Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-11
CONGRATULATIONS.
THE GEORGIA QUESTION.
No V.
For the Delaacare Journal.


OF Indian Springs. On the night of the seth of April
his house was surrounded by party of 100 warri-
ors and he and another of the offending chiefs
shot His life forfeit to the violated law Of
his nation and the forfeit exacted by the au-
thority and in the accustomed manner OF ms nation
With the Indians, the rifle and touahawk perform
the offices Of Justice the violated law OF civilized
man is indicated by the gibbet
Shortly after this event, the legislature OF e'eor-
gia was assembled in extra session. by the proclama
ton of Governor Troup, who laid before them
message Astounding lii topics OF discord and ifrita-
ton. The death of Nj Intosh appears to have pro-
diced upon the teryid temper of the Governor, an
effect similar to the application OF a match to the |
tram The message is exhibition OF all the IRA
table passions of our nature; and it is curious to OBJ
serv. with what ingenuity he forces into ms service
topics the most absurd irrelevant for the purpose,
and the only purpose that we can discern OF infl-
ming the passions Of his audience against the gov
ernment OF their country. We present ON" or two
passages of this manifesto, of which the reader may
form some idea OF the spirit and temper oil the whole.
Speaking of certain difficulties which occurred at
Broken Arrow and Indian Springs, h. says, they
proceeed-'' from officers IN the pdy and conhdeace
of The general government who, instead OF rendering
to the commissioners the most cordial cooperation,
had organized an opposition, Mers9g exposing 70 spS-
picton their government, which, IN Iustiticauoh
ofrselt Gas fautiy Obliged 10 That d.e perfdt-
and unauthorized at Washington. at the same I'm
the authors and contrycrs svere permitted 10 tsroPc
with but little observation, and certainly "ltnous
merted punishment,
In another place, he charges the United states
with Z" oficious and inpertlneut lntcrnedunSs with
the domestic concerns o. Georgia, Ia support o.
this charge, two circumstances are mentioned by tue
Governor, which deserve to be recorded, that our
Senators and public Oil ers may hereafter take no
tice how far they may az III themselves OF that Iree-
dom Of speech which the constitution has secured
to all without offending Coy. Troup. Mr.. King, a
Senator of the United States from New York, had
introduced resolution to apply the proceeds of the
public lands for the ColOnlZation OF Tree blacks. II
was the act OF Individual SENATOR in which the
government had no participation, and which never
was acted upon by lie Senate. The other cir
cunstdnce to Wiu-n the Governor refers III sup
port OF this charge, Is an argunent which he hrs
Derverts and then attributes 10 Mr. Nlrt the Al
torney General OF the United States, whom he, po
Ito,y STYLES .'1he mouth piece" of the government
Ie charges Mr. w. with having maintained in "A
A aUnment before tho Supreme Court, tha--'' Slave
nv being inconsistent yith the laws Of God and natur
cauno, exist Mr.. Vlrt proved by the testlmon
of All the judo Of the Supreme Court and OF se'
eral eminent 5,ntlcnen vino were present, duln
the argument reterrcd to. that h. had never use
sucn IN ar, sneut AMI .Yhen Governor 'iroup WI
ca d upon for III. proot- the gentlemen 10 whom b
rssfaTred contrsdl cted his salon-Lt. "A 'yn1 g.Ts
Nutteranee to the we'll founded acc usatton the Go
eFpor proceeds
.This is the uniform practice Of the goyernme
ofthe United States---i il wishes principle esta
lshed which it dare not establish for itself, ca
is made before the Supreme Court, and the prnt
pie once settled, the act OF Congress follows
course. Soon, very soon, therefore, the Unit
States goy arntnent, dscardlng the mask, will ope
Nv lend itself combination Of fanatics for the d.
trueuon of every thing valuable in the souhr
country-one movement OF the Congress anreS
ted by liou. and all is lost. Temporlze no longer
max known your resolution that this subject sh
not be touched by them, bat al their peril"
the conclusion is worthy Of the whoe--li
mean any thing, if be not utter and sheer nj
sense ii is then direct invitation to wage "
against the Union and for no other reason, unt
heaven that discover, but that Sena
and an Attorney General OF the United States
been supposed to say something that did not pie
Governor Troup, who never says nor does
thing to dispca5e other peoplallcar him
cntreat you, therefore, most earnestly, noe, tina
is not too late, to step forth, and having exhaus
the argument, 10 stand By your drmS.
The treaty Of Indian Springs guaranteed to
Tndians the unssturbed possession Of the ceded
rory TIL September 1926. The Governor
Georgia, in the message we have quoted tr
overooks this trliDg circumstance altogeth
and the legislature, by his recommendation,
ceeded at once to dispose OF the land, as no 5
guarantee were ia existence lhey declare
subject to the legislative ard criminal jurisdlctiC
the State; divided the land into sections and
tricts directed one hundred district survey
and ten additional surveyors to be chosen and c
ted lottery to dispose of the tracts to the citi;
of Georgia.
In virtue of this act, and of pretended autf
" from the traitor NJ Intosh, Governor Treup