Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-05
Cherokee Indians.

Cherokee Indians.
The address Of BrgAdler GsleFAi SAID WAtie, Uher'
oks CHEZ Sho commands the Indian forces Wts Of the
Xi,si sIpi, vas h.ndsd 30 Us by OolGnel William Il,
rucm.s (uOu ia the city, OF Thomas Legion OF Gil
zd Cher kee Indians and kOunt.nesrr raised by hin
pnsipally in the portion Of NOr.h Carroll west OF the
Glue dg, They are said to be 6ns cOat', the bss'
,f msrksm n and have rendered valuable seIVIces.-
For d uds Da reAIOns best known to the copmAnder
out little Is known Of their Wher, AbOus or operations
Nv the public. Tie commander and large pOraon Of
his men ave not liable to ion, purely volunteers
6st for three years. nearly expired Aad now they pro-
nose going in tOr the var, be the time long or short
We append tie address Of neral Stand Waite:
n, n, Honorable MspbsrS of the National Commit
rae aud Con-, ell "a General COGa'eiL Convened:
T,5sr favor Of Divine Providence 10 whom lie due
an, humble and grateful submission, you, the Repre-
taiiVes of the Cherokee people are enabled TO meet
IN Capeisl Council, to promote, IS far as may lie In
IN. novsr their best Interests. Ia undertaking the
ot sfore us Il is EropsT that We imrore that wisdom
and guidares without which human tnjrSs are power
sss and human calculations VAIN
So lie organization OF the IFassnt Government,
,r neople have been su SC ed 70 changes OF condition
,ntq lenl upon the war IN which the Nation has been
,,gag.d Soon sfter the GenerEl Mass Convention,
bod nv that INTEL gent portion Of the Cherokee PSo
ne Who could not inte:ed With the DELIBERATE tret
,srv of their principal rurS Confederate forces Of
Ibis ID s.rlct made adSarcs northWard, the enemy
.as mailed from our borders and cur prospect vas
air for con lrusd posse, sion OF our county. The
oa~oaigp upon the whole, no IsTer, proved disastrous
N the common luIs. All that porlOn Of our country
i,g uorth Cf Arkansas river WAS Nrested from us by
oyeFshtimnR rsmbeIs, G. our women and children
forced 10 from the msTclsss traitors Who had sworn
sib ourselves 10 rrotect hem FRI N the common enc
~ ulw In
rnchsd a. Fort Gibson, and at the close CT tee follow
70 simmer Fort Smith, the key OF Western Arkansas
ana N. Indian Territory, passed Gu. OF Sou hern poi.
session No d ria that could then be made BY brave
and ,aloul soldiers, under truly able commanders,
could prevent OF old prevent the whole nAVgabe por
ton Of AIksnssr with its contingent territory from
falling into Federal bands L. was, can suppose, the
p,loy Of our abs nm nds IN o lief at Shreveport
ot 10 exhaust or expose the Of the country
by prems o attempts 10 reg in what bad been lost at
al events the nhsbi ants Of most OF Arkansas the
dsrs ns of march ere compelled 10 seek the rear
of Ing arEs', snd our own people, en- ma SO
9Th Greeks sQd tbs pula ion OF the Northern Ohoc
a Counties we're driven to take temporary r1uge on
Red River sud ia T. xas where they al present ABIDE.
Tee destitute condition Of the pee pie mad been repre-
ssnted 10 the AHthorez o. tbs Confederate Government
and am graf d 10 be able to state that had
been AIKEN supply them with provisions IN endent Of
the OrtirA OF Convention to supply the destitute
passed Nav s0.h, 1853. Tbs principal Commissioner,
Olotain J. L. Martin, who vas appointed under the
5;,suce, was also appointed IEung Agent under an
GA r from General Ssselr MAXI provision for sup.
I,g the destitute with TAons the expense OF the
Gaa,,l Government IhaVs received no ofic al report
rom the Commissioner and only able to say in this
nsnton that ratons have been furnished him for dis
trbutiou among needy Cherokee fam lies which have
a. abort intervals Of time been received and sued under
bis direction
- nonrrnoa NJ + ~ R,udinnt eucoeadad in
obtaluiuR an appropriation or loan Of orc hundred
,bbussp dollars from the Confederate Government 10
srpplV the most pressing necessities OF INDECENT Ohero
Fort, five thousand dolars OF this amount hae
been receed BY the Oommifsontr on part of the Ma
ton Who is nov engaged in making purchases o! such
cles az their TO- medae wants require IL Ia expect
a tbas they vii coon be a. hsnd and ready
for distributiou. It lies within your PFC vince
70 take such sctioa In this matter a. your
Wsd,m may Judge best for the uniform and best allot
meDr Of thee Atices amopg the aously End literally
dssilus 70 which safe mADy.Of the people ave been
re u,ed.
TIE Ac. Of the G neral Convention, entitled az Or
dnanceio iucresse the hi itsry Force in tie Indian
Territory placed, wi cerlAinueIospoIs all Cherokee
male cit zenB bstseen tie ages OF eighteen and forty
in the service Of the Confederate States for tie term Of
Two and thee Yeas II s not necessary TO inform you
that il Is of the most urgent conH qdeucs for easc ng
rs.sstablshmeDt of eur nation rights that the
should be prosecuted With the greatest Vgor and that
the WsOle Of the population CRpAbo Ct bearing arms
sAould take part in the common struggle. therefore
recommend Tor the pu pese OF uoreaSng Gu sf ctivs
military fo CO to the utmost th1. sos be passed Iu,
tir ali OAsrokse male citz between the ages of le
ana 40 ht for duty and not already enlist for the
var ia the Confederate serVCe for tia. psTiod-With
s1ei further Eroy5i6nl for July carrying into t-o,
soch law IS In your judgment may seem best
The dirane Of the General Mae Oo.V6nion es-
t1bshiDg this Gov6Fnm Mt held a. Tsh gar, August
2l4t 1854 rsAffmsd sld adopted the Constitution az
Laws FeViOusy in operation and il feI within your
ore vrcs 10 mike snJ emendmsnts additions to the
anne in the psop,r mode yea may deem pedient
AN however aware that the interruptions to which youT
resent session txpOJed and the q1ent necessity
Of disuatob 20 Which respectfully SO rpOn your no
op ii not s1v yon perhaps 20 exeTcise the requisite
deosratiop except upon the most material fubees Of
IglatVs action sso ing tie immediate welfare OF Jour
constituents.
A General Ooune ! to which al tie Iads1 ioss ae
invited has been called to meet 90 tie 2O;l Of ID
month q Cho,ssu's T'sing Houss. Three ds'eSAt
have been appointed to - eat the O1sl okes Cpe,
W; Mes Is, Tussy Gu - John Ohsmbsrs and WI au
AFI,ll Oopss Of field laters will be fuFOished you
fof yO1r Information In regard - tbjeo. OF 8 "a
6sHtr O0rnod OF all the Tnte'.
81 est esHpaga Of ehsd last Spring our pro- pscs
have bsen bghssnicg Confederate arms. 80 far We
have heard, have everywhere been Victorious In tbs
F,msnt a vas and combines movement Of aha ho,.
We AlWss lOWaIds Texas UsI EgOAly checked lnd de-