Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-20

compcls ;hcm to.rcmovc. We met several
deraclmenIs in ihe southern par Of Ken.
lucky on the 4h, 5:n. AMI 6 h of ID ccmher.
They had b. cn abou, two months on their
way and had not passed over half their
/ lumncy. The overscers remarked that they
cpul not finish this journey before February,
if they pursue heir Journey without delay,
on account Of winter weather, which, how.
ever. hey though, impossible. There were
in all, eleven d'tachn.ents averaging about
, fifteen hundred each. The last de ach-
! ment winch We passed on the 7h. embraced
rising two thousand Indians with horses
AMI mules in proportion. The forward par,
Ct The ra;n We found ias: pitching their
,cu!s for the ngh;, and notwithstanding
some thirty or forty Wagons we're aIreaty
! stai;oncd, We found tic road literally filled
: with the procession for about three miles in
length. The SEX and feeble were CARED in
ia waeoHs-abo@t as comfortable for us Il
( New Enganl OK cart with covering over
ita--grca. mary ride on horse-5aci and
n,u!,i,udcs 60 on loJl--cv aged trnsa.cs,
apporcntly, nearly ready to drop into The
sravc-were travelling with heavy burdens
a:tac!.rd 10 TIE back--Gn he sometimes fro.
zen ground, anJ sometimes muddy streets
with no co, cring for the feet except what
n~t~re had gwen them. We were some
hours making our way lhrouyi. tie crowd.
which brought Us Ill close contact with the
wagons an ! tie mutt tude, so much that felt
foiu.a;a 20 fnl ourselves freed from the
c.owI ~i.!oA: leaving any part OF our car.
Rage. We learned from the inhabitants
on the road where the ln!ians passed that
hey bur!c lolr;c, II TO fifteen al every stop
pi1g p.acc--and they mike Journey Of
In niles per day only Oh an average. One
fat wh;cl 70 my own n;nl seemed les.
son Indeed 10 the American nation, is. that
they will not travel on The Sabba h. If Cir.
cums.auccs could justly travelling on the
Sabbath, it would seem that the Indians
might be excused for SO do ng--~ith a
long journey Letore them, ar!. cold wint, r
fast upon :;lcm, &C.. Bat not when the
SlbLalh came they must sop, and not
merely stoP--tncy must worship the Great
Spirit, too for they had divine service on
, the Sabbath ii camp.mcc:ing in truth
, One aged 1ndiar, who was commander
or,he friendly Creeks and Scmino!cs N n
l., very impor:aa: engagement III company
with General Jackson, was accostcd on ar.
living in ali lie village in kentucky by an
! aged man residing there, and who was one
tfJacksons men in the engagement refer
rcd 10, an j asked fine (hc Indian recolec.
ted h m Tie ag( d Chi,ft in looked him in
, the face and recognised him, and with
down cast look and heavy sigh, referring
20 Inc engagcm; nj. he said, "Ah my life
and the lives Of my people were then at
stake for you anl your country. | th'n
;houg'.t Jlcl;son my best friend. Bur, ail
jackson no serve me righ'. Your country
/ no do me- justice uoS."
, The Indians us a whole carry in their
countcnances everything but The appear.
auce ofharp;ncss. Some carry down.
cast, detected look bordering upon the ap-
| Pc arance Of despair others n wild hanlic
appearance rs if about 10 burst the chains
OF nature and Pouacc Ike Tiger upon their
enemies. Oilers again seemed TO speak
in lockst e S, CT tslent purpose olrevcnse
lurki. 6 i / their hearts. And some ofthem
did occasionally tell what they intended to
do 10 the white men when they should get
settled and organized beyond the western
wctcrs. Many of them seemed intelligent
and refined. Mr.: Dusbyhcad son Of an
aged man Of tie same name, is a very IN.
tc!iigent and in erestins Baptist clergyman.
Several missiom ries were accompanying
them to their destination. Some of the
Chcrokccs are wealthy and travel in style.
One lady passed on in her hack in company
with her husband, apparently with as much
refinement and equi page as any of the
mothers Of New EnglAnd; and she vas
mother too anl her lotngcs. child about
three years old was sick in her arms, and
all she could DO was % make It as comfor,
able as circumstances would permit. Tie
last heard CT her she called at store to
obtain some articles for the comfort OF Ter
much loved babe, when she exhibited all The
feelings of 4 mother, and fond mother loo
but yet 10 human view she could only
carry her dying chill in her arms few
+ miles farther, and then she must stop in a
ng'r-Iand and coasign her much loved
babe to The COLI ground, and lha, too with.
out pomr or ceremony, an pass on with
F tho northumberland thus many ollhcm have
bad to do--some chdrcn--somc parents
and friends.