Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-08-19
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., Gro. ,
.Wiiiedseuiike, 25ih June. 1925. {

SIN: Ircceivcd this morning the note which in tho
ABSENCE OF the Secretary of War; the President of the
United States directed you to address TO me- and IN
which ain Informed that 'tc project of SURVEYING
the lands ceded 10 the United States by the Creek Ma
ton OF Indians at etreaty ofhe Indian Springs before
me expiration oil the time specified by the 9Th article
OF Tie treaty for the removal of the Indians, will be
wholly upon ITS (the government of Georgia. RESPONSE
bIIty, and that the government wiz: the government
OF the United Sates) will any manner be rcspon
sioie Tor any consequences which may result from that
measure" very friendly admonition truly So that
whist you referred resistance of the survey to the
evils already produced by the effort on the part of
his Government TO obtain permission TO make the
Vey and when the fact OF that producing those
eects is disproven, and II made known you that no.
body here either whites Indians ever conceiv ed such
thing aspossihe, before you assumed upon the re-
presentation of the Agent undoubtedly true and tina,
your own agent TO suit his purposes had IA brcated
it to deceive and nislead YOU Nevertheless YOU CONT
nue. 10 issue order after order forbdding the survey
youhad predetermined fromthe beginning that under no
circumstances should we proceed 10 thcsurvey without
your express PERMISSION first had and obtained Nav
morc-you repeat this order TO Gen. Gaines who is
charged TO pronu!gac it the hostile Indians so that
whether there any thing obnoxious the survey or
not they mays 1t pretcnce under the authority
and with the support of the United States to scalp and
tonahawk our people shall attempt that
survey and that IN fact you adopt for the Indians
gr3tutousy imaginary wrong done TO Them persuade
them even against their will that il is real one and
then leave them to indulge in pnbridled fury The most
tempcstnous passions; and this presume is the meaning
III part OF the responsibilities which are 10 incur If
we disregard the mandate of the Government of the
United States. You will therefore i'm the absence Of
the Secretary of War, make known to the President
that The Legislature having in concurrence with the
expressed opinion of the Executive come TO the almost
unanimous conclusion that by the treaty the iui dicton
together with the soil, passed to Georgia. and in cose
luence thereoi authorised the Governor the
Inc TO be run and the survey to be made it becomes INC
IN candor TO state to the President, that the survey will
be made, and IN due me and of which Major General
Gaines has already had sufficient notice. Whilst in
the execution of the DEGREES of our own constituted
authorities the government of the United States will
ind nothing but fraRkess and maGuaniuy on our part
we may reasonably claim the observance i'm like Decree
OF these noble qualities theirs. When therefore GER
tam responsibilities spoken in the communication
OF the PRESIDENT, we can rghtiuy enquire what res
! possibilities? Georgia in the maintenance of her I'M
doubted rights, fears responsblities-Ye il is well
for Georgia TO know them far as they are ncnaced
BY the United States. If il is intended that the Go
vernment of the United States will nterpose its power
10 prevent the survey tile government of Georgia can
not have too early or too distinct notice. for how high
~ dsonou, able would it be for the stronger party TO
avail itself OF that power to surprise the weaker III
the government only mean that emitting It's consti.u-
ona duty, II will not pacy the Indians and make safe
the frontier whilst the officers of Georgia are in peace
Iu ulIlment of their instructions connected with the
survey, IT important to the government of Gcerria TO
know 1T, that depending tseIfforsafety shall not de-
pend III yaD but little government of tie United States
mean "hat is not even yet TO be believed that assul-
ing IKE their agent upon another, not dssinar coca
SION, an attitude of neutrality, fegned and nsincere
IT will like that Agent harrow up TO the Indians to the
commission of hostile and bloody deeds, then indeed
the goyernmento of Georgia should also know it, that
may guard and fence itself against the perGdy ant
treachcry of false friends In either event however
the President of the United States may rest content
that the government of Georgia for no responsible
Ties IN the exercise of its rights and the execution of il
trust but those which belong to conscience and TO Cod
which thanks 10 him is equally God as the God
the United States.
Very respectfully, your obj servN,
G. H. TROUP.
! To G. YANDEyENrEn, C2tief Clerk,
i War Department
CopyN9f a ieier from Gen. Games TO Coz. T,oup.
HEAD QUARTERS.
EASTERN DEPARrMENr,