Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-12-22

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Niagara river, paid their yp,,.
miles distant, visit. and bu,nt ~
laid their fields waste, aud u WV
close oi The war that they w,,. pa
turn ~ quiet 10 their homes f'a's ia
With Cusiok ~ buried a iuol., Ia
The history OF the diiiercn, ia. ~,
hablting that section of coun,,s
Jury u Is to be lameDted tn,
which he possessed has no, h., IA,
some work and preserved 70, ~. 'aA
century NOR the red men udi
race OF beings who once inh,L,,.. fess
the country, but Of whom sca,o.l N
trmain 10 mrrk the places of IA. 'tus
VI this Cusick had 4 lively Co.. ~
him most melancholy ,hou,l, Nv
/ years mor-, not one of all Tho wy
his race, who once Inhab,,,a i, Nt
from the frozen regions OF the no,,. ", 'Ss
Mexico, would be found to ch,m
soil to serve as resting place 70,
have many vivid frcolrr,o.'
gnished chief ] say dsuncui,h,s a.
Cus'ck was truly so Ia wb,,,,'~'
was placed, II reqn red but A ,,,... ,''a
10 discover that n mas,erlp,, . .s
stature he was about q icetl mai '" WI
portioued limbs. HIS fraiso, ~ ',ow
character, strongly marked, .ib N %'@
ing countenance. lie was on, ofo Y'ae's
personages, who on the shah,,s % reg
leave an indelibls impression on m. WA, Ysau
is retained 10 the latest DAYS otou,ld.
hour have | spent al the old CHEZ, N's
heard aim relate the scenes passed -
earlier days II was highly in,.rsfA
times to watch the changes yisibl.
as the visions OF the past nied b.G,. ~
one moment his eye, which was ana
piercing would beam with drph, A, h.
on the deeds Of charity or Immunity VA
some OF his we'd kindred had r!otm,i y
other moment that same eve seemed IA A..
when In strains Of eloquence he re,ss,,-l
roic deed
IL is over fifty years since he p,or,.~t /.
Christian and at that time united win ~
gdtional church in Que da county n, ~
sequcntly appointed an int-rpr,,et amo,,
Six Nations, of the Missionary Soc,,,V Inc,
ing, IN which different denominations v,,l
ed. In this capacity he travelled with Il
OF missionaries, TO whom he was slrono, n
ed. His interpretations were ever ree,tI
very faithful, and were highly useful 10 III
dams. He resigned his otTce obcut 10
since. owing chiefly to his advanced ace =,
firmities. He offered himself rs A mems
Tuscarora Baptist Church in NAV Is9s A,
being received was bap,i1ed by his son.
James Cusick. Since his baptism he has b,
'aithful and worthy member Of Me church
has taken a deep interest in lis prosperity.
ring his last sickness he enjoyed the consoi
of religion, and was entirely resigned to ii
Of his heavenly father, waiting Tor his cha
come. "On one occasion" said his son. d
pea ed for n short time TO be somewha, I.
and observed to me, any son, as my n,u
not mentioned when was baptized, i,nt
written in the book of life told him h
10 the Bible for our direction. took ib'
and read before him "Go teach all nation,
ing them in the name OF the Father, sDt
Son, and OF the Holy Ghost, and ! said,
Il Is not in our own name we are 70 be NJ
but the name of God in his holy trinity
| aid this, his counte nance was changed,
was happy, and he was filed with consOl,
he dwelt on the richness of Grace tow,
o! how happy he dIed, causing those that
to say, the Christians hope is enough Il
him 10 exclaim, 80 death, where is thy :
grave where is thy victory!' Opray for
the Lord may sanctify my affection. Th
al Of brother Cusick was numerously
and discourse was delivered by broth,
from Cor. XIV. IS.
Tuscarora village, where u great parfo
Of the Chief was spent, is situated on the
what now bears the name OF Lswis,os'
tain. II is the northern termination Of 7
strata of lime rock which underlays the IA
country several hundred miles in extent
west, aud reaches south to the AlleghaH
tains. The tribe now numbers hbout II
dred and eighty persons altogether, and i
decreasing. There has been a missionsr
school in the tr be for the last thirty yea
within the three last: Most Of those \
owners in the soil can speak the Eng
guage and many of them can both read an
There are few among them who are d.,
and several Of them are devout member
church. Among the latter is n son Of
named James. lie has studied divinity,
now supplying the place Of the former n
ries.