Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-22
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
lCoNTINUED FROM LAST WEEK. |

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
These animadversions were shown
to the people of the Cumberland. The
acerbites, so profusely scattered th.o'
the whole of this document, were sup
posed to be but lily adapted to the feel
ings of bleeding people. and were the
more poignant as they came from the
quarter whence was expected, ut least
the balm of consolation, when it did
not furnish the redress to which the
much injured people of the southwest.
ern territory were entitled. They
asked for bread and serpent was
given. They prayed for blessing and
received curse. Such, they exclaimed,
was their comfortless condition, now
made more hopeless than ever. AL.
though copies of this instrument were
not permitted to be taken, yet one copy
taken by the Governor was put into
the hands of Gen. Robertson, and was
circulated through all the Cumberland
settlements, so as to meet the eye of
everybody. TWAS remarked that there
were several articles in it providing
against an actual existing state of hos
tility on the part of the Creeks; and
yet, they were in no case to be con.
sidered as enemies, and because they
were secret and undeclared enemies,
therefore they were TO be exempted
from all punishment; and Furthermore,
when 80 much caution was used not to
embroil the Creeks and Cherokees, lest
the United States should be bound in
honor to take part with the latter; it
was sarcastically asked, why then
does not your honor support the Chick
asaws?" The people throughout the
territory were greatly disgusted and
wished to be elevated above the domi
nation of departments, to which, by
their territorial character, they were
subjected. The Creeks, though still
riotiug in the spoils they had taken
from the slaughtered inhabitants of
the territory, began to experience vi.
Cissitudes which were soon to detach
from their aid all those who had been
their abettors and to leave them to
contend single handed with the people
whom they had so long and 80 griev.
ously harassed. The numbers of the
territorial inhabitants had become
formidable; the Chickasaws, whom
they greatly dreaded were at war with
them; they had heard that the Span.
iards were likely to desert them; they
knew OF the detection of the Cherokees;
the people of the south western territory
had become so much Injured to war,
that they searched all places through.
which the Indians could pass or~ih
which they could lurk, and never
failed on sight to inhict on them
dreadful chastisement. There was
now danger in passing through the
Cherokee country, lest in obedience TO
the Governors. orders they might be
arrested and brought before him. And
to all this may be added that the north.
ern Indians were beaten and ruined,
and had signed preliminary articles of
peace; in consequence whereof Gen.
Wayne on the 92d of February pro.
claimed cessation of bostiities. The
pillars of war were everywhere crumb
ling into ruins, and the rage OF discord
was dying away. AS well calculated,
however, as these circumstances were
to make the desired impressions, they
did not Immediately do so; but on the
contrary the Creeks could not bear to
give up that valuable branch of trade,
the taking of hair and horses, whereby
they had so long enriched themselves,
and which, like the Arabs and the
Algerines, they began to have the au.
thority of prescription for believing to
be a lawful occupation. Their depre.
dations, therefore, were continued, and
intelligence was received in the month
Of March from the council of the whole
Cherokee nation, convened at Allejoy,
that party of Creeks, sixteen in num-
Der, headed by half breed fellow of
the name of Bill Mcintosh, returned
in the month Of February 1895, through
the lower Cherokee towns from the
frontiers of the territory, with thirty
seven stolen horses; one of the party
was wounded by ball in the thigh.
But the fortitude OF the Creeks was not
long able to withstand the shocks
which so many untoward events gave
to it. They began to waver in their
purposes, and to be disunited as to the
courses the most proper to be pursued
for the good of their nation. On the
third of April the chiefs of the upper
and lower Creeks, caused an address,
which they called talk, to be written
to Gov. Blount. in their meeting at
Oakfusky in which they make known
to him and to all the citizens of this
territory, that they had set about the
business of collecting the horses, white
persons and negroes, and all other
property In their land belonging to the
citizens of the United States, whether
from Cumberland, Kentucky or any
other part of the western territory,
with which they should set off In q
few days for Georgia, at the place ap.
pointed by Mr.. Seagrove, and deliver