Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-24

val. fointei out tbe country which would be g.
signed them IN the fork OF Arkansas, and Canadi-
an rivers; and explained its advantages The late
esssge Of the President 10 The Congress of the II
niied States, was ,he5 TRANSLATED to them and ex
planned. They were Sen.iored against all other
talks OF interested and fre,ended friends and told
that they had no sale dependence but upon the Pres
dent The message was then put into their nos
session, and directed 10 lie Interpreted as often as
was necessary. AT the clo.e OF the Commission
ers talk, the Agent stated To the Council that lie
was instruc,edby the War Department, to tell them
what was the wish of the Government, on the sub
Ject. That what the Commissioners had old them
was all the talk Of the President. That the Pre.i-
dent ~ shed them to sell heir lands and 20 heyond
the Mississippi. That il WAS his wish, also, be-
cause 1t was the Presidents WISH aud that if he IA
continoel Agent, he would go with them, and be
their friend He stated farther, that the reason why
he had not given them this advice at Broken Arrow.
was because he was not instructed TO do So and
did not, therefore, consider il TO be his DUTY
The propositions made at Broken Arrow were
repeated TO exrbange for the whole country, aud
give difference OF i've hundred thousand dollars
which should be considered a full indemnify for
| the loss OF Improvements, and the expense of re-
moval. Tie Chiefs y ere then advised IN co,spl,
with themselves, and give the subject full and dis
passionate consideration. The Commissioners then
retired. On the evehing OF this day the Cow etaus
Cussesiaus, Hicheias, Soowsgalaus, Tallatlegas
New Workers, Sand Towns, Thlecatchkas, Bio
Shoal, met In council Of their own. There was
| numerous representation from the Coweta and
Cussseatau towns. The subject of the treaty was
fully discussed, we are informed and have nm
doubt. "A vote was isken and was una iuons
with the exception OF t,- uncomfortable Chiefs IN
favor OF cession. Those who attended were
tree in their insercourse and communications with
The Commissioners, and seemed TO feel no restraint
or hesitation In the expression OF tleir feelings and
ant fha -pI,a r.. -
The following communication ws-'received from
the War Department, by express from Washngto,.,
Geo.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
JonsIny 81, 1925.
GENTLEMEN In nv instructions TO Won nj
18th September last, there was no designation of
land made To be assigned to he Creeks in the event
of their removal. Since you left here The sub,ect
has been further examined ito, in refereno c to
general disposition Of the irbes. es, othe Missjs
siPpi, from which eSsminatio I find thai Dol ion
OF the country lying IN the junction o. the Ark,,-
sas and Canadian river, one Of the principal brar CHI
es OF the Arkansas. an which limits the Choctaw
9ossessio in that quarter, is the best AID may ac
cordingly be proposed ANY arrangements how
ever, WHICH ma. be en'ered into in relation to it,
must, Of course, be subject o the extinsu men,
the titles TO those ld.ds according 10 the tenor of
my instructions aforesaid.
am, very respectfully, your ob't.
j.. C.CAEHOUN.
To Aiessrs. CAMPBELL & MEniwErRER,
Commissioners, Sc.
FRIDAY. Ilth."t:
The Commissioners met the council at 70
O'Clock. The chiefs were requested 10 give their
reply TO the talk OF yesterday. The head chief
from Tucaubatcheeth- addressed he commission
ers TO the following effect
g We met you NJ Broken Arrow, and then told
l -
YOU we had no land TO sell; | then heard of no
claims against the ration, uor have slice. We
have met you here very short notice and In
not think that the chiefs who are here hsye any III
ihoriiy 10 treat. Gen. ai'Intosh knows tina, we
are bound oN our laws, and that whist is not done
IN the public square, in general council is no bin,
ig on the nation. am, therefore, under the ne
| cessity of repeating the same answer a. given al
Broken Arrow, that we have 20 land to sell.
know that there are but few from the Ipper towns
! here. and many absent from lie lowe, towns
Genersl Si'Intcsb Knows iliat M mari of ,be
land ca be sold withont iull council md win
ire consent Of all The action ; and, if part of III.
nation choose 10 leave tie rountry they can mi sell
The land they have tul IT belongs 10 he nae.on
from wnat you told us ye,,e:'ia,, am ndured 20
Deiie"eth that II may be best for us 10 remove blt
we must have time think OF and should The
cheiS no are here sell he land ~ il rnigbt ere.
ate dissensions and i'll blood among the Indians
nave recelveda message from NV head chef he Rig
| w arror, directing 10 listen to VIII co,n,ois
sloners nave TO say TO meet them fie Ill, a, d
part In the same way, tut 10 ell the land
am also instructed To invite on 10 NEE, us :, Rco-
fken Arrow, three months heuce, . hen n treaty
may possIbly be made, nd to retur, home Ib,s
IL the only talk have for yo , AID 1 .b.l ,et,r,
nome Immediately. gave you but one ak a, Bro
Ken arrow, and shall give you ~; one here Sucu
Is the message have received from fny he'd chief
ana am bound 10 obey morrow shall leave
mere have row said all 'ia have 20 say
VIII listen 10 an, thing iuIlhel you have 10 -,
Dut snail give 10 further answer
The chiefs who were in fax or of cessioo be;na
vastly superior in grade ard numbers rerlied %
this TAX, and stated that tine nation was inll re-
presented, MUCH more than il usiia, AT meet 90
without the nation, < that they were tuiIy ,utbo1
zed o make treaty that thev had come there
i"' ne urpose OF mixing treaty, and should do
so. Finding that the sutect was und.r.oino
discussion, the commissioner re ired for the 5pr
pose Oi removing the restraint " Incl, their pres
e"ce might produce and, after some further debate
ahlong themselves, ,he council broke up Previoua
10 reilrIng, the commissioners informed the counc,
tnst they had been called together by the authority
oil the President on bushes of importance : thai
the nation appeared TO be fully represented and.
na' any oil them thought proper TO leave the
place before the business was closed, thew should
conceive themselves fully authorised 10 carr On
ana conclude their negotiation with those who re-
manned.
SATURDAY, 18th.
In the morning of his day early, the commissio-
nees were informed, that 10 the course of the nrs-
vious night part Of the Cussaetaus and Sooyva-
saIoos had brooke up their escsInpment and started
home. On inquiry, it was found that part of the
cIeis from those towns he'd secretly Left their en-
caTnpment after midnight aed retired, without eiv
Ing he slightest inlmation of their intentions eli
'her to the Commissioners 10 those Chiefs oftbe
other towns with whom they had acted in concor,