Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-09

lLr' oiJusuce Mr. v. b. said il would be
sheer squeamishness 10 hesitate now as 10 ,he
power. ~ 40 " 'ie
me amendment proposed by the Senate holds
Tue secretary OF W. responsible for this money 10
'"ese i"oiahs, according 10 their lust rights The
~ " rom me House supposes that may be
erected, and this money paid, in open council of
'"e sheis' when summoned in the usual way The
e'ees On me part OF the Senate believed that
measure would tall short of obtaining The Jes;rcJ
end; that the amendment of the House ,l;d mo-, .
lar enough but, under the circumstances of the case
congress should go farther, and see that the money
was properly distributed. They ought TO see that
ms money went actually into the hands of ,hs
.i'eieh' 'hieis and w arriors-thcn, if they chose
10 'ne Sherokees, or 10 dispose of it in
their duty. No"e
MI Y. b. said, in his judgment, the character
''e government was involved in this subject.
'ia would require, under the circumstances of
''''s case mat they should take every step thew
eouid rishtiuily take, to exculpate themselves
ron having, In any degree or form, concurred in
TINS fraud The sentiment of the American peonle
where he resided was, and had been heh,v s,ciisJ
on ms subject they had appauted In the most
a'uen' manner the zeal manifested by the Govern
h'ehl 10 preserve themselves pure in their ne~otia
IONS win The Indians; and though he was salts
NED though he deemedit impossible TO spnn,se
iof moment that Government could have coun-
sA"neea 'e practice OF this fraud, Jet there were
circumstances in this case which required eyculpa.
lion. between the negotiation of the treaty. and
me negotiation OF the supplementary article on
"'eh me treaty was finally adopted all these cir
eunis'ahces were communicated to the Depart-
heni OF War by the two Cherokees Mr.. V. B.
saio II was not his purpose, because the necessity
VI 'he case did not require it to say what the Sc
e'e'aiy Oh war ought to have done, or to censure
"hat he did DO, when the information was ,iven
to him. He had known him MANY wears and
'here was not an honester man, or a man more de-
soteo 10 ms country than that gentleman was
Mr " Is. said 1t no, for him to have said
what should have been the course of the Presiden,
Oh me United States, if the information had been
given to him on the subject. |, could not fail ~
make Inorlityihs and most injurious i'm preston on
the minds OF the People of this country. To find
that no means whatever were taken for the sun
preston OF this fraud. There was. and there
oush' To be, an excitement on the subject in the
pubic mind. The members OF the Senate had seen
H. IL mad displayed itself strongly ands,rikngly on
me point OF this controversy between Georgia the
United STATES, and the Creeks. The settlement Of
mat controversy was applauded from one end oil
the Union TO the other. So far as the State OF
GEORGIA was concerned, she claimed that the ti,le
10 all The Indian lands within her limits should be
extinSnished by the United States according TO tht
ooligauon OF the cession Of 1902. This question
had been seiiled-and how? Every thing tina
'au oeeh oone' SO lar as Georgia was concerned
oy The treaty OF the Indian Springs is believed I,
have been done by this treaty. Every foot o
land is believed TO ha, e been ceded II was III,
, understanding of the delegation of the State q
Georgia that this treaty extingu!shed the India,
tile to all the land.
MI berrien rose, and said il was not the under
standing OF The Delegation OF the State Of eorgia
,hai TINS treaty coded all The land That fact liza,
oeen stated to the Senate by himself in his rjace
IN certain event it was render ed probable that h
lines TO which the additional article of the treaty
extended, would embrace all the land, but accord
ING TO the bes; information, it was his belief tba
the State OF Georgia would lose one million O
acres by the new treaty.
MI Van Buren, resumed. 1t was stated 10 IN,
Senate, when the treaty was under consideration
that the Indians were willing and designed TO ced
r TO Georgia all their lands. The controversy ha,
been se'tlsd-and bow' According to this view
oil the subject, every thing SO far as the State O
Georgia was concerned, by the treaty of the Indiar
> Syringe, had been done by this treaty, with IN
single ADDITION OF little more money to be distri
buted among the chiefs. Mir. V. b. said he mad mo
doubt III his mind, that the same application O
! these same means might, at any time, have settle
lhe controversy. What was the subject that pro
duced all this excitement? What was the obiec
, ton to the treaty of the Indian Springs? Il wa
made by an insufficient number of chiefs. am
theFe was reason 10 suspect that undue infiuenc
2 hdu oeeh exercised. lhat there was not stuff
. cient number of Chiefs, was a matter of con,e.,.
Q ton: on the subject of fraud, what were tie evi
dences? On the face of The treaty, the Unne
! States gave to M'Intosh an unreasonable amour
:, oil compensation. That the length and breadf
and depth OF all the allegations OF fraud Com
: pare that with the treaty which was now abuu I
= be carried into effect Il was stated in the rom,
OF the Superintendent ofIuIian Affairs. that who
the negotiation was opened between the War lie
partmen, and the Indians, TO ex;inguish their title
the lands, they refused give all their lands with
The state OF Georgia; they refused 10 go beyond If,
Chal'hoocne. On being pressed they said thew wer
= limited by their instructions, and could not 20 an
+" farther. In the Documents communicated tn Con
n gress, that fact was stated. The ,rea,v Rad hee
huaiiy made to settle this controversy cof.iessed
without power on the part OF the Indians TO 20 n
: lar as they bad gone. Compare The Indian String
treaty with that. The suspicion Of undue inhu-
. ence IN negotiating that treaty, Mr.. V. Il said
was founded on the unreasonable reservation Z,
M'Inlosh. Before the present treaty was con.
summsted, the fact was communicated 10 the Go
vernment, that coniriyance was on foot 20 resesv
70 certain Chiefs, large portion of the money {,
be PAID Tor these lands. The proof on this sulIjec
was as had been stated. Mr. V. b. said. the,
must appear before the People of the country wit
this fact before them, that, under the eye Of tbi
Government, the treaty had been NEGOTIATED !,
fraud. lie did not state the facts TO rmpesch an,
one, bot 10 show the Senate the high re.ponsibilit,
mat rested on them, to 20 far as possible TO sun
press the contemplated fraud, and entirely exlin
gnish this plan, that the Government might b,
protected from any future mputaion Of having hae
any hand in it. 1t was in that view he had said
: and would repeat, and with that remark dismiss
the subject; that the honor Of the nation was con
ee'ned.' Mr.. v q. said, he should not be wilin.