Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-01


Georgia! These are the stumbling blocks which
stay the career OF that graspng cupidity which
would exterminate the wretched native Of the soil,to
add few more acres to superfuous millions. We
are reyiyng in the nneteeth century, the days of
Pizarro and Of Cortez for truly, it would seem, |
that American avarce of Indian lands does not yield
an inChto Spanish avariCe OF Indian gold.
We write not in spirit of exaggeration. The
language of the Georgia delegation plainly points
to violence, when other means fail to effect the re-
moval Of the Indians. ut is necessary" say they,
:. that these misguided men should be taught by the
general government that there is alternative be-
tween their removal beyond the State of Georgia
and their erfinction. The government of the Unit
ed States will deceive them grossly, If they are led
to believe that, at this day. their consent is necessary
to the fuGment of its obligations to the State Of
Georgia" 1t was 10 the President Of the United
States, that this naughty mandate was addressed
by the delegation of single State, who appeared to
understood as little the respect due to the free in
stiutions of their country, as to the rights OF hu
manity and the faith Of treaties. The Indian titles
shall be extnguished early as they can be peace
abb obtained on reasonable terms, says the fourth
article of the compact with Georgia. Are we to
understand, that this is what the Georgia delegation
term 81 pretended guarantee''-and was the treaty
of Holston, too. a mockery. ''pretended guaran-
I tee p'' Are we, because the Indians weak and
defenceless, because we have the power to nhict
ana ney nOthlig out Tie pINiieSe ~ ehuure, are we
to say to them g We have treaties with you, but
you are stupid and ignorant, you are feeble andhelp
less we will therefore put our own construction
upon them, and in an Indian treaty, "peaceaby''
shall signify s'forcib!y' and " solemn guaranty
shall mean &c pretended guaranty ~
These principles Of conduct may suit the councils
of Georgia but, on behalf the American people, we
protest against them. Far from us be the day
= when it shall be said that America has one rule o
conduct for the mighty and powerful of the earth
: and another for the humble and weak-a rule 0
Justice and good faith to those who enforce thei
observance at the lannon's mouth, of fraud and vic
, lence to the Indian. because on him they may b
= practised with impunity.
" We conclude this article by extract from Mr.
: Monroe's Message; to which we have before al
" luded
- II have no hesitation, however, to declare it a
~ my opinion, that the Indian title not effected
l.. the slightest circumstance by the compact wit
=" Georgia, and that there is no obligation on the I'm
D ted Statesto the Indians by force. The e,
>, press stipulation of the compact that their tit
should be extinguished at the expence Of the Unite
=, States when it could be done peaceabh and on re-
sonabie conditions, is full proof. that IL agos
,t clear and distind understanding of both parties to
that the Indians had right to the territory, IN
70. disposal Of ,cich they uere to be regarded as Fl
,at agents."
'at PRO PATRIA.