The Arkansas advocate., 1830-06-16

eftheir mats taking the eanainde CT VI. -..-. them, and leaving behind nothing of s=l.y value, exposed. Their seed corn they place away with very great care. At their hunting grounds, they remain from three to four months.
 h relation to their traditions, some questions were put 10 one of the older cliets.
 He appeared about forty five years of age. but on being asked how old he was, he answered that he believed his age must be about three hundred and fifty years. He said, soId Clairmont' died at the are of five hundred years. Their mode off computing time, our informant did not understand. The only account of their origin, handed down from their ancestors, is the following.Y Their an cestors inhabited, says the tradition, q very different country from the one they now occupy; but the game became 50 ycfy. scarce, that 1t was not sufficient for the support of the people and their chiefs assembled to consult, in this state of things. what was se be done. In the exigencY they determined tosend anun- her of thelr young men in different di- reetions to seek for new and more abundant country. After a great Elength of time spent in this search, one of them descried in his travels, a moun- tain at great distagfce and ofimmense height. He directed his footsteps t9 1 this object. but upon reaching t he found its aeciiyitY 50 steep to ascend 1 it at the point ofapproach wasout ofhis l power. He traversed the base of the mountain some time, in search of more
 favorable point ofaseent, and finally dis covered an huge grape vine, which led winding up towardsitssummit, he reach ed with great labor, the brow c the mountain. When he had accomplished this he cast his eyes over the broad space that developed itself to his vision, and he beheld-the verdaut grass--the bounding gdeer-thego golden sun-andsil- ] yer lake. Delighted with the success of his search, he turned and descended the mountain, and directed his steps
 homeward. The tidings he brought cast a general joy among tliepeople, and they arose one and all, gathered up their possessions, and set out immediately on i their journey 10 this land Of promise.- In due time by the guidance of their leader, they arrived at the wonderful
 grape vine. The tribes then com
 maneed their ascent rapidly and success fully, one after another, until about
 one half of them had reached the top ol the mountain. At this moment the grape vine cracked, by reason of the great weight of a very large fat NO man, who had attained to about mid. way efthe mountain, and she with those hanging on the vine below her, went rolling and tambling down to its base. The ascent of the remainder of their tribe of course was rendered impossible and the present Osages have never since learned what became of their brethren. We have lately attended with some watchfulness to the signs of the times 1 throughout the country, in reference to the next political campaign. Every where we see indications of an unreient- l ing organised and interruptions oPposi- ton to the present patriotic and repub- lican administration. Every where we see abundant tokens of the strifes, poli- tieal dissensions and party warfare, which personal ambition aid personal revenge, are stirring up among the peo- pie, for selfish and sinister purposes Every where we find the remnants of
 the defeated coalition, seizing hold with
 axidity, of every local and temporary excitement, ,allay ing themselves with the
 fragments of every faction and party and laboring with jesuitical dexterity and untiring zeal to array all, even the most contradictory feelings and princi- Fples, in opposition 10 the national ad- ministration. That these things should
 he met in time, and fully exposed to the
 understandings of the people, is the duty as well as the interest of all good citi- zens. all friends 10 the permanent as- cendancy of republican principles and to tho repose of the community. 4 greatstruggle has terminated in an oYer- whelming triumph of those principles; heirdiscomtitede enemies, ,beatenbeyond the possibility of farther open and unas- sisted resistance have been laboring to succeed by stratagem, to deceive, divide and thus oyefcome their victory. The question then for the consideration oi the majority fairly te be put, is, shall