Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-18

benefit is to do it peaceably quietly and in that they
will have the love and affection Of this Government in
stead Of having for their enemies and compelling
to 60 to war with them.
We have had great deal Of trouble already prevent
the people of Florida from nurng them We cannot do
this much longer cannot keep those cowboys from
getting up fight much longer The only way do this
IS for the Semnoes to quietly west of the Mississippi
Gen. Blake is authorized by to make arrangements to
take them there and have doubt that all he tells
them in reference it is If he should tell them
any thing not true and it comes to my knowledge,
would let them know it, and would Immediately remove
him from Office
This is all have say except to return you my very
sincere thanks for your kindness TO the whites who have
strayed in among you and express to you the hope
that you will feel the Importance of what have said to
you have told you the truth and for every thing else
you wish to know refer you to the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs who will provide for all your wants whilst
you remain with You are our friends and viii be
treated such.
The President here announced that he had concluded
and wished to hear Billy, any other Indian who might
wish to say any thing. The Indians having expressed
their desire to say at the time after shaking
hands, withdrew two three of them appearing by their
countnance take the remarks Of the President rather
hard
On their way to this city these Indians passed
through Savannah; and we adopt the following de-
scrption Of them from the "Georgian"-
Our city enlivened Saturday by the arrival On
the W. CASTOR from Florida of embassy Of Semnoes
en- route for Washington hold with President
FILLMORE AT their head the veritable Billy Bow
legs himself, accompanied by two subchefs, Seporke
Yohoo the representative of Sam Jones and tribe and
John Jumper chief of the Arkansas delegation In the
fhraa offa abotcb 80
Emarthler, Vacose Emarhler, and Choco Tustenuggee
The town all agog see these Commissioners of the
Red Men and dressed in their fantastic CARDS of calico
tuncs, flannel breeches moccasns and Unframed head
dresses striped all with bands Of beads and snowy
tapes these delegated authorities excited universal in
terest
The whole body is under charge of Gen. BLAKE u S.
indian Agent who, after three negotiations finally per-
suaded them to accompany him to Washington He treat
ed with them last at Fort Myers and started thence
the 3lst umo Their route is direct for the capital to
make definite arrangements with the President for the
removal to the West of all their tribes in Florida
La the suite we must not forget to mention the inter-
prefer an intelligent old negro by the of Abraham
lie is quite venerable, dignfed-looking parsonage,
sort of Indanized majordomo, with his face set off with
wooly moustache. In the history of the Semnoes he
holds quite conspicuous position the friend and
seor of kanopi, and known by the souguet of the
laters Sense Keeper Gen Blake obtained him in Arkan-
sas where he stayed with Mkanop until his DEATH For
the position he holds he is invaluable.
sBowlegs is about five feet nine inches high and Of
ordinary strength of build. His countenance exhibits
good nature interest in conversation and passing events
with sufficient intelligence. In Dress he slightly dis
tngushed from the less noted of his followers by the
richness of color in apparel and headrsss off with
raven pumes. He is said to have quite fondness for
the social vices of tobacco and liquor and lets pass
opportunity of indulging too freely in the latter
lie presents nothing grand elevated in his face
bearing and Is contrast than otherwise that
wild majesty wont to ascrbe to these lords of the
forest"