Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-05


Piomingo, great chief of the Chicka.
saws, in very friendly terms. He had
for the sake of Piomingo, he said, and
of his nation, lately received and
treated with attention four of the
Chickasaws. And when Piomingo
should be on his way to visit the Presi-
dent, the Governor invited him to call
at Knoxville, to rest himself and to ac-
cept of the necessary supplies for him
self and his friends. He was panied
to hear that Governor st. Clair had not
treated the chief'as we'll as he expect.
ed; but he hoped, notwithstanding,
that Piomingo and his people would
again join the United States, in which
case they would now receive very diff.
ferent treatment. From the represen-
tations of Gen. Robertson, he, the Gov
ernor, entertained high sense of the
great worth of the chief and of his
people. Whatever Mr.. Foster and Mr..
Robertson might say respecting the
personal regard of the Governor for
him and his people, he desired the chief
to believe. In his public address to
them he stated that he loved them, and
would be happy to give proofs of his
friendship. And futher, he Stated to-
wards the end of his address, both to
the Choctaws and Chickasaws, that if
any of their young warriors thirsted
for military fame, he begged they
might be INDUCED in joining the troops
OF the United States at fort Washing.
ton. Such he added would be well fed.
MIR. Foster on his return attributed to
Spanish interference the failure of
some Of the Choctaw chiefs to attend
the conferences at Nashville.
The conferences with the Choctaws
and Chickasaws at Nashville, began
on the 7th and ended on the 10th of
August, 1903; Gov. Blount and Gen.
Pickens attended. There were present
some chiefs of the Choctaws, and two
or three from the Cherokees, with
about twenty other Cherokees. The
valuable goods sent to them Governor
Blount represented as proofs of the
friendship of the United States toward
them. One other object of the treaty
he said, was to present thanks to Pio-
mingo, and the Colberts and their
followers. who had joined the army of
the United States last summer against
their enemies. He accordingly did
present them hearty and sincere thanks
for their services; also, to each of them
a rifle. The United States, he continued
do not want your lands; they do not
want the lands of any red people; they |
have lands enough. Gen. Washington
the greatest of all men will soon afford
you a trade from the mouth of Bear
Creek. The United States have not
been able hitherto, to attend to that
business; but would soon be at leisure
to do so. He next represented to them
that Doublehead, Cherokee, with
forty other Indians of different tribes
had lately settled on the south side of
Tennessee near the mouth, on the lands
OF the Chickasaws, and had there killed
citizens of the United States. He must
be driven off, or the Chickasaws must
give leave to the United States to drive
him away. He desired that the lands
and divisional lines of the red people
might be designated, that it may be
known to what nation any party of
Indians belonged, who may kill or
pluder the citizens of the United States.
The first chief who replied expressed
great satisfaction that no transfer of
lands had been mentioned. Piomingo
described the Chickasaw boundaries:
beginning on the Ohio, whero is the
ridge which dives the waters of the
Tennessee and Cumberland, and with
that ridge eastwardly as far as the
most eastern waters of the Elk River,
thence to the Tennessee at an Indian
old field where part of the Chickasaw
nation formerly lived; this line to be
run 80 as to include all the waters of
Elk River, thence across the Tennessee
and neck of land to Tenehucunda
Greek southern branch of Tennessee.
and up the creek to its source; thence
TO the waters of the Tombigbee; thence
to the west fork of Longleaf Pine Creek,
and down it to the line of the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws." He wished to
know whether the Cherokees at the
treaty of Holston, had claimed the
whole of Duck River; he stated his
boundaries he said to the end that the
whites might not take the territory
within them from the Chickasaws, sup.
posing them to belong to the Chero.
KEGS, who are often killing and plum
dering them; for which, at some time
DR. other, the whites will take away
their lands. 1t is desired said Gov.
Blount, that the United States may
know to whom to apply for redress of in.
luries. Gen. Pickens said to the Chicka-
saws, we shall look upon it, that your
enemies are ours, and ours yours" as
you are now Obliged to travel to Nash
vile to trade, and the path is long and
oftentimes stained with blood, we wish
for your accommodation and safety,
that trading post be established at
The mouth of Bear Greek, as agreed on
by the treaty of Hopewell. They did
not relish this proposal; one of them
said the W hlte nponla u,ara had ,Loo. |