Why the Cherokee Nation Allied Themselves With the Confederate States of America in 1861

Lew Rockwell.com ^ | January 7, 2004 | Leonard M. Scruggs

[Aurelius]

Good quote, hadn't seen that one before.

[stainlessbanner]

I knew you would know that, T-C!

[Aurelius]

... but we always try to right our wrongs, ...

I am afraid that you have it turned around. In this case it was the wronging of a right.

[Tax-chick]

I don't know why I didn't look this up first ... James Robertson says (p. 191-2) that Gen. Jackson personally owned two slaves, both of whom he purchased because they asked him to!

"Albert was the first. He had come to Jackson and begged to be purchased. In return, Albert promised to get a job and obtain his freedom through reimbursement to Jackson. The major agreed. For awhile, Albert was a waiter in one of the Lexington hotels. He also worked occasionally at Rockbridge Alum Springs. Jackson checked on him regularly to ensure that all was going well. During the 1858-1860 period, Jackson rented Albert to VMI for $120 annually."

"The second slave Jackson acquired was Amy, who was closest to Jackson's heart. Around 1855, the forty-year-old woman was on the verge of being sold at public auction when she too pled with Jackson to become his property. Jackson bought the servant and found her a position "in a good Christian family." There she remained until the Jackson's acquired their home. Amy thereupon came to work at the Jackson residence."

(Sourcing for these facts is not given; the only footnote refers to a letter of Mrs. Jackson's.)

Other slaves who were part of the Jackson household were gifts from Anna's family, and therefore owned either by her or by her father, if he didn't legally pass title.

[Tax-chick]

My son, Thomas Jackson, has recently announced a religious vocation and says he's going to be Pope! You heard it here first!

[Maverick88]

Well ? Im a Red-Neck. Recon between all the Gun Control & Welfair programs , HUD and prison over crowding? Im not sure we made the right choice back in them days.
Just between my fellow Red-Neck & Red-Skin Brothers.

[carton253]

According to his wife, he did... now who are you going to believe?

[carton253]

Did you name your son after Jackson? If so...how cool!

[Happy2BMe]

"Didnt' matter whether it was man, woman or child either."

99.99% of all Americnas are completely oblivious to the attempted genocide on native American Indians.

They were viewed not as humans, but as being one step above a range animal, such as a buffalo.

[carton253]

I have a book called "We Knew Stonewall," which has contributions from numerous sources. In this book, the author quotes Anna Morrison extensively where she states that Jackson owned slaves...

Jackson paid $150 for the services of his cook Jim Lewis during the war. There is much ambiguity whether the $150 was the price to purchase Jim from his owner, or if those were Jim's wages.

[4CJ]

i want them out of our lives & our house to be left alone. take nothing from us & give us nothing either. especially keep their "gun control" measures, high taxes,social programs,welfare,busing,murder of the unborn,etc.

Bump.

[stainlessbanner]

The tradition continues!

[SCDogPapa]

Cherokee bump again!! Thanks Stainless.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

"the hairy faces came among us and made us many promises. more promises than there are leaves on all the trees. but of all the promises they made, they kept just one. they said they would take our land away!"

Wasn't that line used by the Chief in the movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales."?

[sweetliberty]

Very good piece.

[Natural Law]

No Dingbat, The Trail of Tears in 1838 predated the civil war by more than 20 years!

[lentulusgracchus]

Who wrote the Indian declaration? It seems to have been written in large part with respect to what the federal government was doing in Missouri about the time that it was written, and also to the jailings in the East.

[sweetliberty]

"I just read an excellent book about the War in North Carolina, "Bushwhackers!"

Well, I'll be! Who'd have thought that Bush was even responsible for that war? < /sarcasm >

[lentulusgracchus]

When Registration was ordered, my great grandfather (Parker) did not go into the reservation to register. Had he done so, none of his descendents would be here now to tell the story.

As a general proposition, registration demands are almost always an official announcement that the government intends to screw you. Consider the draft and (for better reasons) sex offenders.

No wonder gun owners are so goosey about the idea of firearms registration.

[4CJ]

No wonder gun owners are so goosey about the idea of firearms registration.

I lost my guns.

Honest. ;o)