The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-11-21
Imposing Upon the Indians.

| A letter fro0 A. G Boone, Indian A.
gent for Upper Arkansas. has been re-
ceiVed at the Indian Bureau, inclosing
letters Of safeguard issued by Albert
Pike. who calls hlnself Com missioner of
the Confederate States" to the Indian
Nations and Tritcs west of Arkansas. in
favor Of band of Camanches. This
document vas obtained from the band 10
Couucil. They we're greatly astonished
on being iDforGed that they had made a
treaty With enemies OF our Government
and of their Great Father ct Washington.
and wished the safeguard TO be sent to
Washington to be destroyed, or used as
their Great Father might see 6t.
Armed Indians are at Fort Wist in
great mum bers, and are anxious to make
treaty and enter in the agency at that
place. They number 500 or 500 lodges,
an1, from their number and bravery,
more trouble may be srPrehended from
them than from all other tribes if they
are not satisfied. We give copy of the
safeguard:
LETTERS OF SAFEGUARD.
The Confederate States of America,
To all their officers, civil and military,
and to oil other persons to whom these
presents shall come:
The bearer Of this is Bis. te.va.ua. the
principal Chief of the va pa rib ca Band
of the Ne-um or Ca Oh suches of the Prairie,
and those VITO accompany him are the
head men of that Band; all of whom have
this day concluded ard signed oD behalf
o. the Hboie Ya-pa rib-ca Band articles
of Convention OF peace and friendship
eta en- that Band aud other Bands OF
the Ma um with US, aud have thereby a.
greed to settle aud live upoo reserves in
the country between Red River and tho
Canadian, leased by US from the Choc-
taws; and the said Chief has also agreed
10 visit the other Bands of the Ne-um,
not parties to the sane Convention, and
now on the Staked Plain and else here,
aud pursuade them also to settle uron re-
serves 10 the same country
We have accordingly taken the said
Chief, and the said head men and all otS-
sr persons OF both sexes and all ages, of
the said Ya-pa, rib-ca Band, FROM this
day forward, under our protection, until
hey sball for just cause forfeit the same,
and that forfeiture be declsred by os; and
We have therefore granted and do grant
20 them and to each OF the III these our
LETTERS OF SAFEGUARD,
or their protection, aud to avail each aud
Ill of them as far as our authority and
Jurisdiction extends.
You are therefore hereby charged to
o respect these letters. and give all the
aid persons protection aud safe conducf;'
md any infrsction BY any of you Of
his safeguard, will be visited by US With
III the penalties due to those who violate
he public faith aud disbonor the Copfed-
racy.
{ ~ 10 testimony whereof Albers
Z SEAL Pike, Commissioner of the Con-
~, } federate States to all the Indian
Iations and Tribes west OF those States
9th hereunto set his hand and sfix tho
cal of his arms
Done and granted at the Agency ofthe
States for the Camanches,
Vichitss, and other Bands Of Indians
ear the False Washita River, in the leas-
d country aforesaid, this twelfth day os
august, in the year OF our Lord one thou
and eight hundred and sixty ono
ALBERT PIKE,
Commissioner Of the Confederate
States to the Indian Nations and
Tribes West of Arkansas.
Counter-igped,
M QUENsBURY, Secretary to the Com
missioner