Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-21

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ava rra,,er-and as they chose, without
WIZ Lrlo,;on. And here let HE correct
f4s nown gentleman S statistics little
% We township the wings, for the
~ a;v years have had majority OF from
ato 30. In Columbus City inc wings nave
';or;,v Of at least 10. The unknown
..o,sman certainly has viewed the whole
sss,,,er through democratic spectacles, and
as whole letter shows that IN this matter
w. ~. .w;sh is father TO the thought
Jb.ve merely written tins to set the mat
-, r,aht aud to defend the intelligent de-
.,oc,sts of louisa county from the unieserv-
sJabnaboo.le' compliments Of their unknown
friend. hoo ''A wv
r,om Correspondent in The Ldiaa Country.
Hawk EYE.-l am weary anti m>
L., 10 cad sad have
,ome stom the se4ui- sun o .o1S @are
more on the Father OF t}rers. Once
The Father Of Rivers vas betwee" rae
and he setting san. Swatag Cloud
had brother Hauh Eye ,h=n. Are
YOU that brother! No. You're pyIe
face. Hawk Eye had a heart. Pale
faces have no hecr,s When Hawk
Eve looked on Shining Cloud here
was joy. There is no longer JOY IN the
heart Of Shining Cloud. Pale faces
noured Hawk Eyes blood on the earth,
thew gave his flesh to the dogs--they
kick his bones about and say they are
an Indians bones-,hev've ploughed
NJ my fathers grave. They give bread
70 their children that grows from my
mother dust. My heart is s-A D. |
sand on the hlls--my child Fading
Cloud, is bv my side. The setting sun
shines on Fading Clond. None on earth
will see her or her kindred long. The
Hills on which she stands are not her
Father hills. The trees and hills that
we're her Fathers are on the other side
Of the Father of Rivers. Her eve sees
them and her heart hangs like lead in
hex bosom. Many houses of white
men are between us and the Father Of
Rivers. My coun,rymen have gone
among your houses, after the white
mans spirl, and | see they have got 1t
and are mad. The white mans Spirit
isa spirit Of madness, fire and murder.
The white man has three spirits. Land
Spirit. Water Spirit. Fire Spirit
Till we live in the clouds we never
can get away from the Land Spirit. 1t
never looks up. but runs every where.
nnrth and south, --lOoks into every
hole, and around every tree and bush
and rock, going all the time west, if it
finds the Red Man i, opens lis great
mouth like an hundred Pel,cans and
cries OUT LAND LAND. II The
Fed Man say no. the Land Spirit shows
great white Iron' teeth and SAYS
swap SWAP If the Red Man
sill saws no. the Land Spirit stamps on
The earth and says soldiers the earth
irembles-,he flashing ialons of thou
sand ,hEbders strike down the Indian
bmes, and our wives and children. too
sad to weep, 60 mourning to the West.
The Wafer Spirit, goes Gro o-akIng
Up and down our rivers, and says
Steam boats-m s, and if it
ends Red Mans canoe in the water
rdrags it on, by the side Of some road
lor horses to drink in. The Fire Splr-
H. nigh. and day. comes to our wig
vans, steals our blankets. our shirts
leeglns-g uns.--,raps---horses-- food.
burns down our wigwams-ravishes
and murders our wives and children.
These three spirits are one grea, spirit.
hawk Eye, the pale faces call us BROTH
m' You are very kind. We thank
you. The spirit you send to guard US
ssuch grea. good spirit. We never
look up to see the white mans spirit.
hnever goes up. Its den is white
mans breasi--ils food a white mans
9ear'. You say you are christian. Was
'hflst leopard or black wolf! Like
seopard the white mans spirit @rags
every thing to its den. Like the black
"r' digs open our graves and carries
VI our homes, We cant keep opr b"aes
'oose ground or beneath ii Noo car
n'aod Black laws 5 bones, Yea have
a'n open Tie No#nd. where our fathers
'e'p and carried If ,heir bones We
| wa' 1--we. have no marrow in onr bones.
,onve sucked it out. We ase tioe
/ I WA 'oois dug up in your fields You
@"e ihe harrow over US and are angry
I "us because we are in the way You
M MN we were burned up and gone.
my did you dig up nv Fathers
4 s''es' Couldn't he sleep without look.
Il ng0na pale face.
Il ,our faces are beautiful and il you
! ~ s.a hearts, might be angels faces. A
= .'',.ul white woman has just passed
/, Fading Cloud wep, when she saw
~. because there was no love in that
"'n was beautiful Her hair hung
ms "u her temples like dark ether
ns s"u NE evening star. Her ewes were
i ~ ~ ou' comelv and shone like rubies.
i ,.a ~ weeks like roses--her lips like The
i . w. NY. Her form moved like ligh,
4 b,s IN the evening breeze. Blu, she
Il hs ~, ~ heart-no pity. "Oh!" said
| nl mere is dirty lndian-how hate
mas, - -. looks, how dull and suupid.-al
II se brute She saw no, the