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INTERESTING CORRESPONDENTS.
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Horse Of Representatives, May IL, 1896
Sin: The members OF the Georgia delega-
ton have, both during your administration and
also that OF your predecessor, by whom these
indignities were, for the hsst time, tolerated,
been so frequently aud so impuden,Iy assaiied
for their conduct whilst discharging their duties
as Representatives in the Congress OF the Unit
ted States, by Indians visiting this city, at the
invitation, or under the sanction of the Rxecu-
tive, that some notice would at length seem
necessary to be taken:
The repeated insults which have been offered,
have. hitherto, been unnotced, under the hope
that the Department OF War would see ltselfthe
psoprie,y OF intimaiing to the authors its disap.
probation AS no such disapprobation has been
eyinced. il is now deemed proper to address
Won. as the head Of that Department, on this
subject, and to present to you the suggestion,
that. whilst these persons are maintained here,
nav, are revealing at the expense OF the people
Of the United States, they should az least be
taugh, TO be restectfW in Their condacs and e.r.
fsessions TO the RepresentdffDes Of that beobie..-
The present communication is addressed TO you
in consequence OF the appearance in the Ma
,ional journal OF this morning, OF piece oifi-
c;alIy signed "John Ridge, Secretary Creek
Delee alton" of the character of this piece,
my feelings will not permit me TO say single
word. am sure it viii receive your marked
and strong disapproba,ion. ] would merely
observe, that the insolence OF tbs fellow is
yarticnlariy remarkable, when it is borne in
-a.nd that he is OF the Cherokee and not OF the
Creek nation. and consequently, could have
nothing to do with matters exclusively belong
sag to the latter You will, no doubt, recollect,
that. at the commencement of tins session,
during a visit which three of my colleagues and
myself paid to YOU At your Office, we stated his
aispositioa to intermediate in the transactions
between the General Government and the
Creek nation the manifestation of which dispo-
sition. rs we were informed, had already occa-
e stoned his being reduced from his rank as a
Chief in his own nation, and that we, at the
same time, suggested IT as advisable that he
should not be recognized as part OF the Creek
delegation. No doubt is entertained nut that
Won are now fully satisfied that his appenaage
to the Greek delegation has been far from facih-.
tating the arrangements between the govern.
ment and the Creek nation recently effected,
and. I may also add, very far from being benefi-
cial to the public treasury.
Whether any particular notice OF this fellow
ought, at this time, to be taken by your De-
partment, | leave to your own decision, without
offering any suggestion whatever on the SUBJ
iect. / will merely add, that the National
Journal, in which the offensive article is first
published, is regarded by the public, would |
not be guilty OF the rudeBess, nor, as do not |
know it to be the fact, could assert it as the I
fact, as the leading administration faper--that |
the indignites received by the members of the |
Georgia delegation have been offered aaider the
enc Of the Government; that the persons offering
these indignities derive consequence from
being recognized By he Government as official
persons; that these indignitles have all been
offered under their ctietf signatures; that these
persons are maintained here, and suffered TO riot
IN luxury, at the expense of the public Treasury
ard that, therefore, it is competent for the De-
partment of War, and being so, it is its duty to
check them whenever their conduct may be
indecorous.
This subject may, perhaps, never before have
been presented in this serious light to you. l
am, however, from my knowledge of your cha
racter, perfectly assured that you will, suggest.
ed as it nc W is TO your consideration, deem it,
in future, necessary to interpose, so far as your
Department can interpose, to prevent the feel
ings, and character, and conduct OF gentlemen,
called to the Seat OF Government in the dis
charge of duties important TO their constituents,
from being in any manner assailed by persons
brought here at the istigaiion or under che sGRc
dion Of the TIecutiue.
am, sir, with the most cordial personal es-
TEEN, and with the highest respect, your very
-obedient servant,
EDWD. F. TATTNALL.
To the Hon JANIS BARBOUR, Sec Of Var