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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Hartford Convention delegates traveling to Washington separated from Six Nations Indian chiefs upon learning their purpose; upon arrival, they were denied official introduction to President by Secretary Monroe and met informally with Mr. Dallas instead, likely returning home without success.
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HARTFORD CONVENTION.
The Delegates on their way to Washington travelled in company with several chiefs of the Six Nations of Indians who had served under General Brown; but as soon as the latter became acquainted with the object of their journey, they peremptorily refused to let them proceed further in the same vehicle; so that the Convention had to disembark itself and wait until the next day for the means of transportation. On their arrival at Washington they reported themselves to the Secretary of State and requested an introduction in their official capacity to the President, the honor of which Mr. Monroe declined, but signified his willingness to afford them an opportunity of seeing the President as private citizens, to which the delegates would not agree and moved off, but returned on the following day to close with Mr. Monroe's proposition and received for answer, that the Secretary was too much engaged, but that Mr. Dallas might be more at leisure, who accordingly introduced them divested of their official capacity. So that the mighty "doings of the wise men of the East" will result in their going home without even mentioning the mighty subject for which they were delegated.
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the delegates will go home without even mentioning the mighty subject for which they were delegated.
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The Delegates on their way to Washington travelled in company with several chiefs of the Six Nations of Indians who had served under General Brown; but as soon as the latter became acquainted with the object of their journey, they peremptorily refused to let them proceed further in the same vehicle; so that the Convention had to disembark itself and wait until the next day for the means of transportation. On their arrival at Washington they reported themselves to the Secretary of State and requested an introduction in their official capacity to the President, the honor of which Mr. Monroe declined, but signified his willingness to afford them an opportunity of seeing the President as private citizens, to which the delegates would not agree and moved off, but returned on the following day to close with Mr. Monroe's proposition and received for answer, that the Secretary was too much engaged, but that Mr. Dallas might be more at leisure, who accordingly introduced them divested of their official capacity.