Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18


But soon and suddenly beamed forth and sent its cheering
rays through all the land, as rose over the summit OF kng
Mountain.
Col Sewer is entitled full share of all the credit and all
the glory won on the 7th day OF Ocobe $780, The sword
and vote of thanks from the Legislature of North CaroLa
were earned well earned and credabe to the State
But when we review the deeds Of this mans life, and ask
for the evidences of due aPprecaon wonder and are sad
that people intelligent rich, prosperous proud,
honorabIe-a people ready applaud the spirit Of patriot
ism and independence, and TO glory in deeds OF darng and
give hearty expressions of praise to devoted public
vant-shoud build up beautiful and durable monument
proud cenotaph to teach their children and the world that
such one deserved this and than This, and shall not
be forgotten honored highly honored What the
sentiment of East Tennessee What Of the county Of
eper and OF Ha,unS with her beautiful MARBLE of Sewer
and Hawkins-hewed out Of the Indian quarry chseled and
fashioned and adopted and organized under the State of
Franklin honored by aud honorng the of the
Governor of that interesting State the other rejoicing the
name of her who the honored and honoug first wife of
that model architect and statesman, hero and civilian
Consult combine, contribute, construct cenotaph worthy
Of him, worthy Of yourselves
In the fall Of this year Dykes noted and Infamous tory,
laid his plan with his associates to sez COL SEWER and put
him to cruel and ignominious death and would have
complished his purpose bad not his wife divulged to Mrs.
Sewer the plan She had often received favors from The
family Gas did all others who applied and she with
her apron held oHt to ask for quart OF meal and slice OF
meat and the smokehouse revealed the scheme, and
thus foiled the wicked purpose Of her husband.
Carolina to aid Col Mcdowell and others against the Cheo
KEGS and Creeks The battle of Musgrove's Mills
Of several fought during this tour.
10 February 1871, Lieut.. COL Sewer honored by
communication from Gov Caswell, of North Carolina, en-
closing to him commission colonel OF the county Of
Washington (the district having been changed to couny)
and within few days thereafter Gen. Geenes appointment
Of him commissioner treat with the chiefs OF the
Cherokees Chckasaws, and other tribes received, and
he discharged the trust satisfactorily.
In this year COL Sewer conducted several important
erpses agsnst the Indians in Of which considers
BILE number of and children captured, and
ing their exposed condition he had thirty of them
conducted to his home where ten Of them remained
three years. living upon his individual bounty at their ease,
working not at ALL not enough to pay for their salt at
the high prices of those days. But the kind treatment these
prisoners received from COL Sewer and his family
Of the best victories gained by him and the entire
pense of this individual and his own the
Of equipments and provisions of warke and hazard
Deeds For these neither the State the Government
ever made him any remuneration.
In this very year, too, North Carolina had by solemn
solution compmened Sewer and Shelby for volunteer
vices and noble Deeds and then urged them ght away
upon their hook defend the frontiers, and please
make best bow and potes acknowledgements Coonels
Campbell and Preston, OF Virginia. for their spirited
tons in behalf of the Southern States," &c.
Compliments and petitions of this kind not only
from the State but from individuals and the inhabitants Of
frontier settlements, and in Of them COL Sewer is ad
dressed as :" His E1ceency ALREADY.
In September Gen. Greene urged Sewer advance his
aid-he did so with 200 men-.to rouse the Wings and
whip the Tories !" and SO went on
Sewer and Shelby were attached to Mar6ns command
with 500 mounted men.
Cornwais having surrendered in October Sewer and
Shelby wished the privilege attack the Hessans Monks
Corner, but had go under the command of COL Mayhew
of South Carolina. They had share in other
Shelby returned home to attend member of the Lesa-
ure but Sewer remsined till the end of the year 1881
l7Sl2 Col Sewer conducted several expeditions into the
Cherokee country, to the Chccamauga towns, to Cco,
Chota, &c.
1888. News Of peace with England received in March and
here the Wings rejoced with them that did rejoice - but
the warfare here not ended
1884. And now the scenes of the estate Of
Franklin /; anomalous State stirring and strange
ycommngled evens-pesona civil, legislative, judicial
executive and military motion and commoion, contention,
and strife, and continuing for several years. and much
with and aimed at the very who bad done, doing,
and continued to do defend the people and
and prosperity than any other in all the
try Sewer rendered commission Bngadier General
by vote Of the General Assembly of North Carolina and
suspected, with the view Of Withdrawing hin from any
participation in the for State but, has
been said, he, like Moses, chose rather suffer affection
with his people than be fatered with the writing sheep
skin and he did suffer- But of it all the Lord deliver
ed him, and the people finally shouted Ieans aAd
In the contests OF that day each party ambitious for
his friendship each desired him leader and did the
State Of North Carolina. And he had to contend with
Old Rip Van Wnke" at arms length, with active and
yigant political opponents hand hand with the Indians
hip and thigh, and from But he feared not
faltered not and he failed To him the f'coonskn
money OF the State of Franklin Of than the
parchment roll with the Great Seal of North Carolina
tached He had in trunk at his log cabin the Noa-
chucka than two hundred thousand dollars of North
Carolina curencyher continental pap9'-which was
mot worth Observation-Disclosures
In the several treaties he negotiated with the Indians while
Governor of Franklin and other times prior and subse
quent the pipe lighted with North Carolina
punh the meanes kind of fungus worthless rotten stuff
In 1856 the Cherokees dsregarded the treaty of Hope
well, and Governor Sewer had to pursue their maraudng
pares and punish them 10 their the Hwassee and
elsewhere.
1857 g. The measures proposed and adopted to satisfy
the people OF Fankln and the anxiety of North Carolina
yield up the territory the General Government and be
eved OF the many urgent demands upon her treasury for
these western Counties induced Gov Sever aud the sup
porers of the state OF Fankn into of ad
Juslment The territory ceded to the United States
organized as the territory south of the Ohio river
1888 -'96 The State Of Franklin quietly died. The stage
OF Territorial Government was passed through the State Of
Tennessee established, admitted into the Unon and
Gen. Sewer chosen the first Governor In all the pe-
riod from the beginning Flankkn TO Tennessee Sewer
necessarily engaged the defence of the settlements ex
posed to depredaons from the Indians and n whatsoever
public duty could be performed by unwcared attention and
nvncble devotion.
west Of Big Pigeon and Ferch Broad regarded Gen. Sewer
their father friend and protector and other settle
ments, ard through all the years. from S7 TO 95 they
virtually left to his and, for them and with hem bis
word and will was "law and gospel"
He engaged in almost every treaty negotiation wi
the Cherokees-and they manyas also in treaties with
other tribes, nsomuch that be acquired the honorable d
tncton Of the Treaty Maker His more familiar soub
que among the people" and with the Indians "Chucky
Jack"
soothern Indians began manifest disposition lees
like but they and their white neghbors did not ALL and