Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-03-18
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! John fSoss. the principal Chief Of the Chot-
exec Nation, has published Manifesto, set
Ting fsxsh the Circumstances which preceded,
accompanied, and followed the murder ref
EChuwoyee, q Cherokee Indian. by party Of
tGeorgians, on the 9th Of February. IL ap-
Hests FROM this document, that body OF In
! lisns had been seat by the Principal Chlof.
agreeably to a resolution OF tho GENERAL
Council, TO remove certain white -intruders
who had established themselves on The Cher
| okee lands; that they executed their COM
mission "sith the stnest lenlty," bat burned
the houses occupied by fhe iHtruders, to pre-
vest their retsrnin5; that these houses were
sIndian houses; thai four Of the Cherokee par,
w Afterwards became intoxicated, and an this
| condition were foupd by gang Of armed ia
truders, and one Of them Sc bsrbarously beat
en-, that he died the next InorBing. The re-
manning three were led captive into Georgia.
But we will narrate the circumstances IN the
language Of Mr.. Rose Por our own part we
are astonished that the Cherokees have the
fortitsde to endure such accumulated :.rongs,
without breaking forth into open war. Where
is the people, except the Frieads would fur
nlsh such an example Of forbearance under
circumstances so trying to nature, and espe-
chilly to that high and indomitable spiEt
| isines of our eountry?---.N y Jo~. Of Con-.
HEAD OF CoosA. Cher. Mi. Feb ID.
M. Efia Bo,alinotf,
Editor Of the Cherokee Phenir,
SIN: With The view Of preventing errone-
I GUS Impressions from growing out Of the va
rssus reports which will no deabt he circula-
| tod respecting the late occurrence with the
ntruders, deem it my duty to make true
statement Of facts.
! II is generally known that there are divers
| intruders on Cherokee land, on the frontiers
| Of the adjoining States, some sfthem being
ncH Of the most infamous character, and
| tAat the General Council, at its last session,
made ii my duty to remove such od fhen as
| may be found amidst our citizens IN possess
| ion of the improvements recently abandoHed
| by the Cherokees, whs have emigrated to the
Arkansas; and having been strongly urged by
| our good citizens to enforce said law, with
| the view'of securing Tranquility andthe safety
Of their property. | complied with the request,
| without intending to disregard or interfere ia
! the least degree With the instructions OF the
Secretary Of War 10 the Agent. Therefore
on the 4th instant, Major Ridge and other
citizens were authorized and instructed TO re
move those that were in the vicinity Of Vsnn's
settlement snd Saunders old place, and they
we're especially instructed to extend towards
them all possible lenity and humanity. The
men were prohibited from using ardent spir-
It's whist on duty. The intruders living an
the public road leading to Alabama and at
Sanders old place were turned out OF doors
with all their effects. The company were
fully persuaded that if the houses were not
destroyed the in rsders would not 60 away;
they therefore determined on the expectancy
Of setting fire to them. There were eighteen
families If the intrudcrs thus removed, and
having executed this duty with the utmost
ienity towards them, and not having injured
any of their property, the Cherokecs felt no
uneasiness or alarm from any quarter, and
returned home in small detached parties-
Unfortunately, four Of them became intexica-
ted and remained at Samuel Rowe's house
where there was whskey. In the course Of
the night of the 9Th inst party of iEtruders,
upwards of twenty men, armed with guns,
came and arrested them: that is, The Wagon,
Daniel Mills, and Chuwoyee. The first
named was found in strings by the intruslcrs,
the Indians having tied him to prevent him
from doing injury; the second was beaten with
gun and stamped by the intruders, and the
third was not hurt, bat the fourth who was
unable to walk (being very drunk was tied
and put upon horse, but not being able to
sit on, ard falling off snce or :wice, he was
most barbarously beaten with guns, sc. in
the head, face, breast add arns, aad was
then thrown across the pummel of a saddle
on a horse, and carried by the rider ia that
situation about enc mile and then thrown off
The poor unfortunate nun died the next
merning, and his corpse was left on the
ground without any person to take care Of it.
The other three were sent into Carroll oeun-
ty, Georgia, under guard.
As seon as | received intelligence Of this
unhappy affair, aud understanding that the
lawiess intruders hadthrestensd b kin M,jor
Ridge and myself, and to burn cur dwelling,
despatched an express to the Agent with all
possible speed, demanding the arrest and
punishment ofthe murderers, and the resto-
ration OF the prisoners, and also requesting
the Immediate interpositior efhis authority in
preserving peace and harmony on the frontier
On the 7th despatched small wagon after
tire corpse of the murdered man, and on the
sth he was decently buried al bis own house
by the side Of the graves Of his father and
mother. The corpse was shoclangly man
gied. Without reflection, after the burial, a
platoon Of small arms was fired, and heard
number Of miles of, which alarmed the pee
pie, and led them to suspect that the intra-
dsrs had attacked US. this caused messengers
forthwith to run frem Turnip Mountain in
various directions. In the course of that
night aad the following day, a number of men
came is to ascertain the fact. In the Means
time The Wagon and Daniel Mills, two ofthe |
prisoners who were taken into Carroll coun- |