Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-13
MONDAY, Feb. 5.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVE

TtE uSIrED STATES AND GEORGIA
message III writing, received from the President
Of the United States, by the hands his private Sec,t
y lSee Senate Proceedings in E.Iays Whig 10, u COW
c; the .Iessage. -
Nr Forsyth moved the reference OF this raInnunica ,i,,
i" Committee of the Whole House un the state Of Tin,
uni"n lie said tat he reoice the s,rauce
Circumstance OF tins case has! bren presented the House
IN such fVm compel rendering of solemn de-
cS"n between the Executive and state O! t;norr i,
and that II was called for, this ,inc-nnt by them for
they haa been dem"ni"g il for years pAstb that now
toe call came from the Executive. He could not hn,eeer
as Representative" f Georgia, conse" to and quietly
hear the charges brought forward this
against the a"'hofi'ies OF that STATE They had done
nothing which violated the Constitution OF their countrv
lie wcuid say this in ,i.H of the Executive
Here some member called Mr. Forsyth 10 order but the
SPEAKER d"c'det that he wasno out Of oder.
. Mr.. f. then proceeded i!It hc also reiorri T.,
perceive that Chief Magistrate in t,e eyeruti,u m
what he conceived his dty, had not this time made his
appeal 10 military force. lie douied, however, the existence
Constitutional authority employ such force eli.
thcr III tie present any other which had occur
red within ti SIatc and he reoicch that the Exc
e"i've had nov tousi proper u resort 10 the Civil Au
thoriIy
Mr.. Z. here denied ,a, the Governor of Gcorpia wa.
guilty ot amSrcmng the authority him by law
lie acted under the Sovereignty of his State and had ex
ercIseh only that discretionary which vested in
him by her laws. He had acted rights exercised in
every part of 'c Union, and wch had resist
ell, except in the OF Georgia alone
Mr.. +. said that j, wGud be easy diIate on this s,
jet: but he perceived that there existed respect to it
sensibili,y in the House, md he would fubrar
Hf. Foweil OF Virginia, inquired whether gentleman
f"m Georgia anticipated legislation reference TO the
communication just received whether il would NOT he
more cApcdeIt to refer Of the standing COM
miitees Of the House, rather ham to Committee of Tie
Whole.
MI Forsy,n replied, that since the inquiry had been 90
irec ly he would frankly reply, he did anti
cipaie any egation aud he insisted iat legislation in
the could be necessary proper lie considered
Executive asking the opniu of Ibis House r. alton
certain rights OF The State Of Gevrga. If the opinion
Of the House should in othose rights no other
act q
@alse impressions e"tenined this matter. was
only for the United States will aud her will would be IN
saniiy obeyed. Thce nothing De appfohen,lcd If
the General Government did ,nicere nd. under the
cmblance OF projections SumTiau the Indians to ress-
of the authority u the State. All the difficulties
which had existed lfom the ginning Of this business,
been created by this interference. Those unfortunate
beings would long since bave done their duy the
Try and 10 themselves, if had for the
reference of Infamous white men, who exercised in-
them. Was sufficient refer the scene
which had taken place this very spot during the lasi
Wiuer-to the base and infamous conduc, of those who
came with Inliars, under preteuce protecting
them? There could he need Of any farther legislation
the subject f tie rights Of the Indians had been vio-
lated, existing laws provided ample remedy, and the
Counts Of the United States open them.
Mr. Webster said rising, that nc not much con-
cerncd what this communication should take or
whether it should be elcrrd committee or another;
out he conented that should be supposed either
here elsewhere, that there existed entire unanmy of
opinion with tue gentleman on Georgia this subject.
The gentleman from Georgia know that there were ,wo
sides to this question between Georgia and the United
Stses; and he would tell the gentleman Georgia
there existed two opinions also, only that question:
but on the conduct which that gentleman had designated
"basc and infnnnns."
This, MIR. W. said, strong language, but it
argument THE gentleman had told the House t!.at moths
ing had prevented every thing going right Georgia bur
the interference Of the General Government The gentle
denounced such interference saying effect, Islands
of for the present: leave the Indians the remedy Of the
Coupis.n But Mr.. W. said he would tell that gentleman
f1s, O i-'' 's 80 .'"