Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-08-10
NO. 2g
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feateis, that The powerful tribe Of Fndians
who iernetly occupied thai coualry. had
= Man. eating Society We. eve. he
The sxifact:--''lt isforiJy Three years.s;pcs
II lsndea upon tie northern shore 81 Ohio
II yoeng adveniurer seeking ihe lana If
pIenise. hich has been rs hin. As ii mil
ny oihtss, the fsni Of performances. At
53hasli ne thesF eetiiorv Of Indiana. of llssI.
aeis Of Michigan. ard The Territory III
D4ssonsin formed one government. under
shel name ct Northwestern Territory. H9
shall not stop TO hriae before YOU The I'LL
siaents 81 . frontier lie. nor the dfiiicul.-~
fles aud prlyalions. and spleiinss. ID peace
and 10 wal, BY which the forest is acdnir5
81 anr reclaimed and finally snbdueli.
Dnfihg many Yeas lbisfegiun had It'll
thil shefe oflrnubles. The linz al ycaF
eersas sesza bleeds@usaF ,aath. shieh hss
seen many deed Of horrer.@ Mad this
pRaeeiul Gown has hadiss Mcloch, and The
records OF human depiayiiy furnish no
more terrible exainrlsEed cruelty than
"ere 1oifersd at his shflA The Miami
Indians, our predecessors in-she occupa.
Aion 81 this district. had i fearful instltu
hon, whose origin end objects have been
iLasi ~ The dalkness Ct abofginsi history.
hut which was coniianet 10 4 late. period
and whose orgies were hsld upon the ve-
~ spot where we now ase. Ii was called
The Man eating Society; and It was the !.
duty Of IT'S associates 70 eat such prisoners
.as were preserved and delivered soFlhen
tof that purpose. Tic members oftsis Do.
cietY belonged 70 a particular family, and
the dreadful inheritance. descended 10 ali
the chilaeen. maleland female. The du-
ties lnposed could no, BE avoided and de
SANCTIONS Of religion we're added 10 The Oh /
liglNons, Of immemofiaI usage.
The seast was a solemn ceremony, Ill
which the whole llibe lwasAccllectedl All
actors or spectators. The miserable VIC
lin las bound le stake, and buFaed al
a slow FIRE, with all tie fefaemenis of
cruelty which savage ingenuity could ia.
vent. There was a. tfaditionary ritual
which regulated With revolving precision,
tbe whole course Of proceedings At these
ceremonies. Latterly. The authority and
obligations ofthe institution had declined.
ana ! presume il has now wholly dissp-s
ReaIed. Bit have saen and ccngefseL
with the heal Of The family. the chief Of
lhe Society whose name vas White Skin
With what feelings Of disgust. .lheed not
attemip, to describe. we'll knpw an. iii
teliigeni Canadian who was present a.
one OF The last sacrifices made ID this h0r
rible ins'itution. The victim was youns
American, captured III Kentucky. during
the revolutionary war. Here, where. We
are new assembled in peace aud security
celebrating the lsiunph Of aft.aad indus !.
Try, within tie me mofy OF tbcF presetst
generation. cur countfymen have beer
thus tortured, and murdered and devouF
ed. But, thank God, the council ere ssa
extinsnished. The imriohsfeas. Is over, II
DIsAPPoiNTMENr A correspondent nsE
the N. Y. Tfbune states that the Hon. s il
S. Bovine, late member Of congresssffonf
New York. aud recenay appointed Re 1
ceiver Of the Miaefal Point Latd Office.
10 : Wisconson, pn his arrival ont there
found that the Office only afforded sat4
~ 81 5000 instead Of . 800. as be expect
ed. He Immediately threw up his COM.
mission and putout. Bearing .measo i
rial 70 the Presdentftom the citizens, Of
all parties. 10 reinsisie the Hon Le2s
,Steiling, who had be en- istped oct lo.A{sl.eI
place for Mr. Bowne. T
i
+, = slatss IL, 81 D,nloau,,;. So &
Mrlcn<h;ny ,.h;eb 49, s. =
al q The F-nnsrh, 81 fsb,n, ,l,s,srs l..,,a,
solf. G6st S7ool I Thai Il NJ Fhslct.
g. WabsSor III 500 1f'y
| q 2, w and' y iuo Oid Benz sIain
lil e. vent e Fsf's' zoe gayss' s.oafs
g f.9foee - 10 ms '2aaKef CRAP cpsstpe
Pf9oa9.f ~ q ~ No@ Z eays, aFiefs
9'a'F ss5'l's F33 q 3s-'a' 9I,'a sAe Ests0W
- Y - ~
49,. : 4
,,,, $500 Z ~. !, ,'fs % ~
r,;Saa 80 asss, sea'.' -, r.
NJ n,ese,s ',s1'',r 1Jsss !;
-pThsse ssns,s,s h.go II nsca.sar,,
apparatus for resiiag and twisting sflks and
lnteGp to manufacture heir q7oeoons q this
year rsising mic sewlog siIEl and perhaps
somesmall afhties such as gloves, hosie-
rya &c Fl.
Ths rs,;sy;,t. ta,,.asl Il d. 9ts, 81.
.ays that. belween three and four hundred
handsome brick buildings are going up*is
! that city, This aasna.h MANI III fhnxe AIRS