Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-08

lanu, out McGllleVray Wnen at New
York, ceded that claim. The Cumber.
land country, many years past, was
claimed by the northern Indians; they
sold il and were paid for it. 1t was
then claimed by the Cherokees; they
have three times sold it. 1t was claim.
ed by the Chickasaws, and they have
sold it and been paid for it, Last of
all, the Creeks claimed it, and their
claim has been ceded to the United
States. When Gen. Oglethorpe first
landed in Georgia, the Creeks generally
hunted down to the sea, and did not
turn their attention towards Cumber.
land. By the treaty of New York, the
Creeks gave up all the land north of
thirty four degrees forty seven minutes
of north latitude. But 1t was In vain
to open to them the book of morality,
for other lessons than that could teach,
were necessary to make them under
stand the duties which they owed to
the people of the southwestern terri
tory. But as little desirous as they
were for long time that peace should
be restablished, yet on all occasions
they were profuse in their wishes for
peace. The Greek nation, some time
in March, at general meeting, author
oIized talk to be sent to Panton,
stating their satisfaction at the com
munioatians made to them by Mr.. Sea.
grove, and their rejection of the Span
ish proposals to join in war against the
French and Americans who might be
coming down the Mississippi to attack
the Spanish territories; and that they
were unwilling to hear of any such
like proposals for the futureI they dis.
tracted their people, disturbed their
peace and hunting, and they informed
MIR. PantOn that his talks have been
injurious to their peace and true
interests, and that they were deter
mined to hear no more of his wretched
advice; they advised him to mind his
trade, and not to trouble himself about
their public concerns.
The Hanging Nav, in May declared
his people, the Cherokees, would no
longer listen to the Spaniards who were
continually instigating them to war,
that their young men had been seduced
by them, but were now entirely alien.
ated from them; that Watts and the
Turkey, as also the lower towns, as
we'll as the upper, were all for peace.
With respect to part of each nation,
these were real, when, with respect to
other parts, they were wholly illusory,
A comparison of dates will show, that
almost simultaneously with every dec.
laration In favor of peace, some of the
inhabitants were slain or plundered,
as il the declaration were made to lull
them into security. 1t was on the 18th
of June, 1894, whilst Mr.. Mckee held
conferences with the Cherokees for the
re establishment of peace, that the In
dians killed Casteel ami his family.
At this treoherous behavior, the from
tier people became ungovernably ex-
asperated, and in the absence of Gov.
Blount, a party of them rose and de.
stroyed the goods of the United States
which had been sent to the blockhouse
to be disposed of in presents to Chero
KEGS. The doors of this deed were soon
convinced of Its impolcy as we'll as
temerity, repented of their misbeha vior
and it was passed over in silence. In
the latter part of the same month the
Governor communicated to the chiefs
of the Cherokees the Intelligence which
he had received, that Talotiskee was
out to take satisfaction for the death
of the Bench, who had killed at differ
ent times forty or fifty persons; he de-
manded OF them if this were not true ::
and moreover, whether he was not pur
sued and killed for having massacred
an old woman. In the face of all the
pretences which they made, their sin.
cerity was put to an infallible test.
Their council, on the 18th of July, an q.
swered Gov. Blount that it was impos
sible to give up the property they had
captured and had in possession, it
having been taken in war. Lives and
property they observed were taken on
both sides. Peace would be given to
the United States, if they were willing
to accept of it, by letting everything
past be done away and forgotten. They
were. willing on their part to forget
them. They could not interfere, they
said, to prevent the Creeks from pass
ing through their country they imposed
upon them, they said, as we'll as the
United States. From these answers, it
is easy to perceive how little the Chero.
kees were INCLINED to peace; like the
courtiers of more enlightened nations,
they had learned the cant phrases pro
fessive of attachment to the duties of
humanity aud the peace Of mankind.
and as they do, used them as the
formulas of oivility. The terms, too,
in which their resolutions were con
veyed, were humiliating and provok
ing; and so far was the majority of the
nation from opposing any obstacle to
the passage of the Creeks through their
nation. that on the 9th of July. q
large party of Creeks, nearly one thou
sand, marched through the country to
wards the white settlements. Colonel
| White was ordered to draw ont one