Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25

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his council having given their assent 10 the survey,
This officer could not have offered greater insult 10
any Independent Governments, lie bad seen the pub
lie message in which the OF M'mtosh and his
chiefs had been announced TO the Legislature, and the
incootestibe evidence on which tue anaunciaou was
founded Disregarding the authority of both and pro-
tossing to rely on The testimony of such persons Mar
shall and Edwards, known 10 him TO be Infamous
he informs the Governor that no suc was ever
gwen In aggrayation of this insult, before any notice
was taken OF IT. e causes the same letter with tue
uhcate To he published on his authority altering as
s excuse that flsehoods and calumnies by whom or
ABOUT what he d'd not inform propagated thug
making ms appeal TO the public from the pretended
NOR OF the day Tor the purpose Of bringing the autori-
ties OF Georgia into dsrcpute with their own peopla
and separating the people from their government He
was soon informed that he himself the dupe of the
certificate OF Marshall, and that his own cordnct was
reprchcpsble i'll rely ing ii to rerroach the Govern
ment OF Georgia with Misrepresentation and falschood
and OF Tins his Government and the rublic were suou
alter furnished with abundant proof lien this o;c,r
10 rebuked for ndigny which could with no n,cnr;c
ty pass without Censure, he loses all sclf-comnand ard
forgetting his own station and hat of the person 70
whom he addresses himself, writes letter after letter IN
The chief magistrate, couched in the most offensive
language, ami liich from their manner as well as
matter, and the immediate publicity given 10 item
Tn ough The gazcttes must have been inter<ed as cleo
oneerIng papers 10 subscrye tie cause of one of ;,,
conending parties i'll the State the prcini ice Of The
other Hn inference deriving abundant canti mat ion
from the fact that the officer was in tic rracti, io
ue common intercourse of society Of APPLYING 10 the
chief magistrate and Others in auto.it, "a most CON
tumcous and abusive epithets
AS no further Intercourse could be held M him with
ont compromising the dignity Of the state il was in lie
hrst instance forbidden, and when afterwards lac had
proceeded 10 the greatest extremity his recall artcst
Lia and punishment were demanded ofhis Government
The Executive of the state would have been warrant
cd by the public law and practice OF nations in ,aso
so agnt TO have ordered him 70 leave the territory of
Georgia and TO have enforced that order. TWAS ur-
Wiling In resort To measure of haSlness or seyt y
however lusti!iahlc. The States Government NOT
less tenacious of lis dignity than others II has at
ieast on one occasion mtcrdiced intercourse with TO-
reign minister of fms grade, representing Eurcneon
power oil rst rank for merely adicng abb unity,
and the equally mcrted treatment of another ,nnjste.
representing arst rate power for appeals the people
from their Government is well known 10 you Nfnre
recently The gallant Porter has been punished by his
Government Tor insulting e petty authorities of Fox
aTdo and tor making an appeal from that government
through the public prints much less objectionable Than
tha made oy TINS officer IN tie publication of his letter
OF the 10Th July. Whether the constituted authoriirs
Georgia are of more or less Importance than those of
roxardo IN the view of the General Government will
oe seen IN the answer of tic President The answer
OF the President TO the demand of the Governor of Geor
Sia FOR his recall and little crcditabIe to the
fnnconary from which it comes as satisfactory IN the
one to whom II is addressed.
he President IS bound by every constitutional obE
CATION TO execute ihe laws One Of these laws declares
That any officer or soldier who shall use contemptuous
OF dsreSpecul words against the chief magistrate mr.
Legislature of any of the STATES if commissioned ohi
Ger shall be caslicrcd.o The President acIzpowIo,l
Tins olccrto have used Contempuous and disrespecn
he is Informed that if the governor Of this tate had net
previously used toward him offensive language the de-
maud would nave been complied with. So at accord
ing 10 this construction OF the President his mitar, Of
iicers may conduct themselves rs they lease IN tb
jurisdiction OF the respective sates-no Y1atfr how ov
cePiionable AMI the least apprehension or censure bJ
the chef magistrate Of State is their sufficient wa
rant 10 retort IN abusive ard insulting language and s
giatlfy eir rcscEtmens, at The expensc of tho
Independence o. te elective francscs-a construction
which makes this law nulty because ii PRIVILEGES the
q Gn flat nip,h ,tfo IL
Legally have done-iDsut the cl.ief magistrate oT ,
Sate as ne would insult private citizen for any real
oF giicVaHce-a privilege which the law was
Intended 10 prohibit to him. But the fact assumed bv
! The President as true, is not true-Nobinp offensive
was written 10 this officer before he had fTee several
tunes offended the dignity Of this Government: viz nv
appreciation oil The Offensive terms of the letter of lie
other Special Agent, by lis disrcspcctfI treatment g
the commissioners, anj H. his procurement and nnhI;
caion OF the false statement of Marshall and Edwards
! ms exposition of the law by tie Executive of tIo
United States Ill satisfy you Of the exoediency cr do
pehdng on your measures for defence aeainst the
| repetition of such outrages
ne Governor of Georgia denies the rioht of flo
Ffesuent 10 excuse or Justify bis officer in the violation
OF law OF tie United States Which he is bound to ex
ccu''' because OF any act or supposed act of the Co
vernon which IS IN violation Of 10 law. The President
oy such excuse Justification takes the Mace of te
agent, and when in of his authorized con1munco
tlohs ne says there is no pant of lis dny Which the
resident more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dian lat of main
tainlnG The most sCrupuous decorum in his official in
tercouTse with the state authorities limo of ccrIc+
"c'h Wmch TO circumstances however aggravated have
or W III tempt 'rn TO depart" he only means thai what
Agent. ' ~ y us
The published addresses CT the different Agents arc
submitted with the rest only TO slew the unity of feel
Tug! sentiment ana action Which has sgnazcd the de-
pertinent of United States officers of every Grade in
mer intercourse with the Government of Gcorpia-
II can be submitted TO no longcr-tbe sovcrccnfy M
uGPehGehce and dignity of the State must be maintain
eu' ana 10 'nppo them you depend on vcnr own
mie'nS' ADVISE you therefore, TO have recourse TO
G,'se means no matter whom you place in authority
an strangers must be compelled to respect in their e
lcr'0 demeancnr at least, those authorities The sa
ceus Oi tue elective franchise can be protected by
Lcsu'"g every private person. not citizen of Geor
49, VINO Interieres with that freedom as an alien and
Stranger, violating right of sovereignty and exposing
Shlseh 10 punishment If an officer of the United
e 'cS not oe'hg citizen Of Georgia he renders him
ser INC more obnoxious from tie double canacfv in
|n,ch ne blends that sovereignty, and if an olicer re-
presenting hls Government in a diplomatic character
oe'Tic tn's Government he be made anenabEe
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