Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-24
Signed in presence of
SAAiL. X. HODGES.
Asbury, May 10Th, 1925.

FROM the Niileustville Recorder.0
A number Of witnesses have been examined by
the Committee on the State of the Republic, re-
lative to the murder of MIntosh, the disturbance.
in the Creek Nation, SC. Knowing the anxiety
of our readers for information on this subject, we
now give as correct summary Js We could max e
otwnat we deem to be the most important TESTIMONY
delivered before the committee
MIR. JESSE Cox, of Jones county, testified that
he was at the store of Thomas Croven in the
Creek Nation, the ooh day of a prl last, yvher,
he saw the Agent Col. Crowell, and heard him
make use OF the following expressions, or " ords of
similJr import Damn'd cowards, always
la ell them still ha'e them worse and worse
Any people that would suffer one ran 10 sell tbe;,
nation ought TO die and 70 to He'll once nut
that fellow (meaning M'Inosh) down, where be
ought to remain--Bu the BIZ Warrior and Little
Prince reinstated him hope Re Big Warrior is
now IN bell for it, and that the Little Prince NAV
soon follow him. When I was ri Washington, I
communicated 70 Gen. dickson the grievances of
this people---he with Dice of wonder asked if
he creek Nation had lost all spirit of re eminent -
The question asked of the Commissioners Of the
u. States (Messrs. Campbell and Meriv e'her)
was, tChether they hal ony re0sOn to be2iepe that
the Indian dget Col CrotceH, had improDerIy
inteLJeTed tcHh tie rights ami interest Of
Gc0TEtH, or tc0S concerned IN inSiigafiap the
recent mItraeTs IN the Yation--aRdi If So 10 state
the grounds of.Such bell f?--To the first part of
the in;errog tory Maj. AferilCethey answered !
hare, and the Joll0icing are the grounds of thot
6chJ: He here recied conversation he had
with Col Campbell, in November last in which
that gentleman informed him. that in the af.e noon
OF he day on which Gov. Troup was elected. Col
Crowell said to him Cool Campbell) that he had
prepared the Indians 70 cede part Of their lands;
iniimating however distinctly, that a. Troup was
elected Governor, he (''ol. Campbel) mus. no,
expect success 10 attend any application that nigh,
be made 10 the Indians while 1roup was In Office
and concluded by advising him (Co CampbelN 10
resign. Nal. Meriwcther stated circumstances
during the progress 81 the negotiations with the
Indians, IN winch the Agents conduct correspond
ed with the sentiments he had expressed 10 Col
Campbell; and gave his reasons for believi r. thai
the departure of the Cussetas from the India,
Spring, after the Commissioner had been informed
OF their willingness 10 enter into Treaty was with
the prvy and consent of the Agent To the lat,
ter part Of the in errogatory he answered that he
had no reasons other than those already in the pos
session OF the committee, to believe the Agent
was concerned in instigatng the recent murders m
tie Nation.
Colonel Campbel's evidence was in corrobora.
ton Of Major Nerve her's-'' cannot (said hey
resist the belief that the Agent was opposed TO a
Treaty. had a converse ION with him IL Novern-
Der 1873, Just alter The Commissioners had returned
from an unsuccessful mission to the Cherokees.
We had both been disappointed in our wishes and
calculations az to the result Of the Governors cleo
lion, and expressed TO each other thai dsappoin-
ment in terms of feeling aud regret In the course
OF conversation, we spoke of the prospect Of a ne
gociaion with the Creeks for a cessioa of Territory
The Agent observed in substance, that he had tie
thin fixed, aud think added that we should have
got the land below the Federal road--Ile advised
me 70 resign my appointment as T.. S. Commis-
~ioner, lntimatng that the result of the election Of
Governor had operated a change in bis feeling in
that regard"
Colonel Campbe'l's testimony advertinr 10 OBJ
jec'ionable conduc, Of the a gent pending the ne.
gocia ions, and The failure Of COL CroyyeU 10 report
or restrain the adverse movements Of the sub a cent
Whlker,--this question was asked him; Were ar
5ccTe mt the ucts of the sub-.7genf, referred 10
ny yoH, kH0tcH to the age8R BVra, lid he or
did he not attempt 10 restrain them, anil ,rns
he requested SO fodO2" in answering The cues
zion, general reference was made by Colonel g.
to that part Of The printed documents In possession
OF the committee, which contsins q journal Of their
proceeding. The reason which The Aren't rave
o The commissioners for not reporting TO Govern
nent the proceedings at Tuckabatchee and Pole
Cat Spring WAS, that he did not consider then,
binding on the Nation, being The acts Of ONLY q
part Of e., and not worth communicating 10 the
War Department.