Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-12-08

fused to sanction these individual donations,
and the fact Of making them was decidedly con-
The interested parties, Of course, al
,rmpted apologies for what was considered SO
and the objec, Of Miami is to exa-
mine the transaction, and show that the aPoio-
pies are mere after thoughts, SO, up Tor the oo-
casion.
I, is well known to the public that General
Jackson, at the time he made treaty WIN the
Greek Indians, by which they ctded large DO
Nv Of their lands to the United States, also en-
tered into an arrangement with them, by whieh
he received donation from them. three miles
square, Of very valuable lands Tor ms own use
and benefit This affair, parallel 10 the case
of the lawyer who took fee OH both SIDES, ana
so entirely unlike any thing which ever had oc-
Cured before il the history OF our dipioma'ie
intercourse, either with foreign nations or WIN
the Indian tribes. having excited some solicl-
,ude IN the minds Of many, Congress, IN May
last, passed resolution requesting intorma-
ton on the subject A, the last session OF Con
rress report was made, by way OF answer to
Ina, resolution, which is quite sufficient TO en-
able anv one, whe reads The document,to CONF
nrebrnd the true charat ter Of the TRANSACTION
Col Beniami, Hswkins was The United
States agen, resi- y q. among the Greek Indians.
He. il appears, e sAa grantee in the same
arrsneemen, WIN kiN Jackson and he it was
,ba, dl CIV up theinA ,umen, by which the grant
was made, & also the minutes Of the proceed
ipps at the time the ,reay was IN progress.
That he would not fail 10 give tue TRANSACTION
avery favorable colonring, for the JOINT bentht
Of himself AMI Gen Jackson, was to be expect
ed: and we will be able 10 see, by the sfquei,
that the subject was one very near 10 his heart;
one tina, he had carefully oonned over, and
deliberately reflected npon Having the whole
command Of the subject, and being the only
channel through which the government vas 70
| receive information concerning IT,, other tnan
what was contained in the instrument itseif, IL
was 10 be expected that one SO vitality intercs-
| ted as Col. Hawkins was, would represent the
affair as originating out Of the spontaneous love
| and devotion which the Indians entertained Tor
Gen Jackson and himself. Accordingly, II IS
concerted that the General shall accept the
! land. on the condition that the President shall
! have the value Of il applied towards clothing
their naked women and children" Vastly hu-
name. most noble proposition. But, oh no! the
/ Indians are rot 10 BE- thus diverted fror, their
PURPOSE; they love the General and Col Haw-
! kjns so very exceedingly, that they cannot
! consent TO a proposition which would detea,
their object, and prevent them from clearly
exhibiting so distinguished a"u.ark Of nation
! al gratitude" The General is compelled
/ frplus4antfy no doubt 10 accept the sii'i and
/ the grant is by him forwarded to the govern
m, NJ. without one word Of explanation from
| him. But II so happened tina; Congress seem
ed 20 unders,a aud the subject III its true hight
and promptly rejected the proposition; ane
thus the Creek Indians WEIR deprived OF the
grew yIelef &C EsSIr '-'---- ID '''Hi'
know it will be commended that Genera
Jackson proms, 10 have the land sold in or,
der thai The proceeds might I've applied to
wards clothing the naked women and children
Not so. The General made no such PROPOSE.
ton to the President, when he forwarded the
grant, nor at any subsequent time. Col Haw.
kins makes him observe to the Indians, that he
would "accept OF this national mark Of regard
for him il appro, ed BY the President; and he
the President, might u he ,0ouid, appro-
PIRATE its vaiue,- to aid in clothing their ma
ked women and children ! am one Of those
who have no high opinion Of General Jack
sons knowledge of the powers Of the diff rem,
branches of our government; bur really am
not willing to believe that he was thus igno>
rant Of the powers Of The Prssident-He GER
tanly knew that the Presitient was not author.
lou W oS" ia"a, W w SPp'op'iatC tit PlpCet dS
in any other way Than as pointed out by law
This really must have been intended only as a
flourish, to make the Indians appear little
more importunate to have him accept the
grant. But what was his proposal? Was il
to dives, hims sell Of the lard? to have it sold
TO another person. and have the amount appro-
priared for the benefit of the Indians. BY no
means. II was that the raiue Of il might be
thus appropriated. 1t WAS pretty speech TO
please the Indians, and make them believe that
he was Overlooking with kindness towards
them; il indeed such speech was ever made al
all. Col. Hawkins, in the same account Of the
proceedings, makes himself say, tina, he es-
teemed this $500 acres Of land, which they
gave him, "lhe more highly by the manner Of
bestowing, as il resulted from the impulse Of
their own minds, and not from my int'natien
|. from the General or me-
This was all very clever on the part Of Col.
Hawkins. Some,hig Of this kind seemed TO be
called for by the occasion, in order 10 induce
The government, to ra,ify this very extraordinary
and uDprecedenicd grant; and what SO likely TO
have the wished for egaet, as eulosy on the