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Show Another complicating circumstance was the fact that the Navajés were much less completely than other tribes under the control of their chiefs, so that one portion of the nation often made war when the rest deemed it not wrong but unwise. No tribe was more in need of or likely to be so much benefited by a sound whipping.”’ As we have seen, the Navajés had broken their treaties with Doniphan, with Washington, and with Sumner, the last named having made two treaties with them. In 1855, Governor Merriwether negotiated and concluded a treaty with this tribe which was not approved by the general government. Comparative peace lasted, however, during his administration, although the tribe was not thoroughly subdued until eight years later. Major R. H. Weightman was the first delegate in congress, in which position he proved himself a most capable representative of the people.??® Weightman came to New DELEGATES IN CONGRESS Mexico in 1846 with the Army of the West, under General Kearny, and was present at the occupation of Santa Fé. of Sacramento, Chihuahua, to a band 1860 there was where or company He was present in the battle he fought with great gallantry. of Mexicans known as ‘‘Cebolletefios,”’ whose principal occupation was stealing of Navajé girls and boys for purposes of sale to the Mexicans. It was a custom, whenever a wealthy Mexican had arranged for the marriage of a son or daughter, to give these ‘¢ Cebolleteiios’ an order for one or two Navajé boys or girls to be given to the newly wedded 29 Richard Hanson Weightman was born in the District of Columbia, was educated at the United States Military Academy at Point, and, at ri beginning of the war with Mexico, lived in St. Louis, West Missouri. He married a mite Cox of Washington, 1. C. When the call was made by the governor of Missouri for troops, intended to become a part of the Army of the West, under command of General Kearny, the county of St. Louis, which then 1 cluded the city of St. pair as a bridal gift. tion, while the Louis, was asked to furnish the artillery for the expedinorthern river counties were asked to furnish the riflemen. Major Merriwether Lewis Clark, of St. Louis, a graduate of West Point and a veteran of the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War, undertook to raise the two batteries required. A meeting was held May 28, 1846, in the om of a justice of the peace, over a blacksmith shop on Third street between Pine and Olive. Here was organized Battery A, Missouri light artillery. Weight man was unanimously elected captain. The other officers chosen pate wes drew J. Dorn, second second and Edmund F. Chouteau, first lieutenants, and John O. Simpso?, heutenant. eutenant The while sergeants marching were John R. Gratiot, afterwards elected 4 across the plains, Davis Moore and A. V- Wilson; William H. Thorpe, William Clark White, and George W. Winston, corporals. Kennerly, Clay Taylor, John ‘Ison’ 'S - the Civil War Weightman was in Price’s army at the battle of Wilson Creek, in which engagement he was slain. He was a very capable officer. a his report of the battle and the death of Weightman, General Price said: OUI, HISTORY JUIUIULOAON) MEXICAN SuryNnqiaystq NEW SuOoTyEY OF 0} FACTS PY} LEADING SuBIpUT 304 |