The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-15
SPEECHES BRAVES.
They Pass Through Muskogee
in Charge of u. S. Soldiers
With Colors Flying.
Although Prisoners of War, They
Have No Fears of the
Consequences.

city last night, and who was in Muskogee
Friday last when Spieche and his band OF
warriors passed through, q BAzoO reporter
CLEANED the following interesting particu-
lars of the surrender and the probable out
come:
Spieche and his followers, though called
rebels now, represented that portion OF the
tribe of Creeks who were loyal to the
United States Government during the late
war. Their first grievance was that money
which was appropriated by Congress TO
indemnify them for losses sustained during
the war was taken possession of and divid-
ed among the prominent adherents OF
Chief Checote, who espoused the Southern
cause. Matters grew from bad to worse
until open war between the factions was
declared about four months ago, when
Spieche headed his faction, and General
Pleasant Porter assumed command of Che
cOte's forces.
The Spioche party had the best of the
fight from the start. 1t had the Creek
treasury to draw on for its arms, ammuni
ton and commissary supply. while Spie-
che's men were forced to supply themselves
in these necessary adjuncis OF war More
over, Spieche and his men we're poor and had
rebelled against the recognized authorities
of the nation. They were resolute, though,
and de6ed their enemies from the very
start. They adopted the corn shuck as
their emblem, and at one time fully one
third of the warriors of the Creek nation
could be seen wearing piece of shuck in
the button holes of tLeir coats in place of
boquets. Spicehe says he was induced to
adopt this ss an emblem on account of its
fitness, for while Checote and his party got
the grains, he and his followers were only
left the shucks
GhecOte went into camp with his three
or four hundred men, who we're poorly
armed and equipped, and the first thing he
knew Gen. Porter was after him with about
six hundred men. Spieche saw that he
would be unable to cope with so greatly
superior numbers, and pulling up stakes
retreat d into the Sac and Fox reservation.
Porter right at his heels. A fight would
have ensued there had it not
been that the Sacs and Foxes, who we're
friendly to the Spieche cause, protested
against their reservation being made bat
tlefeld and threatened to take part with
Spieche if Porter forced fight. Porter
considered that discretion was the better
u II,
the Sac and Fox reservation.
About this time Capt. "Goob" Childers,
one of SPEECHES men, returned from
Washington, bearing with him a memorial
to congress, asking that the Creek nation
be divided between the two parties, and
that falling to the Spieche party be al.
loted per capita and title in fee simple
vested in each one entitled to share, and
they would be subject to the laws of the
united states. This memorial was signed
BY all of SPEECHES men, and this act only
widened the breach between them and
Checote's party, who now began to kill off
the Spieche men who had remained at
home.
As Spieche had a large number of
horses and cattle with him, he saw that he
could not find feed for them in the Sac and
Fox country, so fell back still further south
into the Comanche country, where they re-
NAMED until some days ago, when Capt.
Bates, the commanding officer at Fort Glib
son, with detachment of troops, induced
Spieche and his force to surrender and re-
turn with him
Friday morning the United States SOL
diers, some thirty In number, preceded
SPEECHES warriors, who were in column of
twos and numbering some two hundred
and City, in their passage through MuskO-
gee. The United States flag was flying at
the head of the column. After the process
sion of warriors came their train of
wagons, some seventy in number, contain
ing their women and children. Then came
their herds of cattle and ponies, which
were followed by friends of the cause,
who had taken no part in the war, also
some three hundred and fifty,
who made the welkin ring
with that inspiriting old war
song of "Rally round the Flag" They did
not call halt at Muskogee, but proceeded
to Fort Gibson, where they are now en-
camped, but are not under guard.
An investigation of the grievances of,
the Spieche party will take place At once
and it seems to be the prevailing opinion
that they will be fully vindicated for their
action taken, and that their wrongs will be
righted.