The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-27
FOR TnE MASSACHUSETTS SPY.

Mr.. EDiroR-Sir Walter Scott, in his most n
manic mood, has never conceived more moFin
incident than that which gave enlargement to cap
Smith, when condemned to death BY Powhatai
innumerable instances might be mentioned oil IL
dlan generosity, which would shine superior
most other modern examples. Letthe following o
the supposed speech of Chief of the oxes' IN
council OF the allied nations, previous 10 tns pres
ent frontier war. 1t is founded on actual INDIA
speeches now before me-"
Wksm the Great Spirit ,cilltd the ,oorld
He made a ichife man-bad enough
A negro merit, trhose croscn tcGs cuI9ed;
he tcGs not quite so rough -
But he scGs bad-some red earth then
lie took and made the Indian men.
These suited him: so sleek and straight
So nimble and ,rithal so brave
He gaze them forests tcide and greet,
And ckoicer gifts he gaze:
The bounding Deer and Buffalo,
An Grr0iC, tOmGhGlck and bosv.
He gaze the deer, but babe them spare
The tcoJf. their brother in the chase
Bade make the Strangers ic0nts their care,
And buildhi resting place,
And store the hat scith choicest. food,
-4nd st,iUe to do the stranger good
Then roamsd The bounGless forest free,
VIII Ratchet high aud Bonded botr -
Too tcise 10 spare enemy,
Too brave to fear a foe.
They called the continent their otcn
ndfsGred the might Of God alone
Our fathers left their ancient land,
And many long and tedious day,
Right totcard the rising sun the band
Held on their tpsdry ,cGy:
And tchen they reached this land at last
1heyJoyed to think their jotTneyins past.
The forest oaks our fathers found,
Vide spread DER euery hill and plain,
Fell old and hsary to the ground
Aad mired 'cith earth again
And many generations more
The sey same ground hare covered DER.
'T,cas many hundred moons ago
That tUhite men wandered DER the sea;
They pleaded sickness, trant, and tco.
And hard necessity;
And all the needy cretc might craze
Our too confding fathsrs gaze
1aey tcanted huts TO store their stuff,
And land on ,ohich 10 grotc them food:
Our fathers then had land enough
And gaze them all they tcould -
But soon tcith rage their bOsoms burn
10 Uie,o the strangers base return
For tchut they sued for as a boon
While yet they tcere Of feeble might,
They haushtily demanded soon,
Asst IL tcere their right
And ichen TO arms our sires appealed.
By treason they tcere forced 10 yield
'Ttcas then our fathers-rnore enrnged
10 see themselves betrayed by brides
Ertermin ating parfdre ,caged-
Uniting all their tribes
The tcretched satc the spoiler spoiled -
The ranquished sa,c the rictor fooled.
But ,ohat auailed it though they burned
Whole cities of their hated foes
More numerous enemies returned,
And greater cities rose:
While soarriors slain returned no more.
And cen success their numbers ,core.
Round their diminished council-tfres,
The old inspired the youth TO tcar.'
u not the ashes of their sires,
What should they battle for ?"
= In uain-they left their fathers grares:
1ley could not tread their dust as slares.
STU ,ctth determined zeal they strore
10 stem the all TesistlesS tide.
Ware after tcdUe, still farther drore,
And on the frontier died
And dying, each succeeding rare
Did higher rise and fsrcer rare.
And notp ,chat haze ice yet TO lose
Driren DER the ,oilderness so fur
With no alternative to choose
Death doomed in peace or tcar
Yes-lcliie this arm can bend the bo1c.
Ihurl defiance on the fee
SAll of it was written, however, in March, 1896
except the sl1 lines commencing, Round their di