Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-08-03


last struck a happy chance 20 a.
sauit the editor 0f the iNpiAN
CnInlHAlN as President oiihe Mus
eOgeo fair. Il says lhls editor
President wants a. postpone th'
Air one year on aceonul oi The
Creek troubles. while the fact d
"ihs ctlk Aafoa nUff uas mols
psaeiul.n ID says everybody d
lust pinMg "a show bis hlg cotton
and Tine com. that there never Na.
such fine opportunity Ia lhe world
Of having a GLORIOUS time. The
Journal itself is taken Vita q sud.
den aching 10 have an International
hir. Itisalmosi ready 10 guaFan'
tee that lspaheechee will not seal 4
the ten thousand innocenls who
will come in the midst Of suppress.
ed revolt 10 gather knowledge and
have good umes,N because, the
Journal aplly remarks, A. d mar
ifr Of dullars aad cents, husgogss eaa
hardly afford 10 III Il foil through,
erta Il ihe President i laellaed 10,
for ne erolrd leares lots u money. .
The Journal has a petition to the
Interior Department in this issue,
signed by Wash Gayson and
James Larney, special Creek dele
CATION, three and a half columns
long, which says among other
things descriptions of the terrible
state Of affairs in their country,
that troops viii be Intellectual i
intended as protection from harm
or restraint from further insurrec-
tionary movements and that I'M
less the United States government
grants their prayer that "lhat 4
will be difficult for Il (the Creek
goyernmonD TO maintain It's integ-
rty against another revolt, which
will occur soon after the withdraw
al Of the troops. - The Indian
Journal reviews this petition in an
editorial in the same issue, COM
mcnts on Spiheecheo's IS last doclara-
/ ton of independence, on the pro-
posed peace commission, closing
with these words: $50 We opine.
the commission, if it GENES, will
have a pretty difficult piece Of bus
mess before il to adopt some plan
for the settlement Of all their
(Creck) difficulties" The Journal
has recorded many murders grow
ing out of this difficulty, yet, tho
the peace commission can't settle
it, and the soldiers can't prevent
it, we are severely informon in the
same breath "the Creek Nation was
never more peaceful, Should be
pieceful) and that everybody is
pining to go there and be scalped.
The officers are not really interest
ed in seeing it die nor are they
even interested, really, in seeing
themselves, and an interesting
number Of their friends and ac-
quaintances die, and if they must
die they are not really interested
in seeing themselves die in Mus
cogec, although as the Journal
aptly remarks, GAS a matter Of
dollars and cents, Musoogee can
/ hardly afford to let it fall through.
The INDIAN CmEFTAlN, however,
is delighted to see an expression OF
opinion from the Indian Journal,
even ifit is not very clever, for it
is really better to have poorchar-
acter OF mind than TO have no char
acter of mind at all, and imperii-
ncnt and unwise advice to the
stockholders of the Indian Interna-
tional Fair shows viyacity if it
docs not display modesty or wis
dom.
As the Journal asserts that most
Of the officers endorse its position,
we give below few letters rccciy-
ed from officers in its own to'n,
Muscogcc, addressed to R. i.
Owen, President Of the Ind. LIT.
Fair. Mr.. W. L. Squicr, director,
says: "In reply to your circular
letter ofJuly 18th. just to hand, |
would say that considering the un-
settled state Of Creek affairs, |
deem it advisable to defer holding
the fair this year. Messrs. N. B.
Moore and joshua Ross, the treas
urcr and Secretary Of the fair, in a
Joint letter, say: "rhe unsettled
condition Of troubles in the Creek
Nation lead us to approve the
| postponemont of the annual Inter.
| fair, at Muscogce." Maj. Jno. A.
Foreman, the father of the fair and
its standing President from its in
ception, till our unfortunate elec-
ton, says: II heartily agree with
you. The grounds that you have
taken are sufficient for postponine
the fair for one year, under the
present disturbed condition of the
Territory, and next year, with new
hope and prosperity, you can push
/ the fair forward with certain sue
cess and with great benefit to all. >
The Indian International FAN
can be Of great service to the peo'
pie Of the Territory, and should be
heartily encouraged by all thought
full, enterprising and patriotic citi-
zens of the Indian Territory, but il
would be very mwise to have .
meeting this fall, by next fall thC
/ fair can be put on a different anc
much improved basis and there
can be representation there Of every
tribe in the Territory. Every cf
fort will be made to make il tho
beginning of anew era.
Tahlequah District.