American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-13
Baltimore, February7.

GEORGIA AND THE EINDIANS.-Thisc con-
troversy, which has SO long agtated the country
now lowering like cloud black with the brewing
sorm,o and again vanishing into thin air, has SUD
denly burst upon us with the impetuosiiy OF wnlri
wind. We publish to-day the documents referred
to In the Presidents Message published yesterday
and The debate on the subject in the Senate. nc
course pursued BY The President on this occasion
is we conceive the proper one, and we have no douo
il will meet the spproba.ion of the American people
generally Its precisely the course we long since
md repeatedly, said was the only one which couio
be pursued, if Georgia persisted in her illJudget
measures. A part Of the people OF Georgia VIII
perhaps, declam loudly against the Executive
their interest or rather hope o gain, Tor they nave
never invested one cent purchased an interest ~
any manner whatever, in the Creek lands,-Deins
directly involved. That our readers may unoer-
stand the merits of he we VIII give pfiel MS
tory OF the affair. The treaty OF the Indian springs
(Which was anaulled by the treaty OF Washington
ceded 10 the United States for the use oil Georgia
all the lands lying within the state OF Georgia be
longing 10 the Creeks and before that treaty was
annulled, the Legislature Of Georgia passed la"
authorizing the Governor to cause those lands TO DC
surveyed and distributed by lottery among the peo
pie OF fGeorgia.-The treaty oi the Indian springs
heweyer was proved to have been obtained Dy un
lair means, and new one was concluded at w ash
ington last winter, abrogating the torn'er cstao-
shing the lines oil the lands which the Creeks oy u
ceded to the United States for the use OF Georgia
and binding the United States to protect the Indians
in the possession ot the lands retained by them.
A small strip OF the Creek lands, il appears, with
in the limits Of Geotgia, and which was ceded by
The treaty Of the Indian Springs, is not included 10
the lines of the new treaty. But even Georgia is
not cerain that these lands lie within her limits
for the line between her and Alabama is not esab-
lshed, and un il is, she does no know but that
this same land may lie within the limits OF Alabama
Governor Troup. has oil along refused 10 acknow.
cdgs the new treaty, and recently ordefed his sur
seyors 10 proceed and survey the lands acquired
{, orr the Greeks BY The new treaty, and also he
strip mentioned above. Those engaged in the sur
yev Of tho latter portion were stopped and deprived
Of their instruments by the Indians, as stated in The
Ps,ro. several days since, and IT IS ior this act and
against these survey that the President has nsti
tuted the proceedings II II be admitted that trea
ties are pat, Of the "supreme law Of the land,
and that ,he powers tina, can make, can sbrogste
hem and il il be admitted, that, the President o.
the United States is bound by duty the people, and
hi, oath OF Office. TO see that the laws executed
then is The Executive justified in arfesng and pun
ishing the vioa,ors Of these laws, whoever they are
and however elevated they may be- IN heir own
tmalon or that oil the world. We do net helie,e
that any thing serious will grow out ot the al
lair than personal punishment Of the individuals VIC
lsilng tho law. Ii is in vain, that the Members from
Georgia endea,or TO make the controversy one be
iween the General Government and the S ate q
Georeia-No 10 person can be recognized by the Gen
eral Government in the affair, excep, IN his indyid
ual capacity Governor Ttoup himself, only 3.
known i found violating he treaty, as George nj
Troup citizen oil Georgia Patriot.