Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09

tackled; they could not conceive, there.
fore, how the Greeks could have any
ground of complaint peculiar to them.
selves, which should urge them into
the extremes to which they had gone.
But if, unknown to them, the Creeks
really had any such grounds of COM
plant, and did not act under an i'm
pulse received from others, these gen.
tlemen hoped, that if made known to
them, they could give satisfactory ex-
plantations to the enraged Greeks, or
could remove the exasperating causes.
Early in the spring they addressed
letter in their joint names to McGille-
vray, the celebrated chief of the Greek
nation, inquiring into the grounds of
the offensive department Of the Creeks
towards them, and transmitted it to
him by special messengers, Mr.. Hog
gait and Mr.. Ewing. To this applica-
ton McGillevray replied at Little Tai
lassee, on the 4th Of April, 1888: II
will not deny that my nation has
waged war against your country for
several years past, and that we had no
motives of revenge for it, nor did it
proceed from any sense of injuries sus-
tanned from your people; but being
warmly attached to the British, and
under their influence, our operations
were directed by them against you, in
common with other Americans. After
the general peace had taken place, you
sent us a talk, proposing terms of
peace, by Samuel Martin, which then
accepted, and advised my people to
agree to, and which should have been
finally concluded in the ensuing sum.
mer and fall. Judging that your peo.
pie were sincere in their professions, /
was much surprised to find, that whilst
this affair was pending, they attacked
the French traders at the Muscle Shoals
and killed six of our nation who were
there trafficing for silverware. These
men belonged to different towns, and
had connections of tho first conse.
queDce In the nation. Such an unpro.
voked outrage raised most violent
clamor and gave rise to the expedition
against Cumberland which so0p after
took place. But as that affair has
been since amply retaliated, ] now,
once again, will use my best epdeavors
to bring about peace between us. And
indeed, before received your dis.
patches, had given out strict orders
that on the return of all parties, none
should go out on any pretence, until
the first general meeting, which / ex-
pect to hold in May next. when all my
influence and authority will be exerted
in the manner you wish. ] shall take
leave of this subject, rsfsFripg yop to
Mr.. Hoggatt, to whom have freely
explained my sentiments.
II have seen the resolves of Con
gress respecting Indian affairs as early
as the beginning of January last, be.
sides being notified of the same by
Gen. Pickens. But have as yet heard
nothing of super ntepdent or Georgia
commissioner. Relative to the bust
ness of their commission had received
his Excellency, Gov. Caswell's letter
and duplicate, only short time before
the unlucky affair of the Muscels
Shoals, 80 that l deferred writing an
answer until l could be satisfied in my
own mind that he might depend ON
what | should say to him, As I abhor
every specie Of duplicity, wish not
to deceive; and if Iwere not decided
in settling and terminating the war,
! would not now write. have hitherto
only seen my friend Col. Hawkins on
paper, and ! higaly honor and esteem
him on this kind of acquaintanoe The
excellent character everybody gives
him, make him a valuable advocate
for your cause. Chance may put US
in each others view one day or other,
and l shall rejoice in having the oppor.
tunity of saluting him as my friend
A personal avowal of one e's own can
dor, sincerity or probity, is seldom the
best evidence to be had of either, and
by the maxims of prudence, as we'll al
by the principals. of law, it should gen
orally be rejected, till better be pro
duced. The Creeks were not inclined
to pacific demeanor by exhortationl
received from any quarter. About the
Goth of the month of July, in this yeal
In the night time, they killed Col. An
thony Bledsoe,. standing in an entry
between two cabins. He heard th,
cattl running as they always did wher
the Indians were about, and the dog
barking, he encouraged the dogs, ant
the Indians from the corners Of th,
fence, near the house, fired upon ant
wounded him, so that he died the mex
morning. At the same time and plac,
they killed Campbell, an Irishmsn
who had been servant of James ant
George Winchester.
Col. Robertson seeing the union il
disorder and at the point Of dissolution
from the imbecility of its own struc
ture, and expecting no aid from tha
quarter or from North Carolina, VIII
betrayed both inability and disinclins
tion, thought it most prudent to TEN
porize and amuse awhile both tn
Spanish agents and the Creek chief
tain; to dissemble the deep resen tmen
he had at their conduct, and even :