Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-19

By thee E heard no more.
Thy last -raa. charge Is made
Thy last great victory won
Thy last great G.1t OF natures paid
Thy lfe- great race s. ua D
E~I-EFHIs November ls. l-l.
Gru. Pixies Mission So tgc EudiaHs--EI-
COEEpIgic sUCce~s.
From Gle Little Rock True Democrat
An account of Gen. Pixies mission among the
Indians is full of interest lie was appointed by
Cine President I'D March last commissioner TO the
Indian nations and tribes west of Arkansas. but
rcca we'd uo official notification of the appointment
until shout the 10th Of May.
The anxiety of the people on tho frontier IN
regard especially 20 lhe Cherokee, induced COM
mi -i0nar Pike not only TO proceed as soon as
possible 20 Tire Indian country, without going 60
Montgomery for Instructions, OF waiting for
funds hut 10 proceed first 10 the Cherokee coun-
fry. contrary % his own desire, which was first
81 treat with fHe Choctaws and ChIcilasaws,
S-.Hluu.rs and Creeks, and last with the Chero-
KEGS with whom be did not expect to succeed at
.hn n.gluning.
gn lle z-th of May he leit Fort Smith, four
par51us only composing the party, and escorted
hv company OF Arkansas mounted -OluuteeTs,
Who returned to Fort Smith from the Creek
agency
0Dr the 9Th of jane the commissioner had an
interview at Park Hid with the chef Of the
CHaraErrs. who adhered 10 his policy of Heu-
-rs#ur. On the 9th. after addressing hima letter
s-afr- his propositions, and -e- Nesting it might
Doe laid before the executive council. the commits
a.r left TahleUUah, reached the Creek agency
o.. the 9TH. and remained there until the I'D OF
Fuaa. waiting the converting of the National
Council of the Creeks, fixed Tor de 18th by him,
and of which notice was given throughout the
nation.
A council Of Creeks, Semiuoles, Cher5kees,
S-l-uuees, lalawaTes, and the wilder tribes was
b ODE meantime being held high up on the North
Fork of the Canadian, to enter into arrangements
for rem aiming neutral, which was meant by the
leaders ta bee equivalent to siding with the
North. It did make such am agreement. Vague
ideas of Independence, Of increased dignity, Of a
union Of all tribes. and the debating of terms,
were ah0at all through the Indian country. An
amissary from Kansas was among aIe Creeks,
a. has since been ascsTtaiued. The Shawno3s,
kirkano0s and Delawl4es, all from the North,
were disatiecteI and adhered to the North, ana
influential Greeks, influenced by Mr. Ross, the
Cherokee chief, strongly urged neutIaLty-paT
tCr.ar'y Ben. Marshall q large slave owner,
among the lower OF Arkansas Greeks, and Ho-
py-iIfH-thi lah0la, among the UpJ1- Greeks,
... 'AAHAr f-. ''-. -A -
in 1886. or % Ga5le after, III chains.
ON The 21th OF june C0mLlis sign=r Pike at
ie1d-5 the Creek National Council. near the
North Fork VILLAGE. and made thea . long talk.
,zpIaiuiug the controversy Det' eu Us and the
North, and urging t.eu 80 urts with us. A
f.-aiau of Semiuolgs. headed by john Jumper,
al lliniIa Niece, the principal ch.ef, was present,
and also the delegates, thirty-Onc in number,
sent from tie Choctaw and Chick 7saw Nations TO
COZ Guide % treaty
Eo-p0iilth-tIIi Iah0la. remembering the in
d]auiics ne had suffered, opposed making a
treaty. ID the discussions that followed on subse-
ggaut days, and At last uithdrew from the conn
at with has young men, and returned home.
Lla council then unanimously determined to 60
with A- South, and appointed q committee TO
receive the Commissioner propositions and ne
gOiGte a treaty.
On the l0i- of July a treaty was igne3 with
the Creeks, and OH tire 18th with the ChOctaHs
and Chickasaws. We learn taat nor only great
fairness was displayed by all the delegates, but
that theNand the people generally acted in a
manner So frank and loyal rs 10 euaIe them TO
our respect and perpetual friendship.
These nations, as well as the Ssmiuoles and
Cueroke.s. had large a]uuuites and large debts
due them by the United States, to be forfeited,
of course, by siding with us. Gu success Of
course seemed 20 them uncertain, our capacity
% maintain the conflict for any leIgth of time
very doubtful They knew the United States
chiefly by their power. their great cities, then
wealth, their vast population. They were them
selves small tdbes, easily to be crushed. Be
sides they had been compelled to give up their
lands east of the Mississippi to build zap the very
States that now sought to convince them of their
friendship and good faith and many Of them
bore on their persons the scars Of wounds in
fictel in wars with ms, and some those Of irt
-ers. the recollection of which was still bitter.
Nevertheless, ia spite of all open and secret
influences. the two treaties were made, and seem
90 have given almost universal satisfaction
The Creek treaty was ratified I'm general couu-
c# 1u the 5Jth OF July. the chiefs of every town
iG .#e uai0u signing l- The ChOctaW and
lai.k4sav Treaty Wa, soon after rat fed by the
gae.aw J. -~islatUTe, which met on the first
MJ-.sy III D-tJ1ar.
On ihe DIST Of july the commissioner reached
Che -.uiu0.e agency. On tae next cay be made
ak ra The ITug-cs, ana on tie day after
81. humber oi el.lls and head men OF the
-ualas. and other Reserve Indians, settled
To- -Ha country west Of the 9Sth parallel Of lon
gtrla. leased by the government nom the Chloe
and Cbieaasaws for their use, and who had
come 90 meet him at his request sent from the
North Fork
Mott iuuard. the principal chiefol the Creeks,
aGl several delegates. were also present, attend
lu as DE request of the commissioner; and with
John Jumper and a delegation of Sominoles.
went with him afterwards 10 the Wichita or Re
serve Agency near Fort Cobb. Major Elias
Rector. tla superintendent of Indian affairs. was
Also present. and also accompanied tie commits
90 the Reserve Agency.
On Che Est of August he Seminole treaty was
signed iu the presence of tEe national council
Having sent a messenger t1 invite the chiefs
OF some bands of the wild OF prairie COmanches
10 come In and meet him, and leaning that they
would do SO, the commissioner left the Seminole
AGENCY ola the 30, and reached the Wichita
AGENCY on the 9th of August, having with him
.u escort of sixty-tour Greeks and Ssmiloles Or
geusze5 into @ company. Ia addition 10 his own
.. Major Rector audMr LccpeT, the Reserve
Indian Agent.
These Reserve Indians are the Wlchifas OF
Ts-Naiha,h. who have resided trcu time imme
-nnrfgE among aud near the Wichita mountains.
and fu tue taIko of Tire False Ouaclita and Red
rivers. with the Hu.rrs or Wacos ard Tawaca-
rrs. uf-ho0,s of the Ia-wai-hash, ard speaking
tI. same language; the CadohadacI0s or Cad-I
T.rg. who formerly lived I'm Southwest Arkansas
and iu Louisiana, near Red river, also called by
d. h,r tribes the SUd-e and Nass0Fit: and the
tnaLaghcos, who speak tie same language; the
Pouc.-ghca band Of the Ne-um or Comanches,
rI.. Tgucawes, Aionais and Kichais. and "a few
gHawuets and DelawaTes. Mos G.. these Were
removed some two years since from reserves in
Texas. into this western part of the Ch0ctaw
and ChicEasaw country.
Beside the chiefs and many warriors Of these
bands. which number ia all about $500, there
were present O. party of 40 of tie wild Co
naachcs, OF the Nc-Uu, AS they tern themselves.
These were from -four bauds--he NOconis, the
Ta-nei-ve, .he I~a-palih-cas aud the Co-cho-tih