American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-12-14

| in mind what laws have been passed. We are
Greeks; we have great many Chiefs and head
men: but be they ever great, they must all abide
by the laws. We have guns and ropes and il any
OF our people should break these laws, those guns
and ropes are to be their end. These laws are not
made for any person in particular, but for ALL We
hopeit will be for our advantage.
We have great many young people and chill
dreE We hope they may none of them be msled
lby the British they have been in times of old
The British have been giving them powder and
balls and other implements of war, to go against
the United States but this is never to be the case
again We will live in peace with the President
of the United States The red men are the native
aborigines of the woods. We were here before
There was the face of white seen This island
for when they came. we we're here, the peaceabe
possessors of the soil, and in full aud ample posses
sion and enjoyment of the whole island, or as much
as we knew of it and consequently no title can be
equal to ours. This, we think, no person of rea-
son will deny We have not the advantage Of learn
ing the white people and of course, are not
great in knowledge. Our situation is not desira-
Bile one but the contrary, it IS very deplorabe
one We were created by the same God, and are
daily under the same protecting hand The only
difference is the color OF skin, for OF the
same shape; but We have been born in the woods,
and, in great degree, wild, and are in low and in
lerior situation. We, therefore, earnestly sdmonish
our white brethren not TO take advantage of our
weak and u7learned situation but treat US with
tenderness and justice.
Sgned.1
Little Prince, Big Warrior, Hohi Halo, Abeco
Tustenugga, Yahole Mico, Mad Wolf, Tustenug
ga Mallo, Tuskenaha, George Arson, Fooshache
Fixeco, Powes Halo, Mad Town, Young King
Jahaba Halo''
Poe-Cat Spring. Creek Nation
October 90, 1924.
TheChiefs and head men of the said Nation IN coun
cil con,e ned, pursuant to previous appointment,
having received of The United States Agent broken
days, 10 assemble al Broken Arrow on the first day
OF December next, there to meet commissioners
on the part of the United States, 10 demand OF US
a cesson of land therefore we the under.
signed chiefs, head men, and warriors present, be
ing aware OF considerable increase of the popula
ton OF the Creek Nation during the last few years Il
and beng already confined in too small bounds.
taking into consideration the quantity Of barren
soil which IS within the limits we occupy for
there are oher reasons equally important, deem
II mpolltlc and contrary TO the true interest of tn ~
Nation to dispose of any more OF our country: and
any authority heretofore given 10 any individual
either written verbal has long since been revok
ed and done away. Therefore it is resolved by the
Chiefs IN Council. that copy OF this be transmit
ted to some editor OF public newspaper in tn c
United States for publication Conhding in the
magnanimous disposition Of the citizens of the
United States, to render ustce to those OF theirl
fellow creatu who have not the full means with |
in themselves of communicating their resolves o.
defending their just rights against the maleyolen
designs of those who seek to enlrap them to ruinI
and destruction 1t is confidently hoped that this
publication Will become general through the press
- that II may be known TO the world that the Greek
peopie IRE mt disposed To sell foot more Of her
fdadS. That we ate fast progressing in the arts oil
civilization cannot be doubted. fake for instance, |
a correct estimate of the quantities of homespunI
manufactured by the Upper CteeRs. i. ?. only those
iAhablting the waters of the Coosa and Talapoosa
which has been kept from the annuity of 1925 tol
thai OF 1924. This amounts to upwards of thirty
yards. And we are happy to say, that ag
rcultare and other arts of civilization are equally
last improving. The benevolent societies now inl
operation in our country. by whose care number
OF our children now under tuition, promise to dol
well and under their system of education, we nope
TO ascend the hill of science, where happiness and
virtue are to be found and in the attainment OF
these blessings dete mined to remain on the |
soil which gave us birth, and in native land |
where rest the remains of our ancestors: there asoI
shall our bones mouder with the dust Of our fore
fathers; and there shall children rise in prospe
rity and happiness, or sink in adversely. We &C
knowledge we are weak, and reduced to a handful Il
and we know that white brothers strong and
numerous. as the trees of our forest: yet may we
not hope to receive that justice which our impor-
tant case requiress Our father the President loves
US, and is now doing much to improve the condition
OF us his red children. Under his fostering hand
we hope we have nothing to fear. He views with
delight our rapid improvement IN civilization and
we now leave it to Christian brothers, the white
people to say, if It would not be hard and painful 10
see us driven from our houses, fields, our coun-
try, and from the privileges now enjoy, to land
where the temptation would be great 10 lay aside
the axe, the plough, the wheel. and the loom. and
be'ake themselves again to the unfortunate employ
ment Of hunting.
Yherelore. we again reneat. thai we have No de.