Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-08
Important from the Cherokee
Nation.
Disafeetion Of John Ross-Alliancs rith
the South.
QrOm the St. Louis Evening News.)


From Rev. VIM s. Robinson, missionary
teacher of the Old School Presbyterian
church, who reached st. Louis last Satur-
day, from the Cherokee nation, we learn
some unpleasant intelligence concerning
the action Of the chief and council of that
nation.
The battle of Wilson's creek had the
uphappiest effect. The secession party
against which Chief John Ross had strug-
gled DO hard, and, apparently, with SO
much success-was greatly strengthened
by that event, and, instigated by emissa>
ries Of the Confederate States, had renewed
their violent clsmors for alliance with the
south.
Overcome By this pressure, John Ross,
on the 10th of August called the council
together at Talequah, and sent in mes
ssge Recommending a severance of their
connection with the government of the
United States, and an alliance with the
southern confedsracy. The council, by a
vote, approved of the recommendations,
and next day appointed commissioners to
make treaty of alliance with the southern
government.
Tho confederate commissioners at Tale
suah, with authority from Richmond, had
TO assume the payment Of the regular an
Duitles which the Cherokees had hitherto
received from the United States govern
ment, and which they feared wonla be Lost
to them by alliance with the south. The
proposition. together with the violent and
overbeariDg conduct of the secession party,
proved too much for the wavering Ross and
the council and as they were threatened
BY invasion from Arkansas and Texas, and
without the hope OF suecor from the feder-
al government, they agreed to secede from
the United States, and unite with the rebel
government.
The wife Of Chief Ross, however, held
out TO the last, and refused to yield up her
adherence TO the Union. After the pro-
seedings of the council, q confederate flag
was prepared 90 be hoisted over the council
house in Talequah, but Mrs. Ross declared
that she would not allow it, and threatened
that IL it were raised she would make her
son, six years old tear it down. Owing to
her spirited resistance, the flag was not
raised.
The violence Of the secession party in the
BAtion, aroused by the result Of the battle
Of Wilson's Creek, grew more furious af-
Ter the disloyal action Of the council, ard
Mr. Robinson who had been teacher IL
the Missouri school at Tallahassee, in the
Greek nation, for twelve years, was COM
PEELED to fee with his family, upon twenty
four hours notice.
The Missouri school was broken up or
the 24th of July last, by a company o
eight horse" under the command of thu
superintendent, who had been depused b.
the first and second chiefs. The Creek
took possession of all the missionary prop
erty. valued at $1,000, and three familie
and four ladies connected with the schoo
were ordered out of the country. All mis-
RiOnaries left the nation, except Rev Messr,
Buckner and Fandeyer of the Baptist churcl
south.
The Creeks had raised, and were drilling
1000 men for service in the confederate
army, and bad appropriated $4,000 from
their school fund TO pay for their equip
ment. The CherOkees had raised 20C
men as a home guard, when Mr.. Robinson
left Talequah. He represents the people
generally as being in favor of peace
As long as the federal army under Gen
Lyon held its position at Springfield. the
Union party among the Cherukees success,
fully maintained itself, and the secessOnist.
were too much occupied in the defence o.
their own territory, and in gathering troop,
to meet Lyon, to pay attention to the affair,
of the nation but when Lyon was killed
end his army forced TO evacuate southwest
Missouri, the Unionists in the nation wh(
bad so long held out and repealed the Sc
auctiye advances of the confederate COM
missioner. became terrified, and relaxed
the rigor of their resistance
Subsequently, McCulloch sent portion
Of his army into Arkansas, to take up a
position on the border of the nation, to in.
timidate the council with threats Of inya-
sion. To conciliate the Indians, the saces
sionists exhibited, in Talequah, confeder
ate soldier who had scalped federal SOL
der in the battle of Wilson's Creek, and
resUrted to other kindred devices to gain
The good will of the nation. Under pres
sure of these violent acts, and deprived of
support, the Unionists were forced to WELD
to the despOtism Of secession, and forsake
that Union that had protected them.