The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-04-28

but the state in which they find Us!
Whether blinded, astonis shed, and frigh
tened, and ignorant, or, like reasonable
creatures, qua arded, prepared and fit to
manage cur own feelings This, sup.
pose, depends on ourselves. aud tor want
ofsnch self management and selt.know
ledge, look at The evils that en,,Ie. Ilasiy.
lnproyidenI, unsuitable marriages, repin.
ing, diseased, or vicious cellbacy; IRE
trevahle infamy, and cureless insanity;
the death that comesearly, and the love
that caWes lale3 reversing entirely the
primal laws Vt our nature.
~ 1901 lii'se Consequence how unequal
u, conventional d ference of rank. as IN
German, --hew equal the condition., sta
ton. aud means, asin Amer,ca--tf there
be Inequality between the sexes; and if
the sentiment which ATTRACTS aud uni,es
them 10 each other, aud the contracts aud
relations sprlnging out Of this sentiment,
be not equally understood by both, equal.
y sacred with both, equally binding on
both. 4
The Indians apparently have no idea of
correcting or restraining their children
personal chastisement is unheard Of
They say that before a child has any un.
derstanding there is no use in correcting
it: and when old enough to understand, no
one has a right TO correct il. Thus the
hxed, inherent sentiment of personal in.
dependence grows up with the Indians
from earliest infancy. The will of an
And'an child is not forced; he has moth.
ing learn but what he sees done around
him, and he learns by imitation. | hear
ne scolding, no tones of command or re
proof but see no evil results from this
mud system, for the general reverence and
affection Of children to their parents 10
delightful. Where there is no obedience
exacied there can be no rebellion; ,bey
dream not Of either, and all live in peace
under the same wigwsm.
A mothers term of endearment TO her
child is. MY bird'-'My young one'--and
sometimes play fully. My old man. When
l asked what words were used orreproact
menace, was told thai Indian children
were nerer scolded, aeper menaced.
i Outrage against the chastity uf woman
"a absolutely uaknown under any degree e
whatever of furious excitement.
The whole history of Indian warfare,
says Mr. Schoolcraft. might be clalleng-
ed in vain for solitary instance of this
kind. The Indians believe that 10 take
a dlshonorabie advantage of their female
! prisoners would destroy their luck in hunt
lng;it would be considered as efem,na,e
and degrading in a warrior and render
/ him unfit for, and unworthy of, all manly
achievements
This respect for female honor will re
/ mind you of the ancient Germans, as de.
scrib ed by Julius Caesar. lie contrasts
IN some surprise, their forbearance with
! The very opposite condnct of the Romans;
/ and even down TO this present day. rf |
recoIIeci rightly, The history of our Elio,
/ pean wars and seiges wfll hear ou this
+ early and Characteristic distinction be-.
/ tween The Latin aud the femouic natiuns.
! Am rig ght ,1or am not!
10 return 20 tie Indians Anertelling
/ me some other particulars, which gave .ne
/ a r. o Vi f,Ia ca
on these uints than ever had before, IN
inf"rmani mildly added. 1T is a constant
and favorIte snbject Of reproach against
the lndians-this barbarism Of their de
snliory warfare; but | should think more
women and children have pe rshed IN one
OF your civilized sieges, aud that in late
times, than during the whole war between
the Chippewas and Sioux, and thai has
lasted whole century,
] was silent, for there is a sensible pro.
verb about taking care of our own glass
windows; aud wonder ii any of the re,
corded atrocities Of Indian arfare or In.
dian vengeance, or all Of them together,
cNcI eACeeueu tnat Ot MaSseUas retreat
from Portugal, aud the French cal them
selves civilized. A war party Of Indians,
perhaps two or three hundred, land thar
is very large number dance their war
dance, go out and burn very large VII,
lage, aud bring back twenty or thirt,
scalPs. They are sassges and hea,hens
We Europeans fight battle, leave fit,
Thousand uead ordying by inches on The
iield, aud hundred thousand TO mourn
them, desolatei but we are ciyIlized--ar.
christians. Then only look inio the mo
tlves aud causes vi our bloodiesI European
wars, as revealed IN The private history y.
courts; the miserable, puerIle, degrading
intriguss which set man against mau; ..
horridii disProPortioned to The horriJ Ie
suit. And then zee the ludIan take up
| AIS war hsichet in vengeance tor soins
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