The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-02-01

] Na " oo luil ol inem, as lar
as The eye could reach, They were al
SO armed, which must have made them
look drlghtlul enough to the whites, who
were but handful, and as il is said and
probable, had no weapons.
but though the assembly was con.
vened at Coaquannoc, they did not make
The treaty there. They repaired TO
Shackamaxon, 1ittf6 out ofihe ctv. to
the north east, the present site of Ken
slnglon. Here close by the bank of the
Delaware river, stood an Elm tree.
which at that time, was very large
Tothis the leaders on both sides repair
ed, approaching each other under It's
widely spreading branches.
''As for Penn, he appeared in his usu-
al clothes. He had no crown, no scep-
ire, no sword, no haberd. He had moth
ing TO distinguish him, but a sky-bl,te
sash round his waist, made of silk net
work. On his right and left hand were
his secretary, and few particular
friends; the rest of his people followed
IN the rear. Penn himself carried in
Ms hand parchment containing the
treaty 40 be formed. Before him were
carried various articles of merchandize.
which, when they came near the Indian
sachems were spread on the ground.
"1hechicfsachem row placed on his
own head chaplet, or wreath, ii which
was small horn. This with the In.
dlans was signal that the place and
the occasion were sacred and that no
person present had now any right 10 In
lure or modest any other person. Nc
sooner had he done this, than all The In
dians threw down their bows and ar
rows, and seated themselves round their
chiefs, on the ground, in the form of
hall moon. Then the chiefsachem old
Mr. Penn, by means Of an interpr alter,
that they were ready 10 hear what he
had to say.
Think yonng reader if you can what
a solemn scene this must have been -
Why, the Indians numerous as they
were, conld have destroyed Penn and
his party in few moments. And yet
we find them not only refusing to hurt
hair oftheir heads, but sitting down
on the ground, under an elm tree, and
making treaty of peace and friendship
with them.
Penn made quite a long and excellent
specific them. Then he paid them
for the land, and gave them the pres
ents he had brought.
The Indian chiefs also made speeches
but they are not preservd. We only
know that they promised TO live in love
with Penn and his children, as long as ]
the sun and moon should endure. 1t is
to be regretted that record OF this
treaty and Of all that was said, was not
preserved. 1t is one Of the most re-
markable treaties ever nade, and one
that was never broken.
The elm tree, under which this trea-
ty was made, was very latge, ami was
standing till the year 1910, when it
WAS blown down. Its trunk measured
twenty-four feet in circumference, and
its age. was ascertcined after its fall to-
be 283 years. :
Everyabranch and fibre of the tree
which had once covered the head Of /
such man as William Penn. was of
course regarded almost with venera
lion. Walking sticks, snuff boxes and
a variety Of other articles made from
it, have been accordingly scatiered over
this ,and other countries, particularly |
En- gland. A large piece Of if, sent 10
John Penn, OF England, WIS MADE an
ortianlent for one Of his apartments,
with the following inscription o. it.
IA remnant of the great elm under
which the Treaty was held between
William Penn and the Indians, soon af
Ter his landing in America, A. D. 1862;
and which grew at Kensington, near
Philadelphia, till the autumn Of the year
1910, whensit fell during Storm
Was presented to his grandson, John
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Penn, Esq.
70 show how much the famous elm
tree. OF which, have been speak ing,
was reyered, moi only by Americans,
but by Englishmen, it is proper TO say
that when the British held Philadelphia