Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-06

zen. Robertson, TO WnOm Jne UOVernor
had given no orders for such purpose.
And on the 1st of October, 1794, the
Governor stated to Gen. Robertson, the
report made to him by Major Ore, of
the irruption across the Tennessee,
which had been made by a detachment
of the militia of Gen. Robertson's bri-
gade, sanctioned by his orders, and re.
quested of him a copy of the order
which he had given to Major Ore for
that purpose. Gen. Robertson before
he had given the order had been in
formed by the Chickasaws that two
hundred Creeks might be daily ex
pected on the frontiers of Nero. AS
early, however, as the 9th of August,
1794, a few days only before Ore was
despatched with sixty men to the Cum
berland Mountains, Gen. Logan and
Col. Whitley, of Kentucky, had been
represented to the Governor as planning
an expedition against the Cherokces;
they were the most popular leaders on
the frontiers of Kentucky and were
publicly announced as the leaders of
volunteer companies to be raised
against the Indians; and it was appre-
hended by the Governor, that this
spirit" would diffuse itself amongst the
disorderly part of the frontier people,
not only into this territory, but to the
mouth of the st. Mary's. His present
ment was correct as to the people of
this territory, but the Governor forgot
to give any directions to Major Ore on
this subject when he gave orders few
days afterwards to raise men and scour
the mountains. 1t seems as rybody
was tired of being scalped and robbed
and cooped up in stations, and was
willing to let pass without scanning
too nicely, everything that was done,
or intended, to see whether it was ex-
actly according to prescribed rule. Re-
venge was sweet, and they stole it,
protection was valuable. and they in
spired the savages with fear, to procure
it; and the event proved that fear was
effectual, when persuasion was pro
verbally otherwise. During the time
the men we're raising in the Cumber
land counties, so much caution was
used that the Governor did not hear OF
it, and only received intelligence after
the lapse of time which interviewed be
tween the raising Of the troops and the
9th of Septemb ber, and then it was toe
late to interfere; he could only com
mnnicate intelligence to the Secretary
of War. But the Governor, by somt
means, had received Information tha
fGeD. Robertson gave encouragement
to Col. Whitley to raise troops, and t
be on the Cumberland as early as thu
9th of September, for on that day h'
wrote a private letter to Gen. Robert
son; you can not, said he, conceive
my surprise and modification on beinl
taught to believe that you have so fa
countenanced the lawless attempt o
Whitley, as to give conditional sane
ton to musters of troops going witt
him. You have surely paid less respec
to yourself on this occasion, than Of
any other since my acquaintance wit
you. 1t is not possible that therepre
sentatives in Congress for Ken
lucky, can have had so little under
standing as to have entertained tn
most distant hope that the perpetrator
of such lawless, unauthorized acts
could expect the least pecuniary rt
ward for their trouble, for services
said he. can not call them. He hope
the conditional order of muster wa
not in writing; he knew not what pric
he would take TO report such an orde
to the war Office. The Generals lette
of the Both of August, will be destroyed
said he, that it may never r'se in judl
ment. DO not, said he, suppose tn
too severe; it proceeds from my persol
al esteem and the high value which
, set upon your public character. N
good consequence can arise, said b
from such unauthorized expedition
and if such must be, let them be mac
> by the States who have Senators al
Representatives in the public council
!, you can not conceive, said he, the pa
that feel on the occasion. In anoth
letter of the same date, he said to Ge
Robertson, there appears to me to
y an impropriety in the presidents fill
: the commission of Brigadier Gener
: of Nero district until you make
formal resignation to him, and not
conditional one. l shall not write to t
President, said he, respecting 70
: resignation, until you send forwa
one more formal. On the first of {
- tober the Governor stated to Gener
' Robertson, that none of his lettt
y heretofore written, would appear,
marking at the same time, that he, t
- General, had it in his power to ia
- up the subject at large and state
- reasons. Major Ores report, said
" will go to the President by Doc
White.
Continued next week.
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