Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-22
INDINN CHARACTERISTICS


Wo we're struck wuh the feeling cris~cd in the
simple language of,ho nstly. cap,ors of Black
Hawk & the prophet, n their brief speeches. They
scctocJ to V'7rrhent, that the l,dian ;rac.cr
wohd be udop.cd tow irlls thtr u, cthrcn. the pr.
son,rs--and simply and ir.ney ,lieY say--" W.
leave theee red men IN your hands We wunt YOU
to Keep them salo.lf thay o.n To l,c tortured, we
do aet wish 10 see H. Wait unit w ;,ro rore. he
i3rc Il = donr' IN reis soa.thifs s-nalifuiy IL
bor'sinnl,ln the Ayins reports OF Which they &pake.
Nroy ii,'le br!s have bcou lying about our ears
of la,cani we thought they whispered 70 us. thai,
there was evil intended for us" This IS mot l. -
poeticll than ehakespearc's rumor which rode
ON the posting winds D." In truth the language of
the Indian is the language Of nalule- aad he.lct
MS enqncnec-'he c!oqncncc of t.uth
We attended, many years aeo. IN the interior O,
New York, council of ssvcrl chiefs. among
whom were Antiaugh, Rcd J1elet ShenanCio; /,
ana The Goung RauienaAc--a rnorc OF less f.,
motfs It was at the aunpnal festival which tl,,,.
then celebrated annually, and ~ which "A white DO,
was burned alive IN the Middle of the council house
as sacrifice to appcass tho wrath OF Yihoo-
YAH" the Great spri..' We shall never f.rye,
the scc7le ;hc ycs Of .he chi, f. as the, daAet,,
with wh0on aud halo aroun,! the honlin.. in,ai =
the forms oftne natives U!n III gel tbs nnr s.,l
narrow log structure. md the deep devotion which
al! serfnot 10 pay 70 trc Traditional pageant s.ve-
raj eloquent speeches were Delivered which a
Nicad. the agent % the OnandAcos. translated nj
INC tlme Shenandoah was Inc most DISTINGUISHED
speaker. This venerable chief on on. occasio.
modo this heuratIve and pathetic dcc.arnron
Ny children, AN an AGED 'lnior&--The vyi3dS
Of an hrn1reS winters have whstlel TN -i.h nv
branches, ard am dead At TN, .n,,
II may well be questioned whether any mojern
orator or writer could n!orc fecinsy ,,our,ray the
decay OF We faculties the mental ard physcal N.
efficiency Of age. Scarcely less admirable was INC
remark %. Pushmatlha, western warrior. WHO
o'ed We oclIere,at Washjnsiou NV t,rotner. =
sad he, " VIII so back towards the setting sun
but shall not 20 with them. They will wall, in
The woods and hear the wind in the trees. ans, SEE
the sweet flowers sprngng ur under their feet
but tell my children, that Pushms,cha is 70 rnorc
And they wlli listen. 1t viii be 10 them like the
sound OF the fall Of a mighty oak IN the stiffness o,
the woods
MANY similar specimens Of eloqucrcc and pa
mos, cfowdupon our memory; and with adnlir,.
ton, Is mingled feeling Of Sadness al the ,hou.ht
now last The Indian race S vanishing away r.
f1ow ioreibe, and how correct is the touch,.,, re-.
mark oi another They arcshrnhne before ila
zoe which Is pressing them away, aud they will
som hear the roar Of the las, wave which shall sol,
nc over them sorcvor.-Slowly and sadly ,bev
ci'mo me distant oountain and read ,haiy doom !,
the setting sun aoonLey viii live onv in thu .or >,
ana Chronicles of their eStqr .n',,ators Ie, tbeso
faithful to their gudo virtues as mon ,nI
| :! ""'Q " la3ls unhappy fate as peonie."
Pf1t:4cncc- JGrnel
-, "A tal and deeply interesting biography of Sir
waiter Scott Is expected from Mir Lockhar his
sonln law, an author OF reputation and pccscn, cd
Tor OF the London Quarterly Review