Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-08-02

we expected 10 nave oeCi ooic " 'oy
something decisive and satisfactory
before our readers the present week,
respecting the proceedings at Broken
Arrow. But the whole affair has got
into such a confused situation, that il
is difficult to form any thing like a cor
rect idea of it. The Commissioners
appointed to cooperate with Major
Andrews in taking testimony relative
to the murder Of M'Intosh, passed thro'
this place on Friday last on their way
home, in consequence of the letter OF
Gov. Troup, stopping intercourse be-
tween the state and Agent; and Mr..
Rockwell, who had been to broken Ar
row, we believe in character Of Attor-
ney for Crowell, staid in town on Mon
day night last on his way home.
We learn that peace has been made
between the two parties of Indians; and
yet it appears that about 1900 regular
soldiers have been ordered from Fort
Barancas and New Orleans, which, we
understand, will be stationed on the
frontier of Georgia. 1t is in'imated
that one of the objects of this move
ment, is to prevent, by physical force,
any survey of the land lately acquired.
We know not how far General Gaines
may conceive his powers to extend, but
if we are not misinformed, the last COM
munica:ion received by Gov. Troup
from the President, leaves the survey
of the land entirely at his discretion;
and if, in defiance of that, it is to be
prevented by military force under
command of Gen. Gaines, ours is in
deed a despotic government. What
seems to strengthen this suggestion is,
that when Gov. Troup received this
communication from the General Go
vernment, he sent an express to Broken
Arrow, instructing the Commissioners
on the part of the state to inform the
Indians that the land would be imme-
diately surveyed, and Gen. Gaines re-
fused to permit the commissioners to
communicate that information to them.
Indeed it seems that he evinccd the
greatest want Of courtsey to the authori-
ties Of Georgia thro' out the whole trans
action. He will be at Milledgeville in
a few days, and it is reported that he
has gone so far as to say that he will
shoD Gov. Troup that he shall not have
the land surveyed! We do not pro-
fess thorough acquaintance with the
relative and comparative powers of
United States General Officer and a
Governor and Legislature of state;
but we venture prediction that Gov.
Troup will not suffer himself to be in
Inundated by the threats OF General
Gaines from carrying law of the state
into effect, when that law is founded
upon treaty duly made, signed and
sealed, and solemnly ratified by the u
nited States.
I'VE must now turn our attention a
moment to the "highly respectable"
Maj. Andrews; whose conduct, 10 say
the least Of it, is the most extraordina-
ny we have ever heard Of in the United
States. He came here to collect tes-
timony and determine whether the con-
duct of the Greek Agent has been
such as to require his suspension till
the pleasure Of the President be known
and seems to enter on the duties of his
mission with his mind fully made up
on the subject. Whether he determi-
ned in his own mind before he left the
City Of Washington or before he left
Milledgeville for Broken Arrow, is a
matter that We neither know nor are
concerned about. 1t is sufficient that
the case was determined before the E.
videnc was heard, and of this no fur
ther proof is wanting than the Special
A gents letter to Col. Crowell, pub
lished in our paper Of last week.
But if that evidence wanted strength
we would advert to the zeal he
has evinced for the interests of the
Greek Agent through the whole curse
Of the investigation, which, we are
informed, amounted to as complete
an espousal of his cause as is usual
with attorneys in important cases be-
tween their clients-even to the de-
nouncing of every man who gave in
testimony against Crowell, as a liar and
a periured villain.-Whatis the chance
ofjustice when men Of this sort are
sent 10 investigate important matters?
One fact we will mention, which took
place at Broken Arrow during the in
vestigation, which we think deserves
notice: The public may then judge Of
the high and lawless hand with which
the Indian Agent, pro tenn. has exercis-
ed his power, and of his fitness for this
Office. A gentleman from Milledge-
vile, on his way to Alabama, on bust
ness. stopped at Broken Arrow, having
been informed that the person he wish
ed to see, was expected there. 1t is
the idea was suggested by |
the Agent or some of his satellites,
that this gentleman was waiting to OBJ