Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-20

Tie oonduct OF all was exceedingly devon, II
pecially of the women; much more indeed ~ 4
tina, Of the white people present. MOI i,h'f
,ohishing, that savages, whose minds Of. u
filIeL by faciious ideas, whose reflection,
;end only to the things around them, and =.
know lil,le else but nature, should Ne mc,
live to conceptions Of the duty and to tho :.
fuences Of religion, Than those who have ;.
reared in cities, avoid tricks and book,-,..[
minds wandering away in me,sphysic,
searches, until they too often end by inbS'
the poison Of .suffioing PHILOSOPHY
The service being over, The cone,y,,.
dispersed; some on horses, some alpo,
the men and women came and sat sen,r,S
so they now retired in the same manner. o..
ing and conversing with their acquaiursnca.
the same sex, but not with each other. n
this, and what we had seen in The mise
house, furnished something new and anus.
amid the uniformity Of American manO,r
We returned homeward TO our inn, drIipb,.
with the visit, stopping by the way to p S
Re " moments in the Council Grove. Wrhr1
it, according TO the direction, standing near A,
highway. II consists Of about thirty beaw,iIi
butIernuts; and, though no, planted with e.,r
regularity, vet, a, a distance, they form ci,,,
Of rich, dark verdure. As their 5ranch., Al
begin at an equal distance from the prourI
with the trees highest in the centre and low,
| towards the edge Of the ring, they produc. Il.
| effect Of a single huge tree. Under the sb.t
and amid the perfumes OF this beautiful s,cn
the Oneidas continued for centuries 10 hold
councils Of their nation. The lsafy celiu,
now only vocal with the song Of the csl.b,r.
and the robin, has listened 10 The patient wiz
dom Of the sage, or rung with the impassOrs:
I eloquence Of the more youthful warrior-
Here the wampum belt has been exchsre.a
the peaceful calumet has sent lis smoke curIr,
along these branches; and the courage Of Ii
wavering has taken fire in The phrehzy Of Ii
war dance. But this is tale OF other lima
The council grove at Oneida now Remains
desert from years end to years end-save utr
the tribe is called together TO receive its pr
sents and annuities; the pledge Of depentsra
the price OF determination
No America an can be Indifferent TO the necs
stiles of this dwinded remnan, Of the Five Nj
tious; for they lent US protection wheniwe y,
poor and they powerful. Least Of all can
New Yorker br thus Indifferent, il he remsnb
that the Five Nations were ever the fast fHsr
and faithful ally of"Corlaer." To Episcop
lions they make sill stronger appeal; for en
Sabbath finds them kneeling at the lotsIOsIc
the same Deity, uttering, though in aDoi,
tongue, the plain,ive prayers ard touching
vocations Of our Liturgy, SO we'll meant 10 nr
the mercy Of Heaven. The object OF this CHI
rity too, is Of the most interesting kind; it ass
only tor shoes and clothing to enable the OK
dia children 10 come TO school in wlner;-ic
assistance in imparting that education, VIII;
is tn, frs, step towards enabling them TO s'r0
gle VITA surrounding civilization-,ha "P
and ink work" 10 short, which the ChltNs
Cannas ,a,,go once said had been the ruin
red men,"