Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-11-28

the American Parliament, from which we OK
tract the following scene between Mr. Grin
nell. OF Mas. and Col. Afford. oil Georgia.
The Colonel took his seat in the House in
1896 and soon after he appeared. Mr.. Grin
nell made a humane speech on the subject of
The Seminole war. and poor Indians in gene
raj. Colonel Afford was ut that moment fresh
from the Greek and Scminolcan wars. his
wounds unhcalcd and gaping for revenge.
The Union says
TO hear the Hon. Nlr. Grinncll culogize
tac Indian character. and svmpathisc with
the Red Man. and recount the story Of their
alleged wrongs, was what he could not cx-
actly endure.
Lcaping to the floor. unpreparcd by sin
Gle moments preparation or meditation. he
pounccd upon MIR. Grinncl with the fury of
Il tiger; and gave uttcrancc to vo!ley of
eloquent invcctivc, that never was. and never
will be surpassed.
And does the gentleman undertake TO
talk to me. Mr.. Speaker. about Indian mag
nanimity and Indian hcroism! Does he OK
poet me- to unite with him in shedding tears
Of sympathy over the pretended wrongs of
the Creek and Scminolcl Docs he wish
practical illustration of Indian justice and hui
manly! Ii he does. sir. will take him to
the morasscs and everglades of Florida. and
The black eirt plains of Georgia, and there.
sir. he may grapplc il deadly strife with those
pcr,cculcd Indian tribes. that elicit his pity
and his commits ration. Sir, but few
weeks have elapsed srcc was grapplcd. arm
TO arm. and throat to throat, with the hardi-
est and most savage oil the race. This arm.
sir, and this hand. which move. md in the
presence Of the eternal swear. shall be Weld
cd whilst life is left, in destroying the last
ycstigc of the race, was palscd by the toma-
hawk and thc scaIping knife. was at the
mercy of the savage conqucrcr. and by the
eternal. I'll be rcvcngcd. Sir. the war cry
was loud and ong-it was the war whoop of
death and if the gentleman has any favor
for that Kind of music, I'll give him spcci-
f men of it.
Then the gallant and deeply excited Colo
mel attempted IN Indian war hoop, to the ut
ter amazcmcnt of the whole House, and was
ONLY induced to withhold the effect. by the
loud cries of order that proceeded from all
,ilcs, and BY the announcement OF Mr.. Urn
nell. that he had not the least disposition to
b. entertained b. tic war Whoop illustrated
Never was there 4 more emphatic display
of cloqucncc divine made in the American
House of Representatives. than that which
, distinguished The occasion in question. /
was thrilling beyond all precedent and exam
y pie. and will long be remembered. " her
:, Col. Aliord sal down. such was the cilcc
: that Mr.. Grinncl Conplimentcd him on IN
r. success. and the whole House united in a
IS wardins him al universal burst OF applause
tsrHoNoNlcAL ColNcIDuNoEs AND DIrrER
/ ENcIs-st : Il curious coincidence that
r. among the Algonqu;ns of the Atlantic and O
i the Mississippi. al,c among the NarraganNet
= and thc Illinois. the North Star was calc
- the Bear. This accilcuta! agreement wit
- the widely spread usage Of the old world j
: far more obs crNahlr than the imaginary re
!. smbancc between the signs of the Mexican
.or their DAYS. and thc signs on the zodia
+, for the month in Tibet. The American M
= Ion had no zodiac. and could not therefore
+. Tor the names of It's DAYS. have borrowc
- rom central isia the symbols that markc
, lhc path Of the sun through the year. Nc
+, had the McNicans either weeks or lun'
! months: but. after the manner OF barbaro'
= nations. Che, divided the days in the year II
-. 10 eighteen scores. leaving the few rcmainin
~ day. to be set apart by Themselves. This d
- vision may have -pruug directly from the
y, system OF enumeration: il need not ha'
=, been imported. Il Is Il greater marvel TIA
N the iudigcnou, inhabitant, of Mexico had
II nearly exact knowledge Of the length of Il
40 year. and. ut the end of one hundred Al
no four years made their INTERPOLATION more Il
ny curatcly than the Greeks. the Romans. or Il
: Eeyptians. The length OF their lropic
~ wear was almost identical With the result o
-. tanned by the astronomers of Caiiph Ain
,ai mon but let no one derive this coincidcn
. = from intercourse. unless he Is prepared to |
,a licvc That. in the ninth century OF our Ct
.ho there was commerce between Mexico n
re-. Baglad. u am now advertised. SAYS !
- lher IN his liable Talk. that a new astr
an ogcr i risen, who prcsumcth 10 prove Il
Of tie earth moycth and gocth abou. not
,r. armament. the sun. and moon. not the sta
=, like a when one sittcth in coach or IN
on. ship that i moved. thinkcth he sittcth ;
Ina aud rc,tcth. but the earth and trees DO
uch and move themselves. Thus it gocth vi
We give up ourselves 90 our own foolish |
cics and conceits. This fool (Copcrnio
will turn the whole art of astronomy ups
= down. but the Scripture >howcth and tea
"''' eth another lesson. when Joshua comman'
III the sun 10 stand sill and not the carth.
~ Coib,un's Magazine.
riia- PUNISHMENT OF DE,rn-EseriN
c OF Io~orny.-Amougst the Esquimaux. acc,
clvc inc 10 Sir John Ross. the crime of mur
sing very rarely occurs. When it docs. the II
IL dercrs punishment consists IN being ban
not "A 80 .,''r,,,t,,l sol;fudC or To lc shuDnC,