Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-15

we 90 possess and sport with our feelings by ptO-
fishing his fd,ciess tyranny exercised over a help
less s. unprotected female? If he does, he thinks
too meanly OF our patriotism s. gallantry. Were
we base enough TO surrender our independent
rights, secured to Us by the bravery and blood of
our torefathers, we arc unworthy the name OF free
naS'; and we view all rights, secured to Us by
Tenn treaty, under the constituted authority rights
secured to us by the blood of fathers and which
we will never yield but with our lives The indig-
nation OF our citizens is only restrained by assurance
cs mat Government, so soon as they notified
OF This unwarrantablc insult added 60 the many in
Juries that Silas Dinsmore has heaped upon our
honest and unofending citizens, that he will DO
removed. Should we be deceived in this, be frank
with the Secretary of War, that we are freemen,
and that we will support the supremacy of the
laws, and that the wrath & indignation of our
citizens will sweep from the earth the invader Of
their legal rights, and involve Silas Dnsnore in
the flames OF his Agency house. We love order,
ana nothing but support OF our legal and inalen-
aoie rights would or could prompt us TO do an act
mat could be construed as wearing the appearance
OF rashness; but should not the source of the evil
DC removed, our rights, secured by trca (s)tored
10 our citizens, the Agent and his houses will a.
oeinoiiShed: and when Government is applied TO,
and SO often notified of the injuries heaped upon
urcitizens, and they will adhere to the Agent
VINO delights liz treading under foot the rights OF
te citizens, and exuits in their distress the evil
be upon the Government, not upon the Peo-
PIE who have complained SO often without
redress. We really hope that the evil will
be cut OIL by the root, by removal of the Agent.
should this not be done, we will have right
fairly to conclude that the Administration winks
at the agents conduct under the rose, notwith-
standing the instructions of the Secretary in his
ietcr 70 Mr. Dinsnore, OF the 23d of March. The
right OF nature occurs; and if redress is not afford
ed, would desPise the wretch that would sum-
Der in quiet one night before he cut UP by the
roots The invader OF his solemn rights OF
consequences. Let not the Secretary OF w ar be-
iieve that we want more than justice; but both
from Indians and Indian Agents, we will enjoy
we will die nobly in their support. We
want but j bare fulflmcnt of the Treaty We
neither understand the tyranny Of the Agent, in
open violation OF rights, occurred to US by trea-
W or the Creek law, that takes from the United
States the right guaranteed by treaty. that the In
cians who commit murders on our citizens shall be
delivered up when demanded, TO he tried by the
laws OF the United States and punished The
Greek Lat says, the Greeks tp,H punish then,
themselves. These Innovations, with the consent
on inc constituted power OF the Government be-
ing iirst had, our citizens do not understandable
information OF Colonel Hawkins, United States
gent for the Greeks, and the information of Gene
raj JaDes Robertson, Agent the Chickasaw Ma
uon to the contrary notwithstanding; neither can
we, the citizens OF Tennessee, believe, without
peter proof, that the hair OF the head of one of
the murderer's OF Manley's family, and CrawIcy's,
at the mouth OF Duck river, disturbed by
the Greeks, when we have proof that they have
lately passed near Kaskaskia fifteen in number to
join The Phrophet. In this particular we want,
and do expect, the murderers delivered up agree
able to treaty this il only JUSTICE this we ask of
Governments; this we entitled to, and this we
must, sooner or later, and will, have. This may
be thought strong language; but il is the language
that treemen, when they are only claiming a full
niment oil their right ought TO il is language
that they ought TO be taught to lisp from their
cradles, and never, when they are claiming rights,
from any nation, ever TO abandon.
Pardon the trouble have given you in this
long letter: it relates TO the two subjects that has
tor some time irrtated the public mind, and is now
ready to burst forth in vengeance.
am, dear sir, with due regard your most o.
bctient servant, ANDREW JACKSON
[.Note.-The numbers 1, 2,3, 4, represent bar -
IN the original produced by breaking the seal.l
Enclosed in General Jackson's letter TO Hon
G. w. Campbell.l
do certify that, some time in tho month of Au-
gust last, on my way from Natchez, passed the
Agency House, in the Chortaw Nation, with two
servants, and inquired for Silas Dinsmore, the A.
gent, who was not then at home. tarricd for the
space oil an hour, or more, and no person demanded
a passport OF me. then proceeded Oh my Journey
and met Mr.. Dinsmore near the Pigeon Roost who
asked me Tor my passport informed him that had
nome He appeared astonishcd that should have
come through without one. told him had been
advised that IL was not necessary, as he had been
advised by the Secretary of ar to es;st from stop
ping ofproperty, under the pretext he had hereto
tore done; and that had II in my power, without
any Inconvenience, TO have procured a passport
had 1t been deemed necessary. He admitted he
had received such instructions, with discretionary
power TO detain property, under suspicious crcum-
stances; but that he would not undertake to dscri-
inmate, and should, under circumstances actas he
had done, until the powers under which he acted
were entirely taken from him. He then took an
obligation ofme, to give him, from some proper
person, certificate of the right of property and
gave passport to proceed.
Certified at Nashville, this Goth ofSeptember,
1912. JOHN C;ORDON
Can any freeman read the above without indig-
nation, and firm determination, il Government
does not give us immediate relief, TO burn the law
less tyrant in the Agency House' What, that he
will not obey the orders of the Secretary of War.
Or the solemn guarantee under the treaty, that
9 the citizens of the United States shall enjoy the
Tree and urm0leSfed use of that road' And MIR.
Dnsmorc, nevertheless, will not suffer 1.-THE die
is cast. The citizens say they will remove the
nuisance, ii Government docs not. Al
Enclosed in General Jackson's letter to the Hon
g. W. Campbell.l
NASHVILLE, Der. 1912.
certify that believe that the note published
in the Clarion, as q Card from Silas 0insnore, esq
u. States Agent to The Choctaw Nation, was wrote
BY him. have seen his hand writing often, and |
im very confident that the note is in the same hand
writing.
Having been long vexed with the arrogant as
assumptions of Mr.. Dinsmore, of powers that he
lid not. believe, legally possess, have often ex-
PRESSED, in the public papers, the indignation that
his conduct excited in my mind. The continued
letenons Of the servants Of gentlemen of this State
ravclling to and from Natcllez, compelled the in
ofthe authority, Mr.. Dinsinore as Choc-
aw Agent, had, to detain any person travelling
he highway between the Western States and
Salchez; the result OF which was an order from
he War Department "a copy transmitted to me by