The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-20

HCtNO iioL DCCll caught III lilG lois O
,, dissipation and vice are now enjoy
ing themselves in pursuing the flow
cry paths of literature. There ale
Indians that can be improved.
Now let us visit the old Methods,
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 edifice will sound back
to your ears, "Great good !" Abe
it it is not unlike the Churches among
thell white neighbors, as it regards
some of her members having been
m and o0t--their names being again
and again recorded and erased on
the Church-rolls. There is the pull
! pit, in which stood many sincere
hearted Pastor. Among them was
the good old Finley, the iitst one
and there was Bigelow and Thomp-
son, and many others who preached
to the Wyandots through an inter
prefer.
Let us visit their Council House.
Some twenty years ago portion Of
the young men Of the tribe began to
contemplate reUolMio@ IN the Co..
c'Nmeat, and finally effected a change,
by the cooperation Of all the rest OF
! the warriors. A Committee was
constituted to model the new form OF
| Government, 50 rs TO suit the mass.
From a monarchical, it was convert
cd into a sort Of republican lolm.-
The old slavery-hoaded, hereditary,
unlimited Chiefs were showed aside,
and new ones elected in their places.
One head, and six minor Chiefs are
now annually elected also Il Sher-
if, &c. The head chief and the mi
nor ones form a Council of the Ma
ton, and arc invested with the pow
er 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 war
Iriors who volunteered to assist Un-
Gle SAM in the last War, against
the British, have gone to the shades.
The United States Government
has esSaycd to civiiiZc the red man.
but 1t has failed; owing to the irre5ist-
IDLE temptations lhat have always
beset him on every side. He may
90 out from his reserve; whatever
direction he pursues, the white man
meets him with the Intoxicating cup
as soon as lie crosses its limits.
Had it nol 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 Il happy
people. Doo-YEN-rArE.
ONE OF the EFFECTs OF PUBLIC EXECU-
TONS. few days ago, tlree boys at The
north end OF the town, in the course Of their
play in the bfckli,lds, determined that They
would represent public execution. Ole
ii them agreed 10 act as Culprij, the second
as hangmAn, anl the tArJ as clergyman.
a pile vi bricks Wa, raised as temporary
scatfJld, rope was Obtained aud susp pended
lrol pole. The youth took his place Oh
the bricks with the cope round his neck and
after The representative Of lie clergyman had
munbIed over some sentences, the bricks
! were knocked from under The boys fael, and
he was left suspended. Hi, companions at
tempted TO release him, bat were unable TO
do so, and had il rot been FIR The prJmpl al.
| tendance ola man who was in The neigh
! boIhood, WHO cut Tie Lad down, there cau
be no doubt tddt he would nave lost his life.
! At the line he was released from his peril.
Gus situation, his tongue was pr0truIing.
| and his face quite dl5colOred.- LIZA, Jooi
Chronicle.
A AIother andArfoe ClHtren cruelty
| M rItrtd by an eX IA from The Office OF the
ButI,r (Pa.} Herald, we learn that most
! shocking and brutal murder was committed
in Stippcryrock township, Butler Co. on
| Saturday mornilg last, The Isl inst. by an
Indian called Samuel Mohawk. The fol,
| lowing are The particulars Of The horrible lrag-
edy
james Wgton had lefl his house early in
the morning for the purpose Of going to bis
| fathers TO borrow from him a horse to plough
corn, leaving his wife and five children al
| home. While he was absent, the InGian
came ereald,as appears from his confess
, ion, murdered Mrs. Wigton and her five
children by beating oul their brains with
stones. Mrs. Wigton and the youngest
child were not quite dead when first discov-
cred.
The Indian then proceeded to Mr.. Ken
nedy's house, aud made an attack on him
and his famIy-ujuriIg a son Of Mr.. KeG-
nedy very severely, perhaps dangerously, by
hijting,him the head with large stone. Az
ter being driven Of by Mr.. Kennedy, be next
went to MIR. Kie>tes's where he was capluf: