The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-09

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A lev days ssn I ass passing along
DE road some miles lr0m this plsre. and
L,srosrfed IN earsmpmenl ~ lllsi pr
Eerulel. oppressed and exiled rarr, lhe
IaIian, EThe eneamrinenl consislsd az
tim: lea a. lnrisr females. and one Bos
nbost Twelve scars ~ sgr. 90 The calsuha
,nbe. They SER rngaerd IN n.aaufse.
n. ins ware fnam he lcnarians elag pro-
rasri FUN . bfanrh hard by. lie,
N ne the vessel with their hands. and
barn il b hit 6re 10 harden Il. ! also
az several g0nd specimens IL haskrls.
which lliey had wruuglsi IL reds psiaifd
aifTsreni r.iafs. They exchange this
wn,I and elay ware 10 INC whites ior food
and rlolhing. | indnrcl tic hoy 10 make
n essay 81 Lis skill Al arrhery. Ly plac-
iug di.ne IN farkrd slirk soms twenty
wards %. lie spri great many armas
u il bef,r Ne ol'laine,i Tie prize. Their
l.aue Is in Qnalla Town. Ia Haywood
raanIy. City miles distant lrDm Ibis place.
Thes. together will lie hrIakers. are
principally engaged In lushandry. there.
hy proving ineonleslabls ihal lhey ran be
tanned 10 The arts of peace. Tile caiaw-
las number about nssr hnndrc.l. anil The
chrTakers al,nnl niue hundred. One ran
nj behold these Red Men &C Tie forest
without sal rrfeciIuus on their pasl. and
gloomy anhcip lions Of llri, iulnrc his
tory. Their race srems /" duindle IN the
Iune raiio a. The white increase, and The
pe.iol is moi far distant VII there will
~; bs lee living trace II their existence.
S"ou they vii 10
Gone gIsnussring through the thing. that were,
4 sehJol-boy tair. iise wonder Of an honT."
som tie remnant IL illrir hnniing-grounls
will he converted inp cultivated farms Of
the husbandnan. Their sorroMiul "a
&c, and sad Smiles appear CLEARLY 10 in
dirale Thai they are conscious nf the in
evilable aud disastrous fate that awaits
them. History viii f.acr rs o. acknow-
ledge that they have received multiplied
wrongs aud injuries n our hands--ihas
0nr trnevolcnre towards them has bees
overhalanred by cruelty aud oppression.
lately berame acquainted with an did
mounlaineer eighly.slx years Of age, who
informed me tina, he vas the FIRST white
man who planted corn west of The Blue
Ridge 10 this stale. Ills early habits were
frugal and industrious. which he slill pre-
serves % The present day. Ills health
aud visor would seem 10 indicate that he
wonM oyerreMh hundred years. lie
informed me thu, this part Of the stale
must have been inhabited b. some nthcI
rtce OF human beings previous 10 the Che
rokees. as they told him there were signs
OF cultivation ol the soil when they FIRST
took possession Of The country.
Like AL other Indians, the Faith "f the
Cherukees is simple. They believed,
previous 10 their conversion 10 Christian
ily. In the existence of the Great Spirit.
and their worship consisted of eom-dan.
res. They also believed that after death.
II they did right in this life. they would
he transported 90 ,egim abonnding IN
gime; &c wrong. 10 place full Of thorns
and hrlars. and destitute Of game.
There 10 remarkable old gentleman
from Soul, Carolina, At this plarc. lie
was niney-tive wears old few weeks
ago. as he informed me. lie said he gra.
,lIsled al 'ambridge College eleven years
previous To John Quincy Albums. lie
attended commencement NJ the inslllo'
ton two years ago, which was his seven.
iielh anniversary. lie fought braveiy as
all officer in several haliles Of the rcsoln.
,ion. lie is rs lively. witty and humor.
uus as a Young man Of thirty. lie said
I" me recently, upon NY offering him my
seat, Thar ii was one Of the cons0laiiuns
al his old agc 10 receive attentions aud CT
sililies from the young. Not~iIhsland
ing the wasting influence OF ninety win
trrs, he slill SHOWS traces OF physical
beauty ani symmetry uf form. The great
tecre, of his advanced age is disclosed in
the fact Of his having lived temporarily,
aud having been buoyed mp by ,isaci,y
and chceriulnrss above the eare.rorrodms
sOrrnws of earth. s ..a@s8+e "a
This aud the first named old gentle
man, ATE remarkable con,ras, 10 eacl
"ther. The former is the gayesi Of III,
gay,,he very personiiiralicn Of jolli,y ant
hilari,y, The iavon,e Of the ladies and TN
soul II every circle: the latter. calm, qui
e, aud retiring, avoids society. and spends
The most ot his time in manuel labor, irou
choice and MOI nf necessity.
RED MOUNTAIN.