Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-30
AboiItiOnisa among the cberokees.

given was that, school house having been
erected in Flint District, to be used as
meeting house when occasion required, Rags
dale as party interested, took a decided
stand against its being occupied at any time
by any Northern Abolitiouist preacher or by
any home preachers in the employment of
the Northern Board, who were known to be
Abolitionists This gave great umbrage to
the Jones's. and Ragsdale was quarrelled
with and murdered. The Jones's deny any
participation in the act, and deny that they
are at the head of any secret organization
But, that there is a secret organization is
pretty well established, as also that they,
Rev. Evan Jones, and Rev. John Jones, his
son, are at the head of it. The Jones's speak
the Cherokee language fluently, preach Abo
litionism to the non-slaveholders, where they
think it is safe, ard above all own print
ing press by means of which they print and
circulate all kinds OF eboition documents in
the Cherokee tongue, (tor the Cherokee is a
written language, its alphabet having been
invented good many years ago by Chero-
kee named Sequoyah and ell the Cherokees
nearly read and write in their native tongue J
That abolitionism is the main object of
this secret society, there can be no doubt,
but the fact is not stated to the generality of
the members. The pretended object of it is
to prevent the extension of the laws of the
United States over the country. The poorer
classes Of the Cherokees, who alone are made
members of the society, are told that the
Cherokees educated in the English language,
desire to have the "white laws" extended
over the Nation, they are banded together
by fear of losing their country and their
nationality. Meantime, of course, they may
be used as the Joness see fit. They may be
told to vote against the slaveholding class or
to kill them all for the purpose, on their
part, of saving their country, but for the
purpose, on the Joness part, of revolution
izing the Nation and obtaining the adoption
ultimately of an anti slavery Constitution,
when the time arrives for openly avowing
their intentions.
On joining this association, each member
takes upon himself a solemn obligation, not
to divulge any of its secrets under penalty of
death, and to contribute money, if he be
able, to the purchase of poVder and lead
The society has stated times for its meetings,
which are held at night in the woods and |
thickets. 1t has a regular constitution and |
by. laws, printed in the Cherokee characters,
aud regular officers; two chief officers who
reside near the Capitol of the Nation, and
subordinate ones in the different districts
The above information has been obtained
from members of the association who have
unguardedly talked to real enemies, but sup
posed friends, and from members who Joined
for the sole purpose of revealing its objects
The Jones's it seems have not hesitated to
enroll in this society whole droves of mur
derers and desperadoes. Says correspond
ent from the Cherokee Nation:
"The notorious murderers, Tom Walker,
G gorge Smith, and Charles Rooster, belong
to this combination with John Jones their
names are on the same paper ,oith his J.; and
they are harbored and protected by this So
ciety in open daylight. contrary to law
Jones we'll knows that by dividing the
Cherokee people, by creating and
cultivating feelings of strife and hostility
among them. and thereby engendering civil
war among us, and getting several prominent
and leading heat breeds murdered, with the
powder and lead" that he has boarded up;
that the inevitable and fatal consequence,
will be the interposition of the u S. Gov
ernment. Whenever this takes place, Mr.. |
Jones knows that q Territorial Government |
will be our lot; as painful and unpleasant as
it may be to his deceived followers, who at
present are unable to see the mark that he is
driving at. And then what2 The doors of
immigration will unavoidably be opened.
The carpet bag Yankees of the North. like
locusts, will flock in upon us, as they already
have on our Neutral Land.
Our country will become a dreadful scene
of war and strife, and blood, and robbery, as
Kansas has been And then what? The
"unchained ambition" of Mr.. Jones, will be
| satisfied. He will be Governor over us. He
| will then stand with his foot upon the neck
| of the poor Cherokee, while his "Carpet-
| bags and "Sharps Rifles" from the North,
will uphold him in his encroaehments No
one can look into the future, and see these
events more plainly that Mr.. John Jones for
he is no ordinary man. He has many ad-
vantages, which give him personal force
among the Cherokees. He speaks their Ian
guage with perfect iuency and accuracy.
Besides. what is a "host within itself," he has
the confidence of our principal (pot seeond)
chief"
The determination of Abolition missiona.
ries in the Cherokee Nation to freesolize the
country is very evident. They will have
bloody time in doing it.