Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-06

Su5SeIunb, DeluR OI tne COmInleslOu'
Bowles appeared at this juncture; the
presents he brought with him, and his
bold assertions, caused great agitation
and hestency among the ignorant part,
and of course among the mass of the
Creeks. Although a considerable part
of the Upper Creeks, and indeed of all
the respectable chiefs, were for run
ming the line, he pretended that he had
powers from the British government
to conclude treaty with the Creeks,
the basis of which should be, a revoca-
tion on their parts of the treaty with
the United States, and guarantee Of
their lands. He declared that be would
write to Georgia and prevent the run
ming of the lines; and he accordingly
wrote to the commissioners who were
waiting at the Rocklanding expecting
the Creek chiefs, by letter dated the
26th of October, 1901, at Usuchees, and
signed Gen. William A. Bowles, di-
rector of the affairs of the Creek ma
ton. He asserted that Alexander Nc.
Gillivray had deceived the Indians in
the treaty made at New York; but that
he was willing to form treaty with
the United States in behalf of the Creek
nation, and declared that the former
treaty should not be executed. The
Indians distracted by his artifces, en-.
treated of the United States to wait till
spring before they should mark the
boundary, and that if Bowles should
then turn out an impostor, they would
attend and run the dividing lines
without further difficulty.
A considerable detachment of the
troops of the United States and Mr..
Ellicut, the surveyor, and three respect
able commissioners from the State of
Georgia, were assembled punctually at
the Rocklanding, on the Oconee, the
first of October, and they waited for
the Creek chiefs till the first of Novem-
Der, when despairing of effecting the
business they came upon this season,
they returned home.
Gov. Blount, attending to every i'm.
provement which the necessities of his
new government required; in order to
give informs alton to the people, and to
be able to communicate quickly what
ever intelligence he wished to spread
among them, procured Mr.. Roulstone,
a printer, to come with his printing
press to Rogersville On the 9th of
November, 1891, the first printing press
ever introduced into the territory. was
set up by Mr.. Roulstone at Rogersville,
and on that day issued the first num-
ber of the Knoxville Gazette, though
Knoxville was not laid off till Febru-
ary 1882; it was then laid off upon the
ground on which the treaty had been
held and made with the Cherokees, on
the I'd of July, 1901.
To prevent the coalition of the south.
ern with the northern Indians who
had defeated Gen. st. Clair on the 4th
of November of this year, the Presi,
dent had devised the plan of inducing
the former if possible, to join the United
States in their war against the north
ern tribes. This would create mis-
understanding that would for long
time to come prove an effectual bar to
the coalesceuce of their forces. Gov.
Blount was earnestly solicited to hold
a treaty at Nashville in the ensuing
summer, to which he should invite the
Choctaws, Chickasaws and Cherokees,
and to make the proposal to them.
Gen. Pickens was requested, by let
ter from the Secretary of State, to at
tend and use his influence for the pro-
motion of these designs.
1t was to be expected, after the end
of the Revolutionary War in 1888,
when the Indians were no longer urged
on by British indictments, nor backed
by their resources, that their propensi.
ties for war with the United States
would naturally have died away, and
would have been replaced by amicable
dispositions. The experience Of eight
years had proved the contrary, and
that the disinclination of the savages
toward the United States, was now as
excessive as ever. AS the new consti.
tuition had devolved upon the govern.
ment of the union the power to make
treaties and to carry on war, it OF
course fell to the lot of the President
to investigate the causes of their dis.
satisfaction, in order to learn what
remedy could be most properly applied
to the disorder. On the 10Th of Janu.
ary. 1902, he referred it to the Secre'
tary of War, to report to him the
causes of the inveterate and deer
rooted enmity of the Indians; on the
Goth of the same month the report wat
made and submitted to public exami
nation.
This report afforded the melancholy
foreboding that humane expedients fol
the maintenance of peace, would have
but very transient effects, and thai
like nocturnal moon lights breaking
through the clouds, and falling in par
cells upon the marginal forest, the frag
ments Of hostility would still breal
upon the frontier settlements through
every opportunity that offered. Not
withstandipp the treaty of Holston