The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-10-18
BIhh ARp'S LETTER

with the fuss ami feathers and tribal or
naments and as finely executed in face and
| features as oil paintings did not know
| that there was Sucn book or that such
work could he done in those days. Each
| plate has a Biographical memoir accompa-
| nying which is in large type-so large
| that ! can read it offhand without glasses.
! 7 his work seems to have been complied
| from the records in the Indian gallery
! of the war department at Washington
| by Thomas NJ Mckinney, The book
! have is the property of Mr.. David Black,
| of Atlanta, and as it came down TO him
! in the family DID not suppose there was
! another in the state. but my friend Joe
| VI. Brown tells me that his brother Elijah
| has it, and also another volume, which
| I wish to see, for this one has neither
| Ross nor cSccola. It has Ridge and Nc
! Intosh ard other Creek and Cherokee
! chiefs and Paddy Carr the famous in
| tcrpretcr, whose father was SCotchIrish
! and his mother an Indian For many years
| lie was in General Jackson's service and
! In government service, and got rich and
! invested his money in land and negroes.
4 and owned eighty slaves when he died.
! A warm friend of his had a beautiful
daughter named Ariaduc, and when Pad
/ dy's wife gave birth to twin girls he nam
/ Cd one AIRY and the other Adny.
This book has a charming biography
! Of Major Ridge. ard makes him very
strong minded and noble man. Ills likeness
| shows MS much force and decision Of char
! meter as docs that of Webster or Calhoun
Indscd, some Of the speeches made by the
! Indian chiefs in their long protracted dis
! cuss!ou8 with the government arc as pa
! thetic element and unanSwcrable as
! if they came from Patrick Henry or any
! rui ~ r,,d tho r,.adinp nooticaj oIooucnca
80 f,io,i, tfo,,,i[ and L,.ol,ul, and rrue+o-
| 1uoren and Major Ridge and Big War
~to, Nr NcJIannav was the governments
cent in an those treaties and declares
| tLoir o,,tory IN no = natural Gift and
| M, ,aoo ot noonle cou}d oxcal them They
! ,I ;.hl,,. az, -. .,fsor. an,, ,nos+ Of
| ,Lc,, had Iov, eoft ewoar ana musical
| ,,+n, ,H.,. n,,.o ~ ev,,ressio,, ia their
! o,,.,.e-, ,,loa5iupe
! w.. oc,o,,n+ .,i,.on og Major Ridges
,,,.,.,.. ,,,t.,r raser,ovt in contcndinc,
! go, r,,,, p,s. :; ,-ar,, arnusio,r Poss
| , tit.ar1,- boetno to E2td~n and his
=? ,o T.. are.,,, .ho rnli,,n.
i'"i1NE' 'i'" 80 - -
ne COZ Il h"li p'''H Hi'iiled NI'i 10 ~
/ pretend TO come uoWh from some idl
/ mountain WIN !" i'7S"Fc ~ ,l.''' ''''
/ the Great spirit 'hdrl'S S'iio' i ne 'ie1t
! Suir.t is angry with you. lie tells me t@at
! YOU are following the customs Of the white
! people: that you have already gotten mills
/ and clothes and feather beds and books
and catS-yes, catS-and, therefore, the
| buffalo ana other game are fast disap-
! nearing The Great Spirit is angry, and
! saws YOU must cut short your frocks and
! Kill vour cats and give up your mills and
! ,,f+ 1.-TWO. =, bo,ees and then YOUR game
;fl ar,,,, 1aclf "
/ ,rh; l,,ci+.1 tho Indians very much ana
| . i1 a,,. +b,+ tho talk was cool
,tg< ,,-f+ii ancnr f., his CAGE and
i>','E r,tT. .1rhn .arr &c not good II