The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-11
from the wa,bing,or sa,ional Journsl.J
DIED.

day night last, NJ about IL o'clock, 10 his
slxtieih year. Pvssfa MA IA IA noe of the
Ch"ctaw Dslrgailru, nnw NJ Washington,
on business With the Govefnipsnt. TIE
best aitendanrr and the brst medical skili
".re employed 10 sa.e him. but IN vaii.---
lie died of the Group, aud WAS III bit one
dry. lie was buried 90 Saturday with mi-
iiiary honors, which we're performed by
The marine corps, by dirert,os of the hon,
the Secretary of Tie Navy, nssisted by
captain Mauro's aud captain Dycr's COM
panies of volunteers Christian csfem1-
nits by the Rev. Mr.. IIawiey. The pro
esssIan Was large Cat least two ihonsand)
and highly respectable. General Jackson.
wio knew and appreciated the services of
this Chsl, paid biz last respects TO his ne
mory, as did alsa many members Of both :
hooses Of congress, aud members Of the
government, Sums of whom attended him
though 80 distant, 10 The grave.
Pash. mu fn-hd WAS an extraordinary
man. lie WAS one of the three great
Chiefs of his nation. and had attained that
distinction by his powers of oratory and
military prpwrss. Nature bad impressed
hlm viii, the stamp of grcaluess--an he
was himself even IN death. II am fod,'
sad he, On his native tongue. for lie spoke
10 English,) +" that am better. II isa
mistake. | shall die---i,nd at about IL ~.
clock 10 night. II has always been IN my
heart that should die in the land Of siran
gers He then gave some directions re
spec ling bis family, and the disposition Of
his allnos, and concluded by Saying
When am dead III the big guns be fred
over me-" Ills request was respected
lie had won this high distinction by his
uniform attachment 10 the people aud cause
of thu United States, and b, the scars he
had received, aud the blood he had shed 10
asserting our power Oh our borders when
! II WA exertsd 10 save our citizens from
The hostility Of his own race, and the conn
bnrd hostility of The enemy and especially
IN the late war. II even foiled rceunseh
though not wi h the sword He saw ls
opportunity, and seized il he knew his
means, ADD he employed them. lie hi.
ninphed over that master spirit, broke The
spell IN which he vas attempting IN bind
his nation, aud turned The sword of hi,
people upon our enemies. II ieas Jy The
po,oer on ordiory. Every nrm FIJI whtn
Pnsh-mn Ia In had spoke. Every hostile
spi II WAS hushed--and the Chociaw ma
ton, powerful ~ II was, were united 10 lls.s
lie put himself Ut the head Of 500 warriors.
aud entered orr service; WAS in twenty four
batlles--seryed under the eye Of general
Jackson IN his Pensacola campaign, and
won the admiration ofeyen this Veteran
Push 'ma-Ia Ia remembered his leader in
death. IL wants." said he, +" 10 sec gcner,l
Jacksone But II was latra ut night ard y . :
knowledge of this wish was not conveyed.
To the writer of this hasty notice, general
Jackson said. when Informed Of IL the next
day deeply regret IL. Had IT. been
midnight, | would have risen and gone TO
see him" :
Push .ta.ha, though uneducaied him :
sell, saw The necessity Of improving his i.
people--and demonstrated his attachment
to civilization, by giving $1,000 Of his an
nuliy, for 10 years, towards The support OF
the school system. ),
Push ma.ta ha sleeps with the great and
the venerated Of our land lie lies IN The
same enclosure with our Clintons and Ger
rvs. When the tidegs Of his death shall
reach his people, they viii be like the fall
of The nobcst Tree IN their forest, which, had
long furnished them with shri.ra and sheds
EVERY ear will listen 10 The echoes occa-
slunud by lie fall, and all hearts will mourn
tue mighty ruin. But let them rememb,x
though he died IN the land of stfangers,n
thai he was respected & treated Ikea friend,
aud that :" the big guns" were fired over
him, not barely w compliance With his last
e1uest, but nut of respect for his ycssices
md 10 show, that his alTachmepi 10 our pro
pie, aud lis efforts III our cause were not for
Z ttcn.
II wa, ihr boast NJ Push-n,a Ia ha that
dhis hand iDas whiie." !" II has never
b IN stained said he, ably the blond Of
Americans. But IL red With that of their
iemies." II am an American said he,
tie other day, To- the writer Of this any
akin is rcd---but my heart is white" lie
was asked, about ten Weeks ago, how he
was He threw his eyes upwards, ard
with u most devotional and grateful hook,
spoke" He Says" said his interpreter,
AZ he feels thai the great Spirit loves him
10 day. Me Is 80 well, that he feels hup
.PG"'
acquaintance g ing To the land Of bis a
chlrvnIrnis IN war. You have come in
path, so far, said Push.Ina-ta.ha, (which
is straight, and the green grass aud flowers
border il. The trees are all lcafy, and the
birds sing amlst their branches You are
going where the paths are all crooked, aud
where the land is desolate aud white With
tie bvDcs Of our enemies"
Didflme permit, even with the barren
resources which are al hand, il would be
easy 10 illustrate the extraordinary say
ings nf this mao. lie WAS OF natures cen
slruciian 10 intellect atd prowess. And
when she turns of favorie, rs in Shak
spcare, art only letters, and its adventurous
| IDEAS ARE spurDpd Nv beneath the attention
of the MUD which is rich aud powerful in
! its own resources.
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! DY virtue OF y deed of trust executed by
hp james & Mpogman to the subscriber, ter
certain purposes therein mentioned, bearing
date the 10Th day at Oetobor, 1924, aud duly