Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-10
70 N Ad;lo,s IF he Eaqui,e,,
THE GPDRt,IA tON TROVL,T,Sv

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OF the f. OF X should have delayed their Report
nn The Georgia business until the las, hour If the
last day of The late session of Congress They
had ob'sined leave, about three week. before. 10
Ell during he sittags of the House. & thus haj ar.-
| pie time, one would have supposed, to have mad,
their Report some days sooner; and ertainIy
respect for n. House, whose duty il was TO act
upon it, aud fair play TO Georgia whose couduc,
was so thoroughly condemned in it, required thu,
| ,Kepof, oil so important character should have
oeen orough, IN while there time 10 examine
It's facts and 10 understand and discuss it's BEARINGS
III such had been The case, il is now certain tS,,
This elaborate production IF the committee ov,d
nave been subjected TO an examination from which
II could hardly have escaped witnnu, a ms,sri.I
,iiminution of is claiu,s 10 public confitlenr. A
| Document Of 400 pages relative to he G.orei,
controversy, bad ji-t been printed, which IN.
members had bad but little time 10 read anil M
time at all 10 compare with the Report. The
documents at war with the Report ia manv ,n,
teris facts md conclusions, especially In relation
70 the conduct OF Cro'oeH, the agent to the
Creeks, HON The Geors;lns have considered "a
the primary Cause Of all the mischief which
ended IN the death of MrIntosh, and the ove,,bro
OF the Old Treaty, and ~ HON the President nm III.
contrary, has considered upright and able
officer entitled to his confidence and nrotectior
The Report jnsiIfes the President in this opinio,
OF Croweii, as In every thing else. and the docu
lin
accusation OF the Georgsns against him. Tn. is,-
ter of Crowe 10 Little Prinre n $ been ,uhI;sLl
that letter which recommended that Mcintosh and
his whole establishment should be DESTROYED and
which associated the President f the u s with
himself III this scheme of vengeance and ,h;s lot
ter, seeing how precisely the tenor of j, WAC .,m
pied with, would tie sufficient 10 make Mr.. Cro,v.
ell, morally, II not legally responsible for the death
OF that chief. II Is to no purpose TO saw ,b.,
the letter was conditional. TO destroy McInto.b ;f
\ he protected Sinsou. Stinson was hi. bro,Ls,.
in-iaw, and he did protect him; snd the,efore N.
order OF the agent to take 600 meo and des,,o
that chief and his whole establishment, became ali
soiute and unconditional 1t was executed acrora
ingly. McIUto-h destroyed; his whole -.
Enlistment was destroyed; it was done BIS
| he order OF The Little Prince and ,;,L
out single variation from Crowe!l's letter exc.,,
In doing 1t with 400 men instead OF 6O1i S,,rai
this Is enough but 1t any ;niaks otherwise
let HAM look 10 the contents OF the Dacumen, ,yb,cb
mas just been referred TO- At page 1876 there j. .
letter from Mcintosh 10 reply to al ,n,,rn,uoo tina,
his life was III danger He says. NE are mar
any 'cGys an danger until he (the agenN comes
home anu commences hostility. and ,troes -,
himself on us " The letter is dated ths 5SS -,
March, 1875, the agen, was then at Washine,o.
opposing the ratification OF the treaty; he
al nome !" hpiH, and on ,be 30sh Of tina, ninth
! McinoSh was murdered ! AT page 34S il The
swon affidavit of John A. Peck, clerk 4. Thomas
Croweil, brother 10 the agent. He swears. AMONG
other 'hinss, that sec'et council OF the Inaia
! opposed 10 the treaty held at the agency the
latter part Of April that he beliey ed il to he 10. ,bs
purpose OF killing McIn' osh, and comnuoica, Cd
his s"spicjon' 10 Iriptett, the sub-apen, " ,,bo
laughed at hian;" he then told iriplett tina, h.
| wound tell ne sgsnt CEo~eli, 10 ~h,ch the sinh
agent 'epilsd $ He tcW only laugh at you."-
a' page 'i9 rs the Sworn affidavit of Angus
Colquhoun, who swears that he stopped for
the night IN his jpuroey from LouIsian, a.
Georgia on the last day of March. 1925
VIXEN Henry Crowell, brother 10 the assr,
| speaking OF Mcintosh, said, =. Mot he ,cas n
damned tory and traitor to his covo,r,,,,
that ne hat soid his country. AMI himself Sio,o
| 'c'th t-bHt that the MEASURE of his nAvs
'iroS nearly FULL, oHd he aUOuii be do,y,,d 81
"Iey 9.d '!ot SEE a. = AT page sol IS The sworn
stndaYi OF William Barnard He states tina, he
| Ing at the residence OF CroweIi, the sgen, SOW
time bstore the treaty was made he heard Glow I'll
tell an iudisn that he believed i!cJn,os6 ,,o,yJ
sen me iandi" at which the IGdian shsireo m,cb
irritation, and said Mcintosh would ce Killed !.
he DID Upon which e. agent observed =, fbof
y J'ic!nt0sh toGS to be killed, IL had better be
done 6e!ore the lands 1Cere sold At page ass
rue sworn aindsvlt oil Samuel Dorsey, who sv cal.
tia, HopoihleyohoIo after the murder of a,cI,,eS
told Mrs. Mcintosh in his hearing. aud ,ha, Of
Aiexsudef Reid " that it Was C,o1ceWs orders
haf they should XII .afcI,itosh and The cL;e6s
! nho sigHed the heaty, GRdtahe GiCay, or desty0v
fher Property.' at page 339 John NJ Bach
sweSTs mat he was 10 conversation with Crowell
the sgent,in FEB. 1925, when he Inc agent sos,l,
Ins OF The death OF The Big Warrior, late K,no NJ
tne hfeess, said, =" IL toas go9d he dccs decd :
th0f ne icas damned cOtDard, and oggbt 10
nave dted Ten years age; that If he had cut NJ
I'f0ShS throat ten gears ago the Indian Louds
you'd not have been sofd.'' John 4 Peck svv.s..
page 81 net be has heard the agent Joking about
INC Bag WarJtoT's soul being in HsH.' and
that 1t was reported that the agent sad The IN
dams tosre damn fools iffhey did MOI KIN Ne
Iatoshj ant TINT he toOuid gecey do anu th;ug
TOR f.eDI II they did not" A. psns i64 j. q
letter from Sosannah ard Peggy Mcintosh. who
s.a'e 'hai they were present at the murder Of The
ueheTal and that the Indians who did II declared
maj Ihey were =" ordered 10 do so bv the Lifto
Prince, and The dgent'' At Psge I6G Is the
letter OF Jane hawkins, who states tina; she wac
present al the murder of her hnsban1 and H.,
The musderers stated they were acting bv rho
So adUice ofMe agent
90 much Tor Crow ellis participation in N. muir.
DER OF CHIEF who had borne arms Tor The II. s
curing the war with Eaglnnd, ~ho had on all oc
cSsions proved himself TO be their friend, and who
was uOihS more 'hln any other CHEF had ever
zone iof the civilization and improvement, of the
lhG'ans themselves Surely It is enough 10 convict
ni" 10 any court OF justice! Yet he has the con
uuehce snd appreciation Of the President. and nj a
committee OF the House Of Representatives and
"ha' was the origin OF all his haired and pers.cu
'on Oi mcintosh! IL was the protection which he
gave 70 o'lnson, bis brother -in-law, who was na
t''shIeu as Creek, and kept a STORE in the ,eigh.