Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-11-17

having left, a scene was instantly presented
which beggars all graphic skill. With the
despatch and hutly-burly Of a crew in a squall,
barrels were rolled from every tent, and heads
STAYED in, every species Of portable vessel in
the country in active use men, squaws and
children, rushed with the eagerness Of wolves,
to plut their unnatural appeii,es. The kegs
Of silver soon passed through the Indians
hard into the pockets Of the ruthless trader,
and in he shorl space Of an hour, three. fourlhs
of the Tribe were 10 be seen, some rolling on
the ground unable To rise, others yelling aud
whoopinr under the influence Of the madden
ing bowl. which famed into flame the slum-
hsrinu eutherS of discordant feeling. and plan.
ted tho fatal knife in the bosom Of some of
lis helpless victims.
On one part of the ground could be seen
an infatuated wretch dragging by the hair his
bleeding wife; on another, cirihsed men en-.
gagged in what the ink in my faithful pen
would blush to develope. As the evening
advanced, the ceilings Of The phrenzied saw.
are became hoarser ard fainter, until exhaus.
ted Nature sank upon the ground. and night
in mercy threw her sable mantle DER the
soul.abhorriug tcene. O man! TO what base
purpose cAn'st thy God-like soul descend
During the day, ] could not but observe a
Young man whose manner and accent was
evidently iIIle page to the land Of wood.
en- nutmegs," he had been rapidly disposing
of his motions" at a most enormous profit.
but when he arrived at that part Of the per.
formancc which, to fill up the measure of the
Traders character, il was necessary to I'LL IN
the measure Of the Z" liquid fire." ! thought |
perceived about him a conscience-be-stil sort
Of look, that was nightly at conflict with the
effects of early instruction, and parental adj
monition. Having disposed of his gewgaws
and his barrel of w~hiskey, at about six times
their original cost, he leaned against his shan
ty, and gazing upon the moral degradation
which surrounded him, apparently in deep
thought, he northumberland this ia an In
dian payment" His memory springing from
the warm feelings Of his heart. few 10 his
native home-recognised the moral and d.
vine precepts which he was wont to hear
from maternal lips, and for the moment he
was sad-but he thought again of his profits,
and labored to reconcile offended sensibility
with the custom Of the country. Thus does
familiarity strip vice Of her enormity thus
does baleful example breathe pestilence and
moral death.
On the following day the traders common.
ced packing up what remnants Of goods they
had on hand, preparatory 10 a move; and real
ly they seemed TO me while walking about
the ground, still strewed with the apparently
dead and dying Indians, like these ravenous
harpies who follow in the wake of a %victori-
Gus army for the purpose Of plundering the
dying soldiery.
Alta little distance from the payment ground
on a small eminence, stood a most interesting
and conspicuous group.
Who is that tall, well-shaped Indian with
the gaudy plumes waving above his high re-
firing forehead" said Major b..
1.-The four persons who compose that
group" replied Lieutenant Wood, "are so
seldom in this section of the world, that ] am
not surprise at their having attracted your Gu
riosity. The dignifed, erect parsonage TO
whom you refer, is the Chief of the Chippe-
way nation. The one with whom he is con-
versing, is the famous White Bear, the ora
tor, and a Chief among the Winnebagoes /;
the interesting Nenah, the female near him,
is his daughter, and supposed TO be the most
beautiful woman among all the Western
tribes of Indians. She is said to be engaged
to Tuthlamachee, the bold young Chippewa
who stands near her, and ii you knew them
you would agree with me in the opinion that
Heaven has formed them for each other"
docs he speak English :" said Major u.
"He speaks ~passably well, though he has
never before been in the white settlements
the old Chief, his father, though engaging a
white teacher to instruct him, has studiously,
until this payment, prevented him from any
intercourse with what lie calls the corrupl
pale faces"
"How is his mind Z" said the Major, as
his fine hazel eye seemed to impart new vi
vacity and interest.
Ellis mind" said his friend, " must pos
sess extraordinary powers, II we compare
his rapid advancement with the length o.
time employed in the prosecution Of his stu
dies"
Major B., then on a visit to the 'Far West
for the first time, was a wealthy and phiIan.
thropic citizen OF Boston, and fred with the
l~audable desire of r~escuing a genius like thai
} of Tuihlamachee's, from moulding itself II
J the exigencies Of a bare subsistence in tn,
, forest, resolved at once to 60 TO the old Chief
J combat his preJudices, point out the ad van
tages Of civilization, and procure permission
! for the young Chief 10 accompany him II
! Boston; SO in company with the Lieutonan
and myself, he approached the venerable
= Chief, and acquainted him with his designs
II The old man listened TO the advantages Sc
u forth in the education of his son, with digni
fed composurc, while Nenah and Tuthlama
chez grasped each others hands, and appear
d ed deeply agitated. The Major having fin
ished speaking, the weather-beaten old patri
arch, eloquent in look and attitude, drew
closely around him his rich quill-embroidere,
J robe, and pointing to the ground where lay
or were staggering about, hundreds of hi
s. once noble warriors, now self-debased an,
senseless.
e "Look," said he, as a scowl sat upon hi
bronzed visage, " look upon that scene con
: template those poor victims TO The unnaiura
I : vices of civilized cupidity. They are humaI
u beings, with features, mind, statue and sym
: pathles, like your own stamped with III
l impress Of the Invisible One. Once fearless
in freedom, unlurrowed by cares, bold in III,
E chase, and fettered by no law, save that o
; honor, and the power Of the Great Spirit, lhel
have yielded to the white mans a%rtiiice, thei
!. primitive character has been debased, thei