Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-04

tired 10 Crawford. and his scryili,y to Mr.,
obtained the appointment He is forbidden himself,
by law, TO engage In Indian trade. But he has es-
tablished his brothers, Henry and Thomas Crowell,
and his friends all over the na,ion and monopoly
OF that trade by these persons has been great OBJ
Ject with him. They have stores, sell goods to
the Indians on credit, and when the monies come
TO his hands to pay the annuitics, passes at
to those OF his brothers and friends How Jealous
he is of any interference with this monopoly you may
Judge nom the following anecdote. One Stinson,
white, married the daughter OF Mcintosh the In
dian chief (now murdered) and in company with
Chilly Mel. his brother-in-aw, up small store.
Crowell Immediately commenced a mos, rigorous
persecution OF him. He seized his goods sent to have
him arrested and understanding that Mcintosh pro-
tected him, sent to the head chief of the nation
peremptory order to him il he had to destroy
Mcintosh aud all his establishment" The man
was arrested, tried in Savannah and acquitted by
the exertions Of Mcintosh. Since that period his
hatred against Mcintosh and his friends have known
no bounds. After Campbell and Meriwether had
Jailed in their negotiation, Campbell went TO Mil
iedgeville during the session Of the Legislature, and
directly after Troups election, where he met with
Crowell. Campbell had understood from Mcintosh
who attended the Cherokee Council, that he tho't
II probable If proper exerlions were used cession
| OF land could be obtained from the Creeks. You
are to understand that Campbell is brother-in-la law
to General Clark, and his ardent partizan. But he
has enough of the Georgian in him TO promote the
interests of that state in acquiring her vacant terri
tory as soon as possible. When he met with Crow
ell, he immediately asked his opinions, of the pro-
liability of success? CPS reply, in substance, was
that at time lie had prepared the indians and
had fixed every thing for obtaining a cesson, and
had Talbot (who opposed Troup) been elected, he
had no doubt, OF succeeding in getting land. But,
as things turned out, he cared nothing about it, and
should put himselfto no trouble, and advised Camp
bell as his friend to resign his Office of Commits
sioner to hold Treaty, he did not wish him to be
lnJuredby defeat.'' When afterwards Campbell and
Meriwether went to hold the Treaty. true to his
purpose of rendering no aid while Troup was Gov.
he assumed neutral position, as lie said, but as
many believe threw all the distractions he could
| IN the way. You recollect that Walker the sub
Agentwas dismissed for having persuaded and aid
ed the Indians in drawing up their resolutions not
to sell any more lands. If this conduct of Walk
er's was sufficient TO cause his removal what will
you say when tell you that Crowell kne,c of
these resoutons,and neither censured nor gave in
| formation concerning them to the war department.
and this was known to Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. Mon
roe, and yet they dismissed Walker and not Crow
| ell. But, TO pursue Crowell's conduct farther.
campbell went 10 Washington and informed Gov
| eminent OF his failure, and received new nstruc-
tions and was sent back TO the nation. Crowell,
being recalled for his neutrality, was ordered to
cooperate with the commissioners BY their
ders he assembled the rery council which made
the treaty. he attended it in person, and after
the commissioners had addressed it and made known
the wishes OF the President Z. himself addressed il
| ana told that very council, that the President
wished, and he wished them TO make cesson of
| lands. Neither before the treaty was made, nor
whiie 1t was making, did he insnuate either
10 the Indians or Commissioners, that the coun-
Gil was rot legal one He signed the Treaty as
| witness without objecting to its validity. Yet
mat very man wrote the day after the Treaty was
sgnedt the Secretary at War that it was not con-
Guided by legal council-and his letter was sub
mitted with the Treaty to the Senate when that boz
dy ratified it in the face of his letters The nvete-
racy OF this man was increased by the following
Circumstance :tBefore the treaty ready for sig
nature, an article had been inserted STIMULATING that
the 5000, 900 agreed 10 be paid as the first install
ment for the land, should be discussed by the
commissioners and not by Crowell. The truth
is, Mcintosh and those Indians friendly 10 a
| treaty had no confidence in Crowe!l, having
experienced evidences of his hatred--and this ar
ucie was inserted at their special request and
much against the will of the COMMITS. When
this article was read for Interpretation, Crowells
countenance was observed to undergo a visible
change. This can be proved by the most undoubt-
ed evidence. McIntosh's reason for insisting on
this article was, that if the money was discussed by
Crowell, the whole of it would 60 to Thomas
Croweil, and Henry Crowell. and other licensed
traders,and the emf grating party would derive no
benefit from it. The time between the reading of
this article and the execution of the treaty was so
short, that he had not time to rally his senses and
lie subscribed II as witness. So soon, however as
| he could recover from the shock occasioned by
TINS want OF confidence on the part of the Indians
| In his integrity, he finds out, what he had never
limited before, that it no council at all aItbo'
he had himself addressed it such, and expressed
his wish that they would make cession; and of
whose authority TO make 1t he had never uttered
doubt either 10 the Indians Commissioners preyi-
ously-Yet surely it was his duty to have done So
II there were doubts the subject. After all, this
man is retained In office, and upon his information
the Gov. ofth state is vifed; the commissioners
who made the treaty charged with corruption, in
manner to blast their characters and the Treaty
| by them concluded is to be rescinded
have not yet seen the evidence going to prove
| his concern in the death of McIntosh But, have
shown, hope that he hated Mcintosh. There is
strong reason to believe from what have heard,
that he was at the meeting of the hostile Indians
where Mclnosh's death was decreed. One thing
Is certain ne took no steps to prevent il, but now
justihes it, And after all what was McIntosh's
crimes That he yielded to the earnest request of
the general government to cede lands for the use OF
Georgia, while Troup Governor of that state
am persuaded you now convinced that had
Talbot or Clark been Governor of Georgia no noise
would have been made, by Crowell at least, about
this treaty. would tell you many other things
about this man, who for some most nexplicable
reasons has been equally the favored object of Mr.
Monroe and Mr.. Calhoun, and of Mr.. Adams The
state of Georgia, to' her legislature has preferred
solemn request that he be removed Instead of
promptly granting that request, they send MIR.
Andrews here. On inquiring, who he is, turns out
that he is another beloved protege of Mr. Calhouns,
clerk in the navy department. This is the