Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-08-02
For the Arkansas Intelligeueor.
THE LOWER CREEKS.
BY wM. QUEsENBURY.
PRAIRIE, July 22d, 1915.


the last few weeks This my excuse for not giving
you this article at earlier period.
In the latter part Of May, Maj billiard. George Tur
ner, John Dard and myself, crossed the verdgrs
and after ride Of fifteen minutes arrived at Kendall
Lewis IN the midst of the Lower Creek country.
Maj. D. was the acknow lodged leader Gf our compa
hongh generally about fifty yards in the Lieut.
Turner Of the Crawford Guards celebrated the chic
nstigator of the Red Mines and singing societies il
Van Buren, was next in command. John D. and my
self aspred to, and held rank whatever, but fot
stations that were wholly private.
We remained several days with Mr.. Lewis. On the
second night after arrival, informed by
Constantine Perkins, conspicuous member OF the
"hrekd klub. end truly hospituble man. that ball
was going on down at old Salleys. John and myself
Immediately accompanied him it. We found good
ly number Of red and black OF both already as
sembPd and a continual increase was also pouring in
The first thing noticed as peculiar, was card par
ty on the top Of hen house 1t was composed entire
! Iy of gentlemen. They had no lighl but the moon
and interested in their games that not one o
them could be persuaded to Join the dance, which an
old scrapng fiddle announced was about to begin
The ball was held in very small log cabin, the floor
Of which Of the hest and drtest kind. There
was little old tallow candle in the room, and one
little old board table which, in viola tiOn o
the ntercoure law between the Indians and the United
States, sat jug of the vilest Missouri rot gut Close
by its side a tin cup-the Jug and the cup were
nearly as noticed at other places-the one was the
and the other the calf.
The dance opened with hoedown. l was partcu
larry struck with the refined manner of the gentlemen
when selecting partners;--'Jincc, wont you take a
reel 2"
NO"
"Why 2"
Case don't know how"
"The hell you dont-what did you come here for.
durn youl"
The ball continued all night with much hur nony
as practicable. solomon the fiddler sometimes played
too fast, bat he often told that he needn't be put
tin airs, that he was nothing but soika rahed
n sofk dog
,Sde him raise al. unearhy howl;-several quarrels
sometimes between the gentlemen, and the LADIES'
nails All this aGd t.e'r toes and Knocked OF lew
was rcpeatedy eup,ie9.e matter of nothlng-the jug
rich and spent bits freely for till every body got
1t was a late hour when we left. Cd'e': a.
ed US lodgings in his counting room. VIII Gus e,
ed. Early next morning squaw calicsi o. !
letter. 1t old letter from Stanley the
some man, concerning petrihed mammoth D "o
! he sauaw very grayely told T. that John, hes W;
had given her the letter last night at the party an"
said that Mr. Perkins had given to John as draft ior
Jug Of rwhiskoy. John deserved good hickory withe
He had bought nearly half the liquor the poor squa"
had with Staney's old letter.
remarked in my notice OF the Upper creeks, that
the white mans influence the Indian tended to en-
eryate him morally and physically On mature retec-
ton | believe there is more talent among the Lower
Creeks than among the Upper Gen Rolly Mclniosh,
Judge Marshall and Kendall Lewis, are certainly the
most intelligent men saw in council. The Upper
Creek, care not for the world, and have no idea oi
Mai oiny ON in it, on the contrary the Lower Greeks
have A smatterng of general intelligence. ana occa.
,;on,fiv ncwsnaper or al I'D b3vk may be found
amongst them.
from their urparaelIed resem ban Creeks in keep
ing up a constant running through the country in a
state of restlessncss similar only to disturbed water
With all their faults and ways foreign 10 ours they
arc christians How many creeds have but Few lsso
lated texts TO sustain then-how strong the belief oi
their yotaries, vet with all their dcyOtinn the Lower
Creeks by far surpass them Let us take at random
the sixth chapter of Matthew. Turn to the nineteenth
verse-ay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth
where moth and rust doth corrupt and where thieves
break throuqh and steal" The Indians life is almost
perfect cxempli6cation of this command oil scripture
Nor is it less of the thirty INST verse oi the same
chapter-s.thctcfore cha take thouG hit saying, "hat
shall We eat or what shall drink ur, whercwlth
al shall we be clothed" Whilst read this Ecrse'
imagine see big. fat. bare-legged Indian scamf'r
ing along his little pony-a perfect illustration o.
the practicablty of obevng uncton OF this kind
Ne NAV rch every sect from the Catholic to the Uni
ycrsaan, and doubt that could find even one per.
who scrupuousy and literally fulhls the tcnets oil
his faith But among the Lower Greeks, hardly one
can be found whose life is not in accordance with the
nineteenth thrtyrst and thirty fourth verses OF the
sixth chapter of Matthew Yet Missionaries. and oc.
casionay IA biscuit aud chicken eater, may be found
amongst them. They leave huge beams in the eyes OF
their own people, to cleanse the indians from few
small notes One of these men with amazing PHI
anthrnpv left his home i'll the East took his residence
among these savacCs, and strgntway fell 10 converting
Il
had the curiosity to ask what good works he did.
hist this pilgrimage Of salvation. and was told
'na' had lett one child Poor work--he had enrich
tu oniy GJG and that not with grace and faith
| The Lower Greeks -:,,;.,. ,rbor -,;,o
corn and sweet potatoes | .I ,n,d tboi ,hroo
of their negroes can perform much to'u 'nat t'ee
ours Their negroes have to support themsetso"oM az VI
co,binp and food TO do this they are allowed the sat
nrday Of every week. and after their masters crop is
laid iy in july from that time till September, or mar
he ia
and every body rides wherever he may please, though
there are thousands Of roads funning in every a'ec
lion Hnppy people no taxes to pay--no law 10
make them pay their debts. They are not hnrrassed
ILe the whites with the eternal thought oil money
With ms it is the that never dies heIr annui,
Ties are paid and they have no trouble but to spend
them. -, c.ar ,ro ,,,ro,
,LboId saving that there is much to admire amongst
,icm But we think the Upper Creeks then suPerors
they have not degenerated -,
anv person should be travelling 10 their country
u, hin, caIl on Constantine Perkins lie VIII hnd M"
clever man, endowed with all the hospita!lt'es OF
, v;,ir,n II he be Il chicken and bscust eater or q
;,-ior,rv. Mr. P. can show h'm the road TO oodom
ma who Of them would not hasten to beho!d Inc on
IT, i,v that has borne that name since 'he
y n.y. aizh,y one Of Judea- Who would not exea'n
VI W. W. - in Christian land when he saw It's log nut
ne Co.. hun in the wilderness Honor to the ket
H.. called his after the CONDEMNED