Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-02-26
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.


Spanish proposals were far preferable
and more beneficial for the nation than
those contained in the reports from all
other quarters. The young fellows,
said he, are always wanting to 20 to
war, and the time was'now come'when
they might try themselves. There are
enough of US, said he, and if mot we
have friends enough to back us of
Creeks and Choctaws, and Four old
friends the Spaniards. This, he con.
tinued. is what Gov. Oneil told me.
This is the truth and you may depend
upon it. l have seen him and talked
to him myself. You must now shew
yourselves. All your young men who
like war go. with me. Tomorrow we
will have a great many more men,
and we will settle matters better when
we all get together. Watts sat down
and the Bloody Fellow followed him
He stood while speaking in the centre
OF the council. He dissuaded them
from war. 1t was bad step they
were taking. That he had been to hunt
for the brothers that they thought was
dead, and that he found them. They
were good people, the same as ever.
They did not wish to hurt the Chero
KEGS or their children. Look, said he.
at the presents l receive for myself,
and likewise for your warriors; when
was the day you went to your father
and brought from him as much? Ibid
not 60 alone. Others went with me.
II had gone alone, perhaps, you
might have said, that l had made THE
story myself. You had better take nv
talk aud stay at home and mind your
women and children. The Bloody Fell
low still standing, Talotiskee rose and
said, l too have been at Pensacola, and
saw the Governor as we'll as Watts,
and heard bis talk. think a great
deal Of it. l shall try to do as he di-
rected me. He then sat down and the
Bloody Fellow proceeded. Look, said
he, at that flag, do you see the stars in
it; they are not towns but nations:
there are thirteen of them. They are
people who are very strong, and we
are the same as one man. If you know
when you are well you had better stay
at home and mind your women and
children. The Bloody Fellow still
standing, John Watts again rose, and
coming forward said, the day is come
that must again imbrue my hands in
blood. Tomorrow | shall send off a
runner to the Greek nation to bring on
my friends. Then l shall have people
enough to 90 with me to Cumberland
or any place that want to go to. They
all dispersed for half an hour and
then returned stripped to the flap,
painted black, dancing the war dance
on the square around the flag OF the
United States. and continued to dance
until the evening. Atnight they went
to the town house and continued the
war dance all night. At meeting on
subsequent day, the Bloody Fellow
again opposed the war, and referred to
his visit lately made to the President,
and to the donations he had received
from him for himself and others of
the nation. l would wish, said he, none
of you to go to war, but to stay at
home.i in peace as intend to do myself.
l can 90 over the mountains and live
in peace. Watts pulled eff his medal,
which the Bloody Fellow had glanced
at, and laid it on the ground. The
Bloody Fellow still standing on the
block, the son of the White Owl rose;
my father, said he, was a man, and l
am as good as he was for war. will go
and spill blood in spite of what you
can say. From this day out will do
as | please. John Watts got up and
took him by the hand, and leading him
forward said to him, you are a man.
like your talk. To war we will go to-
gether. The Bloody Fellow proceeded,
you had better not 90 for you know
nothing OF what you are going to do.
The Bloody Fellow still standing, the
Shawnees warrior rose. He had lived
for years past on the Running water,
with about thirty other Shawnees. He
and said, stretching out his
hands, with these hands have taken
the lives Of three hundred men, the
time is come they shall take the lives
Of three hundred more. Then I will be
satisfied and sit down in peace. will
now drink my Gil OF blood" The
Bloody Fellow having sat down, rose
and said, il you will 20 to war ! shall
not, and sat down apparently much
detected and displeased. John Watts
said, tomorrow you must repair to the
Lookout Mountain town, where we will
assemble together and lay off how we
will attack the frontiers Of Holston.
Upon which the council generally rose,
declaring they would join with Watts
in the war; And they dispersed for
half an hour, at the end Aof which four
or five hundred returned to the square
stripped to their flaps, painted black,
with their guns and hatchets, and
commenced the war dance around the
flag Of the United States, in which
they continued all night. During the
time Of the dance many of them shot
balls through the flag. Upon which
the Bloody Fellow ordered them to