Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-07-21
THE RING rAlE fAxruEn.

THE RING rAlE fANruEn.
The Legislature ef Missouri, lihe uaav eahse
parliamentary bodice, woe oues sanevei v;aA =
member Of singular hahits and eeceassic $780,
ter. lie was . rude woodsman, aad hnsinR a
nativity cast On the fsoutiers. he nessa fssSp1
keeping pace with The pioneers; aaA Il - 9
grief to him to be few leagues in sdvanss e ~
echoo'm,ster. Tho alphabet once oseseesk -;
but no sooner were The Romaa elasaceets ~
printed On his memory than he ded fioo pe1a-
gogue restraints, csteeming himself happy - -
briefly becoming man Of letters This iunieoa
education useful TO him in utter life, vhsa -
became representative Of the people, for - ac-
qui,ed the art Of putting many letters tegotAoe
~ would pass, In . crowd, Tor his na0e. Like
most great men of tho Roman Requisites, ~ ~
Of his location and pursuits. Riag Tai rsseka
was the name 10 which he answered 9th equal
pride and pleasure. This illustrious pioaeee has
already bad q place assigned him 10 the annals Il
the west; but too much IS rarely writ.sa of any
man, whose genius c!eyates him above tho con-
mon mass Of beings by whom he II surr,asdsd
At what particular period Ring Tail Paather
migrated to Missouri, It 10 not known. His ear.
hest nchiev ement, and that which placed him ID
the line Of prcfermenf, was tho hatchery q
small party Of unolfending 1ndisns. His eliiciai
report Of the baitlo was a. laconic 40 Cesar's
"reni, pidi, rici," aud in thcss words: Il kosch,d
killed, Iscalpcd.' His habitaiiou, where dosDes.
tic kindness aud hospitality Wcro cherished, vas
a block house, rudcly constructed BY bic owa
handcraft. Like his namesakc, the quadsupsd
Panther, he was carnivorous, aud fed genesally
on venisoo. His drink was blse-rs;s and ssill-
bsrss green. To the influence Of these stimo-
lan:s aud the lack Of education, ~ tho evils q
misspent lite arc justly attributable, fos 10 was
naturally kind and bencvolcnt.
When Missouri passed from Tcrriioe;sl -
state Government, the people among whom kiag
Tail Panther resided, made him u representative
in the General Assembly, assist in enacting for
them q code Of laws. Tradition Will not b dsdHp
GENTLY clear in its details, half y century hesce,
to determine from what written models he deduced
his Legislative knowledge; but somc crude ~
tions Of the twelve tables led him 10 believe q
just, that ian eye for an eye" should b enacted.
and he lived up to the maxim, literally, IN his psae
tce, for he boastcd having Invested three several
combatants oC an organ Of vision, and re likewise
bit of one finger, two ears and komaa noess N
tho course uf his single combats.
As il may DO readily supposed, certain Passages
in his labofs n legislator were mot ~ easy SUR
mounted, spoken oC-Ring Tail Panther was,
however, discreet enough TO attach himself 10 .
member Of good requirements, vho ceesrfully
wrote bis bills and resolutions whensvss be came
| forwasd . pio~eee in saw-making. A. ~ early
stuge Of the session Of tho General Assembly this
member arose, and when the speaker had 70
marked.
The gentleman from Fishing River" Ring
Tail Panther proceeded to say
MIR. Speaker, there af heap Of difference
mong men; some ar bcrn rich, some get rich by
cheating, and sonic jIst naturally poor all the
days Of their lives. This 10 as unjust, cir, -
b'eating up doc To make orfin Of her poor
little fawns in the spos.-A right "a al rich man
would feel q heap easier with less money. But
such 10 the cantankeious character Of 0f these
dingd old arisiocracies, that the moro he piles up
the more he homes ar'ct mocey. MIR. Spcaks-,a
rich man Is like panther, md know something
/ about the varmiut. When he gets in the
hon chors ho - uof,d he
kill half dozen shotcs in = night, when
one pig would do him for supper and breakfast.
They are uncommon greedy, &c they ar'ot wish
may be shot with . big b.'re riae gun. Thcy
are as destructive ON poor people rs gang Of
wildcolts what breaks into field in roasting
ear time. They crack all before them like horse
loose in n cane break. A poor man stands no more
chance in a scuffle with a right ra-al rich maa,
than n short tailed horse in fly time. or an inox-
perienced dog IN bear hunt. Now Mr.. Speaker
/ thar . Heap more poor men than rich ones, aud
in this We have smarty the ma fiiy. Do you
think, cir, gang Of wolves, when they corner an
old buck, won, pull hun down! they will do that
thing | rcrl<on! When q right sort Of q huntee
trees a fat old bear, hc will do his house wofk,
M mistake! we have the rich men corncred now,
in . eorta quandary Ekc-and move, Mr.. Speak
+ cr, that we row them up Salt River. ] am for
taking the divide and keepin il. II ar fact, and
know IL, that We can't Just take money from ono
man, and give il to another, that would b oupop-
uIOus and unlawful; but We can take en- 0Da0p
tendicular, and the way We can exo0esate seGn
would be pretty expeditions. lmove, NJ. Speak-
er, that enact loan Office law, aothosiss ~
State TO issue paper, and The way the eoys vii
borsy II will be slick and greasy They vail ~.
er pay it back DO how YOU css 6x il. Wbsa ~
| State wants money agis, lay On The taxes assst
~ thick n daubing . new cabin af"se easistano
and the ri-h arc the yaller flowers q these Psai'
!: ries that will fork il up.
o. The orator "a, down, happy 10 hasiag utssssi
, his maiien speech. He vas, he.essei iatas.ed
}, by the speaker, that no m.st ssdsee ID rssa!s
!. ton to wsi,.ag Ring Tad RAasAss, suss agaia
z Looked wildly aroura the hooss, aed soqoiesd-
d swhere in tlse name e fork hghtaiae Did
: Green tuck himself TOT"
e He was told he had soas 70 his loSsiaGs, . -
;. tie indisposed.
j. "These, sow. 10 h--M!" said be. s19e. 0po
n er, Duff are sloped and re msst exgnoe tkeSssa
ton till Tomorrow; and IL Ds6 6sa4 sonaA . 4
J. the rack little better I'll lick -, shsssb -
J. mistake. II be slopes Of u lbs vay agaio whsl
I wast him. his hide won't hold shueks = tOe 40
. utes arses, and Won't vote Win biD - sssPss
/ ate his Mscadsmy.
v TIE Speaker e tho HOUSE - Q psueeesoaen