Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-11

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Rotary 81 War.
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hs uoahs So fs,hef hang 10 the bead ofyoa arm and
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sYafhsy-Wben ~ss 10 my own ooanfry. heard there
were sfF.sai 10 ,sh 20 would not sress there
e.-e 10 come here. and speak ia this beloved house.
s ssd and tel the truth that none Of my ahers
q, sssadihe ssy Choois~. ever drew INV, against
the Usned States, They have slws,, been hendly We
have hold the h.Bds Of the Untsd States long that
nsi. long LIE birds claws and there s no danger OF
.rssls,-rhs,. GENE 10 ,pe.l Ny nation hs. always
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sscei the lsnd ca" Of the Tombigby ! came here
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got IN troabie. must run and tell him. ] am
eo~e. Thi, 10 friendly tslt II !, Ike man who meets
.nosss' and ssy' hos do you dol Another viii talk iOr-
tA~r"
Tie celebrated John Randolph, in speech upon
the Aoor Of the senate slluded thus to the forest
eh,efain whose brief memoirs we have attempted
to sketch "Sir, in late visit 10 the public grave
yard NY attention arrested by the simple mon
ument the Choctaw Chief Pushmatahs. He was.
] have been told by those who knew him. OF
nsture's nobility q man who would have adorned
any society. lie lies quietly by the side of DOR
s,s,esnes and high magistrates IN the region-for
there 10 one ssrh--where the red man and the
white man src on . level Tn the sides of the
plain shsf, that marks his place Of burial. read
these words "Pushmstshs. o Cboctaw CHIEF, lies
here. This monument to his memory is erected
oy MS Dfotbcf cheH,Wno were associateu Win MN
in delegation from their nation, in the year 1924
to the eovsssseni Of the United States. Pushms-
tsha ives . warrior Of great distinction. He was
wise in eosncil, eloquent IN an extraordinary de-
gree and on all occasions. and under oil circum.
stances, the white mans frieAa. lie died in Wash.
ingion on the twenty fourth Of cetaser, 1924 Of
the Group in the sixtiefh year Of his sge.7 Among
HE last words were the following when ! am
gone lie, the big guns be fired me-"
This chief had Ave children. His Oldest son
died ct the age oftwenty one sfter having compile
ted On excelleb, English education. The others
were young at the time OF the decease oftheir faith
e.. A medal was sent by the President to the old
est surviving son, as testimony Of respect for the
memory offs warrior, whose nttachmea, to our gov
ernmen, was steady and unshahen, Throughout, bis
life.
The day a1er the funeral Of Pushms,ahs, the
dsputs,ion visited tn. Office in charge Of the Bu-
resa Of Indian Affairs. The counienances Of the
chiefs wore gloom which such loss was well
calculated to create. Over the face Of one Of the
deputsti ton however. wasa cloud darker than the
rest. and the expression OF his face told tale Of
deeper SORROW. Ak that young man, said the Of
6cef in charge Of the Elesu, what is the matter
With him The answer was, 81 an sorry" ASK
him whs, makes him sorry The loss. the answer
was expected TO be, OF our beloved chief-but no
1T was, Il am sorry !, was not me-" Ask him
10 esplsin what he means by being sorry it was
not him. The ceremonies Of the funeral the
reader will bear in mind were very imposing. The
old chief had said, "when am gone let the big
guns be fred over me :" and they were froo. Be
eide the discharge Of minute guns on Capitol Hill
and from the ground contiguous to the place Of IN
terment. there immense coneourse Of eii-
Iens, q long train Of carriages, cavalry, military,
hands Of music. the whole procession extending at
least mile 10 length and there were thousands
lining the wsrs and filling the doors and windows.
end then the military bonors q, the grave, combined
to produce in this young chiefs mind feeling of
regret tina, he had been, himself the subject Of
these hoaou--hence, his rcply-"l am sorry that
il vas not me !" aud 60 he explained himself.
ia 70. csrs." During the late war with Crest