New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-30

The following communication IS from meInoer
Of the tribe
), Correspondence of the Fort Wayne Qal Times.
DEFIANCE. (Oho) June ], 9a3
Before the present delightful month passes
awav. the last t be of Indians in Ohio will have
bid farewell TO the land and home of their birth
What civilized neighbor is there but will pause
and contemplate with heart full Of sympathy,
this passing fragment of a once mighty Nation,
doomed to follow their kindred race toward the
setting sun
Let US 90 back some twenty years and take
glance at this tribe, and trace their progress to
civilization.
There is the Missionary Establishment. What
benefit and instruction have they derived from II
Little or none. For how can they be enlightened
when the rapid strides Of vice and immortality keep
pace with the advancement OF civilization 1t is
plain to be seen that the white man has taught
them that these are jnseparable companions
Oh" says some narrow-mincd wight, iraught
with the green scum Of prejudice, linens can't
be educated; 1t is the nature OF them to be Wild .
Truth responds in the broad and comprehensive
sense of the word nature But its sense will
have to be limited SO as not to include those who
are already enlightened for it is by introducing
education among them in the proper way, that
some few who have not been caught in the tolls
of dissipation and vice are now enjoying them
selves in pursuing the lowcry paths OF literature
There are Indians that can be improved.
Now let US visit the old Methodist stone Church,
and inquire there what good has been done for
these red children of the forest. The very echo
of your voice within the walls of this sacred edi-
fee will sound back to your ears, 6 Great good. -
Albeit it is not unlike the Churches among their
white neighbors, as it regards some of her men,
bers having been IN and out--thcir names being
again and again recorded and erased on the
Chprch-ro rolls. There is the pulpit in which
stood many sinccre-heartcd Pastor Among
them was the good old Finley, the first one; and
there was Bigelow and Thompson, and many
Others who preached to the Wyandots through
an interpreter.
Let us visit their Council House. Some twenty
years ago a portion of the young men of the tribe
began to contemplate a reD0luti0n IN the G0uern-
anent. and finally effected a change by the CO.
operation Of all the rest of the warriors. Com 1
m;tsee was constituted to model the new form of
Government, so as to suit the mass. From a /
monarchical, it was converted into sort Of re-
publican form The old svery.hcaded, hered-
tary, unlimited Chiefs were showed aside, and
new ones elected in their places. One head, and
six minor Chiefs are now annually elected also
a Sheriff, &c. The head chief and the minor
ones form Council Of the Nation, and are IN
vested with the power to enact such laws as they
may think will be beneficial to the whole tribe.
These laws are recorded by one of their own
tribe who has good English education, and are
kept IN manuscript.
Many of the old Wyandot warriors who volun-
teered to assist Uncle SAM in the last War,
against the British have gone to the shades.
The United States Government has essaycd to
civiIize the red man, but it has failed; owing 60
the irresistible temptations that have always bcset
him on every side. lie may go out from his re-
serve; whatever direction he pursues, the white
man meets him with the intoxicating cup as soon
as he crosses it's limits.
Had it not been for that old tyrant King
Alcohol, thousands if not all, of the different
tribes that have been removed from the States,
might have been civilized and become happy
people. Doo-YEN-TATE.
HIBERNIAN HUMoR-I remember an anecdote
which Governor Clinton and General Morton
used to tell with great gout. On some occasion
they took a boat at Whitehall TO cross over to one
of the islands in the Bay. 1t so happened that
the boatman was from the Emerald Isle.
Bear away, my lad,'' said General Morton;
"wc re IN hurry"
:" Yis, Gineral!' . replied Pat, pulling away
Justify at the oar.
"You call me General How do you know
who | am ? (" asked Morton.
Know YOU" exclaimed Pat. "What a
blockhead your Honor must take me to be- not
TO know the great Ginerai Morton, tie pride OF
the Battery, and the great little god Of acar.
" Fla! ha . ha :" cried out tho Governor;
there you re caught, General But pray, my
friend. do you know who | am
"Why, to be shurc do says Pat the re-
nowned Governor Clinton, the lrishman's raal
frind. Not know vc. Don't pray for We both
every night and mt the last boy we had
chriscned by the name OF De Witt Clinton Cine
gal Morton o'Neill and isn't it happy his mother
would be this night if she had par Of shoes
and stockings 10 put on the crathW y
Double fare, and good supply Of shoes and
stockings, sent the humble namcsake of the great
O'Nei!l to his home happy fellow that same day.
PASTORAL. AND PRIMtrlvR.-The Pittsburc Sun
givesthe following account of a wedding which
recently took place in that neighborhood
's0n the I'd inst. Squire Miller Magistrate in
the borough of Tarentum, In this county, went TO
the house ota man living FIVE mites back in that
place, according to previous arrangement, TO marry
couple. He arrived at the appointed time, and
finding no preparation for wedding he began to
think he was hoaxcd. He consequently went To
field where man was poughing. to see what
was wrong. On his arrival, the man stopped his
plough, saying he would see If she was coming
and after walking few steps with his eyes fixed
on little hill at short distance, they saw
beautiful girl OF about sixteen descending the
heights, and vending her way towards them. 1t
was she: on her arrival they were united in bonds
of ma,rimony on the spot, and he Went on with
his ploughins The man was said to be about So
Mr. WEBSTER AND TIE PRHsS,-Not many
davs ago Mr.. Webster was asked why he did no,
rnnlu 70 the attacks so irenuer,liy nlade unon him