Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-16

us, was Scneraliy untrue, and III lie, OCn Gaines,
would permit us 10 examine the CHIEFS separately ur-
der any and every restriction he nigh, impose we
pledged ourselves To prove To his satisfaction that
lIo-poet!le-y oholo lad lied Gen g. anes replied
il impossible, aud said tia, hc never knew an
Indian 10 tell Il lie in council. The Commission
crs then asked him If he had not the same conf
dence in the friendly Indians to which G encral
Gaines asscn,ed. We assured him that If No-po-
ethle-y oboo'- statement submitted 10 them
they would give it the lie and that their statements
woaid be confirmed by the Commissioners on tie
part OF the United States and every person attached
TO the mission. 10 which General Gaines replied
he would submit proposition TO the Council the
next day.
| From such unqualified declarations Ito say the
least of then) very insIting the character and
dignity OF the State, with the testimony OF the u
nited States Commissioners, the testimony OF mauy
other respectable witnesses confirming their state
ments in relation To one OF the charges, CHS oppo-
sion TO the treaty. s,aring him in the face w are
cca>irsied 10 believe and to declare 10 The world
our opinion, that this has beeA pre-ud:ed and
we the more confirmed in tins view OF The sub
ject, when take in connection the views of the
Special Agent couched in his letter to Col Gro
well, lately published in The Patriot, and W nch let
ter from Subsequent letter to have been an
proved OF by Gen. Game, before publication.
The suspension OF the Agent with the accom-
panying explanation far from having the elIec,
10 g elicit unbiased testimony, - produced the
opposite result. 1t was very general belief enter
famed by both white and red men, that his removal
from Office certain. When therefore the fact
was pubicly announced at Broken Arrow that he
was suspended temporarily, and that too from mere
produced 2lt the Governor OF Georgia, The effect
viction could be resisted liz e, he Goa
Office was no longer doubted. We snail snll feel
me influence OF his authority and power This
was remarkably exenpifed in many cases, = fe
OF which will he cited. The case Of Kendall Lew
Is, OF which you are informed, WHO eloped ,ecre,
ly without te~tifying. the case OF a respect,h,,
gentleman resident Ia Florida, who for having cas-
uaiiy converSed with one of tie Commissioners
was ordered Gas lie stately not to hold any conver
saton with, or lnierpre, any conversation held be-
tween the Commissioners and Indians who ,,as
grossly lnsultei publicly by General Ciaines and
ms head threatened to be cu off. The case of 10
siah Gray one of The chief. y, 10 signed lie late
Ie'iy,) who had a like conversation with two o.,
HE commissioners, told by Hambly Gas he
Gray informed us, that General Gaines was much
odended with him and ". The case oil am Indian
whom we hired a pio, o facilitate an examioa
ton OF the river with view 10 ascertain where The
line otGeorgia would leave the Chatahcochie on
ms peihs spoken 10 by some persons 10 Us unknown
he Immediately retar ed HE none given him for The
"TRIP ana SAID he could not accompany u.s. as he had
been much abused for conserving 10 go The case
oil NJ. Martin, a gentleman who had been selected
by The Ire dy chiefs 10 write their talk: for thi.
little manifestation OF friendship lie was much in
suited and abused and threaten ed with Determination
During The Development OF these untoyafd occur
FENCES an express received from his cyceencv
Inc Governor, notifying OF is wish tina, the In
dians should be made acquan. ed with The i,tentio,
oil our government lii relation to the contempIaieJ
, survey, ana The lnnocency OF the measure Ia
obedience thereto short talk was prepared We
aue"ced the council tor the purpose of co,rmuni-
eating IT, Gen. Gaines perelnptorily forbid the
: communication and addel tina, lie instructed 10
say The survey would be prevented.
The circumstances and incidents lust detailed
riiiing and unimportant as some of them NAV an
pear to distant observers, had most powerful in
huehce IN directing every thing in q given channel
we nave detailed some of the causes which OBJ
era'e Tho non-iulflment OF inc principal object of
our instructions, and which came more Immediate
~ under our observation. The following con-
slderaiion suggests itself on this branch of the sb
Ject mat the declaration Of General Gaines TO
the indians TO hold no talks with white men, one
r"eu "hoiiy 10 our exclusion, and that all CONVEX
sanon about matters then the subject Of nves,isa-
uon and negotiation was wholly interdcted 10 us
the most Tree and unrestraiued conversation and
communication was kept up and permitted with the
Indians by II other persons present even with the
notorious sub-agent, Walker
we !eel l; duty we 20 The state and 10 h..
manly, 20 offer a few brief remarks in relation IN
tue saiie nary law which mas been offered as full
j!stiiicaton and eXte uaoa of the cruel ard minis
Unable murders lateY committed in The Indian Ma
ton, and to enforce which the meek. charitable
and unbounded philanthrophy of the followers of
'he SAVIOUR ofthe world have been called into re-
QUESTION. limurders, raplne, plumber and deyasta
uoh are The doctrines best TO inculpae in the system
duop ed oy these missionaries, instead of peace and
sooj VIII to men, and charity and love "a exten
9Ve as creation itself, then all Christendom have
10 learn hat few missionaries have discovered bv
snoi' residence IN peculiarly appropriate situa-
ion Tor the exercise of the iner feelings of our ma
| ure The Inconsistent and contradictory state
ehts oil those whose interest il is to establish the
law, confirm tie opinion that no such law existed
uhui the luckabatchee and Pole Cat PROCEEDINGS
some contend 1t was passed at Fort Hawkins
'ie'c are others who refer to time for ts passage
imme diateiy after the treaty at Fort Jackson
some others contend for Broken Arrov--yyhiIe
Others contend that it was promulged last wear at
OF near the missionary establishment Mt a Ball-play
| ana solemniy proclaimed from ga cart on the
LORD day. The latter is the declaration of the
isevd. Isaac Smith. The Interpreter, Hamblv.
from his long residence in the nation. must have
Known the time and place Of its enactment if such
%iaw was ~ existence. In bis testimony he swears
lana from his character we should suspect him of |
Willingness to swesr any thing) such a law was |
passed several years ago, and nacted in all the
towns lie conce:ls the truth and evades detec- |
uon by not adveriing TO the time or place of its |
passage This is the celebrated law not 10 be found
IN me national CODE and which has never been |
zen zen oy any person $50 says the Rev Isaac !
',"ih III MS examlnaon) which has been coniur-
cd up by white men, (and put into the montbs If
ihoians) TO suit their own purposes, and the pre-
text Tor the murder Of Mcintosh and bis friends
IL sush law has ever existed, made and enacted
IN Ipil council, as commended for with such severe
pena,les annexed, is it reasonable to suppose that