The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-04-03

VOODOElLAD OAlO, c
That there are no accidents on cart
or in Heaven is my firm belief.
Iaa, s.There'sa Divinity that shapes our ends.
Rough-hew them how we will"
Himself a captive, all his boyisl
sympathies were excited for q ltd
girl, also a prisoner, taken about tn,
same time, and then the cherished in
mate ofa neighboring family-that o
Colonel Hardin, land who was releas
ed at the same time with HIMSELF
The early bud Of affection then devel
oped, matured into an open blossom
years afterwards. in their native village
when they both grew up, and they
were married. Onhis dying bed, it SC
happened that a son of Col. Hardin
and son-in-law of his adopted father
was at his side and tended him like a
brother and closed his eyes when the
last dread struggle was over. To this
gentleman Logan especially confided
the future fate of his family. He deslr.
ed him to remove his wife and children
to Kentucky, to remain, at any rate,
until the close of the war, s'for," said
he, 81 have killed a great Chief, and
when | am in the land of spirits, bis
friends will creep upon and murder all
nv little ones" ,ls a.if 1.e 7ay7.t,
/ think i: was on the 26th ofNovem-
ber, about 10 o'clock of "a cold bleak
morning, that the sound of the sear-
pier cling fife" and solemn muffied drum
announced military funeral. The
weather had suddenly changed from
fair and pleasant to early winter
Floating clouds were splitting down
their fakes Of snow, and the ground
was already covered with its white
garb to the depth of several inches
A crowd of officers and soldiers, off
duty, were assembled around the tent
where the departed warrior lay, not,
"with his martial cloak around him."
but wrapped in his blanket and depos-
tied in arude coffin made of the best
in our power. Although but
little "pomp and circumstance" were
yet there was not wanting
any demonstration of respect due to
one so beloved and distinguished. . ef|
Ithad not then become lawful, as it
now seems to be, to send an American
army to the field, without a christian
minister as chaplain, as if this were a
leathen land and there was no Lord of
Hosts above us. The venerable Mr..
Shannon was present, and humbly be-
ought his Heavenly Father TO have
mercy on this noble son of the forest,
nd as but little light had been granted
i'm upon earth, to ask but little Of him
t the last day. An armed military
uard of honor was also ordered on
uty. These ceremonies concluded,
he lid of the coffin, which had been
smporarilyremoved to allow US to
,ok for the last time upon the counte-
ance of the dead Chief, was replaced
md fastened down. ! have before sta
ID, that we had no horses in camp
small sled was constructed for the
urpose, and with thongs of raw-hide
n traces, the officers, who acted as
lll-bearers, hauled the body six miles
,,Old Fort Defiance. There it was
aried, in the public graveyard, where
her gallant hearts were already moul- |
,ring into dust. A rude stone was ,
anted at his head and another at his
ct, with the initials Of his name rough !
carved upon them TO mark the spot.
ow long they were permitted to- re-
ain there God only knows. From
e day Of the landing Of our Pilgrim +,
athers on Plymouth Book to the pies ,
1t moment, the same word of COM
and has been gwen to the Red race
hich our Saviour gave to the reviling :
wv, when on his way to execution i
ithl the heavy cross upon his shout:
,rs. "March on-onward march," :
| they have already left the graves Of :
cir fathers and their favorite hunting | :
'ounds far, far behind them. The 9
'ogress ofimproyement has long since ]
ached that distant frontier-a canal :
ms hard by-and civilization, with =
Il rapid strides, is still travelling on. .
here the wolf and the bear ::hen had !,
cir homes, and the wild deer frolick- =
! on the prairiss, the putting steam. h
'at and whistling railroad-car are i
wv daily heard. Most probably the n
ough and harrow have, years ago, i
,turned and torn to pieces the sod of :
ue grass which grew on Logan's bo- !,
m, and have left no discoverable yes. J
70 Of his restIng-place. Ihave never
en there since, yet while describing
9 events, my fancy brings the whole =
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