Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-07

A1N 90 "Oii tt lCtlSt lJt uCdltil is -fA1tu''''
or nectar. The community spent their
merry evenings together; aud while their
! fires bazed bright within the little and Sc
cure square, the far howl Of wolves, or G
ven the solitary war whoop of an Indian
sounded IN the ear ofthe happy and reck-
less dweiiers, like the driving storm, pour
ling on the sheltering roofabove the head Of
I the traveller, safely nestod inhis clean and
quiet bed; that is brought the contrast OF
comfort and security in more homoielt EN-
7haSjs tothe bosom.
Such a Station was 8ryaDt's in 1872.
.t was the nucleus Of the settlements OF
| that delightful aad rich country, of which
Lexington IS the present centre. There
we at this time but two others north Of
he kentucky river Il was more open to
attack than ans other in the country. The
Mann ou taa aoyth. and he Licking on
lie south of Ohio. wtrc long canals,
which led from the north live Of the saya-
yes between tho lakes aId the the Ohio
( directly on It. in the sgmW2r OF this year
( a cfad assembago convened al Cbil.co
tthe The Cherokccs Wyandots, lawns,
| Po;i0waiomies, and most of the tribes Dor
derIng on the lakes we're represented ~ 1t.
Besides their Chiclj, and some Canadians
I they were aided by tle couusels Of the two
G5tys and N'Ke,, renegade whites. /
have made dligoI inquiry, touching tho
biography OF these men, particularly 81
mol Giay; q wretch. whose name 10 of
moro Ho,9rieiy in the lasilSatiou Of the
wars aud massacus ofthcse indians, than
any otheg in the records. No tortured cap
. two escaped than in those times, who
could not tell the share, which Simon Cir
fy had in his sufcrings; no burning5 or
murders. In which the assisted not either
with hl5 presence or his counsels. | have
gained no speciiciniorma,ion, except that
they were supposed to be refugees from
Pennsylvania They added the calculat-
ing and combining powers of the whites 70
,hc instructive cunning aud ferOcity OF The
s3va-as they had their warlike propan-
sites without their mar1anlm.y; ond their
appetite gos blood without their active or
D sslyo courage. They had tho bad pro
oertlcs Of the whites and Indians, mmiyed
with tho good oC either. The cruelty of
fh, Indians had sono show of pal.rtiag
circumstances Bat theirs was Crlm.t-
u0us, cold bIaoded and without visible mo-
tive Yet Sjmou ;;ir;y, like the people,
lamllg whom he dwelt, sometimes took a
freak Of kindness, no reason could be as
signed wherefore and once or twice saved
tu unhappy victim from being roasted a
/ live. This renegade lived in plenty, and
smoked his pipe, and drank of'hls whis
I key In his log palace, consulted by the In
dams. rs an oracle. He was SEGA clad IN
ullad shirt, a soldiers coat, pGA!a'oous
and CATERS. beitcd with pistols and dirks;
and wore q watch with an enormous lcueth
of cham and tas5ci tournaments; all. prob
ably, tho sDoils Of murder; and as be had
a strong allectltion of wisdom. there is no
donl., hut in these days he would have
worn green spectaclos. So hlbiicd, he
swc.ied in the view Of the unhappy Indian
captjvos, Ike the peacock spreading his
morning plumagc. There is little doubt
,'. go, w., Wv . H. I '',., ,.I -,
..I IL. g., ,6sr, L;s ,r,,5o.,- a,,J t,o
,'.., lc,,;, ;arInooco a,,5n, H., To1;,n,
T,., go, ,ssen,5l,qo - vbic5 boyo
- ,'.,..r,I ro,,1J H., sLr;aa or \;
'na, c. - oon,sol toncbinr tbo n,;,,
which II was eypslient to assail. He pain
,,5 -, - ,l,,, ~. I,,rbts oftbo land occ,oo
c,,rrr C Joer bulriIoss. and the fair WI.
( .,,, ofH,o E,rf,ckeo. for which so much
III hal hoo, sbed Ito described the
80, '., o,.-roqcb-,on,s Of the whites; and
! ,5, -. ora Determined effort. If tbev