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Of his private and political history much might be said ; but we leave it to those who are 

 more competent to the task, and able to do him that justice due to so eminent a man. 

 20. KEETH-LA, OR DOG. (Painted 1844.) 



Commonly called Major George Lowry, Second or Assistant Chief of the Cherokees; an 

 office which he has filled for a number of years with much credit to himself and the entire 

 satisfaction of his people. He is about seventy years of age, speaks English fluently, and is 

 an exemplary Christian. 



He is painted in the attitude of explaining the wampum, a tradition of the manner in 

 which peace was first brought about among the various Indian tribes. (See No. 27.) 

 21. STAN WATIE. (Painted June, 1843.) 



A highly gifted and talented Cherokee. This man is a brother of Boudinot, who was mur- 

 dered some years since for his participation in negotiating with the United States the New 

 Echota treaty, (which has caused so much internal dissention among the Cherokees,) con- 

 trary to the laws of his country. Stan Watie was also one of the signers of that instrument, 

 but has thus far escaped the horrible death that befell his brother. He is reputed to be 

 one of the bravest men of his people. During the session of the International Council, at 

 Tah-le-quah, in June, 1843. he sat for his portrait; he was surrounded by hundreds of his 

 enemies at the time, but did not manifest the least symptoms of fear during his sojourn. A 

 biography of this man's life would form a very interesting volume. 



22. THOMAS WATIE. (Painted 1842.) 



Brother of STAN WATIE, a fine-looking man, but abandoned and dissipated. He is a 

 printer by trade, and speaks English fluently, and writes a good hand. 



23. YEAH-WEE-00-YAH-GEE OR THE SPOILED PERSON. (Painted 1844.) 



This man was one of the signers of the first treaty made with the Cherokees by the United 

 States Government, during the administration of General "Washington. 



24. OH-TAH-NEE-UX-TAH, OR CATCHER. (Painted 1844.) 

 A Cherokee Warrior. 



25. CHARLES McINTOSH. (Painted 1842.) 



A Cherokee half-breed, about twenty-three years of age, little known among his people 

 until December, 1842. He then distinguished himself by killing a man upon the Prairies, 

 by the name of Merrett, an escaped convict from the jail at Van Buren, Arkansas, who with 

 his brother was under sentence to the State Prison, had escaped, and fled to the Prairies, 

 where they carried on a sort of land piracy, robbing and murdering all travellers whom 

 chance threw into their power. 



26. WE-CHA-LAH-NAE-HE, OR THE SPIRIT. (Painted 1844.) 



Commonly called John Huss. A regular ordained minister of the Presbyterian denomi- 

 nation, and speaks no English. He is a very pious and good man. 



27. INTERNATIONAL INDIAN COUNCIL. (Painted 1843.) 



This council was conven3d by John Ross, at Tah-le-quah, in the Cherokee Nation, in the 

 month of June, 1843, and continued in session four weeks. Delegates from seventeen tribes 

 were present, and the whole assemblage numbered some ten thousand Indians 

 28. THREE CHEROKEE LADIES. (Painted 1842.) 



29. TWO CHEROKEE GIRLS. (Painted 1842.) 

 30. CADDO COVE, CADDO CREEK, ARKANSAS. (Painted 1843.) 



Gov. P. M. Butler and party on their return from the council with the wild Indians. 

 31. VIEW OF THE ARKANSAS VALLEY FROM MAGAZINE MOUNTAIN. (Painted 1844.) 



