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TEXAS - The end of the War for Texas Independence triggered a huge influx of new settlers to the new free country. It also triggered a black lash against the very people who had helped the Texans win the war. General Sam Houston had convinced the indigenous Cherokee to help in the Texan’s fight for independence. Houston was himself affiliated with the tribe, and felt a strong tie to The People as the Cherokee referred to themselves. Once the Texas government had been established however Houston felt his own power slip away making it impossible to keep his old promises. One of those promises had been to ensure the Cherokee lands remained with The People. Chief Bowles the tribal leader for the Cherokee at the time had the written treaty that Houston had signed and with every attempt to push the natives off their land he would remind the Texans of their promise. Events get hazy at this point, but someone, perhaps the new Texas Congress itself, put forth the rumor that the Chief Bowles had made a pact with the Mexican Government to attempt a coup against the fledgling government on the Brazos. Bowles was never given the opportunity to deny the claim as he and his men were attacked by Texas soldiers and killed in a surprise action. Supposedly Chief Bowels was to have been carrying the damning communication from the Spanish with him, but only the Treaty with Texas was found on his body when he was searched after his death. In fact there was never any evidence that was found to collaborate the story or collation between Mexico and the Cherokee but public sentiment had been so swayed against them by rumors that it was easy to have them thrust out of Texas as if there had never been any promises. Just as there is no evidence of a conspiracy between the Mexico and the Cherokee, there is also no direct evidence against the Texas Congress having made up the story to un-obligate themselves to the Cherokee and steal their land.
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