Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-01

lMOND. IA, APRIL 4, I
81 To Colonel Gsdsen, sole Commissioners at she
ltreaiy Of Payne's Landing, Oceola, rendered good
service. At the head Of thirty forty vanion, post
ing himself nearer 10 the colonelI position than
the other lndians, and aging he more like the
, white man than they. He did not sign the treat,
then and there made, nor did he refuse 20 to do
The fact is. he never was asked to subscribe his
lame thereto, being at that time but Tustensgge
and Of little note. This treaty must not be con.
founded with the sui sequent sgrcenen, that Deco
Ia finally signed, and into which he Is said to have
plunged his knife when called on for his signature
III he negotiations at Psyne's Landing were iG
the time Of Tuckahee Emath;a, or the Ground Moe
Il Warrior, chief of,he Miessuky Tnbe.-At that
ldate il was not known Of Po~ ell, o Cotton Math-
!er says Of Roger Williams, in his Magnolia, that
i"the whole country was soon to be set on lire by
the rapid motion Of Windmill in the hand Of one
man."
| Oceola acted as agent for Mleanope; who is an
imbecile, in reducing 10 subsection the Measures,
who are not only the most numerous and powerful,
but tho most desperate and insubordina,e tribe.
By his boldness and energy, he always succeeded
in bringing them in to receive punishment fcr the
offences commiite6-Lat,erlyh he would beg them
lod, and finally went over to them - one of their
chiefs. The United States officers, AZ we'll a. the
Indians. all looked out to Occola secure Often
ders, knowing his resolution and powers And for
this purpose, a. we'll % retain the SeminOles
within their limits, be has taken more palms, and
endured more fatigue, than any -four Of the Indians
put together. He is Of elevated and upright char
acter, and Of kindly disposition ill put irons
which converted to gall tho milk Of human kind
ness in his bosom, reused his fiery indignation, un-
quenehsbIe but BY blood, and excited him to deep
seated, ample revenge.
Oceola' . agency. AID that Of his lieutenant Tom,
in Omsihia's death, and his killing Gen. Thomp-
son, with the rife presented him by the general,
initiate against the favorable estimate Of his char
But that al his good feelings utterly
esadicased, - proven by an incident in the inter
view with General Gaines, command. On that oe-
ca.ion, Ocepla snx,ously inquired after Lieutenant
job, Grshsme. On being informed that be was
wounded. Oceola stoutIy denied il. When asked
why he was 20 positive that Grahame was unhurt,
he replied that he had imPesatively ordered his
people never to modest that young man, and he
knew no one would dare disobey him. Mons should
and live. 1t was then admitted that Lieut.. Ora
hame had escaped injury, though his brother had
been wounded, at which admission Oceola greatly
joyed. 1t seems that Powell has little daugh-
ter, TO whom Lieut.. G. was kind, and had presen-
ted with fr0cks, in which the young girl, who grew
very fond Of him. always insisted being dressed
when she perceived Lieut.. G., for whom she often
Iooked out, coming to visit her. Oceola's motive
IN sparing Lieut.. u. was gratitude for attention to
teaching the lieutenant The Indian language, Cor be
speaks little English and is very intelligent.
Powell has two wives, 10 common with the In
dia. 9, but they are rarely Trgamisis. His two
better halves live in perfect harmony. having one !
able in common. hut occupy'rg separate Judges.
They are both very young and comeIy. One of
hem IS particularly pre,,v.-1hry yield passive
obedience to hts vigorous intellect and expressions
sh'ch Partske the character Of his mind. HIS
vurds are very few but opposite. Al the conclu
i"n Of the talk, have ske.ched his lofty mein and
manly bearing. dis addresses is Courteous and a
lie, and hiss smile 10 wiichery. !,
Like most Indians, he 10 fond Of ioke-the
pin'ou that savages are always grave being erro-
eous. His shake Of the hand, like every thing /.
rom him, leaves y lasting impression; and, il there
x not vice in his fingers, he has vicious way
fusing them. Oceola is generally ambitious. and !;
Ike other Indians, revengeful-the lex lal,onies
cling their bloody code; tina, his conduct, like
aose civilized men is made up Of mixed motives: J
asng just enough If the salt Of patriotism pre-
erve the Character from the faint Of cOsruPsing| 3
el6shness. IL