Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-11-25


I-dlGn Renegade found Wanting.
The Grand Indian Council nd
.ionrned at Fort Smith on the Sth
ult., after negotiating preliminary
treaties OF peace with all the Ma
tons md Tribes represented; many
questions were LETT open for perm
nnent settlement at Washington
city next winter when final treat
les win be conelnded, which will cs-
tablish definitely The future status
Of the unfortunate aborignes Of
America.
Upon an examination of the oflic-
ial report of the proceedings Of the
Council, we find, that the SOCIAL
ed loyal indians We're represented
a week or ten days before the dis
loyal appeared. The former con-
Sisted Of portions of the ChcrolSees,
Creeks, Seminoles, Choctaws and
Chickasaws, aud some Of the wild
tribes; they were astonished to hear
that their great father" considered
that they had forfeited all right to
lands and annuity, by reason of the
treaties the authorities Of their sew
eral Nations had made with the sol
disant Confederate States; in vain
they declared their unalterable and
unwavering fidelity to the United
States, and aeseveratcd that such
treaties had bien madeunder duress;
it was necessary, but their former
relations could he established,
that they should acknowledge n
righUal forfeiture Of all their privi-
legcs, and throw themselves upon
the mercy Of the Government.
The rebel Indians took their seats
in the Connection the 18th ult there
was among them many persons we'll
known to the people Of this State;
foremost among thcm was the chiv-
alrous Stand Waite, unrivallcd for
dauntless courage, as we'll as for
those better traits, kindness, homes
ty, modcsty and truth. There We're
Il. NJ. Jones, LAHORE, Fulsomc, Of
the Choctaw and ChiclSasaw Ma
tons; John Jumper Of the Semi
noles, Mcintosh Of the Greeks, G..
~ Yann, and Wm. P, Butler Of the
Cherokees-all gentlemen of talent
and refinement. There was no
bringing for favor among them
With none Of the bragadocio about
them, they still had the manliness
to admit that they had freely and
voluntarily cast their fortunes with
the South, believing it was for their
BEST interests; and arguing as ap-
pears to us convincingly, that after
the United States Government
ceased to protect them. they were
absolyed from any obligations to
such Government, and were legally
ffao to attach themselves 10 any
power that promised, and seemed
able to extend that protection.
The most interesting part of the
proceedings was the unsparing on
slaught made upon Mr. John Ross
and his party Of loyal Cherokees,
commonly known as Pins by Mr.
u. G Boudinot, one of the delegates
from the Cherokee Nation. In a
speech Of some two hours duration
we are informed he exposed the
shallow pretext of compulsion,
which Mr.. Ross had set up as an ex-
cusc for making treaty with tie
Southern Government. Mr.. Boud-
mot showed, by reference to the
letters of ] ohm Ross, written before
and aftor the treaty made With Mr..
Pike, and to his numerous speeches
made before and after signing such
treaty, that he either acted freely
and voluntarily, or, stood confessed
a hypocrite and impostor.
In the course Of Mr.. Boudinot's
speech, he referred to the barbara
ties paacticed at Elk Horn; and to
the odium unjustly sought to be
fastened upon Albert PiAe for Che
scalping of the dead and wounded,
by Cherokees of his command; he
declared, what every candid and de-
cent men in the country readily as
sents to, that no one could regret
such outrages mere than Albert
Pike, and that he was in no wise
responsible for them; and he flung
back the imputation that they. had
been committed by any Of Stand
Watie's command, and in presence
of hundreds of eager auditors,
pointed out the guilty wretch him
self, Mr.. Nathan Fish, who sat be-
side Mr. Ross as a regular commits
stoned delegate. representing the
loyal (?) Cherokecs in the great
council. Mr.. Boudinot not only
pointed him out, but dared him to
deny that he scalped the wounded
and the dead at Elk Horn, and re-
turned to his Nation with the hor-
rid trophies dangling to his girdls,
h s;,:s.:s;...,ig ti,slss;,u mad scaiped more
Yankees than anybody else Mr..
Fish was dumb.
Mr.. Ross replied at length to the
sceech of Mr.. Boudinot, but failed
to convincet the United States Com
missioners that he was loyal man