Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-04

alledged to be vitality tainted by fraud and corrup
ton In The negotiators. Whence has this charg
originated, or whence derived that weight and sane
ton which have afforded II general currency, ant
enlisted the feelings and the inie,ests of many in
supporting II by cslumny and enforcing il by in
veciive! From the Executive Gov eminent of the
/. United States. From this Government, say
which, on the ground of this charge has even FRO
ceeded to the alarming extreme of procuring the
Il annument of treaty which had been solemnly ra-
tined. And what is the important secret 50 long
held from light, and now proyidentiay revealed TO-
day! Why, that this Executive Government ne
6oiainS, not by intermediate agents, but in its pro
per majesty, and here, in its capital, has
Guided a new and superseding treaty has recon-
inended has strongly urged, has procured its ra,i-
hcation, knowing, and supprcssing that know
ledge from the world and from the ra,ifying body
that the Indian negoiators in this treaty, abomna-
bly, corrupt, atrociously perfdious to safe their
own abandoned lust OF gain, were selling the people
whom they represented, and that from the Treasu-
ry OF the y. States was TO proceed the reward of
perhdy, the qualification of corruption. So utter
were the perfiy and corruption OF the Indian ne
gotia,ors, that they could no longer he considered
as representing the people by whom they had been
delegated, and who were thousand miles distant
from the scene OF negotiation. Of S2l7 900, the
price CT the territory ceded by the Creeks in this
treaty. these men had determined to appropriate TO
themselves s l59 900 leaving to the mass of the
Creek people only $5S 900.
| But TO prove that suppression or conceal
ment has been designed, the Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, having been called on, has
just detailed To us conversation which the Secre-
tary of War, held with him in relation 10 these
transactions, voluntarily and before the ratification
OF the treaty. All! but the a-niateral- the only
material circumstance that which constitutes the
| essence OF the charge now urged, was withheld by
the Secretary from the honorable Chairman in this
same eoi'v suggestion made 10 tine
honorable Chairman, by the Secretary, OF the pro-
higate purpose OF the Indian nesotiato.s to appro-
pirate TO themselves almost the entire price of the
territory coded by the People whom they repre-
sented. Not hint was minated of the black
list OF corruption this morning exhibited 10 our
eyes. Nay, the statement OF the honorable Chair
man does most strongly support the charge of de-
signed suppression. When the Secretary engaged
himself IN conversation on these transactions, with
gentleman who is in some the official organ Of
the House on Indian Afairs-when he even uttered
certain complaints against the Indian negotiators
must not the intended embezzlement by these
Chieis-the most important circumstance in the
transactions-the all absorbing complaint gains
the Chiefs have presented itself of necessity TO his
mind aye, must it no, have pressed conspicuous
| ly to his view, and even attended with some anx
o;s feelings? How is it possible, then, that he
quence OF pTedetermnaiion? Well, indeed, might,
! the honorable gentleman from Tennessee declare
! that, in the communication OF the Secretary, he
perceived nought 10 excite his suspicious SINCE in
i hat communication, what was innocent only was
| disclosed and what criminal was precisely
that which retained. AS 10 the miserable In
dian Chiefs, they impudently attempted 10 make
our Government direct co-actors with them in the
viliany they were perpetrating, by procuring a
ha Of
the very Office of The War Department, by It's Off
GERS, and under the sanction OF its stamp and seal
Thus were the Indian people at home 10 be abused
with The notion that this division OF the price of
their territory was directed by the Government
here, and thus were they TO be oyerawed into an
unquestioning submission 10 it. Could there be
evidenced more deliberate and wicked contriyance
of fraud? Fraud, did say? Base and detestalle
treachery! l. this in the nature of fraud COM
mitted on Indifferent or hostile persons? No; but
agents, charged with the confidence and entrusted
with the affairs oil people thousand miles distant
violate that confidence and beiray that trust pro
ceeding TO the extreme of human baseness sell for
Individual gain for price paid to themselves -
that people to whom their obligation was of so high
and sacred character. What beigh,ens the
strangeness aEd aggrayaies the infsmy of this ex-
traoTdnary transaction is, that Indians, who are not
even of the Greek people--Inen of the Cherokee
tribe, to participate in this corrupt division Of
the price Of territory ceded by the Creeks
Such, then, being the treachery and corruption
| Of the Indian Agents " lao negotiated this treaty.
and such The oonnvance Of the Executive Govern
ment here at this tfeachery and corruption, sucl,
its suppression OF facts, which disclosed would
have shocked the moral sense OF all--wcuId haye e
blasted the credit Of the superceding treaty. will.
the members of that body by which It was TO be
approved or condemned what is the idea that pre-
sents itself simultaneously 10 all? Those with
whom originated al the abuse and raumny against
Georgia, the Administrators of the Federal Gove.n-
ment about to suffer the recoi of their own t,n-
worthy inventions. A day OF retfibuiion of
| dreadful Tctrlbution, is come. Even handed us-
| tice returns tie poisoned chalice TO their lps.
who mingled venom in the draught. And what.
indeed, Is the extraordinary spectacle y. hich nos,
offers itself? In the exercise of some strange
! and anomalous power, unknown 20 the ConslitI-
on, an entire treaty, under the pretence OF fraud
/ has been utterly abrogscd, and behold, the self
same Government by which this daring act has been
done, are affecting the utmost scTpe and delicacy
at touching the meie form OF single article in ano.
iher treaty, when the purpose is TO prevent the
success Of vile and deliberate fraud--ol dsrnua-
nable treachery. Have been using any ingenious
| sophisifies or subtle inferences! NO: Ill that
! have said is manifest as dag. Can ANY one deny
! IRWIN any one deny it?-Does any one deny
| IL? My strength fails me.
! Mr.. Forsyth made few observations in reuiy 20
Mr.. Dwight and Mr.. Burgess, in the course oil
WHICH he protested against the agreement with these
Indians being called treaty; and thought it was
somewhat extraordinary that this House should
manifest greater anxiety guard the treat y-inaLing
power from encroathment than the Senate, who
themselves, composed part Of hat power
Mr.. Dwight, in short speech, replied 10 Nj
NOfsyth and further exclaimed The ,t,sis,oc.