Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-15
DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
Office al AetfiGa -4fdiTS, .kgrck II, 1929.

No'S' " "e'te"f -.DUpS, .AufCH IA, 1919.
10 the Hon. JAMES BARBoUR,
Secretary IF JPar:
Sir: In submitting to you the following report on
the sutect-natter, III part, of resolution of the
honorable the House of Representatives, OF the
2lst instant, as directed by you, | find shall in
part at least, have to consult what conceive to
be its spirit and meaning and not limit myself To
ITS letter; otherwise, if interpret coTrecty the
Information sought by il may not be furnished
For example: You are - requested 70 inform the
House, what were the reasons assigned (by mel
for breaking certain individual sc. 4 strict
compliance with the letter Of this request would
be to transmit a copy of my report to you of the
18TH November last, since the reasons, and the
only " reasons assigned" by me for that act are
contained in that report. But that report having
accompanied the Presidents message to Congress,
and having been, with it. printed, il is reasonable
TO r. asume it before the honorable mover,
when he penned the resolution; and that, "rea-
sons an addition, to those '' assigned thcyein
are sought after.
So, also,in regard to that part of the resolution,
which relates TO the appointment Of '' an Indian
Chief in Michigan in 1922 The answer TO this
would be, no Indian chief icaS constituted
and appointed 6y the persons enlploye3 TO hold
treaties lCith the Indian tribes IN the TERRITORY
Of -jfiehigdl, during the gear 1927 and still
the answer might not be satisfactory since several
Indian chiefs were " constituted and appointed
and, an a certRnn sense, " the persons employed
as above, had an agency in the ceremony.
In the report which had the honor to make to
you, OF the 10Th November, / stated 6 il was not
until had met the Greeks i'll third council, that
icould succeed with them; nor then, until in their
midst, demonstrated the cupdity and bad coun-
sells of one Of these interfering agents and as
S,tnIing The responsibility, broke him on the spot
by announcing IN the name Of the President of the
United States, that, for the reasons then assione4
no communication, OF any sort, would be received
by the President from the Creek nation, il that
man had any agency whatever in It. This broke
the spell OF their opposition, and the agreement
Greatly was made"
My reasons FOR " assuming that responsiiiiitv -
were the following:
| First. To restore harmony TO the Creek nation.
Second. To provide means to feed, and save ina
ny OF them from starvation
| Third To promote harmony between the U. 9
and the State of Georgia; aud
! Fourth. To secure proper respect on the par
| o! the Greeks, for the Government of the Unitet
States
! There Mr. Mckinney enters into long state.
ment OF the intrigues Of Ridge, the Cherokee
VINO wishing to be the Treasurer of the Greeks
prevailed on Opohebolo, the Creek Chief 10 obiec
/ to the treaty with the United States, until Ride
could get himself to be appointed Treasurer .
/ Mr. L. hnding how this mans interference ope
! rated against the Treaty announced TO the Chiefs
I IN the name Of the President Of the United States
mat " no further communication, Of any sort
would be received from The Greeks, If John Ridge
/ had any agency whatever in it," This brouah
the matter to issue The Chiefs ratified the Trea
| ~, and the land was secured to Georgia.
There IS nothing tho records Of this oGic,
concerning the alleged improper conduct Of an,
agent or Superintendent in regard 10 the grant
ing or Withholding passports through the Indiar
country, except that in case Of Sas Dnsmorc
the correspondence in relation to which is here
with submitted, marked a. respectfully refer
also, TO the 9Th volume State papers, "a session
lIth Congress, and 70 pages from to % inclusive
for the report The subject of the Introduction y
slaves into the IT, S. and which may refer, in psrt
at least, 70 this subject.
! have already stated, that the persons cmplovc,
/ TO hold treaties with the Indian tribes in The Ter
rilory OF Michigan, during the year 1927, did no
undertake to g constitute and appoint an Indian
| cmcL" But, IN conformity TO irnrnemorial usage
as well OF the British and French, as our Govern.
ment, the ceremony Of recognizing those rs Chief.
who were reported by their bands as thoir ac-
/ knowedged leaders, was observed by " those pcr-
sous in putting medals around thcir nocks fur
ther Than ibis, and tle giving OF what was con
/ 5dcrod good advice, al The time, for thcr own
ana their Peoples Government. no,h.ug al.-done.
Aii such signed the treaty., and after they receives
I ihe medals Respectfully submitted
ITO = y. KINNEY.