Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-07-02
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their proceedings:
| GRAND Council GROUND,
| Greek Nation, May ID, 1915.
The Council is in full BLAST every thing
Is in full tide of motion. The following tribes
are represented as follows:
Muscogces go in number Scminolcs 81.
Chlkasaws IL, Choctaws IL, Shawnccs e.,
Dclawarcs |, Piankcsbaws |, Oss,ges l2 XII
capoos 4, Quapaws q, Pcolies 3, Caddoes s.
Gov. BUTLER and Col. LOGAN, United
States Agent for the Cherokces and Creeks.
are IN attendance, with Lieut.. FLINT, United
States Army. a number of spectators from
the surrounding country are also present
Speaking, slumbcriug, and embracing is the
order. The habit oil the Muscogces is TO shake
hands; OF the OSagcs to grasp as high as the
elbow; of the Caddoes to embrace with am old
fashioned country hug. Quite an amusing
| scene took place to-day while the ceremony OF
embracing was going on betwixt the Osagcs
and Caddoes. One oi the Osages. who is a
doctor" and is said to- b. invulncra BILE to all
poisonous animals or ms, cts, (he al least shows
hims,li indifferent To thcm.) had besides the
usual ornamental embellishments of painting.
&c, plated i'll his hair Hiring snake, about
one foot long, fastened by the middle of his
body: leaving the extremities 10 move at will
This mans head was the cynosuTe of the
NiS"Nf WIZ SyiDSb WIFI eyes at tie
snake, IN its play first about the mans fore
head and then his neck, To the entire indincr.
encc OF the Usage doctor. Atlength the cerc-
| mony oi "hugging' commenced, but the Usage
Was so much taller than most of his cmbraCcrs
that the snake did not interfere with the cerc-
| mony until the doctor" encountered a ..tall
| son of York'-a stalwart Caddo chief: as their
heads came in contact, Mr.. Snake presented
the graceful bow OF his neck, to the astonish-
mcni and utter confusion of his co-huggcr. who
drew back cxclaiming 'Boohl" and has, fear.
Tor season. put an end to this time honorcd
custom oi his race. p
TuCk-a -haiclIsc- miCo is the detailed speaker
oi the Muscogecs, the war chief who talks"
by authority He is "a sensible speaker. but
neither graceful as an orator nor fine looking
as warrior. At the risk of being thought
light upona grave subject, give an ancctIote
oil this Chl;t which cannot withhold He is
great iavortc OF the fair sex; mas. it is said
no less than four wives. 1t is. moreover. said
to be one of their retained traditions of the
| females OF his tribe, that whoever of the wives
can dash, unObscrvcd the last pale of cold
water upon her husband, he will surely love
her best. The consequence is, that this fortu-
nate husband Is kept i'll constant attitude of
dodSInS--iour wives being uPontIe lookout
all the time TO dcluge him LAUGHING hc
Il.
This spokesman chief repeated to the Coun.
ellis the talk" sent by their three Northern
brothers through the wampum--thc Chippe-
ways, the Menomonics, and Ottawas-wiich
was exceedingly interesting. The Great Spirit
has blessed these people with a memory which
is almost incredibly rctentyc.
OF all the tribes present the Scminolcs are
the finest and the most striking aud handsome
men. The Osagcs are the most natural. and
! u you Will excuse me. the most democratic.
CREEK NATION, MAY II. 1915.
The show is overall adjourned yesterday
evening. and are this morning departing i'm a
hurry. The change and manner of these pco-
pie arc apparent IN and out of council While
there, they are grave and digmiiicd- ont
easy and lacciious.
All the "hcads of department leach tribr)
made speeches through their chief. all con
curing ~ the object of this Council: to clear
the path and make all white where il had
bccu spotted AMI darh"ncd with blood. and to
extend the white path far away over the
wide stretch oi the prdric~ to tie very doors
ol Their brothers lhy CamanChrs aud Pawurc
Mahdws. a blessing OF iiLht which they never
vet cnjoycd-dn * riion Of friendship which
would grcatly cement their anity. &c. The
usual iokcn-a plug of toluccu-as prepared.
attached to which were white beads.
! dcpwaiiOn 81 the Clddoas bore the first. and
of the Osagrs tie latter.
! SIoulda favorable answer be- returned to
these friendly manifestation, Of tlc Creek. H.,
The CamanChcs and Pawncc Mahaw4. il !.
contemplated by the King at the Mnsrnpccs
TO cali another much more grand ami extensive
affair, Ut The Great Salt Plains, during the
summer or fall.
Some of these sons Of the forest are striking
in ihcr appearance. manner. and drmrmor-
| fine specimens Oi HofirS m,n. Gpu NrIu.
'"-l, Clioi oi lic Mu-cogcc. i. lhe hest of