The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-14
The Indians Agaia. -.y..s
Albert Pike writes a. follows to the editor


Of the Mckinney Messenger:
will thank you to permit me through the
columns OF your paper 10 inform the people
of Texas that I have This day settled the
terms of conventions between the Reserve
Indians and the chiefa Of the No-cO- hi, Ia
nei- web, Va pW-tih-ca and Co. cho-ca bands
Of the Comanches.
am entirely satisfied that the chiefs and
their people are acting in good faith. These
four bands agree to come In and settle upon
the Reserves. Peace ID made with them, and
the Chiefs are to 60 and carry the talk to
the other bands, ANA induce them to come III
also, and meet me here when the leavss fail.
these Indians in our good faith, and have
entire confidence in theirs. Their confidence
has been, in great measure, produced by
Seminole mounted volunteers, and that the
principal Chiefs OF the Creek and Seminolee
are here with me, and have given assurances
that my promises will be kept.
Texas In this sndsavor TO restore peace on
that frontier, and TO stop the enusion OF blood
In an unnecessary and prof1tless warfare.
We can have psace with the CoInanches il
our good faith, and II mounted men and vol
untsers do not interfere and prevent the sue
cess Of negotiations, BY Inconsistencies, hasty
or passionate action.
Red river, into the country leased from the
Choctaws and Chickasaws, In armed bodies.
It is not necessary, and therefore they have
no right to do 20. In tho exercine OF the pow.
ers vested in me, have stipulated that all
the Texas troops shall Be Withdrawn, and
their place supplied by companies of Choc-
taw and Chlckasaw troops, and have given
advice q this e the Governor Of Texas, and
Ishall give the Oomanche Chiefs white fiags
and letters Of safeguard for themselves and all
the persons Of their bands. To violate these
letters would b 70 dishonor the Republic, and
has uh> rS>sun 4 will rNS = hi0h crime
!, It 10 my most an xious desire TO eject q per-
manent peace with the Comanches, and their
ssttle1nsnt upOa Reserves. With tho AID OF the
people Of Texas lean DO 1t. Let them not
listen 70 lying reports, set ON foot no one
knows by whom, and attrihuting TO the 20
manches all the villainies Of the Cai-a-was,
who have refused 70 make peace, when that
was insisted on by the Conaanches, and de-
mandeds Of them the peace maker Of the re-
serve Comanches, that they might kill him.
It was the Cat-a-Was who lately killed the
son Of Mr.. Courtney, near Fort Cobb, though
the lying Ton CO was said y WAS the Coman'
ehes and shall send word to these murder
ers that unless they make peace and atone
for their murders, will sena thOusand
Creeks md Seminoles and wipe them ont. i
The Confederate States know the cost Of -
people outVeiSh In yelue those Of tia wv
Indians that ffpn hme 70 time WB succsed II
killing. q tm11ense eest. They wish peaes
On the frontisr. that Oh oar nasans, raan- ana
s g enr I Id Soasr S. srss: sss.x
ale IN which NJ ar engnged In tho name "
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