Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-09

gent repaired in person to Washington Alter
his departure, and on the 23d Of the mon'h,
Council of the Greek Nation was held at bro
ken Arrow, in which protest against inc
Treaty of the Indian Springs was adopted, ana
the lists above alluded TO were prepared: heSe
documents however, did not reach Washing
ton till after the ratification Of the Treaty.
The Treaty, meantime, was expedited 10
Washington. The President OF the Cnlied
States, then about to retire, in flew days, from
Office, referred the Treaty 10 the Senate, Win
the letter of the Indian Agent above alluded 10.
1t is out Of the power Of this Committee, and
not within their province, to assign the reasons
which prevented the Senate from being intiuen-
ced by the representations made by the Agent,
as to the mode in which the Treaty bad been
effected. No testimony, within the knowledge
of the Committee, had arrived from the Creek
Nation, to corroborate his statements; and, on
the Sd of March, the last dav of the constitu-
tional existence Of the then organized Senate,
the advice and consent Of that body were given
to its ratification. 1t was accordingly ratified
by the President on the 9TH OF March, under
the unsuspecting impression that the Treaty
was negotiated in good faith, with competent
parties. On the next day, the protest OF The
Chiefs assembled in Council at Broken Arrow,
and the documents accompanying it, were re-
ccived at Washington, by the Agent, and sub
United 20 the Department OF War.
General Mcintosh, after signing the Treaty,
does not appear to have remained at home. A
few days after the signature of the Treaty, he
repaired in company with Etome Tustunuggee
and other Chiefs, to Milledgevile, and, as APP
pears from an extract from the Executive Jour
nal, published among the documents submit
ted to the Committee, received an audience
from the Governor of Georgia, i'll the Execu-
tive chamber. They stated, among other things,
their apprehensions OF hostility from the part
of the nation opposed to the Treaty, and invo-
ked the protection of the United States and Of
Georgia This protection was promised them
also minated to them, thai, ID the business
of the treaty, the President could not but consi-
der IT the act of the nation, provided the whole
country was ceded; that what ought to be con-
sidered the act of the nation would still be
question: that the Government might be quite
well disposed to consider the act Of Mcintosh
and his friends as such one.
The day after this audience, letter was
written to Gov. Troup by four of the Chiefs of
the McIBtosh party and by Chilly Mcintosh, in
which they alluded TO the existence Of the law
above mentioned, passed at Pole Cat Springs,
(denyins, however, It's obligaion,) stating that
"lhis law was passed to prevent Mcintosh from
selling lands;" expressing their fears that al
tempts would be made to put it into execution,
and acceding TO proposal which appears TO
have been made by the Governor, that mes
spnger should be sent by The Governor, TO those
opposed to the treaty, warning them against a.
ny act Of violence Accordingly, on the Goth
inst Colonel H. G. Lamar, the Aid Of the Co
vernon of Georgia, was despatched with talk
TO the Chiefs and Headmen of Cusselau and
Took-a -bachee, the former being the town of
the Little Prince, who succeeded Big Warrior
as the Head Chief of the whole Greek Nation
and the latter, the town Of Opothleyoholo, the
Speaker Of the Nation. Colonel Lamar met
the Chiefs Of these towns in separate Councils
heG in each Either, at this time, and while
they had not heard Of the ratification of the
treaty, and the consent given by Mcintosh 10
survey the lands, they entertained no designs of
violence against Mcintosh, or they chose to
deceive Col Lamar as to their intentions; or,
finally, The talk of the Little Prince was mis-
conceived by Col Lamar; which is stated by
Ham5ly, who interpreted between them, to have
been the case He returned perfectly satisfied
win theif state Oh ieeiihS, on the SuEJect oi the
treaty, and expressed the opinion, that when
the ratification of the treaty was known, they
wond acquiesce.
During the absence of Col. Lamar, Chilly
Mcintosh, on his way back to his home, was
met by Col. Miller, and another Chief Of the
same party, at Flint River, who informed him
that they had been driven off by those opposed
to the treaty, and that vengeance was threaten
ed against the Chiefs who signedi it. This al
fair was, however, represented TO Col. Lamar
by the Little Prince, as having sprung from
some trifling cause, and was supposed by Col
Lamar to have been designed, by creating
alarm, to prevent the ratification Of the treaty,
but not as tire atening opposition, should the
treaty be ratified
On the 2lst Of March, Governor Troup is
sued his proclamation, announcing the ralifca-
ton of the treaty. On the 29th he addressed a
letter to Mcintosh, requesting his permission
to survey the territory coded by the treaty. On
the 9th of April, Mcintosh answered the Gov
ernor that the Chiefs (meaning those Of his
party would convene on the 10th, and that he
would submit to them the proposal to survey
the land. On the 18th Of April, the consent Of