American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-09

the certificate Of my Express,s man oil me ia'r-
est character and uDdou5teG saraclty, to satisfy you
that Marshall has added falsehood TO lreachery IN
this part OF his letter, he takes occasion to manifest
his resentment towards the friends OF M'lntosh; ;
he calls them the little treaty making partly
then again, the rassal chiefs Of .WIntosh,' and
questions their right to give permission to make
the survey. What dspassionae and impartial
umpire is this General Gaines; one would have
supposed that. consulting the magnanimy Of
soldier if he departed from the line OF neutrality al
all. he would be found at the head OF tine weaker,
the innocent and injured party. But the Cen
era consulting the better part OF vaor' and count
ing the odds against him as fifty to one throws him
self into the ranks of the stronger party and thus
commends himself again TO you for that discretion
which you had given him IN advance.
The General is correct in Of his positions, and
being in the right HIMSELF he puts you in the wrong,
and so conspcuousy, that you stand on The insulated
emnence, and almost solitary advocate tor making
and breaking treaties at pleasure. Zen. 1aines
saws "the treaty, no matter how procured, had De-
come law of the land. &c. &C. he had said to the
Council OF hostile Indians at Broken Arbow. that
the treaty could not be annuled, and must be car
rcd into effect, sc, &C. This is good sense. The
day before Yesterday received your letter, in which
you say General Gaines having informed you that
the treaty had been obtained BY intrigue and treach-
ery it will be referred TO Congress for reconsidera
ton. Gen. Gaines tells the Indians that no treaty
has ever yet been annued-you say that this treaty
shall be made an exception to all Others and upon
the Information received from Gen Gaines.
Gen Gaines proceeds to manifest his respect and
complaisance FOR the Chief Magistrate Of sove.
reign state, by informing him that "he has been
greatly deceived by persons in whose honor he pla.
ced reliance, but who were unworthy OF his conf
dence =; thus taking upon himself 10 decide for the
hief Il he O
questions connected with government and soye-
reignty, viz. the question who are worthy OF trust,
and who among the public servants are or are not
entitled to his confidence. In little time, sir, with
your counenance and encouIage gement, Gen. Gaines
would have dictated the appointments 10 Office in
this State, and may be. the least heslancy or re.
pugnance to comply with such dictalon would be
subdued by parade of United States troops.
After quoting maxim that the King can do no
wrong and expaliating on The moral excellence
of truth end her indisc,iminate habita,lon at the
palace and the cottage, the plough and the bureau
of State, with The wanderers OF the wilderness and
the honest but unfortunate debtors-of all which 1
cannot for the life OF me understand the application
much less The farrago which follows about some
body regarding money little more, and truth
little less condition of despsed poverty and luxu
ries Of plundered wealth, &c sc. aid which is
equally unin,elligibe
Gen. Gaines is scarcely more distinct and intelli
gibc when, in passing meagre compliment to a
portion OF the citizens Of Georgia, he processes TO
rely on the wisdom, justice, and patriotism Of al
least nine tcnihs of those with whom he has had
he pleasure Of an acquaintance" many of whom
are cultivators OF the land and then again. that
the cultyalots are the adamanttne pillars OF the
Union, against which The angry vsporing paper
squibbs of the little and the great demagogueS OF
all countries may continue to be hurled for hundreds
OF centuries without endangerlng the noble edihce"
SC. &c. all Of which may be intended to convey
some meaning, and admit of ready explanation by
Gen. Gaines; but which, assure you, sir, is alto
geiher above my comprehension.
The General soon becomes little more explicit,
when he says there is in Georgia small class oil
men, who like the holy alliance profess 20 en-
ploy themselves in the laudable work OF "enlghten
ing and governing all other classes of the commu
nifty, but whose labors consist of vain and daring e
forts to prove that the light OF truth is to be found
only with the party to which themselves respective
y belong, and tha, all others SO wrong Party,
Sr-an Agent representing the Government OF the
United States, before the Government OF Georgia
addressing to the Chief Magistrate o! the State an
official paper, in which, discanting the state OF
parties, the writer places himself by the side Of the
one party, and Eliminates denunciation agans, the
other. Pray Sir, suffer me to ask if Mai. Gen
Gaines received special instructions at your hands
so TO deport himself Ito pry into the state of par
ties to lind out the relative strength OF them ; TO
place himself on the side OF the strongest giving to
II aid, countenance and cooperation, and from this
strong hold to issue insolent anathemas against the
other thro' the Governor Of the thus directly
insermeddling in our local politics, and availing
himself OF our unhappy divisions 10 make the exas-
perations OF party yet more bitter Gen. Gaines
Will not permit Us to mistake him He proceeds
to call the particular party to which lie is opposed
the " one sided enlightened class' in another place
he calls them the small class "-The opportunity
OF Gen. Gaines to inform himself Of the state Of par.