, 1861-09-25

The tribes occupying the beautiful Indian
territory, reserved for them west Of Arkansas
and south Of Kansas, are now arTayed Is O
uEit against the Federal Government The
CheroEe.s we're the last to yield to the poison
Of secession. John Ross, their able cAief,
held them back as long as possible. But they
assembled in mass meeting On the 21st ult.,
and resolved upon al alliance with the rebel
States. Slavery, bling Interviewer with the
eccial system Of the Indians, has furnished =
handy net work Of sympathy and interest for
the traitor wirepulIers Of the South to operate
bring against us is not small. The ChoctaWs
and ChlckAs2ws number, BY the report Of
1853, $500 The Greeks number 5000,
and the seminolea, not iac!1ded in
tie Creek eeEsIs, shout {, 3,0o0. The Cher
n okses have population, ,. ct Il ,ooy, asd fse
SOD. This gives numerical strength Of
64,c00, not including the Indians of several
agencies On the WeateTn frontier, who are too
far from the ecepe Of conflict to participate.
By this computation the indian Territory be-
comes nearly as Formidable AZ sntagoaist as
quite As many men for the southern armies.
The Indians are by nature well fitted for the
unciviGZed, predatory waTfaze ~aged By Ben
McCulloch, and they have already given the
Union men Of kansas and Missouri serious
annoyance. The Cherokees are Immediately
one Drew. They are very warlike ttibe.
Bitter have been their WAITS with the Whises
and with nefsh5oring tribes OF their OWL
race, in which they showed all the Indians
ferccity and more than the Indians couroge.
Their knowledge Of the arts Of civilization
extends scarcely further than the use Of
puwder and ball, although missionary en-
enterprise had established some schools
among them OF all the Indian nations,
the Choctaws are most advanced in the
| arts ard appliances Of civilization They
! are by nature better fitted Tor N agricultural
| Tgines, as they poesess fair mental ability and
| q peaceful disposition. The Choctaws have
| never waged war with their white neighbors.
| It has been the boast Of the CboetaW that he
never shed the blood ofa white man in battle.
They have SO far advanced in enlightenment
Of the United States for the savage rule Of
| chiefs. They publish newspapers and books
and maintain excellent schools. Still they are
I largely under the influence Of their leading
men. The head chief Of the Choctaws is Col.
| PJtchlyn, halEbreed, an extensiye slave
holder, and man Of intellect and charac-
ter His residence, but five milea from the
! Arkansas line, brought him under the In
flueuce Of SECESSION, and he fell easily tnte
the plans Of the e1onspiFators; Soon after
Pytchlyn's influence. with the tribe, back.
ed by the rifles Of q large body Of Tex.
an rapgers, forced the acting president and
council Of ChoctaHs and ChicEasaws into an
immediate coalitisn with the rehels. Thlr.
teen niasion schools, fostered By the Govern.
| meAt and by northern charity. in which about
! LOCO ChoctaW youth Of both sexes were being
t educated, were imme da1elY broken up. and
The teachers and missionaries forced to hae
for their Gyes. Such was the work Of the
Texan desperadoes, who hate Christianity on.
II less than abo1itiopi5m. The Creeks, leAl
| niv;J;zet Than the GhnrtawS- 5iFe more hv tkt
chase than by agriculture Their government
is an improved chieftainship, and the leading
| Greek clief is Gen. Roley Mcintosh, = half
| breed Of Scotch origin. He is strong, mind
ed and determined man, a thorough Indian il
bis il stincts and habits, SCARCELY speaking iht
English language even. He WAS captain il
the q. s. army during the Greek war in Flori
power over the movements OF his people is ab
solute, aud his word with them Is Law. Ths
willy Albert Pike Of Arkansas, who has lonz
been McIntoeh's personal friend, euceeeded /,
bringing the Creek nation into the southern
conspiracy. A treaty Of alliance vas It tn
as smopg the Choctars, several dourishins
schools were broken up, aAd the teacher
ehameless]y driven from the territory. stil
the plots Of the eecessionists were blockes
while the Cherckees appeared loyal, or
lesat maintained neutrality. OF eourae thes'
Indiaa tribes viii henctfolth rece!ye no laor
annuities from the federal government, no
recover tAe trust funds stolen by their sadu
GERS iAts treaapn, nor obtain the payment o
say more treaty debts Congreaa, At the aa1
session. will repeal all the acrs b7 Which the.
hold l.ads. Aid wtea this wicked and cause
less outbreak against just government h
besn eusdued, u it will be, the attisudo Of r.
IEdisn territory msY Gauss secoo1 zemo!a
! Of the abor:g ICES, this time beyond tae KoeA
: Mouztsins. So much for the hostile tribes.