The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
HISTORY or THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TEN p4pfRS-pApfRK
First Term of Washington April 80 E89 TO March 4, 1893.
MOVING TOWARD FREE NAVIGATION.

who never sleeps" the dashing Major
General Anthony Wayne. The south
western Indians who were more nu-
merous, We're encouraged to commit
depredations and go on forays by Cow
ernor Miro, other Spanish and perhaps
some British agents. Still, the re-
vengeful Chickamaugas, the Creeks and
the Cherokees did not require much en-
couragement to kill, which was their
chief occupation. In Kentucky, which
became a state in the Union in 1902
the great abilities of Governor Shelby
were taxed to the utmost to repel the
Indian marauders and thwart the
schemes of the irrepressible Wilkinson,
who for years after taking the oath of
allegiance to the United States, carried
Spanish pensions in his pocket and
conducted reasonable correspondence
with official agents of Spain. This
unique scoundrel can fairly claim the
second place or niche in the American
Hall of Ill Fame.
In the Cumberland region the settlers
We're passing through the darkness
that preceded the dawn of liberty and
Union.
The Creek chief, McGillivray, being
in 1892 under larger pay from the Span
ish government than from ours, is
again trying to unite all the tribes
against the Americans. In pursuance
of this stimulating policy a party of
two hundred Chickamaugas crossed the
Tennessee river and falling upon the
more exposed settlements, butchered
all but one of family of ten persons,
1anN lao. 4
expiring on the floor of the lonely cab
in. child of siN years, having tn
instructive intelligence to conceal him
self in the flue of the chimney, dropped
down from his hiding place and step
ping over the bloody bodies of father
mother brothers and little sisters. fled
through the woods for two miles in the
darkness of midnight to Il haven of
seeming safety. The horrible tale of
this homeless and motherless child
caused all the mothers of Tennessee to
tremble and sob and press their own
babes closer to their breasts since now
at night the dreadful le cr de mort
was often heard Valentine Sevier,wh
fought with his renowned brother,
John, at Kings Mountain, had three
valiant sons who FASTENED to join Cen
eral Robertson and risk their lives to
prevent atrocities that would have dis
Sraced even the Natchez barbarans
THESE brave young men with others
We're rowing up the Cumberland river
TO Nashville to proffer their services to
Robertson. They had reached a sharp
end in this winding stream when an
instantaneous discharge from a. hun
l.
nephews of John SEWER But in the
DARKEST OF these dreadful pioneer days
III tennessee. the undaunted Robert
son expressed the feeling of the other
hrn'c men battling against savage
ouds when he serenely said: 1--WE ma,
pe cut OH III the struggle, but let us
hoid faSt our faith, our innocence mr.
integrity, our honor and our govern
nent' An Indian bullet tore through
Itopertson's arm from wrist to elbow
nut sun he would not lead his men inf,
.he enemy's country because restrainad
ny orders from Philadelphia. Embold-
ehed by the defensive attitude of tho
iioiitiersmen. seven hundred Creeks.
' hiokee and Shawnee warriors at
lacked Buchanan's Station, lust four
iii'ies from Nashville, from which tbev
we're repulsed with heavy slaughter
y y ileeh rlllemen, thirty women and
loity chiidren made d defense of this
i'erNeiy aSSalled blOckhouse which for
oesperate courage and sagacious brav-
cry equals any like defense found in
the annals of heroism. The men re-
served their fire until the Indians came
wllhlh ten PAGES: then having three
TlIes each, the women loaded the rifles
handing them to the men 1oaded CO
that continuous fire was ken. IN
rendered more calling by a numher of
lhe women both loading and firing with
lhe men. The children We're kept busy
'aisihS mats upon sticks before the
host open port holes which drew the
'huiail IRE. AS certain death was the
'hu ol deleat, the price on each life |
vas paced at the maximum rate, |
~astleman, Rains, Mrs. Buchanan, 10 |
'eph Brown and the relentless Robert |
son are the only undylng names on |
record 10 preserve the memory of the
most brilliant defense ever made |
against savage warfare. Robertson |
'horted like the war-horse he was ar
Inc sound of battle and the boom of
MS one swivel gun warned the Indians
mat lie would be Oh them at daylight.
ihey retreated with celerity, dragging
heir wounded and dead.
To the philosophic reader the connec- |
-lon of all this with the acquisition of
Louisiana is plain. Had not the east
'rn tributaries of the Mississippi been !
'eddened with the blood of brave men. |
ma had not line of states on the
east side of that river been gained and |
'etaned through this bravery and low |
iity and by the firnness, foresight and
WISDOM OF our first administration in
preventing the Spanish from separat-
hg large slice of territory from us
IN the settled side of the dividing river
We should not have gotten over to the
Unsettled west side so soon as we did.
ear reaching events are usually pre-
'eded by significant approaches to
"ei''' James Q. Howard.