The Litchfield County post., 1827-03-08
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

have just received your paper of the 9th
inst. Its contents, with those of several pre-
ceding numbers, indicate that you yankees
have disputes of your own, as well as your
southern brethren. What with the discus
sions of your district system, of Gov. VOL
colts claims to reelection, and of the con-
test between Mr.. Mcrwin and Mr.. Sterling,
you are likely to be kept pretty busy till the
election is over En- PEASANT, as to the last
matter, / never did like political apostate.
man, who changes his views from honest
conviction, deserves credit for his candor but
one who deserts his friends g in their utmost
need for purposes of private advancement,
merits only Reproduction. Such man is Mr..
Sterling. His rcpuhlicanism is a mushroom
concern. His opponent is an old fashioned
democrat, and wish him success, most hear
tily. Speaking of opostocy, never yet could
forget certain political somerset of the pres
cnt head of our nation. That is an old story.
it is trlle-but it is a true one though old.
was glad to see him President. He kept IA
worse man out. | hoped, too that his adj
ministratiOn would meet the appreciation Of
the country. His resent message, in relation
to Georgia and the Creeks excies no small
attention here, and may be the subject of de-
bate over with you. | have taken up my
gray goose-qul," this morning, merely to
say d few words on that subject.
II Coos e. ~
when GOODNESS and prudence were particular
~ necessary in her councils, her Governor
should be man Of such headIong rashness.
This rashncss has pre- JUDGED the nation at
large against her; and, with but an imperfect
knowledge ofthe real merits Of her cause, peo-
pie think she must be in the wrong, because
she is the first to show passion. The fact,
however, remains indisputable, that her rights
have not been properly regarded by the Ger
eral government, under any administration,
since the convention OF 1901, nor has her title
to the lands within her limits, been consum-
mated, as, under that convention it should
have heen.
There is vast deal of cant on the subject.
Those who arc so very sensitive to the rights
of the "in jured aborignes," do not consider
that those rights are not the hinge, on which
the question turns for the Indians themselves
have, in former negotiations, been anxious to
abandon all the lands within our limits, and
retain other lands, now coded to the u. States.
and forming part of Alabama. The organs of
the federal government, however. disregarded
the claims of Georgia, and acquired, in prefer
ence, title 70 that territory, which would
pass directly to the U. States, and its pro-
ceeds go into the Treasury at Washington.
These facts are notorious, here; and the mer-
curial temperament of southern men does not
make them over patient, when they feel them
selves wronged. Our Governor keeps all
these things in his minds eye; and seems to
have them in bold relief before him, wheney-
or he pens public document.
1t is his opinion, and that OF many other wise
men, that, by the treaty of 1926, Georgia ac-
qured vested right to all the land of the
Greeks within her limits and that the abro-
cation of that treaty, by the subsequent one of
1895 could not effect those rights. The mer-
its Of this question we will not now discuss.
With such views of it, his Exccllency ordered
his surveyors to run out the whole of the land.
The Little Prince protested against their do
ing so. and some Of them were deprived of
their instruments by the Indians hut, on a
message fiom the Governor. by one of his
aids, the Little Prince disavowed this violence,
and declared his intention to be, merely, to
protest against the surveys. Here the matter
rested. We supposed all difficulty was now
over, and that the question would be settled,
as it should be settled, by the judicial tribunals
of the country. But, in the midst of this qui-
ct state of things, we see the Presidents late
message, which has been, notimproperIy, ter
med a firehrand threwn into the councils of
the nation" Mr.. Adams seems, at last, to
have become exasperated with our Governor;
and he talks of resort to military force, in
defence of the Indians, and of an obligation,
stronger than any congress can impose, to use