Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-08


Aoencv house. We love ORDER and nothing
bu, support Of our legal and lnalineao'e
rights, would or could prompt US 10 an act,
,nat could be construed as wearing the appear
ance Of rashness; but should not the source oil
the evil be removed, our rights secured ny urea
(3) tored to our citizens, the Agent ana MS
houses will 90 demolished; and when Govern
ment is applied to, and so often notihed oi The
injuries heaped upon our citizens, and they
will adhere to the agent who delights In tread
ing under foot the rights OF The Citizens, and
exults in their distresses, the evil be upon the
Government. not upon the people vino have so
often complained without redress. We really
nope that the evil will be cut of by the root,
by a removal Of the agent. Should this not
be done, we will havea right fairly TO conclude,
that the administration winks at The Agents
conduct under the rose, notwithstanding Inc
instructions of the Secretary in his letter 10
Mr.. Dinsmore, Of the Esd of March-the right
Of nature occurs; and il redress is not afforded,
lwoud despise the wretch that would slumber
in quiet one night before he cut up by the roots
the invader Of his solemn rights, regardless of
consequences Let not the Secretary Of War
believe that we want more than justice, but
both from indians and Indian Agents, we will
enjoy the rights secured 10 US by solemn trea-
ty, or we will die nobly in their support; we
want but bare tul6lmen: Of the treaty; we nei-
Their understand the tyranny OF the Agent IN
open violation Of our rights secured 10 US by
treaty, or the Creek law, that takes from The
United States the right guaranteed by treaty,
thar the Indians who commit murders on our
citizens shall be delivered up when demanded,
to be tried by the laws the U. States, and
punis ned; the Creek iaw says The 'reeks wiH pun
ish them themselves. These innovations, with"
out the consent of the constituted power OF the
Government, being first had our Citizens
do not undersl and--ihe information ofCol.
| Hawkins United States Agent for the
Greeks, and the information of General James
Robertson, Agent Of the Chlckasaw nation, 10
the contrary notwiths, landing; neithci can we,
the citizens Of Tennessee, believe, without bet>
| ter proof that The hair Of the head OF one oil
the mu-derers Of Manlcy's family, and Craw-
! ley's at ,hr mouth of Duck river are disturbed
| by the Greeks, when We have proof that they
have lately passed near kaskaskia, fifteen In
number, to join the Prophet. In this parlicu-
lar, we want, and do expect The murderers de-
ivereG up agreeable 10 treaty; this IS only JUS
| tiee-lhis we ask Of Government-tms we are
entitled 10, and this we must, sooner or later,
! aud will have This may be thought strong
language, but it is the language thai freemen,
when they are only claiming a fuli!ment OF
their riehs, ought to use: it is a language that
they ght 10 be taught to lisp from their cra-
dies, and never when they are claiming rights,
from any nation, ever tn a5andon.
Pardon the trouble have given you in this
long letter, it relates to the two subjects that
has for some lime irritated the public mind
obedlent servant,