. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. thatthey pack their simple belongings and depart tosome remote spot beyond the Father of Waterswhere they might remain in peaceful possessionof their land until, ah; well, lets say, until thewhite man caught up with them again! The group which existed in this section at thattime and which had no claim upon the land otherthan that they had occupied it for a few centuries,consisted largely of Cherokees. They were apeaceful people for the most part, and really theonly charge that can be justly laid at their door isthat they were a bit stubborn, and, as in
. Atlanta, yesterday, today and tomorrow. thatthey pack their simple belongings and depart tosome remote spot beyond the Father of Waterswhere they might remain in peaceful possessionof their land until, ah; well, lets say, until thewhite man caught up with them again! The group which existed in this section at thattime and which had no claim upon the land otherthan that they had occupied it for a few centuries,consisted largely of Cherokees. They were apeaceful people for the most part, and really theonly charge that can be justly laid at their door isthat they were a bit stubborn, and, as indicatedabove, slow to understand. They offered no armedresistance when their land was taken from them,but put the whites to a lot of inconvenience by re-fusing to leave until, by force of arms, they werepersuaded so to do. They had to be rounded up,which was a lot of trouble to begin with, and thenan escort had to accompany them all the way uponthat long and perilous journey; a journey uponwhich a number of the escorts died of privation. ><^
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