American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-08-09
Head Quarters, Eastern Department,

Head Quarters, Eastern Department, I |
FLINT RIVER, july 10, 1925. |
S,r-The excessive heat OF the weather, added
to the many Inconvenience and interruptions
which have daily encountered, in the course OF my
visit 10 the Creek Nation, has deprived me OF the
pleasure OF writing 10 your Exceency as often or
as July as | have been DESTROYS OF doing. have
now the honor, without entering into detail that
could afford but little interest, TO communicate 10
you the result Of my conferences with the Indians.
After meeting in this state the Chiefs oil the nj In
osh party, and at Broken Arrow those OF the oppo-
site party and hearing their respective statements
with the evidence for and against each party, have
urged them TO an adjustment OF oiiefehces' 70
which they have mutually assented.
The M'Intosh party demand retaliation tor their
fallen Chiefs, with the immediate restoration OF
property taken or destroyed: their demands were
founded on the 9th article OF the Treaty OF Feorua-
nv last which promises on our part, protection TO
their emigratng party" against the whites and all
others; which party, they, Che followers oil len
4 M'In,osb,1 assume themselves exclusively to be.
Whether this provision Of the Treaty was or was
not intended to protect the Creek Indians against
themselves, or to protect comparatively Email
part of them against the main body OF the Nation,
we're questions which was happily not called upon
to decide as in the Of hostilities having sub
sided my instructions simply required me TO make
peace upon Jus, principles, and 10 require the com
from acts oil retaliation or violence.
/. The reputed hostile party, consists OF all the
principal Chiefs, and Of nearly fortynine tttiethS
, of the whole Of the Chiefs, head men, and warriors
K of the Nation-among whom | recognize many
who were in our service during the late war, and
who 10 my certain knowledge have been Tor twenty
wears past (and think they have been at all times)
i as friendly 10 the United States as any Of In
dian neiehbors could have been known to be.
met them at Broken Arrow, the usual place Oh hold
II ing the great Council Of the Nation.
could not therefore but view this supposed hos
&c tile party as in fact and truth the Creek Walton
s. and altogether free OF the hostility ascrbed to them
- Il have received from them in council assembled
% the most deliberate assurances OF their determine
% ton to be peaceable and friendly towards their absen
n people as well as towards the United States.
s. They regretted the necessity which they content
existed for the strong measures they adopted agalns
* General Nj Intosh and others. who they affirm for
"a feed and lost their lives by having violated wei
10 known law Of the Nasion.-They have engaged t.
SC restore all property taken and to pay Tor all that ha
C been destroyed contrary to law-and they have pro
az missed 10 allow reasonable time Tor those who hav
or borrowed and off with money out OF their nation
" al treasury to reimburse the same. The Counc
IN strongly and unanimously objected 10 the late Urea
'A ty, as the offspring Of Fraud entered into conrar
to the known law and determined will OF The Nation
he and by persons not authorized to treat. They re
ar fuse receive any part OF the consideration none
ng due under the Treaty TO give any other eyldenc
de- Of their acqulescence in it. In conclusion they e'
on pressed the hope that their white friends would pit
Ter, their deplorable condition, and would do them II
hat Justice to reconsider and undo that which has bee
lies wropgfully done" | have, pursuant to my instiu
the lions from The department OF war, endeavored
ay, convince the council, bu! without success Of Il
,er aacy of their objections to the treaty; and to di
spa,e their delusive hopes that it can ever be amt
and led have assured them that in all our Treati
all with the powers Of Europe, as well as with near
tful fifty Indian Nations there has not been insane
ers to my knowledge, of Treaty having been revok
annuled, after being duly ratliied except by
j. as free consent OF all parties 10 IL, OF ny war.
yesterday met in council, near Joseph Marshal
Iced ferry the Chiefs OF the Mcintosh party, and
dis muncated to them The proposition OF the Council