The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

was then occupied by Nimrod Doyle Doyle had been soldier under Gen eral St. Clair. was at his defeat and afterwards with General Wayne.
 DONE IN TENNESSEE.
 About this time or a little after wards a chief Tustenugachee or Lit- tie Warrior and q Cowarsartda war rfor, known as Captain Isaacs. who had gone northwest with Tecumseh were returning to the Creek Nation and learned that from the Chickasaws that the Creeks had gone to war. Relying on this Information the Lit- tie Warriors party did some mischief on the Tennessee frontier. killing sev- era1 persons. On their return to the nation they found that the war had not actually broken out, but that only the few little depredetions that I have mentioned had been committed. The Coowarsartda Indian. Captain 1saacs that I have mentioned, he had bor- rowed the name from an old trader who died some years back in Lincoln coun- l ty and who was one of the most cum ming, artful scamps I ever saw among the Indians. gave the Big Warrior in- formation about the murders in Ten nessee. Isaacs. from his tricks and 1 management and from having McGfi- livray's daughter for a wife was let
 
 rior being a Hickory Ground Indian. set the Coosa Indians at variance with the big Warrior. After this the Tucka-. l batchys. the Ninny-pask- -ulgees or Road Indians. the Chunnanuggees and Conaligas all forted in, at Tuckabatchy to defend themselves from those that had turned hostile.
 | have often heard Sam McNac say l that if Lott had not been killed at the time he was. 1t was his belief that the war could have been avoided. He and Billy weatherford have often said to l me, as well as others that the Big Warrior at the time Tecumseh made | his talk at Tuckabatchy was Nlclined to take the talk and was at heart as hostile as any. if he had not been . coward.
 I have no doubt from what I have heard weatherford .. say that he. Weatherford, was as much opposed to that war as any one living, but that when it was necessary to take sides. he went with his countrymen and gave me his reasons for so doing.
 WHY wEATHERFORD nID
 NOT JOIN THE WHITES.
 He said to join the whites was a thing he did not think right and had 1t been so they would not have thank ed him. but would have attributed 1t to cowardice. Besides he said to re- main with his people he could pre- vent his misguided countrymen from committing many depredations that they might otherwise do.
 WeatherfoPd was never cntef, though exercising as much or more in- fluence over a part of the nation than many that were chiefs. He did not act the part that some writers say he did in that war, though I think he was fully as great a man as many nave made him out to be. He was or dit- ferent order of men to what has gener. ally been believed.
 As I knew him well and have as good opportunities to become acquaint- cd with his history and character, as most men that now live ! will. when have leisure give you General Jack son's and Colonel Hawkins opinion of the man. and what think to be more correct history than anything, I nave seen written about him, and should any one doubt my judgment, none that knew these men will doubt theirs.
 left the Tuckabatchys f2rted in on the Tallapoosa. The cowetas. the Gus setawas Theacatkas, Uchees, Oswi- chees, Hitchetas and the. Lower Eufawias under Mcintosh, Joe Marshall Timpoochy Barnard. and some other chiefs, went to their as- There was some skirmish-
 
 on either side, and the Tuckabatchys were carried to the chattahoochee and Flint Rivers. where they remained un- til general Floyd came to the nation. SOME OF THE EARLY
 DEAD IN MACON COUNTY.
 will close this by giving you the names of some few persons who have died and whose remains rest in Macon The first is General John Be- ,,Nn. aF noxgni,,ktonarv Fnam0rv He rests at Fort Decatur hill. James Mo- Queen, who from all accounts died at the age of 12S years. He lived in the Nation ninety-five years and was buried | on the west bank of Eufawbee Creek. | Just above Franklin. in an old field. | near Floyd's Battle Ground on Calebee, | rests James McGIrth. He erected the | irst distillery in Alabama. James Con lells. a noted half-breed and the bro ther of McGillivarys last wife. sleeps | by his side.
 Captain Samuel Butts was killed in the battle and was buried on the grounds; as also were Littleton Pickett. Green Berry. John Thornton and many others. Captain William Owens. the father of Hardeman owens was buried 1t Fort Hull. The drummer, Daniel smith. that your father knew about Ga, more than fifty years lgo, and Tom Blanks, a rness-mate of mine, sleep at the same place. Whit naeI Williams, David Conyers and Lea yen Grear from Washington County. Sa., were buried at what was known as Fishers Old Field. near the mouth of Calebee. They were killed at Otisee. Captain Arnold Seals. who lives in your neishborhood. was along at the time md can tell you more than can write.
 I will at some future time try to send you an account of the settlement of Ma ,on County by many of its pFeSent citi. |