A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . lfin the guard house- to escape thetorture apprehended from the guard. But all the Indian haters hate isconcentrated against the inflexiblechief of the Cherokees, John Ross. In-timidation has been attempted againsthim to no purpose; so has has resisted bribery in every in-stance, even in one amounting to $50,-000; rather than enrich himself by hiscountrys ruin, he will remain poor,but honest. The agents insult him;still he goes on. T
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . lfin the guard house- to escape thetorture apprehended from the guard. But all the Indian haters hate isconcentrated against the inflexiblechief of the Cherokees, John Ross. In-timidation has been attempted againsthim to no purpose; so has has resisted bribery in every in-stance, even in one amounting to $50,-000; rather than enrich himself by hiscountrys ruin, he will remain poor,but honest. The agents insult him;still he goes on. The Georgia guardwatches for a pretext to make himprisoner, but the pretext is not to befound, and in some cases, where theywould not be deterred by the fear ofwrong, they are understood to havebeen held back through the fear of thepeople. It is rumored, however, thatsome attempt of the sort is, even atthis moment, in contemplation. Even the President himself has nowand then lost his temper because hecannot shake Mr. Ross, and has calledthe impoverished and discreet patriotof the wilderness wicked and selfish,and has swo n if he does not forego. JOHN ROSS at age of 65, a few years beforehe died in Washinprton, D. C. (Picture loanedby S. W. Ross, Tahlequah, Okla.). his policy and do as Andrew Jacksonbids him, that Andrew Jackson willnever listen to the Cherokees, but givethem up to ruin. With internal dis-sensions attempted to be fomented bythe agents of Government, and withincessant external attacks from Geor-gia, and not only undefended by theirlegitimate protector, the United States,but threatened by the Chief Magis-trate of those states, the Cherokee na-tion now stand alone, moneyless, help-less, and almost hopeless, yet withouta dream of yielding. With these clouds around them, intheir little corner of Tennessee,** towhich they have been driven fromGeorgia for shelter, their nationalcouncil holds its regular annual con-vention tomorrow. I can not imaginea spectacle of more m
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