Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-12-09
DOMESTIC

ma, contains TWO proCtanlatiOns, Oy TIE
Creek nation of Indians, the authenticity
Of which is vouched for by the editor of
that Journal. The first, it is supposed
was not intended at the time it was en-
acted, to be made public, and appears
to be an edict of some of the Chiefs of
the nation, merely for the direction OF
their own people.-The second, which
will be found below, is the deliberate
act of regularly instituted congress Of
Deputies from the different tribes, called
by the Chiefs, for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the wish ofthe nation with regard
to the further disposition of their lands
and it appears to be their settled deter
mination not to part Nth one foot more
of their common property.
POLE CAT SPRING, CREEK NATros. ,
October 90, 1921.
The Chiefs and head men of the said
Nation, in council convened, pursuant
to previous appointment, having receiy-
ed of the United States Agent broken
days, to assemble at Broken Arrow, OH.
the first day of December next, there to-
meet commissioners on the part of the
United States, to demand of us a new
cession of land; therefore, We the UNI
dersigned, chiefs, head men, and war
riors present, being aware of considera-
BILE increase of population of the Creek
nation during the last few years; and
being already confined in too small
bounds, taking into consideration the
the vast quantity of barren soil which 10
within the limits we occupy:--for there
are reasons equally important, we deem
it impoliic and contrary to the true inte-
rest Of this Nation TO dispose any more
Of our country: and any authority here
tofore given to any individual, either .
written or verbal, has long since been.
revoked or done away. Therefore, it is
resolved by the Chiefs in Council, that
a copy of this be transmitted to some
editor of public newspaper in the Uni
ted States for publication. Confiding in
the magnanimous disposition OF the citi-
zens of the United States, to render JUS
tice to those OF their fellow creatures
who have not the full means within
themselves of communicating their re-
solves, or of defending their just rights
against the malevolent designs of those
who seek to entrap them to ruin and de-
struction; it is confidently hoped, that
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through the press, so that it may be
known to the world that the Greek peo-
pie are not disposed to sell one foot more
Of their lands. That we are fast pro-
crossing in the arts of civilization cannot
be doubted. lake, for instance, a cor
rect estimate of the quantities of home
spun manufactured by the Upper
Greeks, lie. only those inhabiting the
waters of the Coosa and Talapoosa,
which had been kept from the annuity of
1928 to that of 1924. This amounts to
upwards of $4,000 yards. And we are
happy to say, that agriculture and other
arts of civilization are equally fast i'm
proving.
The benevolent societies now in ope-
ration in our country, by whose care a
number of our children are now under
tuition, promise to do well; and under
their system of education, we hope to-
ascend the hill of science, where happi-
ness and virtue are to be found: and in
the attainment of these blessings we are
determined TO remain on the soil which
gave us birth, and in our own native
land, where rest the remains of our an.
cestors; there also shall our bones.
moulder with the dust of our forelathers;
and there shall our children rise in pros.
perity and happiness, or sink in adyer-.
sity.
We acknowledge we are weak. and
reduced to handful; and we know that
our white brothers are strong and 7nu-
merous as the trees of our forest. vet
may we not hope to receive that justice
which Our important case requiress-
Our father the President loves Us. and
is now doing much to improve the con-
dition Of us his red children. Under his
fostering hand we hope we have nothing
to fear. lie views with delight our ra-
pid improvement in civilization; and
we now leave it to our Christian bro
theirs, the white people, TO say, if it
would not be hard and painful to see us
driven from our houses, ar,felds, our
country, and from the privileges we now
enjoy, to land where the temptation