The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-02

means of their chiefs; by whom the deed trans t.
fer must be signed. This is the known and long K
practsed law Of this nation of Indians; and Gen. d
eral M'Intosh knew it we'll 7
"MTntosh, near white man himself, and ra- r
ther an agent of the white people, whose man t
ners he affected than an Indian either in his out
ward department or his propenslties, undertook '
to obtain the cession of lands from the Creeks to
the United States in favour of Georgia But the
Greeks had already passed law, according to
their forms, making it death for any Chief to
propose an alienation Of any more OF their nation
al lands, as being inconsistent with their views
ofagricutural settlement, and destructive to the {
interest of their posterity. Accordingly when
MIntosh proposed this interchange, which was to
drive whole nation Of men women and children
from the land and habiatons of their foreathers,
and leave the bones Of their immediate ancestors
to be poughcd up by strangers--not more than
four or five out OF the Sc districts were rcpresen-
ted at the proposed treaty, the other chiefs refu
ing to attend. The treaty so entered into
(Which was Oh the 18th of February, l825) in
stead of being signed by ma jority ofthe Chiefs
of the six and thirty towns ofthc Creek nation,
was signed by MIntosh and Etome T'ustannug-
gee, the old Cowcata Chief, and by them alone.
These were the only persons entitled to be con
sdered az Chiefs or representatives OF the Creek
nation: the other slgners were not representa-
tive Chiefs but men OF straw, created Oh the spot
by MIntosh, for the express purpose of etecting
iIregtllarlv and by fraud, what the Greeks were
determined never to consent to formally, and
according to their known laws and usages. Nor
have they done it."
By this fraudulent and pretended contract,
the Greek Indians will be dispossessed the
lands they inherited froa their forefathcrs-
forcibly driven from their homes, to which
they are font!ly attached, by the surrounding
blessings of civilized life, and which twenty
years habit and experience may possibly
have rendered almost necessary to their
existence And by whom will they be thus
dispossesscdi By that nation who, for twenty
years past, has been sedulously employed II
instructing them that it was their interest to
remain permanently settled upon the lands
they now occupy who has gradually
+, unfolded to their view, the value of that ea-
tensivc country, from which they are now
c about, foroibly, to cxpel them And what
\ nation is this, so inconsistent, SO grossly abb
: surd. in its intercourse with others! Clti-
IS zens of the United States. it is your own =
r it is the civiized, christi1ci=cd rchu6Hc o
e America-it is that country, which ha
/ proudly, but most ostentatiously, placed be
/ fore the world, the motto "equal and erac
Justice TO all men,! We feel no disposition
ID to indulge in harsh feeling-therc is bar
n possibility that the rulers OF the ration vii
~ not act on this fraudulent contract, ratitie
y, only by the usurped power Of M 'lntosh-bu
d even if they do not, the object may easily b
- accomplished by another, though not less un
ed Just procedure. The chiefs execution wi
he afford a plea for the immediate expulsion {
nc nc the helpless Greeks; without even momer
at. tarily considering the 1alidHy Of the contrac
all or the Justice of the law which claimed tn
ru blood of its treacherous s;gners.
.ss
The anniversary of the "American Socie
tv for mcliorating the condition OF the Jews
ne took place not long since in New-York. II
We Rev. Mr. Ogelvic, of the Presbyteri;
We Church read report said to have been
he mastery production. The commercial a
"e vertiser remarks:
ea awe have gathered from this document, til
act since the last anniversary 100 auxllarles ha
b;s been added, making the whole number 322
that the present unts of the society amount
-r- to s13, Sal. farm ofabout 400 acres has be-
he rented in the town of Harrison, Westchest
he county, which the converted Jews, now
500 this country, arc to repair forthwith. An age
w. is about to visit Europe to promote the We
be of the society, and happy results are expect
led from his mission"
IAN Speeches were delivered by several rev
we rend gentlemen.
es- With regard to the meeting, the edit
we of the New-York National Advocate, WI
ew we believe, processes the Jewish faith, h
der made the following, with other remarks.
on "1he other day We had formal applicati
vas made to us, from beautiful pious young Lac
ing with blue eyes and an air ofswect mcekncss
together irresistible, to give her two dollars,
ioh present to the Society far amelioraftng tue con
ti0n ofMe Jews.-It distressed us to the heart
lent refuse any thing to so fair an applicant, but
-, could not stand an appeal so very palpat
=" ssMy dear madam, our condition Is pelfec
cu- good---how can two dollars makei it better
ult- live happily in this blessed land, God be prais
,.s and our condition, not to be ungratctul, IS
N'' good as our ghbours." She gave us to
ap- derstand it was our eternal, not temporal, c
,esc d;tion which she was so anxious to amellora
III in short the two dollars were to swell