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fered by his followers, of the headlong hurry of 

 Ms marches, of the fury with which his horsemen 

 charged in the skirmishes, of his successful ambus 

 cades and surprises, and of the heavy toll he took 

 in slain warriors and captive women and children, 

 who were borne homeward to exchange for the wives 

 and little ones of the settlers who had themselves 

 been taken prisoners. 



Sevier's dashing and successful leadership wiped 

 out in the minds of the backwoodsmen the memory 

 of all his shortcomings and misdeeds, even the mem 

 ory of that unpunished murder of friendly Indians 

 which had so largely provoked the war. The rep 

 resentatives of the North Carolina Government and 

 his own personal enemies were less forgetful. The 

 Governor of the State had given orders to seize 

 him because of his violation of the laws and treaties 

 in committing wanton murder on friendly Indians; 

 and a warrant to arrest him for high treason was 

 issued by the courts. 



As long as "Nolichucky Jack' f remained on the 

 border, among the rough Indian fighters whom he 

 had so often led to victory, he was in no danger. 

 But in the fall, late in October, he ventured back 

 to the longer settled districts. A council of officers, 

 with Martin presiding and Tipton present as one 

 of the leading members, had been held at Jonesboro, 

 and had just broken up when Sevier and a dozen 

 of his followers rode into the squalid little town. 47 

 He drank freely and caroused with his friends; and 



41 Haywood, 190. 



