, 1841-07-17
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By WASHING ROY IRVING.

BY WASHING ron IRVING.
In Inc autun of 1928. Governor Durai.
and orher commissioners on the part oi Inc
Iroitej SiaIes, concin lei 4 treaty with the
csiefs and wlrr;nrs OF the Finr:aI lnd'lnS,
bv which the latter for certain cunSiGera-
lions. ceded all claims 10 the whole territory.
excepting Il district in the eastern part. To
which they were To remove. and within which
,hey were 10 reside for twenty wears. Sew
erai of the chiefs signed the treaty VITA re-
h,ctance: but none nppnSed it m":e strongly
II, an N-amaihir. r~fincinal CHIEF! # TIA" Nick
asookIe>. a farce ani vafASe pe"nie. "iinv
of them Creek y. Their nri lin, w;n lived
ab,ut the Mtc. ,a,Ie lake. NrIraa!iIla
had ALWAYS been ~ar'i:e in tn sc d FrrdliI"ns
on the frontiers nj Georgia y l':E h'i bro!Tiit
VENGEANCE and run IN the ScernrieS. H.
was remlrkahie mrE: upw rcS al >lVty
wears of age. ah1ut SIX feet E'Il. Witt Il line
eve. and = strongly marked counienance,
oyer which he possessed great cotnnand.-
His harrei Of the white men appeared 10
be mixed with contempt; on the cnnn!"n
peopIe.he lacked down with infinite Scorn.
He seemed unwilling TO acknowledge any
supariori,y Of rank or dignity 10 Governor
Hu.yi. c!aiTin- ~ I>slC.i'e WIN h-n IA
terms of eauaiItv. as two great chieitaIns.-
Though he had been prevailed upon n SIN
the treaty his heart revolted at i. Ia one
of his frank conversations with Gov. Duval,
he observed:-.This cnuntrr belongs fo the
red man; and if ] had the nuri5er Of warri-
ors AZ nv command, that tbs nation once
had. ! would net leave White man nn my
lands. would exlerminatc the Whole. !
can saw this 10 ynG. For you can under
stand me; YOU are 4 man: hu; ! wnn!d not
saw IL 10 vour people. They would cry out
Twas q savage. and would take NV life. They
cannot appreciate the feelings OF i man that
loves his country.
As Florida had hnt recently been erected
a teyri,nrv every thinr waS vet IN rule acd
simple STYLE. The Governor. t. make HIM
self acquainted with the Indians. To he neal
al hand to keep m eye upon them. liked hI'
residence al Tallahassee. near the fowl
towns. inhabited hv the h!ickasookIeS. HIS
government palace ihr . lime wasa mere
loo house. and he lived on hunters ia7e.-
The village Of Neamathla was about three
miles of. and thither the G".ero": occasion
aly rode. to visit the old c Ieit"In. In one
of these visits he found Neamatt:ia seated IN
his wigwarn. in the centre OF the village
surrounded bv his warriors. Inc Governor
had brought him some liquor as a present,
bu, j, mounted quickly into his brain, and
rendered him quite bcastful and belligerent.
The theme ever upermost IN ius mind, was
. the treaty with the whites. sit was trle.
he said. .sthe white men had made such a
treaty, hu, the white men had not acted NJ
to il. The red men had received none oil
,he money and the cattle tiE.' had been pro-
missed them; The treaty, therefore was a. end
and ,hey did rot mean Ia he bound BIZ IT.
Governor Duval calmly represented ia
him that the iime appointed in the treaty for
the pavmeu and delivery ni the r'onay aud
the cattle had not vet arrived. T.IIs the Old
.chief,ain knew full well, bat lie chose for the
moment 10 pretend ignorance. lie kept
drinking and talking. his voice growing loud
er and louder. until il resounded all Over
the village. IL held in his hand a long KNIFE
with which he had been rasping tobacco; tins
he kept flourish ing backward and forward as
he talked nv way Of giving elect tn hiS
words, LrandiShIng IL al tunes wi'hii 'b !hct
Of the Governors throat. lie Confirmed
his TRADE by Tepea'inl "ihat the country ne
hinged IT, the red men. and that soonrr 'lian
give itup his bones and the homes of lbs pep
pie should bleach upon its s"ii."
Duval saw ina, the object Of n! this bias
Ter was to see whether he could be lntrm'da-
ted. He kept his eye. therefore fixed siea-
Oily on the chief. and the moment he conc'u-
ded with menace, seized him by the bosom
Of his hunting shirt, and clinching his other
fist:
@I've heard what you have said, replied ne.
sYouh have ,tnade a treaty, yet you say your
homes shall bleach before you comply win
IL. As sure as there is a sun in heaven, your
bones shall blea Oh, if YOU do not fulfil every