The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-11
From the Chicago Tribune.
WITH THE CHIEFS
AND COMMISSIONS DOLE.
Loyalty of the Creeks. Seminoles and
ChckasaWs. 20
WAsHrNercN. Dec. III, 1851.

- ChlckasaWs. 70 Ssh
WAsHINGTcN. Dec. II, 1861.
The interest that is felt as to the loyalty
of the Indian tribes of the Southwest. gives
an importance 10 the recent formal Confer
euce of the Delegation of leading Chiefs of
the Creeks, Seminoles and Chickasaws with
the u. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
at Washington, End the appended full report
will be read with Interest," f... 'zs.
These Chiefs came first to Kansas, from
the west of Arkansas, and met Major Gen
eral Hunter in council, ard are attended here
by Agent Cutler, and Mr.. Carruth, a
friend of Sen. Lanes; also by son of Com
missioner Dole, who was the bearer of dis
patches from the Indian Office to Gen.
Hunter as to the matters in the Council.
The names of the tribes of the Chiefs are
as follows: e..
CREEKS = Oct tab has Harjo. Cd head
Chief; Micco Hu,ka, or White Chief, Chief;
Thathe Fixico, Chief; Bob Deer; VIM.
Gregory. Interpreter.
SEMINoLEs -Oct-chnn Yohola, Chief;
Encho fe- loss Harjo, Chief.
Guardianship pi-kee, Chief; To-ho-
ut kee, Chief.
ness are oil pOWCII AAiShp
all wearing farmer looking clothes, with
the exception of one of the Seminoles' who
looks with stoical sublimity out from under
small red blanket wound round his
straight hair like turban. They all sat
ranged round the Commissioner room as
still as a Quaker meeting. There was a
general rush to get glimpse and hear the
palavar, and when all was still, the inter
prefer, William Gregory. Greek half
breed, standing ready to be the medium
the Commissioner rose, and having shaken
hands with tie ring. made Them neat and
graceful speech. We cannot give the exact
words, but the main drift was this s.
Ny FRIENDS I am glad to see you.
have heard of your good will TO the Gov
eminent, through Major General Hunter,
with whom you have been holding council
at Fort Leavenworth. lie has given good
account of you, and for that reason, l am
the more glad to see you. I propose to
introduce you to the President. your Great
Father, who will assure you that the Gov
eminent of the United States will carry GU
all its treaty stipulations. Your annuities
are safe in the Big Chest (pointing to the
great safe in the Commissioner room)
1t was only because ] could not send then
TO your country safely, that you have no
got them will take pleasure in introduce
ing YOU to the President. who will be glad
to see you and hear of your loyalty.
Micco Hutka White Chief, having APP
preached slowly and shaken hands with
Commissioner Dole, said: II would like tC
relate from the start, how things are among
our people" sat
Commissioner.-Iashall be glad to hear.
Niece Hutka.-WlEen first we got news
that the United States had split. we made
up our minds not to take sides either way
After that the Southern men came among
US and said the United States were gone
the treaties were not good any more. and
our only chance was to join them. We die
did not know how twas, but waited to hear
the truth We have an old man, one of GU
Nation, who has been in all the treaties, anC
he told me white Chief to come and SCI
how it was. 1 came to Kansas, and me
that man pointing to Mr.. Carruth at Hum
boldt, and through him met Gen. Lane
who was with his army, who told me TO try
and bring on larger delegation, and t
have Mr.. Carruth write some letters TO
some of our men TO come on, and took li
letters and went back. By the time | haC
got back to my people, l found they has
split and parted. Some had gone North ant
some South. A reward of $500 had beer
offered for my head, and another reward
was out for Mr.. Carruth. and had no chauc'
TO deliver the letters; and took the letters
and our chiefs and head men now here, anC
came on to Kansas again. Times were 81
we could not reside in our own country
and we bad TO lock to the North and thu
treaties for help. Hence we have come oil
here. There sits the Second Head Chic
(ponting to OcLtah- has Harjo-Panthe
Killer with the butt Of his gum, who vii
tell you more about it.
Oct tab has-has Harjo (shaking hands
with Commissioner Dole said: =
/ have a very sore throat. and not able t.
speak much. believe it was the viii! o
Providence that should meet you to-day
Ii was bad, very bad times there when ]
left. There were many there trying to ge
all our trIoes to join the Confederacy, They
; had tried all the Creeks. Chickasaws. Cher
lokees, Choctaws, Seminoles, Wacbitas anC
OF hers. We were told the North wen
coming to take our property, and would
keep 40 more any treaty with US. and were
coming there with their army to take US anc
all our property. All We could do was Il
cross our hands and look up. Our Ok
Man, the Chief, said. No; so; treaties coulc
not be broken at all The Southern met
tried to make us believe there was no more
Eany treaties existing;, and hence we hav,
come on. a boy, when he gets into AM
difficulty. goes to his father; and We hayt
come on here in our difficulty. to our Grea
Father. Now we are satisfied that he WA
right, and that the South is wrong. and they
are on the right side still holding on to tn,
United States. One man, Albert Pike. gave