Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-08

Of Mexicans who had been taken prisoners at the
battle stood around singly and IN groups, anu
seemed to undo stand the nature OF the OCCASION.
Some with smiling faces, assisted IN the fnehiai
services of the dav, and others looked on with a
sui!en silence. Their appearance made the pro-
ceedIngs resemble the public reJoiclngs OF the an
clients, where the vanquished graced the Triumph
al professions of the vIctors. White speaking
of the events which occurred at Houston, must
not omit to Civ some account OF a number oil IN
dams Ga portion of the Cherokee tribe, If | was
correctly informed al the time) who visited there
during the summer to treat with the go'erineht-
Thirty or forty Indians, among which were some
women and children, With their Chief at their
head cncamped upon the opposite side oI the Ba-
you The President informed that they were
now ready to be waited upon, aud to hear from
him what he had to say upon the subjects about
which they came to treat. Dressed III ms robes
of state, and accompanied by one or two friends
who formed his retinue, the President proceeded
to the spot where the chief and his people haa
collected The dignity of the Indian, which new
or lorsakes him unless in the moments OF inebri-
etv, is especially conspicuous IN council. Cooi'
grave and, for tho most part, taciturn on such o-
casions he looks more like Roman Senator, IN
the DAYS of Regulus than the wild untutored son OF
nature
Alter all that has been said and written OF the
Indian character doubt very much whether II
is vet fairly understood. BY some he IS repre-
senteda as,
s.Tbe stole of The wood, a without a tear;''
as devoid of all the attributes Of the human heart,
but the
Study of reyenge--Immortal hate
Nv others. who look al him in less odious point
of vew he is depicted, on account OF his reserv-
ed and taciiurn habits, as an unsociai being; to
sav the least of him. incapable of admiration; and
that even among his own people he displays none
of the affections aud attachments OF civilized HE.
All this ill do for poetry and romance, but not
for tru th The Indian is nothing more nor less
than human nature modelled by the force of cir
cumstances, which may direct and mould, to some
extent, the feelings and affections OF the heart,
but cannot destroy them. His wrongs, and a
sense of injustice done him. may make MN re-
cautious, and reserved In his inter-
course with the white man; but they afford no
reason why he should throw off all allegiance to
human nature in those very particulars which
constitute its vitality by being insensiblc 10 the
wpsb xGon e sh tassa io b5
merge into instinct.
The education Of civilized life is not necessary
10 strengthen the natural affections; that the
indian while his nature will not permit him to
love less than his white brother, may be more
rcvengefu, unttrgving and vindictive IT we
10 not see the Indian social creature, II is De-
cause from distrust something else, he does
not choose to let US into the secret and deeper
feelings ofhs heart 1t has Seen well observed
w Washing ton Irving, in spme OF has iato works,
that the much talk ed-of taciturnity OF The lndian
is occasioned much by Il kind OF a timd difference
which he feels in the presence OF the white man,
and that. among his own pcopie,he talks, laughs,
tests, and feels as other men. This IS about the
tact.
The council lasted during the greater part OF
the dav but nothing occurred worthy OF cescr'p-
ton. In the evening. the Indians IN body, en-
tered the town dressed in the richest manner at
er the style of the tribe The men we're large
md muscular, and the women, especially some
two or three single ones might pass for handsome
was much interested in the appearance ot
rood looking bov who carried about his neck
arpe silver medal in the shape OF a crescent
v Inch. from the inscription, had been present {
rom General jackson to his father, on account
f the services rendered him during the seminole
var The chief. ii of forty years of age, c
nd OF intellectual cast of features, was tall and
rect and of manners that were easy and dignl- |
ed: but the person who attracted the greatest at L
ention was large negro, who was looked upon c
nth great respect by the tribe, and seemed TO {
old undisputed dominion with the chief himself. 7
lie acted as one who felt his consequence, and a
,as, whenever saw him, full of fuss and coniu- 5
Ion A beef was furnished by the government n
-hich they saughte red upon the plain, and each b
,king a portion, returned TO the encampment. I
On the next day there to be a dance to f
oncIutle the ceremonies of the treaty. About II
araded the streets the sound of drum formed
V dressed deerskn drawn over skillet, and the d
,usic of a nasal song which was drawed out by Il
lie whole party. When they reached the centre Il
town. the drummer squatted upon the ground c
nd the remainder of the group commenced C
,arching around him in circle, while the song, II
hch was REPETITION of some few inhsrmonious Il
oris was continued While this was enacting,
he Indian in the centre gave the people to under II
and that they expected TO be paid for the show. RI
ach of the spectators gave something ;and when b
Ie indians had collected enough In this way, k
icy retired to express their gratitude by getting
'uuk. OF
In the evening, many were seen helpiessIy d
toxicated; some behind logs near the city. and d.
hers some distance OFF, in the prary, where a
ey retired as the wags said, TO deliberate over 1t
e treaty. cl
should mention, in this place, that in the
mole population of Houston, | doubt whethe. A
ere were more than sixty seventy families, OF
th married and single. Some of the immigrants S
ID left their wives behind until the country be- ell
me more settled, and many had never had any. I'll
,r the benefit of the ladies. would mention that h
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