Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-27


abode In the Indian territory.
| Uo-po-thlc Yahola remained an fd-
| visor to his people after coming TO NE
west, and he is Btill considered by me
! Greeks 90 have been one OF the most
prominent men produced by thnt
tribe. lie was the greatest orator OF
his day and the Creeks as "A rule be-
lcyed him to be the smartest living
indian OF that period. When General
Albert PIKE came among the flVe
Civilized Tribes to make treaty with
them in behalf Of the fonicdcracy all
of the tribes were well represented.
ana among the grand council mem |
bcrs was HO-po-thle Yahola. During
the conference he was called upon To
make talk, ana his remarks ON that
occasion are stlll preserved.
lie Advised Against Pike.
II was a great crowd that the grand |
old man Of the Greeks, as he was
called, faced in making that address.
and il is remembered that his tacc |
was very sad lie had fought the |
government back IN Alabama and |
Georgia. he was u slave owner, ana 1t |
vas thought by General PIKE and his
associates that Nahola would favor |
the south. He said
"My brothers. my elder brothers. |
the Chcrokccs, my Younger brothers |
the ChuctaWs, Chickastws aud Semi |
roles, | have an experience to relate |
to vou, and after that | wish 10 pll, |
before You proposition. Beng 'n |
old tull-blood Indian. uncducatcd, ana |
not speaking the language of the |
pale face, YOU, my brothers. may not |
take heed 10 my simple advice, but II |
win not be my 'ault should YOU pass
hy and take no notice Of the old man : |
warning.
AT one time / took IT into ray |
head that the United States was rot |
very hard to whip IN battle. tr,"d
them a long time and ! found III the |
end that She WIs a very strong pc"-
pie and the more of them YOU KILLED |
the more OF them came. failed ia |
my purpose aud the chances arc that |
this man Pike viii de ms | did. NJ |
advice 10 you is to let MS not take !
sides Let MS take our women and |
children. some. il not all of our stock |
and Slaves away from the fire line |
camp and let thc people who have !
caused the unplcasantncss so To war |
At the ,nd OF the war If the Conioh- |
crate states win out we VIII be paid |
for our losses, and If the other 'i'e
the Union as they are called, wins OFT |
they viii likewise pay our losses
"MN slaves are not of value onon@h |
that | will risk my life on the battle
field for them. have been on Tia"
iIcld before against this same pco-
pie. | know what to contend with |
y hen they are NJ in arms. ! Tor one, |
and my papoose and my squaw and |
my friends who WISH VIII face the |
setting sun for u moon or more he |
fore | can face my old enemies again. |
So have spoken and YOU have lis |
tened To me"
Many Followers We're Killed.
Hu-po-thlc NHhula broke camp the |
4 4, .,ritl.
biz following. principally of fun blood |
Creeks They went into camp ON R'rd |
creek Just north of Tulsa in the
Cherokee nation, where they were |
oNcrtakcn 10y an army Of ConicdcrltcS
under General Cooper and many OF
Naholas people were killed. This Is
still known as the battle OF Bird
Creek Later Nahola made "A treaty |
with the United states and remained
loyal To the end. lie died about The
last of the war and was buried at
Fort Gibson. lie was the owner ol
seventy slaves. The battle OF 'ird
Creek was fought on Christmas day,
1861. Pleasant Porter, later to become
"a chief of the tribe. was lieutenant
ou the Confederate side in this battle,
while Legus Perryman, who later
served several terms as chief, was on
the Union or loyal Creek side.
Following the battle oi Bird Creek
where the loyal Creeks were COM |
pletcly overcome. they We're utterly
domoralized and panic stricken ana
fled i'm the widest disorder, leaving |
everything behind that would impede |
their flight. II was in the middle or
an unusually severe winter with snow
upon the prairie. The route OF the
fugitiVes was marked by the prints OF
bloody feet upoA the snow. Some ot
taAn1R wnnnlpt Wplt
sick, and number Was frozen. The
dead and dying were scattered along
the way. The survivors reached Kan
sas and campcd on the NerdiSris
river perhaps a hundred miles from
the scene of their defeat in battle. All
were destitute, without raiment, with
out shelter and without food steps
were taken 10y the proper authorities
To relieve the suffering and in mens-
urc II was alleViatcd. The able
! bodied men went into the Union army,
| there being three regiments oi luNal
| Creeks altogcthcr, while the women
and children were suhSlStci 10y th"
| government.
These Greeks were away from their
/ homes for fully five years and during
! that period II is said 10y those still
living that their country presented
the same condition that Belgium as a
neutral country" presents today. the
armed forces Of both sides ravaged
the country and left II dcsola'e. And
II was out Of this state of things that
the loNal Creek claims grew. Follow
ing the close of the Ctvll war and the
death of llo-po-thlc Nahola the
creeks all returned to their Indian
territory homes, and have given one
of the most genuine demonstrations
I'm history of "A reunited people. the
Choctaws and Chickasaws as a whole
Joined the ConfcdcracY while the
Seminoles. Greeks and 'herokees