Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-11

| 1t IS seldom, town Is unanimous ; the ma
| ton never is /; and within the memory OF
the Oldest man among them, it is not re
| collected, that more than one half Of the
nation have been for war 1T the same
time, or taken, as they express it, the
war talk.
The Great Warrior, when he marches,
| gives notice where he shall enca,pp, and
sets off sometimes with one or two only.
lie fires of his gun and sets up the Var
svhooh This is repeated by all who follow
| him, and they are sometimes for one or two
nights marching off.
| Peace is invariably concluded by the
! Niece ana Counsellors, and peace talks are
! always addressed to the cabin of rhe Mic
| co. In some cases where the resentment
OF the warriors has run high, the Niece
| and Counsel have been much embarrass,
| ed.
Alau'iage-A man who wants wife
| never apples in.porson. He sends his Sis
ter, his mother, or some other female re-
i;tton to tue female relations Of the womaii
he marries. They consult the brothers
anu uncles on the maternal side, and some
times the father A.; but this is a compliment
only, as his appreciation or opposition is OF
no avail Ii the party applied to approves
OF the match, they answer accordingly to
the woman who made the application.
The bridegroom then gets together blan-
ket and such other articles OF cloathing as
he IS able to do, and senls them by the
females to the woman of the family of the
bride. II they accept them, the match is
made, and the man may then go TO the
house as soon as he chooses. When he has
built house, made his crop and gathered
1t in--Gade his hunt, brought home the
meat and put all this in posse ssion of his
wiz, the Ceremony ends, and they are
married or as they express it, Tie qyo-
man IS bound. From the first going to the
house OF the woman till the ceremony ends,
he is IN complete possession OF her.
ms law has been understood differently
by scme, who Insist that when they have
heipei the woman to plant her crop, the
ceremony ends and the woman is bound.
a man never MARES in his own tribe.
OtUorce is at the choice OF either of the
Parties. The man may marry again as
soon as he viii, but the woman is bound tin
all the Boosketau Of that year are over
excepting IN tie cases of marriage and
parting IN the season when there is no
planting or, noie properly speaking, dur
iiS the season the man resides at the house
OF the woman, and has possession of her
pending the marriage ceremony in that
case, the woman is equally Tree TO connect
her8ei as soon as she pleases.
mere Is an inconsistency in the excep-
ton mentioned above, as in such season
there can be no marriage but the Chiefs
IN their report on this article mentioned if
as an exception, and this practice in the
cases OF half marriage prevails universally.
as soon as q man goes to the house Of mis-
bFde, he is in complete possession of her.
tli the ceremony ends, and during this Pc
riod the exception viii apply)
Marriage gives no right to the husband
over the property Of his wife aud when
they part, she keeps the children and the
property belonging to them.
.9dHLfe1y Is punished BY the fap;Iv ~
tribe of the husband. They cnlIect con.
suit and decree. If the proof is clear. and
they determine to punish the offender.
they divide and proceed to apprehsnd them
one goes TO the house of the woman. the
remainder TO the family house of the adul
terer; or they go together as they have
decrsed' They apprehend the Offenders,
oesO them severely with sticks and crop
them: They cut off the hair of the woman
which they carry to the square in triumph.
II they apprehcud but one of the Offend
ers, and the other escapes, they then go
and take satisfaction from the nearest reia-
ton. If both the offenders cscaps. and
the tribe or family return home and law
down the sticks, the crime is satisfied.
There is one family only, the HotuluI
gee, who can take up the sticks Sc
cond time. This crime is satisfied ano-
tier way. IF the parties Offending absent
themselyestill he Boosketau is over, then
ali GRIMES are done away sxcept murier
and the bare mention of them, or any &C
currence which brings them in recollec-
ton is forbidden.
A2itrder-lf murder is committed, the
family and tribe alone have the RIGHT OF
taking satisfaction. They collect, consult
and decree. The rulers OF the town, or lie
nation, have nothing TO do or say in the
business.
The relations # the murdered person
Consult frs among themselves, and f the
case IS clear, and their family or tribe be
not likely to suffer by their decision, they
determine on the case definitely. When
the tribe m9y be aff cted by it, m doubt
tul case, II an old claim for satisf c,ion
the family then consult with their tribe
aid when they have deiiberated and re.
Owed on their satisfaction, they takes
TIE nearest of kin, or one Of the
iariy. In some cases, TN. family who
nave done the injury, promise repara-
ton IN that case, they arc allowed q rea
sonable time 10 fulfil their promise. and
arc generally earnes Of themselves in their
endeavors to put the guilty to death to
save an innocent person.
This right Of judging & taking satisfac-
ton, osing vested IL the family or tribe, is