vY, .h >e i«> ,r >i> THE AMERICUS DAILYTIMES-RECORDER. PAGE THREE reducing Hayne four with 23 or 30 men to accompany him, inanding at Fort Hawkins to keep Cap- this outrageous murder, and I have ¦ sisting General Gaines in with three or thousand having Tennesseans a movement for having been authorized to do so by the tain Wright in close confinement, un- ordered him to be arrested and to be 1 Amelia Island. That object made [the security pietended SHIPP'S ORATION Governor. The order was complied til the will of the President be known. confined in iron until the pleasure of 1 been accomnlished before our militia of the assailed AT the field, General Gaines, | points of Georgia, and did pursue MR. with. Captain Bothwell told him that “The accompanying letters, for the the President of the United States is had taken I not as soon as their was me until satisfied of the perfect secur- 1 he could not accompany him, disap- Secretary of War and Governor of known upon the subject, if he has organization completed, right ity of that frontier. proved the plan and informed Captain Georgia, you will take charge of until left Hartford before my order reaches assumed the to order him, them to frontier without “Whilst you , Wright, that there could be no doub* you reach a postotfice.” I call upon you as Governor of the ever con- are so tenacious os CHEHAW Georgia sulting authority on ; your own executive powers, it may ELOQUENT ONE aid in carrying into effect the state the sub-j be of the friendship of the Indians in that “ANDREW JACKSON.” to my order ject. Captain Wright at that time be- necessary to explain to you upon what qaurter; and stated, that, Oponne had At the same time Jackson wrote the for his arrest and confine- ment, ing debility failed to authority Captain Wright received in- brought in a public horse that had been following letter to the Chehaw war- which I trust will be afforded in a state of Continued from Page One Captain Wright brought con- and, course, not muster- structions to call for lost that day. This availed nothing; riors at his command: and to march of was a re-inforcement Early, mock patrotism burned in their dign punishment for this unparelleled ed into the service of the United[ from Fort garrisoned by mi- General Jackson's Talk to the Chehaw litia who you will deny breasts; they crossed the river that murder. It is strange that this hero States. He however followed on to not were at who wanted the lanl the community in "which you reside, WAHRIOKS. had Hartford, where, finding himself not the time in the service of the United frontiersman 1 night and pushed for the town. When not followed the trail of the mur- “To the chiefs and warriors of the of States, and under my command. mdians possessed. and cause your children to rise up arrived there, an Indian was discov- derers of your citizens, it would have likely to be received in the service Chehaw village, on my march to the Muscogulgees which embraced and call you ered grazing cattle, he made led to Miekasusky; where we found the United States, tendered his ser- ANDREW JACKSON. blessed. We are asembl- some was West by the Appalachieola, May 7th, r the bleeding scalps of your citizens, vices to command the contemplated Governor Rabun again wrote: r vu haws were of the noblest type ed on this occasion at your call to prisoner. I w as informed by Sergeant 1818. but there might have been dang- expedition; which were accordingly Governor Rabun to Andrew Jackson’ . man on earth. He rec- mark the spot that will be told in Jones that the Indian immediately pro- more t a h.atthen “Friends and Brothers:—l have this accepted. Having Department, , great spirit and the immor- song and story where posed to go with the interpreter, and ed in this than attacking a village con- violated his orders Executive Ga. d a the ancient moment by express the* in- quick received, taining a few superannuated women by destroying the Chehaw village, in- Milledgeville, . of the soul; lie had a in- Chehaws fell. The sickening details bring some of the chiefs for the cap- telligence of the unwarrantable at- protection. Hopoonees and Philemmies, September Ist, 1818. thought clearly; he was of this history I would if duty did tain to talk It was not attended without arms or This act stead of ,. , rI and with. tack of party of Georgians the not a on will to the last age fix a stain upon towns against which the expedition Sir: I have lately had the honor j and fearless and true to his forbid gladly pass over. Its hor- to. An advance w'as ordered, the cav- rave Chehaw village, burning it and killing the character of Georgia. was directed, I had, previous to re- to receive yours of the Ist. ultimo.. faith until betrayed. “These rors are enough to wake a fever in alry rushed forward and commenced " 11-iited six men and one woman. ordering I had supposed that correspond- woods, the of age. to Even after the firing and I have the honor, etc., ceiving your demand his ar- our !. ' the this race without blood massacre. ~K of “Friends and Brothers, the above rest, ordered to be arrested, but ence on this subject, had finally ter- ’ their and In murder commenced, Major How'ard ANDREW JACKSON. him loved children 1818 Florida under the Spanish my and news fills heart with regret To which letter Governor Rabuu before he was apprehended agreeably minated, but a renewal on your part it a great joy to die with and rule was a sore spot, was theatre who furnished you with corn came counted the my eyes with tears. When I passed wrote in hot reply a characteristic to my orders, he was taken by your has induced me to make this short re- people. of every species of lawless out of his house with a white flag in for their adventure. through your village you treated mi letter as agent, and afterward liberated by the ply. boast of Che- front of the line. It w'as not respect- follows: It was the proud the Criminals, pirates, smugglers found friendship, and my ed. with furnished Rabun to civil authority. I have since had him I find that the same angry disposi- they were the white mans here a refuge and starting point. An order w'as given for a general “Governor General Jack- haws that a army with all the supplies you could arrested and confined and shall com- tion (no doubt) cared for him, treated The fire and nearly 400 guns w'ere dis- son: which dictated your they troublesome Seminoles of the spare and your old chiefs sent friends— charged their “Milledgeville, Georgia, 1, municate the whole transaction to the letter of the 7th of Mav> last is still kindly, supplied him with needed South instigated by designing at him before one took effect June 1818. him bad young warriors with me to fight and president of the States, to- rankling in your battles, protected men —he fell and was bayonetted—his son “Sir:—l have lately had the honor United breast. stores, fought his made frequent incursions on our put down our common enemy. I prom- gether with letters. was to receive from you of the first ulti- a copy of your It is veiy certain that I have never Maroons and bad Spaniards Southern border, and General An- also killed. These are the cir- him from ised you protection; I promised you I have the honor to be yours, etc., intentionally your Generously they cumstances relative to the transac- mo founded on a communication from assailed feelings, or of divided drew' Jackson was ordered to subdue the protection fostering friend- Florida. and General Glasscock, relative the WILLIAM RABUN. wantonly’ provoked your frowns, and with the whites, but for them. Fort Scott in the tion—Seven men were killed, one wo-! to at- •theii lands Southern part | ship of the United States, so long as To which Jackson wrote: I flatter myself it is equally suffered from man and two children. then tack recently made on the Chehaw vil- certain these the Chehaws of Georgia was starving because of Since j you continue to your father, the General all i hold lage. Had you, sir, General Glass- Jackson to Governor Rabun: that I shall never find it necessary to faith, and the of three of my command who were left at I or our neglect and violated failure army contractors to president of the United States, by the Nashville, Tennessee, frowns. Fort Scott furlough, and 1 cock been in possession of the facts court your "Your are not dis- acts of the greedy pioneers supply provisions. On 22nd of Janu- obtained a friendship. \vanton 1 hand of produced the August 1, 1818. last vestiage of ary, on their way one of them was shot, which affair, it is to be who coveted their 1818, with his two thousand pick- “Friends and Brothes, I did not sup- Sir: Your letter of the first of Page in endeavoring to obtain presumed at least, that you would not June continued from 4) Their means of subsistence ed soldiers Jackson was at Fort a canoe co pose there was land. Haw- an American so base have indulged in a strain was not received until this day though year upon cross the Flint.