The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-03-31
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OSEOLA, THE INDIAN WARRIOR.


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OsEOLA, THE INDIAN WARRIOR.
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This gifted individual i aboul 30 years
Of age. ieel ten inches high. ralher sIen-
der ihan st0ui--hni elegantly formed-ol
remarkable liheness u llmbs, xei capable
Of iron endurance, something Of The Apol-
u and Hercules blended. Or rather the
easy grace. The sleallhy step, and active
spring nj The Tiger. His grandfather was
srolehman. biz grandmother and mo-
,her were full Indians His father VAS,
Of caurse. . half breed. and OseOla IL
therelorr = quarter blood. Or one fourth
wm.e. which hls complexion and eyes
indicate. being much mIlder than lhOse "a
the Indians generally When ronvers.
ing IN topics agreeable % him. his conn-
tenanee mahllesls more the disposition 81
HE white lhan ol The red man. There 10
great sIsaciiy IN the play II hi lea
! lures. and when excited. hi face j. III up
! - h. ,iionsand fires Of passion, anlma-
! Inn AM eneFg., lIls mise - Gffcisu at
it, base sud Would BE- Perfectly Phldran.
but thai becomes sllghlly arehrd. There
are sadomliahle hrmness and allheriug
scorn m the expression of his mouth.
though nj" lips are iremulpns from The
nlsnse enoii"us which sr.m ever boil
ing 90 watsu h'm About his bfnw. care
aud thpught ard sell have racsd their
ehsnnels ahtcipallng % youthful face.
| tia hasa.ck aud lurrow work ~ time.
; nihoss sho have known Oseola long.
hIs fame does NJ. appear like . sun burst.
hut - tht npeaing irun II early promise
I'd blossoms. For ttars past. he has IN
igysd fhe rrputailnn n being The best
hail nlayer and hunter. and The most ex.
per- IL running. wrestling and III other
acuse exercises. Al such tines Or when
nsked M figure, whence sll superAuous
lssh IL Worn down. exhibits the mnst
beautiful Development al muscle and
yawer. w. - ss,d "a be- insxhauslble
trsm the bail .lak. ~ exe.cfse So violent
/ WIN kseN NhbMElG WI HtnNNfN hNS UGNN
knnwn ~ cause the death III one Vt the
contestants When this occurs in lair
contest. The sursIvur 10 nol punished inr
murder, A. in Ill other case Of laki,c
life On one occasion. Oseola arted a. 4
| guide 10 u parry II hnrsemen. aud find.
rug that. 81 starting, the, proceeded slow
IL. he inquired the cause. On being
tnld that il was on his account, with onr
of those Smiles he alone can give. he
babe them proceed more rapidly. They
PM, spurs Ia their steeds. aud he . fooi.
KEEP, up with them during the entire
route, nor did he exhibit The slightest
symptoms oi fatigue. al the close OF the
DAY. but arrived at The poln, proposed, ss
early A. the monaIed body. To Col.
Gadsden, sole commissioner al The treaty
of Psyne's Landing. Oseola rendered
good service al The head Of thtry or Tor.
" warriors, posting himself nearer to the
Calonel's position than the other Indians,
aud saving, he was more like The white.
man than they. tie dad mol sign The ,res.
" then and there made--nor did he re.
fuse 50 to do. The fact is he was ne.
yer asked TO subscribe his name thereto
being ii that time but Tuslensgge and
ot little note. The treat, must not b.
| COMPOUNDED with The subsequent arrange.
ment that Oseola finally signed, and into
which he is sand to have plunged his knife
when called on for his signature. The
negotiations al payne's landing were IL
The tune Of 'fuckasee Emaihla, or III,
Ground Mole warrior, chief Of the Mica
suky tribe. All that date il vas no
known nj Powell. as Collon Malher ssv'
IF Roger Williams, in his Magnolia, tina
",he whole country was soon like 10 b.
set on fire by the rapid motion Of a wind
null in the head Of this one man"
i 0seola acted as agent for Micanope
who is an ,mbecile, in reducing 70 snbjec
ton the -Micasukies, who are not nnl,
. the most numerous and powerful, hn, th'
most desperate and ,nsubordlnase tribe
By his boldness and energy, he Away
/ succeeded in bringing them in to receive
punishment for the offences committed
/ lalterly he would beg them of, and final
/, ly went over to them as nne OF thei
= chiefs. The United States Ulcers. a
: well as the Indians. all looked IL Oseol
To secure misunderstanding his resolu
, ton audpowers. And f"r this pnrpo Sc
: as we'll as to restrain The Sem,uoles with
r In their limits. he has taken more pains
and endured more fatigue. than any lou
i Indians put together. He is of elevate
: and upright character, and was oil klndI
5 disposition uII put in irons, which cou
e yerled 10 gall the milk "f kindness in hi
Ill bosom; reused his fiery indignation. VI
V qnenchabIe bu. bv blood, and excited hll
l. IN deep seated. ample revenge
Ell oseola's sgency, and thai OF his Lle'