New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-05
which the condition Of srs at the time far the
tribes were conoerned ] anoie from his letter.

America 70 enter further argument regard to TIE subject
any further nssotsaon with oar,
dDy oS 9sSss he s Isa ard wad6p The
Al this forbidden 70 ibe Confederate s,ses y
that and the Cherokee people will remain neutral during the pres
the Confederate States Va retain uIdimini,hed
hat should have .. strangely mistaken Interests
could not have keH ~ place y tne .de o. the pd
signed formal friendship aud alliance offensive and de
1s s % ssn ,Is Iag g SS s sTS most
protect the Cbeokees maintain the most amicabe relations
aud to them the undmbed possession Of the most
in tie end should the losers by the policy Of
nscton which they have been peruaded 10 adopt OF sanction no
Of the blame viii sttach to the Confederate States
evident that there sincerity 10 the professions OF
respect Cherokee position by the Rebel Gen MeCu
och least That General wrote to Chief Ross june ~
1851 notifying him that his command embraced the Iadian
country The Union soldiers had abandoned all the posts
there Gen. McCuloch the head Of his forces at Fort
Smith. writes
1T desire give oHen,e interfere with any Of yo'
nights OF wishes and shall not do 80 une so VIII
T' goo S Ia e ssn s a be- S%ea to cssale u,o
thense,e in Of invasion from the North"
In answer to this John Ross writes June H. 1851; ,
demand people Of the Nation VINO -e IN favor
joining the condemey be aoWa organize into military @
North respectfully declined cannot give
= would pslpsbe violation Of position as neutral
nv On, w '' ~ v o3 %G d ho would soon
% anton. !" the I GhsIos. '
II intmsed that Mr. Ross and the loyal Cherokees
were at one time propagands Of Secession That point
scrutinzed closely the time entered their country in
1862 and became satisfied that II utterly goundess
append Mr. Ross letter TO Gov Harris Of the Chekassw
Nation The Governor wrote Mr. Ross Of date Jan l. s6l
asking the cooperation Of the different Nations and nclosng
an act OF their Legislature from which quote
ra. ,ss Of e. Nation % Be, he
Ssay fsnS. 'I Tso T@%" ard foacd V
pointed rspecvy by chOc's~ Creek chei.e and Seno.
Nat to met n Gsness Convention a. ,s p so
compact inconsistent with the laws and 'rese. Of The
s,es Of & Sos IN the event Of change IN The United states
and 5 S. ~, S S good @ sn &
iIh Of November 1859 Asbury Mission Greek Nation
Mr. Ross responds Feb. 9, 1861. and says;
II Surprised proposition for taking scton
r..ndne business. winch git have afforded
portanty to confer with respective Councils aud People
Ao o0Y 5' , S S Voc e 1y S Se d "
family sunder'iandug Themselves. and sehGoves Us 20 be
cteiul OF refrain from sdp Ing
liable . be misconued isrepsented ana in which s
esuno si ba. cSnade1y SSsyr however that h,r, wo
sS % .aS sSs6 s s5 I g9 al s Of
their dsrsnces right .etieipae
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Again convention was held Canadian ground the real
object Of which try and effect Of action among
the Indians who really loyal and If they possibly
l
John Ross to the Cherokee delegation:
your deibsAon. will be proper you advise discretion
guard against premature oN.ment on our part rch nse
srry plain We adhere firmly ,.pecs uste'
s S hs,s ss syer"n wsS,.v. We are bound to hold
no,es'y with any toresn PoSe nor with ey stat. o.
another without he Interpolation and participates United
shoad desirable resolution
oa interest on the psased ih The United sAe. for ,h. fus
men Of their obligations We ought to enen no OF
responsibilities Of the Federal Government viii Away. bound
Relying on your intelligence and discretion add
Yoms very respectfully JoBs Rosa Principal Chief
Iappend the report Of the delegates in full as 1t is brief
"FoRI GIBSON, March, IS 1851.
The undsnsd repeatedly report ths, hey At
cha.sws cberOees the Greek Agency Neither
s nor We s very snd By hs and BID
fee and friendly ,erSh:nse Of opinion, with them s ,ssa 70 oar
United sae Our Opinon, harmonious, aud the conclusion
nothing to Keep quiet comply with treaties Mutual
IT, s'SS ss any enc VIII oasd .
s pf d. ce Sne md y .Sop
tISl Doxsise, Delegation
To make the fact conclusive that the loyal Cherokces after
they we're abandoned by the Government trad saaiafaa
cause in the nation quote again from the report OF Albert
Pike to Jefferson Davis:
q" decide ct ss r cs. wsSd S DE- ..
made lAy you'd beeoatederad agaH' day council
SD 81 tie Frame s Ssa scns Up ON The north s,.
las neH ba IN the, oS. T % Ss
An agreement TO ,hs, fec, ga' n Jao made t.os
DssSsre. aid 6cispoo. were d.sase Na white.
f 1s the Inss.~ ce.s s1,rs @ policy Of na Ben
MsIsn oss c owns sgTdrss ossSs SSs gDosS to
upper Ief formerly National Speaker and brought gu, of Ala
tim. to wait further ORDER from the ooysrnme,
!, d . might our ,Ss
"a. The whsl: force 0tSss s MsGqsss army rsoa
sSqdnns Indian, ded they would by Northern troops.
and the whole western frontier Of would be ruined did
loss equvasn, TO that Of at esa Of our sses"
The above extracts win fully convince any candid mind.
army had been encamped northeast cor
Cherokee Nation for time before the
Creek Bull Run had convinced the Rebels
staDdwate and bis In and II impossible
without military force to reduce them make them obey the
proclamation of Mr. Ross Gen. McCuloch and the rebel
Indians around them md ready pounoe them.
With the exception Of 0ppotboehoa and the loyal Che
rokee the other indians in the Rebel
What oyasts in any border State did more much
done They had but the alternatives OF desruc
ton. submission flight Oppothoehoa chose the latter
Seeing his impending ruin John Ross dssuade
him.
1t win be needless to describe the suerngs Of the Creeks
with Oppohoehola in that memorable fight any people in
Alabama Georgia Virginia had orssken their houses
their crops their property and struggled through 200 miles
Of desert. harsssed by and fighting with the Rebel
army would have evoked the enthusiasm Of the civilized
world After vainy trying TO bold his away west on the
Red Fork the Arkansas River he fed toward Ksnss Late
in the Faof the Rebels swooped him the verdr
the 7 of October the Cherokees signed treaty To
detection and to prevent Stand sn nom oyerrunpng
the country and under its spnAons the Drew regiment was
raised az Home Guards" The matter had come 10 an
issue That regiment ordered with the Rebel forces
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