The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-16
is quaint and fascinating. Governor Ebert

is quaint and fascinating. Governor Elbert
Friends and Brothers: You know that
Il mas po lo ar Win e
king Of Great Britain, who wants TO
make u.s. our women and children slaves,
and when they found they could not conquer
us by themselves, they forwarded others to
assist them and take up the Ratchet against
US US; that many OF our women and children
nave been killed; We have been drove from
our houses, our houses burnt, many of
from us. SO that we are made very poor.
But the great Master of earth was always
our friend BY His assistance we have
drove our enemies away from our country,
and then they found they. could not con-
brothers, we are happy to inform you that
We have made peace with them; that the
peace, and all have taken hold of the
great chain of friendship, and settling this
peace 1T is agreed that the Spanish have
the east and west Florida.
FRIENDS and brothers, we have always
told you the truth, and what we tell you
now Is true Consider what we say, for you
are a wise and knowing people. Whilst
the war continued heavy upon us we We're
obliged to send our brethren to the north
ward for our great men and many of our
warriors to assist us in fighting our battles.
They came and they fought by sides
and we promised them that when the war
was over they should have some land for
themselves to set down upon and plant
The land which we speak OF is that which
our great warrior, General Pichings, spoke
to you about.
Friends and brothers, consider what We
ask. We will give you goods. The great
ships are daily a-coming to US with goods
over the great waters, where all is peace.
We rejoice in TINS day that will surely
make glad the hearts OF the gray-headed
men and women of your nation and our
nation. Now we may eat out OF the same
dish, drink out of the same cup and have
an open path through the forest for you
and US, burying the hatcnet so deep that
the evil spirit may never dig At up again,
and with 1t bury all the blOOu mat mas
"a
Then Tarpin, son of the great warrior,
holding string OF Wampum in his hand
I'VE have held our ears and listened to
the talk, great chief, and come this
day to meet you and your beloved that
peace may be restored, and our hearts made
glad. L am happy to see the warriors of
my nation and your nation setting down
together smoking the pipe of peace, hold
by the arm, which is the wish of my heart
and may it last as long as the sun shines
astray and the path between us stopped
and we extend this belt that it may again
the forest to see our brethren our faith
ers did, while we hold it by one end and
you by the other
The War Woman of Chata.
After Tarpin, son OF the great warrior"
the. old chronicle goes on TO state, had
spoke, the war woman OF Chata said:
am fond of hearing that there is peace. /
hope you have taken us by the hand in real
friendship. have Il pipe and little to-
DaccO 10 give 10 the White man to smoke
in friendship. L am old, but L hope to bear
children who will grow I'D and fight for
your nation and my nation, And may my
people and your people hold each other fast
by the hand and high by the arm as long
as the rivers run and the sun Shines
But alas, for the old woman of
Chata! If she could gaze from the happy
hunting. grounds what Il change she would
find had come Ger the spirit of her dream
There are other papers and documents of
more than casual interest over which one
could ponder and mediate for hours but
suffice it to give one more document which
is of interest because of its sanguinary
tone 1t reads follows:
Observation-Disclosures of Treaty of Peace
Amnesty and Commerce. concluded near the
mouth Of the Shoulder Bone creek, a branch
of the Oconee river the Sd day of Novem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty-six, and the in
"a. the eleventh, between the subscribing
commissioners in behalf of the state Of
Georgia, of the one part, and the underWrit-
ten kings, headmen and warriors, in be
half of the Creek nation on the other, on
the following conditions, namely:
Whereas, Since the signing of the last
treaty held at Galphiton and dated the
twelfth day of November, one thousand
state and the kings, headmen and warriors
of the Greek nation, acts of hostility have
been committed by parties of Indians on the
inhabitants Of the SAID state in violation
of the s>id treaty. whereby the Friendship
and ha1 .nony so essentially necessary to
both parties have been greatly disturbed,
and
Whereas The said parties are now rnutr-
ally DESTROYS of renewing a treaty which
may comprehend such articles as may give
satisfaction to the parties injured and re-
store peace and friendship and commerce to
both, It is therefore commanded and agreed
First. The Indians for themselves. and
the rest of the kings and headmen and war
riors of the Creek nation do hereby promise