Washington telegraph., 1848-06-14
THE INDIAN CHIEF

III following beautiful story Is hleal-
ly true, and Was hf,t published IN a Ice.
ture delivered by Nll,lmn fmey, Esqa
OF Utica, ou the early history oi Oneida
county Il has been altered hy somebody,
but we have not ul hand the mrans gl
correcting the alterations, nor are they
sufficiently imporlanl to greatly mar the
beauty al the incident IL gracefully related
by Mr. fmey Uue pom, We would
take this OCCASION tn ny II lsa ruproach
10 Inn lhal hf has su.ief,dil % lie ldlu 81
long
uae oI tha jfst settler. IN Western New
YORK va. Indie " Whaestahlishea
himsel, al huraawa--about iourmiIrs
from iueu. Il Brought las amily with
hun among whom was widowed daugh.
ter with aH only ehlld-a llne boy about
four ycafs old You will reccllecl the
country around Wa, an nbfo,en iaresi,
and tins was the domain OF the sayase
tribes.
Judge W saw the necessity Of
keeping on good terms with the lullnn,,
for, a he was nearly alone, he was com.
plctely At their mercy Accordingly he
took every opportunity 10 assure them Of
his kindly feelings, aud 10 secure their
good vii IN return. Several Of the chiefs
eane 10 see him, and all appeared paciIif.
Hut thefi was one thug hat troubled him,
an aged chief OF the Unelda trlbe. and
one Of great influence, who resided at a
distance OF dozen miles, had not yet
been 10 sec him, nor could hc ascertain
the views and feelings oi the Sacham IN
respect 10 bi, settlement IN ihat region,
I At last he sent hm message. aud tho
answer wa That the ehei woulI vis,
him on the morrow.
True to his appointment the sachem
Uumr. iudgc W received him with
mafk- Of respect. aud introduced hisNgIic,
ms daughter aud Aule boy. The inter
view thM followed wa- Interesting, Dp1n
ii, result the judge wa convinced Hls
security might depend, and he was there
fore exceedingly anxious TO make inpor.
able impression upon the distinguished
chiei lie ctpresscd his desire 10 settle
IN the country, 10 ike uu terms OF aully
aud good fellowship the Indians snd
10 be useful to them by Introducing anon
them the arts of civilization.
The chici heard him out and then said.
Brother, yon ask much and you promise
much. What pledge can you give OF
your faith. The white man 5 word may
be good 10 the white man, yet It i, wind
when spoken TO the Indian.
Il have pu, my liis IN your hands
said the Judge "is not that an evidence
OF my good intentions! | have placed
confidence iu the Indian, aud wall not bc.
lrge bee will abuse OF bclFny the trust t..aJ
Is thus rcpo-cl.
"Somuth i, we'll, replied 'he chief
",uc Indian VIII repay confidence with
confidence il you will trust he will lrus.
you"
Let tins boy 90 with me to my wig.
wam-l will bnug him back in three
days with my answer
Ii au arrow had pierced the bosom OF
the mother, she could not have icll deep.
cr pang tAsn went TO her heart as the In.
dian made TIN, proposal She spnng ior.
ward, aud running to the boy, who stood
at the side OF the Sachem, looking in hi
face with pleased wonder and admiration,
she cncirrlrd hu IN her arms, and pre~,.
ing him To her bosom, WAS about To tiy
from the room A gloomy and omnlous
irown came over the Sachems brow but
he did not speak.
But not 50 with Judge W. He
knew that the success OF their enterprise,
OF the hives ol hls family, depended on Il
decision OF a moment
"Stay, stay my daughter he said
Bring back the hoy, beseech you. lie
is not more dear TO You than 10 me. !
would not risk a hair Of his head Bu,
my child, he must 60 with the chief
God will watch over him! lie will be As
safe in the Sachcms wigwam, as beneath
our own roof
'nhe agonizcd mother hestatcd for a
moment; she then slowly returned, placing
the boy on the knee of the chief, and
knceling at his feet burst INTO Hood OF
tears. The gloom passed from the Sa-
chem's brow, but he said not word. lie
arose and departed.
shall not attempt to describe the ago
ny Of the mother for The ensuing days
She was agitated by contcnding hopes
and fears. In the night she awokc from
sleep; seeming to hear the screams OF the
child calling on It's mother for help. But
the time wore slowly away--and the
third day came. How slowly did the
hours pass. The morning waned away
noon arrived; yet the Sachem came not.
There was gloom over the whole house
hold. The mother was pale and silent
Judge W walked the floor to and
fro, going every few minutes towards the
door, and looking through the opening IN
the forest towards the Sachem's abode.
At last the rays Of the setting sun were
| thrown unnn the inns of the trees around