Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-05-16

SfoS"' 'io" maj icidteo IN the following
extract from Cushing's admirable life q
j Harrison, we have seldom met with II
history or fiction. Surely no man was
ever placed i'm more critical situation
and surely none in such an eme REGENCY
ever displayed greater courage. self
/ possession, and decision. Who of the
ten thousand slanderers Of Gen. Harri.
son could have queIled by a GESTURE. n
word, and look, that fiery warrior.
fecumseh, with his four hundred armed
sayages l-LOuisrilie Journal.
"Geneaal hostiiities first began to be
openly thrsatened, by Tecumseb and
the Prophet, on the occasion of the trea-
ty made by the Delawares, Miamis and
Potawatamies, in 1909, at Fort Wayne.
ceding to the United States tract Of
land on the the wabash. When the
treaty was made, Tecumseh was absent.
but on his return he Threatened ,,;,h
death some of the chiefs Concerned in
the treaty. Hereupon, Governor Har-
rison despatched message to inquire
ne cause oil dissatisfaction with the frea-
~ and to assure him that any claim he
might have 10 the lands which had been
coded, were not affected bv the treaty ;
tAoS COIfE I'D v lncenneS anu
exhibit his pretensions and if they
were found 10 b. valid, The land would
be given up or an ample compensation
made for il.
Iecumseh accepted the invitation. but
came with four hundred warriors com
pletely armed, Instead Of thirty, as d.
recied; giving 10 the people of Vim
cenness just apprehension that treachc
ry was Intened. Tecumseh claimed for
AL the Indians of the country, a com
mon right to all he lands in it denied
the right OF any tribe 10 sell even 10 one
another, much less to strangers and
| therefore. claimed that the treaty at
Fort Wayne was utterly void. iIarri-
son re piled, that when the whites came
10 this continent they found the Miamis
IN occupation of all the country oil the
Wabash, at which time the Shawnees
dwell IN Georgia. from whence they
were driven by the Creeks that the Nj
AIMS had consulted their own interest, a 5
they had right to do, in selling their
own land on terms satisfactory to them
selves and that the Shawnees had no
right 10 come from distant country and
undertake TO control the Miamis in the
disposition of their own property
Scarcely had the interpreter finished
speaking these words, when Tecumseh
Hereby exclaimed, alt IS false!" and
irving a signal to his warriors, they
sprung 10 their feet and raised their war
clubs, whil, Tecum sch confined TO adj
dress the Indians IN a passionate tone
aud with violent gesticulation. In this
emergency, when every thing threaten
ad nh y,,n. Ia Al Observation-Disclosures IN IN
rounding whites, who were chiefly I'M
armed citizens, collision was avoided by
the inirepdIty or the Governor. lie
rose Immediately and drew his sword ::
but he restrained his guards, and calm
ly, but auihoritatively, told Tecumseh-
that "he was bad man hat he would
have no further talk with him that he
must return TO his camp AMI take ms de-
pariure from the settlements Immediate
iv !" and with that, the council was bro
ken up, and Tecumseh and his warriors
awed BY the intrepidity and sel-posses-
sion of Harrison, Withdrew in silence.
The next morning, Tecumseh. percei-
wing that he had To deal with man as
vigiant and as bold as himself,--one moi
to be daunted by the show of violence,
nor citcumvented by specious wlles,-
apologised for the affront he had given,
and solicited that council might be re
.ewed, to which the Governor consent
ed. At the second council Tecumseh no
longer attempted to intimidate Harrison
by his violence. or, at any rate, kept
better guard over his temper. He told
the Governor that white men british
emissaries undoubtedly had advised him
to do as he had done, and that he was de-
ternlned 10 maintain the old boundary
all which the Governor said he would
report to the President, and here the
council ended.
Still anxions TO conciliaie the danger
Gus chief, Governor Harrison went, al
tended only by an interpreter, TO his
camp. Tecumseh received him with
courtesy and respect, but sign fed the
intention not 10 receds from the ground
taken at The council - and as neither
Tecum sch nor the Prophet were yet rea-.
DIV for open war, the matter rested here
for while.
The PlLor is the name of a new llar-
risen paper edited by Duff Green. 1t i
almost needless to add. that it is very
ably conducted. Gen. Green IS one OF
The most terse AMI vigorous writer's OF The
dav. His powerful articles did much TO
further The election of Gen. jackson.
IIeis now devoting his energies to no
bier cause.
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