Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-17
Congressional.
GEORGIA AND THE u. STATES.
Report OF Select Committee in the House oil
Representatives. March 8, 1927.
(Conciuded.)

Representatives. March 8. 1927.
rs (coneiuded)
1t may here be proper to endeavor to aecer,
tain more particularly, the relative strength of the
Two parties, as Tar as existing data enable il be
done. by the documents forwarded from the
Council, held on the 2Sd February, appear, that
the Chiefs who signed the treaty were from the
following Eve towns: Cowe,a, Broken Arrow,
New Ysuce. Sand Town, Hi,cheiee. But it is
to be observed. that. he Chiefs from Broken Ar
row could have had no authority TO sign ON be-
bali OF that town: for the representative of the
Head Chiefs of that town, and one of the princi-
pat Chiefs Of the Nation. WAS present, and re-
fused 10 sign From document prepared in
Council Of the Creek NATION, il appears, tina of
the hhy-two individuals who sigaed the treaty of
the Indian Springs. McIn, osh wac the only Head
Chief, he being the fifth in rank in the Nation
that i've were Chiefs of inferior degree, and these
SIX all OF one town, Coweta; thar twenty-six were
officers called Law members, or Law makers, bu,
not Chiefs; fourteen we're broken Chiefs; four
Indians possessing no rank whatever. and two
persons wholly unknown to the Council of The
Creek Nation. These individuals were exclusive
~ from eight towns, out of ffty-six, of which she
Nation is said to 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 Hadgo, was present, and refused
to sign William Barnard the principal Chief OF
the Uchees, refused TO Sign. John Stidham, a
principal Chief of the Lower Towns, Opothleyo-
holo, Chief Of the Tookaubatchees, with otber
leading chiefs. forming altogether, i, is conceived,
| representation OF large majority Of the Nation,
were present, and refused to sign. o. the day af-
ter the death Of Mcintosh, General Ware repre-
SCENTS il as the opinion of one of the chiefs who
| signed the treaty, that the party opposed 10 il
numbered four thousand warriors, the party friend
ly not more than FIVE hundred, the former hav-
Ing been increased 80 by numbers long cIoaked
under the garb of friend.hip,'' who, since the
death Of McIntosh. joined the hostile party. The
| Indians OF the treaty-making party, who received
ra,ions in Georgia, did exceed about four hun,
drsd, men, women. and children, although il ap-
pears, from some OF the documents submitted, thai
efforts were made TO increase the number.
The intelligence of the Proclamation of the
Governor Georgia, relative to the survey, reached
the chiefs Of the Nation assembled TO receive tbei
annuity, and seemed, says the Agent, in a letter
| 20 the Secretary of War, 9th April 1925. to
| add 10 their melancholy and Distress They deniec
that their consent to the survey had ever beer
| asked or given; and hose residing in The cedec
territory particularly requested the Agent 10 max.
to the Secretary Of War their decided objection Il
| the surveying of the lands, until they could re
move from them. They also asked permission ts
send deputation TO Washington the following
Winter, for the purpose OF undersra ndng the view
Of the Government relative to their future pros
poets.
| 1t was at this period, probably in cons qienc.
of the news received of the ratification, and th
projected survey, that, in obedience 10 the ORDER
ofthe Little Prince, as Head chief of the Nation
direction was given to ascertain the number n
those filling the Office of law-menders, to tax,
the life OF Mcintosh, and two other chiefs O
Coweta, in punishment for the violation of tn,
law o. the Nation. This was effected on the NOR
ing Of the 30th of April, by party of Indian
residing in the coded territory, who destroyed III.
| lives, burned the dwellings, and plumber ed tn,
property, of the chiefs The iidings of this trsgi
cal occurrence were communicated TO the Presi
dent of the United States by the Governor O
Georgia, in letter Of May 81; and two days af
ter, orders are issued by the Governor 10 tn
Major Generals of the 5ih, 9Th, and 7h Diyis
ions OF The Militia OF Georgia. {, hold their Diyis
| ions ready, to march at moments warning il
case :" the United States. bonnd by the Constitu
tion and the Treaty TO repres- and punish hos iii
| u among the Indians, and maintain peace, OF
the borders Of Georgia, should, by any means, fai
| OF their duty in those respects. On the same day
the Secretary of War was informed by Governo
Tfoup of the measures which had been adopte,
for defence ADD protection, 90 until the authorit,
of the United States could be effectuaily inter.
posed Tor those purposes" A deputation, con
sising Of Chilly McIntosh and Others of the sam
party, also FASTENED to Washington, and, on tn
18th of May, addressed four letters to the De
partment of War. soliciting protection and re
venge, and the interference OF the General Go
vernment, to chas,ise the chiefs and warriors Oh
posed to the Treaty, and pref.rrng charges agsins
the Agent.
! Thus was the interference of the General Go
vernmeDt invoked, by all parties, to this affair
by the Governor of Georgia, by the McIntos
party, and by the Head chiefs OF the Greek Nation
| The dispatches from Gov. Troup were receive a
the Department of War on the 18th aud 18th ,
May, and on the 18th orders were sent 10 Genera
| Gaines, then in or near Georgia, 10 repair L
| MiIIejgeville, " for the purpose of consultin
with Governor Troup on the measures proper &
be adopted in reference TO the actual posture o
affairs, on his arrival and, If necessary, TO cal
out the militia of Georgia in defence Of the iron
tier, then supposed to be threatened with invasion
In consequence also of the charges made agsins
the Creek Agent, by the Gov ernor Of Georgia an
! by the deputation of the Mcintosh parry, Msio
t. p. Andrews was despatched on the Goth G
May. as Special Agent, TO inquire into thes
charges.
These orders were promptly carried into efrec
by the repairing OF General Gaines and Majo
Andrews to MilledgevlIe. and subsequently to IN
Creek Agency, where also, in consequence Q
the united demand for the effeciusI interference
Of the General Government, above alluded to,
portion of the regular army OF the ". States wa
ordered in the course Of the Summer. The cor
rsspondence which took place between Goyerno
Troup add General Gaines became unfortonsiel
OF such character to cause expressions OF di.
Satisfaction TO be made by the Governor 10 III
Secretary Of War, in long letter, dated a.
August, 1926. and an inquiry Of the President, !
these words: Now, Sir, suffer me. in conclu
luf< .atr .f tla.. IL. .