The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
EAGLE OF THE CHOCTAwS"
GEN. JACRsOH,s FAMOUS INDIAN
BRIGNDTEH- GENERAL.

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the so-cnIIed Congressional Cemstery.
The Congressional Cemetery IL about one
mile and a half east Of the Capitol at Washing
ton. 1t IL ten acres In extent, and is partly
bounded by a southwesterly curve OF the Ana
costa River. It was formerly known as the
washington Parish BuryinR Ground" and
has always been under the direction OF
the .vestry OF Christ Church. In con-
Bideration OF legislation by Congress In
favor OF this cemetery It's directors set
aside space for 300 monuments or ceno-
taphs. to be erected in honor Of statesmen who
might die while in the service Of tho United
States. More than one hundred OF these In
artistic tombstones are scattered through the
northeastern part OF the cemetery. They are
cubes OF sandstone. each capped by a pyramid 4;
and In letters once black, but now dimmedb by
time. set forth the names, ages and dates OF
death OF the men thus c~ommemorated
Not moro than fifty persons are actually
BURIED beneath these stones. the erection OF
which was discontinued about forty-flve years
ago. Close to each other are the monuments
which cover the dust Of George Clinton and
Ebridge Gerry, both OF whom died while hold
ing the office OF Vice-President OF the United
States. A few rods further south q broken
column Of whitem marble marks the last resting
place OF Gen. Jacob Brown, whose brilliant
military record Is summed up In these words:
He was at Niagara and Chippewa" Commo-
dore Daniel p. Patterson. Gen. James jackson
OF Georgia, William Writ, Tobias Lear. and
several European diplomats sleep their last
slumber in this inclosure.
/. The red warrior. Pushmataha. deemed wor-
thy Of a grave among them, is not unworthy to
ba remembered with them. He was one Of the
extraordinary types which belong to no race
and no age, but are occasionally found In all.
Pushmataha. Tho eagle OF the Choctaws,"
was the incarnation Of the type Of Indians
idealized by Cooper. He was born in what is
now Mississippi in 1765. His early efforts in
oratory were ridiculed by the elders Of his
tribe. and his courage was regarded as mere
bravado. but he won distinction on the
waTpath before he was 20 years old.
made his memorable second tour Of the
GheTokees, and Choctaws to become a part Of
his projected Indian Confederation against the
whites whit g., Pu SbnsS hro,v was al. ALREADY adSt6 a middle b6d e.
risen to bethe principal Of the three chiefs OF his
,Teeumseh was battered by. the overtures of
saSages ofthe Northwest IL the war then in
caused cstse Them nSGU 70 wav eF' 9 Gem sTn1 +. I. S StSnb%sFss
one Of Waynes gallant soldiers. was then on his
t Efy to an defend intar Mobile: wi HI f tSS ebIsi d + G fse
already divided Choctaw nation. Pushmataha
received the dePutatio1 sent by Claiborne.
G eSaSb @aeoS Teceiyed him Fl " with military nfIFP I po SeP.
sigma OF a BrigadieT-General. The gift con-
sisted Of reGimentals. gold e~paulets. sword.
had been ordered from Mobile at a cost of $500.
Whatever Pushmataha's previous intentions
Ray haY fn e the d taS sIitt ef tRs G GRttSFm ES eRl biz
question II allegiance 70 the United States OF
until the tenth and last day. He then made an
ihm% s IoydffH ID t sPeeTG hiitd IN Which isfas he hea a sn1 4 IN led
viii lead you to glory" sHe and L 500 Choctsw
9f the United States. while the remainder q
the nation agreed to remain neutral,
under g "a t isF . "a al Z the pepils and Sf priTsl
t twenty csrr,a Sr II 81. the he,S scare Of tbS which hio6. b g
the war he received 500 and an a ann Ility OF
S 81 }Rd in T refiSgapisti tnfs Of hi Hi services wsrs;h in the .Is cause 1so
ee JHefs sSnP0" %fndiaa al a 6 ,assT Pssrl @ndoubtedly
PsfiS1Fs %it E Fey sSl ddifafi e RStiSHS but @HFiIR Sstl his st cane the
same sam F., lime IN y whatever rem TSn Of the savage
f Sims sSfsf his 81 str %5a 9I soed sense fssa sRew %aff hi% t6s
R nftsr ihy Of t fedSep II 9d for his s PPeo9glei; n and naS when en-,
spirit that brought about Article vii. Of that
treaty; STIMULATING that "ffty-tour sections Of
y the e P SSsGie IT," Of the tn I'm pnit ed stsst GS1 ' AND
sold for the purpose. Of raising a fund to be
on both sides Of the Mississippi River :
This agFrsseGm6Sent; whi hffr entailed an sxpendi,
divisions ofthe Choctaw tribe. did not meet the
approval Of the entire nation. as Is witnessed
by. AT Fti Ea@ oIn; a of t 5iss snms trS @S}sT VIM NAV have
arisen in the Choctaw nation in consequence of
$4,000 Of their annuity having been appropri-
Commissioners Of the United States obliee
apart an additional tract for, raising a fund
equal to, that given by the said chiefs. SO that
nation and be divided among Them
In 1924. Pushmataha. at the head of a dele
E YTom A RI rePPssts ten Wnshi Gs4fStHT?s to 'GSa riPSyeS
Tie chain of peace between the Americans and
t tow ehSf ISRSsape T thsn f sF5fp NJ iF =1I5gstsb in less less
Of white settlers lying on their land, and to
septed claims for services rendered by CRoctaw
soldiers in the Pensacola campaign, and re-
",hand% was white" 1t has never Sor' BEEN
"bu It is red with the blood OF their enemies.
am an American. My skim is red. but my heart
Pushmataha and his brother chiefs were
treated with great consideEation by President
Monroe and by John q. calhoun, then Secre-
tary of War. The concessions requested by the
Indians was granted. though their leader did
not live to sign the treaty that they came To
negotiate. 1t was concluded less than a month
after the death in Washington OF Pushmataha
and a record Of the communications on both
sides forms part OF the archives Of this Govern
ment.
When asked as to his health, a few days be-
English, replied, through his llnterpreter: L y
Il feel 80 we'll that know the Great Spirit
Pushmataha paid a visit to Gen Lafayette. I'M
mediately after his. return TO his lodgings he
am better, It Is q mistake. I shall die-and al
about IL O'Clock tonight, IT has always been
stranger"
He then gave some directions respecting his
family and the disposition Of his affairs. and
concluded by saying; When l am dead let the
big guns be fired over me-"
Pushmataha had yet another wish. which re.
mai1ed unqualified, With the grip OF death on
he emembere his old leadar. md said CT