The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-11
THE INDIAN.
rnon rnG Nrw-YonK ADVOCATE.

THE INDIAN.
FROM rnG NEw-YonK ADVOCATE.
wv ear is panied, my soul 's SICK
With every days report oi wrong ahu outrage
with which the world is filed
There is no flesh IN mans ohuutate heart IL u"esI
"nt feel for man
lie finds his neighbour guilty Of skin not color
ed Ike ms own, - et
And having power TO intiict the wrong' tor suchI
worthy cause
Daoms and deyo,cs him his la@less prey"
CowrEn.
Evil lies at our door The red men of the fo
irest are our brothers; D'.t where are they we
l,nly read Of them in history. They have disap
iDcared before us-,hev have fed our society, as
lthe children of Israel 81 old fed from the TASK
masters of Egypt And, Oh may not 'ne reri
butive Justice of Heaven follow us as 1t did those
ancient prosecutors; but may we feel and ac
lknowledpe that mercy which we have denied t"
others Many nations of Indians that once were
numerous and powerful are now extinct, OF oh'y
la sufficient number remain to tell the story o.
their greatness md nlsfortuncs.-O'h O'hers exist ~
la remnant, which IN few years VIII ciose theI
history and their sulIerngs.- vioichc'
and fraud have dispose ssen them OF their coun.
try, which their foreta,hers had occupied ior ma
Inv generations and rapacty, violence, i'n irauH
81 i'll pursuos them into new regions WIN ne aVi'
dity Of victorious army for the spoils OF Tue van
quished, but not like the generous victor, we give
-Ino quarter TO fallen enemv or submissive friend
liberalization proceeds annihilatlon, and destruc'
tIti0n follows defeat. :
>. The celebrated speech Of the Oneida Chef
Scanando, who was blind with age, being anoV'
one hundred years old when he delivered it, has
caused many tear, and is filled with true pa
2 thos.
| "NIy warriors and my children, hear 1t Is
!. crucl--it is very cruel heavy burden lays o.
> 'my heart-t is very sick. This is a dark day
The clouds are black and heavy over The oneiA;
] nation; and strange arm is heavy upon ns, an'
: our hearts groan under in. Our fires are put on
, and our beds are removed frnm under us Th'
{ graves Of our fathers ARE destroyed, and theI
children are driven away, The Almighty IS An
- rry with u.s. for we have been very wicked; there
q fore his arm does not keep vs.. Where are IN
e Chiefs pE the Rising SUM- White chiefs noN kan
: die their ancient fires There no Indian sleep
= but those that sleep in their graves NY nous
" will he like thelrs--soon wall White chrf htr
l. kindle his fire Your ScaDdano will soon be II
n more, and Ills village no more village OF Indish
e "The news that came last night by our me-
i, from Albany made this SICK day IN oneida.-
- All our chilhren's hearts are SICK, and our eye
rain like the black cloud that roars Oh the tops
., the trees of the wilderness. Long did the str"n
!yoice OF Scanandp cry, children take care; be wis
>. --he straight lis feet were tlenllke the deer
+, Land Ills arms like the bears-he can now onl
= mourn out few words and then be silent an
i-hs voice will be heard no more in Oneida l''
" certainly he will be long in the minds of his CHI
2 dren--in white mems, Scanando's name has gon
% far, and will not die. lie has spoke many word
= To make lis children straight.--Long has lac sac
drink 10 strong wytcr: for It makes you nice !.
oiwhite men, who Cats-hlany a meal have the
n, ,IeMen Of you. Their mouth is a snare, and the
re way like the Fox Their lips are sweet but the
.dIhean is wicked. Yet there are good whites. All
- good Iodans--I love all good men, and jes,
~ whom love, sees all. Ills great day is comm
~ lie will make straight---he will say to cheatn
er whites, and ,lruuking Indians, begone ye, go,
edlgo, certainly my children, he will drive them
=, way. In that day will rejoice But oh gre
- sorrow in my heart that many of my chldr(
=" mourn. The great Jesus has looked on al! Il
10 while the whites were cheating US; and 1t W
* remain in his mind, lie will make all straight
ryIgajn Long have | believed his good words, al
a. as long as live will pray to him. He is n
: good Saviour, my blind eyes he will open, and
H. shall see him. Children his way is good way
er "lIaiken children! when this news soun
he lin the council house, towards the setting sun, al
~ they cry. make bows and arrows sharpen Il
= tomahawk, put the chain of friendship with q
whites into The ground, warrior, Kill! kill! III
great chief at the setting sun, wont Kill any oi Il
helsx nations that go into his land because tn
lv nave a chain of friendship with the whites, al
10 lie saws the whites have sold them our land v
.l, have not sold il, we have been cheated and n
messengers shall speak true words in the gre
~ y.councl house, toward the setting SUM- and say
in bury the tomahawk; Onedas must be childr
no Of peace.
,v- "Chldren some have said, your clief sign
. papers Of white men, and sold our fires. Yo
~ chiefs signed no papers; sooner would they
ah, tie tomahawk lav them low. We know one
REL our men was hired BY white men to tell our m
irk this, and will now tell you so himself. Pape
;o are wicked things; take care--sgn none Of the
but such as our minister reads to us. lie
~ straight. You now see his tears runnihS Ii
w. ours.
a "rather, you are our minister, dry up 70
ion, tears We know it your arm could it would he
rn- as. We know wicked men speak i'll OF you
cour sakcs. You suffer with u.s. Children, d
oiitwo messenger will run and carry our sorro
lto the great council fire toward the setting $,
,ntRun, my children, ard tell our words. Gi
orhealih 10 all the chiefs assembled round the col
";,,cl fire. And may Jesus, the great Saviour, brl
NJ" you back safe"
an, This speech is not only patriotic but n
thernuI could never read il without being ale
Allied We'll might Scanan1o exclaim, where
IL rthe chiefs OF the rising sun The answer is,
given in the speech; white chiefs now kim
as' their ancient fires"
,rn- The God of nature has stamped the seal ofn
hO-iiability upon nations as well AS individuals.
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