The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-24

got har-they found his house burnt even TO
the ground, and the bodies Of his wife and chill
drcn scattered around
"Where were the negroes 2"
Wall nobody has rightly concluded on that
pint but people mostly suppose that the Indians
take them into the precorons -
But Squire might not the family have been
murdered by the slaves who ran away OF Their
own accord, and may not have met an Indian
since %
"Wal, now that may have been the case
but how the niggers should be so hostile, dod
burn me il know they was always well treat
ed. Leke never misused his nggers Besides
nlggers would n5ver have scdiped any body ~
Thus we were amazed with Crackerisms"
Tor good hour and more, by man who had
been raised among the poor Indians.
Chancellor Kent in his commentaries when
speaking of the title TO Indian lands very justly
observes:
" The restless and enterpnsng population on
the Indian borders, and which, in a considerable
degree partakes Of the fierce and awless man
ners Of the hunter state, are exempt no doubt
from much sympathy with Indian sniierings;
and they are penetrated with perfect contempt
for Indian rights. Ii il not for the frontier
garrisons and troops Of the United State, officer
ed by correct and discreet men, there would pro
badly be a state of constant hostility between
the Indians and the white borderers and hunt
ers.n
Our Squire III. is Of that class of men descrb-
ed above. He believes that Indians, who when
not outraged have been Justly called generous
barbaransn are no better than Vcrmn--that
they without souls, without sensbty, with
out feelings, and incapable of possessing any
oratora or acquired rights Such is the perfect
ability Of human nature! Sel6shness knows
not affection.
A dance was gotten up on the evening of the
-, which might have put Terpsichore TO the
blush, and the music OF the sable Paganini, /
am confident, would have thrown orpheus literal
ly in the shade. | cannot call this exhibition
bal costume" nor vet masquerade, nor was II
in every sense a fancy ball, although | doubt
exceedingly whether Almacks, or the courtly as
semblages of ST. James, can at all times boast
the presence OF many such fancy characters as
graced the froiick on the night of the -. AT
early ''candle-light the company began to assem-
Bile, and
g" BY wo-headed Janus,
Nature hath framed strange creatures in her time
A MIR. c. came into the room habited in
dress like Joscph's coat of many colors CAPT
tally he wore a mass of bushy harlan ample
shirt collar supported his head by the ears.
strangely reminding me of tutor at whose feet
once humby sat, and whose collar equalled
calendar in every respect On Sunday II was
close under the carson Monday the top OF his
cravaf ranged along the graduated scale at divi-
sion number two-on Tuesday at number three
until obout shutdown on each successive Sa-
turday no vestige of the g-tried linen was Vi
sible Such a collar as this now graccd the
visage of Mr.. c.. His was peculiar coat.
His neither man was habited in white cotton
trowsers, ornamented along the seams with
large bows of blue ribbon Think of this, We ex-
quisites, and never more presume to ''wear such
blushing honors thick upon you" About his
ANGLES he had tied blue ribbons, with bows pen
dant! In his own view, he was decidedly the
greatest and best dressed man in the room. As
for the room, il was enclosed with logs, without
ceiling, wainsco,tng, or any other civilized APP
purtenance. The dancing was peculiarly crack
er," consisting OF those movements OF the pedes-
tails generally knownas double trouble, ""juba,
and other equally energetic and graceful steps.
The dancers appeared 10 $50 in" not so much
for fashion as for exercise. s. politely re-
quested the honor of Miss Lydia AIMS com
pany in waltz In what" modestly
inquired the blushing damsel. ''ln waltz re-
peated the anxious swain. 81 never heard tell
Of such thing; is it game two can play atW
This was too much for poor s., and he re-
tired with feelings indescrbable.
For people surrounded by a savage enemy,
liable at any moment to be fallen upon, perhaps
at the still midnight hour, and cut TO pieces,
never saw such merry men, women, and chill
dren. Nothing but continual laughing, Teasing,
and merriment