Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-11-11


and fertile, that their neighbors, who are
shade or two less tawny in color, but who
on the score of civilization have little to
boast, have been induced frequently to break
the 10th commandment and they have, by
one means or another treated the Creeks out
of great part of their ancient possessions.
The encroschments on even their limits as
fixed by our treaties of 1900 and 1890, are
well known, and the manner in which they
have according to their right by treaty.
punished those who have forcibly occupied
their lands. has been loudly complained of
by those intruders And notwithstanding
those who thus conducted were declared by
solemn treaties to be out laws, and ought
20 have expected, on Indian ground, Indian
execution, yet whenever they have been re-
jected, or punished, they have filed the news.
papers with their ratings of savage butch
cries and calpings'-representin the ma
tive owners of the soil as "imps Of hell,n
and called upon the strong arm of the Y.
States-any thing in the treaty to the con
trary notwithstandng--to avenge their sui
ferings, and to exterminate the copper color
ed bipeds, aswretches who ought not to
have lot or portion upon earth.
The Indian savages have no Gazettes to
trumpet their story--to paint their wrongs,
or to advocate Justice in their behalf-and
they must be extirpated, and without re
morse, the lands OF their fathers will be
given to aliens. This appears to be their
doom, for the strong arm of the nation in
treaty with them is nerved for the execu-
ton But candid men acquainted with the
| subject do not hesitate to say, they are a
people under alltheir provocations---'' more
sinned against thdn SHINING - 1a5
The first beginning of the War, which
now exists between the whites and the
Creeks, is involved IN uncertainty The
agents posted in their country, have stated
various reports of individual outrages and
reprisals, but they have left it doubtful on
which side the balance of criminality re
| NAMED but of late they have stated, that
the Creek confederacy has been violently
/ agitated by party spirit. That one party
were resolved no longer to submit to the
encroachments Of the whites, and were de
nominated the Peace Party and that these
were encouraged by the whites, and thu
/ mixed breeds, and were supplied by the
/ government agents that these parties had
| been at blows, but the extent OF the injury
| given or sustained, has not been stated:
That the war party are always repre-
sented as the aggressors:--That recent
ly this war Party made application to the
/ Spanish governor of Pensacola for supply
of anlmunition--probably the usual supply
which the Indians have been in the constant
habit of receiving from the whites for time
| immenorial:-That hearing the application
had been successful, American citizens
with some half breeds in battle array
without first taking the steps prescribed by
the y--waylaid and attacked the am
munition convoy. killedmany of the guard,
but were defeated by the Indians, with loss
and acknowledged disgrace. ae
This last affair appears to have been the
| first commencement of serious hostilities I;
and the attack on the fort on the Tombig-
bee, as narrated at the head of the article
appears also to have been the anticipated
effect of that affair.
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