Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-02-06
THE MEMORY or TuE INDIANS

We werc pleased 10 learn. by a elc papcr thai the
ensfprsHg inhabitants VI Pennington 81 nav, ra.r,
y e.eei-d a monument. IN iheis baryins groupd
70 the inen'ry OF 'ho "runx' Iros." once iho proud
po'srs'ofs ri those brad dynai.s. Its a monnnsn
ls tcCk ot rcd sand stone. sat,,. nag ~ nrp..r, 60.
i''sl-is c human hpays, whose being hero tho H.
ioNin; inscription OF one IilS Of tho monument or
PLAINS
"iT ns-'RT CO The INpJAv ACC. ESPECIALLY 81.
INK ItNNis fslgE rIE ANCIENT rzNANrs or rgKs-
GEogNDs"
The many human skeletons here discovered con.
iFm The tradition TINT this sD' was formerly nn ifan
ouryiH place. Tradition further declares II "a be ,.
ground Goa Which the tancu nary battle was fought be-
tween the TunNs AMI Stock bridge tribes Some of
heifsciicrcd rezisgs have beeu reinierred beneath
thus stone
B. UciSr o. School CO nmi,tco Of Pennington TIA.
aoausa-ni erected la 1850; iustt,yo centur,.s AZ
ter the .iri English settlement"
The idea - n1,lc ore. anb ms hesa n,blv @,
coated. What an elegant lecture ug,n tho instability
1T al biugs earthly u contained IN the last limo OF IN,
inscription 4 vlpid Grafton would be idle N com.
Parlson just two ccGi,f,cs a!ior tie Gr.l English
settlement. and only monumental st1no crl T. -
ernmuiing bJnas remain OF POW Cr.al end args
ir.bs The history Of one trhe Il IA, hi-,-,,
" al which inhabited nprthcrn and CAVERN h,r.
dsS OF the tecming thousands which ones swarm,
he vast 'rrssis hngerer r.Iaaia. 10 bless
1as cone, olhs fathers
Like me dew on the mountain.
| Like the foam on Ia- riyor.
l. k-a eu5o.c on tho fountain.
| Tney are go7e-4uI forever
! Tho realm which was oneo the Red Men. ow
his changed hands. II is Gus We will say uolhia.
our hile-d0cl- Peraaps in n solri of dNuo equity i
aaigh not b acknowledged qui,e Just a, that OF ~
I ioFmsr Posssss "a Bat The fact rcrnsin4 The LAND
/ j. olrs-ssd the Red Men urs No more. All thai ",
can M" I'll, or an uihi''unate and iRJurod race-",h
orPhon o! Puy.dsnce!sto De Just 10 their mem 1ry
~ rp1r rccOn2eHse. bat 'tis all
The hrliansare to- fast b-cOnfn NJ forgotten peo,l.
We Tread t1Ily upon he sshes orm pulI srng .lrr,.
's1s. a. though we kacw i no; We 20 firth IN ,lis
morning and Join ia the busilo and bushes. LIE
ar-eins that perhaps the very spot Of our occup,
iioa the clusci! fro Of old gave out its CLEAN ava
scra warriors sat around il dee debate We reiur
a might 10 our social hearth and forget that crouns
OF d.Iky kindred mingled their 10 loving er.
brace
! fcs-iho Indians are to last becIra.nS Grsot;o,
people uai The fact aglesIs well orr heads @
hearts II IA q shame TO us--l, nation IL is sham
u us-;lai throughout the length anI breadth OF OF
lnai 81 lew mencn,oS sIrylye-,1 few monumen,
rise &c plead Or The memory Of bluIhei race Her
and there we find al honorable exception. as in ia
insiaace ahn-e recorded. We rcma;lbcr. to- that il
Tho I1ille bgryIng ground attached to Hamilton Co
ese, al CiIaOn. CnIcdI CO. "a this State, among IA
memorials OF hr hoHyrod dead a beautiful marble sha
p.cad' Toe the memory oiShonAH1ozh-iha late cl.i,
oi The One1dls.'- All aud we remember, too. lL.
SAeo we male pilgrimage - the Michigan bus.i
sTSEnd' at Norwich. c. aui sought with eager ante
rsI Tor she grave o." Uacas" we lonnI a conler suu
lustead OF q monument