Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-02
ESBORO, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY,, OCT. 2, 1895.


would have done.
On the 18th of Decem Der, in the year
1887, at Tarboro, in North Carolina,
the Representatives of the counties of
Davidson and Sumner, in the General
Assembly then sitting at that place,
made to that Assembly solemn and
written statement of the sufferings of
their constituents, in the formation of
which, they were assisted by William
Blount, esquire, afterwards the Gov
ernor of the territory southwest Of the
river Oaio. They stated, that the in
habitants Of the western country were
greatly distressed by a constant war
that was carried on against them by
parties of the Creeks and Cherokees,
and some of the western Indians; that
some Of their horses we're daily carried
off secretly or by force, and that their
own lives were In danger whenever
they lose sight Of a station or stockade.
That in the course Of the present year,
thirty three of their fellow citizens had
been killed by those Indians. list of
whose names they annexed, and as
many more had been wounded. That
by original letters or talks from the
Chickasaw nation, which they SUBJ
mitted to the inspection of the Assem-
bly,, it appeared that they were jealous
or uneasy, lest encroachments should
be made on their hunting grounds; and
unless some assurances were given
them that their lands should not be 10
Gated, there was reason to apprehend,
that they shortly would be as hostile
as the Creeks and Cherokees; that
these counties have been settled at
great expense and personal danger to
the memorialists and their constituents,
and that, by such settlement, the ad.
jacent lands had greatly increased in
value, by which means the public has
been enabled to sink q considerable
part of the domestic debt. They and
their constituents they say, have cheer.
fully endured the almost unconQuer.
able difficulties in settling the western
country, in full confidence that they
should be enabled to send their pro.
duce to market through the rivers
which water the country; but they
now have the modification not only to-
be secluded from that channel of COM
merce by foreign nation, but the In
dians are rendered more hostile through
the influence of that very nation, prob.
ably with view to drive them from
the country, as they claim the whole
soil. They call upon the humanity
and justice of the State, to prevent any
further massacres and depredations of
themselves and their constituents, and
claim from the legislature that pro-
lection Of life and property which ie
due to every citizen, and they recon.
mend as the most safe and most con.
venient means of relief, the adoption
of the resolves Of Congress, of the Goth
Of October last. This relief, they trust,
will not be refused, especially as the
United States are pleased to interest
themselves on this occasion, and are
willing to bear the expense. And
these they said, are the names of
several persons, inhabitants of David
son and Sumner Counties, who have
been killed since the first day Of Janu-
ary, 1887, by the Indians, Cornelius
Riddle, Eneas and James Thomas,
William Price and Mrs. Price, Mr..
Bowman, William Bush, Maj. William
Hall and two sons, Richard and James
Hall, John Buchanon, Abner Bush,
Mr.. Dunham, Mark Robertson, Josiah
Renfro, Thomas Hickman, Mr.. Wallis,
M. Ramsey, Mr.. Station, James Biswell,
William Smothers and Frenchman;
Thomas Nolans, William Hays and
five others; William Colyears and three
others, killed since Representative left
home, as they have been informed by
letters. General Wilkinson was in
Tarboro In the time OF this session of
the Legislature, and from him they
may have received some intimation of
Spanish interference and claims. These
sentiments were never avowed with
such little reserve as they now we're;
it is evident that from this time, the
Spsniards were considered as the au-
thors of Indian violence.
CONTINUED next week.