Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-30


resident land tax, respectively.
With this statement Of facts leave the
honorable committee and the author OF evan
DALAI" with the advice, not to make such
broad and unwarrantabe assertions IN future
without some foundation in truth TO sustain
them. NERMILioN
EXECUTIVE OF THE U. S. AND ALABAMA.
House Representatives. Jan. 6th-Mr. LEW
IS offered the following resolution:
Resolued, That the committee on Indian
Affairs I've instructed 10 inquire whe'hci
The provisions of the treaty OF March,
1889, with the Creek tribe of Indians III
the state of Alabama, be Inconsistent with
the sovereign right of jurisdiction OF sad
State within lis limits; and whether The
execution of said treaty has so far cor
Aicted, or is likely to conflict, with the
operations Of the laws Of said State over
The country coded by such treaty; and II
so, to inquire whether some act OF legs
lation, consistent with the right OF said In
dians, may not be necessary to prevent
snch conflict, and that said committee
ha,e leave to report by Till OF otherwise.
After stating The nature Of the dispute
between the State and the Government,
he said that when he left home all was
quiet, and universal congratulations were
exchanged on the prospect that the Or
ders Of the President, to proceed 10 for
chile removal OF the settlers on Indian
lands, would be deferred; but since his
arrival he had received letters stating that
fargo military force had been concentra-
ted at Fort Mitchell, and orders were ou;
for them to act Oh the 9Th January inst.
Under these circumstances, he had writ
Ten to the Secretary OF war, inquiring in
to the truth, and had been told in answer,
that the time could not be extended, and
the order had not been revoked. Under
these circums tances, he could no longer
abstain from invoking The intcTposiiion
Of Congress to devise some measure which
should prevent the necessity OF a resort 10
force, and ubylate the otherwise impend-
ing collisions of the two governments.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. l..
was very severe on the Executive, whom
he charged with Inconsistency in his con
duct towards Georgia and Alabama, in
cases precisely similar to each other; and
OF remissuess in his du'y, in not having
apprised Congress i'll his message of the
difficulty.
Mr.. STEWART, not conceiying that there
was any present necessity of going into
the discussion of the subject, moved to
lay the resolution on the table, but with
drew his motion al the request of
Mr.. LEWIS, who urged the necessity of
speedy action by the House.
Mr.. JONES, of Ga. then look the floor III
support of the resolution. In the course
Of his remarks, MIR. J. stated as fact.
within almost his personal knowledge, thai
when Owens was killed AS an intruder OH
Indian lands, the lard he occupied was
not desired by the Indians, but by another
white settler, who obtained possession of
il within forty.eight hours after Owens
DEATH.
Nj. NJ KiNLEY obtained the floor, and,
after expressing his surprise that Congress
Should on the 9th Of January I've called to
provide for an emergency which was To
happen i'll Alabama on the i5th,-moved
an adjournment.
But the House refused to adjourn.
MI. M'KlNLEY then moved TO lay the
resolution, on the table until tomorrow.
On this motion, MIR. DAVIS, Of sc. ask
ed the yeas and nays
MIR. GRENNELL called for a second read
.ag OF the resolution, and it was read at
the Ciiegk's table
MIR. M KlNLEY now withdrew his mo-
ton to lay on the table, and moved that
the Consideration ofthc resolution be post
poned urtil to morrow.
Mr.. Foster inquired whether, if this
motion prevailed, this resolution would
have precedence of the Bank question.
The CHAIR replied in the negative, un.
less the House should order otherwise
The Bank question was the unfinished bu-
siness, in its class.
Mr.. MARDIs demanded the yeas and
nays OH the postponement. They we're
ordered by the House, and being taken.
stood as follows-yeas 40, nays lO7.
THE DEPosITEs.
Mr.. Clay offered the following resolu-
tions, Dec. 26, and addressed the Senate
on three different days in support of them.
1. ResoiDed, That by dismissing the late
Secretary of the Treasury, because he
would not, contrary to his sense of his
.,y, J,tx, rouoova the money IF the n