The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-06

government than from ours. IS again try
ine TO unite all the tribes against The
Americans In pursuance OF this stimu-
lating policy party ~ 100 Chckamau-
gas crossed the Tennessee river aud fall
ING upon the more exposed settlements
butchered all but one Of q family Of ten
persons, leaving them grooming. bleeding
and expiring on the floor OF The lonely
cabin A child Of years. having the in
stinctive intelligence 20 conceal himself in
the fue Of the chimney, dropped down
from his hiding place. and. stepping over
the bloody bodies Of father, mother. broth
ers and little sisters. hed through the woods
for two miles in the darkness Of mid
night to a haven Of seeming safety. The
horrible tale OF this homeless aud mother
less child caused all the mothers OF Ten
ncssee to tremble ard sob and press their
own babies closer 10 their breasts since
now at night the dreadful le eri Dc mort
was often heard Valentine Sewer, who
fought with his renowned brother John at
KingI Mtuntsin, had three valiant sons,
who fastened. to join General Robertson
and risk their lives TO prevent atrocities
that would have disgraced even the Match
ez .bsrbarians These brave young meu
laud river TO Nashville TO protfer their
services to Robertson. They had reached
= sharp bend in this winding stream when
IN instantaneous discharge from hun
bred Indian rifles killed the three nephews
of John Sewer. But in the darkest Of
these dreadful pioneer DAYS in Tennessee
the undaunied Robertson expressed the
feeling OF the other brave men battling
agaihst savage odds whNu he serenely said :
we may be cut of in the struggle but
let us hold fas, Our faith. our innocence
our integrity. our honor and our govern
ment.' An Indian bullet tore through
RohcrtSon's arm from wrist to elbow hut
still he would not lead his men into the
enemys country because restrained by or
ders from Philadelphia. Embroidered by
the defensive attitude OF the frontiers
men, 700 Creeks, Cherokee and Shawnee
warriors attacked Buehanau's Station. Just
four miles from Nashville. from which
they were repulsed with heavy slaughter.
| Fifteen rfemen, thirty women and forty
children made a defense Of this fercejv
assailed hlockhouse which for desperate
| courage and sagacious bravery equals any
| like defense found in the annals Of hero
/ ism The men reserved their FIRE until
/ having three rifles each. the women load
+ ed the rifles. handing them TO the men.
! so that a continuous FIRE was KEEP, w. rem
/ dered more CALLING by number of the
women both loading and firing with the
men The children were kept busy rails
ing hats upon sticks before the mos, open
portfolios which drew the Indian FIRE As
certain death was the end Of defeat the
price on each life was placed at the maxi
mum rate Castlcnan Rains. Mrs. Buch-
auan Joseph Brown and the relentless
KobertSou are the only uudyiug names on
record TO preserve the memory Of the most
brilliant defense ever made against savage
warfare Robertson snorted like the wat
horse he was at the sound OF battle. and
the boom Of his one swivel gun warned
the Indians that he would be on them al
daylight They retreated with CELEBRITY
dragging their wounded and dead
To the philosophic reader the connee.
ton OF all this with the acquisition OF
Louisiana is plain Had not the Eastern
tributaries OF the Mississippi been red
dened with the blood OF brave men, aut
had not line Of States on the east side o.
that river been gained and retained through
this bravery and loyalty and by the hrm
ness, foresight and wisdom OF orr first ad
ministration in preventing the Spanish
from separating a large slice OF territor,
from Us on the settled side Of the dividin,
river We should not have gotten over I,
tho unsettled west side 80 soon as we did
Far reaching events are usually preccde,
by significant approaches 10 them
JAMES Q. HowAsn