Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-14
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/ ty chiei who never sleeps, The.nigbt and
| the day are alike 10 him; and during all tho
| time he has been marching upon our villages,
! Notwithstanding the watchtulness Of our
young men, we hare never been able to sur
prise him. Think wen Of il. There il
something whispers me, il would be prudent
TO listen 10 his offers of peace" The Treaty
of Greenvlle. in August, 1885,. closed this
| contest. Turtle took decisive stand ~
gainst the session Of land demanded bT
Wayne in that Treaty. After the, conclusiop
of peace. the Turtle settled on Eel Riyes,
not far from Fort Wayne. His taste for
civilized life now began 10 manifest itself.
I He frequently visited the capital. and wac
! furnished by government with every thing
necessary for decont subsistence. These
ndulgcnciesinj ured Turtles influence among
the Indians, and in his efforts to regain il, he
| was subsequently found in opposition to tho
interests OF the United States, In 1917
| Turtle wrote to General HARRISON, on behalf
of his nation. disappearing Of the course
pursued by Tecumseh, and lamcntlng that
the peace which had so long subssted be-
tween the Indians aud the United States. was
! likely to be disturbed. During the same year,
on the Ath OF July. be died OF the gout az
Fort Wayne, aud was buried by the COM
mandant OF that post with the honors Of war.
| He was about 90. years OF age at the time Of
his death. Mr. Schoqicraft speaks Of Turtle
in terms of commendation, and Mr.. That
cher awards TO him the high honor of being
the "first man TO originate an efficient sys.
tenn OF measures for the suppression Of in.
temperance among the aborigines. In 1904
or 1903, he visited the Legislature Of Ken.
lucky, and made an appeal to them in person
on the subject A committee was raised, and
says Mr. Thatcher, eve believe law pass
ed toeprevent the sale Of whiskey to the Inc
dians, as he desiredn He made similar ad.
dress, of highly animated character, Dor
fore the Legislature Of Ohio, but without d
aimilar success. TO Little Turtle, also, ID
ascribed the Introduction among bis people
of the practice Of inoculation for the small
pox. Tie had a strong desire TO study the
institutions Of civil life, aud his capacities for
4 understanding them. have been considered
superior to those OF any other Indian Of his
time. ,st il,
| Upon bis return from Philadelphia, in
| 1897, ne visited Captain, now General Har-
rison, then in the command Of Fort Washy
ington. In the course Of their conversation
he stated that he had become acquainted,
while in. Philadelphia, with, o great warrior,
This was Kosciusko, who hearing that tho
Turtle was in the CITY, sent for him. They
were pleased with each other. and Turtles
,-,e.ta nFtan ska Iaaf
Rosa;n.Lo nrcsar,ad h;n, Nth an a,sc.nf
brace Of pistols and splendid robe Of sea.
otter skins. ..a. 80 "a
) The Turtle told Capt. HARRISON that hq
wished to know in what wars Kosciusko had
been wounded. The Captain showed him
Poland on the map Of Europe, and explaiDr
ed to him the usurpation Of its territory. and
the efforts OF his friend the warrior to throw
oil the foreign yoke. While the Captain
was describing the last unsuccessful battle Of
kosclusko, the Turtle beeame uneasy. AZ
the conclusion, be trayersed the room with
great agitation, violently fiourishing the p'po
tomahawk, with which he had been smok-
ing, and exclaimed, 'sLet that woman take
care Of herself -meaning the Empress Ca
thartne -this may yet be dangerous man."
The Captain explained 20 the Turtle some
anecdotes respecting the Empress and her
lasorites, one Of whom the King OF 70,
slpnd --had al hrsl been elevated 70 the thrones
and afterwards driven from IT.. ne was mucA
astonished to ind that men, and particularly
warriors, would submit to a woman he saids
''that perhaps u his Trend koscinsko had
been porly handsome man, ne might
have succeeded with her majesty Of all thu
Russians. and might, by means OF a. love
intrigue have obtained that Independence foR
bis country TO- which his skill and valor in
the field had been unequal"