American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-09
EXECUTIVE ID apAnrMENT,
Mi[Led@priILe, 7tk Num. 1925.

SIR: The letter of the Secretary of War of the
18th May, introducing to this government MAJ.
Cen. Gaines and Maj. Andrews, as Agents oil the
United States, TO inquire into the causes oi the late
Indian Disturbances to a6jus, the differences subsi
sting between the Indians, and to inquire into the
conduct of the Agent for Indian Affairs, recon-
mended them as officers distinguished for ability,
prudence, and discretion they were received and
treated accordingly. With he conduct of the one
you have been already made acquainted; with that
OF the oher it remains for 10 place you IN pos
session.
In the several conferences held with Gen. Gaines
on his first arrival ! received repeated assurances
from him Of friendly dispositions, of upright nten-
tons, Of freedom from all kind Of bias or prejudice
which could misead his Judgment or influence his
decisions any OF the topics which, IN the execu-
lion Of his trust might present themselves ior DIS
cussion relying implicitly on the sincerity OF these
declarations began with regarding Cen. Gaines as
an honorable and dsinterested arbIter between the
United States Georgia, and the Indians. and so con
tipucd to .cSatd him until short time before his
insulting le.- Of the 10th ult received at this
! Department. Ii impossible Tor this govern
menl not to repel that Insult with indignation. The
Chef Magistrate, iD his official message to the Le
gslaue had stated explicitly. that lntosh and his
Chiefs had gwen their ronsent to the survey and
in support Of this s,atemtn n the letters OF NJ Intosf
hand, Of which Gen. Gaines had full information
Nevertheless tie certificate Of an Indian Chief who
had deserted from the MIntosh party, and of a
white man of whom Gen Gaines himself does mol
preteUd know any thing, is procured to discredl'
the statement oE The Governor, and 10 exhibit him
before the public the dupe Of the sllest and shal.
lowest inpostute: end n his sollcitude 10 accom-
psl this h- ioIg gets that il is the consent given by
M'lntosh and his Chiefs to the survey; which OH
The Information OF the Agent, you have taken Tor
granted 70 be the sole Of all the disturbances
70 the nacn. and upon which you have recently IS
sued the most offensive orders to this governments
connected with that survey; and in your last one,
even denounced military vengeance against those
,ho shall attempt 10 carry II into existence. When
Gen. Gaines is rebuked In the mil1est language
viii b the unpruyoked insult would admit OF, he
presents himself again before the public IN letter,
lOdnlglns IN most intempctale abuse OF all the con
s'ituted ou hores CT Sovereign State, aud oil the
great body o its people, and which be causes 10 be
published almost week before II was received at
this Department
With regard to the 6rstleter Of Gen. Gaines, to
which have called your attention, he does not seem
10 have been content it'll addressing a letter ex-
oeptionahle 10 the head OF this government, he
umes The authority to order its publication on the
allegation OF some pretended and underlined mali
cious talsehoods IN circulation, and which he makes
the foundation Of an appeal TO he public; an ap
peal more censurable than that for which the gal
liant and mrritorious Porter is answering before
Court Martial, assembled by your order, nasmuch
as the latter only defends himself against nculpa.
tory charges made by his own government, whilst
the former, who was bound by equal respect to this
government does not pretend that any charges, OF
any kind had been preferred by it against him it
is In this letter. too that Gen. Gaines has fallen into
the shocking extravaganza of asserting what nobo.
dy can believe, that the Mcintosh party which made
the Treaty. constituted but 6teth part OF the Ma.
ton. and il was in the letter he made known
uflcialy to this governm, nj, that he had happily
concluded pacihcaon Of the Indians, when a,
that moment he as remote from the pacfcation
as he ever had been, Of which fact, have even
within the passing hour. ecei,ed the most incon
tesble evidence.
| " ith regard to the second letter Of the 2Sth ult
imo. which now that | am writing, has, for the
hrst ume been pit into my hands, and almost
week after its publication, to remark, that the
history OF diplomacy will not furnish parallel, So
marked with indlscretion, in emperence, deliberate
disrespect, and the outrage of all decency Gen
Gaines forgets well what he owes to his own Go
vernmen as to thls-his duty TO YOU required him tc
show respeet to this government all his intercourse
with il. II, in that intercourse, he had found him
self wronged aggrieved by the authorities here
it not allowed him TO take The redress into hi.
own hands--upon rep esen,aon - you. you were
competent decide the nature and the extent of tht
injury he had received, and Of the redress most suit
able to l--he would not con6de The exercise of thi
privilege to you, no doubt questioning your fitness OF
discretion for such matters. but chose 10 rely on hi
own dexterity and prowess He writes, among
other things, Of the malignant v,llany'' which ha
been extensively prac,sed on the credulity of man,
of the good citizens Of Georgia, and other States il
reference to the Indians and the Treay-a charp,
SO vague cannot be easily understood. much less dis
tinctly answered. Presupposing it 10 be directe,
against the authorities Of this State, and to be- in al
respects true, who made Cen Gaines the Judge L
pass this condemnatory sentence on the conduct O
those authorities? il had been understood ,h., -,