Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . HiUabee Duputies. CHAPTER VIII HILLABEE TOWNS —DESERTIONS ANDMUTINY —GEORGIA SHORT time after thevictory at Talladega,General Jackson re-ceived deputies fromthe Hillabee tribes, 144 HILLABEE DEPUTIES. who had formed the principal strength of the enemy,offering to make peace ; and expressing their vviUing-ness to agree to any conditions he might think properto impose. He informed them, in answer to their re-quest, that the war had only been waged to defendthe frontiers from the aggressions of the Indians, andto bring to a proper sense of duty a peo
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . HiUabee Duputies. CHAPTER VIII HILLABEE TOWNS —DESERTIONS ANDMUTINY —GEORGIA SHORT time after thevictory at Talladega,General Jackson re-ceived deputies fromthe Hillabee tribes, 144 HILLABEE DEPUTIES. who had formed the principal strength of the enemy,offering to make peace ; and expressing their vviUing-ness to agree to any conditions he might think properto impose. He informed them, in answer to their re-quest, that the war had only been waged to defendthe frontiers from the aggressions of the Indians, andto bring to a proper sense of duty a people to whomhis government had ever shown the utmost kindness,and who, nevertheless, had committed against hercitizens the most unprovoked depredations ; and thatit would end only when it should become certain thatthis object was attained. Upon those, continued he, who are disposedto become friendly, I neither wish nor intend to makewar; but they must afford evidences of the sincerityof their professions; the prisoners and property theyhave taken from us and the friendly Creeks must berestored; the instigators of the w
Size: 2224px × 1124px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookpublisheretcetc, bookyear184
