Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-11

Editor Of the Mckinney Messenger:
Sir: | will thank you to permit me, through
the columns Of your paper, to inform the peo-
pie Of Texas that | have this day settled the
terms Of conventions between the Reserve In
diaDs, and the chiefs of the NO-cO-ni, Ta-nei-
web, Y5-Js- iI-cd aud Co-cho-tih-ca bands Of
the ComanChes.
l am entirely satisfied that the chiefs and
their people are acting in good faith. Those
four bands agree to come in and settle upon
the Reserves. Peace is made with them, and
the chiefs are to go and carry the talk to the
other bands and induce them to come in also,
and meet me here when the leaves fall.
The most perfect confidence is now felt by
these Indians in our good faith, and I have en-
tire confidence in theirs. Their confidence has
been in a great measure produced by the fact
that | have an escort Of Creek and Seminole
mounted volunteers, and that the principal
chiefs Of the Creek aud Seminoles are here
with me, and have given assurances that my
promises will be kept.
l appeal to the people of the frontier Of
Texas in this endedvor to restore peace on that
frontier, and to stop the eRusion of blood in an
unnecessary and p~roftless warfare. We can
have peace with the Comsncbes il nothing &C.
ours to shake their confidence in our good
faith, aud if mounted men and volunteers do
net interfere and prevent the success Of negO-
tiations, by incousiderate, hasty or passionate
action.
implore the citizens of Texas not to cross
Red river, into the country leased from the
Choctaws AID ChickasaWs, in armed bodies.
1t is not Necessary, and therefore they have
no right to do go. In the exercise Of the pow
ers vested in me, l have stipulated that all the
Texas troops shall be withdrawn, and their
place supplied by companies Of ChOctaW aud
CHlckasaW troops, and have given advice Of
this to the Governor Of Texss, and to Col.
Henry McCulioch.
I shall give the Comanche chiefs white
flags and letters Of safeguard for themselves
and all the persons Of their bands. To violate
these letters would be to disnOnor the Repub-
lie, and he who does it will commit d high
crime.
Il is my most anxisus desire to effect a per-
manent peace With the COmanches, and their
settlement upon reserves. With the aid Of the
people Of Texas / can DO it. Let them not
listen to lying reports, set on foot, no one
knows by whom, and attributing to the Co
manches all the Yiilsinies Of the Cai-a-was,
wh5 nav5 E=snRed to make peace, when that
was insisted OIL by the Comanches, and de-
nRnded Of ulsm the Pesce-maker Of the
reserve Comaneaes, that they might kill him.
Il was The Cal a-was who lately killed the son
Of Mr.. Courtesy, near Fort Cobb, though the
lying ICn-cafF.s said was the Comancbes (;
dlN / sudH $50 WOId 70 THESE nuTdererS mat
unless they rake peace and atone for their
murders, I VIII send a thousand Creeks and
SsmiDoles aid wipe them out.
The Confederate states knOS the cost OF an
Indian war and how very far the lives Of our
Jeople cat Weigh in value those of the few
indians that from tins to time we succeed in
killing atir5mense cost. They wish peace on the
frontier, ii at all our means, men and energies
may be devoted to the maintenance of or
liberties i.nd honor in the great struggle in
which We are engaged. In The name of this
great cause, and Of good faith and honor, I
imPi0re jOu not to permit any rash men to
embroil us anew with the Comanches, with
whom tae northern officers 10 New Mexico
have lately been making treaties but rather
help US TO keep them quiet, and so save, per-
haps, many lives, AID certainly a vast expsn-
d!ture Of money.
Respectfully, your fellow-citizsn,
Ar.--- D..