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South Carolina committee visits Savannah to complain to Oglethorpe

Source: A True and Historical Narrative of the Colony of Georgia in America #173

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[From 1741 A True and Historical Narrative, edited by Amy]

To complain of this and to represent the bad State of the Indian Trade, a Committee from the Assembly of South-Carolina, arrived at Savannah in July 1736, where Mr. Og—pe then was: But their coming was of little Consequence; for after this the Differences and Animosities between the two Provinces increased rather than diminished; and we shall only observe that one Thing is certain, that ever since Mr. Ogle—pe intermeddled in the Indian Trade, it has decayed steadily, and at this Time is almost entirely useless to either Province.

Georgians got a bad rap because of their bad governors
THUS while the Province of Carolina resented the bad Treatment they had met with from the Leading Powers in Georgia against the Colony in general, the poor Georgia Inhabitants were
doubly unfortunate, being looked down on by their nearest Neighbors and Friends for the Acts of their Governors, while they themselves were still the greatest Sufferers by those very Acts.

Oglethorpe never listened to complaints
WHILST Mr. O—pe stayed in Georgia, great Complaints were made against the arbitrary Proceedings of Mr. Causton; but to no Purpose: Likewise, several people tried to show the Impossibility of the Colony's succeeding, according to its then present Constitution: But if this was done in person, he either always Brow-beat the Person or evaded the Discourse; if it was done by writing letters, he never answered them; even though he had given public Orders that every Person should submit their Grievances and Complaints to him in Writing, and that he would consider and answer the same.

Causton told us we had no rights and owned nothing, and quoted Oglethorpe that the lighthouse can fall apart
So that we won’t be entirely ignorant of his Thoughts, Mr. Causton, who always spoke his mind, publicly declared That we [inhabitants] had no Lands, no Rights, and no Possessions. He said that the Trustees gave and the Trustees could freely take away: And again, when he was told that the Lighthouse needed a few Spike-Nails to fasten some of its Braces which were loose and which might allow the Downfall of the whole structure; he answered That he would say as Mr. Oglethorpe said, “It might fall and be d—d.”