Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-29
"a. INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Movements Of Captain Pike.

WTlCtcn NY SoAaiCAI"u " -
Of this place, which will be found OF
interest to the people Of this State -
Tort Smith Herald.
Seminole Agency, July 27, '61.
Dear Sir: The Seminoles are now
in council, considering draft OF a
treaty Capt. Pike submitted to them
We shall have little or no trouble in
making treaty with them. The
Creeks ratified their treaty by u"o"-
inaous vote in their Council, erery
Town being represented. Their reg
iment will be ready in few days
and probably half dozen companies
more.
The Seminoles are, I believe, all
right. Two or three persons endea-
vored to prevent treaty being made
by the Creeks. Hepothieyeholo and
Ben. Marshall, have done all in their
power to keep them neutral, acting
under the influence and advice Of
j ohm Ross. 1t was their right, being
Creeks, to act as their Judgment and
sense Of right dictated. But some
persons from abroad. actuated by diff:
terent motives: one by regard for his
property in the Cherokee country
| another by his interest i'll certain
claims against the government: a
| third, by desire to ~ with n dele
CATION to Richmond, and be great
| while making treaty there. and 9th
ers by other motives equally As sell
fish and ignobie. also intertered. with
little credit, and less profit to them
selves.
1t ought to be known, that the
Creeks. before entering upon the con-
sideration of the treaty, voted by Il
unanimous vote Of the Council, to 60
with the South, treaty or no treaty.
The principal men have been true as
steel to the South, from the beginning
Of the negotiation, among these are,
Principal Chief, Motey kinnaird. the
first chief of the upper Creeks. 1cha
, Haoho, Chilly Mcintosh, Geo. Std
t ham, D. Norman Mcintosh, Tucka-
! bachi Micco, Lewis Mcintosh, and
many others.
Among the Seminoles, John Jump
, er, the Principal Chief, and James
Factor, the Treasurer, have been tru,
, all the time. Old Ahatuk Tustinuk
Ike, Aen, made a speech yesterday
and told the Council to make treaty
! take up arms. and defend their coun
try.
: About sixty of the Reserve Com
). manches, Pendoh Kos, Wichitas
o kichais, &c. have been here, and hat
a talk with with the Commissioner
He expects to effect a treaty with til,
\ wild Colnmanches, who are coming
5 into Wichita Agency, to meet him TO
= that purpose; as, also, the kiowas
!, and to settle them all upon reserves.
As soon as the Seminole treaty j:
: signed, Commi ssioner Pike, Will
S Superintendent Rector, Agent Leep
4 er, VIM. Quesenbury, the Secretar,
+ of the Commissioner, and the other
of the party, accompanied by dele
CATION of the Greeks and Seminoles
n and strong escort Of Indian troops
will go to the Wichita Agency, t
= meet the Reserve Indians, and vii
e tribes. There is little doubt, that d
s least five thousand Commanches wi
e. be present Jesse Chisholm GOO
:, with the Commissioner; and his SCI
vices will be OF great value.
& There are plenty of buffalo with
r day and ~ half's ride Of the Wich
W ia Agency now We shall find the
il in abundance on the Wichita moul
tains, which the Commissioner il
tends to thoroughly explore, in scare
Is of homes for the wild tribes.
Black Beaver, the Delew are, Il;
u not yet returned; but his family
" in this country, and Chisholm say
ne he is llright and that he had bus
X ness, growing out Of the death Of
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