Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-17


a drsarss tor what are we involved in n
war with Great BRITAIN is il not for the
support OF our rights as an indepe ndent
people and a nation, secured TO us by
nature and by natures God, as we'll as
solemn treaties and the law of nations, I
and can the Secretary of War, for one
moment tain the idea, that we will
permit this petty tyrant to sport with
our rights secured to US by treaty, and
which by the law Of nature we do pos.
sessf and sport with our feelings by
Publishing his ia,riess Tyr amy srarcissd
over a helpless and unprotected female?
II ne does, he thinks too meanly Of our
patriotism and gallantry; were we base
enough 10 surrender our indie pendent
rights secured to US by the bravery and
blood OF our forefathers, we are unwor.
thy OF the name Of f,semen, and we view
all rights secured TO US by solemn tire aty.
under the constitutional authority rights
secured to us b, the blood of our fathers.
and whichwe will never yield but with
our lives The indignation Of our ci,i
Gems are only restrained by assurances
that Government, so soon as they are
notified Of this unwarrantable insult, ad
ded to the many injuries that silas
Dinsmore has beaped upon our honest
and unofiending citizens, that he will be
removed. Should we be deceived in
this, be frank with the Secretary Of
War, that we are freemen, aid we will
support the supremacy of the laws. and
that the wrath and indignation pf our
citizens will sweep from the earth the
invader OF their legal rights, and involve
SIlas Dinsmore in the flames Of his A.
gency house. We love order, and no
thing but support of our legal and ina
lineable rights, would or could prompt
US to an act, that could be constructed
as wearing the appearance Of rasbness;
but should not the source ofthe evil be
removed, our rights secured by trea (s)
tored to our citizens, the Agent and his
houses will (D demolished; and when
Government is applied to, and so often
notified of the injuries heaped upon our
citizens, and they will adhere TO the a.
gent who delights in tread;ng under loot
the rights OF the citizens, and exults in
their distresses, the evil be upon the
people who have so often complained
without redress. We really hope that
the evil viii be cut off by the root, by a
removal Of the agent Should this not
be done, We will have right fairly to
conclude, that the administraiion winks
at the Agents conduct under the rose.
Notwithstanding the instructions Of the
Secretary in his letter to Mr. Dinsnore.
ofthe 2sd of March-the right Of ma
ture occurs; and il redress is not affor.
ded, ! would depise the wretch that
would siumberin quiet one night be-
fore ne cut up by the roots The invader
OF his solemn rights, regardless of con.
sequences. Let not the Secretary of
War believe that we want more than
justice, but both from Indians and Ia.
dian agents, We will enjoy the rights Sc
cured to US by solemn treaty, or we will
die nobly in their support; we neither
understand the tyranny of the Agent in
open violation Of our rights secured 10
US by treaty, or the Greek law, that takes
from the United States the right guar
antied by treaty, that the Indians who
commit murders on our citizens shall be
delivered up when demanded, to be
tried by the laws of the u. States. and
punished; fhe Greek taw sags tie Creeks
w'H puntsh them Themselves These limo
vations, without the consent Of the con-
stitutsd power ofthe Government being
first had, our citizens do not under-
stand the Information Of Col Haw
kins, United States Agent for the Gre eks.
and the information Of General James
Robertson, Agent Of the Chsekxssw
nation to the contrary notwith stan ding;
neither can we, the citizens of Tonnes
see, believe, withou. better proof that
the hair OF the head of one of the mur-
derers OF Manley's family, and Craw-
iey's at the mouth of Duck river are
disturbed by the Creeks, when we have
proof that they have lately passed near
kaskaskia, fifteen in number, 20 Join
the Prophet. In this particular, we
want, and do expect the murderers de-
livered up agreeable TO treaty; this is
only justice we ask OF Govern
ment--this we are entitled to, and this
we must, sooner or later, and will have.
This may be thought strong language,
butt is the language that freemeu !,
when thew arc anIu caa,c,:nr r,iEl