The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-09

vailing to continue this correspondence
have the honor TO remain very respectfully, |
your obcdient servant, J. HAMILTON, Jun.
Hon. JAMES CLARKE.
From The Georgia Statesnlal., Feb. l9h
Uaitcf States and GcOlgla.-Undef this head
the Washington papers OF recent date, from
which wc have made coplous extracts, contain
much that concerns the Authorities and people !
ofGeorpla, more deeply than any otner topic
which ii has been our duty to notice.
Aware that the details OF this matter howese
prudeHtly managed, will again agiiate our CON
munhy lnto "A general and hasty excitement, We
shall forbear, AT present, our own opinions, anu
confine ourselves chiefly To simple record Of
facts. In pursuance oil this design, We have
gveoto day the Presidents Mes5aee.to both
Houses of Congfes, upon the subject OF the ,u,-
yeys, made and still gong on under the excel.
tive Authority OF Geo ia la the Creek Territory
that is to say, West OF the boundary line o the
treaty made and ratified At Washing
er with the letters ofthc President through the
sec. elary Of War. to the District Attorney and
the United States Marshal at Savannah, and
his excellcncy Gov. Troup. These letters and
dispatches are borne by J. X, Vinton, "A Lieut.
in the u. States Army, who has been especially
delegated for that purpose, as also, to carry dis
patches TO the Creek agency
letters wear determined aspect Nothing
could be more so. The President send, an off.
cei TO the Governor, and tells his Excellenc
that " the PIT nslons under which these survey
are attempted, arein direct violation OF the lIea
ty,' aud that the President charged by the Con.
,ttu'ion with the execution OF the laws will feel
himself compelled 10 employ, Unnecessary all the
means under his cont o. TO maintain the faith OF
the Nation, BY carrying the treaty into effect"
The language oftne message is equally unc-
guivocal and peremptory. a" 1.-THE Legislatiy,
and Executive Authorities of Georgia should
Isrsevcre in acts of cncroachment upon the ic,-
rtories securedby solemn treaty to the lndl-
ans, and the laws ofth- Union remain unalfcr
a superadded obligation, even higher Than thai
OF human authority, will compel the Executive
OF the United States 10 enforce the laws aud full
/ I'll the duties Of the Nation by all the force com
mted for thai purpose to his charge"
! ifthe authorities ofGeoreia, or its agents have
! violated any law of the land, why, II may be
| asked. should they not be held amenable If
! the Constitution has delegated to the President
an Senate otthe United States, the power t,
! form treaties, then is the Treaty of Washing
ton among the Supreme Laws OF the Land. aud
cannot be rendered VOID or violated with I'M
punty. That this law has been violated by the
authorities oiGCofgia can be doubted only by
! those who deny its existence. The cousidera-
lions which nave induced the President ia thi,
instance, TO employ the rnildest remedies which
the case admitted, are not only reasonable but
such as every individual must approve. These
surveys have been attempted, and partly effect
cd under the color OF legal authority from the
state OF Georgia. The surveyors are, therefore
not 10 be viewed in the light of individual and
solitary transgressors,' says the President in
his message, and are accountable only, we
would add, as agents in an unlawful act. If a
party ofludianS, under authority OF the Little
Prince, commit IA trcspass ON our frontiers, we
hold the individuals amenable, whatever be the
quo irdrrdiio of their commission. although we
justly condemn the chicfwho sent them Pre-
ciscly in this attitude we view the surveyors, who
have transgreSsed the provisions of the Treaty
under authority of Governor Troup,
| Inequestion, whether the Old or the New
Treaty, shall be considered the law of the land,
aud carried into effect accordingly. seems to
be answered in terms too plain to admit otdoubt
Ifthe word ola United State President may
be taken, will sooner {" he recorded | 1roja
fun! Il that Georgia was, y than that one jot OF
one title ofthc laws shall fail in relation 10 the
Treaty Of Washington. The subject is once
more before Congress, and we think there can
be no doubt but that the digniied and unbend-
ing course which the President has been COMPEL
ed TO adopt with the Executive OF this State, will
bC fuN COncnfTed IN by the National Powers.
We see not how il can otherwise be There is
not a member OF that body that does not know,
that Treaty with the Greeks was ratified about
twelve mouths ago at Washington City, nor
is there an individual among them who does
not know under what peculiar circumstances it
received all the sanctions provided by the
Constitution. The faith of the nation became
pledged for its Support-The inviolability of
the Constitution, around whose awful fame the
whole physical energies aud moral power of
the Union are eutrenched 10 maintain its lustfr,
is its security The Indians are safe-The Ma
ton will be just.
Combination Prescs.-A few weeks since,
the " Jackson ASSOCIATION purchased a news
paper establishment and commenced the publ
cation ola Jackson paper, in Nochez, Missis-
sippi On the 18th inst. the first uIBbcr Of a
Jackson paper was issued N EaSton Pennsylva.
mia. And on the 22d instant another Jackson
paper made ITS appearance, in Newark, New.
Jersey. We do no' pretend to say that these
several Jackson papers owe their existence to tho
+" Combinations mentioned by Nr. FIoyD; yet
il must be confessed that il has rather a suspi
cious appearance and looks like the distant OPP
erations of the " Combinations not vet complete,
but nearly completed" Nal. Jour.
II is calculated that the Greek Ball in the city
of New York. will Yield about efo tsonsand dol
lars 70 the Greek fund.