Volume Iv.
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wise resolution they have taken, 10 become civili
zed men, and to preserve the remnant of their tribe
under the protection OF this republic.


This pledge has been accented. and on our part *
only remains to fulfil it. In 1896 another treaty
was concluded between the United States and the
Creeks and they bsrganed for blacksmilhs and
strikers, TO be furnished by the United States i;
thus plainly showing their intention TO accept the
humane offer Of civilization from our bsnd..d
With these obligations subsistiDg the part Of the
United States, agreement entered into with
Georgia in iSo2e by which the United States agreed
to exnguish, at their expense, for the oil Geor-
gia the Indian little to all the lands within the i'm.
its of the state, g as early as the came could Ee
peaceaby obtained reasonable terms The
consideration given by Georgia on her part, was
the REIMBURSEMENT OF all claims to the vacant
rtory in the west, included within her boundaries,
as described in her charter, the proclsmatons Of
l165, and the commission 10 Governor Wright
but which claimed. together with the western
lands within the boundaries Of Massachusetts, Con.
necticut, New York. Virginia, and North and Sonti.
Carolina, as the common property ol The confede.
racy wrested from Great Britain by the upi,sc
arms and of The thirteen colonies, and
ded to the United States when their independence
was acknowledged by the treaty oil Paris. Alter
the revolutionary war had closed the other states,
influenced By patriotic moliyes and desirous OF pre-
venting all intestine DISPUTES, well to hindef
the undue aggrandlzement o any one stale follow
ed the example given by New York during the ex-
istence of that contest, and relinqushed TO the gov
ernment all their back lands either With without
an equivalent Georgia. more fortunate. or less
generous than her sister states, delayed her assent
to that cessiou unit, 1902, when il obislned more
favor able than the other members OF the
ederacy, whose titles to the western territory rested
upon the same footing as her own.


This cession, if her title had heen cleares
thors "a brt,n 80
of gratitude and public duty, to the confederacy,
whose arms had achieved her independence almost
without her aid. Upon her making it. however,
she received an ample equivalent. 5 $50 oU0
were paid 10 the state from The first receipts i,nm
the lands in 802 treaty was made with the
Greeks, by which large portion OF tn II lends wss
ceded to the United States ard veatvd in Georgia
in SOS, another portion was cedei in like manner
These cessions, together with the sums paid unsieT
the convention, cost the United States nearly S90O0,-
000--a sum exceeding one half of ihe expense Of
the Louisiana purchase and Georgia has received
Is, ,o0O,0O0 of acres, 10 which The Indian title has
been extinsuished:f During The last war, por


ton Of the Creeks, instgated by hostile esnissariese
and Influenced by misrepre 1enlaons as 10 the in-
enlions of the United States with regard 10 the In
dians, took up arms against the whites, and were
severely chastised by the army under Gen. Jackson
In 1914, articles of agreement were concluded,
with the whole nation, including the hostile party
by which peace was restored. a certain portion ot
Indian territory ceded, and in the second article the
United States guaranty the integrity of all the Creek
territory not ceded in the first arcle.c


This treaty, or agreement, the Creeks considered
as deGnye, and as settling the boundaries within
which they reside civilized people accor-
ding to the promises OF our government. In con-
formiiy with that sentiment, shortly after that treaty,
they passed laws constituting it capital crime 10
propose any farther alienation oil their lands.


Under these circumstances, Governor Troup be.
came Governor Of Georgia; and upon his install
ment in the executive chair, he commenced cru.
sadie against the general government for the purpose
oil driving il into hostility with the Indians. Ihe jndes
corous style and temper OF his note 10 The late Pre-
sident Of the U. States, and Secretary Of war, would
be passed by unworthy of observation, did they not
evince the character OF the person at the head of
that unfortunate state. They prove him TO be en-
tirely regardless of public opinion and public faith.
and show necessity OF energetic measures on the
part OF the constitutional authorities, to preserve
The quiet and The character of The country.


These steps. at that time, failed to produce the ex-
pecled effect. The national authorizes were nei-
ther 10 be bullied driven into measures derogao'y
to the country, and the Greeks Iesoluely refused
to part with another acre Of land. They said they
had sold all they could spare and that ihey only
reserved wha, sufficient for their comfort and
subsistence.


In this state Of things as the executive of Ceor
gia threatened TO drive the Indians from their pos
sessions by force il became necessary TO take into
consideration the respective rights and obligations
OF the Creeks the United States, aud the state of
Georgia.


| The Creeks, on their part, had bound themselves
moi to sell their land, except to the United States,
and they had acknowledged themselves to be undef
the protection of our government. The United
States had encouraged them to commence the work
of civilization, and 10 renquish their vnsrant ha-
bits and the Creeks, in conformity with that be
nevoent policy, had begun TO put on the character