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Indian Spring, Georgia.
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ring until 1807. The Phillips brothers were also left undis
turbed in their pursuit. The first disturbance occurred iu June,
1807, when Big Warrior, with a party of his braves, entered
the stables of Mclntosh at night and stole all his horses. The
same party also carried off the Phillips cattle. When advised
of their loss, the Phillips brothers gathered their neighbors,
and, on being joined by Watson and Fitzpatrick, pursued and
overtook the plunderers about seventy miles lower down the
Ocmulgee. After a desperate conflict the stock w r as recovered
and Hopoethleyoholo made prisoner. This brave refused to
smoke the pipe of peace with his captors, and actually spat in
the face of the leader of the whites, who tendered the symbol
of peace. This act aroused the ire of the whites, who were only
with difficulty persuaded by Watson to spare his life. The
discussion among the whites was suddenly disturbed by Big
Warriors, who rushed in with his followers, who had been
reinforced, and recaptured the favorite orator. During this
-second brief struggle Dred Phillips was shot through the fleshy
part of the left arm. The cattle were then driven back to the
canebrakes of the Big Sandy, and again apparent quiet was
the rule.
But the fires of hatred were only smothered in the breast
of Big Warrior. Watson and his companions were conversant
with the machinations of the unfriendly chief, and antici
pated an outbreak against both the whites and Mclntosh party,
but no opportunity occurred, and all remained quiet until the
war of 1812 was inaugurated. In this war the Mclntosh party
—which had been gradually gaining in strength—joined with
the forces of the State and Government, and Big Warrior iini
ted with the public enemy. The struggle in Georgia during
the war was bitter, and involved the loss of many whites as
well as friendly Indians, and a heavy expense to the State.
Upon the declaration of peace between Great Britain and the
United States, peace again reigned in Georgia.
At the close of the war the whites again began to resort cO
’ the Spring, and the sick were gathered from all quarters. The
fame of the waters spread, and the wonderful cures effected
appeared more like the result of magic than the effects of one
of nature’s great restorers. In 1816, Mrs. C. 11. Varner, who
vet lives in our midst, spent some time here; and the scenes
of primitive beauty and interest she then looked upon, and
also the incidents that occurred, are distinctly remembered hy
the venerable lady, as if it were but yesterday. Gen John W.
Gordon first visited the Spring in 1819, and continued to spend
a large portion of his time here every year until his death.
lJuring the sojourns of this gentleman at Indian bpring, he
contributed largely to the improvements that were made; and
especially was his generosity, through a long series of years,
exhibited for the benefit of the needy and afflicted. At his
decease he left numbers at Indian Spring who will ever bless
his memory for the fruits of the seeds of kindness he was
constantly in the habit of sowing. Cl .
Among the early visitors was the veritable Simon
Simtrs ” who subsequently became distinguished as a wit and
humorist. Douglass Walton, in his capacity of Government
scout, continued to make his headquarters here. In 18 9 Mr
Tesse Jollev, Mr. John Lemon, and Mrs. Ireeman, with her
husband aiid family, located in Butts. The three first named
are still living, and are among the most honored citizens ot
the county. , _
Public Treaties
Prior to 1821 efforts were made by the Government to se
cure possession of the lands in Georgia lying west of the Oc-
gen, william Mclntosh.
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mulgee. The Mclntosh party favored such a treaty, while Big
Warrior and his adherents opposed it. After many consulta
tions between the two parties, favorable conclusions were ar
rived at, and the pipe of peace was passed. Big Warrior alone
broke the faith thus cemented around the council-fires of his
tribe; Mclntosh was again faithful, and in 1821 he concluded
a treaty with the agents of the Government, by which the hunt
ing grounds between the Ocmulgee and Flint rivers were for
ever ceded away, excepting a portion of the Ward plantation
and six hundred and forty acres around the Spring. These
reservations were made by Mclntosh for himself. The first
embraced a large body of fertile land and the second the
Spring, the medicinal properties of which Mclntosh well un
derstood. This treaty was ratified in Washington, March 2d,
1821. '
This action of Mclntosh and his adherents aroused an
other feud between the rival wings of the tribe, which ended in
a fierce battle. A heavy loss was sustained on both sides, the
Mclntosh party suffering most severely. Big Warrior was
slain, and thus his party were left without a leader. A little
later the orator chief and Mclntosh met and smoked the calu
met. How faithless the first named could prove to this solemn
covenant will be shown. In 1823 Gen. Mclntosh and Joel
Bailey erected the main building of the Indian Spring Hotel,
and opened it for the reception of visitors. This building is
still yearly occupied for the purposes originally intended.
About the same date other improvements -were made, and In
dian Spring became a favorite resort at that day. The visits of
the whites increased rapidly, and they sought to secure resi
dences, or camped out; while the Indians, now peaceable, also
flocked to the “Healing Water.”
By an agreement, all parties met at Indian Spring to con
sider a second treaty, early in February, 1825. The Govern
ment agents were protected by United States troops, and
large forces of the opposing Indian factions were present. The
negotiations were conducted in the hotel, and concluded Feb
ruary 7th, 1825. Under this treaty all the Indian possessions in
Georgia were ceded to the whites, and an early removal of the
tribe arranged for.
The agency of Gen. Mclntosh in bringing about this treaty
resulted in his death within a few months. When it was an
nounced that the treaty was concluded, Hopoethleyoholo seized
the occasion to give vent to his long pent-up wrath. The In
dians of both the old factions were present in large numbers.
All were excited. At last the orator chief mounted the large
rock yet seen at the south end of the Varner House, and gave
vent to his feelings and purposes in the following charactex*-
istic talk:
“Brothers, the Great Spirit has met here with his painted
children of the woods and their paleface brethren. I see his
golden locks in the sunbeams; he fans the warrior’s brow with
his wings and whispers sweet music in the winds; the beetle
joins his hymn and the mocking bird his song. You are charm
ed! Brothers, you have been deceived! A snake has been
coiled in the shade and you are running into his open mouth,
deceived by the double-tongue of the paleface chief (Mcln
tosh), and drunk with the fire-water of the paleface. Brothers,
the hunting grounds of our fathers have been stolen by our
chief and sold to the paleface. Whose gold is in his pouch?
Brothers, our grounds are gone, and the plow of the paleface
will soon turn up the bones of our fathers. Brothers, are you
tame? Will you submit? Hopoethleyoholo says no!” Then
turning to Mclntosh, who was standing with the commissioners
at a window a few feet distant, he continued: “As for you
double-tongued snake, ho I see through the window of the pale
face, before many moons have waned your own blood shall
wash out the memory of this hated treaty. Brothers, I have
spoken.”
By this treaty the Spring became the property of the State,
and the ceded land was laid out in lots in 1826, the Common
wealth reserving ten acres around the Spring for the benefit of
her citizens then and thereafter. The act establishing Butts
county was passed in 1826. The village of Indian Spring was
incorporated by legislative enactment in 1837, and in 1866 a
second act changed the name to Mclntosh and extended the
limits of the incorporation.
Death of Mclntosh
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Gen. Mclntosh and family removed to his plantation on the
Chattahoochee, and evidently rested secure. But the avenger
was on the war path, and the distinguished chieftain, who had
rendered the whites such signal service, was doomed.
In compliance wit hthe advice of Hopoethleyoholo, a secret
council was held, at which one hundred braves were selected
to secure the vengeance desired, and these, headed by the wily
orator, set out westward. 'When near his residence, Mclntosh
and his son-in-law, Hawkins, were seen by their hidden foe rid
ing together. “They could then have been easily killed,’’says
White’s Statistics, “but their Jiv< s were spared for the moment
to preserve a consistency so common in all the plans of the
Indians. They had determined to kill Mclntosh in his own
yard, in the presence of his family, and to let his blood run
upon the soil of that reservation which had been secured to
hirn by the treaty.” From the same authority we learn Mc-
Intosh rode home unconscious of danger, while the savages pre
pared for their work. Lightwood was procured to fire the
buildings. About three o’clock the premises were surrounded,
and it was not until the torch had been applied to the outbuild
ings that the sleepers were aroused. Chilly Mclntosh, the
chief’s son—who is yet living—escaped through a window of
one of the outhouses, and, running the gauntlet, swam the river.
Gen. Mclntosh, upon discovering his assailants, barricaded the
door and stood near it when it was forced. He fired on them,
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and at that moment one of lx is steadfast friends, Toma Tustin
ugse, fell upon the threshold riddled with balls. The chief
then retreated to the second story with four guns in his hand,
which he continued to discharge from a window. lie fought
with great courage, and, aware that his end was near, deter
mined to sell his life as dearly as possible. lie was at this time
the only' occupant of the burning house; for his two wives,
Peggy and Susannah, who had been dragged into the yard,
were heard imploring the savages not to burn him up, but to
get him out of the house, and shoot him, as he was a brave man
and an Indian like themselves. Mclntosh came down to the
first floor, where lie fell pierced with many balls. He was
then seized and dragged into the yard. While lying there, the
blood gushing from his wounds, he raised himself on one arm
and surveyed his murderers with looks of defiance, and it was
while so doing he was stabbed to the heart by an Ocfuskee In
dian. The chief was scalped and the buildings plundered and
burned. The party then sought for Hawkins, whom they also
killed. Ilis body was thrown into the river.
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An Indian Elopement
The family of Gen. Mclntosh spent the summer of 1826
at Indian Spring, where his two youngest daughters, who had
been highly educated, spent their time in associating alternate
ly with the dusky maidens of their tribe and their palefaced
sisters. During the visit one of the sisters created a decided
sensation by eloping with an Indian lover. A gentleman now
residing in the vicinity who at that time was a little boy, whose
parents were camped at the Spring, was at the Mclntosh cabin
—then situated on the lot north of the Varner Hotel—when the
occurrence took place. There were hundreds of Indians
camped on the adjacent hills—the friendly party on the south
side of the creek and the adherents of Hypoethleyoholo on the
north bank. The lover was a leading chief of the latter party,
and the match was bitterly opposed by the Mclntosh family
and their adherents who keenly remembered the sad events of
the previous year; but the young lovers, who had long since
determined upon their course, cared not for opposition and
well arranged their plans.
On a bright Sunday morning our little white friend—now
an aged and respected citizen —was swinging in the cabin with
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the two girls when an unusual commotion in the yard attracted
the attention of all, and they rushed to the door. The young
girl’s favorite pony was hitched outside. Coming up the hill
from the creek was seen the determined lover, mounted, and
accompanied by a score of his braves. On seeing him approach,
his intended rushed into the cabin, and, amidst the tears and
vehement protestations of her mother and sister, who were
weeping bitterly, she rapidly east off the habiliments of civil
ization and arrayed herself in a complete Indian costume. This
accomplished, she turned to her weeping friends, and, after
much talk in the language of her tribe, she embraced them
without shedding a tear, and rushed out, kissing her little
friend, who was gazing upon the scene with wonder. The lover
arid his escort were drawn up near the gate; not a word was
said, and the girl sprang upon her pony and took her place in
the line behind her intended. Silently the party then moved
down the hill, crossed the creek, and were soon out of sight.
They were legally married at Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county,
Georgia, and the union was a happy and prosperous one.
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