Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-05-27

habits, and unfortunately, on the 25th
of March, 1895, at New Orleans, fur
nished a standard by which to try his
former professions of friendship so
lavshly and elegantly made. This
standard was one, the accuracy Of
which above all others he would not
fail to acknowledge. He wrote that
day to the Mad Dog of Tuckabatche,
whom he had expected to. see with Red
Shoes, upon affairs of an interesting
nature to his nation, but had been dis.
appointed by the remaining of the Mad
Dog at Pensacola, for which reason it
was out of the power of the Baron, to
shake the hand of the Mad Dog as he,
the Baron. very earnestly desired to do.
But he had enjoyed the satisfaction of
conversing with Red Shoes, who would
tell him the talk that the Governor
had made to him, Red Shoes, and the
rest of the warriors who were with him.
He had shown to Red Shoes the
act by which the Georgians sold the
lands that belonged to the nation of
the Mad Dog, the Cherokees, Chicka-
saws and Choctaws, against the right
of law, as he affirmed, of all nations
which forbids the selling of the prop
erty of another. What will become,
he exclaimed in the language of lanen-
tation, of the red men should they be
deprived of their hunting groundsp
The French, said he, enemies to your
nation, the Spaniards and the English,
are to settle themselves on the lands of
the Creeks, on Talapoosa and Alabama.
They actually met together on the
frontiers of East Florida, and instead
of you four nations uniting altogether
in one body in your own behalf, and
for your common defense, you 60 to
war against the Chickasaws. Thus
while you actually and mutually de-
stroy each other. you will be expelled
from your land, and then what will
be your fate and the fate of the nation?
Friend and brother, open your eyes
upon the ruin and destruction which
threatens the red people. The danger
| foresaw, said he, and foretold three
years ago, is now present. Do not be
so foolish as to kill one another. Make
peace with the Chickasaws. Let you,
the Choctaws and Chickasaws be
united, and should you be attacked,
the Spaniards, your faithful friends
and allies, will support YOU and give
you as many arms and asmuch ammu-
nition as you may want. Congress,
he hoped, would not approve of the in
justice done them by the Georgians In
selling their lands which is the same,
said he, as starving you. have writ.
ten, he continued, to Philadelphia on
this subject, and until the answer
comes let no man enter upon your
lands. He sent also a talk to the
Chickasaws. There is no one among
them, said he, who is thirsty for war.
but Piomingo and his party, but as
soon as they shall be informed of the
fate Of their lands they will grow wiser,
and we will try to make peace by the
aggressors making satisfaction to the
party injured. "You will give me,
said he, to the Mad Dog, great deal
of pleasure by coming to see me. You
will be sure to return back joyful and
satisfied. In the meanwhile shake
your hand, keeping you and your ma
tion in my BOSOM" If the Mad Dog
did not suspect that the Baron over
acted his part, he must indeed have
had the satisfaction to believe that
there was great alteration for the
better in the Spanish disposition to-
wards the Indians, since the days of
Pizarro and of the unfortunate Atahu-
alpa. But the people of Tennessee will
think it was towards themselves much
altered for the worse, since the Baron g
letter of May 1893, to Gen. Robertson
on the subject of corn sent to the bluff.
1t was not until the last of April, 1906,
the commandant of New Madrid hav-
ing no doubt received recent instruc-
tions for that purpose, informed the
Creeks that all Indians friends of the
Spanish government must be friends
to the United States. The Creeks how
ever declared they never would desist
from war and the Spanish officers in
the next month, were unwilling that
any representation should 60 from the
Choctaws to the President, and they
threatened Pitchlynn, the interpreter,
that if he went with the Choctaws the
Spaniards would forfeit his effects.
The talks of some OF the Spanish officers,
perhaps of inferior order, we're yet un
friendly to the United States. Some.
of them threatened to put in jail Red
Breath, a Choctaw chief, for his parti-
ality towards the Americans, and he
acknowledged to the agents of the
United States that part of the Choc-
taw nation was attached to the Span
ish interest. The Red Bird said that
the Spaniards tried to alter his mind,
but could not, and that they had
threatened to drive some of the Choc-
taws from their lands for their attach
ment to the United States. In May
and June the conduct of Gayoso, the
Spanish Governor at Natchez was pro.
voking and as far from amicable as
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