The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-04-20
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The Life OF Duncan McRimmon, who fell
into the hands of Hills Hadjo, or the Proph-
et Francis, ia the time Of the late war, was
saved hy the intercession Of The prophet.
daughter MIlly. From letter Of Colonel
Arbuckle, commandant of Fort Gadsden on
the Appallachicola, Il appears that the graft
tube Of AIcRimmon induced him to offer her
hs hand as return for his life. This offer, il
seems she refused, for the reasons stated by
Col. Arbuckle, as follows -" Duncan Nj
Rimmon is here. Nlly, the Prophet Fran
cis's daughter says she saved his life, or used
such influence as she possessed to that effect
from feelings of humanity alone, and that she
would have rendered the same service TO any
white man similarly circunstanced ; she is
therefore, disposed not 10 accept hts offer u
matnmony, which has been made as IN &C
acknowledgement Of gratitude. The donation
presented through me, by the citizens oil
Milledgevile to Milly, has been delivered
and sic manifested a considerable degree q
thankiulness for their Kindness"
Hills Hadjo himself, however, afterwards
fell into the hands of Gen. jackson, with
whom be found no kind intercessor to save
his life. The following reference to this in
Mr.. STORRs ia the Debate on the Seminole
War. page 1872.
" We profess said Mr. Storrs, g TO be The
only free government on earth-that our in.
iercourse with foreign nations is characteriz
ed BY moderation and iustice-that our ma
tiona character Is beyond reproach. Above
| all, we profess TO be christians. Go-follov
the track of this christian army through the
Flordas. Ii can easily be traced. Every
| iootstep is trodden ia blood. The path 1
strewed with the unbleaChed bones and liviC
lcarcssses ofits slaughtered inhabitants. Sur
vey this frightful waste OF human life-tht
awful calamities which have been inflicted or
our own species, and say If our posterity viii
not blush for their ancestors. Incidents
which occurred during this campaign, carry
with il the keeaest rebuke 20 our profession,
Of christianity. Duncan M'Rimmon, one o
the Georgia militia, was captured BY the In.
dams in the early part az the war he wa,
condemned by Hills Hadlo to death the
victim was bound in his presence and the
Instruments of torture were prepared. The
daughter Of this chief, an artless and unedu
Gated child OF the forest, who had never heard
Of the precepts Of our religion, whose only in
L eAEhCliON iAau DGtN FtItlNcu from tDat Ialler
al the awful moment when he was about Il
suffer the eNcruciating death to be inflicted
\ by savage ferocity, this Indian girl, rushin
between him aud his murdercrs, implored hi
life. On her intercession it was granted
the life Of our fellow-oonntryman was spared
That father. who thus listened and yielded e
this Supplication of mercy. was the prophet
Francis, whom General jackson afterwards
executed. His orphaned child, in return for
the disinteres,ed benefaction which she be.
slows upon US, IS left 10 heap up the falleI
earth around his grave.-Sir, is this the ers
Of the world when America shall sanction
these acts Of inhumaDity When the poten
tafes Of Europe are compelled TO appea
4 to the moral sense Of mankind TO secure
the stability Of their thrOnRs-when all christ
endom IS awakened, and one universal effor
is making 20 difuse the gospel, and inculcat'
its precepts OF mercy throughout the benight
Cd regions Of the globe, shall we turn aside
from this work Of benevolence, and refuse 4
eface from our history these examples ofbar
barous cruelty HI