Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
TREATY BETWEEN TEXAS AND THE INDIAN TRIBES
10 a late arrival from Texas, we have received "lhe
Northern Standard" published ut Ciarksve, IN inc
Northern part Of the Republic Of the date OF the IAN
Octoher last From that paper, gather an account
Of Treaty Of Perpetual Amty having oeen conciuoeu
on the Doth September, between General iarrant ana
Judge Terrell, the Texan commissioners cna ten IN
dian tribes viz the Tiwahconnes keaches, Wacoes,
| Coddoes anodaikoeg lrones, Cherokees, Boluxes,
| Delawares and Chckasaws. The treaty has not YET
been published bu, we are enabled TO give the following
information respecting it: -,
Trading houses will be established ana me poin,''
for three of them already designated One IS 10 DC
an The South side of The West fork OF Trinity, al OF
nepr the junction of the Clear Fork al the upper edge
of The Lower Cross Timbers; one at the Comanehe
Peak on the Brazos At the Old San Saba Mission
| The line Of hunting grounds IS IRON enc trdans
house 10 the other, North. .
Permits have been given 10 the Chiefs 10 hunt until
mex, Spring, on the South side of the line, out OF inc
settlements This has been done on account OF Inc
butfaoes being all below, as atesed oy nessfs Eidoge
and Torrey.
i The commissioners recommend to the President,
to appoint an agent to observe their movements while
below the line and report TO their chefs any NAL
conduct
This Treaty has been concluded through the energy
md of General Tarrant The Indians had
annointed 10 come in some time ago. and had not done
So and nothing but General Tarrants determination 10
stay upon the ground as long as there was any nope
of the coming Of the Indians, prevented the breaking
mn of the commission, and the return OF every one
connected with it, long since-a course for which they
Ind the authority of the President who SAID he had
done his duty, and the Indians failing 10 come in at the
Amounted time the fault lay with them zen Iarfant
was anxious, on account OF the roh'ef se'ers 10 ar
ranre cessation Of hosltes, and success has crown
cd his efforts In all the country there could not have
been found an individual better suited Tor managing
such negotiation
II appears that the Tribes had all been delayed III
their passage to the Treatyground waiting Tor MI
Fldridpe who was 10 have met them, and brought
them in at the time agreed upon. Sickness or mis-
understanding, prevented his attendance al the Time
and they, supposing from the representation oil The
Creeks, that they had been deceived, had dispersed
aud cut hunting, when the messengers from The
Treaty-ground came TO them.
The Commissioners went out eight miles from the
Treaty-ground and met the Indians as they came IN
They found them disposed 10 be very friendly There
were none but the leading men present-sckness pre-
vented the attendance of q great many. The Wchas
and Toweash 10 have been IN but were prevented
by false representations of malicious and interested
Creeks, who told them that they would be murdered,
or if not that goods would be sold them having the
faint of some infectious disease. The representations
Of these men produced more difficulty for the Commits
sioners, than any other cause.
OF the tribes who have treated, the three hrst were
essentially Wild and clothing except the breech
clout
The remnant of Cherokees who were there, were in
la most distressed condition. The family OF Bowies
who were all there, would not come into camp until
the commissioners purchased clothes for the women
and children Accustomed TO the decences OF ie they
unwilling TO show themselves TO civilized people
in their state at that time There were about 50 Che
rokees who composed all OF the tribe once settled IN
Nacogdoches county, who still remain apart from the
main tribe resident in the u. States.
General Tarrant describes the daughter OF Bowles as
a very intelligent woman. He says that the Indians
evinced the best disposl,ion-hat every article OF the
treaty fully explained TO hem and understood by
them and that every citizen who was upon the ground
has the utmost confidence in their faithful observance
of the stpulations
The General ascrbes great merit to the exertons OF
Colonel Williams and Lewis Sanches, of Nacogdoches
county, and Jim Shaw, Delaware, by whose efforts
the tribes finally brought in, and who acted as IN
terprelers between the parties lie also mentions much
Indebtedness to Roasting Ear, hlcCuock, ) Louis,
chief OF the Delawares, and Esiebayucaluhoa princpa!
chief Of the Chickasaws, who were very nuentai ana
unemittlng in their efforts 10 consummate the treaty
The last snged the treaty through motives OF friendly IN
terest there being difficulty with his tribe The prin-
cipa chief among the tribes who treated, and TO when
all the others looked up, was kechkoroqua the head
chief OF the Twahconnes lie was At hfst indsposed
to treat with body but the President but hnay un
Outstanding the powers of the Commissioners, he con-
cluded 10 treat with them.
Luine the chief OF the Shawnees, was expected but
did not come in-cause not known.
The Commissioners received lnIonHH W.T.. y " LII
dridpe and also from Aquaquash the head Chief OF
the Wacoes a message from The principal chief oi'he
Comanches, that they would meet them on the Clear
fork of the Brazos at the new moon in December,
with as many Of the chiefs he could induce TO
come in a, that tme and ne thought all would be in,
if not prevented by the Misrepresentation OF The
Creeks. He TO see them all, and induce them to
come in, IL he could.
The Standard, in commenting on the conclusion of
this important treaty, says:
| ave are glad that this treaty has been effected
We believe it will prove of much benefit to the whole
country and not the least the frontier of Fannln,
and the colony beyond it, which is destined to NIL
up with great rapidity. From Gen. Tarrant, we re-
ceive the same account Of the upper Trinity county,
that epery body else has given The General has
been there before, and his first impressions are borne
on, by his late observations. He says, he believes It
10 be the fines, country on the earth.
"1he present settlers Of the colony delighted
with the ef.ectuaoa OF the treaty
.sWe hope this may be forerunner OF another and
still more important arrangement oi dI'hcuit'es
IN OrilanS Tropic.