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

opposition. Pray explain 10 me your meanin.
We have nothing to do with the United State
or the agent, or the hostiles, in this matter,
we want is the consent of the friendly Indian,
| who made the treaty. If we wanted the COR
sent Of the United States, we could ask it,
| 'Your friend, G. NJ. TROUp."
Without, however, waiting for an answer IA
this letter, and on the same day on which il was
written, Governor Troup issued his proclaim.
ton, stating that "the assent OF the Indians had
been obtained to the running and survey of The
country" and calling the Legislature tope,he,
! TO take the proper measures for those objects
To the above letter Mcintosh replied in III.
following manner.
"CREEK NATION, 25th April, 1926
Dear Sir: received your Excellency's 70.
quest yesterday, dated the 9Th inst. and herrb,
state to you that my only meaning was no, IA
act contrary TO stipulations made between Oh,
Nation and the United States Government, and
We do hereby absolutely, freely, and fully, civ.
our consent to the State OF Georgia, to have the
boundary belonging to said Sta,e surveyed, a,
any time the Legislature OF Georgia NAV think
proper, which was coded al the late treaty Of
the Indian Springs. Signed in behalf of the
Nation, and by the consent of the Chiefs of the
same.
have the honor to be, with grea, esteem
yours, respectfully,
WILLIAM MINTOSU
1t is here necessary 10 observe, that McIn.
tosh, in addition to the license assumed, in this
letter, of speaking in behalf of the Creek N,.
ton, of which his party formed but a small mi.
nority, appears 10 have been guilty Of decepriop
in reference to the views of lha; party A,
Council with them, held BY General Gaines, the
General was informed that Mcintosh never con.
sulteG them on the survey, and that they never
gave their consent.
1t may here be proper to endeavor to ascer.
tain more particularly, the relative strength Of
the TWO parties, as FAR as existing data enable
it TO be done. BY the documents forwarded
from the Council, held on the Esd February. i,
appears that the Chiefs who signed the treaty
were from the following FIVE towns: Cowe,a,
Broken Arrow, New Yauco, Sand Town. Hit.
cheee. But it is TO be observed, that the Chiefs
from Broken Arrow could have had no aulhor.
ty to sign on behalf Of that town: for the repre.
senla,lyes Of the Head Chief of that town: and
one of the principal Chiefs Of the Nation wss
present, and refused to sign. From docu.
ment prepared in Council Of the Greek Nation,
it appears, that of the 6ftv-two individuals who
signed the treaty OF the Indian Springs, McIn.
tosh was the only Head Chief, he being the 6lth
in rank in the Nation; that five were Chiefs Of
inferior degree, and these six all of one town,
Coweta; that twenty six were officers called Law.
members, or Lawmakers; but not Chiefs; four.
teen were broken Chiefs; four Indians possess.
ing no rank whatever, and two persons wholly
unknown 10 the Council OF the Creek Nation
These individuals were exclusively from eight
towns, out oil i!ly-six, Of which the Nation is
said 10 consist. The son Of the Big Warrior,
and the son of the Little Prince were both at
the Indian Springs, and refused to sign The
nephew and representative Of the Chief fourth
in rank, Hopoy Hadgn, was present, and refused
to sign. William Barnard, the principal Chief
OF the Cchees, refused TO sign. John Slidham,
principal Chief of the Lower Towns. Oroth.
eyoholo, Chief ~e the Tookaubatchees. with O.
Their leading CbieT,, forming altogether. il is
conceived, representation Of I,rge ,na;ori,y
OF the Nation, were present.. and refused ~ SION
On the day after the death # Mcintosh Gener.
al Ware represents it as the >nnion n ON. &c
the Chiefs who signed the treaty that RI. n,r,v
opposed to it numbered four thousa,d warriors
the party friendly not more than fv. sundred
WV io' UGH lHCTtdSeu ny hD,brrS
long cloaked under the garb Of frlendA;,"
who, since the death Of Mcintosh, ioined,5e
hostile party. The Indians of the ueaty-ma,,
ing party, who received rations in Georgia, dil
not exceed about four hundred, men, women,
and children, although it appears, rom some of
the documents submitted, that efforts were
made TO increase the number.
The intelligence of the Proclamation Of the
Governor Of Georgia, relative to the survey,
reached the Chiefs Of the Nation assembled to
receive their annuity, and seemed, says the AZ
gent, IN letter to the Secretary Of War, 27rh
April, 1925, to add TO their melancholy and
distress. They denied that their consent to the
survey had ever been asked or given; and those
residing in the coded territory particularly re-
quested the Agent to make TO the Secretary Of
War their decided objection 10 the surveying
OF the lands, until they could remove from them.
They also asked permission TO send depu,a,
ton TO Washington the following Winter. for
the purpose of understanding the views of the
Government relative to their future prospects.
1t was at this period, probably in consequence
of the news received OF the ratification, and the
projected survey, that, in obedience to the or.
ders OF the Little Prince, as Head Chief Of The
Nation, direction was given 10 certain mum.