Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-16

til the will of the President be known
''The accompanying letters, for tn
Secretary of War and Governor c
Georgia, you will take charge of unit
you reach a postoffice."
ANDREW JACKSON"
At the same time Jackson wrote tn
following letter to the Chehaw war
riors at his command:
General JacksOn's Talk to the Chehav
WARRIORS.
"To the chiefs and warriors of thu
Chehaw village, on my march to the
West by the Alphabetical, May 18th
1918.
Friends and Brothers i have this
moment received, by express the in
telligence of the unwarrantab1e at
tack of a party of Georgians on the
Chehaw village, burning it and killing
six men and one woman.
Friends and Brothers, the above
news fills my heart with regret and
my eyes with tears. When l passed
through your village you treated me
with friendship, and furnished my
army with all the supplies you coull
spare and your old chiefs sent their
young warriors with me to fight and
put down our common enemy. l prom
ised you protection; | promised you
the protection and fostering friend
ship of the United States, so long as
you continue to hold your father, the
president of the United States, by the
hand of friendship.
Friends and Brothes, l. did not sup
pose there was an American so base
as to not respect a flag, but | find
am mistaken. I find that Captain
Wright of Georgia has done it. | can
not bring your old men and women to
life, but 1 have written to your father,
the President of the United States,
the whole circumstance of your case,
and l have ordered Captain Wright to
be arrested and put in Irons, until
your father, the Presidentof the Unit
ed States, makes known his will on
his distressing subject
Friends and Brothers, return O
your village, there you shall be pro-
ected, and Captain Wright will be
.ried and punished for this daring
outrage of the treaty and murder of
your people, you shall also be paid
or your houses and other property
hat has been destroyed but you must
lot attempt to take satisfaction your
selves. This is contrary to the treaty,
md you may rely on my friendship,
md that of your father, the President
If the United States.
Il send you this by my friends Mr..
or Davis who is accompanied by a
ew of my people, and who is charged
With the arrest and confinement Of
captain Wright. Treat them friendly, |
hey are your friends, you must not
permit any of your people to kill any
# the whites. They will bring down |
IN you destruction. Justice shall be |
lone to you. You must remain in
,eace and friendship with the United |
states. The excuse that Captain |
Wright has made for this attack on
our village is that some of your peo-
lie were concerned in some murders
IN the frontier of Georgia. This will |
lot excuse him. have ordered Cap
ain Wright and all the officers con-
,erned in this transaction in confine-
nent, if found at Hartford. If you
send some of your people with Major
Davis, you will see them put in irons.
Let me hear from you at Fort Mont
gomery. | am your friend and broth
er. "ANDREW JACKSON"
Also to Governor Rabun, he wrote:
Sir:-I have this moment received
by express the letter of General Glass
cock Ga copy of which is enclosedl
detailing the base, cowardly and in
human attack on the old men and wo-
men of the Chehaw village, while the
warriors of that village were with me
lighting the battles of our country
against the common enemy, and at
time, too, when undoubted testimony
had been obtained and was in my pos
session and possession of General
Glascock of their innocence of the
charge of killing Leigh and the other
Georgians at Cedar Creek.
That a Governor of the State should
assume the right to make war against
an Indian tribe, in perfect peace with
and under the protection of the United
States, is assuming a responsibility
that | trust you will be able to excuse
to the Government of the United
States, to which you will have to
answer, and through which / have
recently passed, promising the aged
that remained at home my protection