Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-07-07
] UuT IIUsI UDtuIcIl scrvant,
J. w. a. SANDFORU.
Hon. LEWIS CAss, Sec. of War"
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER
" RICIfMoSD fifth Iuly ISk5

GLNTLEMEs--fou inform me, that you wholly
unable, from the statements before the public form
correct opinion rs to the practice Of frauds the Creek
Indians by White men, and you ask information from me-
whose situation has afforded opportunity OF
knowing the state OF public opinion in Georgia, this
SUBJECT VIII checriuy inform you of what believe,
rather than what know deeds of darkness are par
tally veed If not carefully concealed, by their pcrpe-
traitors. No man who resides the Creek Indians
can entertain doubt, but that the frauds practised
them by white men living in Alabama and Georgia,
have been numerous and OF the most agious characters
involving the perpetrators in perjury well rogucry
Some OF the most valuable lands in the possession of
the Creeks, said to have been wrescd from them in
the course OF the past year. and within that period,
y all the frauds n ot parcuar hind, supposed to
have been committed This has been done by bringing
before the Agent for certifying contracts between Indians
ana wie men for tue sale oil lands persons assuming
the OF those who very valuable lands which
they have refused to SELL which the land-monger
resolved to have without price To consummate this
perjury must be committed the seller swearing that lac
is the rghttul owner of the land about to be sod-and
the purchaser making oath TO the effect The
fying Agent, (o whom there three does know
one Indian from another OF course e is easily imposed
on The detection of the fraud is mpossi5ty;
the Indian wrongcd having prove negative and the
evidence of his people, (f to be had being sui
hcent even to prove this against citizen of Georgia
of Alabama.
Judge Shortcr's letter to the Editor of the Whig
docs not disclose Tie schOte truth should like to
from him statement which did disclose all the hidden
mysteries of the frauds connected with the Creek lands
No smore capable of furnishing such history for
none, presume, has perfect knowledge OF the
subecat least this is the universal opinion in the State
uscs-l would paint poor human nature in it, most hi
deous foIm-it would furnish examples of holding
high rauk IN talents, wealth, and TO
certain extent, tie confidence Of their fellow men -
yet, sacrificing character for pefof men, who in the
acquisition OF money, made inydious distinction be-
tween the white skin and the red one-but cheated the
one, while he was robbiDg the other. But Sir have
neither time nor patience TO go into full detail offrauds
which, in my humble opinion, far exceed in auocy and
corrupon the much talked-of Y AGO fraud with the
exception, that two three members Of the Lee
gslature of Georgia, implicated in that affair.
In his published letter, Judge Shorter has spoken of
the Columbus Land Company Of which he and twenty
others members. On that subject too could have
wished him to be explicit especially he and
or TWO others lad the chief direction of WELD
ing capital of about $l50C00 in cash. The Judge
shows that the profits Of This Company Of any profits
sD were very small, perhaps twenty-five per cent aud
this too, while lands Of like quality in Alabama and
Georgia, had risen from 80 to $50 per cent No frauds
were praciised by ts company the Indians, but by
Of the Managers distant stockholders; part of
whom, seeing how things were going, sold out their
shares for cost, losing all the neres, that would have
accrued on ihe money paid in.-Bpt tired Of the
disgusting subject