, 1861-10-04
IMPORTANT FROM THE INDIAN
TERRITORY.
The CherokceE and Greeks j Joining the
Rebel Fmys

From Rev. VIM. s. Robinson, Missionary
teacherof the Old School PFe5bs terian Church,
who reached St. Louis last Saturday, from
the Cherokee Nation, We learn some uupleas-
snt intelligence concerning the action ct the
The battle ct Wilson's Greek had hal the
unhappiest effects. The secession party
eea;nst which Chief John Ross had struggled
so hard, and, apparently, Titn 80 much sue
csea-Was greatly strengthened By that event,
and, irstigsted By emisenries OF the Confeder.
ate States, had renewed their violent clamors
fer alliance with the south.
OVertorne by this pressure, John Ross, on
the 20th Of Aagust, called the Council to.
gtta&r st Ts1eqnah, and sent in q message
n commanding severance Ct their connecsio
with the Government Of the United States,
BEd an alliance vith the Southern Confeder.
acy. The Council, by vote, approved Of
THESE recommendations, and next day ap--
printed Commissioners to make treaty Of
alliance with the Southern Government.
The Confederate Commissioner at Talequ1h
with authority from Richmond, had made
propositions to The Council, offaring to as.
sumo The payment Of the reg,ular annuitics
which the Cherokees have hitherto received
frlm the United States Government, and
which they feared would be lost to them by
an allarce with the South. The proposition,
together With the violent and oyerbeatiDg
conduct Of the secession party, proved too
AZ d as they we're Threatened by invasion from
AskarEns and Texas, md without the hope Of
succor from the Federal Government, they
aereed to eecede from the United States, and
u1ite with the rebel government.
The wife Of Chief Ross, however, held out
| to the last, AID refused to yield up her adhe-
rsrce to the Union After the proceedings Of
the Council, a Confederate flag was prepared
| to be holsted over the Council House in rale-
qYahs but Mrs. Ross declared she would not
alleW II. ard .h1easened i it were raised, ahe
| you'd make her Bon, six years old, tear it
down. Owing to her spirited resistance, the
| flag as rot raised.
The violence Of the secession party in the
| nation, aroused BY the result Of the battle OF
| Wilson's Greek, grew still mere furious after
the disloya1 action OF the Council, and Mr.. Rob.
| inEon, who had been teacher IN the Missouri
school at Tallahassee, in the Creek Nation, fol
twelve years, Was compel1td to fee with his
family, upon twenty -fcur hours notice.
The Missouri school WAS broken up On the
25th Of July last, BY company Of "Igh'
here under the command Of the superin
l teadeGt, who had been deputed by the fTsi
and second chiefa. The Creeks took posses
sion CT all the Missionary property, valued a
about 81 600, and three families and four 10
dies connected with the School were ordered
out Of the county All the Missionaries lef
the nation, except Rev. MessEs. Buckner anf
VandeYe1e, Of the Baptist Church South.
The Greeks had raised, aud we're drilling,
1000 men for ser7ice in the Confederate army
ard had appropriated $4,000 from thei
School Fund to pay for their equipm ent. Til
Gte1okees had raised 1900 men as Hom'
Gua1d, when M Robinson left Ta!tqnah I'll
represents the people generally as being in t.
Yer ofpesce-
| As long as the Federal army under Gen
Lyon held its position ct Springfield, th
Union party among the Cherokees successfu!
II maintained tiI6elf, as the secessfonist!
we're too much occupied in the defence Q
their own territory, and In gatharirg troops
to meet Lyon, to pay attention to affairs in th
Nation: but when Lyon was killed, aud his Al
ny forced to eyacuate Southwest Missouri, tn
UnjoniEts in The Nation who bad so long bel
Ont, and repel1ed the seductive advance ofth
Confederate Commissioner, became terrified
SID rels1ed the rigor Of their resistance
Subsequently, McCulloch sent portion c
bis army into -A1kansas, to take up : poeitIo
en- the border Of the Nation, to intimidate th
Council with threats Of invasion. 70 conciu
ats Indians, the secessiorists exhibited, i
Taleq0ah, o Confederate soldier who ha
ecalped Federal soldier in the battle Of WI
| ecu's Greek, and resorted to other kindred d,
vices to gain the good Will Of the Nation. u
der pressure OF these violent acts, and depri,
ed Of support, the Uniopists we're forced
TIC despotitm Of secession, and fuFsake tn
Union that tsd protected them.