The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-16

KEGS and are Of romantic character, l
am constrained to record them. These
two tribes are our Indians and make
up quite chapter in the history OF
Georgia. Alabama and East Tennes-
see. North Georgia was especially
the home Of the Cherokees, for their
chiefs lived near Rome as far back as
we have their history, and the Greeks,
or Muscogees, as they are more prop
erly called, lived south of the Talla-
poosa river. These tribes are not to
be classed with savages, for they were
of a higher grade, and but for the
greed Of the white man would no
doubt have continued to advance in
civilization and re6nemement under
the lead Of such chiefs as Ross, Ridge.
Boudinot and Mcintosh.
Everybody is familiar with the
story of Pocahontas.
Longfellow wrote beautiful story
about Hiawatha, andWilliam E. Rich
ards penned several pretty legends
about the Indian girls of Tallulah
Falls, and so I will pen the story Of
John Ridge and Boudinot as given to
me. This story was sent to me by
Mrs. Ellen M. Gibbs, Of Crystal
Lake, Ill. Her mother, Mrs. Taylor,
who died in 1878, wrote this romantic
sketch in 1877, when she was Is years
Of age, and left it for her children,
who had SO often heard her repeat it.
By some strange coincidence l have
recently received letter from Mrs.
Virginia Williams, of Bloomfield. Fla,
giving the ancestry of John Ross,
whose grandfather was a Scotch refu-
gee named Mcdonald. The writer,
Mrs. Williams. traces her lineage
back to the same Mcdonald tree. Her
mother was daughter of William
Day, who married Agnes Mcdonald.
Mrs. Williams would like to learn
more about Ross and his parents and
hopes this publication may attract
the attention of some one who can in
form her.
And now comes marked copy of a
New York paper called Sabbath Read
ing in which John Ross, son OF the
old chief, appeals for preachers and
teachers to come out to the Cherokee
nation and help to educate and train
the children in the Christian faith
and especially to teach them in their
Sunday schools. This appeal is dated
December, 1897, and Mr.. Ross's adj
dress is No. lO1 Gold street, New
York.
And here is the Vinita Leader, an
able paper, published in the nation,
and contains General Andrew Jack
son letter to the Cherokee Chiefs,
written In 1885, and which urges and
entreats them to accept the terms OF
the treaty and move at once to the
territory assigned to them.
And almost by the same mail comes
another interesting and beautifully
written sketch Of the present condl-
tion Of the Muscogees Cor Creeks. 1t
was written by Mr.. w. w. Ramsay,
Of Marysville, Me-, a gifted and schol-
arly gentleman who is deeply interest
ed in Indian affairs. Other fragments
have come to me, and if [ do not
abridge and compile and have them
published in your paper, much salua-
Bile history Of these Indians will be
forever lost.
But to the story
s:In 1917 foreign mission school
was. established at Cornwall, Conn. 1t
was a charity school for Indians main
", though there were some white pu'
nils there and some betrayed then
own expenses. Students from severa
Indian tribes were there to acquire
the Erglish language and rudiment
ary''educatior. Some white pupils al
so acquired the Indian language anc
went out as missionaries to the tribes
Besides the Chippewas and Choctaw'
and Cherokees, | remember there
were two from the Sandwich Islands
eMr. Daggett was the first primer
nal of the school and Mr.. Andrew
the last. Every May there was pub
lie exhibition aud the Indian boy
spoke on the stage, first in their owl
language and then in ours. The!
were genteel and graceful in thef
oratory. They sang songs in thel
native tongue, all waving their hand
in harmony with the music. The
were never allowed to 60 beyond tn
limits or into peoples houses Withor
Invitation. When they visited ns "
laid aside our work and entertaine