New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-01
THE TRIBU N e.
mr.. Col,on,s g.ecture.

soth America, delivered al the University Chapel,
IN Wednesday ev,ning. was interesting and in
,.pct;ve. He began with recital Of the obscure
;asidents, which history or tradition has preserved
Aboriginal life during the first century after the
discovery Of the country. Tkc career Of the Five
Nations in particular. alter felictous sketch of
,beir character and government, was, carried on
dough the period Of their rapid and wide. spread
c,aauest, ending with the extermination about the
,ssr 1864, of the Andastes on the head waters of
,as Sasquehanna. and the Eries on the Southern
,bces of their native lake. Mr. Cotton turned then
1.-THE colonies Just planted along the Atlantic, be-
foe which all tho vast interior of the wilderness
rlunexploreG, with its wild men and their simple
pusuits and the unchanged forms Of Nature, were
/. vanish foreyer-shrinking before that light Of
eylzatien, which, where it does not yvify and IL
l.ns must inevitably blast and destroy.
He then gave q narrative of the extermnaton of
tbs trib.s in Virginia. The unscrupulou. aggrcs-
lions on IndiaR rights, the supposed feelings and
r,asonings OF Opechancacnough, the FIRST massacre
iale22 the long series Of desperate conflicts, the
halow-ruce, the nine years retirement of thes.e
shief suen|y preparing to renew the struggle, the
,ssond massacre, TIE aged sachem, btolen in body,
mbroken in spirit, borne in tho Of his warriors
% litter, and directing the battle, his capture
and entrance into jamestown, the assassination
sad death Of this Hannibal Of Virginia,-were all
described in graphic and spirited manner. Itwas
alsg remarked that after his death tho natives of
Virginia made very little resistance to the en-
trcacnments OF the Whites, and Disappeared SO
rapidly, that within half q century, only remnant
OF two was left between the Atlantic and Allegha-
rics, at the end of century, and very few only in
the. s.cntire State.
MIR. CoLToN thea proceeded to the settlement
BY the Partans, and their intercourse with the ma
tiyes. The analysis which he gave of the Pilgrim
character, though BRIEF was beautiful and just
This yas followed by representation Of the tr,ie
grourds of the Pequod war, and ended with the
struggle and death of fMe,aoom, called King Philip
This part of the subject was given throughout
With great felicity and ygor The lifelong friend
ship of Massasos. the melancholy fate Of his eld-
est son, Wensutta, called by the English Alexan-
der, the accession of Metacom, the causeless jea-
ou.ies and suspicious Of the colonists, the indgni
ties and wrongs done to Philip, his long ferbear-
snce his enforcement to the struggles bis consum.
mate art, craftsmanship and diplomacy while hio
plans were secret, his bold and vigorous meas
ures when the war had begun, the desoation of
the settlements, the victories, the rcverses, the
hunting Of the royal fugitive, the sorrowfu linser-
Ing around the home of his fathers, the retreat to
the wild and gloomy place Of refuge, the stern
and suen grandeur Of the closing scene-were
narrated with rapid and glowing eloquence.
Mr. CoLToNs next lecture is to be delivered
this evenings and will, I'VE trust, be well attended.
Capital Punishment.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune M
Much has been said of late concerning the re-
cent Public Debates on Capital Punishment Our
names having been mentioned inaconrection with
the subject, We think proper Il. make the follow
ing statement OF, facts. agjss .
Soon after the first Public Debate in the Broad
way Tabernacle, each Of us received written in in
v,ation from the Secretary of the New.York
tyceum to engage in farther discussion OF the
question. We Immediately and cheerfuly as
sensed A few days subsequently, we were IN.
formed that for reasons not specified our services
would not be needed.
Very soon afterward, we were consultedb by b.
WEpewoon, Esq (who had and has the prlnci-
pal management Of t@ Course of Public Debates
a, the Broadway Tabernacle, } in relation to De-
bate with certain Clergymen who had either par,
ticipa,ed in the previous Debates or had expressed
willingness 10 engage in farther discussion OF
CAPITAL Punishment. We promptly consented TO
meet them on equal terms. After a delay OF seve-
raj days, wo were informed by MIR. WEpewoop
that he could no, succeed in making the arrange
mcnts on the other side of the question.
few weeks ago, we we're again waitea upon
By Mr. WgpewooD with a propose. for d r aepaeo 's
with Rev. hiessrs. CnEEfER and cox = o ,Ais .
we also promptly and heartily acceeeo' Hopn'S
that at last the matter, 50 far rs ne are De-
was in the way of fairsand honorable ISSUE pue
we we're disappointed by information shorty ie,
ceiyea froa, MIR. WEDewoop' that the gehs'ei'e"
above mentioned positively declined meeuns Us as
proposed ar,;.
WIS have since learned, by an anonymous artl'
Gle in Tho Tribune, (Which article II not au.1o
ised, was very presunpuous') that lhe lno't'aaal
who sought 10 make the arrangement "as es
himself We will merely say shat we furnished
him n wr;,,en statement of the proposal tor pre-
ssutalion to Messrs CuEgvzR and Cox, ana ssa1 s
e We re still willing to meet them in discussion OF
tho following questions, Or equal terms
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q naners declared the story Of the lyneh'ns .,
tahnson to be a hoax, and said that he llvea
ia aeiehborhood Of that city. This Is Is moor
se The Miners dubuque, la: Express cen