Message From the President of the United States
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Excerpt from Message From the President of the United States: Transmitting Copies of the Correspondence Between the Governor of Georgia, and Maj. Gen. Jackson on the Subject of the Arrest of Captain Obed Wright Sir, You will no doubt have been informed by general Jackson, ere this reaches you, of an unfortunate attack, recently made, by a detachment of Georgia militia, under the command of captain Obed Wright, on a village in the Creek Nation of Indians, situated on the west side of Flint River, generally known by the name of Chehaw. In order to bring the circumstance of this transaction fully before you, I must beg leave to refer you to a copy of a letter written, by myself to general Jackson, (herewith enclosed) by which you will perceive, that, soon after the army entered the Nation, and passed Fort Early, the Indians in that neighborhood, especially from two towns, situated on the east side of Flint River, generally denominated, Hopaunees, and Philemmees, from chiefs of that name, had recommenced their depredations on our frontier. After having waited a considerable time, in expectation of receiving an answer from the general, but in vain; and being repeatedly and earnestly requested by the distressed inhabitants of that frontier, to afford them protection against the inroads of the savages; and being fully satisfied by letters from respectable citizens from that quarter, that the murders and depredations committed, were by Indians from the above named towns, I took upon myself the responsibility of ordering a detachment into service for the special purpose of destroying them, having been convinced by experience, that small detachments, stationed on the frontiers, was not sufficient to ensure protection to the inhabitants, as the Indians, acquainted with their situation, watched favorable opportunities for coming in on some unguarded point, committing murders, and returning with impunity. On the 24th of November last, I received a requisition from the War Department, requesting me to cause to be detailed from major general Floyd´s division, five hundred men, for the special purpose of assisting in the reduction of Amelia Island. Orders for this purpose were immediately given to major general Floyd, who, viewing it, as I did, a case of emergency, drew the whole of the requisition from the first brigade of his division, under the impression that their services would be required, on that occasion only. Before the organization of the troops could be completed, Amelia Island fell into the hands of the regular force sent against it. General Floyd, notwithstanding, completed the organization, and, without consulting me at all, they were ordered to the frontier at different points. Some were ordered to Hartford to join the two regiments, which were then organizing to go against the Indians, agreeably to a request of general Gaines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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