Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-29
70, INDlAN AFFAIRS.
Movements Of Captain Pike.

Wr1Cten Dy ScutlcIAdIl W q CA'lA0"
Of this place, which will be found OF
interest to the people of this State -
Tort Smith Herald. |
Seminole Agency, July 27, '61.
Dear Sir: The Seminoies are now
in council. considering draft of a
treaty Capt. Pike submitted to them.
We shall have little or no trouble In
making treaty with them. The
Greeks ratified their treaty by a nnon-
inaous vote in their Council, erery
Town being represented. Their reg
iment will be ready in few days,
and probably half dozen companies
more.
The Seminoles are, I believe, all
right. Two or three persons endea-
vored to prevent treaty being made
by the Creeks. Hepothieyeholo and
Ben. Marshall, have done all in their
power to keep them neutral, acting
under the influence and advice OF
j ohm Ross. 1t was their right, being
Creeks, to act as their Judgment and
sense of right dictated. But some
persons from abroad. actuated by diff
terent motives; one by regard for his
property in the Cherokee country
another by his interest i'll certain
claims against the governments: a
third, by desire to ~ with dele
CATION to Richmond, and be i great
while making treaty there. and 9th
ers by other motives equally as sell
fish and ignoble, also interfered, with
little credit, and less profit to them
selves.
1t ought to be known, that the
Greeks, before entering upon the con-
sideration Of the treaty, voted by Il
unanimous vote of the Council, to go
with the South, treaty or no treaty.
The principal men have been true as
steel to the South, from the beginning
of the negotiation, among these are,
Principal Chief, Motey kinnaird, the
, first chief Of the upper Greeks, lcha
:, Haoho, Chilly Mcintosh, Geo. Std
t ham, d. Norman Mcintosh, Tucka-
! bachi Micco, Lewis Mcintosh, and
many others.
Among the Ssminoles, John Jump
o er, the Principal Chief, and James
). Factor, the Treasurer, have been tru,
: all the time. Old Ahatuk Tustinuk
!. Ike, Sen, made speech yesterday
and told the Council to make a treaty
! take up arms, and defend their coun
try.
J. About sixty of the Reserve Com
5. manches, Pendoh Kos, Wichitas
q kichais, &c. have been here, and ha,
a talk with with the Commissioned
. He expects to effect treaty with Tia
wild CommancAes, who are comm:
$ into Wichita Agency, to meet him 70
V that purpose; as. also, the klowas
!, and to settle them all upon reserves.
As soon as the Seminole treaty j
signed, Commissioner Pike, wit
IS Superintendent Rector, Agent Leep
h er, VIM. Quesenbury, the Secretar.
# Of the Commissioner, and the other
of the party, accompanied by dele
CATION of the Greeks and Seminole:
, and strong escort of Indian troop:
:. will go to the Wichita Agency, t
- meet the Reserve Indians, and vii
e tribes. There is little doubt, that ;
IS least five thousand Comlnanches wi
e be present. Jesse Chisholm 90,
, with the Commissioner; and his Sc
- vices will be OF great value.
g There are plenty OF buffalo with
T. a day and ~ half's ride Of the Wicl
W ia Agency now. We shall find the
Il in abundance on the Wichita moul
tains, which the Commissioner i
tends to thoroughly explore, in scare
Is of homes for the wild tribes.
Black Beaver, the Deleware, h;
:, not yet returned; but his family
49, in this country, and Chisholm say
ne he is all right and that he had bus
X ness, growing out of the death of
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