The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-29


the claimants, not final satisfaction of the claim, but
pro rata at the rate OF 40 cents upon dollar:
Mr. President, the chairman OF the COMMITTEES on FL
nance Mr. HUsrER1 has relied upon The fact that, in
communication of the 29th OF August 1915, from Col.
Hawkins he stated that he knew the Indians would
have been sashed with 900 at the date OF the draw
ing OF The treaty will now refer TO the captulaon
OF lsl4 and tho subsequent history Of these claims
ported BY Col Hawkins TO show that the $780, 900 which
| he refers to was wholly for land claims, and not for
spoaiions will call attention 10 part of the letter
oil August l5 1915:
lat As TO the nature and extent Of the indemnify which
hs ensy ~ sh.s claim n I % ef the lsss ad
As room SHE terms Of peace wore offered asexpresed
literally to tho friendly Indians and through them and the
prisoners In our 70 the hos'iles who had fled
When General Jackson arrived MS sole commissioner
ne addressed speech TO the chles among whom there
S SHOULD sss not as1sa liz assa IT,
10 accommodate Tookaubatcho The chiefs replied hin
for him They in conference, repeatedly urged the iasi
ness OF their claims 20 Losses, as promised IN the terms Of
powers ao, upon H. Upon being asked, among oshsr
shngs, his powers extended only retaining much
land conquered from the hoses would indemnify tho
United States for tho Of the upon what prn
cples he took the lands easwady Georgia, belonging
obviously TO the friendly Indians the General answered.
he did It from political movesio prevent intercourse
between the Indians and the Spanards and English the
Flordas 70 have border 70 know and separate his
mics from his friends. which beneficial friendly
Indians TO the United States and also gave the friendly
The speaker asked where the hoses be placed, IL
he took all their lands His answer was You have room
enough to take them among you The speaker said the
war not yet soted and they called for lands
pay hs eapense d q i " and before % was settled he
pied he would take IL upon himself settle it, il il
lasted twenty years, without calling them for any
land
struck me orcbly at the time that tho General who
hose aemn the United States sJasess sse
the war; should take neay eight millions of acres from the
the friendly Upper Creeks giving, without consulting them
what he called an equivalent which they did moi deem
such and did not feel himself authorized to adjust this
equitable claim OF theirs suggested to the General, upon
extending the line eastwardy for the motives assigned by
line touched Flint river, go up the same. would bo great
accommodation to Georgia Upon which, after some
up the line should 60, creek should leave
river. he said his powers would not justify it, and he would
| adhere to his fret line.
~ The speaker, after comforting with the chiefs about
him, stated to the General that there hostile chiefs
they friends, met settle matters aud
quarrel they talking for information he would be
but, before he signed any papers with hirnas he would
not admit their claims in the ueaty-he should make and
sign treaty expressive Of then and who Of
| the land
on the st of August they for the agent and Cen
eal Jackson, and expressed determination, before they
yielded up and signed away their lands TO grant, mark
Of national gratitude, donation for his distinguished
vices the General and 10 Colonel Hawkins and his
family to whom they owed much, and whose children
were natives Of their land 10 the interpreters one Of
whom had all his property destroyed, (r Cornes; and
in The instrument which they would sign, express ho
claims under the terms OF peace offered"
lhis letter, Nr. Pfesdent, was written by the agent oil
the United States on the rs OF August 1915 in answer
TO inquiries made by the War Department for the pur-
OF ascertanng what were the character and nature
Of these very claims He then gives the history OF the
negotiation, the prominent point OF which is this: Gen
Jackson's instructions and powers extended TO taking
land from the hostile Indians indemnify for the
penses of the war To answer, however, political
purpose il intended to be instrumental in separating
the hostile Greeks from The Seminoes. II was found
necessary, 10 order 10 run the line ~ such direction to
take eight millions Of from the friendly Creeks,
who were our allies during the war This was melting
out TO them a very strange kind of justice. 1t was
strange method ol complying with what was agreed upon
with Gen. Pnckney, that, in the arrangement, their
rights should be respected IL was the kind OF respect
paid By the stronger TO the weaker party when it has
bad the misfortune 10 be subdued and secluded from the
free OF its natural rights by of interest
or policy OF the stronger party.
| Here sir is case which lands were taken from the
Creeks. VIGOROUSLY. to indemnify expenses incurred by
the war; and in running these lines, usuped and
took by force, and merely to answer political purpose,
eight millions oil acres from our allies. Gen Jackson
stated that he wond give them lands upon the forks of
the Talapoosa and Coosa Col Mitchell says they were
not willing 10 receive this equivalent; and that was
The OF the complaint mbodied in the short codci
OF the treaty of 1914 The estimate, therefore, oil sixty
thousand dollars refers 10 land iaken there was no
reference made at the time with regard 10 spolaons
account OF depredations committed.
There is another thing shown by the letter OF Cen
eral Pinckney OF April 90, 1914. There was no such
question considered at the time OF the treaty OF 1874
The only question was about indemnifyng for lands !;
/ but as the power OF General Jackson did moi ex-
tend 10 giving them equivalent in the treaty for the
100000 OF OF land taken from he they stated
that they wanted document signed expressing their dis
satisfaction with that particular arrangement II struck
the agent very singular, indeed, TO take this 100000
OF acres from the friendly Creeks They declared.
cording TO the testimony given here that they regarded
the lands upon The forks Of the Coosa and alapoosa
equivalent for the 5000 900 OF which taken
from them in this almost illegal stipulation.
will now refer 10 document of the capulation OF
1914, which is letter of the very phraseology and
precisely lndenical in idea. Now, Mr. President Il must
be remembered that, during the whole time OF this nego-
iaon, which did not final the form OF treaty,
but OF an ordinary military capiluation, IL was stated,
upon the very face ot the captuaton, that II to be
made between the United States upon the side, and
the hostile Creeks upon the other while il is known. in
point OF fact, that but hostile chief was present at
this negotiation. The letter reads thus:
Finding that Cen Jackson da vsug ocs arou nd
hostile Indians as he doomed just found necessary for
political motives and purposes, limo within which
there great quantity Of lands actually property
which he equivalent leaves the conquered Indians
lands between Coosa and Tsapoosa we do not deem the
exchange equivalent 1 shall however interfere
with running the line, rely the justicc Of the Uni
ted States TO cause justice TO bc done And these
conditions request that General Pine kneys the
OF the 18th, be with the treaty. which will sign
after delivering this instrument"
The letter. then, OF the 23d OF April referred 10 differ.
en class OF claims from that for indemnity for spoiaons
during the II 10 be attached to the treaty
declaration; and that air. with other declarations was
stated to be the condition under which they signed the
treaty OF August 1914. II s very plain therefore.
that the 100000, which IL was supposed the chiefs
would have taken the date OF the treaty. referred to
And these, sir, the claims which submitted 10
Tho a he NJ ,n1