Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-06-17
RICHMOND, JUNE II. 1926.


Creek bidians-The late disturbances among
these people and their refusal 20 move beyond the
MISSISSIPPI, are subjects OF some interest in Georgia
we have received, in pamphlet form, Governor
Iroup's second Message TO the Legislature touch
ing this matter, and the documents which accom-
panied It. The reader will better understand the
points OF controversy by perusing these papers
The Legislature engaged in investigating,
both the circumstances OF the outrage on McIntosh
and his party, and the rights and duties which are
devolved upon the state by the treaty. The Wash
ngton News states, that question of some impor-
lance has grown out OF this subject Whether
the Legislature has any authority 10 take cognizance
OF the murder of Mcintosh and TO adopt any mea-
sure In regard to the friendly indians who ha taken
refuge among the whites. Under the Constitu-
ton 1t is thought the federal government is the only
power which possesses jurisdiction over the indians
and which the indians can acknowledge and obey
But is contended that there which
VIII Jusuiy the interference of State. How far the
Legislature intends TO proceed is not vet known
Georgia Is deeply interested in bringing to punish
ment The plunderers Il nurderers who NAV infest
her borders; and she is equally interested in bring
Ing to final close the treaty with the indians The
right to the land they now occupy is vested in her
by treaty. and II Is not 10 be wondered at that she
Is anxious TO get possession ofthose lands and at tie
same time to rid herself of troublesome neighbours
When these circumstances duly considered:
when the part which the United States Agent has
said to have taken shall be fully established when
all other causes Of delay and vexation are fully
enquired into, 1t will, perhaps, be found that the
violent denunciation which has been poured out OIL
the Governor has been too unsparing if not pren,
tre In prosecuting tkeir inv estigations it is said
the legislature will not encroach on the powers Of
the Federal Government. They will embody the
| testimony for the benefit ofthe government who are
to decide on 1t; and at the same time present the
views and claims of Georgia in the strongest light,
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qulescence might invite similar disturbances and
depredations on their frontier, and even on their
own people. But It is said that the ACTIVITY of
Gov. l. and the zeal and promptitude of the Legis-
lature have carried awe and dismay into the ranks
OF the refractory Indians and of the white men con-
uected with them
a Savanna paper states that at the last dates,
number of the friendly Chiefs were At MilIedrevil
waiting the dispatches from Washington, on which
| their late depended. The Agent, MIR. Crowell, is
strongly implicated. The charges against him are
made roundly and confdently-and if sustained
the government will il TO the country and 10 H.,
| sell, TO make example of him.
There are other interesting subjects before the
Legislature OF Georgia. Messrs. Loving Jackson
ana Adrian, are now their trials before the
Senate, on charges preferred against them as Com
| InissloneIs to sell certain fractions A resolution
mas oeen adopted Tor surveying the OF Canal
IRON the Gulf OF Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean
The Land Bill and the Bill concerning the Bank Of
Darien are still under consideration.
The National 4droeate " is extremely sory to
| observe on the part of this paper disposition TO
marshall the feelings of the South against those of
the North" How much better would this sorrow
have been bestowed if it had been felt on behalf of
his neighbour, the New York American If
such disposition has been manifested, il origi-
mated with the fanatic editor of the latter paper
Wa only replied to his insolent and domineerine
tone. We deprecated the very result which such
ll7Judsed illusions were calculated to produce
we pointed out TO the meek christian editor of that
journal, some OF the arts TO which he and his az
sociates had resorted to stir up strife and conten
ton, where there ought to be reciprocal feelings of
Kindness and good will, and to revive angry discus
sion subject of all others the most INTERESTING
and delicate TO the people of the South The
American is silent: produced, we hope, by his de.
lection in mschief--and another Don Oui,o,t.
rusIes TO the field
The evils of slavery not felt, except in their
dreams and fanatica imagnations, by those ofcious
individuals, who without regard to time circum-
stances or manner, would expunge il from our
country at the risk of evils more Distressing and an
pallng. This itch which some men have to io-
terfere with, and manage the affairs of other Deople
Is disease which challenges our pity II it were
displayed on subject of which they knew more.
1t would be less Censuratle.
" The NORTHERN MIND of which the Adj
yocaie so vauniinIy speaks, must indeed, be in an
eclipse, If 1t cannot perceive the distinction we
have drawn. He says nothing can be more in
consistent with truth or reason than the statements
/ OF this (ouT) paper with each other At one
moment the patriotic citizen of Virginia ardentlv
desires to get rid OF Slavery, the evils of which he
freely admins The next moment the expediency
OF this policy becomes questionable, because its
continuance may form some set off gainst the grow
ing power and prosperity of states where slavery
| no longer exists The unfairness and disenreui
business OF this editor in representing our course 10
his readers IS worthy only OF the feeling which 10
noraDce and bigotry, never fail to excite in
generous mind Why did he not tell his readers
that hist frankly acknowledged and deprica-
ted tie evils CT slavery, and had been for years
earnestly looking for the means of getting rid of IT,
we were unwilling TO confide the remedy TO un
experienced hands--to persons unacquainted with
the innumerabe 6bres by which it is attached 20
our soil and intefN among our peopIe-that we
dreaded the daring hand OF an unskilfu operators
ana That when we saw our way clear before u.s.
we would most gladly accept the benevolent ss-
sistance of our northern friends, now too eagerly
and prematurely pressed upon Why did not
this editor, 80 Just aud generous to one portion Of
mankind, tell his readers that these we're our feel
ings, these our fearsl Why did he not 90 farther
and say that we protested against the constitutional
power Of Congress to force upon Us the untimelv
kindness contemplated by Mr. Kings resolution
that, apart from the evils Of slavery or the desire
! on our part to get rid Of hem, we were unwilling
TO violate our constitution for that or any other
object. And that in our Interpretation Of
| mat instrument we were consistent upon this as
upon all other occasionsS If this editor had possess
sed the magnanmi TO have told these simple truths
he would have saved himself the pain Of holding
himself up IN the very colours ia which he wish
es to pour'ray us We, in the South, owe our
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