, 1863-03-25
Ql)lfaoo Qribnnt.
The WAR ON The BORDER.
ACTION OF THE CHEROKEE
LEGISLATURE


from the Leavenworth Conservative, 19tn,1
The arrival Of DR.. GIpatrick, at Fort Scott.
With dispatches to Gen. Blunt from Col. Wu''
4 Phillips, commanding the Indian Brigade.
put us in possession of items Of interest and
Importance rela' ing to affairs in the 9Th and
9th Mill 'ary District.
Col: Phillips Headquarters are now at Ben
tonsile, the county seat Of Benton Co., Ar
kansas. With him there is large portion of
his command, the three Indian regiments. a
battalion # the 1th Kansas cavalry, and Hon
1ins' Cd Kansas battery. At Fayetteville, the
county seat Of Washington, III Arkansas
Union regiment is stationed. This regiment
and though not yet full, bids fair to be SO
soon. It is the third Union regiment raised
in northwest Arkansas. It is composed to 4
large extent Of conscTipts, deserters from the
Confederate army. A detachment Of the 1st
and I'd Indian, under Lieut.. Fox, is stationed
at Fort Blunt, MaysEille, as also i've compa-
nies Of the Sd, at Neosho, No., under Capt.
Spillman.
The lnte session Of the Cherokee Leglsla-
ture, which assembled in the Delaware district
Of the nation, at Cowskin Prairie, organized
about the 18th ult. Capt. Peg, Of the Sd Indi-
an, formerly Major in the Confederate reei-
ment under Col Drew, which regiment came
into the Union as soon Is our troops advanced
last 1all IL was President Of the Upper House,
and in the absence Of John Ross, ex-oMcio3
Chief Of the Nation.
Among the measures effected was the revo-
cation Of the ordinance Of secession and the
treaty with the rebel Government passed bY
former Legislature. An act vas passed de.
posing from Office all Cherokees dfsloyal to
the Government Of the United etates, and de-
c1aring them forever thereafter incompetent
to hold any Office. A resolution was passed
asking the President to extend to the thero-
Rce Nation the offer Of compensated Emanci-
IL:
law Internationally abolishing slavery, It is
understood that auo: her Law was also passed
declaring Ill persons born in the Cherokee
Territory citizens OF the nation. This. OF
course, includes persons Of African descent
as well as whites.
Delegates are appointed to to Wash.
iDgton and confer with the General Govern.
mcnt- These delegates arc the Chief, John
Ross, now in Washington; Lewis Downing,
Lieut.. Colonel of the Sd Indian: CAPTAIN Ma
Daniel, Of the Cd; and the Rev. Evan Jones,
Chaplain OF the I'd; formerly the leading Anti.
Slavery Missionary il the Indian Territory.
What the objects Of this delegation are i:
not known to OUT officers, as under the or.
ders Of Gen: Blunt, it was strictly cnioined
upon the military authorities In no wise to
interfere or NEEDLE with the proceedings nj
the Legislature. Their duty was Simply to
protect it during its session. From the char.
actcr Of the action Of that body, it NAV be
fair1y inferred that the delegation arc suitable
persons to represent the Cherokees at the Fed,
eral capital.
Col. Phillips is actively engaged in pursuing
gucril]as. aud supplying the wants of thee
large number Of destitute Union families In
Western Arkansas and the Cherokee Nation
H is manuf;cturinga large: quantity Of tlou1
at Benton and nefghhoring mills.
rircr some distance. Stand Waffle is at Briar
town, on the south side Of Fort Gibson, In
addition to remains Of his own regiment. he
has with him Bryant's Battalion. BRYANT is 4
Cherokee, though lis men are princfpall7
white.
Col. Cooper is at Coal Creek, tifty miles
north OF Fort Washita and about thirty miles
with Lin i force Of 1000 men, principally dc.
sertets from Hindman' army. These men de-
serted By companies and even battalions, They
declare they will never fight under Hindu1a1,
but do not object to fight for the Confedcracy
under other Generals. Cooper is stationed al
this point to gather up these deserteEs as they
arc returning to Texas. Col. Cooper is !
nent now home on furlough. All the Greeks
and CloGtaws in the rebel service are fur.
loughed, and most Of them are ut home.
AL the rebel force in this section is com.
rlctely demoralizcd. Their transportation,
wagons and animals are literally 'tused IN. II
Their wagons, four hundred IN number, are at
Fort Washita, without animals, and from the
Arkansas river to that point the balance II.
fcattercd on the roads, mud bound Thci,
stock is completely ruined. There are not fou,
hundred horses in the commands of Cooper
Stand, Waite and Bryant. The:rest Of tht
forces are acting as infantry, a large proper
tion Of the mules hare died during the latt
severe weather, $50 having died in one day.
Gen. Hindman is at some point In South
western Arkansas, endeayoring to rcorglnizt
his dcmor:llizel army. NIaf3naduke ia hi
ClrksyiHc, on the north side Of thc Arkansas
town about hnlf- way between Van Bureu ant
Little Rock. He is reported as having a largt
cavalry force.
onF SCOUTS scour the whole country west o
GAINESVILLE and north of the Arknpsas. Tie,
have visited Van Buren, several times lately.