Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-04-29
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
[coNTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

bone from his throat, he supposed he
had done him great favor in not
biting of his head. To be involved
in the course of diplomatic discussion,
in numerous inextricable inconsisten
cies, and unsupported conclusions,
evinces a bad cause, as well as want
OF sagacity. As argument is intended
for conviction, the person to be af
fected is never well pleased, unless II
has at least the merit Of being ingeni-
Gus; it being an implied imputation
upon his own understanding, that he is
to be subdued by flimsy argument
The affairs of the United States with
Spain. not long afterwards began to
wear a more promising aspect, and
finally were conducted to a successful
termination. But the complete sub
sidence of her ebullitions had not at
this time taken place; yet still she was
pressed with difficulties and implicated
in an inimensity Of danger by her war
with France. 1t was thought in Spain
that the English had overreached that
nation, and we're imposing upon it;
and 1t began to be tired of the English
alliance. and was not unwilling that a
good understanding with France should
be again re established. As these pro.
pensities gained strength, it was OBJ
servable that the dislike Of Spain to
the Americans decreased.
BY the 18th of December. 1893, the
Spanish court had 30 far relin9uished
it's prejudices, as to make categorical
admission that their treaties with the
Indians should be considered to extend
only to such Of them as resided upon
their own territories, and that Spain
would not take decided part In fa-
vor of the Indians. except when justice
and equity called for it.
Some time in the month of March of
this year, 1903, Gov. Blount, by an
ordinance made for the purpose, erect
ed the District OF Hamilton, and estab.
lished Superior Court therein.
On the night of the 1st of January,
1893, John Drake and three others,
were fred on at their hunting camp.
On the Sd of January, Deliverance
Gray was wounded within four miles
of Nashville. On the 7th of February,
1894, man of the name of Helen was
killed by the Indians at the plantation
of Gen. Robertson. On the Goth of
February, 1908, numerous small divis-
ions of Indians appeared in all parts
of the frontiers of Nero district, mark.
ing every path and plantation with
fatal signs of their visitation, They
stole nearly all the horses that be-
longed to the district and butchered
a number of the citizens. In many in
stances they left the divided limbs of
the slain scattered over the ground.
Jonathan Robertson, from whom upon
all occasions the Indians had received
as good as they sent, was, about this
time, with three lads of the name OF
Cowan, fred upon by five Indians; one
Of the lads was slightly wounded, and
a ball passed through Robertson's hat; !;
he and the lads returned the fire and
drove off the Indians, having wounded
two of them mortally ,as was supposed.
On the death of Helen, Capt. Murray
followed the Indians, and at the dis.
tance Of one hundred and twenty miles
came up with them on the banks of
the Tennessee, and destroyed the whole
party to the number of eleven; two
women of the party were captured and
treated with humanity; these two wo.
men pretended they were Cherokees,
cndea voring to conceal the nation to
which they belonged, but were found
not to understand the Cherokee Ian.
guage; in few days they owned them
selves to be Creeks, residen ts of the
Eusawties. Within few days previous
to the 9th of February, 1894, a great
number Of persons were killed, some
Of whom were Benjamin Lindsey, Dan
lei Read, Ezekiel Caruthers, Jacob
Evans, Frederick Stull, Jacob Morris
and James Davis.
Gov. Blount had endeavored early
In January, to arrest the progress of
the Cherokees; he had proposed to
them an exchange of prisoners; had
urged them to be at peace, and had
them Of the danger to which
they stood exposed. He declared to
them through the medium of Thomp-
son, the Interpreter, that at the firing Of
the ordinance a thousand cavalry COM
pletely equipped, could Immediately
assemble and follow any trail to the
town to which it might lead; and that
such would be his conduct on the next
provocation that should be given. II
there were peace, he declared that It
must be general, and not for some of
the chiefs to be at peace, and the other
parts of the nation at war; and towards
the last Of January, by the consent of
the Hanging Nav, he had caused a
blockhouse to be erected nearly oppo.
site the mouth of Tellico, the real OBJ
ject of which was, to keep the Indians
in check by its contiguity, and he
placed an agent there whose osteasible
business 1t was, to receive prisoners,
horses, deserters, negroes and other
articles, that the Indians would bring.
ANAL uo rrioor of foJa..l s-z.