[1440] Niles, xxv, 48.

[1441] See Phillips: Georgia and State Rights, in Annual Report, Am. Hist. Ass'n (1901), ii, 71.

[1442] Resolution of Dec. 27, 1827, Laws of Georgia, 1827, 249; and see Phillips, 72.

[1443] Act of Dec. 20, Laws of Georgia, 1828, 88-89.

[1444] Parton: Jackson, iii, 272.

[1445] Phillips, 72.

[1446] Act of Dec. 22, Laws of Georgia, 1830, 114-17.

[1447] Act of Dec. 23, ib. 118; Dec. 21, ib. 127-43; Dec. 22, ib. 145-46

[1448] Wirt to Carr, June 21, 1830, Kennedy, ii, 292-93.

[1449] See Debates, 21st Cong. 1st Sess. 309-57, 359-67, 374-77, 994-1133. For the text of this bill as it passed the House see ib. 1135-36. It became a law May 28, 1830. (U.S. Statutes at Large, iv, 411.) For an excellent account of the execution of this measure see Abel: The History of the Events Resulting in Indian Consolidation West of the Mississippi River, Annual Report, Am. Hist. Ass'n, 1906, i, 381-407. This essay, by Dr. Anne Héloise Abel, is an exhaustive and accurate treatment of the origin, development, and execution of the policy pursued by the National and State Governments toward the Indians. Dr. Abel attaches a complete bibliography and index to her brochure.