Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-31
THE WARP LT
A LEGEND OF NORTH-BEND, OHIO.
By James Hall, of Cincinnati.

In the year 1886. there stood upon the
margin of The Ohio. near the mouth Of the
Miami, small fortress, over which wav
ed The flag Of The U. States. The banner
was tina, of confederacy which had Jus,
emerged from successful struggle with
one Of the mos, powerful nations Of the
warld. and over which the illusirious
WASHINGTON presided as Chief Magis.
tra'e. In the eye Of a military engineer.
The fort would no, have deserved that
name, as il was temporary structure, in
tended only 10 protec, it's small garrison
against sudden attack by an Indian fnrce,
Il was composed Of a series Of log houses.
opening upon an interior area, while the
outer sides. cl"sely connected. formed
quadranguIar rampant. without aper,ures.
excepting single entrance. and a few
loop-holes 10 discharge arms. The whole
presented The appearance Of a single edi.
fee. receiving ligh. from the centre, and
forming barracks f"r the garrison, as well
as breas,.work against the foe. The for
est was cleared away for some hundreds
Of Yards around. leaving an open vista.
which extended TO the waters edge: and
a few acres enclosed in rude fence. and
planted with corn and vegetables for the
use Of HE soldiers. exhibited the first al
tempt at agriculture in that wild and
beautiful region.
I. will be recolIected. that when the
shores of the Ohio were first explored by
The adventurous pioneers, no villages were
found upon them. not solitary lodge was
seen along it's secluded waters. The nu-
merous and warlike tribe. whose ba,ile
cry was Oft heard on the from lie :, inhsbi,-
ed the tributary branches Of the Ohio.
leaving the immediate shores of that river
an un,enan,ed wilderness, rich in The Clio.
rious productions Of nature. and animated
only by The brute and the wild bird. BY
the lurking hunter and the s,eal,hy war
party .-li seemed as IL man had been ex-
PEELED from this blooming paradise. and
onlyi INVADED its fowery precincts a. inter-
walls. TO war upon his frllow-men, ar to
range The pastures of the deer and buffalo.
Historians are not agreed as 10 the reasons
of this curious arrangement. but we sup
pose tina, the Monte Of the Red-man had
reserved this loveliest of valleys TO be the
happy hunting ground of the blessed. and
,ha, though living forms were seldom
within il. the spirits Of warriors fingered
here 10 mourn the destiny Of their race.
aud curse the coming Of the white man.
A few adventurous pioneers from Penn.
syIvania. Virginia and North Carolina.
had crossed the AlIeghanies and settled al.
differen, places. far distant from each 9th
er; but these also were inland and respect
ed the great river; the civilized man avoid
ing its dangerous shores on the one side.
from an instinct similar to that which in
duced The Indian to shun a residence upon
them, on The other.
All the tribes inhabiiing the country
north Of the Ohin were al tina, time hos
tile to the American people. and behed
with grea, jealousy these migralions to the
west that indicated an intention 10 plan. a
civilized population on this side Of the
mountains. The agents also of foreign
power which saw with dissatisfaction the
growing prosperity Of the U States, deem.
ed this favorable moment to unite the
savage tribes agains, our young republic.
and were accordingly instructed to adj
dress such arguments To the chiefs as
would be likely To effrc, that object. -
Councils were accordingly held. and arms
and ,rinke.s distributed by those unprin.
cipled e,nissaries In consequence Of
these efforts. the hostile feelings nf the
savages. already sufficiently bitter. became
greatly excited; and at the period Of which
| we write. a war with the combined forces
Of the NORTH " esiern-iribes seemed :mev-
table.
The policy Of the American govern
ment was pacific. They did not aim a,
conquest. They desired to extend to sa-
wages within their borders the came justice
by which their foreign relations were in
tended 10 be governed. Difficult az this
proposition nigh, seem.H was not deemed
imprac,icable. Tina. the enterprislng and
in,eligen, population Of the United STATES
would spread on, from The sea-b0ard over
the wilderness; that The desert mus, be re
claimed from state Of nature and subjects
ed 10 The hand Of art. were proposi,lons
loo evident to be concealed or denied
peiaaaitss z life Tf7eisi az bafbaisin over the
flares, portion Of our country. it could no,
have enforced its decree for purpose SD
inconsistent with the interests Of the pe0-
pie, and The spirit of the age. But il was
never intended tina, the Indian should be
driven from his hunting grounds by vio-
lencr; and while necessity. strong as the
law of nature, decreed the expulsion OF
the mere hunter. and gave dominion to
art, industry, and religion. i. was always
proposed the savage should be removed
by negotiation. and jus. price given for
The REIMBURSEMENT Of his possessory title
Had these counsels prevailed. humans
~ would have been spared the anguish
and humiliation Of blushing for acts OF de
ceplion. and weeping over scenes o
blood shed. They did no, prevsil--,hs
msgn animous policy Of the government
remained unal,ered; but many individual
have committed deep wrongs agaIns. th'
savages, while the latter. misled to the
ruin by foreign interference. spurned a
the offers Of cancellations; the accep,anc,
Of which would have secured to them TIL