The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-08-31
Ssultttral.
THE CREEKS.
Examination Of the Controversy between
Georgia and the Greeks.

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Georgia and the Greeks.
Concluded.
The eyes of Europe are upon us
and after all our lofty pretensions to no.
mainly, beDevolence, and Justice, it is
not surprising, that they should parlicu-
larly regard the manner in which we
dispose of the aboriginals To Con-
gress, therefore, it belongs to examine
into the manner in which this treaty
was concluded, and 10 decide the ques-
tomas TO lis ultimate execution.
The proceedings of the public au-
tnoIlues OF Georgia, sluue d. rn,i6ca-
ton Of this treaty, should not prevent
Congress from annuIling it, though it
would seem that their object were to
urge matters to such an extremity, as TO
shut the door TO any temperate arrange
ment of the difficulty, and to drive the
United States into open hostility with the
Indians. The conduct of that State, as
well since as before the ratification, is
equally destitute Of good faith and de-
cent regard 10 the opinion of mankind.
A recital of the more prominent steps
of the public authorities, will afford us
the sures indication of their motives,
and will serve as useful lesson to all
who advocate hasty and rash measures
in public affairs. The unhappy conse-
quences of the unadvised haste of Gov
Troup will, probably, and almost iuev-
itably, cause more distress and loss of
character, than all the Indian lands are
worth in a pecuniary or political point
of view.
Shortly after the ratification of the
treaty, Gov. Troup calls the legislature
together at an extra session, in order to
dispose of the lands. Before the meet
ing of that body, however, the Creeks
put to death M'Intosh and Eiomme Tus-
tunnuggee, for violating the law made
at Broken Arrow. This execution was
magnified by Gov. Trcup into an act OF
hostility TO the U. States, and the gov
erument was requested to order its
troops to chastise the hostile Indians,
for merely enforcing an article of in
ternal police. The government very
properly declines to interfere with the
intestine disputes of the Indians, except
to protect the friendly Creeks from in
discriminate massacre, and Gov. Troup
called up the States south of the Poto-
mac to stdnd to their arms
His Incorporate language has been
so universally condemned, that it is
scarcely necessary TO make it the sub
ject of remark, excepting SO far as il
shows, in connexion wita the measures
of the State legislature, the principles
upon which.th the State government has
based its claims. The legislature. dur
ing the extra session, authorized survey
of the lands described in the treaty, and
enacted that they should be divided
among certain Inhabitants of Georgia by
means of a land lottery. BY these steps
they have sanctioned the doctrine set
mp by the Governor, that " upon the
ratification of the treaty, the title and
jurisdiction became absolute in Geor-
gia," and that the United States have
now no further concern in the matter
than to furnish troops and funds to car
ry the treaty into effect.
The title Of the Indians is regarded
as nothing their claims upon our JUS
tice and sympathy nothing. The as
sumed obligations of the u. States are
TO be despised, because made with saw
ages; and public opinion, aud the great
principles of moral justice and humaDi-
ty, are to be set at nought by the Amer