The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24

After this, the last and most desperate Oh the
| Creek battles, the hostile Indians generally
came in and surrendered to jackson. During
the engagement, when all hope seemed lost,
| Jackson, unwilling to destroy 30 brave people,
sent them word to confide in his clemenoy and
| yield themselves prisoners of war. They an
swered only by shouts of defiance and threats
| of unoompromisng hostility.
| As the chiefs came in and submitted, jackson
refused to treat of peace until tho Red Eagle
| should bs delivered up, dead or alive. At this
| juncture Weatherford might have made his es-
| cape to Florida, but scornipg to abandon his
defenceless people, and although informed that
q price had been set upon his head, he deter
mined to give himself up to the American com
mander.
Riding calmly up to the tent of Jackson, he
dismounted from his splendid steed, and with
arms crossed upon his chest, awaited the gen. I
erals arrival.
jackson, hearing of weatherford's presence,
rushed out excited and surprised, and sx-
claimed, in furious manner:
ii "How dare you, sir, ride up to my tent after
morderine the women aud children of Fort
, Mims!"
i, Weatherford's reply has been g ven by many
, | pens, bat for nobility of thought, simple
grandeur and heroic pride, we think the his
torical account by A. j. Pickett the finest of
them all
"Gen. jackson, am not afraid of you, fear
= no man, for am Creek warrior. 1 have
t nothing to request in behalf of myself You
can kill me- if you desire. But come to beg
i you to send for the woman and children of the
= war party, who are now starving in the woods.
8 Their fields and cribs have been destroyed by
Q your people who have driven them to the
r. | nj i hope that
# you will send out parties who will safely con-
9 duct them here, that they may be fed.
!; exerted myself in vain to save the women
b and children of Fort Minis. I am now done
d fighting. The Red Sticks are nearly all killeds
e If could fight you any longer, would do SO
& send for the women and children, they never
did you any HARM But kill me if the white
e. people want it DONE"
T, This brave reply disarmed the vengeance OF
is the fiery jackson, and turning his flashing eyes
of upon the men who crowding round were call
IN ing out: kill him =! Hill him kill him he COM
,g manded silence, exclaiming in emphatic terms
lis 1.-THE man who would kill as brave man as
this would rob the dead!'
as For many years after the war, Weatherfordt
~ life was constantly in danger from relatives o
an those who had fallepsPt Fort Minis; bat even
in tually he settled "a in the lower portion o
el- Monroe county go he lived the life of (
ted farmer much zol'ec "a by American citizen
the for his bravery, honor, and strong native
He died in 1924 from the fatig gung effects of
sed desperate bear-hunt.
not One instance is given of his singular courag
ted and frmness of purpose. desperate name
the Caller who had murdered old and inoffer
dis siye citizen, and who def ed the sheriff to al
ond rest him, swore he would kill the first ma
The xvbn Il n A had bee
and summoned to the village of Claiborne, but wei
hus deferred from their duty by the threats of tt
lied criminal. Some one suggested that the fAmol
the Chief5an was in the neig ghborhood, and if SUI
lted moned wood take him. The sheriff applied
the chief and asked him if he would make Il
iAu attempt.
A'n "If yon order me, will do my duty" VI
Anu Weatherford's reply. "Then 1 order you
'asu take him, dead or alive said the sheriff, an
@uu the two proceeded to the place. Caller W
'nlu standing in the market-piace with draw
ned butcher knife in his hand, Weathorford DIRE
a knife from his bolt, aud walking calmly
rheu to him, ordered him to surrender. He repli
kept in husky voice keep eff )" but Weatherfol
leJ'f fixing his eagle eye upon him, continued
'he advance. Instantly Caller dropped the POI
nofe of his knife, and saying will not resist "
er of Rin vveo+barf,r7 ,,1,o,a, b;n,oo,f +o ho ho
'ooA ed over t. the officers. When Weatherford v
asked what he would have done in case of
~ 10 sistance, he said, " fxed my eye upon him.
It his he had moved ono muscla 70 strika sbo
were have lodged his blow, and cut his throat
ated fora ba recovaradu
lawk The criminal had raad this nnrnose in
hreat cbieftain,s face and lsnev that he va. in
that, bands of a naster-rind westberford loft
was hind hin, q f.mi1u If cbiIdran 1vbo baza it
married with Alabamians, and are highly
3Oth snected for rDanv evoa1Ient troits of go,
T the The ladv baneatb ,vboso bosnitob1o .oof
sarful write this imnerfact sketcb of tho oraot oh
meri- tain bas met bis dascandon+a ~ 80, =
IL of room in Monros Conntv Amono +ta -an,ar
soon claimants for her hand in tho donoos tho,