Athens (TN) Post, "Negroes in the Cherokee Nation," January 20, 1860

NEGROES IN THE CHEROKEE NATION. – The underground railroad has been out to work in the Cherokee Nation. A large stampede of negroes was attempted from the nation to Mexico; but the chiefs having been informed, by a faithful negro, of the movement, collected their warriors, under the pretence of going on a war trail against the Comanches, and arrested the fugitives.