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The Daily Dispatch: December 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], By the Governor of Virginia — a proclamation. (search)
Old Pushmatahaw. --We published yesterday a letter from the son of this renowned obtain to Gen. Floyd, offering him the services of his command of Choctawa to fight in the cause of the South. The Choctawa were always esteemed the best fighting Indian on the continent, and, in former times, gained many victories over the Cherokees and other Indian tribes. Before their removed across the Mississippi, they had already become civilized to a great extent, and counted among them many individuals of large possessions, some of whom were well educated and refined gentlemen. A great many slaves were owned by individuals of the nation. The letter of Colonel. Pushmatahaw plainly shows intelligence and education. Even in their wildest state, the Choctaws always boasted that they never had raised the hatchet against the white man, and we believe this is historically true. If it be, it indicates a general intelligence among them, much above the average of Indian tribes. They were able t