Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-30
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENN ESSEE.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK,

OF bON, BlOunG, ana or tne Unlteu
States, under whose direction he acted,
as well as that of the Creeks and Chero-
KEGS towards the people OF the territory
during the time of his administration,
which is to be detailed in the sequel
of this story, it will be proper to take
view of the circumstances on which
Gov. Blount found the territory; of the
opinions which were entertained, and
of the politics which were embraced
at this time by our neighbors, the
Spanlards.
Three millions of acres of land had
been sold in John Armstrong; office
aud south aud west of the line de.
scrbed as the line of allotment in the
4th article of the treaty of Hopewell.
Nine lenths of Greene, and six tenths
of Hawkins, had been enacted in this
office, and were part of three millions
mentioned. In Greene County were
eleven hundred militia men, and in
| Hawkins five hundred; the settlements
extended to Clinch River, and some of
the settlers had gone over Clinch, and
had seated themselves between that
river and the Cum mberl land Mountain:
all these were Oh the land allotted to
the Indians by the treaty of Hopewell.
! There were also other settlers south of
French Broad; they were there in
violation of the law of North Carolina,
passed April 1888, which made part
of the lands reserved for the Cherokee
hunting grounds, to be bounded by
line running up the Tennessee and
Holston, to the middle of French
Broad: thence up the middle of French
Broad River, which lines are not TO in
clude any island in said river, to the
mouth of Big Pigeon Greek; thence up
the same to the head thereof; thence
along the dividing ridge between the
waters of Pigeon River and Tuckasejah
River, to the southern boundary of
this State; they were there also against
the treaty of Hopewell; their members
amounted to twelve hundred militia
men, and they were extended over the
ridge that divides the waters of Little
River from those that flow into the
Tennessee, down as low as Nine Mile
Creek, branch of the Tennessee,
within five miles of Chota. The settlers
in Greene County and of hawkins,
were on lands allotted by Il eaty to the
Cherokees, which they had settled
under the laws of North Carolina. The
people south of French Broad han set.
tied in opposition to these laws, nor
would the Assembly of North Caro-
lima ever form them into county
though often solicited to do SO. They
| first commenced their settlement under
the assumed authority of the State of
Frankland. The lands occupied by
these settlers were very valuable, and
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thousand acres, no part of which had
been granted by the State of North
, Carolina, and would, upon the ex.
tinction of the Indian claim, be at
the disposal of Congress. The settlers
expected the pre- emption to be granted
: to them. The Assembly of North
: Carolina had provided in the cession
act that the people then residing south
of French Brod, between the rivers
Tennessee and Big Pigeon, should not
be precluded by that act from enter
/, ing their pre- emptions in that tract OF
country, should an office be opened fol-
that purpose under an act of that leg
lisature. The Cherokees had not de
livered the negroes and horses taken
by them in the last war, as stipulated
by the first article of the treaty oi
- Hopewell; but on the contrary, the
Cherokees and Creeks had taken horses
in great numbers since the treaty Of
, HopeweIl, and chiefly from the quie
and orderly people of the district o.
Nero. They had taken from then
since the treaty of Hopewell, upward
: of one thousand horses; they had takeI
ninety three from the two Col. Robert
sons, and seventy two from five othe
persons, The Creeks had no claims tt
any lands north of the Tennessee; tn
Indians had then lately killed nun
!. Der of persons in the territory. Nortl
Carolina and Frankland had paiC
n no regard to treaties, and the Chero
- KEGS followed their example,; the Chero
KEGS exacted pay for all the propert
they restored to their former owners
they had lately fired on Maj. Doherty
o boat; it had not been ascertained o.
Sc the 18th of February, 1894, whethe
= the Indians would agree to the estat
- lshment of post at the mouth G
Bear Creek or not.
OF the Tennessee company, theI
. were in the territory on the arrival G
=, Gov. Blount, Williams, Strother an
Gardner, all moneyless, who talked G
raising a party to go from the conil
ence of Holston and French Broad, o
y, the 10th of January to the Muscl
Shoals, there to form a settemen
- they were not attended to, being SUI
posed not able to effect any of the
purposes; but about the 10th of JAM
ary, Cox, another of the compan,
came over, and with him twenty fiV
or thirty men, who began to prepare
earnest to go down the river Tt
Governor, on the receipt of letter
the 18th of January from the SecretaI