Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-12
JAMES MADISON.
" AR DEPARTMENT., }

WAR DEPARTMENTS, .
,,, SOih Nov, 1907 {
1"the Commanding Officer Of The Troops Of he Unfea
States, stationed at .Nt,c OOieans.
,, IN pursuance OF the Act Of Congress to prevent
a'ue"ieh> eehg made lands coded to the T. States
"" authorized by law, you hereby directed with the
moopS ""ner your command, to cxecSie promptly such
'fs as you may receive from the Governor of the Or
-, =, e'o'y or Tie Secre airy acting Governor there
o. TO remove any persons from the Baure in front of
'"e suburb Se' Mary, OF the city OF New Orleans.
am, Sc.
We give from the Southern Mercury, the following en-
f"oh OF the Alabama controversy, az presented by a
".anh Jury impanneIl,d for Madison COUNTY Alabama
WIN whose names the paper is subscribed we are han
homc.-JP. Globe. q"
There is another subject which we d, en- to be- of
P ana abiding interest, not only to the State OF Alabama
III, 70 the whoc American people which we thirk ryL,
au proper to We awa are tina, is nr,en A.
al unes Tor Grand Juries NEEDLE a. little as poss;h
VIC P"one ac,s oil The constituted authorities
en'' put mere are great occasions which make il
ne duty Of Grand Juries TO bring public view the acts
OF ue'r pubic innrtionares And we believe there is
% III our ""'irs al TINS moment, thai calls only
Tor Tie vigilance OF Grand Juries but for the vigilance
every honest man who loves his country We believe
one OF those great occasions is presented for our
'o he official orrespondeuce between Mr. Cas Secrr
aty oil war, AMI Governor Gayle of ti. State rey,rn,
the removal oil nirudrrs on the lands N, Tho e.L frs
"u me PROCLAMATION oil Governor Gayle, addressed to the
eu'zens oil the ten Counties in the Creek Nation We
nave read The correspondence with deep regrets and be-
"elng as we DO that the part which Governor GAYLE has
acted IN mat correspondence be his views ever so pure il
emneny calculated 10 involve the people of Alabama in
W.
therefore, conceive he our ocaduiy, the grand in.
quest Tor Madison County, TO examine the facts and
present them respectfully TO fellow citizens for their
solemn consideration. " '
TN doing this duty, we actuated by no unkiud or
party feelings against Gov Gayle for many o. MS are the nri
vate and political friends of that gentleman R, ,yhe
me peace and safety OF country are al stake we on
Tor measures, for men, " r"
1--WE collect the facts from the CORE pondence Ills
stated by Mr. Secretary Cass, AMI not denied bv The Co
vernon, that by the treaty March, 1892 The renk In
o'ihs coded TO the United States all their lands which
were Wnh Tue hn'ts oil Alabama, but upon the express
'"ioh ula all n,rudcrs upon those lands should be rc
moved until the lands could be SURVEYED so as TO Give
such Indians as might choose remain on the lands their
CABINS and 'heir little cornelds which they had
by their own hands give them shelter from ,le nI
mehry oil winter and TO raise bread To subsist upon
These appeared TO be the only scantv remnant, ~ IL;
own country, in which the God of nature had 49,,
them allotted for their future residence and suhs;s,
ehee ana 'hey ask no other favor but 10 be pro.
tected IN tie possession of their humble aboJor
ms treaty with all its condi ions were published hv M
government throughout the United States TO nforw1 ,ho
Snhens 'hey should intrude they ould he removed
notwithstanding, many did n'rude. All OF whom re-
NAMED unmolesed, until many respectable indvlduais
me Deputy Mashal and the public agents appointed by
We Sofernment-On the days OF Washington and CONT
nued ever since act oil humanity 10 watch over h
lew rights which left these children of ,bc -,
S ave, we nau conquered and stripped them of their be
'"nus informed the President ta' gross and wanon Ont,
RACES had teen committed by some Is these in,rrJsr NV
on me Indians, Some oil them were driven from thei,
MONIES ana eir houses burnt and the owners driven into
the woods-teir fields and improve meuts tvcre $500
from Them and aegrava ed injuries committed upon tbeir
from them. 1900 'S '"Aeh
Against these oulrages the Indian Chiefs had mad.
many ana iorcbe appeals 10 the President to release them
by Carrying the treaty into effect and removing tbe
ders Upon which the President who was under Tho oh
legation OF solemn oath to do So ordered lie Marshal to
remove the intruders. And i'm execut;na H. "a,
Owehs' one oil The inruders, killed. But the Mar
Shall the public officer charged with this order has a.,
ed positively that the who shot Owens did so 10 save
MS own me- as Owens had threatened 10 Kill him and
was then endeavorng TO shoot this man And all h; az
yer many repeated endeavors aud friendly solicitations
WIN owens 10 get him OIL peaceaby. These appear to
be the leading facts which given rise to ,his cores
pondence and all the principal were made known II
"oV gayle by the President, in courteous and rcspect
manner through The Secretary OF WARM his official csmmu
nicalon OF the 5th September. Had these
satisfied the enquiries Of Gov Gayle and he had
his friendly Offices between the General (;overner I
the settlers Oh the Indian lands no donbt could b,ve
ited oil an easy and friendly adjustment and without
Iangerg The peace OF the country But unfortunately the
Governor preferred another course and instead ri
chaing he replied TO the Presidents co,nnnncaion i,
most nilammaory style: In style we are sorry o be
not 10 be found In any other diplomatic correspondence in
this or any other civilized country the world And this
he accompanied with Proclamation equally innammao
y in Its style aud particularly adapted to excite the whole
oil me settlers the Indian lands hostile
against the General Government-And this procI,r,an
has gone abroad to the world authenticated in The most
solemn FORM under the hand Of the Governor with ,b 80
OF The State affixed TO it, The Governor has in ,lat conn.,
municaton asserted in broad terms tIa il is uncons,
uoha Tor The General Government 10 extend IN
he creek Indians under the provisions of the treaty Thai
sVe me INDIANS tha protection is utterly demonstrations
all and subversive OF State sousregnfy and me r.sernJ
'tS"tS 81 he STATES. That is fatal TO civil hberv and
subversive OF the acknowledged rights and of
me state oil Alabama. His reply abounds with syords
bayone's, military guards, Unconstitutional oppressions
ana he most unconciatory expressions All of which we
most respectfully submit, neither necessary nor
warranted by The occasion-He concludes his reply 10
Mr. Secretary Cas-, which is only reply thtoueh Mr.
tass to President Jackson, in these words: tpt away
SIR Tie sword which has been sarly and ioo
~ drawn against This large and unofendnp conmunilv
Ii Is the appropriate arbiter in contests of ,mbon hy
not IN questions OF constitutional right
IRON The Proclamation of his Excelencv addressed
oy him TO The settlers in the ten counties in tbe C,eek
NATION, we extract the following enr q paraerapb lie
says;-'Ihe course which the General Govsrpnsn, b.s
adopted and Is now pursuing, is papabIe and ndeCrns
Die invasion OF the acknowledged tights of bis and
IN ITS tendency utterly subver,ve OF our free and h,nno
form oi Government BY this language II wouId seem
mat his Exceeney is under the belief that removn in
ruders IRON Indian lands has ginaed under the ain
nsation OF President Jackson carried nm IN :, on,o
MS ambition alone We are unable to perceive how
President OF the United States could promote his aon
by removing few intruders upon Indian land Al 600
verify believe that General Jackson has horne Inc
donors OF his country too meeky TO aspire o one from In
dian affairs, but will leave such honos 10 ,ose mao
delight TO gather them Governor Gsyle we
sugges ought TO recollect that ntruers were removeJ
from The Cherokee lands, under tie administrator nj
eral Washington, aud eir houses burnt an, bsir con
heldS cot down and destroyed BY his o.de,s W. 90. 80