Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-09

Body, as we have already suggested, it will not
aii to be fully enGured into. In the mean time let
The PRESIDENT enquire INTO all the circumstances
Affecting the validity of the treaty; the conduct of
the public Agents; and of the Indians. If Georgia
be right or wrong, it may be made to appear with
out resort TO force.
Ihe threat con'ainedin Gen. Gaines letter, which
we noticed In previous No. appears from the cor
respondence now published, not to have been gra-
tui'ous as we had supposed II is strongly be in
ierred he was authorized to make it; and the deter
minations OF the Governor as expressly avowed,
lett him no alternative, but to give that intmaiion
OF - the painful duty' which, under his orders,
events might make it necessary to perform. This
statement Is due 10 Gen. q. But it does not re-
move the objection we urged Instead of the GEN
erals making the threat of forcible resistance 10
'he execution oil law OF an independent state.
wi'hin us own limits, and founded upon public
treaty which had been made i'm execution of a long
deferred contract; the threat comes through him,
from the government at Washington. This cir
cumstance Is an ageravation of the indigny offered
10 Georgia 1t differs essentially from the menace
held over Gov. Raburn, of the same state ON a for
mer occasion In that case, the i~ignity proceeded
| not hon Washington, but from distinguished
GENERAL, at tile head of victorious army. Although
1t was protested against the time both in Georgia
and elsewhere, it escaped the notice of the Co
vernment. Have we nothing TO fear from the null
DUPLICATION oil such precedents? If they increase a,
this rate, what IN time, will become OF the State
Sovereignies? The few enumerated powers grant,
ed 10 the Federal Government, will, by implication
aud construction, lie made swallow up those s're
served to states to1he people" If state dare
pat upon treaty, affecting itself only different
construction from that put by The General Govern
ment; or dare exercise right power belonging
TO In Its independent character, and not parted
with III the federal compact, the bayone,s of the
Union are TO be Immediately put in requisition to
chastise its refractory and rebellious spirit!
| On this subject wish to be distinctly under
| stood. In the absence of many of the details
| connected with this controversy; in the absence OF
| the orders given 10 Gen. Gaines and Major An
drews; OF the volume OF testimony collected by
| them; and OF the evidence relating to the formation
OF the treaty and the conduct of the Indian gents
it would be impossible 10 form a correct opinion
of the whole of Gov. Troup's conduct, or Of tie
justice of the charges made by him against the pub
| lie Agents. But enough is known to convince ev-
cry unprejudiced mind that the rights OF Georgia
have not been duly respected aud that she has been
treated more like dependant province, than an in
dependent state. In support of this opinion we APP
peal 10 the whole history OF this controversy for the
last 10 years; 10 the fact, that willis, the Indian III
ties have been extinguished in Kentucky, Tenres-
see and Alabama, they have been neglected in Geor-
gia; 10 the letter OF the Special Agent, suspending
Crowell, and to the correspondence laid before
| the public.
| Commodore Porter's IriaL-On Friday last
Gen. !"alter Jones, delivered 10 the Court Martial
part of Com. Porter's defence The first charge is
| disobedience OF orders, and conduct unbecoming
an officer" The defence on the first branch of This
charge occupies nesrly six columns in small type in
| the Nat. Intelligencer Ii is impossible, from its
great length, 10 sveit in this day paper. IL shall
appear in next. The defence on the other branch
the charge was to have been made on Saturday.
The defence, so far have it is ingenious
| and able. 1t justifes the conduct OF Com. Porter
IN the Foxardo affair, upon the general principles OF
| the law oil Nations, as expounded by MIR. Adams;
and upon the precedens drawn from the conduct OF
General Jackson in the Seminole War. parallel
is drawn, at great length between the conduct OF
| that officer and the accused. This parallel is so
striking and much in favor OF Com Z. that after
| Mr.. Adans's elaborate justification of Gen. J. he
must be greatly embarrassed in sanc,ionng any SEN
tence of condemnation the Court may pass the
| Commodore, under this charge.
! The United States sloop of Var Hornet, f.
2. Kenneday, commander arrived at old Point, on
the 4th., 8 days fIom HAVANA.
| The Hornet met going into HAVANA French
fleet of Is men of war, ~ OF them ships four OF
which oil the line. An impression had prevailed
in Havana that the Island OF Cuba coded 10
| France, and il was even reported that French
1 ~
had been captured by British man OF War The
news of tie recognition of Haytien Independence
| had not reached Havana when the Hornet sailed,
nor was any thing known there of the French
| fleet which lately visited Port au Prince. 1t was
very sickly at Havana.
| Lieut. WIN. Lawton, OF the Constellation, a mer-
iorious officer died in the West ladies' on the 22d
July of yellow fever. His illness and that of 1T.
Henley, are both thought 10 have originated at
Key West.
| The Constellation and John Adams were off Fla
vana, giving convoy. The Spark was cruzing on
the $. of Cuba. The Gtampus, Fox and Terrier
were at Ma;anzas.-The Offices and men of these
vessels were -; well. In 10 months the average
number OF sick on board tie Hornet was l4--There
had been only deaths, among which was Dr. Van
Brunt, Surgeons mate, of the liver complaint. or
| iicers returned in the Hornet, Leuts. EskriGge,
| Byrne Dornin, Cunningham and Buchanan
Dr. Observation-Disclosures Welsh, Ferraud,
Calan, J. a. Davis, Cox, Cady, Sinclair, Win
eerd and Galdike; masters male, J. Acosta; Capts.
| Clerk, Mr. Lpscombe and Messrs. Thayer, Cor
coran Childs and Smith, holding inferior stations.
The Norfolk Herald states that gentleman ar
rived at that place from N York, mentioned the
arrival of at N. Y of the Meteor, the LIST inst.
| from Liverpool; with intelligence that cotton had
further declined 4d in the pound, and that there
was a considerable declension in the price of To-
bacco. We have seen no account oil this arrival IN
the n. Y. papers, and infer that there is some mis-
| take about it.
From the Winchester Republican,
STAUNTON CONVENTION.
Mr.. Shelley made able speech in opposition
to that part OF the second resolution which recon-
rnended an extension of the right OF suffrage lie
was followeu by Mr.. MINIS of Bedfotd and Mr.
| Scott of Fauquier, on the same side They were
repliedto by Mr. Cooke of Frederick, Mr.. Hunter