American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-09
the State, and disrespee, manifested TO the author

the Stale, and dfsrcspeet mah'ess~a - 80
ity which gave tha; instruction.
4 ..n,lsrpan Of clear intellect, pure morals, hon.
orah,e charactsr and great prudence, Is selected oy
h. Governor TO hold q talk with The Indians
he nerfor,ns ha. duty his Report, and lhai
p.nort ia ri once discredtied on the naked woru Oh
the Indians.
Cen. M'Intosh writes three several letters to the
Governor subscribed by his own proper hand, CIV
ing his sssent TO the survey OF the counlry-'he
friendly Chiefs, Marshall included, repeatedly as
sure the Governor that they, one and all, consent
TO the surveys certificate is obtained rom ms
same Marshall and white man, 70 prove that Gen.
N'lrtnsh refused his assent. Gen. Gaines if2me'
tiatey comes 10 lhe conclusion that his assent was
never given.
The admission OF Tree communication with The
Indians 10 every other description OF persons, and
the denial OF il 10 the Georgia Commissioners, was
q further wro one done to Georgia
Indeed, sir. il would appear from the Repots 9,
The Commis sioncis, that all or any description o
testimony would be willingly received on the one
side, and particularly that description OF II which
would exculpate the Agent-excuse the hostile In
dians prevent the survey OF the land or effect the
abrngaon of the Treaty and that on the othe'
side, erery thing was to be dscredited or received
al best with many grains of allowance, and ever,
act or proceeding of the commissioners OF the Y
states or OF the constituted authutites OF the State
resolved into corruption and deprasity.
When Gen. Gaines states in one oil his letters t
The Governor that the hostile party out number th
fiendly in the proportion OF something like hlty L
one il IS not easy to understand him-if il be true
a. the General seems to believe, that be has paehet
end reconeilel The two parties. hefe is no lonee
any NJ into.h party, bot il the General means there
Iss any such disproportion between the strength
IT liz parties willis, Al'Intosh lived, he is @del,
mistaken. IL NTIntosh had survived to this mo
nsa,, lhe probability is, his party would have beer
sfronges,
Suffer ne to aAa few particulars which make
me condition oi the fltn9ly party mcst pitiaoie-
irdrps nentlY oi 10 onernen being ofetsd Tor tnt
ho1d oi 1Itnosh, the money, according 70 tht
construction OF the Treaty, IS taken from the peck
cts Of the wives, children, brothers and ltiends Q
NJ lNtosh, and paid over to the hostile chieis WIKI
murdered him, contrary 10 every principle OF JUS
lice, ard stipulation Of treaty as il you intended !
a. he teward Of gaan, and merltorious acts com
manded BY yourselves aud this the friendly chlet
cannot but feel mos. deeply. No body acquainted
wi the lndian character can ever believe tina; Gen
taines viii MAKE either safe or permanent paeih
sation, until the ofTeriug Of blood for blood has u
fiied the Law and the usage Of the coun.ry--ar
rphemera peace may be patched up BY force OF
menace, bat ph neral il will be- making IN the enc
the catastrophe the more blpndy
| had written you Of certain persunace OF the
7!ate Of South-Carohna having ntermeddled in th,:
matter, according to information, communicated L
and submit ed to you-there Is strong chain o
e6rroboralise orcr instances as you will see, 10
'ahth The facts there alleged, and running through
HE eutif= OF evidence. The object, undoubt
-sly was the annulment OF The Treaty.
Whatever knayery or folly may suggest with the
ti-w 10 disannu the Treaty, will Of course be un
ateaed a, Washington-but indeed, sir, | very
alch do1ht, unless you have looked with scruti
ni1ing eye 10 the history Of this matter, whethe,
d The sell Interested oppugners ot he irea',
MY nat lead you into The idea tha, The
majority Of the entire Creek Nation is alone com
geer, TO make Treaty. is the most talacous tha
5uu'd be en'ettaned--it is so far from tue in The
lenera, That unless by merest accident never hap
pans TO be true IN any particular. lou have p,l,
% Turn 10 the no'es Of Col. Hawkins, whose author
ny yon caenot dispute, be satisfied that according
10 the laws and usaaes OF The Nation the mos
important puoc affairs, Involving vital interests, arr
determined not BY ma sio,iy bul by minority
and frequently very small mnoiy OF the naion
In the whole course Of his long residence among
them, hs never knew even the most pppuiar Wa
concutred in By a mapry and all authorities ant
all custom viii prove 10 you, that with regard Il
he most important Of their naonal acts. having re
aiion either to peace war, Coweta must take h
lead i a 'rreay be signed by he Chief, Of Cow
rte, it is considered good if signed by them
good Tor nothing; Georgia was settled in So il
- or "a. the FIRST Treaty with the Creek. wa
held then ihlnk in 'S6 and again in 80 tn
Gosetas are always foremost; their Councils ar
almost invariably holden the Coweta g,ound
Ond Cen Oglethorpe paid them the FIRST visi, there
Acncc it is stated in the evidence, that M'Intos
mad the power to sell the whole country, and henc
IL great eff rs made 10 prevail on the old Cowet
Chief, Eiome Tustennuggee, not to sell the coun
,ty--eloris which succeeded at Broken Arrow
but this old and i'll faed chiefain came TO ME afte,
wards as you read in the Documents, 10 say he ha
been deceived by bad white men. and was oppose
to the sale at Broken Arrow, but then his eyes wet
opened and he would follow the advice of his Fatt