Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-06-21
The CnslIsasaw Nation.

Tits tribe Of Indians have, through their
Legislature. declared their independence Of
the Abolition 1ump at Washington. We
copy from the Memphis Appeal the Prccla-
| nation OF their Governor announcing tho
Fact and calling them to arms: =,
Whereas, The Legislature of the Chick
asaw Nation has, the Goth day Of Nav,
1851, adopted a,resolution declaring that
in consequeneeof large p o It 20 of the
States, formerly comprising the U States
of America, and the Federal Union has
been dissolved. and BY reason of such fact
and the failure of the government at WASH
ington protesting to act in the name of tie
United States to afford the protection, and
to pay over the moneys to which tie CAick~
asaw Nation was entitled uadar t.res'ties
witt The United States, that The Chickasaw
people are absolved from all allegiance to
any foreign government, and ars loft inde-
pendent, which it is proper should be made
known to the people of this Nation, and to
the world. =
Therefore I, Cyrus HARRIS, Governor OF
che Cbckasaw Nation. do htreby publish
and proclaim. that the Chichasaw Nation ia
of right, and ought to be, free and indepeu-
dent and further. in obedience to the in.
structions Of the Chckssaw Legislature;
contained in said resolutions, do hereby call
upon an Chckasaa Warriors over eighteen
and under forty I've years of age, TO form
themselves into volunteer companies, con-
sisting, Of at least fifty men. exclusive of
she captain, first. second and third Ii uten-
ants. and first, second third, fourth and
fifth sergeants. and a bugler, making in the
aggregate sixty men to each COMPANY
The commissioned ofi,ers to be elected by
The companies, and the non commissioned
officers to be appointed by The captains, and
to report to me complete roll of the ar,s
as soon as they are formed said companies
to hold themselves in perfect readiness,
armed and equipped as moy1hted rihemen.
to turn cut for the defence of the country.
the enforcement Of the laws. andthe main.
tenance Of the, rights of the Nation, at a
minutes warning When called into ser.
Tica. .the companies will be organized into
regiments, according to the number. With
the privilege of electing their field officers,
the whole to be under the order of the com.
handing General of the Cbickasaw Nation.
Native Chickasaws over 45. years of aae are
advised to form themselves into :. Home
Guards /" .....- T
Given under my hand as Governor, and un-
der the Seal of the Chickasaw Nation. at
Tishiomingo, this the 25,h daysof~ MAY,
A D 1861. G. HARRIS.
By the Governor: n u. Governor.
HOLMES CeIERT, National Secretary.
:. The Blockade. 5
The n. York Herald of the, 9th comedies
that the Old Wreck cannot, with the exist.
ing vessels, make the blockade ELECTIVE
"Such Git SAYS lis the scarcity OF ships of
war, that the Niagara, .ahieh. had been
blockading CEatEest9n, he'd to proceed q
some more important service, and left that
port. without block aiding vessel the con.
sequence of which was that several sb;ns
have entered the port, and others have zone
out 1t is therefore very evident that our
naval force is inadequate and inefficient
This confession Isl enough for England.
1t establishes the fact Of blockade which
is not a &C lawful blockade, the only sort
of one to which that Government will nav
any attention. 1t is great pity that this
great project of the Yankees for starving
the South should fail thus early in the ac..
ton. But it may prove worse than fail-
IRE BY claiming tito be "a lawful block.
ade," when it is not, they will be brought
into speedy collision with foreign powers.
As soon as the British vessels Of war arrive
on our coast. and find port not closed By
sufficient force, they will denounce the
paper blockade, and refuse to respect it =.
II the Yankees have the pluck they claim,
they will attempts to make good their block
ace. They have no alternative but back
out or fight Rich, Wh'g.