Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-24
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church in this city, Elder Il L. Coupsrs NJ
{ aionsry of the Cherokee BaptiEt convention
gave aa aaintsresting ststament Of affairs eonesT
ind the red race west Of ths BGississippi Fer n
intormstion ct eur readers generally, Ne aFpsn
/ afoW Of bis Etstsmsnts
The nost important Of the ETn5ian "a
tons are the Ch0etaH, Creek and Chsroks,
The ChoektsV heraers on Texas Afkansas, an
tho Arkansas river So soon ss the State Of A
kansas became 8 member Of the Confsdogaey
the ChoetsH people sigHi6od their intention
follsW; and It was ret long iill a treaty was cor
cludsd with ths C6nfedsTsts Goyornmsnt, a.
troops Wsro raissd and mustered iRt0 the ssrvie.
At this time there are two regiments, OF tW
Thousand troops, in the serviss from that nation
"And may Es well state here" said th
speaker, ''What / cannot state Of any other dis
tTiet, West OF East, that among the Chociew
thars exists perfect unsnimity Of sentiment
Petsr F0ls0m-tf an WbOm no man among ia
/ Caoetaws is aore competent TO give c0rree
opinion-said to me, the last Of April, There &
act enc nan in this nation who is tha less
deubtful'"
Tie Crssk nation lies rather norshwast from
thes aocsaw, and took position with the SsutE
abs0t the sarns iiRs with ths ChoetaWs Un
fortunately, however, thsrs vera two psrtisa-
ths AcIniosk and the HypothsyahSla. Becaur.
the latter was jealous Of the former, he Induced
.srgs Humbs to rally arouad him; and whsn
I Coutsdcrato authorities required the disbsuding
/ OF these Irregular fercss they souFat the pro
tsction Of the FsderEls-!hs result Of which val
q battle, and nearly half the Creok people were
1 driven nom the nation. OF course thair suffer
4 ings are iaszprsssibls; men, women and shil
/ dTes moved 10 msss, and in great confusion aEd
I IN the midst Of winter, ts a c0uRtry they knew
not Of. Whcrs they ara n0H Hs know net
I many huadrsds OF them must Of nsesasity Be
Z n aT how
/ Our fsrcss AaTe held the coustry sinca thai
timo, and bat sne sentiment prevails. At this
I ama thars srs tT0 regiments, numbering sbsut
! twenty-five hundred men
( The Cherokee country IS west Of Arksusas,
I and south of that miserable land Of Kansas
Thus It is tas most northern of she prineiDal na.
lions. Il is q delightful country, indeed pro
dUctiye soil, sslubriogs climate, mountain and
/ prairie scenery, and watsrsd BY tie NEST bsau-
tifpl creeks and riyerg-Bstsled by rsc8 in sd
vance OF any ether Indian people, having mora
lntelIgenes, wealth, enterprise AID white blood
They tsok possession OF their country absut the
beEinniRg Of President Jaekson's sdzi2islra-
tor, otly part Of thsa emirraiHE At frat
John Ridge bsosae their chisf-Joha Ross be-
ing ct the sama tine chisf Of tho party remain
ing in the cid nsti5n. Finally, the latter party
were forced to respect the treaty with ths Uni.
ted Statss and gs to their nsw hons. The Ross
party eutnumbering tho Ridge party, RsEl re-
| fused to rsEPsst the Ridge government wkich
had been sstablisksd-elainsd thnt his wa tho
proper government fer the nation, AID that he
was chisi. This, Of course, eaz5sd bitter con-
tension, whith resulted in the death Of two Of
the Ridges aEd BoudInot They being shs prin-
clpal men OF their party, were murdered by Elsz
concealed, end, - every one believes, By order
Of John R0ss. Thus Ross was established chief,
thsEe being Bitter hs.e sherishsd toward hin By
tbe people he had so grlatly wrongsd, and es-
pocislly hy younger balf-brothsr-.hs preEsnt
Colonel Slan1 Waite.
Boss, in order to gain popularity, had already
rssaTsed TO the aXEsdisnt of marrying e fall
blood Caer5kaa-himssif being not more than
on0-sixteeRth Indian. Thus he made thB
full-blocds who are IL the msiority, feel that he
was az "Eizglsha, equal. or brother III
dus however, 30 the present Mr7 Resa, 10 stats
that s43 is highly accomplished lsdy from D3l-
awEs.)
Ross now resorted to aaother expsdieut: 70
combine his iHfus1ea with Evan Jones. who
cluBencad bis labor ~ a Bzntist sistion.ry
a71c2g the people forty yasrs ago, and, lsbsrinr
sizest s5tirsly for ths iull-5lo05s Es Lsd gaiRsd
sn eztscsive IHdaeucs BY tie tims ws refer to.
Thsss two men were The NEST msstorly spirits
in the nEion, AID wsrs 90 zach ether 6s Jana.
tdon and David-zsva In tha virtues OF those
mystery, for Ross WRs q Methodist snd Jones a
Bssist Boss was an extensive alaysh0ldsr,
and Jones az Abolition DiSsiousTY. Wien TIE
triennial convention was formed, the Bos.o1
beard proposed t. Jones shat as he wss unoa
S0u.hara sell, he should come under the patron
age Of tha Southern brethren; but be requested
that be E,igt receive his sapparE as formerly. aud
It was agreed to-nobsdy At the South thinking
that no wosid iaser 30 disseminate ais infdsl
doctrines.
That fhe speaker might be excused fer having
10 cenhdeucs in Evaa jones, be gave an in
stance of that Worthy's du0leity; In course of
tine ihera were SHAREHOLDERS who demanded
baptism at his hands, and he received them
Bat his Instructions" from the Boston board
weIa, to Yeesivs ne SHAREHOLDERS into the
churches Ia order to extricats hinsaif from
his dilemma, just bstoTa making out bis snnusl
rapoIts to ths board he would give certificates
Of disuisEion 30 the slaVsholdsrs, aud thsn ra-
port no shareholders in membership; 80 sooa a.
tho report was gone hs would take In al the
certificates sid Ehas restore the PersoRs to mem
bsrship. At Eha beginning sf ths war lie re-
pGr.ad thirteen hundred members. These were
I'll as he was.
His influence was RsVsr disiRrbs5 tlI about
five years ago, VIXEN brother JameE A Siovsr
entered tbs nation, under the patronage Of tha
Martin beard and began tae work Of receiving
end baptEing slavsholdsrs. About tive hua-
dred members have bssn gathered into seven
churches, and, with seven native preachers, Or
rspiEsd into an association.
Ross added third sxpeiisnt to retain his DO
1ilion over .he Psspls which he has held a guar.
tsT 0f q century. WEtie's inhusns8 was gaining,
and giving tAe old chief sems alarm, 1yhas.
four or fiTo years siace, Jsha (ths ssn Of Evsn)
jones conceived the idea of a Yaakas secret 20.
cisiy for political enss-the object Of whieb was
TO keep Rsss and his psrtyin power At the
5Ussoe3iag elections the Watts party. which
were the Sou.hen aad uixsd blsods, we're de-
ttatad % tsto' and tAs0ss they were the inlelh-
gent and wealthy part OF the population, not
enc of them has svsr held an ofies since the or
ganization Of She Pin saeisty. The rule Of an
inferior race could nos b endured by a people
of proud bearing, Ike Che Ssuthern Cdsroksas.
Under this stats Of sfsirz President Davis tsn-
aers5 commission to sand Waite, and so1n
he wss in taa Esld at the hssd Of fine REGIMENT.
John Ross still adhered to his neutral p9liev,
aill after the hasEls Of OAK hills, which con
Tinesd Eim that right and truth Wers on the eide
Of Southern aIIas. Immediately he called
convention OF tao entiTe vstIng population, an5
ufan als recommendation every mau OF lis
palsy, f0 lnalsand warrosa, v0isd f5r sha So
cession Of tbs aliioai the Waite party relus-
ing 20 co-operzts, Is tkay had no e0u6danes il
Ross and his eozfeasratss. a national regiment
VEs rsissd and plassd under command Of Col
DroW, eHd ssHaafsd 10 tho Confsierass service
la the dithcultiss amaag The Creeks, to which
fha speaker referred, this regiment, except Col
Dew and otheT oficsrs, deserted sad fought wiih
ihs enemy. But whsn the enemy was rouied
DIs8'a- regiment desired 20 return, sad it Ess
thought best by Colonel Cooper, eoDman5ing
brigade, to pardon the dessrtsrs-assrihiHg tbsir
condaet to want Of intslligoaso. Ths bastls Of
WIar Horn Farvsd this resiaeut to rstrieva its
lost character, fer in this engagement they did
vel aud this was q source Of general icy IN
ths nstien, as We began to kope now for q rs-.
turn Of good brotherly feeling, suah as had not
existed Tor years between the rival parties, now
thsy lad fought side by side in the samo bastla.
But these hopes Uere soon blasted. Tba Fedar-
ais came down to Grand RIVER, dssolating the