Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-10

nation, who was brought up among them, and had
imbbed thorough knowledge of their manners and
cuStoms--of the testimony of the chiefs who were
sworn Witnesses, discovered some singular prac,i- |
ces among them, which we do not recoilect to have
noticed before.
Red Jacket, the orator, and principal of the pagan
party, presented himself TO take the oath and
upon being questioned whether he believed in n SUI
preme being, and in the doctrine OF rewards and
punishment, hereafter, fixed the lurking devilof his
eye upon the questioncr and replied" Yes much
more than the white men, il we TO Judge by their
actions. His testimony, and that of Capt Pollard
the head OF the christians of the nation, coroborated
by that oi Capt Jones, disclosed that twas the pro-
vince fhc chiefs to take cosnizancc of capital Of
tences and TO decree the extent of the punishment
or the mode of communication or atonemcnt-that fire.
quenuy the parties aggricvcd were satisfied without
resort TO sanguinary retrbuiion, and willing to
receive pccunary communication others were appeased
| by the tender of a belt of wanPun, an acknow
Judgement OF guilt evidence OF contrition.-But
frequently blood was required and more lives
were taken to satisfy the revenge of the surviving
latives. That il was not unusual for the chiefs TO de-
cree that the murderer should be spared, and or
more innocent persons, be inundated in his stead.
These generally selected from the dearest and
most respectable relatives and friends of the murder
err, who WAS thus made To feel the enormity of his
crime, by bearing about n stigmatizcd existence en-
Uttered by the reflection that his msdeeds had been
instrumental in the destruction of all that valuable
| to him in life.
There is, frst something horribly revolving to
our feelings, in the idea of accountable beings de-
sroying the nnocen; for the punishment of the guilty,
and were these people conversan with the notions OF
theology, we should suppose an impious attempt 10
INITIATE the system of divine punishment; but of this
they cannot be suspected. Their mode, howe
yer, is the dreadful, and cfectual rciributon,
that, consistent with their habits and feelings, could
be deutschland must have originated in high. soul
ed people, whom the tcrrors of conscience and the
agonisng regrets for departed relatives and friends
| must have been known in their greatest extent. An
Indian is taught to dcspse death The taking OF life
is therefore punishment; and the doctrine of
:" irhoSo kileih rih The sr0rd shall be slain by The
srori, which is inculcatcd among us, rs il carries
with il terror for the guilty, cannot operate rs a
| preventative of crime among them it therefore be-
comes necessary to devise that, which fixes stigma.
like the mark Of Cain, upon the criminal, and forces
him 10 exclam, in the language of the first murderer,
- My punishments greater than hear Nor
docs this system, to them, appear cruel unjust
cusomcd from infancy to look upon the transit from
time TO eternity with complacency, they often emu
ous OF this species OF sacriice inasmuch it is
evidence other consideration in society: And that
passion which takes deep root in every noble mind.
and which looks TO the affection of surviving friends,
and the appreciation of poseriy. for consolation, de-
prives death ofits only remaining error-the parting
pang. This, with the hope of Identification in i'm
mortality, frequently renders the death doom of the
savage, inundated for his virtues, festival of JOY in
stead OF cause of mourning. albany .4rgus.
There IS moi perhaps, IN nature more c,1rcssire
rerenge, istsr1ibe and tren he chooses to dispIy
ms uuiraiiei talent for To is kec, sarcastic glance
| is irresistible.
MONTREAL, July eS.--Last Thursday morning, n
bout half past o'clock, TIC Alalsham and Lady
Sherbrooke steam boats foul OF each other, be-
| tween Long Point an. Island ST. Helen. As their
bows came in nearly direct collision, the shock was
so severe 10 fling several persons of their births
the latter having her bowsprit and one of the fukes
of her anchor carried away, and the otcr from the
crash, necessarily mourning injury, the particulars of
which, however, we have not yet been able to ascer-
tain, as she was on her way TO QGehoc.
Extraordinary eScdpe.-Iast "Wednesday night, n
nj Tho Ink of
| when going 10 bed incuutously stuck lighted can
die against the wainscot of earre;, where he and his
household, amounting to Is persons, had retired TO
rest. After time, the allow i,y which the can
die adhered melting, it fell down. unfortunately in
| to a basket where there bag containing about
| five pounds gunpowder. The consequence was an
immediate explosion, which blew OFF the roof, rent
| away the Sides and i'll word, reduced the house TO
splinters. BY such accident, one would expect
that many were killed and wounded but il was quite
the reverse, for not single person. though all were
blown of upper story the distance Of 80 Yards
was injured materially The Chief (whosc name is
Jacob Commandan) alighted on hisfeet in n canoe
on the beach, through which his legs penetrated as
far the anclcs, and held him FAST it were in the
stocks. There he was found by some of the inhahi-
tants in inexpressibc terror imagining his situation
to have proceeded from some malicious Demon whose
| exit and entrance had destroyed his house. Child
who was sleeping with its head near the basket suf.
fered no other hurt than having its hair snged and
TO crown all, leathern bag containing three pounds
more oil Sunpowder, and lying III the same basket,
was found near the house meXploded. We haze
these particulars from Of the principal persons in
| the village.
| SUPERIOR IMITATION LEGHORN.
Tt The price obtained is fair criterion excellence
of an article it he allowed that the daughters of the
Rev Mr. Bernap, of MeTimaci n H. and nieces COVER
Brooas Massachusetts in making the
best imitation Leghorn which has been Produced in the
United States II is made OF wild grass discovered those
young ladies in the town which they reside probably the
description OF grass tha: Of which the Weathcrs6eld
bonnet formed After several days exhibition in Boston
day and sold for FIFTY DOLLARS. was purchased bv
number of gentlemen, who subscribed that with
view of encouraging the young ladies who manufactured il
in their future efforts and Of exciting industry and iuge
nuity in others. The bonnet is intended present dis
tnguished lady the South The iberay Of the citizens
Ing several instances in which their public spirit
has been manifested for the encouragement of industry and
| promotion Of domestic manufactures
The prices which have been obtained for this
tersham and WeateTsfed bonneis in addition the pre-
mu from Agricultural Societies. the av ard of te
spirit OF emulation among country to perfect the
manufacture OF this expensive article Of dress enable
TO dispense with the Importation of Leghorns altogether
The Pecrsam bonnet which sold this city for thirty
dollars made of rye straw, and il is believed firm
and color has not been surpase though the price
obtained less than what the bonnc sold for we
sorry observe very limited number OF gentlemen
the sale aud have hesitation in saving that the pu
chaser would have raised his bid $40 IL there had been
competition The peculiar kind Of grass of which theon
necicut and New Hampshire bUnnes composed NAV
not be generally known md is not probably all
parts of the countr butye straw is i'll abundance every
where We have beeI at some pains obtain from the
young lady, who manuiacured the bonnet sold h. r. L.
Mills, the process ofpreparng the material which
mitted in the hope that others follow her example.