Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-16

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tween the Creek nation and Georgia, III Georgia
wished TO annihilate the Greeks, and wA only re-
strained from doing so by the strong arm of power
Row, the fact is, that Georgia never had con,ro
versy OF any kind either with the Creaks or the
Cherokees 1t was altogether with the General
government, who were accusedby Georgia Of the
non-iulhlment of the contract of 1902
As to the treaty at the Indian Springs, the Lee
gisia'ure OF Georgia, soon as they knew of it's
ratification, passed the usual act directing a survey
OF the lands coded, and the simple question which
arose. was question between Georgia and the
GENERAL Government, whether the State of Georgia
mad right TO survey the land within her own
boundary. The Governor of Georgia considered
ms right as periect consider it as perfect
say 1t was perfect before any treaty at all was
made. 1t is right which belongs to every State;
a right that never was, believe, denied or dspu-
ted before. The supreme judicial tribunal of the
country has decided that the land in each State
nigh be granted by that State, unless the State had
ceded it to the u. States. And ii we have rich,
10 grant the lands, have we not RICH, TO mark the
boundaries accorddg 10 which they are granted?
Most assuredly. And the citizens of Georgia W ere
restrained from surveying and entering on the lands
long before, by the law of George alone when
Georgia applied 10 the United States Government
20 INK the boundary line between Georgia and Ala
bama, she was referred TO the Legislature of Ala
oana' and 1t was not so much as limited that there
was any dimculty in the way, arising from the
presence OF the Creeks Ye, the President of the
United States considered himself bound to inter
iere, under the treaty of S25. So it seems that
the principle is to be held coed when it operates
state, but not coed when il operates against
Indians. Sir, this demand of Georgia to survey her
own lands was made the ground of cue OF the mos,
hiSh-hanGed measures ever witnessed under this
Government. The right was inquest ionably with
Georgia But admitting it TO have been doubtful
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no Judge-but a military force, aud this under The
plausible pre,ext that it necessary 10 preserve
peace among the Indians themselves ask bv
what authority the President employed this military
force, in time OF peace, against one of the States of
the Confederacy?
Mr.. Dwight here called Mr.. Forsyth TO order.
ana demanded TO Know what was The question be-
fore the Committee.
The Chairman replied, that the question was on
filling The blank in the BILL and that that question
admitted course OF remark upon the bill generally
that he considered the gentleman from Georgia as
not being out of order.
Mr.. Dwight replied, that the question was on
hlling the blank in the bill with an appIopration
to carry into effect treaty which has been approy
ed by the President and ratified by the Senate and
Is the law OF the land; but the remarks OF the zen
tleinan from Georgia weie directed TO shew that The
former treaty is valid, and tina, the present treaty
Is not valid, and he would ask whether it was
competent Tor the gentleman from Georgia To ar
raign the conduct of the President of The IT. States
on such question::
MI forsyth replied in continuation I, appeared
ne mad not been understood, which might be owing
10 the Inaccurate manner ia which he had eynrest
ell himself; he had attempted to DENY the rrht
OF the PTesdeGt and Senate to make such an agree
ment as the last which they had made with the
Creeks All ne had insisted on was, that so far as
that agreement touches the vested rights of third
party, 1t is not, and cannot be valid He certainly
did mean to censure, in the strongest terms deco
rum would permit, the manner In which the Presi-
dent had thought proper to interfere Such tbina
was never heard OF under any administration as
resort TO force in the first instance against mem
Der OF the Confederacy. Whence did the President
derive authority TO execute any treaty by military
force? Did he get it by law? Did he possess !,
by the Constitution? If he did. let it be shewp.
In late dispute with the State of South Carolina.
on the SUBJECT OF free persons of color the Presi
dent thought of the Legislature of tina, STATE
10 be unconstitutional, and had made this opinion
known to that State, wheseupon the previous act
was e-atirmed, Would sny sApDayaap 81. hin,
that the President might send military force TO
Charleston TO rescue persons Of that description
from prison? Would that be tolerated? Yet he
had done the same thing in Georgia. He had sent
the Bayoaes OF the United States within the limits
OF that State, and what for? To prevent survey
passing through
part of that State, although all they asked of the
Indians was the food they ate, and were ready n
pay for every article furnished them. A remonstra-
ton was made on the part of Georgia, but i'm vain
and when the President was told that if those
troops entered the State, he must take the whole
responsibility OF the consequences, his reply was
that he was willing to AXE that responsibility. All
the arts of ealumny and fs.ehood were, in The
mean while, vigorously employed; and. at length,
the President thought safe TO take the ultimate
step.
Here Mr. Forsyth was called to order by Mr.
Taylor, OF Va who was proceeding to state where
in Mr.. Forsyth was out of ORDER when he was
called 10 order by Mr.. Saunders, of North Carolina
The Chair decided that MIR. Forsyth was in Or
der.
From this decision Mr.. Taylor appealed 70 III.
Committee; when the decision was sustained
ayes 81, noes Pr
Mr.. Forsyth then resumed. He was sorry the
venerable gentleman from Virginia had made anv
remark to the Committee about Mr.. F's aitemn,iny
10 entertain the members of the Committee He
could assure that gentleman that he had not spoken
Tor the purpose OF entertaining any body He had
engaged IN what he conceived 10 be the perfor
nance oil his duty, and it was matter of perfect
Indifference 10 him whether The Committee were
entertained or not. He stood there as tenreser
tative Of the People of Georgia, who had been. for
years, most bssely and foully calumniated He was
sorry there seemed such an indispositon 10 hear
statement OF the questions in dispute between
Georgia and the United States; and peculiarly so.
that the gentlemen were so unwilling 10 hear a
President Of the United States arraigneJ for the
unlawful using of military force.
Mr.. Forsyth was here called to order by M
Cook; but the Chair again pronounced him in or
der, and lie was permitted 10 proeeed