Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-22

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addressed TO the Secretary ot VAR by the Honorable C.
c. Clay, in relation the settler. upon the Creek lands
win be perceived that the views OF MIR Clay are in ac.
coroahce WIN those expressed by the editor the Rich
rnond Enquirer, aud which will he found in this dav', N,
per-1"sedi00sa Flag Of the Union
HUNTSVILLE, Oct. s, 1888
from an excursion OF three weeks through IN. coun,ie n,
boun, 81. Clair and Jackson. At St Clair two weeks
ago. met me rst Intelligence OF your TO the
Marshal OF the Southern District OF Aabama in references
10 he settlers oil the territory recently acquired om the
Creek Indians - S Wv
be assured your letter. and the opinion of the Attorney
General, have produced much excitement and alarm no,
only amongst those who reside in the Creek territory bu,
amongst our citizens generally. Until your insruciions
were made known, no apprehension of any such ueasur.
was entertained by those who settled upon and
Pe any OF hose lands peacefully, and without
on 'he improvements in the actual possession of The In
dams They, and indeed, citizens generally b,
posed according to the terms OF the treaty. and he tenor
oher members oil the delegation from Alabama and
etter oil instructions TO the Cherokee Agent OF the
@ eopy " wneh you dd me the honor TO enclose to
me IN reply 10 mine Of the 18Th Apri that thew wonII b
exempt from The operation Of military force, or even civil
process. wv ''''
Al! the difficulties and dissali,fac ion Of The Ia;n
nav doubtless arisen from the
Tess individuals, who have forciby driven The Indians from
e'r improvements ami perhaps, of those engaged
h speculation These bear small ,ronor
noh 20 The mass OF the population who resie in The ion
coun es carved out OF the tero by our last e.
s.siSure' me counties OF Ben aud Taliadega border
on ST. lair While at Ashvie 1.-The seat OF iusIice in hs
aer, saw Tespeca'l lie gentlemen from both The former
"HOm eaiDtd that, according q "A
aksn under The auhcr OF the STA e. Benton contains
population OF thirty three hundred willie 20 s and TiJ
dega about four thousand IL is estimated by respectable
abd intelligent gentlemen who have travelled 49,
those new counties, that they con ain in all
oil from twenty-five TO thirty thousand souls IL il nm
I y 10, me 10 attempt dtsctip ion Of The distress
anu ruin which would be inevitable il there sLoud be
removal OF all those people pursuant to your ord.r
" any Of those have emgrsted hundreds Of mes--iron
worm anu south C"roins Georgia, Kentucky and Tenes
see, as well from the longer settled nsrts If d.
should they be permitted 10 gather their crops which
almost their sole of subsistence for IN.
next year, ibey cannot remove them, nor can they sci,
them Tor, II ell are removed, who will then he IN ~,
country 10 purchase Again, The crop of Alabama ia
so', vne-l Is believed by many that II will command
I'VE dollars per harIel before midsun,mersloud his
number, or any gre, proportion ti, M crow into ,h
older countess how canthey be preserved from
nhs WIN De snhcien 10 convey TO your mind some
idea OF The dismay, dis ress, aud utter ruin 10 tbnss
o. oHr cnzehs which must attend The execution OF von
Orders TO ibe Marshal Of the Southern District '
announcer consideration which deserves notice a,;,o,
rom tne Idci mat ten counties have min
clpa"y' u not wholly from this territory and ilira
anu ministerial officers have been Sent mr. ,n11o;,I
amongs, them The laws Of our state NAV bs op,pp,
IN as iul operation ia those counties as in an
we ola'e' Although the opinion of the Alliance
"ehera' seems TO contemplate the empovmcn nj ,;I;,
Iorce 10 accomplish the removal of these ciri,;zm' E
NOT so understand your instructions TO fin. Mr.tI ~
p,e.i;sSS, n w sm not mistaken presume, as The
fTes'dent does not think he has the constitutional yo1
10 Temoue settlers or Htrudeys Jron, the indian tsr
ooer oh'ch me lars NJ State may be extended by Mill,
iyJ0Tce he would not be disposed TO exercise snch
In removing such pefsons from tr,c, "A caiP o"e'
which the Iodsn title e exdnguished, and over rhirS
sne laws are also 10 full force. The Attorney Gen.
erd remarks at can hardly be supposed by an one u
me united states have not The same right Ina, an iny
10 defend their lawful by force
cnn usspasser Must they surrender up the public
PoPsy whenever awless violence attempts 10 seils
o w nose remarks seem 10 suppose the existence of
s'ogeiher different from the real one / should no,
e,y we right OF the government 10 defend lie nosa.;
Ge, an individual may lawfully do II the At,orney
ened TO be understood that an individual ro1
ouiei @P oy foree. eren Tessp0sser after be in
Mill af,,. a. II
g"sI. "",I.y u"susdined by ouhorfy But the oJo;'
'o'' whose removal is the subject Of ~.