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

ouefeo MS services to procure the supn,..,t
a.uIie 10 De adopted. The Secretary entirely
NJ. me practice Of giving these gra,uities.
mr. D. sad he had recommended il, az the on,v
way OF treating with barbarians that if nor
etainea IN TINS way, the chiefs would prolone the
negotiation, a; great daily expense T. the Co
e'n.neh'' until they got their gratuity in one way
I',er' OF defeated the treaty altoae,h.r. He
considered the practice to be sanctioned bv rho
usage of the u. States; he believed !, ~ he 49,,
1oa ~ all barbaTous nations and in many tina.
were civilized and referred 10 the article in The
eueral constitution against receiving" presents,
ion, ,oreign powers, as proofthat the convention
among ourselves e'e'
MI. - also adverted in answer 10 sone,h;r,,
"hich had been said in previous debates TO the
i' Nc nau acled IN getting the supplemental srti
! c'e adopted. What he had done was witbt kno,,-
.e"Se ana consent OF the Secretary 1t amounted
10 nothing more than protucing'a cony;c,;on /,
the minds of the Greeks ,hemseIves a., - sna,1I
noi ee advantageous for them to hold ann ial,l
:" oe"'sfo; this beng accomplished the couside--
ration was lett to be adjusted by others No,
wore WIN respect TO its amount had passed be-
VICE" AAF. o. ana any one Of the Creeks or Chez
roXees. They agreed, upon the REPRESENTATION of
Mr. e. to giveup all the land claimed nv The cre6,
III georgia, but when they came 10 reduce that
agreement into the form of an article, difficulty
occurred; the line bet,reen Georsia and .aIabn.
Mo naa "eceT oeen oscert0ined: and the Indians
We u"""ine 20 agree TO line, the course ard
posi'on oil which unknown 10 them ami
which was TO be fixed by power over which the,
had no controul, and which might run. thew kpeE,
not how deep, into their country They were viii
ing 70 agree to the line where it was believed to be-
anu accordingly two points named by part of the
eeissa''on rom Georgia, as those which would
| ihciude all The land in Georgia were agreed upon
and inserted IN the supplemental article II ,vns
intended 10 cede alt; it was believed thai all wax
! Iseee' INC exact truth could not be known until
Inc line was run. He consderd the unwillingness
Vi 'ne ihoiahs 10 an unknown line, as natural and
o"aoie' ana Il any mistake had occurred, there
was celtainiy no blanc either pe-ty The In
dIans agreed 10 the points indicated nv vaptle,oe,
from Georgia, and these gentlemen 10 his personsl
knowledge, had expended great pains in consu,ipe,
maps ana 10 referring 10 the knowledge of indIyda
ais 10 IN the points correctly.
The time at which Mr. B. had ofFs,ss b;,.as.;
ees 10 aid this negotiation, had appeared to him 10
oe e'neh'iy critical, and big with consequences
winch ne was anxious TO avert. Ii was after rhe
committee had resolved to report agains, the new
treaty, amt before they had made the report to ,l.
''ena,e' Inc decision, whatsoever it might be-
ana 'he consequent discussions, ordinations ana
denominations, were cal cua,ed to brins on yio
lent struggle In the Senate ITSELF between the Senate
an" Ie Executive; perhaps between the two
oufes TOR reference of the subject 10 both ou,d
nave taken place, and between one or more States
anu The Federal Government Mr. r had corc,r
Invested Georgia of vested rights; and though OBJ.
Ieeuoh"oie IN many other respects, he was willing
ioi He sake OF peace, to ratify it, provided N.
Ves'eo rights Of Georgia were not invaded. The
supplemental article had relieved him upon this
point He thought that G;eorsia had M G,,,Lo,
cause OF dissatisfaction with the treaty i, ~
h0hHi0 that was Injured by the loss q! some mil
mons oil acres which she had scqured under the
treaty OF 1928, and lost under that of 1896 f5ee
la eonin'shdeo ms regrets and sympathy. SHE
= n ios' me right OF jurisdiction over considera-
"'e extent oil territory; and the advantages of sn
Iiins' cuiIivaiing, and taxing the same were noo
Pohen' Du'' he hoped, not Indefinitely But these
were coNseg'LeHtsdI advantages, resulting from, I'm
act when the Government was not boAa,d TO do
ano 'hOusn ihe loss OF them az injury, vet this
"yAiy eoIlu NOT be considered as violation os
Ves'sd rights; but the circumstance Certainly in
creased the strength OF her clar 10 the total ertio
loh OF The indian titles within her limits; ard be
trusted wouid have its due effect upon the Govsrr-
Tnent OF the United States.
4 ne iinFo and last Poin, on which Mr. b. tboroit.
70 i'is name had made it proper for hi 70
10 give statement, related to the circumstances
"heh mad induced the Senate TO make the amend.
n'eht wifch had become the subject of The confer
ehee between the two Houses He had hi,nse,Y
come 10 'Ie Knowledge OF that circumstance in IN.
,"7' Gays OF April, some weeks after ile supplement
,al article Had been ratified. He had deemed il IN
ne as dl'y 10 communicate il to the Senate and n,
II IN way that would avoid sroundless asitstion
% we PUBIC leeiIng, or unjust reflections upon any
nulyi"uai, white or red, ii peradventcfe his infor1
nid''oh should tuTo out 10 have been untrue He
therefore, communicated it TO the Senate in secrsy
session; and the effect of the information yyns nm
heH''ey' manifested in the Unanimous detctrnioo
non OF NE Senate TO adopt the amendment yybjr,
wa" now under consideration. RE deemet the
ahshumeni, or one That would effect the same oh
jeci,to he called for by the Circumstances Of Inc
case and the relative state Of the ps,iies II was
: apparcn, that few Chiefs were TO haze an ,odss,
proportion OF Tie HIoney--ibey bad realized Oh
he had iofeold 70 the Secretary aud Il was cer,a:
THAT the knowledge Of this whenever gbo,Id a..
ioun" OUT ny Tie nation, would occasion lis,urbao
ees, and perhaps biOodshsd lie thousbt fla, a.,
United states should prevent these conseone,rss
uy preventing tie cause Of them, end for this rnr
pose ne would concur in any amendment fhat ro,i
eect TAR d;siFibution OF the money, or any dis
n'DoHon That was agreeable 10 ihc nation in open
Mr. Tazewell said, it seemed 10 him. that lie
question before them was a question OF mere form,
ne proposition IN which they were all agreed, y 80
This "A population of the Creek nation lad been
accredited here, as the representatives of that r
lion, to make treaty, aud that they had arnones,
themselves, confeflcTatei 10 practice cr,s. fs5
Oh those who sent them here. This frsn5 90,
known TO The government Of the United States he.
lore the treaty was concluded, and uot,yi,bs,an,l
ing mat iaci this treaty was concluded under a..
ioIm OF expression which might authorize the c,,,
summation oil THIS fraud. In this state Of ,liocv
iniHnailon was given 10 the Senate of The sis,ese
% '"ls iau"' ard the probable CONSEQUENCE of n
Immediately that the bin came f,o, a. "A