Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-09-18

ton OF the half OF the first years pay,
and in the same proportion for the
time that he shall serve over and above
one year, in full satisfaction of the one
half of the pay that shall be due him
for such further service; such lands to
be in some part of North Carolina, west
the Cumberland Mountain. Proper
tionate allowances in lands, were made
to the officers for the pay they might
be entitled to; and they inserted the
indispensable clause, that the monies
arising from the tax of lands west of
the Appalachian Mountains, should be
appropriated to the purpose of dis
charging the expenses of raising,
clothing, arming and supporting the
troops to be embodied in pursuance of
this act; the surplus, if any, to be car.
ried to the contingent fund. And they
provided further, by way of clearly in
timating what would be their future
conduct upon similar subjects, that in
all returns of taxable property made
by the receivers of lists, and clerks of
courts, they shall particularly specify
the lands situated west of the Cumber-
land Mountain; that the nett produce
of the revenue arising therefrom, may
be ascertained; as much as to say, be
understood, that beyond it, we will not
go, for the satisfaction of any debts
contracted in the maintenance and
protection of these new settlements.
The troops, when raised, were to be
marched from time to time into the
mberand settlements, and the field
officers of Davidson County were to
give directions for the disposition of
said troops in such proportions, and
at such places, as might be deemed
most likely to intimidate the Indians,
and prevent their incursions into the
Cumberland settlements. But, never
theless, the commanding officer of the
troops, in cases of emergency, or when
the situation of affairs, or alteration of
circumstances, should render it imme-
diately necessary, was at liberty to
make such other disposition of them,
as may be deemed most conducive to
the safety of the inhabitants. And it
was ordered, that the troops when as
sembled at the lower end of Clinch
Mountain, should cut and clear road
from thence, the nearest, most correct
and convenient way to the town of
Nashville, making the same at least
ten feet wide, and fit for the passage of
wagons aid carts; the road was laid off
and opened in the next year. Two
years further time was given for COM
pleting the surveys of western lands,
and two years further time for the
registration of military grants. At
this session also, the County of Sumner
was made out of part of the County of
Davidson; the line of division began
where the county line crosses the west
fork of Stone River; thence direct
line to the mouth of brakes Lick
Creek; thence down Cumberland River
to the mouth of Kasper's Greek; thence
up the said Greek, to the head of the
Wartrace fork; thence northwardly
course to the Virginia line, at point
that will leave Red River old station
one mile to the east; all that part of
Davidson which lay to the east of this
line, was thereafter to be considered as
the County of Sumner. This name
was given as testimony of respect
and gratitude to Brigadier General
Jethro Sumner, of the North Carolina
line, who continued during the whole
war in the service of his country; acted
a distinguished part in the greater
number of the hottest actions which
had taken place during the war, and
was as eminent for personal valor, as
he was for his equinimity and suavity
of manners. His name is precious in
the estimation of his countrymen; it
is engraved on their hearts, in charac-
ters of imperishable duration.
In 1887, the settlements were not ex.
tended, but tinued as they had been
for some time, except towards Red
River, where they had visibly and con.
siderably expanded. The Indians were
not idle in distributing among the new
settlers, the tokens of their virulent
indisposition towards them. In this
year, Hendricks Station, on Station
Camp Creek, the Indians came in the
night and assaulted the Station; they
broke into house in which were Price
and his wife and family; they killed
the old man and woman, and chopped
the children, and left them wounded
They killed boy of the name of Baird
} on Station Camp Creek, near the heaC
of it, in the day time, and stole severa
horses there; they killed William Hall
and his son Richard, near the Locus
land where General Hall now lives
above Bledsoes Lick; they also killed
another man at the same place; thes,
men were brought dead into Bledsoe
, Lick Station, with their blood upol
them, in thepresepce of three pregnan
/ women, who were afterwards delivered
t of their children, all of whom wer
marked, one as if bullet had beef
! shot through the head: and the other
; upon the backs of their necks with re,
streaks resembling blood running from
t the head where the scalp had beel
, taken. In the summer of 1887, part