Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-04-24

out the consent cfthe'. stiiu.ed 49,
er of the government beng firs, hal
citizens do not understand. the rs.
nation of Colo Hawkins q 8 seen,t.-
the Creeks and the information Of c.,
James Robertson agent of the Ch;cL.
saw Nation, to the contrary notw;,h-
standing neither can we the citizen, :,
Tennessee believe without better n,ooe
that the hair of the head of one Of ~.
murderers of ManleJs family and Graz
legs at the mouth of Duck river are a.
! turbed by the creeks, when we ha,.
proof that they have lately passed nea,
to Caskaskia fifteen in number to -
the Prophet-In this particular we wan,
and do expect the murderers delivered
up agreeable to treaty-this is only J,r.
tics this we ask of Government-tbis =.
are entitled to, and this we must (Soon-
er o. later and win have-This MAJ
be thought strong language-but il !
the language that freemen when the ara
only claiming a fulfIment of their risbts
ought to u,e-it is language that the
ought to be taught to lips from their
credles-and never when they are claim.
ing rights from any nation ever to aban.
don-
Pardon the trouble have given Won
in this long letter-it relates to the two
Subjects that has for some time iritated
the publick mind, and is now ready to
burst forth in vengeance--I am Dr. sir
with due regard
Yr mo OBJ Servt
(Signed) ANDREW JACKSON
] do certify that, some time in the month ,s
August last, on my way from Natitoches. nas..
ed the Agency house in the Choctaw Ns,;on.
with two servants, and enquired for Silas Dins.
more, the agent; who was not then at home.
tarried for TIE space Of an hour or more. and
no person demanded a passport of me. / then
proceeded on my journey met Mr.. Dinsmore.
near the pigeon roots, who asked me for nv
passport. Uniformed him that had none. ne
appeared sstonished that should have coma
through without one. told him, had been
advised. that il was not necessary, as be had
been advised by the Secretary of War, to desss
from stopping Of property under the pretext he
had heretofore done, and that had it in my
power, without any inconvenience, TO have
procured passport had il been deemed neres.
sary. He admitted, he had received such IN.
s,ructions, with discretionary power, to detaa
property, under suspicious circumstances, bus
| that he would not undertake to discri nate,
and should under circumstances act as he had
done, until the powers, under which he acted.
were entirely taken from him. He then took
an obligation OF me, TO give him, from some
proper person. a certificate of the right of pro.
perry, and gave me passport 10 proceed
Certified at Nashville, this 26th of Sept. 1919.
JOHN GORDON.
Can any freeman read the above,
without indignation, and firm deter
m'nation if government, does not give
US Immediate relief, to burn the law.
less tyrant in the agency house--wbat
that be will not ebay the orders Of the
Secretary of War or the Solemn guran-
tee under the treaty that "the Citizens
9th United States shall enjoy the free
and unmoiested use of that road-and
Mr. Dinsmore nevertheless will not suf.
fer 1.-THE die is cast-The citizens Say
they will remove the nuisance if Cover.
ment does not A j.