The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-27

the tropical regions are much more submissive and tinaid than the hardy tribss inhabitinE north and south of these regions. Besides. such ganes of priests, clergyfnen and monks. grey hounds blood-hounds, hand-cuffs, chains, neck-eollars. (ahd such other holy material as De Soto introduced among the native Fioridians, Georgtans and Alabamians), were too freely used cans and Central Americans: and the natives of those coiintries unfortunate ty lost their own language. and learned the language and embraced the relig- ion of their oppressors, which has made them ten-fold worse than they were in their native state. You may take almost any other people that we read of and train them to be slaves. or at least make them perform those menial offices that slaves do; but such is never the case with an Indian. It Is true, you may, by kind treatment, either in word or action, get them 0c- casionally to perform some little of- fees; but harsh treatment, either in words or blows, never can control an Indian.
 Nov. after De Soto and his men had been rusticating fin the country of the Coosas. they made their way to the Tallassees. They reached the town on the 18th of September. 1540. De Soto remained at TaiIassee twenty days. crossed over to the east side in canoes and on rafts. and travelled down the eastern side.
 Now. to show you how those Por- tugese and Spantards mistake things. ralIassee was always on the east side of the Tallapooa. and Colonel Pickett in note. of his own. admits that Tuckabatchy was built on the opposite side. and that all hands know that Tlickabatchy. Tookabatcha. was al- wys on the west side. Now. there was no necessity for canoes and rafts af- ter their stay of twenty days in Tal- lassee. Moreover. the river at that point Is never past fording, only at a high stage of water. Besides, the sea- son of the year In which De Soto was there, those who know the place will say to you that an Indian pony could ford from Tallassee to King's Ferry. The Tallassees and Tuekabatehys were both original Musaua and Muscogeess and the oldest Indians and Indian countrymen that have seen, say Tuck abatchy was settled before Tailaaeee. [ wrote you once before that it was a long disputed point with old Cusetaw and Tuckabatchy. which was settled first, but 1t was gener9uy COncSocu bnht the Cusetaws were the spoakagees, or spoakoolukgees: that is, the oldest set. tiers. or the mother of towns.
 THREE MACON COUNTY
 MEN WE'RE AUTHORITIES.
 I know three men in Macon County who could have given Colonel Pickett Indian information of modern times. (that Is, for the last thirty years). which fs much more reliable than that he had. know something of the sct- tfenient of the Tal1assee town opposite Tuckabatchy. I will give you. some time before long. the history of the settlement of Tallassee. and how that error crept into Colonel Pickett's his- tory.
 rhe three gentlemen alluded to above in Macon County are Nat and John callens and L. R. Strange.
 I will here remark that Colonel Pick ett's history has set me right about the death of Alex. McGillivray had thought he died as late as 17p6. put find he died three years before. Ills daughter and hIs last wife. who ifved fby me for many years. coudd nevet tell: and if I ever heard from ethers I forgot il.
 VIII in my next give you some thing of the Notches, Tellassees. and McGIIlivray's family.