Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27

the Cherokees had no claim to the
lands north of the Tennessee as set up
by them, for having been, as they pre-
tended, the associates of the Chioka-
saws in this war. This information ia
contained in public document Of the
nation signed by Chenobee the King,
Maj George Colbert and others, in
which they upbraid the Cberokees and
Greeks for setting up claim to the
lands of the Chickasaws, after they
had 30 behaved under the influence of
Spanish intrigues and persuasions as
to kill the women and children of the
Americans, and have been compelled
in consequence of their msbehavior,
to give up part of their own. The
Chickasaws, they said, had been in-
duced by the talks of the English, to
join them against the Spaniards. They
had left the country and gone beyond
sea, and then the Spaniards endeavored
to push the Chickasaws into hostility
against the Americans, but they had
profited too much by experience to be
prevailed on by their persuasions. The
Secretary of War held conferences
with Piomingo, George Colbert and
others who were there and informed
them on the 10th of July, that besides
the goods then to be given them, the
President as mark of his affection
and regard, would continue to give
| goods to them to the amount of three
thousand dollars annually. Returning
from Philadelphia to Knoxville. they
there waited the arrival of the goods
which were sent to their nation by the
United States, until the third of Nov
ember, at which time all the goods had
arrived. Of this the Governor imme
diately informed Piomingo in fatter
ing letter written in courtly style. He
sent to the VOLTS friend com mission
from the President, and to the chiefs
of the Choctaw nation he wrote letter
accompanied with presents of suits of
clothes sent by the President with pro-
fessions of much satisfaction for the
friendship they had shown towards the
United States, by joining their armies
and fighting by their side. They went
with goods in boats to the mouth of
Rear Creek, where they were to be met
by the nation with pack horses to carry
the goods to their own country. The
conduct of the Chickasaws towards
the neighboring tribes had seldom, il
ever, been influenced by any pruden-
tial motives founded on a calculation
of consequences. Whenever wronged,
they have INDUCED their resentments
and followed the suggestions which
arose from them. After Piomingo and
the other chiefs got home, taking Of
fense at some misbehavior of Will
Webberf half breed Cherokee, and
two other Cherokee warriors of the
lower towns, the Chickasaws killed
them, and by this act gave very great
umbrage.
On the 9th of January, 1906, Elijah
Walker one of the mounted infantry
on duty for the defense of Nero district,
acting as spy on the frontiers was
killed by Indians twelve miles south
of Nashville. On the 9TH of March
party of Indians, supposed to be Creeks,
at Joslin's station seven miles from
Nashville, fired upon Thomas Fletcher,
Ezekiel Balding and his brother lad,
who were at work in their field; wound
ed the two first with balls through
their bodies, knocked down the third
with war club, broke his skull bone,
and skinned the whole Of his head.
On the 18th man was killed by the
Indians within five miles of Nashville;
at the same time they stole number
of horses. On the 22d party of In
dians attempted to steal the horses of
Jason Thompson within five miles of
Nashville. but were disappointed by
the horses taking fright. They then
went to Thomas McRoy'sa mile dis.
tant, and took his horses from his sta
BILE and others from the field. On the
9th of April, John Wiro a soldier on
duty in the Cumberland, was killed by
Indians about two miles from the
blockhouse, and from this period to
the goth several parties of Indians took
horses from different parts of Nero
district. Shortly before the 18th of
May, four men were wounded as thew
passed in boat down the Cumberland
River. On the Goth of May, party of
four or five Indians and white man
in Indian dress attacked Capt. Logan,
two of his soldiers, a woman and three
children; they killed one Of the soldiers
OF the name Of Morris and little girl
nine years of age, and carried off the
woman, or murdered her where she
could not be found; her horse was
found some distance from the place
stabbed in five places. On the 9th of
June old Mr. Payton was killed, and a
negro belonging to Mr.. Parker wound
ed dangerously in field of Mr.. Bled
soc. near Bledsoe's Lick, by Indians;
horses had been then lately taken by
Indians from several parts of the dis
trict. A white man who had lately
come to Nashville from the Chickasaws
saw the signs of six or seven Indians
near the settlement, making towards
Il,