y. have not been able to har1nonize in
the arrangements of the Indian Council for, (ssys
Maj. y. in his letter of 4Ih july, written from
Princeton, in the Indian Nalion,) &c 1t was
my determination TO afford the Commissioners of
Georgia all the attention which my duty TO the
General Government and my respect for IN impor-
tant me'Dber of the Union justified and de...anded
have done so, as far as my sense OF duty permit
ed me; but regret TO inform you that haze not
had the pleasure Of agreeing NTH The Commits
sioneTs on Sererat points OF procedure" Other
accounts state, that the Commissioners exceed
ngly dissatisfied with the arrang ements which were
made.
1t is this letter Of 18th July, which notices (and
IN emphatic terms too,) the act Of Suspension -
The following expressive sentence concludes tie
letter:
AS your Excelency has thought Il Your duty TO adr, me
your letter OF the goth june have felt nay tight repto
II; ami TO Inform You tba ar the
nations have progressed and they both
mPodan cause Tor the Accusations against the Agent,
less IN his nexibe ntc gritty aud 6rnne scmmng
Character sense Of duty oopel saw that using
ts expression, have slluon TO your Excecncv for
sincerely believe that the persons caused th,
ohciy against the iniian Agent have abused that confidence
which your ENceency compelled 10 repo.e, in conse-
quence of your official station"
These charges of 90 c0r1uptiol'' which Mai. a.
so roundly makes upon certain persons, whose
names are noi specified; the interest which Georgia
has at sake IN the execution of the Indian Treaty
the tone of the Governor, and the unpleasant con-
troversy between himself and the Special Agent;
the murder, OF Mcintosh, and various other consi-
derations, are calculated to lead to considerable
excitement upon this Creek question, both before
Congress and the nation When the facts are fairly
developed, we she'll freely examine them; and pass
that opinion upon them, which maturest judg-
ment shall afford, 60 without fear, favor or afiec-
ton
Another question too is starting up before the
nation, which we shall freely examine when the
facts are fully spread before Us. Need we mention
presenting so many points both OF fact and
law? a private correspondence between Mr.. Mon
roe and capt. Porter being brought in, lends adj
ditional nterest to this trial. What -re the con-
tents OF that correspondence; how il should nav
been placed in the hands of the Secretary OF the
Navy, the Judge Advocate; how the Judge A.
should have called upon Com. Porter TO produce
it, when he himself had probably Copy of it in his
own hands, are matters which are calculated %
produce some interest The Wash City Gazette
suggests that Mr.. Southland 90 came by this cores
pondence at the time he made his visit Mr.. Mon
roe, on the Sd inst for the purpose of 90 disclos
ing it at a suitable crisis of The ,rial."-And the
only hint we have about its contents is given by
the paper. viz. that 90 Com. p. has stated,
in his private correspondence with Col. Monroe,
that lac believed reciprocity or friendly feeling
existed between them; and hence it is be inferred
that there is Official personal pique, in insti-
tutins the present prosecution
The time has not yet come for speaking out on
this trial. But, the first blush of the matter, we
are disposed to think there have been faults on both
sides.