American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-20
LETTER FROM GOV. TROUP.
To the Delegation Of the State Of Georgia, ~ the
Congress of the United States.

ExEcuT,yE DEPARTMENT, GEoReIA,2
.uilledrerille 21st Feb. 1897.
GENTLEMEN: was glad to learn by the mail
of today. that measures had been taken by the
President, subsequently to the communication OF
the Secretary of War, of the 29th ut., 70 procure
the lands left out by the instrument called the
New Treaty. have uniformly urged TINS mea
sure on the General Government, from the moment
Il professed willingness, contlngently, to adopt
it. and in no part of the correspondence more
strenuously than in my letter to the Secretary OF
War, of the Goth January, copy OF which was
transmitted to you by the last mail. 1t was known
to me, that sincere desire to procure them, ac-
companied BY corresponding efforts, could not fail
of success, and had felt both surprise and regret
that any reluctance had been manifested to have
recourse to the necessary measure without ueiay.
The reasons assigned for the postponement were,
in no aspect of them, satsfactory and so the Pre-
sident was informed in candid and amicable spi-
rit. You are at liberty to state to the councils
before whom you represent the interests and rights
Of this State, what has been repeatedly represent
ed to the President himself, that the Governor OF
Georgia has never, at any time, entertained the
idea of resorting to military force to counteract
measures of the Government of the United States,
but on the occasion where it was deemed better
in honor, in conscience, and in duty, to sacrifice
every thing we hold dear, than unresistngly tol
submit. On the last occasion, when military co.
ercion was threatened, the President was promptly
and candidly informed of my resolution to meet
that coercion in military manner. So far as
determination expressed to resort to the civil
process, it was decided to resort to the like pro-
cess 10 sustain, according to the Constitution and
laws of the United States and the Constitution
and laws Of the State, the public officers OF Geor-
gia engaged in the execution Of their duties under
the orders directly Of its Legislative and Execu-
tive authorities-an obligation, on part enjoin
ed By the very sanction which the President, in
his late message, refers to- as being paramount to
any human power, and of course, equally impera-
tive with US as with him. cannot acknowledge
a power in the United States TO bring before its
Judicial Tribunals for trial, and judgment, and
punishment, the Governor, or Judges, or Repre-.
sentatiyes, or other Ohicers such, acting under
the authority of the Constitution and laws of the
States. Whilst, therefore. no intention exists to
resist the Civil Authority Of the United States con-
slider myself bound to afford to Officers of Georgia
acting under my orders, all the protection can,
consistently with the Constitution aud laws and
can never admit that wrongs done by Officers oI
the United States to Officers Of the State, shall
not be inquired into and redresscd by the State
Tribunals.
| consider all questions of mere sovereignty as
matter for negotiation between the States and
United States. until the competent Tribunal shall
be assigned by the Constitution itself for the ad-
justment Of them.
l. am not wanting in confidence in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in all cases falling
within their acknowledged jurisdiction. AS men,
would not hesitate to refer our cause to their ar.
btration or umpirage. On an amcable issue made
up between the United States and ourselves, we
might have had difficulty in referring it to them
as Judges, protesting, at the time, against the
jurisdiction. and saving rights of sovereignty
II the United States will with without the con-
sent Of Georgia, make question before the Su-
preme Court. it will be for the Government of
Georgia ultimately to submit, or not to the deci-
sion of that Tribunal But, according to my lin
tied conception, the Supreme Court is not made.
bv The Constitution Of the United States, the ar.
siter in controversies involving rights of sovereign.
ty between the States and the United States The
Senate of the United States may have so consid.
cred IT. because it has been proposed to make that
honorable body itself the arbiter and umpire be-
tween them The States cannot consent to refer
to the Supreme Court as of right and obligation,
questions OF sovereignty between them and the
United States. because that Court, being Of exclu-
sve appointment by the Government Of the Uni
ted States, will make the United States the Judge
IN their own cause this reason is equally appca-
ble to State Tribunal. Hence, the difficulties
lkely oarise even by resort to the civil process,
and thus you wiperceive how infinitely preferable
it is to carry into effect Immediately the measure
contemplated by the Instructions to the Agent.
1t is indeed to be lamented, that person so well
known here for his unftness should have been char
ged with such an office. but this very knowledge
will make the failure, if the failure happen, not our
fault, but the fault of his employers.
Ot all the wrongs wantonly and cruelty inflicted
none have been borne with more patience than the
charge Of seeking dissolution of the Union. Nv
intentions have been to cement and perpetuate il.
BY preserving, inyiolate the rights Of the parties
to the compact, without which, the compact would
be Of no value, and to this end have Increasingly
abored Time may probably disclose, that a very