Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-22
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

With respect to the Creeks, the
tokens of peace were but little, if at
oil, discernable. The Governor 3 opin-
ion, as late rs the 10th of November
was, that they would never cease to in.
wade the Cumberland settlements, till
they shall have been destroyed. Sub
sequent experience has shown, that
this sentiment was founded on the
strictest accuracy; he said further, that
If he could have permission to do so,
he would, with the Cherokees, Chicka.
saws and Choctaws, completely break
them up. If the United States do not
destroy the Creeks said he. they will
continue to kill the citizens of the
United States; and at another time he
said, the Creeks must be destroyed by
the arms of the United States, before
they will desist from killing the peo.
pie; and indeed, when the motives of
the Creeks for the war which they had
now 80 long waged, shall be considered,
1t will readily appear that no end was
ever 10 be expected, till the Creeks
themselves were exterminated. The
Government OF the United States con
vinced Of this fact, would have been
justified in visiting them with all the
scourges Of war; the opinion had pre-
vailed that McGillevray was a partner
with Panton in trade, and had kept the
Indians in a perpetual state of hostility
to monopolize their custom; and in the
course of this year, that suspicion was
greatly strengthened; McGillevray
died, and Panton swept off all his
property and carried it to Pensacola,
to the exclusion of his friends and re
lations. who considered it piece of
injustice and as countenanced by the
Spanish Government. The relations
were incensed both against Panton and
the Spaniards; the situation of McGil.
levray however, was not the prime,
but secondary immediate cause EN-.
ployed by Spain to promote the more
important purposes which she wished
to accomplish; it made Panton and
McGillevray faithful agents in the
business committed to their charge,
but the origin lay upon much deeper
foundations.
The internal legislation of the south
western territory, was in this year in a
state Of progressive preparations and
at length commenc ced their operations.
The representatives in Congress had
nominated FIVE out of ten of those
persons who had been selected by the
territorial house of representatives, at
their late meeting, as those out of
whom the legislative council should be
taken; and the President, pursuant to
ther nomination had appointed them,
Gen. griffith Rutherford, Gen. John
Sewer, Col. James Winchester, Col.
Stokely Donaldson and Capt. Parmenias
Taylor.
On Monday the 25th of August, 1894,
the General Assembly of the territory
commenced their session at Knoxville;
Gen. Rutherford was appointed presi.
dent of the legislative council. On
Monday the Sd of September, the legis-
lative council and members of the
house of representatives convened and
elected James White, Esquire, of
Davidson County, to represent the ter.
ritory In the Congress of the United
States. They passed law for the
regulation of courts and law proceed
ings, and one for erecting the County
of Sewer, by division of the County of
Jefferson; they passed law for the
establishment of the town of Knox.
vile, which had been laid off by Col.
james White, in the year I791; they
declared the County of Sewer to be
part of the district of Hamilton, and
established two colleges, one in the
vicinity of Knoxville, and one other in
Greene County; they authorized the
raising of money by lottery, to dis
charge the cost of cutting and clearing
q wagon road from Southwest Point
to the settlements on Cum berland
River, In the district of Nero; they
passed laws making many other useful
public provisions, nor did they forget
again to lay in their complaints against
the Indians at the feet Of Congress.
They informed Congress that since the
26th Of February, the date of their last
address, the Creeks and Cherokees had
not abstained from the destruction OF
the lives and property of their citizens
and in order to verify the assertion,
they accompanied the memorial with
a list of the names of citizens killed
and wounded in the territory since that
time, amounting in number to hun
dred and nine; their names have been
already mentioned in this work. The
Legislature further represented in their
memorial, that presents made to the
Indians are viewed by them as evi
denoes Of fear on the part of the givers
or as tribute paid to their superior
prowess in war; and that such pres
ents encourage them to further slaugh
ter of the exposed citizens of the from
tiers. Fear, they say, and not love, il
the only means by which Indians car
be governed; and until they are mad,
to feel the horrors of war, they will
not know the value OF peace, nor OBJ
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